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Looking to create something unique? Commissioning an animal figurine sculptor to produce a portrait gives you the chance to immortalize your pet and create a work of art.

An animal figurine sculptor can create the portrait from reference photographs and video footage. The best way to capture a likeness though is for the artist study your pet at home in its own environment.

The artist will probably make several pencil sketches and photographs from life before making a clay sketch for your approval. Once this is done the artist will continue to refine the sketch if it is of the correct dimensions, or will start afresh and scale up the model using the first clay sketch as a guide.

Once the final sculpture is complete it will be molded and cast in whatever material you choose.

Dependent on the material that you choose a variety of finishes will be available. For example a bronze will be polished, patinated and coated in beeswax. A porcelain figurine may be hand painted to match the color and markings of your animal.

Finally the figurine is mounted on a crystal, marble or porcelain plinth.

Look here for an excellent list of crystal animal figurine.

Dive Into The World Of Ocean Life Figurines.

A variety of Ocean life makes popular subjects for crystal animal figurines. Examples include dolphins, whales, sharks, marlins, seahorses, and starfish.

Dolphins especially bottle nosed continue to be extremely popular. Armani expresses the playful and intelligent nature of these mammals in Porcelain with their Dolphins figurine. Lalique, Qianqi and Swarovski have superb figurines in crystal.

Whales have inspired legends of monsters of the deep and classic literature like Moby Dick. San Pacific International has the 'Sea World' inspired brass figurines, tables and vases.

Boehm Porcelain's Rock Fish and Beauties Sculpture is a fine depiction of ocean life showing tropical fish swimming around coral. This is a limited edition measuring 14"h x 8"w x 7"d.

Sea Turtles also make fine marine crystal animal figurines to have displayed in your home. They can make an excellent room feature wall mounted in a set of three or more.

Lalique's crystal Sea horses are available in clear, blue, green or amber tinted crystal. Starfish are also available in those same colours.

Qianqi Crystal have a Cerulean Seahorse as part of their evolution collection.

Other ocean themed figures by Qianqi crystal include a crab and a crystal clamshell.