Dog portraits
Dog Portraits from Your Photo
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Painting style
Eye level · Face visible · Daylight · One pet
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Which style suits your dog's coat?
Every dog portrait starts from the same rule: it has to look like your dog, not a dog of the same breed. But coats paint very differently. A glossy short coat is all light and muscle, a doodle is a cloud of curls, and a black Lab can turn into a silhouette if the light is wrong. Here's how we handle each one, and the style we'd start with.
Short coat
Boxers, pointers, pit bulls and Labs show every muscle and the shine of the coat, so the light does most of the work.
Start with The Commander. A crisp officer’s coat and a stormy sky suit a sleek, proud outline.
Curly
Doodles and poodles are painted as soft clusters of curls rather than single hairs, with the eyes kept sharp inside the fluff.
Start with Modern Pastel. Smooth brushwork and a flat pastel ground keep curls from looking busy.
Long fur
Collies, goldens and spaniels get long, flowing strokes that follow the direction the fur actually falls in your photo.
Start with The Royal. Long fur over red velvet and ermine is the classic noble look.
Black dogs
A black coat is lit from the side so you see the shape of the head, the gloss on the fur and the warmth in the eyes, not a dark blob.
Start with Classic Oil. Warm Dutch-style window light is made for dark coats.
Spotted & merle
Dalmatians, merles and patched mixes keep each spot where it really is. Patterns are what make your dog yours, so we never tidy them up.
Start with Watercolor. White paper lets every spot stand out.
Photo tips for dogs
You don't need a professional photo. You need one where your dog's face is clear. Three things make the biggest difference:
Do: Crouch down to your dog’s eye level, a few feet away, so the face fills the middle of the photo.
Avoid: Shooting from standing height, looking down on the top of the head. The muzzle gets short and the eyes get lost.
Do: Outdoors in open shade or next to a bright window. Soft daylight shows coat color and eye color truthfully.
Avoid: Flash at night. It flattens the fur, turns the eyes green or white and hides markings on dark coats.
Do: One dog, head and chest in the frame, a squeaky toy held just above the camera to get that alert look.
Avoid: A group shot, a dog far across the yard, or a photo where a person is hugging the dog around the face.
Built for dog people
The Commander is our most dog-ish style: a navy officer's coat with gold epaulettes and a single medal, because every good boy has earned at least one. It's preselected on this page. Not your dog's vibe? The Royal, Classic Oil, Watercolor, Modern Pastel and In Loving Memory are one tap away, and you can paint the same photo in another style right after the first one is done.
Your preview is free and watermarked. When you love it, the Portrait Pass ($9) unlocks the clean HD file and a print-ready version of every portrait in your account, and a canvas starts at $45 with shipping included to the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
Questions, answered
Can you paint two pets together?
Not yet. Each portrait shows one animal, because likeness drops when two pets share a painting. If your photo has two pets, we paint the most prominent one. You can make a separate portrait of each.
My dog is black. Will the portrait lose all the detail?
Black coats are the hardest to paint, so we light them on purpose: a warm side light picks out the shape of the head, the shine on the coat and the eyes. Classic Oil and The Commander suit black dogs best. Start with a daylight photo, ideally outdoors in open shade, so there's detail in the fur to paint.
Can I use an old photo from when my dog was a puppy?
Yes, as long as it's reasonably sharp and at least 600 px on the short side. Scans of printed photos work too. We paint the dog as they look in that photo, so a puppy photo gives you a puppy portrait.
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