Finally finished this recent commission of a male and female Great Dane Pups, and boy am I glad!
This is the first commission I have agreed to take on, in quite awile, so it was a bit unnerving working with a client again.
The client had originally given me "free rein" as to the BG, but midway through the pups she decided she wanted them portrayed as having just pulled her velvet throw down from her bed, and then got comfy!
As she explained, they do this often.
The difficulty came in because she didn't have a good ref. of the throw(her camera kept changing the blue color), so I had to play with the color until she was satisfied it came close to what she has
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I would have preferred a different BG, but as long as she is happy(and she is thrilled), I'm fine with it.
This is Prisma colored pencils on 12 x 12 watercolor paper 140# cold press.
The piece covers the entire paper, which again, is what she wanted. I explained it will leave no room for matting, but she was insitant, as she plans on framing behind glass, no mat.
It took me about 60 hrs. to complete.
I am thrilled she is happy, but I am SOOOOO ready to move on from this one!
I value your input on this piece and will utilize any comments or advice for future pieces. Thanks!
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I'm still struggling with my new camera! PLEASE if anyone can help me figure out what i am doing wrong I would be so very grateful!'I have a Canon Powershot SX120, 10 megapixel. I take my shots outdoors, weather permitting. I have tried EVERY setting imaginable and yet I still cannot get a shot close to the original! AND this thing literally EATS batteries. For every 4 or 5 shots, I have to put in new batteries!
