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Send a photo.
Get it back in oil.
A real painter, real oil, real canvas. Your family, your dog, your wedding day — painted entirely by hand by a professional artist, and photographed for your approval before it ships.
- You approve a photo of the finished painting before it leaves the studio
- From £220$299€259CA$409A$409NZ$509CHF 239SEK 2,849NOK 2,749DKK 1,899PLN 1,109, with delivery included worldwide
- Not sure about your photo? Free photo check →
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Drag the handle — or use the arrow keys — to compare the photograph with the painting.
3–4 weeks
To paint, plus delivery to your wall
You approve it
A photo of the finished piece, before it ships
Real oil on canvas
No prints, no filters, no AI output
Full refund
If your photo won't make a good painting
What are we painting?
Pick the one that fits and we'll tell you exactly which photo to send.
Build your commission
Hand-painted oil on canvas, unframed and rolled in a tube, delivered worldwide. The price below is the price we charge: no framing upsell, and no delivery charge added at checkout.
Canvas size
12 × 16" · 30 × 40 cm · unframed, rolled in a tube
How many people or pets?
First subject included · £35$49€39CA$69A$69NZ$79CHF 39SEK 449NOK 449DKK 299PLN 179 for each one after that on a 12 × 16" canvas. Photos can be merged; they don't have to be in the same shot.
£220$299€259CA$409A$409NZ$509CHF 239SEK 2,849NOK 2,749DKK 1,899PLN 1,109
- 12 × 16" canvas
- £220$299€259CA$409A$409NZ$509CHF 239SEK 2,849NOK 2,749DKK 1,899PLN 1,109
- Delivery, worldwide
- Included
- Total at checkout
- £220$299€259CA$409A$409NZ$509CHF 239SEK 2,849NOK 2,749DKK 1,899PLN 1,109
Secure checkout by Stripe
If your photo won't make a good painting, you get a full refund. Painting takes about three to four weeks, plus delivery.
Four steps, and one of them is yours
Step 1: Send the photo
Phone snaps are fine. Pick a size, attach it and pay securely — delivery is included.
Step 2: We check it
Within one working day. If it won't make a good painting, we tell you straight away — send another, or get a full refund.
Step 3: We paint it
By hand, in oil, by a professional artist. When it's finished, we photograph it and send you the picture.
Step 4: You approve it
Nothing ships until you've seen a photograph of the finished painting and said yes. If it isn't right, we keep painting.


Example photograph. Drag the handle to compare.
Old, damaged photo? We'll restore it.
Tears, creases, stains, scratches and fading repaired, with colour added if you like. Back to you by email, usually within 48 hours.
£9$12€10CA$17A$17NZ$21CHF 10SEK 99NOK 99DKK 99PLN 49a photo · not happy? full refund
Questions, answered
Are these really hand-painted?
Yes. Every commission is painted by hand in real oil on canvas by professional portrait artists, with fine brushes in a smooth realist technique — so the finish is closer to the photograph than to thick, textured brushwork, which is what most people want of a face they love. Before it ships we photograph your actual canvas and send you the picture, and nothing leaves until you've approved it. No prints, no canvas transfers, no AI — actual oil paint, actual brushes, actual canvas.
How long does it take, and where do you deliver?
Hand-painted oil commissions and reproductions take about three to four weeks to paint, plus delivery. We deliver worldwide and delivery is included in the price; any import duty or tax charged by the country it is delivered to is separate and is yours to pay. Before it ships, we send you a photograph of the finished painting so you know exactly what's coming.
How do I pay? Can I use Klarna?
You pay when you order, through Stripe's secure checkout: card, Apple Pay or Klarna. We then check your photograph within one working day, and if it won't make a good painting you can send another or have a full refund.
What about copyright?
Every painting in our catalogue is in the public domain — meaning the artist died over 70 years ago, and the artwork is free for anyone to reproduce. We don't copy living artists. For a commission, your photograph stays yours and the finished painting is yours to keep: photograph it, share it and print it for your own personal use. We never publish, sell or reuse your photo or your painting without your permission.
Can you really paint my dog?
Yes — dogs and cats are our most-requested commission. Send us a clear photograph (the higher resolution the better) and we'll paint your pet by hand in oil, true to the photo. If you'd like a different background, or something left out, say so when you order.
What if the painting isn't quite right?
We send you a final photograph of the painting before it ships, and only dispatch once you approve. Because every piece is hand-painted to your specification, we don't offer change-of-mind refunds — but if anything is wrong with the work in that final photograph, we keep painting until you're happy. If a painting arrives damaged in transit or materially different from the approval photo, we replace or refund in full.
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Start with the photo you already love
Send it over and we'll tell you honestly whether it will make a good painting — and if it won't, you get a full refund.
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