Last week I had the pleasure of capturing this sweet Yorkie :). Sadly, Jodie is no longer with us and his owner misses him dearly.
There are times when the reference photograph I am asked to use does not have the detail or quality I ideally need. The photo I had of Jodie was an old photo so the quality was lacking however the lighting was good. There was a nice light source that although did create a strong shadow on one side of his face it did mean it hinted at the general direction of the fur. In the reference you couldn’t see his right eye so I did lighten this area fractionally and add the subtle highlights to make the eye visible. Not adding to much light as to ensure we didn’t stray to far from the original. It was still important to capture the lighting which is what drew me to accept working with the photo :).
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A4 (8.3″ x 11.7″) Colour Pencil Drawing
