{"product_id":"the-sketch-portrait","title":"The Sketch Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA graphite sketch from your photograph. The pencil stays in the work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sketch Portrait keeps hatch, smudge, and the grain of a drawing rather than a polished plate. Hand-illustrated, not generated. Proof and unlimited edits, included. Archival paper, solid wood. From $89.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat The Sketch is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome portraits want the polish of a plate. The Sketch wants the hand. You can see where the illustrator found the ear, where the graphite sat heavier on the muzzle, where the ground was left alone. It is still a likeness — River on a bedroom wall, Ash on a home-office wall — just one that looks like a drawing you might have watched being made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a filter that “sketches” a photo. It is not an oil painting. A studio illustrator draws your dog from the photograph you send, then we print the approved file on archival paper and frame it in solid wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you send\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clear photograph. Natural light, at their eye level, face and ears visible. Contrast helps graphite: a window behind you, not a dim room. Phone photos are fine. Older photos are fine. If the file will not work, we write first. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/pet-photo-guide\"\u003ePhoto guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow the commission works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpload the photograph, add their name, add The Sketch to your cart. Frame, size, and background can wait — or you can choose them now. Two pets as an option.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe proof is the drawing. If you want a quieter ground, a tighter crop, a marking brought forward, say so. Unlimited complimentary edits. Nothing prints until you approve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter approval we print and frame. One to two weeks to the first proof, a few days per edit, about a week to print and ship. Free shipping over $100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-illustrated graphite portrait from your photograph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProof before print, unlimited complimentary edits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival paper, solid wood (or no frame)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom $89 — default 8×10, black, soft white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgrounds if you want them: Soft White, Warm Cream, Dusty Pink, Sage, Charcoal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo pets as an option\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThirty-night guarantee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it lives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sketch belongs in rooms that already have paper and wood — a desk, a bedroom, a shelf of books. River’s hangs above a bed. Ash’s holds a home office. It does not need gold, and it does not need a joke. It needs a wall and the face you already know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe guarantee\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty nights on your wall. Reprint, re-illustrate, or refund if the likeness or the piece is wrong. The proof is there so you are not finding out from a box. \u003ca href=\"mailto:hello@elmandtail.com\"\u003ehello@elmandtail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMaterials, shipping, and the calendar\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe print on archival, acid-free paper so the blacks stay black and the sheet does not yellow. Frames are solid wood — black, white, walnut, or birch — cut for the size you choose. No frame if you would rather take the print to your own framer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustration and first proof typically take one to two weeks from a usable photograph. Edits are usually a few days each. After you approve, we print, frame, and ship within about a week. Free shipping over $100 inside the United States. We send tracking when the portrait leaves the studio. If you are working to a date, write it in the order notes. We will not promise a calendar we cannot keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions we hear\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs a phone photo enough?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, if the face is clear. Maple, Otto, and Olive all started that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if I don’t like the first proof?\u003c\/strong\u003e Then we have not finished. Revisions are unlimited and complimentary. Nothing is printed until you approve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan two pets share one portrait?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Tick “Add a second pet” and send a clear photograph of each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you sell merch with the face on it?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Elm \u0026amp; Tail is the portrait — paper, wood, and the proof. No mugs, no pillows, no crewnecks on this studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore on the homepage, or write \u003ca href=\"mailto:hello@elmandtail.com\"\u003ehello@elmandtail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Elm \u0026 Tail","offers":[{"title":"8×10″ \/ Black","offer_id":51747782754582,"sku":"ET-SK-0810-BK","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8×10″ \/ White","offer_id":51747782787350,"sku":"ET-SK-0810-WH","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8×10″ \/ Walnut","offer_id":51747782820118,"sku":"ET-SK-0810-WA","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8×10″ \/ Birch","offer_id":51747782852886,"sku":"ET-SK-0810-BI","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8×10″ \/ No Frame","offer_id":51747782885654,"sku":"ET-SK-0810-NF","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12×16″ \/ Black","offer_id":51747782918422,"sku":"ET-SK-1216-BK","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12×16″ \/ White","offer_id":51747782951190,"sku":"ET-SK-1216-WH","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12×16″ \/ Walnut","offer_id":51747782983958,"sku":"ET-SK-1216-WA","price":129.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12×16″ \/ Birch","offer_id":51747783016726,"sku":"ET-SK-1216-BI","price":129.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12×16″ \/ No Frame","offer_id":51747783049494,"sku":"ET-SK-1216-NF","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18×24″ \/ Black","offer_id":51747783082262,"sku":"ET-SK-1824-BK","price":159.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18×24″ \/ White","offer_id":51747783115030,"sku":"ET-SK-1824-WH","price":159.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18×24″ \/ Walnut","offer_id":51747783147798,"sku":"ET-SK-1824-WA","price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18×24″ \/ Birch","offer_id":51747783180566,"sku":"ET-SK-1824-BI","price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18×24″ \/ No Frame","offer_id":51747783213334,"sku":"ET-SK-1824-NF","price":129.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9752\/3990\/files\/05-sketch.png?v=1787433293","url":"https:\/\/elmandtail.com\/products\/the-sketch-portrait","provider":"Elm \u0026 Tail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}