Dogs · Pug
Custom Pug Portraits, Hand-Painted From Your Photo
We paint Pug portraits by hand from your photo. Trade pricing applies from one piece, and you approve a digital proof before anything ships.
- Coat
- Short, smooth, fine glossy coat
- Common colours
- fawn with a black mask, black, apricot and silver
- Build
- Small, compact, with a round head, deep wrinkles and a curled tail
- Canvas orientation
- Square or portrait — the round face suits a square canvas
- Detail levels
- Painterly · Refined · Hyperreal
- Minimum order
- 1 piece — retail or trade
On the canvas
Painting a Pug: what we pay attention to
Pugs are painted as a landscape of soft forms. The round head, the deep wrinkles over the nose and brow, the velvet ears and the black mask are each a shape with a lit side and a shaded side, and painting them that way — never as drawn lines — is the difference between a portrait and a cartoon. The light in the photo should be soft and slightly from above so the wrinkles cast gentle shadows.
The fawn coat is kept warm, from cream at the chest to a deeper tan along the back, and the mask is painted a warm dark brown so it stays part of the face rather than becoming a hole. Black Pugs are painted as colour, with cool and warm darks and highlights placed over the skull and the folds; they need a bright, soft photo so the wrinkles are visible at all.
The eyes are large, round and slightly prominent, and they are the expression — a Pug looks at you with the whole face. We paint them at their true size with a soft catchlight and keep the visible white at the edge subtle. The head tilt is part of the breed; if your photo has it, so will the painting.
For the trade
Selling Pug 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.
Pug portrait FAQ
How do you paint the wrinkles and the mask?
The mask is kept a warm dark brown so it stays part of the face, and each wrinkle is painted as a form with a lit and shaded side. Drawn lines are why most Pug portraits look like cartoons; forms are why ours do not.
Will the eyes look right?
Pug eyes are large, dark, round and prominent, and we paint them at their true size with a single soft catchlight. The slight visible white at the edge is part of the breed's expression and is kept subtle.
Do you paint black Pugs?
Yes. Black Pugs are painted as colour — cool and warm darks with highlights placed over the skull and the folds — and need a bright, soft photo so the wrinkles are visible.
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
All dogs →Ask about a Pug portrait
Send a photo of your Pug 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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