Like I have said before on this website, and for those that already know me, I love drawing and I love animals as well. I do have a sincere and honest passion for pencil drawing. The organic sound of the friction between the paper and tip of the pencil, the smell of the graphite and the whole creative process makes this experience unique.

However, Digital drawings open a whole world of possibilities. I’d like to think of a combination of both worlds. The hand drawing combined with the technological devices. This allows me to reach pets lovers in places where I have never thought it would be possible.

With the technological elements, I now switched the wooden pencil for a plastic device that allows me to create digital hand drawings on a tablet instead of a canvas and still enjoy the creative process.

At first, I was a little doubtful about crossing this line, but the ability to reach people in other cities, and countries, really excites me!

There are no reasons to stay away from a whole opportunity to connect with other pet lovers around the world and do what I like to do for them.

The digital drawings allow making my work a lot more affordable. Since there are no shipping costs or other issues associated with physical transportation like lost or damaged packages, delays, etc. This really makes the workflow and transactions easier and faster.

On the other hand, you have the opportunity to choose what to do with the drawings. With the high-resolution digital drawing, you are able to print your pet’s portraits on clothes, coffee mugs, print it in your preferred photo paper, canvas, metal, acrylic, etc.

Some of my clients have used my drawings for logo creations, even for tattoos!

There are a lot of places where you can order this type of print online, or you can search your local photo labs to see what products they offer to print your beautiful furry friend (or not so furry). 

Image Requirements

My ultimate goal is to create a beautiful drawing, capture the personality of your pet and make you happy. To achieve this, I need a sharp image of your pet. If I receive a blurry image or an image where the pet is too far and, when I expand the photo it became pixelated, this makes it impossible for me to create an amazing drawing.

Sometimes I have to ask my clients to send a different photo or re-take it.

This is why I receive the orders first and then I send a secured method of payment. I do not want to get paid for a drawing that does not honor the pet and does not make the pet owner happy.

To learn how to take amazing pictures of your pet, please read my article “How To Take Great Pictures Of Your Pets”

However, in some cases, a pet lover has no options, their pets have passed away and they want to have its portrait as a memorial. In this case I do my best to work with available images to create a meaningful portrait.

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Here are some tips to catch that moment! 

1. Make sure your camera lens is clean, sometime an unseen fingerprint can ruin a perfect photo. 

2. Groom your pet before the photo-shutting. Of course, you want to make sure your pet looks amazing. 

3. keep a pouch of treats handy to make him or her happy and enthusiastic. 

4. have some of their favorite toys close by. This will create a fun moment. 

5. Take a lot of pictures! At the begining, it will be a lot of curiosity, but as soon your pet gets used to the camera, it will become more natural for them. 

6. Try to level your shooting point to their eyes level. This will make your photos looks professional. To do this, you can reach that level, or you can position your pet accordingly. 

7. if you phone camera have a portrait mode, this is a good moment to use it. A blurry background will give an extra professional feature to your images. 

8. Remember, the background will be part of your images too. Make sure to choose the right one. 

9. Try different scenarios to photograph your pet. At home, at the park, during the day or at night.  

10. One of my important rules in photography is: If the eyes of your pet (or people) are in perfect focus, that is a picture you can use. 

As a bonus tip. It is great to see your pet in motion. If your camera has a slow-motion video mode, set your camera in this mode, get away a few yards from your pet, start filming it and call his/her name with a treat in your other hand. Slow-motion videos are so fun!  

Thank you for reading this article and good luck! Have fun!  

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