Cats · Ginger Cat
Custom Ginger Cat Portraits, Hand-Painted From Your Photo
We paint Ginger Cat portraits by hand from your photo. Trade pricing applies from one piece, and you approve a digital proof before anything ships.
- Coat
- Short or long, always tabby-patterned in some degree
- Common colours
- pale apricot to deep marmalade — classic, mackerel or ticked tabby and often with white
- Build
- Any; often large males with full cheeks
- Canvas orientation
- Portrait or square — the stripes and the M on a warm, glowing coat
- Detail levels
- Painterly · Refined · Hyperreal
- Minimum order
- 1 piece — retail or trade
On the canvas
Painting a Ginger Cat: what we pay attention to
Ginger cats are painted in three temperatures: a cool cream at the chin, chest and belly; a clean, warm orange through the cheeks and flanks; and a deep red-brown in the stripes, the tail rings and the M on the forehead. Painted as one orange the cat looks like a toy; painted as a range, it glows. We take the range from a daylight photo out of direct sun, and choose a cool ground — a blue-grey or a soft green — so the warmth reads as rich rather than loud.
The tabby pattern — classic swirls, mackerel stripes or ticked — is mapped first as soft-edged shapes and the fur painted through it, so the stripes wrap around the cheeks and the body instead of sitting flat. White paws, bibs and blazes are drawn at the sketch stage and painted with cool shadows.
Ginger cats are often big, cheeky males with full cheeks, and the expression is usually confident and a little dim in the most lovable way. A straight-on head-and-shoulders study is the classic; a full-body loaf with the stripes wrapping the body suits a square canvas.
For the trade
Selling Ginger Cat portraits?
Breed-specific portraits are a strong seller for Etsy shops, breed clubs, groomers and gift retailers. Order one at trade pricing, or a set for a shop or a single interior, shipped to you or your customer. The same policies apply to every trade account.
See the trade program| Policy | What we offer |
|---|---|
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
| Trade pricing | Applies from the first piece |
| Capacity | 50+ painters in the studio; volume orders in the thousands, not the dozens |
| Largest single piece | Up to 5 m on the longest side — freight is checked before we quote |
| Ship direct to your customer | Yes, worldwide |
| Branding on the parcel | Yours, ours or none — you tell us |
| Sample policy | Discounted first sample |
| Digital proof | Sent for approval before every shipment |
| Payment | Deposit + balance after proof approval |
| Price list | On request |
Recent work
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Every piece is painted by one painter through eight documented stages — see how we paint.
Ginger Cat portrait FAQ
How do you keep the coat from looking garish?
By painting the range — pale cream at the chin and chest, clean orange on the cheeks, deep red-brown in the stripes — from a daylight photo, and by choosing a cool background so the warmth reads as rich rather than loud.
Will the M on the forehead show?
Yes. The M, the eyeliner lines and the cheek stripes are mapped at the sketch stage and painted as soft-edged shapes, then the fur is painted through them.
My ginger has white paws and a white bib — do you paint that?
Yes. White areas are drawn at the sketch stage and painted with cool shadows so they sit in the coat.
Do you paint from a phone photo?
Yes, as long as it is the original file rather than a screenshot or a photo of a photo. Sharp eyes and even light matter more than the camera. Send it and we will confirm whether it will work.
Can I order a single piece at trade pricing for a client?
Yes. Trade pricing starts from a single piece, and a project — a series for one interior, or a standing monthly order — is quoted the same way. Request the trade price list from the trade page.
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Send a photo of your Ginger Cat and tell us the size you have in mind. We reply with a quote and tell you honestly whether the photo will work.
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