Welcome to the Paws By Zann pet portrait blog! Here you’ll find a wealth of information on painting with oils, painting animals, how to take reference photos, art videos and more. Enjoy!
Chocolate Lab Painting in Oil This chocolate lab portrait is a larger piece, featuring a delightful named Perlie. I was lucky enough to meet Perlie
Cat Memorial Paintings The only downside to having cats is that they leave us too soon. Cat memorials can be a great way to celebrate
This video will focus in on how long it takes to put the finishing touches on a dog’s eyes. So I’ll take the piece from
“Edge of the Table” Mini Dog Painting “Edge of the Table” is a new piece from my “Dogs at the Table” painting collection. In this
Dog Memorials: Paintings that Keep them Close The only downside to having pets is that they leave us too soon. Art can be a great
My Favourite Christmas Gifts from 2018 Finding the best Christmas gifts for dog lovers during the holidays can be a challenge. But sometimes you find
In this yorkie painting painting, I’m using an Alla Prima (wet-on-wet) technique. It’s particularly fun because, with no drying time in between layers, every brushstroke interacts with the one underneath.
In this post I’ll walk you through the different steps I go through when painting realistic pet portraits from photos. With the examples, I’ll show you
See Zann’s Pet Paintings Here Some photos look great on your phone, but look terrible on the wall. Why? In this post, we’ll look at
Professional Pet Artist Zann Hemphill Shares Tips on Getting Good Art from Bad Photos View Zann’s Pet Portraits here It’s very important to me as