Behind the Artwork Costume: Julius Caesar In our most recent exploration in ‘Behind the Artwork,’ we intricately delve into thedetails of our Julius Caesar costume, uncovering the inspiration and hidden Easter eggsembedded in our creations.We take pride in these meticulous touches, as they not only add historical accuracy toour artwork but also exemplify our commitment...
Behind the Artwork Costume: The Viking In the most recent installment of ‘Behind the Artwork,’ we take a comprehensive dive into our Viking costume, uncovering the inspiration and hidden Easter eggs woven into our creations. Our commitment to historical accuracy shines through as we meticulously attend to the small details that we believe make a...
All About Dogs held at the Newbury Showground, Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th April. All About Dogs held at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Sunday 5th May – Monday 6th May. Dogstival held in the New Forest at Burley Park, Saturday 1st June – Sunday 2nd June. Dog Shows 2024 – Come and meet us! We are...
Personalised Canvas Wall Art Tucked away in a beautiful residential area of Windsor, you’ll come across a beloved local gem that was established in 1901: The Alma Pub. This little oasis is frequently visited by its neighbours and their dogs alike, and it has the interior to match the owners’ love of dogs. We are...
Behind the Artwork Costume: The Scientist In our latest instalment of ‘Behind the artwork’ we deep dive into our Scientist costume to reveal the inspiration and easter eggs we’ve hidden in our artwork. Giving historical accuracy to our artwork as we take pride in those small details, that we feel really matters. For our science...
Behind the Artwork Costume: Girl with a Pearl Earring We’re on a roll with our series ‘Behind the artwork’ as The Girl with a Pearl Earring is our third installment of deep diving into the historical accuracy of our artworks. The original oil painting was brought to life in c.1665 by the Dutch Golden Age...
Behind the Artwork Costume: Santa Paws Ho ho ho! Our own Santa Claus / Father Christmas in two jolly variations. This might be our most recognisable artwork, as we all know what he looks like – wether you call him Father Christmas, Santa or St Nicholas. We all recall his name fondly, in our case...
Dog Portrait Illustrations – Digital File Nellie has melted all of us at the office with her big puppy eyes and big feminine bow. As all our illustrations are bespoke we couldn’t help wondering what her personality is like. Cai, who ordered his artwork as a present for his mum, kindly painted a picture of...
Behind the Artwork Costume: Winston Churchill Winston Churchill is the second blog in our ‘behind the artwork’ series as we highlight historic details that make our costumes look the way they do. We make the costumes ourselves, so we make sure to keep them jam-packed with accurate historical references. Perhaps one of the most recognisable...
Custom Dog Portrait Best in Show Award Name: Scrumpy Age: Six years old Breed: Boxer Owner: Susie We receive orders from all over the world, so we love it when we get to meet the owners and (especially) their dogs in person during a dog show – particularly when we can give all the good...
Behind the Artwork Costume: The Aviator The Aviator kicks off our first deep dive in ‘behind the artwork’ as we highlight historic details which make our costumes look the way they do. All our costumes are made entirely in-house and are exclusive to us. We might not shout about it too much but we always...
Floating Canvas Frames of Your Dog We are super pleased to now offer a new display product called ‘Canvas Floating Frames’ that we introduced at a recent dog show and they were a great success – our dog owners loved them! A floating wooden frame creates a “floating” effect on the canvas that is mounted...
Custom Dog Portrait Best In Show Award Name: Rocky.Age: 16 months.Breed: Rocky is a rescue from Battersea. He is a mix of 51% Beagle and 40% Spaniel … 10% other dogs!Owner: Stuart. This is our first ‘Best in Show’ – to kick start the dog show season for 2022. All About Dogs (Newbury) was held...
Platinum Jubilee Souvenir Greeting Cards Our Greeting Cards cost £3.75 and include free UK delivery. Celebrate the the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by sending a corgi inspired greeting card that is designed by us in Windsor. Choose from Corgis having a tea party, a Corgi wearing a crown and a fun ‘god save the corgi’ card....
Our Latest Custom Pet Dog Designs We hope you like our 6 new bespoke custom pet dog designs of Marie Antoinette, Frida Pawlo, Pirate, Astronaut, Judge & Barrister. From these designs we can create custom portraits of your dog, all you have to do is send us 3 images of your furry friend and we...
Your dog photo on canvas We thought it would be fun to post some Before & After images showing how the photos we receive from our furry friends owners are transformed into renaissance masterpieces!
Nipper the Iconic His Maters Voice (HMV) Dog Nipper (1884 – September 1895) is quite possibly one of the most recognised dogs around the world. The Jack Russell terrier (mixed) served as a model for an 1898 painting by Francis Barraud titled His Master’s Voice. Most of us would not know of the painting, but...
Championship Dog Show Dates 2022 Thankfully last year in our second COVID Pandemic year we saw most dog shows take place.This year we are keeping our fingers (and paws) crossed that all dogs shows and events are going ahead! So that thousands of dog owners, exhibitors, spectators, judges, and not least – dogs themselves have...
Dog Shows 2022 – Come and meet us!We are currently booking our favourite dog shows and events for this year and the first show booked in the calendar is over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend in Newbury. Please visit this post often for future updates. All About Dogs held at the Newbury Showground, Sunday 17th...
Custom Dog Portrait Best In Show Award Name: Juno.Age: 18 months old.Breed: Pug.Owner: This artwork was gifted to Daniel from his friend Caroline. This particular costume was chosen as it was Daniel’s grandmother’s favourite painting, being in memorandum of her. We all feel incredibly touched to have created this custom artwork for this considerate and...
A Dog has a bath at a Parlour in London 1930. A dog dressed up as a Policeman 1929. Old Dog Photos and Postcards As dog photographers, we’re drawn to and intrigued by other photographers’ work, specifically vintage analog black and white photos. It’s warming to see how strongly someone’s great-great-great-grandparents felt about their family...
Custom Dog Portrait Best In Show Award Name: AxelAge: 22 months old.Breed: Labrador RetrieverOwner: His owner Will was a Professional Golfer in a past life and now works in the golf industry as an Area Manager for a brand in the game. So it was a no brainer for Will to select this costume for...
DogFest is back with 3 shows this year – Win Free Entry Tickets Each show will have lots of adventurous and exciting have-a-go activities in a fun festival style.We are exhibiting at DogFest South at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire 11th-12th September and we look forward to meeting our past & new clients. Over on our...
Custom Dog Portrait Best In Show Award Name: Scampi.Age: 6.Breed: Jack Russell / Shih Tzu cross.Owner: Sarah who took Scampi as a rescue dog last year. As a bit of fun we are going to start presenting our own Four Legs One Tale Best in Show Award to our favourite dog that we created into...
Custom Dog Canvas Our custom dog canvasses can now be viewed in our favourite dog boutique A Dog’s Life in the Windsor Royal Station shopping arcade. We are showing 8 from our Costume Collection that can be viewed from both the outside & inside of the shop – where you must visit if you’re looking...
Dog Greeting Cards We have just launched our own Four Legs One Tale collection of Greeting Cards that we have designed and produced & are made in the UK.Our cards are perfect for all special occasions such as Birthday Cards, Christmas Cards, Valentine Cards, Mother’s Day & Father’s Day Cards – or when you want...
Dog Shows & Events 2021 – Come and meet us!We are delighted to be exhibiting at 3 dog shows this summer & autumn: dogstival held at Burley Park in the New Forest, Saturday 5th – Sunday 6th June. All About Dogs held at the Newbury Showground, Saturday 31st July – Sunday 1st August. Dogfest held...
Personalised Dog Illustration & Watercolour Portraits We are delighted to release 2 new dog art collections to our Shop. We can now offer Illustration & Watercolours both of which can be personalised, they will look great hanging on your wall or as gifts to dog lovers. Both collections can be customised and ordered in our...
UK Dog Shows 2021 Dog Shows & Championship Shows have been mainly cancelled this year due to COVID-19, a great disappointment to thousands of dow owners, exhibitors, spectators, judges, stewards, volunteers and not least – the dogs themselves! Hopefully all the planned dog shows will go ahead next year – paws crossed! As an aide...
The Most Popular Dog Names in the UK 2020 Poppy was a popular dog name in 2020 and still is in 2021. The pandemic has changed the way we name our dogs. Over the past pandemic year, we have been reliant on our four-legged friends. Everyday life has been flipped upside down; we’ve been spending...
Custom Pet Art Canvas It’s launch day! For our new Custom Pet Art on canvas and print. Our experienced professional digital artists use our own refined photo retouching and blending processes, which turn your original dog photo into a renaissance masterpiece. Our costume images and scenes are created digitally in our own studio and are...
Four Legs One Tale is born! Welcome to our new website that we launched today! We are very excited to soon be able to offer online custom pet artwork.
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Four Legs One Tale® is a UK family business which tells your dog’s tale through our beautiful custom dog portraits that we create ourselves.