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Couple portraits from a photo you both love

Most couples have one photograph they keep coming back to. It is rarely the posed one. Send us that photograph and we will make it into something you can put on a wall.

Create a couple portrait

A proof is emailed to you first. Nothing is charged until you approve it.

Watercolour couple portrait made from a photograph
Watercolour, from a phone photograph

Two likenesses, not one

A couple portrait is harder than a single portrait, because it has to be right twice. Most of the work goes into keeping both faces individually recognisable rather than drifting toward a generic handsome pair. If one of you looks right and the other does not, the portrait has failed.

The photograph matters more here

Both faces need to be reasonably clear and lit by the same light. A photograph where one person is in shadow and the other is in sun is the single most common reason a couple portrait comes back wrong — the shadowed face has less information in it to work from.

An anniversary that is not another candle

This is the gift people give for a first anniversary, a fifth, a fortieth. It works because it is specific: not a nice picture of a couple, but that particular evening, in that light, in those clothes.

Examples

Watercolour couple portrait
Pencil portrait made from a photograph
Classic oil-style portrait
Watercolour portrait in a summer hat

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.

Can you combine two separate photographs of us?

Often, yes, if the lighting is not wildly different. Send both and tell us what you want; if it will not work well we will say so before charging you.

Can you remove someone else from the background?

Yes. Tell us when you order.

The photograph you keep coming back to

Send it, choose a style, and see a proof before anything is charged.

Create a couple portrait

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