Commissioned portrait

Oil on canvas, 46x56cm. I was commissioned to paint this portrait of the customer's father who passed away years a go. There were only two low-quality photographs of the person available so the customer wanted a painting as a memento. According to her, the man was a down-to-earth, warm-hearted person keen on nature, and that should be apparent on the portrait.

I had to study some more in-depth color theory to work on the colors and lighting as the reference pictures were flash-lit or pale, unnaturally flat-looking. I learned quite a lot from the process and gained more confidence. It was pretty laborious to get the proportions right and achieve a resemblance. Everything has to be just right, not too dark, not too light, not too sharp, not too obscure. Fine-tuning took hours.

Mech

Felt pens on laser paper.

Animals

"Choral horse" and an elephant seal - sort of. Graphite on sketchbook page.

Ink drawings