House portraits from a photo of the house
The first flat, the family home, the one you grew up in and someone else now owns. A photograph of a building is rarely worth framing. A portrait of it is.
Create a house portraitA proof is emailed to you first. Nothing is charged until you approve it.
Architecture has to be accurate
A house portrait is judged on window counts, roof pitch, the porch, the brickwork bond, the particular tree in the front garden. Get one of those wrong and the owner sees it immediately. These are treated as fixed.
Which style suits a building
Watercolour is the classic and forgiving choice, especially for older or rural properties. Line art suits modern architecture and prints cleanly at any size. Pencil suits stone and brick where texture is the point.
Closing gifts and leaving gifts
Estate agents and conveyancers buy these as closing gifts, and they work because they are unmistakably about that specific house rather than about the transaction.
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.
What photograph should I take?
Stand back far enough to get the whole building, straight on rather than at a steep angle, on an overcast day if you can. Harsh midday sun throws shadows that hide detail.
Can you remove the cars and the wheelie bins?
Yes. Tell us when you order — it is the most common request on this one.
The house you still think about
Send a photograph of it and see a proof before anything is charged.
Create a house portrait