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A Dream Commission

January 9, 2015 by Patricia 6 Comments

So, my holiday wasn’t completely idle. I was able to squeeze in some work, and had the chance to paint a portrait of one of the Philippines’ most beautiful women.

I had just finished having the most fantastic lunch date with several lovely ladies when I received this message:

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I was speechless for a long while! Of course I said, yes! And gave them a huge discount too, because who in their crazy mind would pass up the chance to do a portrait of the lovely Lucy Torres Gomez, right?! Never mind that I was on holiday and wanted to just spend time with family and friends and recharge.  I wasn’t passing up this chance!

After speaking with her staff, they sent over some pictures of her, and I chose one that I thought looked best in terms of colour palette and angle.  I started with a pencil sketch, which is my favourite phase:

 
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This is the most fun part! More often than not, I actually prefer the result of the sketch rather than the coloured-in version.  It’s much easier to control pencils than water and paint.

With much trepidation and the utmost concentration, I started colouring in the portrait.  I didn’t bring any art materials with me while I was on vacation, so I actually had to buy whatever I could find.  I was so happy to find Prang Watercolours! I learned to paint using Prang. The paper I ended up using is actually made for sketching – it was too absorbent! I had to adjust my style considerably, but I did like the result.

 

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And here it is, the final portrait that I shipped to her staff, who gave it to her as a birthday present. I hope she loved it!

 

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Front-end web developer, graphic designer, artist, work-at-home mum living in Singapore. I blog about my passions, which range from interior design, art, colours, typography, and all things pretty!

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  1. Stef Gonzaga says

    January 9, 2015 at 3:51 pm

    What an opportunity! And the final portrait looks amazing. Congratulations, Pat! I’m sure Lucy Torres Gomez would love it.

    I was wondering, what materials did you use to frame the portrait and where did you buy them? I’m thinking of doing a similar project. 🙂

    Reply
    • Patricia says

      January 9, 2015 at 4:03 pm

      Thanks Stef! It was such an honour!

      Reply
  2. ceemee says

    January 10, 2015 at 12:05 pm

    Galing!!! What a beautiful present to give!

    Reply
    • Patricia says

      January 14, 2015 at 10:58 pm

      Thanks Ceemee! I’m really hoping she liked it.

      Reply
  3. Rebecca Lee says

    January 10, 2015 at 6:52 pm

    Wow, congratulations! Even the pencil sketch looks great! 🙂 And very sweet of her staff, too! :))

    Reply
    • Patricia says

      January 14, 2015 at 10:58 pm

      Thanks Rebecca! I prefer the pencil sketch, actually. 🙂

      Reply

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