How to Draw a Pet Portrait in Graphite - Tips, Tricks and Tools

[@christinehowell]

This is really useful ... the tools and tips and seeing the drawing progress work really well together. I also start out determined to focus on one area but find myself jumping around as I see things I want to pick up... and I also love drawing the collars! It's nice to have the harder surfaces to draw. Thank you for taking the time to record this. It's very helpful.

[@jeancurbishley7361]

Beautiful,it’s the eyes what get you.🎉

[@ethelpepper]

I have learned your a damn good artist, understatement

[@SuperSarandipity]

Just had a customer ask for a pet portrait in pencil. I mostly work in oils or pastel pencils, in colour. I thought..hmm...could be challenging so found your video to give me an idea on how to proceed and what to focus on...just bought some mechanical pencils...never used them before. So I'm learning soemthing new. Thanks very much and you are very talented...and patient, a lot of work and detail.

[@sojerx267]

Amazing and useful video, even someone who started adventure with drawings not long ago, can try it and... learn A LOT

[@prarabdhdwivedi5155]

You deserve more popularity You are a great artist

[@clairepenny247]

Fab video Grace. Loved learning about all the techniques and tools and can’t wait for a vid on noses! X

[@georgehorlock]

Love, love, love this !! 🙏

[@cynthiasterling7892]

I’m so happy l found your page‼️ l needed that tutoring, with the different types of hair drawn. Watching you put that pup together was incredibly stunning. Thank You for your tutoring 😍♥️💕✨🌟

[@Matt231985uk]

Phenomenal Grace!!!!

[@sweetbb125]

I love your techniques. Thank you.

[@david111davies]

Amazing patience, I am a total novice and i had no idea it takes 15 hours or more to do something like this on A5.

[@ignaciobalais5394]

Wow very realistic

[@bigpanda8772]

Wow! You are very talented!

[@gracemurrayart]

Thank you! 😊

[@sayusayme7729]

Absolutely beautiful, thank you. Learned a lot. A bit confused when doing the different strokes and which exact tool. Perhaps they’re in your specific tutorials. Can’t wait to try.

[@ThurmanArt]

That was a lovely video, it was super easy to follow along, teaching is one of your strong points and your drawing was amazing, thanks 😍

[@gracemurrayart]

Thank you so much, it means a lot that you've stopped by to leave such lovely comments!❤

[@rachelsondag999]

This is wonderful video. Thank you!

[@chetandhamankar6547]

You taught a lot of things.... thank you so much....love the art ❤️

[@gracemurrayart]

You are so welcome! x

[@susancook1617]

Amazing, thank you for sharing 😊

[@choccysprinklies6030]

Wow...amazing and some great tips...Thank you

[@gracemurrayart]

Glad this could be of help, thanks for your comment! x

[@tommyreusse3858]

so freaking talented

[@gracemurrayart]

Thanks so much, Tommy!

[@popchannel4124]

Great video, thanks !! ☺️

[@cafemir]

Thank you very much Grace.

[@gracemurrayart]

You are so welcome!

[@Steviexwonder49]

Great video and amazing drawing .

[@gracemurrayart]

Thank you so much 😀

[@CharlotteElizabeth92]

Virgo detail is love, Virgo detail is life 🙏

[@hollyhunterart]

Really great video Grace!! Some really useful tips too, I’ll definitely be giving that triangle fur technique ago! 😄💜 Also you should try the Staedtler Mars Lumograph Black pencil range, use the 6B and you’ll get a really nice dark shadow tone from that. That range has a high proportion of carbon in them! 💜

[@gracemurrayart]

Thanks so much Holly- glad you found some use in it! Ahhh maybe that's where I was going wrong with the lumograph ones.. I don't think I got the 'black' range! x

[@MrsGraphiteGal]

I know this ages ago but th Staedtler 5,6,7 and 9hard super dark and very smooth. They blend really well with over the other ranges. You can get the staedtler leads in 0.5 and 0.7 in all the grades. It's pronounced Stet-ler And Koo-i-Nor, try their solid graphite pencils, no wood. Can be good for paying larger are for blending

[@jessicatrombley8185]

Do you spray your drawing with a workable fixative at the end or during your drawing? I love your channel, you are very… very …very ….talented!

[@F4xart]

Amazing

[@gracemurrayart]

Thank you! x

[@williamdevonshire366]

Wow you are so amazing! I would love to have you teach me for everything! You really explain things well and thoroughly. really helped. thanks

[@gracemurrayart]

Aw thank you William, I'm really glad it was helpful for you!

[@AnneMarieArtStudio]

Amazing, congrats!! 😍😍😍

[@joymondal3211]

Great video🙏...How to draw a white English Labrador portrait with graphite pencils...A video on this would be great 🙏 Thank you ma'am🙏

[@michaeljoel4450]

Re the Staedlter pencil - it is only the really soft grades that have a higher carbon content 7b and above. Although I am given to understand that new stock 2023 no longer have the carbon. This is because they now have been replaced by their ‘black’ range. Like your work.

[@00guitar0]

Awesome!

[@dannyboi162]

You're an amazing artist. Have you been able to make a living off your work

[@gracemurrayart]

Thanks Danny! Yes, I do this full time now :)

[@meggienaipal8833]

Your rats name is Dave 😂 so so cute! Great video too by the way 🤗

[@gracemurrayart]

He was such a cutie, and so suited his name! 😂❤️ Thanks Meggie x

[@kevingodding9316]

Great video 👍👍👍

[@samikchakraborty8142]

Wonderful 💞

[@pablocabral1462]

Ficou perfeito! Parabéns!

[@simoneprivara5449]

Hi, what is the name of the pink pencil eraser 😊 Thank you

[@gracemurrayart]

@@simoneprivara5449 it's the perfection eraser pencil by Faber Castell - it's listed with a link in the description. 😊

[@marthablessing6426]

If you do a section at a time with details, how do you make needed corrections in the outline?

[@ThurmanArt]

And I have subscribed 😍😍😍

[@gracemurrayart]

Thank you, subbed right back, love your art.

[@ThurmanArt]

@@gracemurrayart thanks for your support 😍

[@bridgetmerritt5476]

What shade is the graphite powder for lighter areas and darker ?

[@gracemurrayart]

It's a 2h graphite powder, I only used one and definitely wouldn't say its a necessary step :)

[@petefowler808]

Great video, exactly what I'm trying to accomplish, very helpful! In future videos if you could include your reference photo on screen, I think it would help me see how you capture the direction of the hair (fur) if not I have learned lot, thank you!

[@gracemurrayart]

Hi Pete, I'm so glad this helped you out! And that's a great idea- will be sure to do that in future, thanks for the feedback!🖤

[@petefowler808]

@@gracemurrayart Thanks for the reply Grace, your work is what I inspire to do with my drawings! I really struggle with long white hair. I had an Old English Sheepdog that we lost last year and doing a portrait of him is what got me motivated to do more than doodling's and sketches. I also have a Boxer that I'm trying hard to do a detail drawing of and video has helped. Thank you again for the videos!

[@gracemurrayart]

@@petefowler808 That's so great to hear, but I'm so sorry you lost your sheepdog. I lost my cat last year too, and have been meaning to create a portrait of her but it's still too painful. Do you have any social media that I can follow your progress on?😊

[@petefowler808]

@@gracemurrayart I haven't posted any of my drawings anywhere, I guess because I'm trying to the next level with the help of videos like yours. I have no professional training, it's just a hobby turning into a passion, I hope!

[@prakashartwork]

Nice

[@leonardshatner4717]

How do you get the white bits of fur to stand out as seen on the left above his eye?

[@gracemurrayart]

I think I answered on instaram, but Gelly Roll pen! x

[@rockstarmaverick459]

Will you make a slower version of this

[@gracemurrayart]

There's a slower edition of this on my patreon, graphite tier 😊

[@a4animations334]

add background music (on low voice) that will be more cool & nice to hear it & also to watch this video ,all the best.........

[@jasonfella265]

You've got some mad skills, girl! Great video and love the accent. Greetings from across the Pond =)

[@gracemurrayart]

Thanks so much Jason, it's so funny to think I have an accent to other people! 🤣 appreciate the comment!

[@Iona-j6e]

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[@LDog90]

I’m upset I didn’t get to see Dave 😂

[@unperro7316]

Have U an IG account?

[@gracemurrayart]

Yes! It's @gracemurrayart. Thanks.

[@sabinebrave7762]

To bad that the video is sped up just when it gets intresting. I woud love to have seen a longer video how you draw the ear or nose just in real time. This is just way to fast to see what you're doing

[@gracemurrayart]

There are lots of real time videos on my Patreon. 😊

[@helengill5481]

Wow that was great to watch, maybe you shud draw your rat lol :)

[@gracemurrayart]

Thank you Helen! Aww I'd love to as he's passed now, I just never get the time :(

[@pango2349]

damn

[@jcepri]

Too sped up for me

[@kerrytaia2458]

I would describe it as a flick

[@kerrytaia2458]

Great video btw thank you 🫶🏽

[@gracemurrayart]

Thanks Kerry! Haha good word - someone else said a 'tick' the other day!