Horse- and Pet-Portraits

Merlin · 12-25-07, 02:44 PM

Hello, besides becoming a vet I draw pet portraits if I can find the time.
Techniques available are coloured pencil, graphite, charcoal and pastels, on special occasions and suitable reference pictures also watercolours.

Here are some examples:

Greets, Merlin

Coloured Pencil

Graphite

Charcoal

Pastels

and watercolour

Lotte · 01-15-08, 02:51 PM

that pictures are really beautiful!

flatback_frannie · 01-17-08, 01:01 PM

wow! You do such amazing work. Do you usually work from photos? What's your turn around time? I think these would make wonderful gifts... I wish I'd known before the holidays.

purplefdu · 01-17-08, 07:37 PM

Those are simply brilliant. I'll bet those take forever. I know I tend to only have time to do sketches but I remember doing pencil portraits for art class and it used to make me want to go insane before I was done.

Doubble-U · 01-20-08, 07:02 AM

Hey
Wow, I love your portraits !!
The Rodesian Ridgeback pic is beautiful

I´ll take a look at your Homepage

Keep it up!!

Merlin · 01-23-08, 08:30 AM

Thanks to you all!
Yes, they take some time.. between 8 and 25 hours, usually.

Whoever is intested can take a look at my page, and feel free to contact me

Sternchen14 · 01-26-08, 09:21 AM

oh! Your pictures are beautifull!
I think you have much talent on drawing!

The third picture is the best I think!

I only know the german word of these horse breed.. How do you call `Friese´ in English?

Sternchen14 and her writing mistakes (sry!)

coleen · 01-26-08, 04:16 PM

Awesome! This pictures are really amazing and beautifull.
The last one is really great^^
I like to see more pictures

Rameses · 01-26-08, 06:56 PM

Merlin, those sketches are really good. I'm no horse but I'm my wife's pet...can I pose for you? Those look better than some pics I have of myself.

Merlin · 01-27-08, 12:40 PM

@Sternchen14: Those are "frisians" in English

rdez · 01-28-08, 02:54 PM

How long did it take you to work on the Charcoal one? That has to be my favorite, but they are all amazing. I wish I had talent like that, I cant even draw a straight line!

Merlin · 02-02-08, 06:01 AM

Thank you

I cannot remember. Something between eight and fourteen hours, probably.

12-25-07, 02:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Merlin Member Join Date: 12-25-07 Posts: 5	Horse- and Pet-Portraits Hello, besides becoming a vet I draw pet portraits if I can find the time. Techniques available are coloured pencil, graphite, charcoal and pastels, on special occasions and suitable reference pictures also watercolours. Here are some examples: Greets, Merlin Coloured Pencil Graphite Charcoal Pastels and watercolour

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01-15-08, 02:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lotte Member Join Date: 01-14-08 Location: Kassel (Germany) Posts: 18	that pictures are really beautiful!

01-17-08, 01:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
flatback_frannie Member Join Date: 01-06-08 Posts: 129	wow! You do such amazing work. Do you usually work from photos? What's your turn around time? I think these would make wonderful gifts... I wish I'd known before the holidays.

01-17-08, 07:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
purplefdu Member Join Date: 08-12-07 Posts: 236	Those are simply brilliant. I'll bet those take forever. I know I tend to only have time to do sketches but I remember doing pencil portraits for art class and it used to make me want to go insane before I was done.

01-20-08, 07:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Doubble-U Member Join Date: 01-14-08 Location: Germany, Lower Saxony Posts: 9	Hey Wow, I love your portraits !! The Rodesian Ridgeback pic is beautiful I´ll take a look at your Homepage Keep it up!!

01-23-08, 08:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
Merlin Member Join Date: 12-25-07 Posts: 5	Thanks to you all! Yes, they take some time.. between 8 and 25 hours, usually. Whoever is intested can take a look at my page, and feel free to contact me

01-26-08, 09:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sternchen14 Member Join Date: 11-23-07 Posts: 8	oh! Your pictures are beautifull! I think you have much talent on drawing! The third picture is the best I think! I only know the german word of these horse breed.. How do you call `Friese´ in English? Sternchen14 and her writing mistakes (sry!)

01-26-08, 04:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
coleen Member Join Date: 01-26-08 Location: Norway Posts: 1	Awesome! This pictures are really amazing and beautifull. The last one is really great^^ I like to see more pictures

01-26-08, 06:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rameses Member Join Date: 01-19-08 Posts: 32	Merlin, those sketches are really good. I'm no horse but I'm my wife's pet...can I pose for you? Those look better than some pics I have of myself.

01-27-08, 12:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
Merlin Member Join Date: 12-25-07 Posts: 5	@Sternchen14: Those are "frisians" in English

01-28-08, 02:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
rdez Member Join Date: 01-04-08 Posts: 25	How long did it take you to work on the Charcoal one? That has to be my favorite, but they are all amazing. I wish I had talent like that, I cant even draw a straight line!

02-02-08, 06:01 AM	#12 (permalink)
Merlin Member Join Date: 12-25-07 Posts: 5	Thank you I cannot remember. Something between eight and fourteen hours, probably.