Pet Caricature Portrait

Caricature illustration of a golden retriever. Exaggeration: enlarge the head relative to the body, push the eyes larger and the expression further, and amplify the breed's own distinctive features — the broad open grin, the heavy feathered tail and the soft dropped ears — so the exaggeration comes from what this animal actually looks like rather than from a generic cute-animal template. Personality to make visible in the face and posture: relentlessly optimistic, ears up, tail mid-swing, expressed through the set of the ears, the angle of the head and the weight distribution of the stance rather than through any human facial expression pasted on. Keep real animal anatomy underneath: the skull structure holds, the eyes sit properly, the legs attach where legs attach, the fur grows in the direction fur grows. Fur and coat: rendered with visible direction and texture — soft where the undercoat is, wiry where the guard hairs are — not a flat colour fill. Styling: a small red bandana. Setting: plain warm cream paper with a loose wash behind, simplified so the animal dominates the frame. Medium: pen and ink with a watercolour wash, confident varied line weight, heaviest along the back and under the jaw. Colors: warm golds, russet and cream. Composition: head large and slightly turned toward camera, body foreshortened behind it, one clear focal detail. Quality: high-resolution illustration, crisp fully-resolved linework, visible fur texture and medium grain, affectionate and funny rather than grotesque.