• The Heirloom Portrait — a companion worth commissioning
  • The Heirloom Portrait hangs among family frames
  • An heirloom for the home you have made together
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The Portrait Studio

The Heirloom Portrait

The Heirloom Portrait

$65.00
$65.00
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Size
Frame
The photograph

Nearly every photograph works. If yours won’t make a beautiful portrait, our studio will reach out with guidance before we begin.

This is a gift

A proof of your artwork is emailed within 48 hours for approval — revisions included, always complimentary.

A modern portrait of one pet, drawn for the home you share.

The familiar tilt of an ear. The look that always gets your attention. The Heirloom Portrait turns one photograph into a restrained, deeply personal piece for your walls. Choose the size, frame, background, and whether to include a name; then approve the artwork before it is made.

  • One pet
  • Choice of quiet studio backgrounds
  • Optional name
  • Portrait or close crop
  • Available framed or unframed
  • Proof before production

The portrait that belongs with the family photographs.

Quiet enough for the room. Specific enough to be unmistakably theirs. The composition is kept simple so expression, posture, and the small details you know by heart remain the center of the piece.

Your photograph starts the piece. A real proof finishes it. We check the image, create your artwork, and email a proof before production. Ask for refinements until the expression feels right; nothing is made until you approve.

Choose a clear, well-lit photograph taken near your pet’s eye level. Ears, face, neck, and chest should be visible when possible. If the image will not produce a beautiful result, the studio will contact you before drawing begins.

Sending it as a gift? Add a note at checkout. Prices stay out of the parcel.

The paper & frame

Museum-grade giclée printing on archival matte paper, framed by hand in solid wood from responsibly managed forests. Glazed with shatter-resistant acrylic — safer than glass, and clearer.

Framed dimensions

8×10″ artwork arrives framed at roughly 10×12″. 12×16″ frames to roughly 14×18″. 18×24″ frames to roughly 20×26″. Hanging hardware is fitted and ready.

Timing

Your proof arrives by email within 48 hours. Once approved, the finished portrait ships within a week. It is worth the wait.

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Hand-illustratedBy working artists
Approval before printProof within 48 hours
Unlimited revisionsAlways complimentary
Complimentary shippingOn orders over $100
The Commission

Three quiet steps to an heirloom.

1 — The photograph

Choose an image you love. Natural light, at eye level. Nearly every photograph works — and we’ll tell you honestly if yours won’t.

2 — The illustration

Our artists draw your companion by hand — every whisker, the particular tilt of the ears, the expression only your family knows.

3 — The approval

A proof arrives within 48 hours. Request as many refinements as you wish. Nothing prints until you love it.

Drawn by hand. Not filtered by software.
The Craft

Drawn by hand. Not filtered by software.

There are apps that turn photographs into cartoons in seconds. This is not that. Each Heirloom Portrait is illustrated by a working artist, printed as giclée on archival paper, and framed in solid wood — a piece made to hang beside everything else you’ve chosen carefully.

The gift that ends the search.
The Gift

The gift that ends the search.

For the person who has everything except a good likeness of the dog. Add a handwritten-style gift note at checkout and we’ll enclose it on a letterpress card — no prices, no packing slip, nothing to break the spell.

Questions

About your commission

What makes a good photograph?

Natural light, taken at your dog’s eye level, with the face clearly visible. Outdoor shade is ideal. If the photo won’t make a beautiful portrait, our studio will reach out with guidance before we begin.

Can you include more than one pet?

Yes — portraits of two or three companions are available. Upload your best photograph of each, and our artists will compose them together naturally.

What if I don’t like the proof?

Then we haven’t finished. Revisions are unlimited and complimentary, and nothing is printed until you approve it. If we can’t get it right, you’re fully refunded.

Do you make memorial portraits?

We do, and we treat them with particular care. Any photograph — however old or imperfect — is welcome. Our artists will do it justice.

How is it shipped?

Framed, protected in archival wrap, and boxed to survive any courier. Hanging hardware is already fitted.