Caricature commissions are fun to design, although it can be difficult to think of some way to portray pets in a humorous way. I ask for some sort of theme for the commission, in this instance, young Pickle is being taught the theory of Squirrel Chasing by her older Aunty Mojo, whilst the Pood (poodle) in the background is whizzing around so fast her bottom has yet to catch up with her.
The commission works in the same way as most, with a very rough sketch, which once approved, is turned into a pencil outline on the correct paper. At this stage there is still the opportunity to change things around a little, add things in etc.
Once the outline has been approved, it’s turned into a pen line, and the pencil lines are removed. Colour is then added, as with all my caricature portraits and designs, in colour pencil.
The final stage is adding a slight bit of shading where necessary, with a fine liner, and then the piece is complete.
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