Pet Spotlight!
Meet Cooper
This handsome fellow brought all the hoomans to the yard. Seriously, at every stage of creating Cooper’s portrait I had so many strangers come up to me in the coffee shop OBSESSED with this dog.
What I love most about Cooper is not only how he brings me all the joyful memories of my childhood golden retriever, but also how loved he is. His human, Amy, always wanted a pup her entire life and when she found herself adulting at a good pace, she took this guy in and preceded to spoil him as all fur-babies should be! (You can find her review on the painting here!)
Challenges
I think the most challenging thing is bringing more life to the painting when your model is already a 10/10. I attempted to bring better lighting, more details, and extra shine into his eyes, nose, and silly tongue! I wanted to make sure Cooper’s portrait kept his goof too.
Favorite Part of the Process
Definitely the nose. I had so much fun layering the colors! It’s important to capture the different hues on the underlayer of black to ensure vibrancy. I use purple with hints of magenta for the warmer, brighter spots and a sky and cobalt blue in the cooler parts.
Please take a look at more pet portraits and fill out the form if you’re interested in working with me! Also, I am always happy to share any process of my work– please leave a comment if there’s something you’d like to learn more about!
October 16th, 2017 at 1:56 pm
We do not deserve dogs! Amazing portrait you really captured his happy snoot.
October 16th, 2017 at 3:31 pm
This is so cool! You have so much talent!
October 16th, 2017 at 5:10 pm
Oh my goodness! This portrait is absolutely wonderful! I love how you added more light to his eyes, you definitely captured his personality! I will have to get one of these artworks for our pup one day!
October 16th, 2017 at 6:36 pm
This is amazing, what talent you have! Great gift idea for anyone who has fur babies.
October 16th, 2017 at 6:54 pm
I am always so amazed at your talent! Do you do custom orders? These would make great gifts!
October 17th, 2017 at 2:14 pm
Yes! I absolutely love working with custom orders!
October 16th, 2017 at 8:03 pm
I can understand why people would be obsessed with him! You did such a great job capturing this sweet doggies expression! I need to get a pet portrait like this for my fur babies!
October 17th, 2017 at 2:13 pm
I would be honored to paint your fur babies 🙂
October 17th, 2017 at 1:25 am
Awww wow… this is perfect. I love this, and I know so many people who would cherish something like this forever!
October 17th, 2017 at 1:47 am
Oh I just love golden retrievers! You did such an amazing job capturing this dogs personality in this pet portrait! <3
October 17th, 2017 at 2:10 pm
Wow you are so talented. I mean, this drawing is perfect ( especially the nose)!
October 17th, 2017 at 5:07 pm
Oh my gosh this is so good!! You are incredibly talented and I would absolutely love to have a pet portrait of my animals.
October 17th, 2017 at 6:17 pm
Ok, I am blown away by how lifelike this pet portrait of Cooper is! You did such an amazing job creating this! I love how your final portrait is so much better than the original picture, you added so much character and detail!