Useful tips for pet portrait painting

Knowledge is key

For anyone wishing to have a go at their own pet portrait, one of the best tips I can offer is to look. Studying your subject is one of the most important things you can do and by continuously sketching different angles and poses you get to know and understand the details that make up the portrait. When you have this knowledge your drawings and paintings will always be a truer reflection of the subject leaving you free to develop your own individual pet portrait style.