Cats · Russian Blue
Custom Russian Blue Portraits, Hand-Painted From Your Photo
We paint Russian Blue portraits by hand from your photo. Trade pricing applies from one piece, and you approve a digital proof before anything ships.
- Coat
- Short, dense, plush double coat with silver-tipped guard hairs
- Common colours
- blue-grey with silver tipping
- Build
- Medium, elegant, with a wedge head, large ears and vivid green eyes
- Canvas orientation
- Portrait or square — the wedge head and the ears
- Detail levels
- Painterly · Refined · Hyperreal
- Minimum order
- 1 piece — retail or trade
On the canvas
Painting a Russian Blue: what we pay attention to
A Russian Blue is two colours that need each other: a cool, blue-grey coat with silver tips, and eyes of a vivid green. We paint the coat as a dense blue-grey mass with the silver shown as light on the edges — along the top of the head, the shoulder and the back where the light catches the tips — and the eyes as translucent layers of green over a lighter base so they glow. A warm ground makes both colours read.
The head is a wedge with large ears set wide and a straight profile, and the mouth corners turn up in the breed’s slight smile. We draw the head from your photo at the sketch stage — three-quarter is the angle that shows the wedge — and keep the expression as it is: reserved, watchful, a little shy.
The short, plush coat is painted with a soft, dense edge and strokes that follow the elegant form. A three-quarter head-and-shoulders study on a warm ground is the classic; a full body seated upright shows the fine outline.
For the trade
Selling Russian Blue 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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Russian Blue portrait FAQ
How do you paint the silver tipping?
As light on the edges: the coat is painted as a blue-grey mass with the silver shown where the light catches the tips along the top of the head, the shoulder and the back. Painted as speckles it looks like dust; painted as light it looks like the breed.
Will the eyes be green enough?
Yes — vivid green, matched from a daylight photo and glazed in transparent layers so they glow against the cool coat. The warm ground we usually choose for this breed makes both the green and the blue read.
Do you paint the "smile"?
Yes. The upturned mouth corners are part of the breed's face and are painted as your photo shows them.
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 Russian Blue 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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