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lundi 22 septembre 2014

Finding The Best Dog Portraits Pencil Drawings

By Karina Frost


Americans have a special relationship with their dogs. They treasure them nearly as much as they do their children and grand children. It is no wonder that many people display pictures of their favorite pets in their homes and sometimes in their wallets. Finding the best dog portraits pencil drawings becomes an important endeavor for those who care this much for their dogs.

Many owners consider the show dogs that are so well publicized as the perfect standard to judge an animal but most peoples dogs are mixed breeds. The family pet is more than worthy of having a portrait done by an artist and many times far more interesting than some thoroughbreds. Either way their owners have a tendency to dote on them and want to remember them for a long time.

Using graphite pencils for pet portraits offers the artist a wide range of advantages. The pencils come in two ranges of texture that add to the contrasting of colors and shading. The hard light graphite is best for the fine lines needed around the eyes and for other details such as expression. The soft darker graphite pencils are best for shading and color variance in black and white pictures.

To deepen colors, enhance shadowing and create appropriate background many artists use charcoal pencils in concert with the graphite. The charcoal helps to add depth and intensifies the features of the dog's faces. It can also help to bring out the personality of the subject giving the owner a more personalized portrait.

Colored pencils can also be used when drawing a dogs picture. The added feature of color to the portrait works well for those dogs that have multiple colors in their coats. Lighter colored animals have a more realistic appearance when colored pencils are used. Some artists add pastels to give the colors a deeper more personal appearance.

With the wide variety of mediums available for the portrait of your dog it may be most cost effective to select one made with graphite pencils. Most artists are able to give you very good images in many sizes ranging from wallet sized up to a nine by eleven inch picture suitable for framing. You may be able to negotiate a larger sized portrait with the artist when you place your order if you have photographs that are clear and unblemished.

All serious artists have examples of their work on display. Those found on the internet supply several pages of their work for those shopping for the best choices available. The pages will list the type of paper used as well as the types of mediums used for the portrait. The samples displayed should include head and shoulder portraits as well as action pictures involving the entire body of the animals. Local artists may have albums displaying prints of their work for you to look through when making your decision.

The difference between a photograph of your dog and a hand drawn portrait can be immeasurable. A portrait is something that you may treasure for a lifetime.




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