Canadian Realistic Drawing Artist Melissa Schatzmann | Wildlife & Nature Art, People & Pets, Pencil, Colored Pencil & Oils | Learn to Draw

A Commissioned Oil Portrait Painting

melissa — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:54:26 +0000

I took this oil portrait on as a commission earlier in the year. I hadn’t painted a portrait in 18 years so I had to ‘brush’ up on a few things. Pun intended! The most challenging area to paint wasn’t the face but rather the uniform. I had first painted this as a sepia based painting and then started building up the tones in the painting. So who knows! you may just see some more oil paintings here.

This photograph does no justice to the original painting as the colours are too saturated and bright here. Also, it’s a bit skewed as you can tell by the wooden stand. If I get a better picture I will surely post it

Maggie & Murphy

melissa — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:33:22 +0000

These are two cocker spaniels, Maggie & Murphy, whom I had the pleasure to draw for a client. I also had drawn this client’s past two cocker spaniels named Tiffy & Taffy about 10 years ago.

Royalty Free Stock Photos

melissa — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:19:54 +0000

My photography buddy (and long-time friend!) Susan Maracle have brought our professional photographs together of wildlife, pets, landscapes, birds, flowers, reptiles (and more!) in selling them as royalty free photos in our customized online store. New photos will be added periodically.

The photos are great for references for artists and illustrators or can be used by graphic and website designers. High quality professional photos at inexpensive prices. Instant download. Secure payments with Paypal. If you would like a larger photo size just let us know.

http://www.shutterbugstockphotos.com/royalty-free-stock-photos

Chipmunk

melissa — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:06:20 +0000

Drawing a Lioness Cub

melissa — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:20:27 +0000

Drawing Realistic Eyes

melissa — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:16:26 +0000

Learn How to Draw a Realistic Eye in Pencil

melissa — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:17:14 +0000

Would you like to learn how to draw this eye?
Visit my YouTube Channel
for Step by Step instructions!

Drawing a Young Child

melissa — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:18:35 +0000

Drawing Eyes (Male)

melissa — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:50:34 +0000

I am always fascinated with drawing the characteristics of eyes….with some having bushy eyebrows, fine lines & wrinkles, and brown spots on their skin! lol. It does give you a lot of practice at seeing different textures in the skin and how light and shadow can play a major roll in achieving a realistic look to it.

Drawing a Baby’s Hand

melissa — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:11:24 +0000

The smooth skin of baby’s hands and those delicate fingers that seem to clutch anything it can touch – including your hair if you’re not too careful! Baby’s skin is great practice for shading with a pencil and in layering your shades.