A dog portrait in the Royal style
Velvet mantle, gold braid, a sash and deep crimson drapery — the regal pet portrait, painted in the manner of a baroque court painter, from $49.
What Royal does with a dog. Velvet mantle, gold braid, a sash and crimson drapery around a face and markings that are kept exactly. Only the clothes are invented. The braid and the fabric highlights are the richest passages.
The photo. Daylight, eyes in focus, taken at the dog's own eye level rather than from above. A three-quarter view paints better than straight on. For a black dog, skip the flash — the highlights do the work.
The size. 16×24 in a hallway or beside a bookshelf; 24×36 above the sofa. Big dogs look right big.
How to start. Upload one photo and see it painted in Royal free, in about 20 seconds. Your first three paintings are free; leave an email for as many more as you like, and change up to five details free. A person checks the full-resolution proof, and you see it before anything prints; if it isn't right, we repaint it until it is.