The tuxedo, the bat ears, the eyes set wide
The Boston terrier was bred in Boston in the late 1800s and has worn a tuxedo ever since: white blaze, white muzzle, white chest, and black, brindle or seal everywhere else. How wide the blaze runs, whether the white collar goes all the way round and how the ears stand are different on every Boston, which is why yours is drawn from your photo rather than a template.
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How this coat prints
A Boston's tuxedo is two colours with hard edges, and the shirt decides which half does the work. On black, the dark of the coat drops into the fabric and the white marks float; on a pale shirt, the white loses its edge. Blue jean sits in between, with the black printing darker than the denim and the white lighter, so the whole tuxedo reads. Butter is the light option: the black body carries the outline, and the white marks sit softly against a warm ground instead of glaring. Seal Bostons, which look black indoors and reddish in sunlight, print whichever way your photo caught them.
The photo to use
Bostons are flat-faced, and a phone held close makes that worse in a particular way: the short muzzle swells, the wide-set eyes get pushed toward the edges of the head, and the bat ears shrink. Shoot from a few steps back with the zoom lens and crop afterwards. Then tame the tuxedo's contrast with soft light, open shade or a bright window and never direct sun, which blows out the white muzzle band and takes the edge of the black nose with it. Wait until both ears stand: Bostons fold them back when they're unsure, and a folded ear prints folded.
Presets that suit this dog
The Boston was one of the first breeds developed in the United States, which makes a portrait in front of a faded Stars and Stripes a fair claim; nothing sits on the head, so both bat ears stand tall against the stripes.
A pink-and-cream checkerboard and 1950s diner starbursts suit a breed nicknamed the American Gentleman, and nothing in Milkshake sits on the head or over the eyes, so both bat ears and both wide-set eyes stay in the picture.
In Night Owl the white blaze, muzzle and chest catch the warm window light in front of a navy skyline, while the black of the coat falls away into a black shirt. Black or pepper only.
Questions
My Boston is brindle, not black. Does the shirt advice change?
A little. Brindle has warm stripes running through it, so it holds up on a black shirt better than a solid black coat does: the stripes still print where the darkest parts drop out. Blue jean and butter remain the safest pair.
Can I get my Boston in an actual tuxedo?
Not from a preset, since none of the scenes includes formal wear. Write the scene yourself on the create page instead, something like a black bow tie at a fancy dinner, and you'll see it free before deciding.
His eyes look different sizes in my photos. Will the artwork fix that?
It keeps what the photo shows, so the fix happens at the camera. Close up and at an angle, the nearer eye looks bigger; shoot straight on from a few steps back and both come out the size they really are.
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