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Nakomi Decopaw art- before and after

Part of the challenge every digital dog artist faces is working with pre-existing images. In an ideal world we would all receive 3MB files, perfectly exposed and color balanced with amazing clarity. The reality is usually much different. Nakomi’s art was a gift for my client’s girlfriend (Nakomi is her dog) and when Christina received the email with the photo attached she said “hey Jamie, can you work with this?”. At first glance I thought “mmm, no”. Then upon further discussion with the client realized it was really our only option. So I became determined to make it work. Nakomi turned out pretty cute, IMHO. At least, a vast improvement over the original image, hee hee.

The design of this proof was inspired by a photo my client sent me of his GF on her snowboard at Steven’s Pass, one of my very favorite places on the planet. When I saw that photo I became 110% determined to make the art, given my love for the pass and how I thought she probably felt about it too. And that made it not only meaningful to me, but meaningful to my client as well. Yay. 

Bertha & Vito’s Decopaw art

I am finishing up this week with Bertha and Vito’s art canvases. These guys live all the way across the country in Maryland, and I am excited to ship their art to them once I get it back from my printer. Bertha and Vito’s mom supplied me with paint samples, which are always awesome to receive for art commissions. It just makes my job that much easier. FYI: these are my favorite proofs below but their mom ordered different color combinations. I love the subjectiveness of art. :-)

Happy first real work week of 2009! Hope everyone’s workdays went well and were successful and productive. 

Felice Decopaw art

One thing I love about my business at this time of year is the ability to stay indoors where it is warm and dry and play around with Photoshop designing art for clients. For whatever reason I always have a lot more art commissions when the weather is sucky. Either that or I just limit the numbers of commissions I take on during the nice months. Whatever. Given the way the weather has been in Seattle lately (um, did anyone see the snow on Sunday Night, good god!!), I am happy to be inside where it is cozy and warm.

Felice’s mom picked the purple proof because that is her favorite color. Which one do you guys think is mine? (For those who know me this is a ridiculously easy answer).

2009 Decopaw art wall calendar is here

I am happy to announce that I have *finally* finished designing my annual Decopaw art calendar, now available for purchase for just 20 bucks from my e-store here. And what is super cool is that the calendar is available to ship worldwide, woohoo!

This is the 5th annual Decopaw calendar I have designed, and, IMHO, I think the best. The cover image says it all. :-)

Below is a peek at the months, starting with the cover. L-R we have the Three Amigos: Diablo, Chico and Pucci. How cute are they really? hee hee…

The very first month I have ever designed with just one image is below.

It’s a tribute to sweet Ziggy, who passed last year far too young of cancer. 

During this tight economy, the calendar makes a unique AND affordable gift at just $20. Pick one up for you and a friend here. Sometimes it’s the little things in life that mean so much. 

Hope you like it!

Felice

We are designing art for Felice’s mom, who will soon be moving to California to start a new life. I love the thought that my art pieces hang in homes around the country. Off the top of my head, the states that I have decopaw art clients in are: California, Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Hawaii, Oregon, Idaho, and Pennsylvania. And I recently sent a big art display to a dog training center in New Jersey. Very cool.

Anyway, Felice is the greatest little poodle you will ever meet. She has a wonderful temperament- she is very happy, laid back, friendly, confident without being bratty, sensitive, super sweet and fun. And she gives very soft little kisses. For those who aren’t fans of small dogs, Felice would get you to change your mind very quickly. She’s awesome. 

Love her ears. She reminds me of Bozo the Clown, but in a very good way.