Snout Art ™ – Mini Pigs Painting With Their Snouts!

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Teaching Your Pig To Paint! 

Training Series – Blog 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teach Your Pig To Paint

Brought to you by Snout Art

 

The mini pig artists at Snout Art™ are here to teach us how to paint with our own pigs! Olivia and Petunia mini pigs started Snout Art to help raise funds for mini pigs in need. In January 2016, DaVinci joined the Snout Art family! Olivia, Petunia, and DaVinci are AMPA Registered Mini Pigs. They continue to do volunteer work and donate to causes and fundraisers throughout the community, including the AMPA’s 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to rescued mini pigs, American Mini Pig Rescue. Snout Art is a trademarked brand name, but you can choose another term to reference your own painting pigs! 

 

If you’re lucky enough to be visiting in Hawaii, stop by Amy-Lauren’s Gallery on Kauai to check out the Snout Art on display in this fine art gallery. The gallery is owned by fellow pig parents Amy-Lauren and Corey Lum Won.  The love of their life is Princess Mango, a rescued Polynesean Wild Pig. Corey and Amy-Lauren have dedicated themselves to rescuing local pigs. If you’re looking to adopt a pig from Hawaii, please contact Princess Mango on her Facebook page

 

If you’re looking to purchase a custom Snout Art by these famous artists, you can SHOP THE AMPA STORE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gather Your Materials 

 

To create your own piggy paintings, you need to start with pig safe paint. This paint needs to be waterbased and non toxic. Check the labels!! Most pig parents start out with kids finger paint or another paint that is meant for little kids who, like our pigs, might accidently eat a little bit of the paint. You can paint on anything, a cloth, a piece of paper, an art canvas, or any other material. Get creative!

 

Teaching a pig to paint is done through “target training”. This is a perfect opportunity to practice the clicker training method so you can “mark” the position you want your pig to repeat. Read the clicker training blog here. You’ll also want to make sure you are setting up your training session for success by following the tips in this blog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready, Set, PAINT! 

 

Once you’re ready to paint, you might want to do “dry runs” to practice the painting motions without the wet, cold sensation that the paint brings. First, get your paper (or other material) ready. Ask the pig to “paint”. Keep the paper close to their face so they’re bound to accidently bump it. As soon as their snout touches the paper click your training clicker, tell them “good girl!” and offer a reward. Repeat this again and again, the same way you would teach a pig to give a kiss. Quickly your pig will realize they need to touch the paper with their snout to earn a treat. That’s all they have to do! The rest is up to their artistic inspiration. Some will gently bump the canvas and others will impatiently swipe and rub their nose around. They use the same motions as when you are in the kitchen preparing that delicious salad, they want some and they bump or rub their snout on your leg to say “Hey Mom! I’m right here, just drop a little piece for me, I won’t tell!”. This same nudging response will create beautiful works of art. 

 

The last step is the paint. You can either dab a little paint on their snout and then ask them to paint it onto the paper, or you can dab paint on the paper and ask them to smear it around. 

 

The mini pigs at Snout Art™ also like to add their very own special touch, as they refer to a Snout Signature™! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow Snout Art™ on Facebook to see photos, videos, and stories of the painting pigs, or stop by the AMPA Store to order your very own Snout Art™ painted by Olivia, Petunia, or DaVinci! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snout Art videos from their Facebook page:

 

 

What have you taught your pig? Tell us about it! We’d love to feature you and your mini pig on the American Mini Pig Association Facebook page. Send your photos and videos to our Facebook page or email us at info@americanminipigassociation.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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