The holiday season is just around the corner. This year, surprise your loved ones with a gift they’ll never forget- a gorgeous pet portrait from Digi Dog!
I love painting in digital oils, and try to make it feel as close as possible to the real thing. In my recent painting - "A Wiener Dog" I tried to paint it as freely as I could. The end result was really surprising, at first glance you won't see any difference.
Here's a digital watercolor painting of a curious Labrador, I usually like to doodle the dogs and wash them with watercolor, just for fun. This time it's a more 'legit' painting, I really like the end result, and already put it on my Redbubble Shop for sale.
Here is a painting that I started last year, and kind of left it in a work in progress mode. Two days ago I finished another dog portrait and decided to complete the old painting that I started a year ago. I used my beloved ArtRage software and started to oil paint the half baked portrait. I kinda like the end result - It's loose and has lot of character and fluffiness :)
I love using my Rebelle 2 painting software, especially using watercolor mode. I wanted to paint a little dog portrait in watercolors (usually I use digital oils or other brushes) - here is my Wiener Dog close up portrait :)
I've created a short video with my Dog Art, just a small portfolio. I am not a video editor expert or a marketing wiz, but I think it turned out to be pretty nice :)
Take a look
If you happen to have a pet or want to make a pet owner happy, feel free to contact me. From my experience I know that you can't go wrong with a stunning pet portrait :)
Lately I've checked out my Dog Art portfolio, and I've noticed that I have enough portraits that could be enjoyed by art lovers and specific breed fans. I created a portfolio in Fine Art America, and now, you could actually purchase prints of my portfolio (in more-than-descent price).
If you LOVE dogs and want to decorate the walls with some eye catching, urban and contemporary art you should visit my portfolio there
If you want to commission your very own portrait (of your dog, cat or alligator ;)) please contact me here or check out DigitalDogPortraits.com for more details.
This collection is ever growing one, so check it out once in a while, and most of all, enjoy the art!
Sometimes I just want to doodle something, just for fun, or to pass time. This time I wanted to scribble a Dalmatian, those gorgeous creatures with all their impressive spots. As a pet portrait artist I'm used to paint a highly detailed dog portraits, but sometimes it is nice to take a little step backwards and to create a simple yet sophisticated portrait.
Check out my cute Dalmatian doodle :)
It was so cute, that I decided to put it on some products - check out these cool Dalmatian Tote Bag! and Shirt
I was happy with the results and decided to scribble another dog that has a lot of character in its face - a Bull Terrier!
(Click on the image to see it on some cool products.)
I will keep scribbling some more cool dog doodles, it is so much fun!
This time I want to share with you my latest work - A digitally painted portrait of a Dachshund.
It's just a little taste of my Dog Art. In every Portrait I give a contemporary and urban feel, a little edgy and rough touch. I try to make those portraits as lively and vibrant as possible, after all, those pets give us so much joy, aren't they?
You can find many more portraits at my site DigitalDogPortraits.com and to order your very own pet portraits - Satisfaction Guaranteed!
So without further ado, here is Gabi :
Isn't he cute, what do you think?
I created a short video that shows the painting process (of other dog) in high speed - check it out!
Recently I decided to capture my work, using a screen capture program. I wanted to give you an inside look at my Digital Finger Painting technique. I use this technique while I am painting my Custom Pet Art on DigitalDogPortraits.com.
I've edited 6 hours of work to 4 min, it took some time but I finally did it. I must tell you that the most challenging task was to find a proper sound track (just kidding :) but yeah, it was exhausting)
So take a look. I hope you'd enjoy it, I think it's pretty cool :)
Last week I wanted to sketch something special, something different. I just sat in front of the table, and started to draw without thinking. I was sketching myself, in a point of view position - means I was sketching myself sketching. This unusual angle was very appealing and interesting, and I got a lot of nice comments on this draw.
In the little sketch that I was sketching, I decided to draw a portrait of a dog, as a symbol of my occupation - a pet portrait artist.
Take a look at the sketch and tell me what you think :)
By the way - if you want to see the actual dogs that I'm painting take a look at DigitalDogPortraits.com - Custom Pet Art.
I usually post this kind of stuff on my DigitalDogPortraits.com blog, but I thought you would like it too :)
This is a speed painting of a Pug, using graphic tablet and an old version of Photoshop (CS2). When I create a commissioned Dog Art I usually prefer using Vector Art on the outlines, and digital painting it afterwards, this time I just sketched a simple and loose figure, and then digitally painted it. The result - a beautiful Pug portrait, which is based on the original portrait (taken by Mike Wacht photography).
Check out the video
Here is the final version of the portrait
If you want to order your very own Custom Pet Art - Click here
Hope you've enjoyed this post, have a wonderful week!
The other day I was walking on a beautiful Friday morning, checking out a local art fair. Everything was so colorful and lovely, music and laughter were all around. When I was taking a little break I've noticed a beautiful dog, full of character, it's face reminded me an old Tibetan monk :) It was Dogue de Bordeux.
Here is the picture of the same dog from the art fair
I was thinking the whole time... I wish someone would order a portrait of this kind of dog, I really want to paint it! 3 days ago I decided to paint this one for myself, just for the fun and the challenge. I really wanted to paint all those wrinkles and to preserve the character. It took me more or less 12 hours to finish the digital painting.
I really love the result, it looks exactly as I imagined! I wish that I could show the portrait to the dog's owner.
If you enjoyed the portrait, feel free to share this post. You can see more of my dog portraits on my Digital Finger Paint gallery
Last month I sent a Digital Dog Portrait to a review blog. The owner has a beautiful Labrador mix, Brielle, and I've digitally painted the dog. Last week she got the portrait, and she wrote a review.
Few days ago I first heard about Lisa, a beautiful and sensitive Pit Bull, who was adopted by a cold-hearted family. Today we know that this family is a series Put Bull adopter. I guess they look like a decent and caring folks, but after the adoption is complete, suddenly the dogs disappear - some of them "die" or "being lost" but the truth is, that they sell the Pit Bulls to some criminals who arrange dog fights. It makes me mad, especially when good and loving dogs are being treated, and raised like ruthless killers, without compassion and love. I personally know some super sweet and people loving Pit Bulls, and just the thought of them being in situation like that gives me the creeps.
My thought was this - by sketching a portrait of Lisa, the issue will get more personal and maybe will touch some hearts and will make a little difference.
Haven't been here for a while... I know, as I told you I've been working on my new site DigitalDogPortraits.com and finally it is working and active :) I know that I'll have to do some tweaks along the way, but at least it is complete!
For those who were waiting for a new digital art, I'm glad to present my latest creation. Directly from my new site : Baster the puppy.
Baster was created using a new technique that I use - Digital Finger Paint. It's a bit more complex than Vector Art but the final result is warmer and looks more like painting.
Lately I've been busy building a new site.
I've decided to combine two passions of mine, digital art and dog portraits. In this site DigitalDogPortraits.com (still under construction), I will create customized portraits of dogs/pets. Dogs' owners will be able to send me their pets' photos and I will create a digital portrait of their beloved pet and will print it for them on canvas.
The styles of the portraits will be Vector Art, Line Art and the famous Pop Art Warhol style.
I'm really excited and can't wait to finish the preparations and start working!
Take a look at a sample retro style Poodle's portrait that I've made recently and will be featured on the site :)
Well... that's it for today! Got to work on my site :)
To complete the current dog art series, I decided to draw a St. Bernard. This majestic dog was always starring as a rescue dog on TV shows, films or cartoons. To be honest, until 3 years ago I have never seen this kind of breed in person. Luckily I was travelling in snowy Bariloche, Argentina and came across several fancy St. Bernards. They had the traditional outfit (wine keg) and were ready to be photographed by tourists.
Here is one of them :
He was big and looked tired, but his presence was indeed very royal!
These great dogs deserve a line art portrait, so I created one.
Take a look :
A little gloomy and tired, no? That was my intention, to capture various emotions in those portraits.