This has been a pretty good start to the month. The first of July was slow, so I thought I'd add more options for Christmas and for paintings.
I now have old fashion one gallon penny candy jars with metal lid that I can paint your pet portrait on. I have just sent out my first two, and have a bulldog offered on my artfire lisings. These are painted with acrylic enamel paint and baked in the oven for an hour to give them a scratch resistant washable finish. They would be nice with a logo on them for businesses that make teats, or your furry friend in a pop art style. Sure to brighten up any home.
Also, just purchased 48 colored ornaments. My first hope was to make a swirl design in the clear glass ones, with sparkle paint. But, after many failed attempts, decided to purchase the colored ones. I have a few that I was able to get the paint to stick on the inside, but it took several coats and weeks to set. I have painted one w/a Christmas poinsettia and it is also listed on the Artfire page. I will be adding - doves, elephants, perhaps some lighthouses and of course custom orders for Pets! - for the first few customers I have gift boxes as a free gift for your purchase. They will be selling for $35.00 and 10.00 shipping. Please visit my artfire to find what I'm up to. Artfire Store I'm always adding new products and Rescues that I'm helping with a % of sales.
My most recent portrait called for a dog in snow. With watercolor the goal is to reserve the white and let the paper be the white. I didn't think this would be a good effect with the watercolor, so I suggested to my client to get a acrylic on canvas instead. Why not, I had just purchased some canvas and had all that acrylic paint for the ornaments. I under painted the snow with blue and pink and topped some with silver for a glow. For my first acrylic pet portrait It came out pretty good. So, now I can offer acrylic to the offerings. I will be purchasing more canvas and paint to keep the stock up. Lucky for me - that I can invest all my earnings back into supplies, since for now this is still my hobby, not my income. One day perhaps, but for now, still learning- sharing and growing this micro business.
I now have old fashion one gallon penny candy jars with metal lid that I can paint your pet portrait on. I have just sent out my first two, and have a bulldog offered on my artfire lisings. These are painted with acrylic enamel paint and baked in the oven for an hour to give them a scratch resistant washable finish. They would be nice with a logo on them for businesses that make teats, or your furry friend in a pop art style. Sure to brighten up any home.
Also, just purchased 48 colored ornaments. My first hope was to make a swirl design in the clear glass ones, with sparkle paint. But, after many failed attempts, decided to purchase the colored ones. I have a few that I was able to get the paint to stick on the inside, but it took several coats and weeks to set. I have painted one w/a Christmas poinsettia and it is also listed on the Artfire page. I will be adding - doves, elephants, perhaps some lighthouses and of course custom orders for Pets! - for the first few customers I have gift boxes as a free gift for your purchase. They will be selling for $35.00 and 10.00 shipping. Please visit my artfire to find what I'm up to. Artfire Store I'm always adding new products and Rescues that I'm helping with a % of sales.
My most recent portrait called for a dog in snow. With watercolor the goal is to reserve the white and let the paper be the white. I didn't think this would be a good effect with the watercolor, so I suggested to my client to get a acrylic on canvas instead. Why not, I had just purchased some canvas and had all that acrylic paint for the ornaments. I under painted the snow with blue and pink and topped some with silver for a glow. For my first acrylic pet portrait It came out pretty good. So, now I can offer acrylic to the offerings. I will be purchasing more canvas and paint to keep the stock up. Lucky for me - that I can invest all my earnings back into supplies, since for now this is still my hobby, not my income. One day perhaps, but for now, still learning- sharing and growing this micro business.
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