Cats · Norwegian Forest Cat
Custom Norwegian Forest Cat Portraits, Hand-Painted From Your Photo
We paint Norwegian Forest Cat portraits by hand from your photo. Trade pricing applies from one piece, and you approve a digital proof before anything ships.
- Coat
- Long, water-repellent double coat with a full ruff, britches and bushy tail
- Common colours
- brown tabby, silver tabby, black, white, blue, red and bicolour
- Build
- Large, sturdy, with a triangular head, large ears with lynx tips and almond eyes
- Canvas orientation
- Portrait or square for the head; landscape for a full body
- Detail levels
- Painterly · Refined · Hyperreal
- Minimum order
- 1 piece — retail or trade
On the canvas
Painting a Norwegian Forest Cat: what we pay attention to
The Norwegian Forest Cat is drawn from its geometry: an equilateral triangle for a head, a straight profile, large ears with lynx tips set high, and almond eyes. Owners of the breed see the difference from a Maine Coon at once — the straighter profile, the more pointed face — and so do we, at the drawing stage, from your photo.
The coat is long, layered and wild, and it is painted that way: the pattern mapped first as shapes, the fur painted through it in the direction of growth, and the ruff, britches and bushy tail built in soft layers with a few individual strands drawn where they catch the light. Winter-coat photos give the fullest reference. Brown and silver tabbies are the most common; blacks, whites and bicolours are painted as colour with grey shadows in the whites.
The eyes are large, almond and often green or gold, and are glazed to keep them luminous. A head-and-shoulders study at 16 × 20 in or larger is the classic; a full body on a landscape canvas shows the tail, which for this breed is a large part of the cat.
For the trade
Selling Norwegian Forest 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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Norwegian Forest Cat portrait FAQ
How is a Norwegian Forest Cat different from a Maine Coon on canvas?
The head. The Wegie has an equilateral triangle for a face with a straight profile and almond eyes; the Maine Coon has a squarer muzzle and a slight curve to the profile. We draw the head from your photo, and owners of either breed see the difference at once.
How do you paint the long coat and the pattern?
Pattern first as shapes, then fur painted through it in the direction of growth, then the ruff, britches and tail built in soft layers with a few strands at the edges.
What canvas size suits the breed?
16 × 20 in or larger for a head-and-shoulders study; full-body pieces on a landscape canvas are popular because the tail and britches are a large part of the cat.
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 Norwegian Forest 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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