
A name and dates do not need a large portrait.

Flowers can sit within an irregular white bib.

A silhouette is a different kind of portrait.
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A small face marking can carry a lot of recognition.

One wink changes a painted expression.

A colourpoint portrait can stay very simple.

A gold band needs a route around the portrait.

The surface can be the main design choice.

The lid changes the silhouette of the vessel.
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Lettering can have a stronger voice too.

A large bloom needs a clear place to begin.

A memorial can be blue all over.

A cut out background cannot explain every surface.

A longer inscription changes the front of the piece.

A clear white body can be an intentional finish.
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The leaves are part of the composition, not filler.

A dark face leaves a different space for flowers.
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A ginger portrait can have softer edges too.

A few red accents change a green branch.

The chest patch gives the lettering its space.

There can be a lot of portrait in a little decoration.

A tabby pattern changes direction around the face.

A tiger design uses the whole silhouette.

A simple name and dates can be enough.

A sun can anchor a whole painted design.

Start with the face before choosing the extras.

A white chest gives us options for decoration.

A painted flower can rise with the form.

Yellow flowers can belong on a memorial.

A pale chest can do a lot of the work.

A longer message needs a different layout from a name.

The eyes and the gold need different kinds of contrast.

A plain vessel can put the wording first.

Look at the painting before you look for a favourite.

White on black needs a deliberate edge.

Lettering can sit within a coat rather than on top of it.

The face can be quiet while the decoration moves.

A collar is more specific than a colour.

A plant motif can follow a rounded chest.

A photograph from further away can be useful too.

Dates need planning space too.

You can choose colour without covering the portrait.

A ginger coat has more than one kind of line.

Sometimes the name needs no panel around it.

A calico face does not need symmetrical patches.

Leaves can do a different job from flowers.
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Follow the gold around the curve.
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A dark cat portrait can leave room for gold.

Fur can be suggested without carving every strand.

The ears tell you this is a rabbit before the painting does.
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