Dogs · Border Collie
Custom Border Collie Portraits, Hand-Painted From Your Photo
We paint Border Collie portraits by hand from your photo. Trade pricing applies from one piece, and you approve a digital proof before anything ships.
- Coat
- Medium-length rough coat or shorter smooth coat, double
- Common colours
- black and white, red and white, blue merle, tricolour, lilac and chocolate
- Build
- Medium, athletic, with an intense gaze and semi-erect ears
- Canvas orientation
- Landscape for the working crouch; portrait for the face
- Detail levels
- Painterly · Refined · Hyperreal
- Minimum order
- 1 piece — retail or trade
On the canvas
Painting a Border Collie: what we pay attention to
Border Collies are painted for the eye — the fixed, intelligent stare the breed uses on sheep. It comes straight from the photo: a dog watching a ball or a flock, head slightly low, brow tight, is a completely different portrait from a dog looking politely at a camera. We keep the brow and the eyes exactly as the reference has them and let the rest of the painting stay quiet around them.
The black-and-white pattern is drawn at the sketch stage so the blaze, collar and socks sit correctly, then painted as two surfaces: the black as cool colour with warm highlights, the white with grey shadows so it stays in the form. Red-and-whites, chocolates and lilacs are kept warm; merles are mapped and painted through; tricolours get their tan points as warm accents at the brow and cheeks.
Rough coats are painted with layered feathering on the chest, legs and tail; smooth coats with shorter strokes that follow the muscle. A straight-on head study on a plain ground is the intense one; the working crouch on a landscape canvas is the piece for a dog that has sheep.
For the trade
Selling Border Collie 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.
Border Collie portrait FAQ
Can you capture the herding stare?
That is what most Border Collie owners want, and it comes from the photo. A dog fixed on a ball, a frisbee or sheep — eyes narrowed, head low — paints as intensity. We keep the brow and the eyes exactly as the photo has them.
How do you paint the rough coat and the smooth coat?
The rough coat is painted with feathering on the chest, legs and tail in layers; the smooth coat with shorter strokes that follow the muscle. Both keep the white blaze, collar and socks as cool-shadowed white against the colour.
Do you paint agility or working dogs in motion?
Yes. A dog mid-weave or mid-leap on a landscape canvas is a strong piece. Send a sharp, side-on action photo; motion blur cannot be reconstructed.
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 Border Collie portrait
Send a photo of your Border Collie 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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