Author Archives: David Franzus

Hand Painted vs Digital Pet Portraits: Time, Cost, Look and Care

Is your dog’s portrait paint or pixels? Know before you pay. Short answer The hand painted vs digital pet portraits choice is really about the object you receive. A hand-painted portrait is one physical painting with real brushwork, a longer wait and a price set by hours of labor. A digital portrait is made on […]

Are Custom Pet Pajamas Cotton? What Dog Face Prints Need

Shopping for cotton pajamas with your dog’s face on? Check the print method first. Short answer Are custom pet pajamas cotton? Rarely, when the dog’s face is printed all over, and MyDogPics pajamas are not: they are polyester satin or a 95% polyester, 5% spandex stretch knit, because dye sublimation only bonds with polyester. Cotton […]

Pet Face Pajamas Reviews: How to Check a Seller Before You Order

Short answer Pet face pajamas reviews help most when they show the buyer’s original photo beside the finished print and say which size was ordered. Star averages alone prove little, and some are fake. Before you order from any seller, check how it handles a weak photo, what its returns cover, its size charts and […]

Christmas Gifts for Dog Lovers: 10 Ideas, Safety Checks and Timing

Shopping for a dog lover this Christmas? Put their own dog on the gift. Short answer The best Christmas gifts for dog lovers suit the person and stay safe in a house with a dog: pajamas printed with their dog’s face for the morning photo, a booked experience for the new year, or treats made […]

Best Custom Pet Socks: Face Crop, Fit and Print Quality

Boxer photo turned into custom dog face socks, before and after — MyDogPics

Short answer The best custom pet socks start with a tight, sharp close-up of your dog’s face, because a sock’s print area is small and it stretches. Look for a polyester-rich stretch knit printed all the way around, sizing you can actually check, care instructions on the package, and reviews with photos of the socks […]

Best Custom Pet Portraits: How to Compare Styles, Sellers and Prices

Which of your dog’s photos deserves a frame? Short answer The best custom pet portraits come from three matches: a style that suits the photo you have, a finished format you actually want (file, print, canvas or painted original), and a seller who shows real before-and-after pairs and states what the price covers. Compare those […]

Dog Paintings From Photos: How a Snapshot Becomes a Portrait

Your phone is full of dog photos. Which one should become the portrait? Short answer Dog paintings from photos are only as good as the reference: the painter copies the eyes, fur direction and markings your picture shows and has to invent whatever it hides. Send the sharpest original file, taken at your dog’s eye […]

Best Custom Pet Pajamas: A Buyer’s Guide to Dog Face PJs

Thinking of putting your dog’s face on pajamas? Check five things before you pay. Short answer The best custom pet pajamas are printed by dye sublimation into polyester, built from a sharp close-up of your dog, cut in a style that suits how the wearer sleeps, and sized from a measured chart. Just as important […]

Best Custom Pet Pillow: How to Choose One That Looks Like Your Dog

Your phone is full of photos of your dog. Your sofa has none. Short answer The best custom pet pillow comes from a sharp, well-lit photo with enough pixels for the pillow’s size, a shape that suits how that photo is framed, a print method that keeps fur detail, and a seller who checks your […]