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Pencil portraits from your photo

Finely shaded graphite with real attention to eyes, fur and fabric. Quiet, timeless, and rich in detail.

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Secure checkout. Your finished portrait is emailed within 24 hours.

Pencil portrait of a dog, made from a photograph
Pencil

Built from marks, not from smoothing

Every tone is made of visible graphite strokes — hatching, cross-hatching, the direction of the pencil following the form. Smooth airless gradients are the single clearest sign of a machine-made drawing, so the medium is specified against them explicitly.

What it suits

Almost everything, which is why it is the safe choice. It is particularly strong on fine detail: whiskers, eyelashes, lace, individual strands of hair.

Printing

Monochrome prints well on textured or matte paper and suits a simple frame. It is also the style that holds up best at small sizes.

Examples

Pencil dog portrait
Pencil cat portrait
Pencil portrait of a girl with a kitten
Minimal pencil profile

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?

You pay when you place your order, through a secure Stripe checkout. We then make your portrait and email it to you, normally within 24 hours.

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.

Pencil, from your photograph

One clear photograph is all we need. Delivered by email within 24 hours.

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