If you want Portraits drawn for Christmas presents, you’d best be fast. It’s that time of year when Santa’s getting ready to fill his sack with wrapped-up goodies and what better present to give than an original piece of artwork of your dog, cat, pet or family member? Commissioning a drawing from me could never…
Getting the best photograph of your dog to draw need not be difficult. One of the greatest challenges of drawing dogs for clients is getting a good photograph of their pet. I review lots of photographs, sent in via my form, to draw and many are just not good enough due to the shot being…
It is always good to see your work as a framed dog portrait. When a client sends a picture of her framed dog portrait, in this case, Ralph the Jack Russel it adds to the feeling of satisfaction of completing a commission. The clients initial reaction to the pic of her drawing was priceless. Omg…
If you would like a drawing for Christmas I’m now starting to get quite a few requests, so you need to get those pics to me so that I can review them and hopefully produce an amazing drawing for that extra special Christmas present. The pic here is how the magic starts, it’s how every…
I have some exciting news to share. I’ve decided to sell a few of my drawings as limited edition prints, the first of which will be a lioness followed by a Male lion. The lioness, as you can see, is well under way. I undertake this drawing in between the drawing commissions I do, so…
Comments about drawing of a boxer dog It’s always nice to hear back from clients and Sasha, the boxer dog’s owner kindly did that by sending a photograph of the framed drawing I did for her. The drawing was done as a memorial to her recently deceased pet Sasha and now takes pride of place…
This drawing a boxer dog video was done using time-lapse, so shows me drawing at a far faster rate than I usually do. It gives a good impression of how I approach my drawings though, plus it’s fun. To find out how the drawing of the boxer dog turned out take a look in the…
“Draw my dog” is a phrase I hear a lot of. People send me photographs via this form and I assess the image to see if it is good enough resolution to draw from. Sometimes an email program has reduced the file size and we have to work out a way to send a large…
Did you think of a pencil portrait as a Christmas present? Christmas was a very active time for me as many people DID think of a pencil portrait as a Christmas present and I was busy drawing away, ready for Santa’s elves to collect and deliver to their recipients. At A3 (29.7cm x 42cm) my…
If you’ve taken a photograph of your pet to send to me for consideration to draw, on your iphone, here’s a handy guide to send me the largest file, at the best resolution. First open Photos and select the image you wish to send. When the larger image pops up select the share icon at…