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While the most popular Halloween pictures are those of pumpkins and witches, new age pop art styles can help create many more interesting variations. Using the help of a few professional pop art studios and talented artists, you can create interesting pop art Halloween pictures from ordinary digital photographs. Such portraits will not just be alluring in style, but will last you a lifetime of memories. Here is how to go about doing this.

Selecting a good photo

Selecting a good photograph in high resolution is an important start for a good Halloween picture. You can even consider using a group photograph of the entire family in the Halloween costume. You may also put together a lot of individual photos for a collage. Kids photos and teen pictures can also be used for teen room décor or children room ideas, whatever the case may be.

A neat style

Pop art variations today allow for a host of styles for memorable and fantastic Halloween pictures. You can select the colourful style of Andy Warhol or the deep darker shades of the Bilal style. Monochromatic with a single colour highlight looks good too and you may also want to consider the Scanner Darkly look. Each of these styles has varied sub-styles too so do check out the variations before you finalize on a style.

A suitable medium

Once your image is transformed into the style you like and approved by you, the printing process begins. Consider getting your portrait on canvas, poster, wood, natural slate, cloth or any other medium of your choice. You can also get the image printed on to gift articles, making for personalized arts in wristwatches, clocks, mugs etc.

Drawing Halloween pictures is easy, but when you are looking for something that lasts a lifetime, do consider commissioning these portraits with the experts. Check out the art shop at Personal Art for the range of styles and the gift shop for gifting ideas.

Andy Warhol Dog Art

With many people opting to get more than digital photos commissioned for their beloved furry friends, pop art styles for pet portraits are becoming increasingly common. In this article, we bring forth a few such styles of dog art and pet portraits that are common today. If you too are thinking on getting such portraits commissioned, these ideas can be of great help.

Sketch Style

Ever-in-fashion, the sketch style of portraits can look fantastic. However, the difficulty in this style is getting your dog(s) or other pets to pose straight long enough for the artist. Digital tools are thus of great help and can convert digital photos to sketch style of art easily. Moreover, you even have the choice of background and sketch colour.

Warhol pet portraits

If you thought that Andy Warhol prints are just for celebrities, then your pet is definitely one. Using this style, digital artists convert digital photos of your pet into the Warhol style. Bright colours and backgrounds reflecting your pet’s persona are used too. If you are planning to opt for this style, do not forget to check out the Andy Warhol panels. Each portrait can have two or more panels with the same or different photos of your pet. Your moments with the dog can also be captured attractively in this style.

Patch collage style

Another popular style that looks great for pet portraits is the patch collage style. Swatches of different colours, textures, prints, plains, texts or designs are put together to create the image here. The most attractive part of this style is its play with colour and the balance in the variety.

Pet collage

If you have more than a few pictures of your pet, you can put them together in the form of a collage too. This is a great pet portrait idea when you want to compile the various memories you share together. All placed on a common portrait are a great way to help you recollect memories, without having to flip pictures on an album. Collage options in pop art are varied and you can decide between body shape collages, two colour styles, crystallized and other variations.

Monochromatic styles

Black and white portraits look great whatever the subject maybe. And that is the precise reason why many people today commission pet portraits in monochromatic colours. With a little creativity, tone changes and single colour highlights, alluring combinations of monochromatic styles can be obtained too.

The above mentioned five styles are some of the great ways of creating pet portraits. But these are not limited options. Each of these styles come with variations that make for great looks. Also, many other styles, not discussed here exist too. You may want to look at scanner darkly, silhouette, Piet Mondrian collage and Bilal styles too. Whatever pop art variation you use for creating a pet portrait, ensure that it reflects your pet’s persona. The bright colours of Warhol change to match your dog while an Enki Bilal inspiration is great for getting through a serious look.

Personal Sketch Portrait

A timeless treasure; personal portraits are a great way to capture not just how you look, but also who you are. Portraits are a window to a person’s soul and getting one that reflects your personality is a wonderful gift for you or your loved ones. Here are some personal portrait ideas that you can achieve easily, without having to search far and wide for a good artist.

Sketch style portraits

This evergreen style, looks alluring and is timeless. Popular from ages ago, sketch portraits have a classic look that can be now created with digital tools too. So you no longer need to pose for a long time before the artist. Send across your digital photo and digital artists will use new age mediums to create the affect. You can have a black sketch on a white background or a portrait on yellow parchment background too.

Monochromatic art

Black and white portraits look great, and the monochromatic style can complement any

Enki Bilal Pop Art

picture. While black and white is possible through photography too, pop art makes the look even more alluring, more like a penciled shaded drawing. You also have the choice to add sepia tones or colour highlights.

Personal Bilal

For all those who’ve heard of Enki Bilal, the graphic novel artist, the personal Bilal is an offshoot of his style. The art is more new-age and the portraits thus a fresh style in new elements. However, this style is for the bold only, reserved for people who like the play of dark colours and deep shades.

The styles for pop art and personal portraits are unlimited, with many options open today for buyers. You can choose to print your image on traditional canvas or paper. You can also experiment with new mediums and gift objects like watches, clocks and showpieces in wood and natural slate. Whatever style you opt for, pick a piece that you like and let your heart do the choosing.