Our cat Brigitte was the first portrait we ever made. She was sitting on the back of the couch, which she had claimed as her portrait years ago, and we thought: what if we actually painted that energy? The result became the thing that started Nobly.
Cats are natural classical subjects. The attitude is already there. You just need the lighting and the costume to match.
Getting a Good Cat Photo (The Hard Part)
Dogs will sit and look at you. Cats will do whatever cats do. A few tricks:
Eye level matters for cats too. Most cats spend their time on furniture anyway, so this is less floor-lying than it is for dogs.
What the Portrait Looks Like
Your cat in a painting, draped in a painterly composition, rendered in warm classical tones with dramatic lighting. The eyes are the focal point, whether green, gold, copper, or blue.
Every marking is preserved. Tabby stripes, tuxedo patterns, calico patches, solid coats, all rendered with depth.
For Cat People, By Cat People
We are cat people. Brigitte supervises production from whatever surface she's currently occupying. When we built this, we built it for people like us.
Free preview at getnobly.com. Prints and canvas ship free worldwide.
