Dogs · Shiba Inu
Custom Shiba Inu Portraits, Hand-Painted From Your Photo
We paint Shiba Inu portraits by hand from your photo. Trade pricing applies from one piece, and you approve a digital proof before anything ships.
- Coat
- Thick, plush double coat with a stiff outer coat
- Common colours
- red, black and tan, sesame and cream
- Build
- Small, compact, fox-like, with a curled tail and the "urajiro" cream markings
- Canvas orientation
- Square or portrait — the fox face suits a square canvas
- Detail levels
- Painterly · Refined · Hyperreal
- Minimum order
- 1 piece — retail or trade
On the canvas
Painting a Shiba Inu: what we pay attention to
The Shiba Inu is a fox in a plush coat, and the portrait is about the face: narrow, confident, slightly triangular eyes; small, forward-tilted ears; a compact muzzle; and the cream urajiro markings on the cheeks that give the breed its expression. We draw the head carefully for the angle of the eyes and the set of the ears, then paint the coat from the dense undercoat outward with the stiff outer hairs shown as texture at the edges.
Red Shibas are painted as a range — deep fox-red along the back, warm gold at the sides, cream on the cheeks, chest and belly — with a feathered edge where red meets cream. Black-and-tans are painted as a black dog with warm points; sesames get black-tipped hairs at the edges of the mass over a red base; creams are painted with warm and cool greys in the shadows so they hold their form.
The tail, curled tightly over the back, completes the outline in a full-body composition. A three-quarter head-and-shoulders study on a cool grey or muted green ground — which makes the red glow — is the portrait most owners choose.
For the trade
Selling Shiba Inu 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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Shiba Inu portrait FAQ
How do you paint the red coat and the cream markings?
The red is painted as a range from a deep fox-red on the back to a warm gold at the sides, and the urajiro — the cream on the cheeks, chest, belly and inside the legs — is painted with cool shadows so it sits in the coat. The two meet with a soft, feathered edge.
Do you paint black-and-tan and sesame Shibas?
Yes. Black-and-tans are painted as a black dog with warm points and the cream urajiro; sesames have the black-tipped hairs painted at the edges of the mass over a red base.
The expression is quite serious — will you keep it?
Yes. The Shiba's narrow, confident eyes and the slightly smug set of the mouth are the breed, and they are painted as your photo has 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.
Other dogs we paint
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Send a photo of your Shiba Inu 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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