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Colored Pencil Pet Portraits: Bringing Your Pet to Life
Cathy Stone & Kathy Guido | January 28 — 29, 2027
Your pet deserves better than a phone photo! Bring a favorite image and learn how to transform it into a colored pencil portrait you’ll be proud to frame. Instructors Cathy Stone and Kathy Guido will show you how to capture the soulful eyes, sweet expression, and soft fur textures that make your pet uniquely yours.
During this fun and supportive two-day workshop, you’ll learn the techniques that bring an animal portrait to life.
Workshops fill quickly—secure your spot early
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Your own colored pencil pet portrait in progress
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A comprehensive instruction manual you can refer to long after the workshop
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A reference image for practicing the techniques taught in class
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Proven techniques for creating realistic eyes, features, and fur
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A better understanding of color layering, texture, and dimension
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Greater confidence in turning your own photographs into colored pencil portraits
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A repeatable process you can use to create future pet portraits on your own
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This workshop is designed for artists with basic colored pencil experience through advanced skill levels. If you’re comfortable working with colored pencils and want to improve your ability to create realistic fur, expressive features, and convincing depth, you’ll fit right in.
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Over two days, Cathy and Kathy will show you how to:
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Transfer a reference photo accurately
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Create expressive, lifelike eyes
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Render noses, ears, and other distinctive features
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Build realistic fur using layers, direction, and texture
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Choose and layer colors for depth and dimension
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Translate a photograph into a portrait that captures your pet’s individual personality
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Apply these techniques to your own pet portrait with individual guidance
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Thursday, January 28 | 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Day One focuses on the techniques you’ll need to create a successful pet portrait. You’ll work through transferring your reference, creating expressive features, developing realistic fur textures, and layering colored pencil for believable color and dimension. -
Friday, January 29 | 9:00 am–4:00 pm
On Day Two, you’ll begin a portrait of your own furry companion, applying what you learned on Day One with plenty of individual help from Cathy and Kathy along the way. -
Fee: $119
Cathy Stone and Kathy Guido bring their colored pencil experience and love of animal portraiture to this hands-on workshop. Their supportive, step-by-step approach helps students understand not only how to create realistic features and textures, but how to capture the expression and personality that make each animal unique.