Dog Pet Portrait by Karie-Ann Cooper Labrador portraits by Dog Portrait Artist pet portrait artist home  wildlife art home  blog  This is another of my dog portraits this one being of Hector the black labrador. I met Hector in person to take his photographs, in this photo he looks very regal but most of the other photos showed him as a typical labrador with his nose to the ground sniffing around. Hector has been to dog training classes and was very well behaved so I managed to take this superb photo of him showing his lovely black coat in all it's glory. Being left handed I had wanted to start on the right hand side of the page to prevent any smudging, however I wanted to do Hector's head and face first to capture his good looks on paper to ensure I was working along the right lines. I then wanted to work on his collar before moving across to the right side of the portrait. The fur on Hector's back was a little longer than anywhere else and was a little kinked. I managed to ensure this was on his portrait, I had not noticed it before I started work on Hector and had thought his coat was smooth and short all over.   At this point I began to draw in the grass so that I could work around it, once pencil is on the page it is very difficult to erase completely so it is best to avoid light areas by colouring around them. It did prove quite fiddly going around each blade of grass though.   See more dog portraits here Hector's owners James and Lindsay said '"the progess is amazing, we both think the picture is absolutely brilliant!" To see Hector's progress in much more detail, please visit my blog here If you are interested in dog portraits please visit the commission info page for further details and see a winning spaniel portrait here pet portrait artist home      wildlife art home       blog pencil portrait drawing,pencil portraits,pencil portraits from photos,portraits in pencil,cat portraits uk, cat portraits,Cat portrait artist,dog portraits uk,dog portrait artist,Dog portraits,Pet portrait artist, pet portrait paintings,pet portraits uk,pet portraits,animal painting,animal portrait artist,animal portrait paintings, animal portraits uk,horse portraits,horse portrait artist,Horse portraits uk,wildlife artist,wildlife painter, wildlife paintings,wildlife painting,wildlife portrait artist,wildlife portraits,