The PET PORTRAIT ARTIST Podcast

As an artist, understanding how light and shadow work is crucial in order to create realistic and lifelike depictions of your subject. By paying attention to the way light falls on your subject and h…

Can you believe it? It seems like just yesterday we were launching this podcast, and now here we are, 20 episodes later. I am beyond thrilled and grateful for this journey, and I couldn't have done i…

As a pet portrait artist, working from home can be a great way to have more control over your work schedule, avoid a daily commute, and have more time to spend with your furry companions. However, it…

As an artist myself, I always feel a burst of creativity and energy when spring arrives. The longer days, warmer weather, and blooming flowers all seem to have a rejuvenating effect on me. It's as if…

As a pet portrait artist, it's important to promote your work and attract potential clients in order to build your business. While there are many different ways to market your services, focusing on l…

In today's podcast episode, we'll discover why pet owners don't want to book a pet portrait commission.

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A certificate of authenticity is a small thing that can make a big difference. If you don't already have one in your business, you shouldn't wait any longer to get one. Why? Because it adds a lot of …

For some time now, a new way of scamming artists has been going around on Instagram. I experience this at least twice a week and it's very annoying and a waste of time, especially for beginner pet po…

Photos will get more focus in 2023, as Instagram admits they 'pushed videos too far'.

They are shifting their focus back to photos in 2023 after admitting it "overfocused on videos" in 2022. I couldn…

Mini pet portraits are a great idea if you want to make some quick money but isn't it hard to squeeze so much detail into such a tiny area? What are the pros and cons of this size of portrait?

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Juggling your time between your part-time or full-time job and your art can be overwhelming. Up until a few months ago, I also had a part-time job so I could pay my bills and rent and do art on the s…

We all feel special when we see that someone has put an effort into wrapping our gift as beautifully as possible. That goes for packing your commissions too, there's no point in making a perfect draw…

I realized I had reached episode number 9 but didn't dedicate a special episode to tell you how I came to draw pet portraits. It all started in 2018 when I decided to try drawing my cat.

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Who wouldn't want to sit around and reap the rewards of his work for a long time to come? You can do that by creating some passive income streams. The most popular and profitable way is through a mon…

Like everyone else, we artists also want to make money from our art, but when it comes to discussing our prices with a client, it gets a bit uncomfortable. We shouldn't feel this way because it's a n…

Is good old Facebook still a useful way to promote our pet portrait business? With all the new apps that keep popping up, it seems that today's generation has forgotten that Facebook exists. It was F…

People can be very difficult sometimes in everyday life but what do you do when these people are some of your customers? How do you respond to a customer when they are offended by something you said …

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We've all chosen to create custom pet portraits because we love animals so much, right? But that's not enough to make it a successful career. Besides all this great love for these furry friends, draw…

Have you ever been ripped off by a customer? Unfortunately, I was. If you weren't, you are one of the lucky ones. If you don't ask for a deposit yet, you'll definitely want to do so after listening t…