'Alfie, Anna & Monty'

2 Burnese & a Newfoundland
in Coloured Pencils
  Pets, Portraits & Wildlife Artist and Art Tutor | Karen M Berisford
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Photographic mock up of 2 burnese mountain dogs and a newfoundland for a pet portrait commission
Mock up for reference photograph

Burnese Mountain Dogs & Newfoundland Dog Trio

The Commissionee was a lady who used to attend my weekly Art Group and asked me to create this portrait of her 3 dogs for her husband's Birthday. She had some lovely, clear photographs of her dogs for me to chose from and this made the process so easy. As a fan of Coloured pencils herself, she opted for this medium for her own portrait.

MEDIUM: Coloured Pencils
SIZE: 20" X 24"
SUPPORT: 300gsm Medium Grey Ursus
COMPLETED: JANUARY 2013


THE COMPLETED PORTRAIT

final image of the coloured pencil pet portrait of 2 burnese mountain dogs and a newfoundland
Coloured pencil commission of a black and white burnese mountain portrait
Coloured pencil portrait of a burnese mountain dog created for a commission
final artwork of a black newfoundland dog commissioned in coloured pencils

CREATING THE PORTRAIT:

As I was working from 3 separate photos of each dog (which is preferred) I created a mock up design of all 3 together so I could get an idea of how and where each would be best placed. I began by drawing the outline of each and then worked on each portrait section by section to ensure I did not become too 'blind' to detail which can happen on such highly detailed pieces.  
Early stages of a coloured pencil portrait depicting a black newfoundland dog
Early stages of a coloured pencil burmese mountain dog and caran dache luminance pencils colour chart
first stages of a coloured pencil pet portrait of a male burnese mountain dog
Coloured pencil portrait so far of a black newfoundland dog commission
Fine details of a coloured pencils burnese mountain dog art commission
Fine details of a coloured pencil burnese mountain dog commission
Finalising the details of a coloured pencils newfoundland dog portrait by Karen M Berisford
Fine details up close of a burnese mountain dog pet portrait commission
final details of a burnese mountain dog pet commission created for a birthday gift

Image of 3 dog eyes drawn in coloured pencils

Choosing the best paper tone...

Before I even began to think about the layout of the portrait, I needed to decide which paper colour would be best for the portrait and so I sketched the eye of each dog on 3 different tones of paper to show the customer so we could discuss and choose the best option. As all 3 dogs had mostly cool tones, it was decided the mid grey tone would be the best to use for the portrait.  
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    • Traditional Hearts
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    • On The Easel
    • Capturing great photos
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