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10 Practical Reasons to Commission a Pet Portrait
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10 Practical Reasons to Commission a Pet Portrait

Posted on: April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Welcome to my latest blog post – 10 Practical Reasons to Commission a Pet Portrait. To be fair, pet portraits aren’t new. It feels like we have been pet portrait artists a […]

10 Things You Need to Build a Thriving Pet Portraits Business
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10 Things You Need to Build a Thriving Pet Portraits Business

Posted on: March 7, 2025April 8, 2025

Welcome to my latest pet portraits business blog post – 10 Things You Need to Build a Thriving Pet Portraits Business. Starting a pet portrait business is an exciting journey. Believe me […]

Pet Portrait Commission FAQs: Your Top Questions Answered
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Pet Portrait Commission FAQs: Your Top Questions Answered

Posted on: February 9, 2025April 8, 2025

Welcome to our Pet Portrait Commission FAQs: Your Top Questions Answered. As you may already know my name is Melanie and I am one half of Melanie and Nicholas and we are […]

Best Drawing Papers for Pet Portraits in Pencil
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Best Drawing Papers for Pet Portraits in Pencil

Posted on: January 23, 2025April 8, 2025

Welcome to my first blog post of 2025 and I thought I would start the year off by chatting about the best drawing papers for pet portraits in pencil. My top picks […]

Beware of the Scam Targeting Pet Portrait Artists
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Beware of the Scam Targeting Pet Portrait Artists

Posted on: October 15, 2024April 9, 2025

I cannot believe I was just ‘nearly’ scammed from a cold call targeting pet portrait artists. It has bought me right to my desk to tap out a blog post to warn […]

Pet Portrait Websites Changing With The Times!
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Pet Portrait Websites Changing With The Times!

Posted on: September 29, 2024April 9, 2025

Welcome to our latest art business blog post, all about our pet portrait websites changing with the times! We have a few pet portrait artists who read our blog and so I […]

Why Sharing Portrait and Reference Photos is Crucial for Pet Portrait Artists
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Why Sharing Portrait and Reference Photos is Crucial for Pet Portrait Artists

Posted on: July 31, 2024April 9, 2025

I thought I’d write a blog post a out Why Sharing Portrait and Reference Photos is Crucial for Pet Portrait Artists. Do you show your reference photos with your pet portraits on […]

Pet Portraits Gift Vouchers
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Pet Portraits Gift Vouchers

Posted on: May 20, 2024April 9, 2025

Welcome to our latest pet portraits business post about our Pet Portraits Gift Vouchers service. I thought it might be a good idea to create a blog post about them as we […]

How Long Does a Pet Portrait Take?
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How Long Does a Pet Portrait Take?

Posted on: April 14, 2024April 9, 2025

One of the most popular questions we are asked, not only by clients but also budding artists and students is, ‘How long does a pet portrait take?‘. To be completely truthful, this […]

The Importance of Light and Shade in Pet Portraits
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The Importance of Light and Shade in Pet Portraits

Posted on: March 26, 2024April 9, 2025

I thought it would be a great subject to chat to our arty readers about the importance of light and shade pet portraits. As most artists do, we love visiting a gallery […]

Pet Portrait Artists Time Management
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Pet Portrait Artists Time Management

Posted on: February 24, 2024April 9, 2025

Welcome to my latest business post and this month its all about Pet Portrait Artists Time Management. Often we meet new people, they ask what we do for a living. When they […]

Google Website Tips for Pet Portrait Artists
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Google Website Tips for Pet Portrait Artists

Posted on: January 24, 2024April 9, 2025

Welcome to my first pet portraits business news post for 2024 and I thought I’d start the year off with some Google website tips for pet portrait artists. Do you run your […]

Advice on Framing Pet Portraits
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Advice on Framing Pet Portraits

Posted on: December 13, 2023April 9, 2025

Welcome to our latest blog post giving advice on framing pet portraits. As some of our regular readers might be aware, we used to frame our paintings and drawings. We have done […]

Can You Be A Successful Artist Without Social Media?
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Can You Be A Successful Artist Without Social Media?

Posted on: November 14, 2023April 9, 2025

Today’s blog post is aimed at our artist followers. It is almost a continuation of my previous blog post about social media. Since our Instagram hacking and our decision to delete of […]

Why we are NOT on social media anymore! Oh Dear!
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Why we are NOT on social media anymore! Oh Dear!

Posted on: October 23, 2023April 9, 2025

Welcome to an unusual mid monthly news and a huge topic today – Why we are NOT on social media anymore! Oh Dear! I felt the need to explain what’s been happening… […]

Capturing the Perfect Horse Photo for A Pet Portrait
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Capturing the Perfect Horse Photo for A Pet Portrait

Posted on: October 31, 2019April 9, 2025

I thought it would be great to write a blog post today about Capturing the Perfect Horse Photo for a Pet Portrait. We always say to clients, we are unable to meet […]

Everything You Need to Know About Pet Portraits
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Everything You Need to Know About Pet Portraits

Posted on: September 18, 2018March 14, 2025

Welcome to my latest blog post about everything you need to know about pet portraits. If you are thinking about commissioning a portrait of your furry friend, you might have some questions […]

Do You Varnish Your Pet Portraits Oil Paintings?
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Do You Varnish Your Pet Portraits Oil Paintings?

Posted on: July 29, 2018March 14, 2025

Welcome to our blog post about answering the question – Do You Varnish Your Pet Portraits Oil Paintings? We are asked general questions from practicing artists and prospective clients about our artwork and process. […]

Introducing Our Pet Portraits
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Introducing Our Pet Portraits

Posted on: March 19, 2018March 14, 2025

Welcome to our newest blog post Introducing our Pet Portraits by Melanie and Nicholas. If you have just landed on our Blog and this is the first post you are reading – […]

Introducing Our Ordering Process
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Introducing Our Ordering Process

Posted on: March 10, 2018March 14, 2025

Welcome to our detailed information page about the our ordering process for pet portraits. If you are looking to commission an oil painting or pencil drawing of your dog, cat or horse, […]

Pet Portraits Stickers and Studio News
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Pet Portraits Stickers and Studio News

Posted on: February 13, 2018March 14, 2025

Welcome to the first blog post in a long time all about our pet portraits stickers and studio news. Readers of our blog, I’m sure that you have noticed we haven’t made […]

Pet Portraits Article for Terrier Group
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Pet Portraits Article for Terrier Group

Posted on: October 27, 2017April 6, 2025

Welcome to our pet portraits article for Terrier Group magazine. A few months ago we were contacted by a lovely lady called Melanie (yes! same name!) who asked if we were interested […]

Paint & Draw Magazine Article
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Paint & Draw Magazine Article

Posted on: May 17, 2017April 9, 2025

Welcome to my Paint & Draw Magazine Article. Contributing to the magazine was very exciting! Although every single portrait is unique and tackled in slightly different ways this gives a good idea […]

Capturing the Bond in Pet Portraits
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Capturing the Bond in Pet Portraits

Posted on: May 3, 2017March 13, 2025

Welcome to our blog post pondering the subject capturing the bond in pet portraits. When you think about art and its array of subjects, there are very few subjects that create as […]

A Guide to Photographing Pets for Pet Portraits
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A Guide to Photographing Pets for Pet Portraits

Posted on: April 7, 2014March 19, 2025

Welcome to our latest blog post which is a Guide to Photographing Pets for Pet Portraits. We have been accepting commissions for a fair number of years now and the key element […]

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