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Pet Portraits by Commission – Pencil Drawings from Photos

French Bulldog Pencil Portrait

Welcome to my custom French Bulldog pencil portrait of Junji and Daisy! This double dog drawing was commissioned by Malcom in Hong Kong as a surprise gift for his wife. He emailed me several wonderful reference photos of their two French Bulldogs and after some friendly back and forth, we settled on the perfect composition. I created the portrait using graphite pencils on high-quality Italian paper, carefully capturing their distinctive expressions and soft fur textures. It was a real joy to work on and even more special knowing it would be gifted to someone special. Scroll below to read about the full sgtory of the portrait.

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About the Commission of French Bulldogs Junji and Daisy

Malcolm Underwood (Hong Kong) contacted me in 2014 for a portrait as he is owned by two gorgeous French Bulldogs called Junji and Daisy! He wanted to commission a 14 x 14 pencil portrait for his wife as a surprise gift. I was delighted, and I absolutely loved the photos that Malcolm had sent and was really excited to get started on the commission.

Once the drawing was completed, I photographed it and emailed a final version for approval. He showed his wife the pencil portrait, and she loved it. You can read a number of emails and messages from both Malcolm and his wife Wendy below—some when they saw the portrait, and also some when they received it.

Malcolm had the portrait framed when it arrived in Hong Kong, which was perfect. I do have a lovely framer called Amanda and can send framed portraits overseas if clients would like me to arrange everything for them. I have lots of frame choices, and you can see them in my framing gallery.

Happy Clients...

"Hi Melanie,
Thanks again, we are over the moon and can't wait! The wife was teary!
Thanks again,
Malcolm"

"They are amazing, just fantastic, I can't quite believe it as their personality is right there! Thank you ever so much.
Malcolm"

"Hi,
I now know about my surprise, and although I haven't yet seen the original, I really love your drawing! I cannot believe how you have captured them—you can even see their personalities in it.
Thank you so much!
Wendy"

"Hi Melanie,
We finally got around to framing the drawing that you did of us! Here's a photo of Daisy checking it out—she looks well chuffed! We'll get our humans to take a photo of us both beside it and send it to you soon! Thanks so much!
Thank you for our portrait, we love it!!!"

French Bulldog Pet Portraits

French Bulldog Pencil Portrait

If you have a French Bulldog and would like a pencil portrait of them for you or your friends and family, you are more than welcome to email me at any time. I'd love to see photos and chat with you about their portrait. Contact me at any time!



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