Animal Drawings in colored pencil

‘Dakota, Maya, Nikan, Sierra’ – New portrait in colored pencil

Oksana — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:10:23 +0000

I sketched all four dogs on the nice paper. I used a light colored pencil and it’s not very visible so I changed the photo into black and white and added contrast, just for visibility.

I am moving from left to right so I don’t smudge the drawing as I go. Here’s the first stage of drawing Dakota’s portrait, when I block the colors and map the fur direction. I’ve already put a few layers in different colors but I don’t worry about details at this point yet. I’m pretty excited to finally be able to work exclusively on this portrait because I think it will be one of my best drawings!

‘Jinn’ – Black and Red German Shepherd – cp drawing

Oksana — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:14:32 +0000

My latest commission. Hope you like it and it will become a cheristed memory for Jinn’s owners.

Jinn - black and red German shepherd

‘Cody’ – black horse portrait – colored pencil

Oksana — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:37:33 +0000

Here’s my latest commission. This is the first horse portrait I ever draw for a client. I really liked working on this drawing!

What my clients say

Oksana — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:57:35 +0000

I updated my website and added a section for customer comments. I’ve been thinking about doing it for a while but I love working on drawings more than on my website I will need to add more pictures and comments there but I’m very happy that I can finally express my appreciation to my customers!

Here’s the link Happy clients

‘Gracie’ – sable German shepherd dog – colored pencil drawing

Oksana — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:42:26 +0000

I have just finished this drawing and honestly I am pretty proud of it Love German shepherds!

Gracie - sable German shepherd dog portrait

Kona – German shepherd drawing in graphite pencil

Oksana — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:21:04 +0000

Here’s my comleted commission of black German shepherd Kona. I really loved working on this portrait! It was also a commission for a Christmas gift and it turned out to be a very special gift. I love to make people happy!!!

Close up:

‘Kahn’ – completed! German shepherd portrait

Oksana — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:12:19 +0000

I have finished this colored pencil portrait on time! It was a Christmas present and I’m so happy it got to its destination on time!

New pet portrait – Kahn – German shepherd drawing

Oksana — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:28:36 +0000

I am working on a new commision. This commision will help me to pay for the surgery of my own German shepherd Yana, and I really appreciate Kahn owners support. It will be a very special Christmas gift.

I started adding more layers to create darker colors. I pay close attention to keeping the anatomy correct, and frequently get up and look at the drawing from a distance.

I’ve already drawn the eyes even though I usually paint them the last but this time I felt like I wanted Kahn to look at me while I was drawing so we would work as a team He’s such a handsome dog!

To see more of work in progress pictures click on the image or visit the link http://www.arttale.com/Pet_art_portrait_galleries/kahn_work_in_progress.html

German shepherd portrait – colored pencil drawing

Oksana — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:23:31 +0000

My latest commision. It was a very special drawing for me and for people I’ve done this.

German shepherd drawing dog portrait

Black Cat Lucy – pet portrait cp

Oksana — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:59:16 +0000

My latest commission. The reference wasn’t very good but I’m happy with the result