Custom watercolour portraits

Your dog, in watercolour — from a photo on your phone.

Send a photo you already love. Lily turns it into a watercolour portrait in her own style, shows you a preview before anything is printed, and keeps refining it until it looks like them.

  • Free preview before printing
  • Unlimited revisions
  • Free US shipping
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
The photo you send
The photo you send
The portrait you get
The portrait you get

How it works

Four steps, and only one of them is yours.

  1. 1

    Choose a format and upload your photo

    Digital file, fine art print, or framed and ready to hang. Upload up to five photos — a phone snapshot is genuinely fine.

  2. 2

    Lily creates your portrait

    She picks the photo that will make the strongest portrait and works it up in her watercolour style, reviewing and refining every one personally.

  3. 3

    You approve the preview

    A digital preview reaches you in 2–3 days. Want the eyes warmer or the background softer? Say so. Revisions are free and there is no limit.

  4. 4

    Your portrait arrives

    Printed on heavyweight archival paper and shipped free within the US, or delivered straight to your inbox as a high-resolution file.

Pricing

Three ways to have it. No hidden extras.

Every option includes the preview, the revisions and the guarantee. Shipping within the US is free on everything.

Digital file

from $19.90

A high-resolution file to print yourself, or keep as a phone and desktop wallpaper.

  • High-resolution file $19.90
Choose digital file

Fine art print

from $29.90

Printed on heavyweight archival paper and shipped rolled, ready for your own frame.

  • Small — 12" x 16" $29.90
  • Medium — 16" x 20" $39.90
  • Large — 18" x 24" $49.90
Choose fine art print
Lily in her studio

The artist

Hi, I’m Lily.

I’m a watercolour painter in Charlotte, North Carolina. I spent years selling landscapes and florals at weekend markets before someone asked me to paint their dog — and I have barely painted anything else since.

What I look for in your photo isn’t sharpness. It’s the tilt of the head, the set of the ears, the particular way your dog looks at you and nobody else. That is the part people recognise when they open the package, and it is the part I will keep working on until you tell me it’s right.

Every portrait comes to you as a preview first. If it isn’t them, it doesn’t ship — and you can have your money back for thirty days, no argument and no restocking nonsense.

You see it before you own it.

Nothing is printed or shipped until you have approved the preview, revisions are unlimited and free, and if the finished portrait still isn’t right when it arrives you have thirty days to send it back for a full refund.

Questions

The things people ask before ordering.

What kind of photo works best?

Daylight, eye level, and close enough that you can see their face clearly. A phone photo is perfectly good. You can upload up to five and Lily will pick the one that will make the strongest portrait — if none of them work, she will email you and ask for another before starting.

How long does it take?

Your preview arrives in 2–3 days. Once you approve it, digital files are sent the same day, and prints reach you within 4–10 days anywhere in the US.

What if it doesn’t look like my dog?

Tell Lily what is off and she will rework it — as many times as it takes, at no cost. Nothing gets printed until you say yes, and the 30-day refund still applies after it arrives.

Can you do more than one dog?

Yes. Upload a photo of each and add a note telling Lily how you would like them arranged. Reply to your confirmation email if you would rather talk it through first.

Do you paint cats and other animals?

Regularly. The form says dog because that is most of the work, but a cat, a horse or a parrot is no problem — just add a note with your order.

Can I order a portrait of a dog who has passed away?

A great many of these are memorials. Older or lower-quality photos are usually workable — send the best few you have and Lily will tell you honestly whether she can do it justice before charging you for anything.

Find the photo. We’ll do the rest.

It takes about two minutes to order, and nothing gets printed until you have seen it and said yes.

Start your portrait — from $19.90

Free US shipping · Free preview · 30-day money-back guarantee