animal portraiture

Animal Portraits
(not just another pretty muzzle...)

So you've got nine thousand digital pics of Rover and Fluffy and Lightning. Now for something completely different...

Try a traditional watercolor portrait, or Prismacolor pencil on high quality MiTientes paper. Or round up those digital shots and I'll create a totally original image in Photoshop. Or unleash your own wild side with a "totem animal" or "animal spirit" portrait. These can be done with any animal, though felines, canines, ursines and other animals with short muzzles overlay the human face best (hawks and owls work very well too). Illustrate an adventure from your own life or your imagination. Create your own bookcover, poster, or arts'n'crafts piece (many photo outlets take an image and turn it into a blanket or afghan). Create your own greeting card. Or cartoon yourself and Rover.

Prismacolor and Traditional Pencil

Yataali: Prismacolor on MiTientes paper.

the Sidhe Horse: Prismacolor on MiTientes paper.

Cougar Spirit: Prismacolor on MiTientes paper.

One Spirit: Prismacolor and watercolor

'Totem animal', or 'Animal Guide' drawing.

Traditional Watercolor

Twilight Run

Ebony sketch (base for watercolor)

Ebony (SiberianxShepard) "Northern Inuit Dog"

Chesapeake Bay

Create a scene with your favorite wildlife!

Shenzi

Sarah's Momcat

do a cartoon of your favorite animals!

Angel

Flash

Fishhead: (true story!) do a scene from your experiences!

Metamorphorsis

Yataali

Yule Feast: (Legolas and Gimli go to Fangorn): create a scene with you and your favorite animals!

Tradigital (mixed media and Photoshop)

Yataali: Photoshop

Night Eyes: watercolor, Photoshop airbrush

Yataali: Photoshop

Faerie festival horse: Photoshop

Chesapeake Bay montage: watercolors layered

Wolf leaping: Photoshop painting

Twilight Ride: Photoshop

Unicorn: Photoshop

Medicine Wheel, Compass Rose, Totem Animal Portraits

Do a medicine wheel of your fur kids, favorite animals, totem animals. Also: "totem pole" or "chakra" illustrations (critters/people stacked vertically like a totem pole or chakras). Or design your own bookcover!