Christmas Gifts!

Christmas Gifts

The holidays were a busy time for Pencil Pictures by Mae! I got the opportunity to draw a lot of pretty faces! Thanks to all of you who ordered.  Here are a few of the gifts.

Meet Marley.  I will go ahead and admit it.. this little child is the reason I am unbelievably baby hungry. She is the COOLEST little toddler I've ever met.  She's funny, sassy, sweet and absolutely perfect. Lucky for me, this 2 year old is one of my best friends. There's a few pictures for you guys to see the process.  I included a close up of the finished product because I tried using charcoal for the first time and am so glad I did.  Charcoal allows much darker tones for shadows which gives the drawing more depth and a more realistic feel. Hope you like it!

Ready to see the cutest little smile you've ever seen? Say hi to Knox.  This fun little boy is soooo adorable and has the cutest little voice I've ever heard.  I love the picture his dad chose for me to draw because the little spark in his eyes says it all.  

Check out this cute family! Eric, Sadie, London and Kennedy. This was a gift for their mom, a drawing of her handsome husband and their three sweet little girls. This was a first for me because I have never drawn more than two people in a drawing.  Also, this was a last minute order and I didn't have a high quality photo to work with which made it a little harder so I won't lie, I was nervous as to how it would turn out but I loved the final result and more importantly, their mom loved it too!

I've drawn a lot of engagement pictures which are all wonderful.  But as the artist myself, I think I have a new favorite.  I drew Brock and Alex and I absolutely loved the final result.  It's a great picture to begin with and drawing it was so much fun for me.  I got the opportunity to see it all finished up, matted and framed, hung in their home and I was in love with it.