Cats · Tuxedo Cat
Custom Tuxedo Cat Portraits, Hand-Painted From Your Photo
We paint Tuxedo 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, black with white markings
- Common colours
- black and white — white bib, paws and chin and often a blaze
- Build
- Any; usually a domestic shorthair
- Canvas orientation
- Portrait or square — the symmetry of the white markings
- Detail levels
- Painterly · Refined · Hyperreal
- Minimum order
- 1 piece — retail or trade
On the canvas
Painting a Tuxedo Cat: what we pay attention to
Tuxedo cats are painted as two surfaces that meet in fur. The black is painted as colour — cool blue-blacks in the shadow, warm brown-blacks where the light wraps the skull — with the fur direction shown in the highlights; the white bib, chin and paws are painted with warm and cool greys in the shadows so they stay in the form rather than floating on top. Where the two meet, the edge is feathered so it reads as fur, not as a hard line.
The markings themselves are the likeness. The shape of the mask, the blaze down the nose, the exact line of the bib and the height of the socks are your cat’s alone, and they are drawn from your photo at the sketch stage; a lopsided blaze stays lopsided. The eyes — green, gold or copper — are the colour in a black-and-white painting and are glazed to glow.
A mid-tone ground with some colour in it keeps both the black and the white edges. A straight-on head-and-shoulders study is the classic; a full body seated shows the tuxedo arrangement of bib and paws.
For the trade
Selling Tuxedo 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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Tuxedo Cat portrait FAQ
How do you paint black and white together?
As two surfaces with a soft edge. The black is painted as colour — cool and warm darks with the fur direction in the highlights — and the white with warm and cool greys in the shadows so it stays in the form. Where they meet, the edge is feathered so it reads as fur.
My cat's markings are lopsided — will you keep that?
Yes. The exact shape of the blaze, the mask and the bib is your cat, and it is drawn from your photo at the sketch stage. We never tidy a pattern.
What background suits a tuxedo?
A mid-tone with some colour — a muted green, a warm grey, an ochre — so both the black and the white hold their edges.
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 Tuxedo 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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