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1/3/12 at 6:43pm

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I'm willing and eager to draw any pictures of your pet to help me get a lot more practice in art. smile If you're interested in this, just post a picture of your pet and I'll return it as a drawing. wink I'm not really the best artist out there, but I suppose that's the point of this thread. wink I'll be drawing in graphite with a tortillion and kneaded eraser for now. :3 Please don't be offended if I don't get to your right away - I'm fairly busy, but I should hopefully be able to really catch up on weekends! big_smile So, anyway, to the examples!

< Most recent - finished today! smile

Wow, that turned out really grainy.

Pretty old school. hide

And that's why I'm sticking to graphite. hide

I realize that they're all horses... And not very good at that. hide I'm looking to get practice with any type of animal you can think of! :3 Thank you so much for any help.

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1/3/12 at 6:48pm

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So I can post a picture of one of my pets for you to draw?? Or did I read that wrong hide if so sorry! Either way I thing your drawings are great!!! I can only dream of drawing that well!

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So I can post a picture of one of my pets for you to draw?? Or did I read that wrong hide if so sorry! Either way I thing your drawings are great!!! I can only dream of drawing that well!

Yes! I should word that better. hide Thank you. tongue I'm sure you're awesome; all it takes is practice! wee

❥Help me become a better artist! Pet portraits!
❥ Eat. Sleep. RIDE!
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They are very good, especially if you are a beginner. I sculpt, (look at the post on birding http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=613632 ) and usually I sketch the animals and poses first. there is an excellent book that I can recommend, Animal Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of From By Eliot Goldfinger. It is a fantastic book for learning how to draw animals.

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They are very good, especially if you are a beginner. I sculpt, (look at the post on birding http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=613632 ) and usually I sketch the animals and poses first. there is an excellent book that I can recommend, Animal Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of From By Eliot Goldfinger. It is a fantastic book for learning how to draw animals.

Thank you! smile I'll check that out. big_smile

❥Help me become a better artist! Pet portraits!
❥ Eat. Sleep. RIDE!
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Beautiful work!

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1/4/12 at 5:19am

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Stan says he'll help you out with an action shot!

My KMSH, Almost Dun, is willing to pose.

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot, 1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot, 1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

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Hey EH3, could you draw my chicken? tongue

Sorry about the quality, she just wouldn't hold still! lol Also, if you need me to zoom in on the chicken, just tell me and I will. tongue

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I have many I can post, lol I will look thru what I have uploaded and then you can pick which ones you want to draw big_smile You don't have to draw any or all of them if you don't want to. I would be happy to just have one of my pics done.

You have many choices, LOL. 5 of them I think hide

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I was trying to edit and some of my pics are now gone Having such a hard time with the new set up I hope I didn't mess you up

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Turkey love love ( R.I.P Butter hit )

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I have 1 dog, 2 cats, and 4 Chickens!

Chickens are like potato chips

You can't have just one

I have 1 dog, 2 cats, and 4 Chickens!

Chickens are like potato chips

You can't have just one

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Thank you all so much for the pictures! wee I'll get started right away. smile

❥Help me become a better artist! Pet portraits!
❥ Eat. Sleep. RIDE!
❥ All of life's problems are derived from not getting a pony for Christmas.
❥Be a best friend, tell the truth, overuse I love you...

❥Help me become a better artist! Pet portraits!
❥ Eat. Sleep. RIDE!
❥ All of life's problems are derived from not getting a pony for Christmas.
❥Be a best friend, tell the truth, overuse I love you...

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