Tips For Buying 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 most important thing to keep in mind is that safety should be your top priority. This is an important issue in every step of this process. It requires you to carefully check that services, providers and products can be counted upon to be reputable and safe. On the same note remember to check that payment methods are secure. Finally when you are doing research only use resources that are verifiable and accurate.

The good news is that there are a number of low cost guides and references available to help this process go more smoothly. For example you can find in many book stores and libraries art buyer guides. These cover subjects such as negotiating prices, commissioning work, framing and installation. It is also possible to find some art buying guides available to peruse for free on the internet.

There are a great variety of venues where you can learn more about artists who are doing custom work. For example online there are many galleries that showcase hundreds or even thousands of individual artists works. These are typically organized so that each artist has as a storefront for displaying images, arranging commissions and making sales. You can usually search for a key word so here is an opportunity to find artists that do custom portraits of pets.

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.

Here is an opportunity to check out the portfolios of different artists to get a sense of their style and approach. Some work primarily in the genre of pet portraits, making them experienced and skilled at interpreting different animal breeds. Some artists include on their websites all the information you need to arrange a commissioned piece.

It can also be very helpful to visit a local art fair. These take place in many towns and cities across the country each year and are especially popular in the holiday season. This experience may introduce you to local artists who are happy to undertake commissioned portraits of pets.

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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