Discover the emotional healing benefits of pet portrait paintings in overcoming pet loss. Our article explores how a personalized painting can provide comfort and solace, honoring your beloved companion and preserving their memory.
The difference between custom hand-painted pet portraits and a filtered image printed on canvas. Pros & cons of hand-painted vs digital pet portraits.
How I traded my engineering career for life as a full-time pet portrait painter and owner of Melissa Smith Art—and why I still love it!
The top 3 reasons why people love custom hand-painted pet portraits, with no digital media or printing—just acrylic paint, canvas, and love.
The materials I use to create custom hand-painted pet portraits, and why I love acrylic paint and pre-stretched canvas.
The 7 steps of my creative process for painting custom portraits of pets, from start to finish.
My top 5 tips for taking a portrait-worthy photo of your pet—how to take the best photo for a custom pet portrait.
Ahhhh! Nothing worse than opening a fresh pack of pre-stretched canvases from the art supply store (mmm… new canvas smell) and seeing your new canvas is hanging loose on the wood frame! What you need is a quick way to tighten that stretched canvas! If you aren’t sure what on earth I’m talking about, here’s … Read more »
Love my repeat customers!!! Dona has ordered 5 custom pet portrait paintings from me… I just had to know what made her keep coming back so I can keep doing more of the same! On the fence about ordering from me? Read Dona’s answers to these 7 questions below and perhaps it will change your … Read more »
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