Pet portrait styles, explained
There are 8 styles to choose from: five painted-style ones and three photo-style ones. Each page below explains where the style comes from, which scenes it suits and which products it looks best on, with real examples.
Not sure? You don't have to decide first. Add a photo, see your pet in one style free, then try others from the same photo.
Free to see. No account, no card.
Real examples, one style at a time
Dog · 35mm film 
Dog · Studio photo 
Dog · Black & white 
Dog · Oil painting 
Cat · Studio photo 
Cat · Black & white 
Cat · Oil painting 
Cat · Watercolour
Real portraits from customers who said we could show them.
Painted or photo?
The painted styles (Oil painting, Renaissance, Watercolour, Van Gogh and Monet) look like paintings in that artist's or medium's manner. The photo styles (35mm film, Studio photo and Black & white) look like photographs, and any costume in them looks like a real one.
None of them is painted by hand. Every one is made by an AI image model from your photo, which is why you can see it free in about a minute.
If you can't choose
- For a gift for someone older, or a memorial: Oil painting or Watercolour.
- For a laugh: 35mm film, especially with a Christmas or Halloween scene.
- For a T-shirt or anything worn: Van Gogh, because bold colour reads from a distance.
- For a true likeness: Studio photo or Black & white.
- 35mm filmYour dog or cat as a 1990s 35mm film snapshot: flash on, warm colour, a little grain. Made from your photo by AI in about a minute, free to see.
- Studio photoTurn a phone snapshot of your dog or cat into a crisp, studio-lit portrait photo. Made by AI in about a minute and free to see before you buy anything.
- Black & whiteA classic black-and-white film portrait of your dog or cat, with soft side light and fine grain. Made from your photo by AI and free to see.
- Oil paintingA grown-up oil-painting-style portrait of your dog or cat, with visible brushwork and warm gallery light. Made from your photo, free to see in about a minute.
- RenaissanceYour dog or cat in the soft, smoky manner of Leonardo, or as the Mona Lisa itself. Made from your photo in about a minute and free to see.
- WatercolourA soft watercolour-style portrait of your dog or cat, made from your photo in about a minute. See it free, then choose a framed print, card or mug.
- Van GoghYour dog or cat in thick, swirling paint and bold colour, in the manner of Van Gogh's 1889 portraits. Made from your photo and free to see.
- MonetYour dog or cat in soft dabs of colour and sunlight, in the manner of Monet's Giverny garden paintings. Made from your photo, free to see in a minute.
Questions
Can I try more than one style?
Yes. Once your pet is painted in one style, you can try them in others from the same photo, free.
Which style is most popular?
We don't publish numbers, but 35mm film is the one we open on, and Oil painting is the one we use for memorial portraits.
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