The first phase of the drawing is a light pencil
sketch to define the shapes of the animals.

Form, shading, and composition is changed and
enhanced to create the portrait with special
attention to the eyes and expression of the animals.

More layers of shading, highlights, and the
addition of darker graphite pencils completes the final drawing.

Depending on the size and complexity of the portrait,
each portrait can take between 6 to 10 hours to draw.