{"id":3244,"date":"2021-02-03T09:05:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/?p=3244"},"modified":"2021-02-03T09:05:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:05:10","slug":"henrys-close-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/?p=3244","title":{"rendered":"Henry&#8217;s Close Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">I was asked to draw Henry shortly after I found my love for pastels. The benefit of tailing backgrounds, layering light over dark and the blending options is what made me switch from colour pencil to pastels and I haven&#8217;t looked back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Henry is a very sweet Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with those very expressive eyes that all Spaniels have. It&#8217;s the first thing I noticed when I looked at the reference photograph so it&#8217;s important to get them spot on in the portrait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Henry-TO-POST-744x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Henry-TO-POST-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Henry-TO-POST-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Henry-TO-POST-768x1057.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">The subtle colour and tonal differences in the white areas with the reflections in the correct place all make a big difference in the final piece. 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