In this image of two playful border collie puppies I am inviting the viewer to feel happy. Their gentle expressions want you to join in the fun. Feature for feature the illustration is a realistic portrait and I relied on the dog's minimal facial cues to appeal to the viewer's emotions. The image appeared on labels advertising natural food supplements for puppies and realistic renderings of the animals were necessary to reach the target audience effectively. This is very different than when I illustrate animal characters for children's books where I will take a basic animal and anthropomorphize them. This is a fancy word for giving them human features and a personality. If you wish to see my full blog library please go to:

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