Cats · Ragdoll
Custom Ragdoll Portraits, Hand-Painted From Your Photo
We paint Ragdoll portraits by hand from your photo. Trade pricing applies from one piece, and you approve a digital proof before anything ships.
- Coat
- Semi-long, silky, plush coat with a ruff
- Common colours
- seal, blue, chocolate, lilac, red, cream — in colourpoint and mitted and bicolour patterns
- Build
- Large, heavy, with blue eyes and a relaxed manner
- Canvas orientation
- Portrait or square for the head; landscape for the famous flop
- Detail levels
- Painterly · Refined · Hyperreal
- Minimum order
- 1 piece — retail or trade
On the canvas
Painting a Ragdoll: what we pay attention to
Ragdolls are painted for their eyes and their calm. The eyes are always blue and are painted as glass: a translucent layer of blue over a lighter base, the pupil at the size your photo shows, and a single sharp catchlight. The shade — from a pale sky-blue to a deep sapphire — varies between cats and is matched from a daylight photo, never from a flash.
The point pattern is mapped at the sketch stage — the mask, the ears, the legs and tail in the point colour, the mitts or the inverted V on a bicolour — so the edges fall correctly on the body, and then the semi-long, plush coat is painted through it in soft layers. The ruff is painted as a soft mass with a few silky strands at the edge; the body colour is kept pale and warm against the darker points.
The breed’s manner is relaxed to the point of going limp, and the “flop” — on the back, paws up — is a composition owners of Ragdolls particularly ask for, on a landscape canvas. A straight-on head-and-shoulders study on a pale ground, the blue eyes as the subject, is the classic.
For the trade
Selling Ragdoll 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.
Ragdoll portrait FAQ
How do you paint the blue eyes?
As glass — a translucent layer of blue over a lighter base, with a dark pupil at the size in your photo and a single sharp catchlight. The exact shade of blue varies between cats and is matched from a daylight photo.
Colourpoint, mitted or bicolour — does it matter?
Only for the drawing. The point pattern is mapped at the sketch stage — the mask, the ears, the mitts, the inverted V on a bicolour — so the edges fall correctly, then the plush coat is painted through it.
Can you paint the flop?
Yes. A Ragdoll on its back with the paws up, painted on a landscape canvas, is a piece owners of this breed love.
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.
Other cats we paint
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Send a photo of your Ragdoll 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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