Tracey Costescu - Vancouver Portrait Artist

My portfolio consists of highly realistic interpretations of the model. Although I focus on realism, my goal is not to imitate the reference material used but to obtain a truthful and accurate depiction of the subject. A strong likeness happens naturally during the drawing process. My portfolio mainly consists of custom commission graphite & charcoal and watercolor portraits drawn from my client's family photos of a favorite pet, baby, child or wedding portrait.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Watercolor Dog Portrait - Birthday Gift

This is the sketch of Dudley a cute little dog that I am doing a commission of as a birthday gift for his owner. I have applied masking fluid to the areas I want to keep light or white when I do the background. This will be a monochromatic portrait but again I will use a few colors as needed to add depth while still maintaining a monochromatic feel.

Labels: demo, dog portrait, dudley, pet portrait, watercolor dog portrait, watercolor pet portrait

2 Comments:

Anonymous said...: If you use a few colours it is not a monchrome ('monochromatic') painting! Doh!; 1:21 AM
Costescu said...: doh I know that is why I say it gives a monochromatic feel ;) I know it is not a true monochromatic but it still has the feel of a monochromatic and adds more texture as the french ultramarine provides depth and a very cool texture that I could not get with just the sepia - so I guess technically it is a duochromatic painting ;); 2:23 PM

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: Name: Costescu; Location: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

I am a commission portrait artist specializing in graphite, charcoal and watercolor. Commissions of people and pets are held in private collections through Canada, United States and Europe.

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