The single most important thing to consider when deciding on a pet portrait is the reference photo you provide,
The better the photo the better the drawing.
I made this small collage to show you the do’s and dont’s for portrait photography courtesy of my handsome model Murphy.
If you’re unsure of what will make a good photo, then take a few, or use some old ones and send them over to me.
I’m more than happy to help you through the process and give my opinion on what would make for the best drawing.
Also take a look through my gallery and have a look at the sort of angles I have already drawn, this may help you decide what you would like.
Pets that have passed away
If your pet(s) has passed away and you only have a certain number of photos to work from, dont worry, send over the photos you do have and we’ll work together to come up with a perfect portrait for you.
An example of this are these 2 photos I received for reference, instead of drawing one or the other, i decided that the portrait would look a lot better if i merged the two photos together, using the head from one and the body from another
Multiple pets on one page
If you have multiple pets that you would like drawn but for the life of you can’t get them to sit together, don’t worry, you can take separate photos (at similar angles) and I can merge them all together, like I did with this portrait.
