Thread: Pet portraits - dotty dog doodles...

@Ftx325 Could you do this? I will PM you. Ta.

Originally Posted by outlander

Unfortunate that you're crap at people portraits. Imagine this...Nanai Mahutu against a backdrop of a NZ Bird, a Tui for instance, with a waka in the distance.

Geez @outlander ... I didn't say I was crap at drawing people ... just don't really want to . I find drawing people uninspiring . Even as a young fella in art at school we had to go to a park and draw a portrait of our partner for the lesson sitting on a park bench . I drew the concrete tubular rubbish bin next to the end of the bench instead , had patches of moss/lichen on it and some interesting cracks in the concrete along with a moth perched on the edge of the rim.
My art teacher wasn't happy.... but admitted I did a pretty good job of it
didn't make me draw any more people after that lol

Originally Posted by Tahr

@Ftx325 Could you do this? I will PM you. Ta.

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you woudnt be disappointed !

Originally Posted by Ftx325

Geez @outlander ... I didn't say I was crap at drawing people ... just don't really want to . I find drawing people uninspiring . Even as a young fella in art at school we had to go to a park and draw a portrait of our partner for the lesson sitting on a park bench . I drew the concrete tubular rubbish bin next to the end of the bench instead , had patches of moss/lichen on it and some interesting cracks in the concrete along with a moth perched on the edge of the rim.
My art teacher wasn't happy.... but admitted I did a pretty good job of it
didn't make me draw any more people after that lol

Not even Mahutu ?

What sort of size is the 'average' portrait? They look great.

Mines A3
double size of standard printer paper

Hi @Kimber 7mm-08...
As gonetropo said I generally use a3 size so can do the drawing large enough to get some details in there. I have a photo of the tropo's nearly finished (still missing body) drawing here showing page size... A sheet of printer paper over the drawing would have just covered the drawing itself I would think....
I left plenty of room around the edges so could be trimmed to correct size for framing , and allow more choices of frame.





And they look better from a bit of a distance as the dots fade into each other more.

this is the finished product

The “like” button just isn’t enough at times like this. @Ftx325 just super talent there man, and obviously a ton of patience.

Originally Posted by Ftx325

Hi @Kimber 7mm-08...
As gonetropo said I generally use a3 size so can do the drawing large enough to get some details in there. I have a photo of the tropo's nearly finished (still missing body) drawing here showing page size... A sheet of printer paper over the drawing would have just covered the drawing itself I would think....
I left plenty of room around the edges so could be trimmed to correct size for framing , and allow more choices of frame.

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And they look better from a bit of a distance as the dots fade into each other more.

You are one talented Bugger ,did Bos (Gapped Axe) ever get to see your stuff, he would have loved it ?

Originally Posted by bunji

You are one talented Bugger ,did Bos (Gapped Axe) ever get to see your stuff, he would have loved it ?

Hi @bunji .... Yes he did. The fantail I drew for him as a thank you as he was going to display some of my drawings in his gallery and promote them and my leather work. So I now put a copy of the fantail in with any drawings requested to spread the love as it were. I think he would have liked that. The sheath below I made for him also .... He was a lover of the kowhai flowers which is why they feature in the drawing and on the sheath....





It was a very sad day when he passed .... RIP

No doubt we lost a good one, have you got a link to the Fantail pic ? How long does it take you to do a pic like the dog you posted ? How did you come to choose to dot art ?did it just come to you or did you see someone's works you liked? I can not get over not only the skill but the patience you must have.

My Grandfather was a painter who supported himself sign writing ,my uncle was a sculptor who supported himself sign writing & my wife does metal work & landscape painting & l here l am not having a bone of artistic talent in my body,so l admire you guys .

Originally Posted by Ftx325

Hi @bunji .... Yes he did. The fantail I drew for him as a thank you as he was going to display some of my drawings in his gallery and promote them and my leather work. So I now put a copy of the fantail in with any drawings requested to spread the love as it were. I think he would have liked that. The sheath below I made for him also .... He was a lover of the kowhai flowers which is why they feature in the drawing and on the sheath....


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It was a very sad day when he passed .... RIP

That’s a very handsome sheath...


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Originally Posted by bunji

No doubt we lost a good one, have you got a link to the Fantail pic ? How long does it take you to do a pic like the dog you posted ? How did you come to choose to dot art ?did it just come to you or did you see someone's works you liked? I can not get over not only the skill but the patience you must have.

My Grandfather was a painter who supported himself sign writing ,my uncle was a sculptor who supported himself sign writing & my wife does metal work & landscape painting & l here l am not having a bone of artistic talent in my body,so l admire you guys .

Hi again @bunji....
If you check out the start of the thread , 1st post on page 1 , I mentioned the time it took and the fantail pic is around halfway down the page. It's not as detailed as the dogs as it is only on printer sized paper but the eagle head attached below shows the detail that can be achieved if you have waaaay to much time on your hands.
There's a few other drawings on my 'pet portraits - animal art' thread and more of the leather stuff in my 'playing with leather' thread if you fancy a nosey....
I like doing the dot style drawing for the detail and not many other people do it. I am experimenting more with the colour pencils and may do a series of nz large game animals to sell as prints if enough interest and I think they are good enough....





Ignore the crease line though , that's a copy of the one on my wall that's been living folded in a draw...

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

hmmm Tilly would make an awesome subject...she is just so lovely all around....

And @Tahr has some experience modeling underwear... just saying