Hunting dog classic portrait

My client sent me a photo of her husband's hunting dog sitting in their backyard with a fence behind him. I 'moved' the dog from that scene into a classic hunting scene at the client's request. The dog is her husband's hunting companion, and this outdoor scene suited him perfectly. The dog was drawn in graphite pencil, the background was done in pastel chalks, and the grasses were done in pastel chalks and Lyra colored pencils. My client was completely thrilled.

Dachshund Portrait

This first picture is a Dachshund portrait in the blending stage. I'm sorry, I forgot to get a picture of the basic sketch. This is the point where I start blending with tissues
after I've laid down most of the dark areas.

Here is the finished portrait. This is a digital photo, so you can't see a lot of the details, but there is more background than appears here. I blended graphite softly into the background so it has sort of a suede look. The personalization of Rusty's name also has more details you can't see here - I gave the lettering a soft shadow. I chose this style of lettering just because it seemed to fit him!

Dog Memorial Pencil Portrait

Pencil portrait of Rusty, a beloved dog. Drawn on 11x14 Strathmore Smooth Bristol paper.

Sheltie Dog Memorial Portrait

This is a memorial dog portrait of a Sheltie named Baxter. I completed this portrait on the 3rd of December. This portrait was done on 11x14 Bristol Smooth paper.