What hand-embellished means
We make the portrait from your photo and send you a proof. Once you approve it, it is printed on cotton canvas. Then an artist goes over it by hand with a brush, laying thick, raised strokes that follow the painting: across the background, through the hair and the clothing, and on the highlights. Faces, eyes and smiles are left smooth, so the likeness stays exactly as you approved it. It starts as a print; the texture on top is real and made by hand.
The best photo for it
Your favorite photo of the two of you with both faces sharp and well lit. A wedding photo, a holiday snapshot or a selfie all work.
How it will work
- Upload your photos on this page and tell us anything we should know.
- Within 24 hours you receive a proof.
- Ask for changes freely; we refine it until it feels right.
- You approve; we print it on canvas, an artist adds the brushstroke texture by hand, and ship it. Nothing is printed without your approval.
Sizes and frames
Five sizes, from 8×10 to 24×36 inches, on canvas only:
- Stretched canvas: cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame, wrapped edges, ready to hang
- Framed canvas: the same canvas in a float frame, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood
Free US shipping.
How to order your painting
The two of you, and the dog too if you like. Three simple steps.
Send your photograph
A favourite photo of the two of you. A photo from your phone is all we need.
See it before it is printed
Your proof arrives within 24 hours. Change anything, as many times as you like, at no charge. Nothing goes to print until you say yes.
On your wall
On your wall 6 to 13 business days after you approve your proof — 4 to 6 to make it, 2 to 7 in transit, free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces arrive ready to hang.
Common questions
When can I order?
Soon. We are finishing samples with our studio partner before we take the first orders.
Is it an original oil painting?
No. It is a print of a portrait made in an oil painting style from your photos, with real raised brushstrokes added by hand on top. That is what keeps it affordable while it still looks and feels painted.
