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Pet Portraits
The animal companions with whom we share our lives can be the most
important things in the world to us. An original fine art pet
portrait is a wonderful way to celebrate a cherished pet or remember
those we have lost. There are hundreds of companies now offering pet
portrait services on the web today. Here are a couple of the most
common types that you might find.
Fine Art Paintings
Fine art oil or watercolor pet
portraits will capture your special animal companion's unique
personality and exact likeness in a painting that will last a
lifetime. True to life paintings that will create a lasting
memory of your pet and make lovely and thoughtful gifts for you or
your pet-loving friends. You can also opt for charcoal or pencil
portraits of your pet, which will show all the personality you love
in a more aged or timeless style.
Digital Art Renderings
Contemporary custom pet portraits
created on the computer from scanned pictures of your dog or cat.
They can erase cluttered
backgrounds from your snapshots and reduce red eye from your flash
photography. Most work in a variety of pet portrait art styles for a variety of tastes, creating portrait work that is custom and a masterpiece just
for your pet that captures his or her personality. Most print your
pet portraits on to either artist grade canvas or watercolor paper.
Some will even take it an extra step and offer you special gift
ideas in the form of mouse pads, mugs and calendars with your pets
as the stars.
All fine art prints should have a satisfaction guarantee and you
should even be sent an on-line proof prior to printing just in case
a color change might be needed.
Taking the Photograph to Send In For Painting
- Camera should be
lowered to pet's level.
- Photograph outside.
- Backgrounds add to
the beauty of portraiture. Do, however, try to eliminate
distractions (unwanted interiors, people, etc.) which are not to
be included and merely clutter the shot.
- Use 150mm - 200mm
lens, especially when taking head shots, to minimize distortion.
- Employ a partner to
stand behind you and help with toys or gestures to capture
expressions. Tether pet if necessary.
- Take several rolls of
film. There are seldom more than one or two good shots in a
dozen. Look at your pictures critically. Chose those which best
illustrate your pet's unique anatomy. Do the eyes show or are
they dark holes? Does the expression indicate your pet's
character and individuality?
- Send several
snapshots, indicating your favorites.
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