Dogs · Dalmatian
Custom Dalmatian Portraits, Hand-Painted From Your Photo
We paint Dalmatian portraits by hand from your photo. Trade pricing applies from one piece, and you approve a digital proof before anything ships.
- Coat
- Short, dense, sleek coat
- Common colours
- white with black spots and white with liver spots
- Build
- Medium-large, athletic, with a clean outline
- Canvas orientation
- Portrait for the head; landscape for a standing profile
- Detail levels
- Painterly · Refined · Hyperreal
- Minimum order
- 1 piece — retail or trade
On the canvas
Painting a Dalmatian: what we pay attention to
A Dalmatian’s spots are its fingerprint, and we paint them from the photo, not from an idea of the breed. Each spot is drawn at the sketch stage in its place and shape — the spots on the ears, the clusters on the muzzle, the way the pattern thins on the chest — and painted as fur with a soft edge that follows the curve of the body. The proof is where you tell us if one is missing.
The white is painted as colour. Warm creams where the light strikes the skull and shoulder, cool blue-greys in the shadow of the chest and under the ears, and pure white saved for the highlights; the background is chosen a step darker so the outline holds. Painted this way the spots sit on a solid, three-dimensional dog rather than on paper.
The breed has a clean, athletic outline and a keen, slightly aristocratic face. A standing profile on a landscape canvas shows the whole pattern; a three-quarter head-and-shoulders study shows the face and the ears. Liver-spotted Dalmatians are painted warm brown with the amber eye and liver nose from a daylight photo.
For the trade
Selling Dalmatian 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.
Dalmatian portrait FAQ
Will you paint every spot in the right place?
Yes. The spots are drawn at the sketch stage from your photo — owners know their dog's pattern — and painted as fur with soft edges, following the curve of the body. We do not invent or tidy them.
How do you paint the white so it is not flat?
With warm and cool greys in the shadows and a background a step darker than the coat. The spots then read as pattern on a solid, three-dimensional dog rather than as dots on paper.
Do you paint liver-spotted Dalmatians?
Yes. Liver spots are painted warm brown, and the liver nose and amber eye are matched from a daylight photo.
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 dogs we paint
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Send a photo of your Dalmatian 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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