Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Pet Portrait...Bella :)

I started this MTHS AGO, but have too much going on...*sigh* I couldnt get the pics uploaded @ the old house so I am happily adding them now that my internet is better :)

 Bella :)


 1st layer on the background


 3 layers done...


 Adding some shadows to the background...


 Close-up of shadows


Background is FINISHED!


 All the colors for Bella...ready to go!


 Sharpie outline


 First few layers done...


 3rd and 4th layers


 Layers 5 and 6


7th layer ;)

Monday, December 26, 2011

2011-2012 Portrait Pricing


I have been doing the pricing for the portraits with each customer that is interested. I have others that are just curious about prices & sizes, so I am posting sizes with APPROXIMATE prices. Please keep in mind that these are approximate due to some people wanting more than one person in a portrait or even the amount of work that I put into the piece.  The prices are subject to change, so please be aware of this ahead of time. All photos that are provided must be good quality photos that are clear, so that I can use them as reference photos throughout the drawing process. I also do pet portraits and family portraits :D Please feel free to ask questions, if needed :)

8x10 ~ $100.....one person ONLY
9x12 ~ $125.....one person ONLY
10x13~$140.....up to 3 ppl
11x14~$150
16x20~$200
18x24~$250

Please feel free to contact me through my email spatialartist@att.net & I will be happy to answer any questions. Pics are welcome as well if you need for me to approve photos for a portrait :) Keep in mind i tend to crop photos to my need & change some colors & contrast if needed.

jenny

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Working through the background...

The plan is to finish this ASAP! ;) Working off & on throughout the day today :D

Started this morning after drinking coffee ;) I start by adding abstract shapes to the background with a white-out pen.

Then, I add color to the area that would be the middle of the shape. From there I add the dark shadow to the highlighted side. 

After I have the texture that I am comfortable with I add different shades of brown to the top of the shapes to make them look as if they are further in the background ;)

ONE side finished...now for the other side...LOL!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Background work...


After i got sick my poor lil guy got sick & it was MISERABLE around here! Now that we are all back to true form I am ready to finish this PORTRAIT ;)

This is the larger rocks in the background....the color was so different from the rest of the background so I decided to do them first then add on top.

1st layer on the entire background

2nd & 3rd layers on the entire background

3rd & 4th layers on the entire background

Next step is to go through the whole background & add the highlights on all the little rocks that will be in the brown areas of the background. I will use a white-out pen to add the highlights then I will go through & add the shadows to each rock :) Gonna be a process, but i think it will look AMAZING ;)


Sunday, February 27, 2011

Final touches...now on to the background ;)

Layer 7


Layers 8 & 9

FINISHED ;)

Hoping to have the background done after naptime...LOL!

Finally able to get some work done ;)

First 2 layers on the body


3rd layer


 Layers 4 & 5


6th layer ;) Adding depth to the body

Still working...more pics to come before the end of the day :)

Sunday, February 6, 2011

I AMAZE myself....LOL!

After blending all of the layers together with my colorless blending pencil...best thing EVER made ;)



Highlights added & ears finished! YEAH!


Now time to move on to the body and the background ;)

Monday, January 31, 2011

Most recent scanned version...

I worked on her sweet face some more this morning & since I cant seem to get a good photo i went ahead and scanned it in ;) Looks really awesome this way. I love deepening the shadows on her face just makes everything work :) The white line around her snout is for when I start the highlights, which is my next hurdle. Hoping to finish soon & i will post updated photos as i complete different stages.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Busy, BUSY!

 3 layers of color


5 layers of color 


6 layers of color


7 layers of color


Stopping here for the night...not the best pic that I could have of the 8th & 9th layers but it is really looking good either way ;)

Thursday, January 20, 2011

3 layers on the face ;)

 One layer 

 2nd layer


3rd layer :)

Its really coming along but I need a break...time for some FUN personal ART on my snow day ;)

Thank you SNOW DAY for giving me a chance to WORK....

 Everything is drawn out & sharpie outline is in place ;) Started on the eyes & am SO READY to start the fur & all the shadows on the sweet lil face :)


Close up of the detailed eye work ;)

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Pencil drawing of Giada...


Okay, so I've been trying to work on this ALL day :P Not much luck with a kiddo hanging on your leg...LOL! He watched me do the drawing & was very excited but when it came to me putting on the finishing touches...not so much. I am halfway finished with the pencil rendition. Just wanna make sure that I have it to the simplest level before I start adding the color. 

Giada...

 My AMAZING hairstylists' lil puppy is the sweetest ;) She also has a basset hound that I will be drawing in the near future! She chose the first pic but likes the background in the 2nd pic....i totally agree & cant wait to get started. The piece will be a total of 16x20 with a one inch border around the portrait. I am going to be doing the pencil rendition/sketch today, then moving on from there ;) 

The actual portrait pic...no leash ;)

This is the background that i will be using rather than the wood planks in the first pic. I think it will give it a GREAT color & composition ;)

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Actual FINAL piece ;)

Okay! This is the FINAL pic of the portrait...with glitter added & signed ;) The mom was SUPER surprised by the gift & I couldnt have been happier with her reaction! Made for an AMAZING Christmas :D