Which art medium is best for pet portraits?

 If nothing, one thing is for sure; pets immensely improve the standard of one’s life! They make the days even brighter and make the nights less lonely. They fill the hole in your life that you never knew that you had before getting your pet. They remain not just pets but become a member of your family. Therefore, something special needs to be done to show your appreciation and love for your furry creature. And there is no better way than to show your love and affection for them by getting them a personal portrait!

One thing that you must know before ordering a pet portrait is that you can choose between a variety of different mediums for your portrait. From charcoals to acrylic, you can either get a monochrome (black and white) portrait or a coloured one.

Black and White portraits: The most basic, but not so easy, in this category is the graphite portrait. As the name suggests, the petportrait is made from graphite pencils ranging from HB to 8B graphite pencils. Another type is made from charcoal sticks and charcoal pencils ranging in various sizes. Charcoal is a better choice over graphite portraits because as you try to go darker with graphite, it becomes glossy. On the other hand, charcoal remains matte. You can quickly achieve the darker shade in charcoal portraits. 

Coloured portraits:Alternative to black and white portraits, coloured portraits are in more demand. They capture the essence of your pet’s portrait more beautifully. With the right strokes and colour combinations, people tend to pay more for coloured pet portraits or portraits for themselves, instead of paying less for black and white portraits.  The simplest option for coloured portraits is colour pencils. They are like graphite pencils in working. Other media for use are watercolours, oil paints and acrylics. They can be used to create realistic portraits of your pets.

There are various factors on which the cost of a single portrait can depend:

1. The type of medium used: black and white portraits cost lesser than coloured portraits.

2. The material/surface used for the portrait: price changes with change in material for the surface of portrait. Wood and fabric cost more than paper and canvas. 

3. Total subjects in the portrait: if it’s a picture of you with your dog, or your family with your pet, the cost of one frame is going to increase with increase in number of subjects.

4. Size of the portrait: As the size of the portrait increases, so does the final cost of it. 

This cost will look meagre when it will be compared to your dog’s reaction to the dog portraits. It will surely be a sight to see!

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