Pet Portrait Guides

If you want one dependable set of colored pencils for realistic pet portraits, Faber-Castell Polychromos is one of the strongest all-around choices...

The coat color is right. The white patch on the chest is exactly where it should be, the nose has the right shape, and even the slight fold in one ...

You take 20 photos of your dog. One is bright, centered and perfectly sharp. Another is less polished. His head is tilted slightly, one ear has fal...

A colored pencil pet portrait artist’s desk can look surprisingly little like a pencil case. Beside rows of sharpened pencils, you might find a met...

A black dog resting beside a window may appear simple at first glance. A white cat curled up on a favorite blanket may look like an easy subject be...

The leash still hangs beside the door. For years, that small object represented an ordinary routine. It meant a morning walk, an excited greeting, ...