Boxer Pencil Drawings for Pet Food Branding

This project was a little different from my usual commissions! I was contacted by Richard Ryan, the owner of a pet food company in the USA, who commissioned two pencil drawings of Boxers: one adult and one puppy, along with a barn door background. The artwork would be used for both their product packaging and company logo.

I often work with pet-related businesses looking for custom pencil illustrations for logos, packaging, advertising, and branding. Each element of this project was drawn separately so the design could be flexible. The final drawings were combined digitally into a cohesive logo mock-up ready for print. Scroll down to read more about the project.

Pencil illustration of a Boxer puppy by Melanie Phillips for pet food branding — Boxer Puppy Illustration

The Story Behind This Commission

The photo above shows one of the illustrations before it was sent to the client — complete with my pencils for scale, giving a more natural look at the artwork in progress.

This was a special commission for a pet food company in the USA. Richard, the client, asked me to create a logo-style illustration featuring two boxers — an adult and a puppy — sitting in front of barn doors.

Using licensed stock photos as references, I drew each element separately on individual sheets of paper. This meant the company could reuse each component — the dogs and the barn doors — independently across different packaging and branding material.

The final artwork could be merged digitally for their full logo design. The puppy drawing was 12" x 10", the adult boxer 16" x 12", and the barn doors 14" x 11". You can see the adult Boxer and logo mock-up further down the page.

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Custom Illustrations for Pet Businesses

Before sending the finished artwork, I took a few photos of both Boxer drawings so that my client, Richard, could see them in a more natural setting. I also included my pencils for a sense of scale.

Pencil illustration of an adult Boxer dog by Melanie Phillips for pet food branding

Happy Clients...

"Melanie,

I think they are great! Hopefully, you will see your efforts on some fantastic packaging in the near future."

Richard Ryan

Pencil illustrations of both adult and puppy Boxer dogs together, with pencils for scale

Custom Illustrations for Pet Branding and Packaging

If you are a pet food brand owner or a business in need of unique pencil drawings for branding, packaging, or promotional materials, I'd love to help. Feel free to email or message me with your ideas and project details!

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Pencil illustration of a barn door for pet food branding

The Combined Boxer Portraits

After completing all three drawings, I created a mock-up design to demonstrate how the company could arrange the elements into a cohesive logo. I’m looking forward to seeing the final branded packaging in 2020!