Of course if you want to learn shading, I will also teach that to you at the retreats.
Wood Burning Pet Portraits in 8 Steps
Let’s talk wood burning pet portraits. Pet portraits – especially dog and cat portraits – are some of the hottest selling items on the art market today.
They’re all over Etsy, Instagram, Facebook – and if you want in on this happy nonsense, you’re in the right place.
I’m giving you a crash course on how YOU can get started wood burning portraits for pets.
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8 Steps to Wood Burning Pet Portraits
In order to do quality wood burning pet portraits, you need to start with a good picture.
Ask your customer for a high quality, clear photograph of their pet. You’re going to need it for reference.
Classic Pet Portraits & Animal Drawings
Timeless and classic, black and white pencil drawn pet portraits. My traditional graphite pencil pet portraits are hand-drawn on a range of heavy weight papers and boards, including Strathmore, Bristol, Canford and Daler & Rowney, using high quality drawing pencils including the Faber Castell 9000 range.
As an artist working from photographs I have been able to work with clients worldwide and have shipped portraits to Australia, Canada, Denmark, Holland, Norway, Sweden and the United States.
Depending on suitable reference photos being available, pencil drawn pet portraits can be produced in a variety of styles. The classic head and neck study, a close-up, tight-cropped face only study, or a full body drawing.
Original portraits of your pet can be shared with other family members in the form of fine art Giclee Prints. Professionally printed and hand-signed.
If you need any further information regarding commissioning a classic pencil pet portrait of your dog or other animal, or for more information about gifting a pet portrait to a friend, please get in touch.
Recent Pet Portrait Paintings & Drawings
Here are some of the pet portrait projects I’ve been working on recently …
To see more of my artwork please visit my Portfolio page or find me on Facebook to check out who’s on the easel this week.
Bernese Mountain Dog – Ted
“Ted” Memorial portrait of m.
Shetland Sheepdog – Charlie
“Charlie” Sweet blue merle S.
Collie – Fly
“Fly” Commissioned as a gift.
Poppy & Flo
“Poppy & Flo” Commission.
Red Squirrel – Cyril
“Cyril the Squirrel” Inspire.
Mr Phipps
“Mr Phipps” Commissioned as .
Commissioning a Portrait of your Pet
My pet portraits are produced with the greatest of attention to detail, capturing a true likeness of your beloved dog, cat, horse or other pet. As an artist, I strive to produce lifelike, realistic, character-full drawings and contemporary, colourful, pop-art and impressionist style paintings of your pet.
The quality of your reference photo will be directly reflected in the level of detail which can be included in your commission. The better photo you can provide, the more detailed the resulting pet portrait will be.
Handsome Bernese Mountain Dog Kona, shown below, is fondly remembered by Canadian photographer Jill Bingham Daniels who kindly gave permission for his photo to be used. The pop-art style portrait on the left has been painted on pre-mounted canvas while the portrait on the right was hand drawn on Pastelmat using coloured pencils.
Find out more about taking and selecting fabulous photos as a reference for your pet portrait and the process of commissioning a portrait of your pet.
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