As the name suggests, Custom portraits are custom made. They are made as per choice by a portrait artist. Such a portrait is different from a simple portrait as it is made as per your instructions and not the choice of the portrait artist. Sometimes, you want a picture or want dog portraits for your home. This is when you need a custom portraits artist to make a portrait that depicts the visual appearance of the subject. There are many good artists who can make a good custom portrait as per your choice.

The most common types of portraits are a full body portrait, an upper body portrait and a head or face portrait. Custom portraits can be made for anything like yourself, your loved ones, your family members, your pet, and your house. You can decide the background, as per your choice. Popularly a portrait is made using oil colors, watercolors, pen and ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel and mixed media. Creating a portrait takes considerable time. House portraits are a favorite among custom portraits.

Also, because of the increasing demand and lucrative business opportunities, many artists are taking up making animal portraits as a full time profession. Since a long time animals have been a favorite subject of custom portrait. Dog lovers get dog portraits made. A dog is no less than a family member for most people having them as pets. Loss of the dog is indeed a big loss. Custom portraits are also made in remembrance of a pet.

Oil paintings are mostly done on canvas. These are made using oil soluble colors. A portrait is best made with oil colors. An oil painting is less likely to be damaged by water or moisture. During the creation stage, it is kept exposed to air for a long time to dry the paint and proceed to the next stage. But the beauty of oil paints is that when it is blended on canvas, they create artistic brush strokes and blends that cannot be found with other forms of paint. This is the best option as far as getting custom portraits done. This is the reason why most custom portraits are oil based.

It is simple to get custom portraits of yourself or your beloved pet. All you need to do is:

*Get in touch with a portrait artist and pay the fees or the deposit amount required to be paid.

*Then give a good quality photograph of yourself or your pet.

*You can give a choice of the background or any other specific instructions that you want to.

*Once the artist has completed the painting he will ask for your approval before proceeding to varnish and frame the portraits canvas.

*Once done the artist will send the portrait to you and you can make the balance payment.

Custom portrait breathe life in a photo. It can make a picture come alive. It can add class, beauty and warmth to your house, something that is not there in artificial photos. Go for one and you will never repent.