Cats · Abyssinian
Custom Abyssinian Portraits, Hand-Painted From Your Photo
We paint Abyssinian portraits by hand from your photo. Trade pricing applies from one piece, and you approve a digital proof before anything ships.
- Coat
- Short, fine, ticked coat with several bands of colour on each hair
- Common colours
- ruddy, sorrel (red), blue and fawn
- Build
- Medium, lithe, athletic, with large ears and almond eyes
- Canvas orientation
- Portrait or square for the head; landscape for an alert full body
- Detail levels
- Painterly · Refined · Hyperreal
- Minimum order
- 1 piece — retail or trade
On the canvas
Painting a Abyssinian: what we pay attention to
The Abyssinian looks like a small wild cat, and the portrait keeps that: large ears set wide, an alert almond eye with dark eyeliner and light spectacles, a lithe body that is never quite still. We draw the head from a three-quarter photo — the angle that shows the ears and the profile — and keep the wild, interested expression exactly as the photo has it.
The ticked coat is painted with banded strokes, each carrying the light and dark bands of the hair, so the coat shimmers instead of reading as a flat brown. A ruddy Aby runs from warm apricot at the chin and belly to a deep, ticked brown along the back; sorrels are copper; blues and fawns are cooler and softer. We paint that range from a daylight photo and choose a cool ground so the warmth glows.
A three-quarter head-and-shoulders study is the classic; a full body alert on a landscape canvas shows the athletic outline of a cat that is always about to jump.
For the trade
Selling Abyssinian 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.
Abyssinian portrait FAQ
How do you paint a ticked coat?
As banded strokes: each stroke carries the light and dark bands of the hair so the coat shimmers rather than reading as a flat colour. Individual hairs are painted only at the edges of the form.
Will the coat look warm enough?
Yes. A ruddy Aby runs from a warm apricot at the chin and belly to a deep, ticked brown along the back, and we paint that range from a daylight photo against a cool ground so the warmth glows.
Do you paint the eyeliner and the M?
Yes. The dark eyeliner lines, the light "spectacles" around the eyes and the faint M on the forehead are part of the face and are drawn at the sketch stage.
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.
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Send a photo of your Abyssinian 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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