Handmade in Derbyshire
About Portraits by Becky
Sheffield Born Artist
Portraits by Becky is the name used by the Yorkshire pet portrait artist Becky Dawes.
Originally from Sheffield, I now live and work in the wonderful town of Dronfield, Derbyshire. I studied art at Norton College in Sheffield (which is now St James' Retail Park!) but it was during the 2020 lockdowns I really started creating using the digital artwork medium.
I create pet portraits as well as family or couple portraits to a wide range of audiences. You can order your portrait as a digital file to print yourself or I can produce canvas and framed personalised prints.
I create my pet portraits and artwork through your photographs as reference and work with you to make sure you’re 100% satisfied before any artwork is finalised.
Art is my passion and I love creating custom portraits and sending them across the UK. I can make your portraits as unique as you would like, so if you want to request some extra detail then please let me know, all you have to do is ask!
I also produce commissioned art pieces for businesses. Custom posters, banners, stickers and all forms of marketing materials.
This is a picture of me and my beautiful (and grumpy) Border Collie Winnie who I have now drawn more times then I can count.
What makes my style different?
My work is influenced by my border collie Winnie who has always been an inspiration. I studied Art at College in Sheffield and it has always been a big part of my life. I turned to digitally illustrated art in lockdown and have continued to find my style of art within pet portraits and commissioned pieces.
What is digital illustration?
Digital illustration has gown as an art medium more and more as technology advances. Although instead of paper it is a screen, and instead of a paintbrush/pencil it’s a smart pen, digital illustration is as much a form of art as any other. It has its own applications, style and technique depending on who the artist is. All my artwork is hand illustrated and takes hours to complete. There are no forms of AI used in my work, just me, my iPad and my Apple pen.