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How To Buy Custom Pet Portraits

By Donna Sanders


The following guidance is geared towards helping anyone who is keen to buy a unique portrait of their pet no matter whether it is a cat, dog, reptile or other creature. Custom pet portraits are extremely popular today for a host or reasons. The internet allows many people to connect with artists easily while photos can be shared easily as reference material. To follow are a host of tips to help you to learn more about this process.

The foremost consideration in this process should always be staying safe. This is important in each step of this process. Whether you are searching for information on services, providers or products, making sure that they are safe and reputable in every way is essential. In a similar vein, make sure that payment methods can be trusted to be secure and safe. While conducting research checking that the resources you use are accurate and up to date is also important.

Thankfully there are many low cost references and guide books on offer which can help make this process go better. For instance there are many book sellers and libraries that offer guides for art buyers. These are covering subjects ranging from how to negotiate prices, how to commission work, insurance and installation. You may also find some of these guides available to peruse for no cost online.

There are loads of different venues which offer the chance to connect with artists who regularly undertake commissioned work. For instance online there are a number of well known galleries that feature hundreds or even thousands of different artists paintings and drawings. These may be organized so that you can search for artists doing pet portraiture.

On the Internet you can also glean much information by checking out the websites of individual artists. Start by searching for pet portraiture artists in your local area. However keep in mind that many artists are happy to ship across the country for an affordable price.

Use this opportunity to view portfolios to get a sense of the overall style. There are many artists who focus primarily on pet portraiture. They typically have a great range of examples on their websites to help provide you with inspiration.

You might also want to take some time to visit a local arts and crafts fair. This is a common place to find information on a wide range of artists and designers. These are particularly popular events near the holiday season.

One of the more popular means of connecting with artists around the country is by visiting a gallery. There are some that are dedicated to animal and wildlife art. These can be a good place to look for information on artists who work in pet portraiture. Many times the gallery works to represent the artist in commissioned work. That is, you can contact the artist via the gallery staff to learn about prices and other details.




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