Dogs in Oil Painting Portrait
Dogs- Dog Portrait Painting in Oils
Dogs in oil painting portraits in any breed of dogs always makes a treasured artwork. In this article I would like to cover the
- step by step process of creating this Art Commission Oil Painting Dog Portrait.
- discuss the “taking the dog portrait photo for oil painting” process
- share information on Choosing art materials for Dog Portrait Drawing
- provide the guideline for Commissioning a Pastel Portrait -the process!
- show other examples of Dog Portrait Painting in Oils Dog Portrait Drawings created by Portrait Artist – Cynthia Hargraves of Dogs
Dogs Oil Painting Portrait – Step by Step Process
Dogs in Oil Portrait Dog Painting on Canvas – Photo reference
Step 1 Oil Painting of Dog Portrait – Sketching out the outline, Blocking in the colours and shapes.
Step 2 Completing the thin layer of under paint in oils.
Step 3 Next layer of paint. Applying thicker coats of paint..working up tones, values. Adjusting edges as go.
Step 4 Refining details but still need adjustment of highlights seen in Completed Dog Painting – Oil on Canvas
Final Painting with the adjusted highlights and added contrasts to stand out more.
About my Pet and Animal Portrait Artwork. Many artist strive for a very realistic representation of painting or drawing. I greatly admire their dedication and skill. However I prefer a painterly approach to my Pet Portraits Commissions. It is a conscious choice not to compete with a camera representation. I want my paintings to look like the photo but appear to be obviously a painting.
Taking the Pastel Dog Portrait for this Portrait Drawing
Have a Treat or Toy, Camera, Friend ready
This is helpful to get the attention of your pet. So if you are taking the photo have a friend nearby to assist in positioning the pet. Wave the treat under the nose of your pet and lift it up to the camera.
NB. I often make a portrait from several photos of the subject so don’t worry how many photos you take to get what you want. I like the photo to be about 5 pixels, clear and in focus and all the pet parts together.
Location for the Portrait – Garden,home,or on holiday!
Make sure there’s contrast – a dark background for a light-coloured animal for example helps me to see your pet more clearly. This photo of a dog portrait was taken again a garden that the owner loved. The striking play of light made it an interesting portrait.Beaches or gardens make great backdrops for dog portraits.
For More information on taking your Pets Portrait please visit https://www.petportraitartist.com.au/PetPortraits/takingpetanimalphoto.html
Oil Painting and Canvas art materials for this Dog Portrait Painting
This is a selection of some of the oil painting and canvas I used in my Dog Oil Painting. I used Winsor and Newton Professional Quality Oil Paints on High Quality Canvas bought in large rolls which I cut to suit the size required in the custom commissioned painting.
Follow this link to learn more about Designing a Commissioned Dog Portrait
Commissioning a Oil Painting Canvas Dog Portrait –The Process
- View Gallery Oil Portrait Dog Painting on Canvas
- Create Dog Portrait in Oil Paints Design
- View Oil Painting Dog Portrait Prices to suit your size and budget
- Contact: Phone, Text, Email
- Main Pet Animal Dog Portrait Website
- About the Portrait Artist – Cynthia Hargraves
In the Main Website: petportraitartist.com.au there are several examples of previous commissioned portraits that can be viewed in different mediums that I have created from online commissions over the past 15 years.
- Dogs in oil painting portraits
- Dogs in pastel and pencil portraits
- Dogs in charcoal and pencil drawing portraits
- Dogs in pencil drawing portraits
Finally a video to view of My Art Studio – not usually this tidy but you will see the layout for those that are interested. As all my work sell before I have created them there is not much artwork to show
