Commission a hand-drawn pet portrait, in watercolour pencils.
Commission an original Martin Balmer pet portrait – a unique keepsake to celebrate your cherished animal companion.
Using my signature watercolour pencil technique, I capture the essence, character, and memories of your pet with a vibrant and fluid style.
Each portrait is meticulously hand-drawn from your reference photographs, blending the rich vibrancy of watercolour with the intricate detail of coloured pencil. This approach combines the expressive motion of a painting with the precision of fine-line drawing – truly painting with pencils.
My portrait service is currently available within the UK only.
Subjects.
I can draw any animal, including dogs, cats, parrots, budgies, hamsters, guinea pigs, horses, fish, reptiles such as lizards and snakes, and even spiders. In fact, anything fur, feathers, scales or skin. Or a combination thereof.
What do you receive?
The portrait will be hand-drawn onto a single sheet of watercolour paper
30.5cm x 22.9cm / 12″ x 9″ inches.
Whether the artwork is portrait (tall) or landscape (wide) will depend on the subject and how he or she best fits onto the paper. You can of course express a preference.
You will receive the actual original one-of-a-kind hand-drawn watercolour pencil drawing.
The drawing is provided as is, not framed and not mounted. It is ready for you to place inside your own frame.
It is packaged securely and not folded and not rolled. UK commissions are sent Royal Mail Special Delivery.
Order a commission
Please contact me to discuss multiple subjects in a portrait, and other specific requirements.
Important Legal Stuff
The artist retains copyright to the commissioned artwork, including the right to display it in portfolios, marketing, and social media. The client is granted a personal-use license only. Reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the artwork by the client is prohibited without prior agreement.
The client agrees to provide clear and high-quality reference photos. Changes requested after final approval may incur additional fees.
In the event of cancellation by the client, any payments made are non-refundable. The artist reserves the right to cancel at any stage, in which case the client will receive a full refund of all payments they made to the artist relating to the commission.