PET PORTRAIT ARTIST

First of all, it doesn't make a lot of sense that we're able to draw white... on white paper... using COLOURED pencils, does it? But I can because I never actually draw white..

I have just finished two pet portraits for a client of a Pug x Brussels Griffon dog called Bonnie. With her being a crossbreed, as you can see in the portraits, she doesn’t have the deep wrinkles you usually see with pugs, but I still approached her drawings in a similar way. Wrinkly fur really isn’t as daunting as it initially looks once you know the right techniques. I started by lightly drawing in the darkest patches of fur, in what looks like her ‘eyebrows’, and underneat

Even as someone who has been drawing dogs for years, my mind still stops for a moment when it comes to tackling brown fur. There are so many different colours peeking through underneath the perfect brown fur, and I often find it hard to know where to start - How light/dark do I need to go with my base layer.. is it a warm toned brown or cool toned.. or both!? If you follow me on Instagram you'll have seen that I'm currently working on a huge commission of Rocco the beauti