Charcoal portraits from your photo
Deep blacks and sweeping strokes. Dramatic contrast that gives even a gentle moment real presence on a wall.
Create a charcoal portraitA proof is emailed to you first. Nothing is charged until you approve it.
Tone doing the work
Charcoal is smudged, lifted and pushed rather than drawn line by line. Highlights are taken back out with an eraser rather than left blank, which is why charcoal has a luminosity that pencil does not.
What it suits
Black and dark-coated animals, dramatic or side lighting, memorial portraits, and any photograph where the colour is not the interesting part. If a photograph looks flat in colour, it often comes alive in charcoal.
On a wall
Charcoal carries at a distance better than any other style here. It is the one to choose for a large print in a room people walk through.
Examples
Common questions
How is my portrait made?
Your portrait is generated with AI image tools under human artistic direction, then checked by a person for likeness before it reaches you. It is not drawn by hand by a human artist, and we do not describe it as handmade.
When do I pay?
Nothing is charged when you place your request. We make your portrait, email you a proof, and only ask for payment once you have seen it and approved it.
What do I receive?
A high-resolution digital file by email, ready to print or frame. Nothing physical is shipped, so there is no waiting on post and no delivery address to give.
What happens to my photograph?
It is stored privately while your portrait is made, and deleted once your artwork has been delivered. It is never published, shared, sold, or used to train any model.
Charcoal, from your photograph
Send it and see a proof before anything is charged.
Create a charcoal portrait