Creative Art Prompts: Paint or Draw Your Pet

Last week, as part of the new Realism Today Creative Art Prompts we’re bringing you, we invited you to share a painting or drawing of your pet. Here are some of the works you shared with us – be inspired by these, and scroll down to discover this week’s prompt!

 

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Sakura 💗 Retrato Personalizado 🐈✏️ Para: @lourdesbressi . . . . . #catlover #catsagram #stayhome #stayhomepetportrait #realismtoday #realism #instacat #gatosdeinstagram #gatosdeargentina #chat #digitalart #vector #illustration #illustrator #retratos #portrait #eyes #eye #print #posterdesign #decoracion #mascotas #libretaspersonalizadas

A post shared by Está Chido 😺 (@esta.chido_) on Apr 14, 2020 at 9:15am PDT

 

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The nibbling George, pencil/charcoal on paper. She used to be he George for 19 years until quite recently a new vet told my boyfriend “eee.. you definitely have a girl tortoise here, sir”. There are doctors and doctors ¯\_ツ_/¯. ________________________________________________ #drawing #charcoaldrawing #realisticdrawing #stayhomepetportrait #realismtoday #academic_art #portraitdrawing #portrait #traditionalart #figurativeartist #petdrawing #drawingpractice #artsharedown #paintingsforsale #classicaldrawing #anthonyryder #modernartt #drawingthesoul #academic_artworks #pencilsacademy #artchisel #artzoom #royalulsteracademy #drawinganatomyandart #belfastschoolofart #derwentpencils @realism.today @newmastersacademy @academic_artworks @derwentofficial

A post shared by Aleksandra Klepacka (@alissandra_art) on Apr 14, 2020 at 3:07am PDT

 

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WOO! My pupper Pugsley. 6×8 Why do I have a white dog? Thanks for the challenge!! #Watercolour #transparentwatercolors #fabrianopaper #fabriano #realismtoday #petportrait #stayhomepetportrait #artistsofinstagram #paintpleinair #Elizabethgayemacdonald @realism.today @ericrhoads

A post shared by Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald (@paintpleinair) on Apr 13, 2020 at 7:20pm PDT

 

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Cajou 30×20 cm Oil Paint. Made for the Paint or Draw your pet challenge by @realism.today manuelbichebois.com #realismtoday #stayhomepetportrait #contemporaryart #figurativeart #academicart #oilpainting #petpainting #instagood #instaart #figurativepainting #academicpainting

A post shared by manuel bichebois paint draw (@manuel.bichebois) on Apr 13, 2020 at 11:57am PDT

 

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Meet Charlie! 12″x16″ oil on panel. I love painting happy dogs. I’m so grateful to everyone who has commissioned something from me during this crazy time. All of you are amazing! #realismtoday #stayhomepetportrait #petportrait #petportraits #petsofinstagram #animalportrait #petsgram #dogportratipainting #painter #dogpainting #paintersofinstagram #oilpaint #animalportraiture #realistart #contemporarypainting #realism #contemporaryartist #quarantine #quarantinelife #portraitartist #doggosofinstagram #dogportrait

A post shared by Brittany Ragland (@copper_ruby) on Apr 12, 2020 at 10:52am PDT

 

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I figured there was no better time to paint our furry friend Oreo. Our very own Easter Bunny!!🐰 Thanks for the reminder @realism.today !#rabbitpainting #realismtoday #stayhomepetportrait #easterbunny #oilpainting #oreo #allaprima #allaprimapainting

A post shared by jessica lewis (@jessica.lewis.art) on Apr 11, 2020 at 3:13pm PDT

This Week’s Creative Art Prompt:

For those new to these creative art prompts…

We all know how important it is to use art as a way to express ourselves and give our minds a mini-vacation from everything else going on around us, including the coronavirus.

With many of us limited to where we can go right now, our team wanted to help you make the most of it – with art.

For the next several weeks we’re going to bring you fun prompts and invite you to create a painting or drawing inspired by it. You’ll find the prompts in our Realism Today newsletter, here at RealismToday.com, and on our Instagram and Facebook pages.

When you post your inspired painting on Instagram or Facebook and tag us, you’ll have the chance to be featured on our site, and on social media! On Instagram, include #realismtoday and be sure to tag us @realism.today. If you prefer to use Facebook, tag @Realism Today on your post and make sure your privacy setting on that post is set to “public.”

We can’t wait to see your art!