Mom asked for a portrait of her new favorite child, her dog Trixie (a puptrait?) While my sister and I have been replaced -le sigh-<\/em>\u00a0at least Trixie is cute.\u00a0Here’s the process from draft to finished sketch.<\/p>\n

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I started with pencil in order to work out proportions and\u00a0general placement – especially with all of the strands of hair, trying to make sure ahem<\/em> every hair is in it’s place.
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Then I\u00a0pulled out my drawing pens and began to go over the\u00a0sketch, adding more detail\u00a0as I went.<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n

While\u00a0most of the lines are done with an 05 Micron, I also used an 08 for really solid\u00a0areas like eyes and nose and the 03 for finer details such faint shadows.<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n

Getting closer! Just a few more details, now.
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And the final step\u00a0is to go back and erase the sketch guide-lines so that only the ink remains.<\/a><\/p>\n

Add a signature, write a note to accompany it, and then carefully pack it and send it on for Mom and Gary to enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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