I just wanted to share this on here (My new ‘blog'!’ Woo!) - because I’m really excited! I have made a new dog print, it’s called ‘ The Motley Crew’ and it features a lovely group of dogs. They are called ‘Will, Ivy, Betty, Caley, Agnes, Cloud, Poppy and Sue’
Sometimes I find it hard to choose between dog breeds to draw because I love them all! So I thought I would make this print for anybody else who loves dogs of all different shapes and sizes! I also really like how they look when they sit side by side, their colours and textures look amazing together. I’m really pleased with this print, I’ve had a lovely afternoon signing them all and posting out the pre-orders.
The Process:
I’ve drawn all the dogs with a combination of Faber Castel-PolyChromos, Faber-Castel Albrecht Durer, and CarandAche watercolour pencils. I start by drawing the outlines lightly in pencil in a 7H pencil. I then go in with a 3H and add in details. Once I’m happy (I spend AGES getting them right. The eyes take a particularly long time!) I will slowly start to add colour, beginning with the palest and adding the darkest at the end. Whiskers are drawn last, with a very sharp black Polychromos pencil crayon. I then scan my artwork on my very snazzy scanner and send it to my printer. He then prints a very small amount on to the most beautiful watercolour paper with his archival Giclee printer (the very best type of printer you can get). When I receive them I check them over and carefully sign, title and number each one in pencil (for those interested I use a sharp Palomino Blackwing pencil to do this as it works really nicely on this specific paper).
I made a little video to show you the details. Complete with a voice over! It’s the first time I’ve ever done voice over ting - it’s quite fun!
If you’d like to order one of the 50 new limited edition dog prints - you can find them on my website here. Or if you are shopping from the EU you can find me on Etsy
Woof woof.
Love,
Catherine x
P.s - if you’ve come over from ‘My Newsletter’ please excuse that this is similar to the email I’ve just sent out. There will be loads of different stuff on here really soon! I’m just warming up!
Love your dog pics! Do you commissions?
I love dogs, too. This painting is adorable.