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Pet Portraits - Part 1
dog painting oil painting pet portraits process tutorial

One of my most frequently asked questions is "Do you accept requests for pet portraits?" Yes, I do. However, I take a limited number each year. I open the season in the spring for new requests. By fall and winter I normally don't accept any more until I have completed the commissions I have already accepted for that year. I am going to outline the process in four steps. 1. Costumes and Thumbnails When a new commission is contracted one of the first exchanges is photos of the pet and photo ideas for costumes. Sometimes the client has a...