Custom Bauble Reference Image Guide

As the Baubles are laser cut and the image is burned onto the wood digitally, it's even more important than a regular illustration commission that your final reference image is right.

Click HERE to read my Image Guide 

The guidelines and advice for the best types of photos to work from are still the same as in my regular Image Guide, but with some added stipulations! Please review my Image Guide, and check that your reference photos don't go against the following:

No Accessories - anything that needs to be photoshopped out of the image will incur an extra charge

No Open Mouths - painting tiny teeth and gums onto a textured surface such as burnt wood is not a task I would wish upon anyone and does not give the most flattering results for your Pet!

No Obscured Outline - anything that is interrupting the flow of your Pet's outline is not ideal and requires additional editing. This might be long grass, sofa cushions, blankets or toys. 

As always, best practice for a reference image is one taken in good natural light, from your Pet's eye level at an appropriate distance, on a hard flat surface. This keeps all the colour and detail accurate, keeps their proportions looking true to life, and keeps the overall outline correct.

All I ever want as a Pet Portrait Artist is for you to get wonderful results that capture a great likeness of your Pet, but I can't do this without a workable reference photo. It may take a few goes to get the final image, but it's totally worth it for something that you will treasure forever!