Payment protectionDetails
- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Oil-painting portrait of a dog
The photo
The portrait
File: PNG, about 1.5 megapixels, for screens and prints up to about 20 x 30 cm.
Client: a dog owner looking for a birthday gift. Task: a classic oil-painting portrait from an ordinary park photo, with the dog's markings and red collar kept.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
We turn your photo into a light watercolour portrait: soft washes of colour, gentle edges that fade into white paper, and a fresh, airy feel that suits children, brides, mothers and pets. Watercolour works best with simple compositions, so a clear face on a calm background gives the most delicate result, while busy backgrounds are usually softened into a few loose strokes. It is a popular choice for baby announcements, wedding stationery, birthday cards and nursery walls.
What is included
- What you getPNG pictures of about 1.5 megapixels in a watercolour style, one per portrait in your package, each made from one of your photos in its shape, for cards, invitations and small frames. Faces stay recognizable, but small details and features can differ slightly.
- Soft washesLight colour that blends like real watercolour
- White paper edgesThe portrait fades into a light paper background
- Your palettePastel, bright or nearly monochrome
- Calm compositionBusy backgrounds turned into a few loose strokes
- For stationeryFits baby announcements, invitations and cards
How it works
- 1Photo and coloursYou upload the photo and describe the palette
- 2WatercolourWe paint the portrait in soft watercolour
- 3Delivery and revisionsYou check it and ask for changes within your package
What we need from you
Up to 5 photos with a clear face, ideally in soft daylight. Tell us the colours you like (pastel, bright, nearly monochrome) and how the portrait will be used. Send only photos you have the right to use, with the agreement of the people in them or their parents. A blurred or cut-off part of the face is recreated, not restored exactly.
We will ask you:
- Who is in the photo?
- Which colours do you like?
- Where will the portrait be used?
Compare packages
| Packages | Basic1 watercolour portrait$9 | Standard3 watercolour portraits$19 | Premium5 watercolour portraits$29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 1 day | 2 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Portraits | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Format | PNG | PNG | PNG |
| Style | your choice | your choice | your choice |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Can I print it on a wedding invitation?
Yes, about 1.5 megapixels is enough for a portrait on a card or an invitation. It is not meant for large posters or wall canvases.
Will the background be removed?
In watercolour the background usually fades into light paper tones or a few strokes, so the face stands out. The picture always has a background; it is not a cut-out file with see-through areas.
Does watercolour work for a dark, moody photo?
It works, but watercolour is naturally light, so a dark photo becomes brighter and softer. If you want deep shadows, an oil style may suit you better.
Are there photos you won't use?
Photos for documents or ID, photos with nudity, including babies in the bath, and photos of people who have not agreed. We never replace a face with a celebrity or another real person.