Draw Your Own Pet! Foundations of Pet Portraits: Sketching with Love

Learn from pet portrait artist Abbie Brunskill how to draw your own pet. Realistically, and with love!

✨ With more than ten years of experience in animal portraits, Abbie is your perfect guide to the world of heartfelt and stunning coloured drawings of your beloved pet. Abbie has a history of teaching everybody how to draw, and to fall in love with your creations! Known from our spring cat poretrait series at Catnip Coffee! 🐱

6.8.2025 Foundations of Pet Portraits: Sketching with Love
In this warm and welcoming first workshop, we’ll begin our journey into the world of pet portraiture. You’ll learn:

• the essential pencil techniques that bring your artwork to life
• how to see and translate colours and patterns,
• to begin sketching the outline of your beloved pet.

No matter your artistic ability or the pet you choose, this class is all about building confidence, connecting deeply with your subject, and laying the groundwork for a heartfelt, realistic portrait. The skills you develop here will serve as the foundation for drawing any animal with love and precision.

20.8.2025 Eyes & Noses: The Heart of Expression
This second workshop takes us deeper into the soul of your portrait — the eyes and nose. These features hold so much character and emotion, and we’ll explore exactly where to begin, how to observe the subtleties, and why they matter so much. You’ll learn:

• to capture the spark in your pet’s eye
• and the unique shape and shine of their nose, two powerful focal points that bring portraits to life.

This session is full of technique, gentle guidance, and the joy of learning how to truly see your pet. These methods will help you draw any animal with emotional depth and realism.

27.8.2025 Fur & Ears: Texture, Character & Realism
In our final workshop, we turn our focus to the details that complete the portrait, fur and ears. Learn to:

• observe and replicate the textures of short fur, long fur, curly fur, and everything in between.
• You’ll gain confidence identifying fur types from your reference photo and developing techniques to draw them with realism and love.
• We’ll also dive into the unique shapes and angles of ears, which are so expressive and full of personality, and explore how to bring them to life with fine detail and heart.

By the end of this class, you’ll be able to finish your pet portrait and feel proud of how you’ve grown as an artist.. and you’ll be ready to draw other animals too!

This is the art project you've been waiting for? Book your spot!
Spots are limited to ensure a relaxed learning atmosphere allowing for inidividual guidance.

You can book individual spots (28€ per session) or all three at once (75€ total). To book all three at once, please visit our website here!