# My first commission

**URL:** <https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/my-first-commission/1133>\
**Category:** Share Your Art\
**Created:** [October 11, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/my-first-commission/1133 "2020-10-11T04:10:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![tgp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/tgp/32/701_2.png) [@tgp](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/tgp)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/my-first-commission/1133/1 "2020-10-11T04:10:07Z")

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Hey guys.  
truth be told, I’m NOT here much nowdays, still Drawing ALOT but I’ve been recently working on portraits- mainly and I’ve been spending my very limited media time on Patreon following a few brill guys.

but anyways…

I’m Back because I got a Commission! woot. but WOW

I’m not sure I’m ready for it; but I’m ready to show my effort Back to the client about a week or so after I got the job.

this was the photo:

 ![abby2 (2)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/4/4f223c16cf059a315e630b525264b946b4285c89.jpeg)

and this is my drawing!

 ![mikes dog](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/f/fd2d5652752bf70999d9395ccb27d69d2d7ae3f4.jpeg)

so a little bit of excitement, but also some downright anxiety. am I ready for commissions!? idk. but I sense that it makes me more serious then ever about my drawings.

PS, I’d say that drawing FUR and a DOG is hard-- but- this seems very obvious to me.

if only people wanted pencil drawings of boxes or something? ha!

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**Author:** ![lilnora](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/lilnora/32/1050_2.png) [@lilnora](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/lilnora)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/my-first-commission/1133/2 "2021-05-04T20:29:28Z")

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I painted the ‘late’ lab that a neighbor of mine commissioned me to do. White all over, even on her belly. Doing a ‘white’ dog was next to impossible but they were happy with it.

Only other portait I did on commission was of a friend in his Army uniform and he wanted it to be ‘spot on’. I finally asked if he would send his ‘bars’ to me along with a snip of the color of his uniform. I ended up ordering 3 olive drab greens to finish it. But we were both happy with the way it turned out.  
I’ve painted my 2 oldest granddaughters, and drawn the other one. Painted a picture of my DnL’s grandmother. I enjoy oils but I think my first passion was pastels.

Lenora “ArtistLittleNora”