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Behind the Scenes | Watch My Portraits Come to Life


This page features a selection of short time-lapse videos showcasing portraits I’ve created in recent years. Each offers a glimpse into my working process and the techniques I use to build form, detail, and character. These videos will soon be updated with new content from my YouTube channel, where I’ll be sharing more in-depth insights into my approach. If you’d like to follow along and see future work as it develops, I’d be delighted to have you join me there.
If you're considering a bespoke portrait, the two videos below provide a behind-the-scenes look at how I work in coloured pencils and acrylics, each showing the portrait process from initial sketch to final detail. The first features a commissioned portrait of a Boxer dog, created in coloured pencils. It shows how I build character and detail through careful layering and high detail. The second is a portrait of my own yellow Labrador, Storm, painted in acrylics. This time-lapse shows how I use bold brushwork and tonal layering to build structure, depth, and clarity in the portrait.
Watching these will give you a sense of how each medium behaves, and how I approach the individuality of every subject. Whether you're drawn to the precision of pencils or the painterly energy of acrylics, they’ll help you decide what feels right for your own commission.
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Sully - Chihuahua Shih Tzu cross - Coloured pencils

Here are three time-lapse videos of a recently commissioned coloured pencil portrait. Each video condenses an hour on average, into a few seconds of application, allowing you to see how the layers are built up in a pencil portrait. This was the fifth portrait ordered by the customer.  All five portraits can be viewed on CASEY's page. 

Matthew - Acrylics on Gessobord

I use a layering process for all my paintings. The base tones when applied, are much darker than are seen in the subject, but this is adapted throughout. For portraiture, darker tones are applied to emphasize the facial features, so they can still be seen under further applications of paint but they are also needed to create the dark values which act as the base with which to apply the highlights and ensure the correct balance of colour in the final painting. The early stages can appear quite harsh, but the details are softened as I go along.



​Black Labrador/Retriever cross in Coloured pencils

This is a video of the finished coloured pencil drawing of a black Labrador/Retriever cross dog named Dusky. This was commissioned as a gift and the progress page was kept under wraps until the portrait had been received.