Many artists get their start in custom work by drawing or paintings people’s pets. My start came with architecture, specifically cabins. “Cabinart” – get it?
Occasionally I get commissioned to draw or paint people’s pets, more dogs than cats. Here is the most recent, shown here today because I feel fairly confident that the intended recipient doesn’t know about me or this blog.
Just for curiosity’s sake, have a look at a few previous custom dog drawings:
In case you are wondering, here is information about custom dog drawings (cats too):
- Being eye-level with the animal makes for better photos than looking down at them. Notice the difference between the top drawing and the lower three.
- Black animals are extremely hard to photograph and thus to draw; seeing details is almost impossible.
- Clothing on animals is just weird; I have no earthly idea what the various parts and pieces of clothing are on the top drawing, and the less I understand what I am seeing, the more difficult it is to draw it.
- Usually people want little lap dogs of undetermined ancestry, the type of dog that makes me want to scream while standing on a chair. I manage to keep my panic at bay while armed with pencils. (German Shepherds, Australian Shepherds and yellow Labradors are more my style, although cats will always be my preference.)
- There is still time to have your pet drawn, but there will be a rush charge.
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