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Portrait styles

Pet portrait styles, explained

Five styles, five very different moods. These guides show each one on real sample pets, explain what changes from the phone photo to the finished portrait, and help you match a style to your pet and to the room it will hang in.

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Sample Watercolor style portrait of Pepper, a border collie
Sample Watercolor style portrait of Pepper, a border collie
Portrait stylesPop art pet portraitsPop art pet portraits with bold outlines, flat bright color and halftone dots, from your phone photo. See samples on a cat, a Frenchie and a dachshund.Portrait stylesRoyal pet portraitsRoyal pet portraits turn your dog or cat into a Renaissance style oil painting with velvet, ermine and a gold medallion. See samples and what works.Portrait stylesWatercolor pet portraitsWatercolor pet portraits made from one phone photo: soft washes, ink accents and white paper. See samples, the pets that suit it and how to frame one.

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