How to Draw a Pet Portrait From a Photo
A graphite pet portrait comes together in a set order: a sharp photo, light proportions, values from light to dark, then the eyes and fur. Each step, with the pencil for it.
Art for your walls, printed when you order
Vintage posters, animal prints, lettered quotes, cards and patches made to order, and a journal on drawing, lettering, paper crafts and selling art.
What we do
Prints, cards and patches
Vintage travel posters, cats and dogs, hand-lettered quotes, folded cards and an embroidered striped cat.
A journal for people who make
How-tos and buying guides on drawing, hand lettering, stationery, paper crafts, pattern design and selling art.
Made when you order
Nothing waits in a warehouse: each piece is printed or stitched after you order and sent straight to your door.
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What we write about
- IllustrationDrawing and digital art for people who make pictures by hand or on a tablet, from first sketch to finished piece.
- Hand LetteringLetters made by hand: brush pens, dip pens, chalk and the iPad.
- StationeryThe things you buy and use at a desk: planners, journals, pens, paper and the systems people build around them.
- Paper CraftsThe things you make from paper, ink and thread: cards, stickers, prints, patches and mail that looks like art.
- Pattern DesignTurning drawings into repeating patterns and putting them on things: fabric, wallpaper, phone cases, wrapping paper, apparel.
- Art BusinessMaking money from art and handmade work: where to sell, what to charge, how to get found, and how to run the back office.
- Wall ArtLiving with art: choosing it, framing it, hanging it and arranging it, from a single print to a whole gallery wall.
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