Portrait Union

Portrait guides

Portrait Union paints a portrait from one photograph in 12 styles, and restores old photographs in colour. All 22 guides are below, grouped by what they are about: who or what is in the picture, the styles themselves, the pages written for somebody buying a present, and the print. Reading them costs nothing, the watermarked preview costs nothing, and a digital file starts at €4.99.

If you would rather start than read: upload one photo, choose a style, and a watermarked preview comes back in under a minute. There is no account, and nothing is paid until you decide to keep it.

Start your portraitRestore an old photo

Pets 6 guides

A dog, a cat or another four-legged pet: on its own, crowned as royalty, sitting beside you, or remembered after it has gone.

  • Custom AI Pet Portrait From a Photo

    Your dog, cat or other four-legged pet painted from one photo in twelve styles, markings and grey muzzle kept. Free preview, then €4.99.

  • Custom AI Dog Portrait From a Photo

    Brindle, merle, dalmatian spots or a husky mask, all kept from your own photo, in twelve styles. Several dogs cost no more. Free preview.

  • AI Cat Portrait Generator

    No posing needed: one candid of a cat asleep on the sofa becomes a painting that keeps the coat and the eye colour. Free preview, €4.99.

  • Royal Pet Portrait From a Photo

    Crown, velvet cape and a jewelled collar over your dog or cat's own body: four legs, real markings, no human torso. From €4.99.

  • Owner and Pet Portrait From One Photo

    You and your dog or cat in one painting: your features kept, the pet on four legs in its own body, never a human torso. Free preview, €4.99.

  • Pet Memorial Portrait

    A dog or cat who has died, painted in Watercolor, Floral Garden or Lavender Field rather than crowns. Breed and grey muzzle kept. Preview free.

People 4 guides

The people in the photograph — a couple, the children, the whole family, or the wedding picture you already have.

  • Custom AI Family Portrait From One Photo

    A custom family portrait from one photo: every face kept, twelve styles, the dog included if it was in the picture. Free preview, then €4.99.

  • Custom Couple Portrait From One Photo

    A custom couple portrait from one photo of you both, AI-painted with both faces kept: a personalised gift. Free preview, then €4.99.

  • AI Kids Portrait From a Photo

    Your child as an astronaut, a samurai or a Renaissance prince, face and age kept. No account; the preview link closes after 48 hours. €4.99.

  • AI Wedding Portrait From Photo

    One photo from the day, painted: both faces, the tiara on top of the hair. Four of twelve styles keep the dress. Free preview, €4.99.

Painting styles 6 guides

What each of these styles does to a photograph, and where the look it borrows comes from.

  • Turn Your Photo Into a Renaissance Painting

    Upload one photo and see it painted as a Renaissance court portrait: crown, velvet, golden glazes, your own face. Free preview, then €4.99.

  • AI Watercolor Portrait From a Photo

    A photo repainted as transparent washes: dissolving edges, blooms of colour, bare paper as the highlight. File or canvas. Free preview, €4.99.

  • AI Van Gogh Style Portrait

    Swirling impasto, chrome yellow and cobalt, and the one style that keeps the clothes you were photographed in. Free preview, €4.99.

  • AI Greek God Portrait Generator

    Turn your photo into a Greek god portrait: chiton, laurel crown, marble and Mediterranean light, your face kept. Free preview, from €4.99.

  • AI Samurai Portrait Generator

    Turn your photo into a samurai warrior portrait: lacquered armour, cherry blossom and your own face, or your dog's. Free preview, from €4.99.

  • GTA-Style Portrait Generator

    Ink outlines, cel shading and a sunset skyline: you, your friends or the cat as game cover art. Free watermarked preview, then €4.99.

Gifts and occasions 5 guides

Written for somebody buying for another person: what suits the occasion, how to get hold of a photograph quietly, and how far ahead to order.

  • Christmas Portrait Gift

    A painting from one photo, as a file or a canvas. December canvas cut-offs: 5 December for Europe, 4 for the UK and 1 for everywhere else.

  • Valentine's Day Portrait Gift

    The two of you, painted from one photo. Valentine's canvas cut-offs: 28 January for Europe, 29 for the UK and 22 for everywhere else.

  • Anniversary Portrait Gift

    The two of you painted from one photo, by milestone year: wood for the fifth, silver for the 25th. Canvas from €69.99, two to three weeks.

  • Gift for Dog Lovers

    Their dog, painted from a photo they already posted. Nothing reaches them: no account, no email, no receipt in the box. From €4.99.

  • Gifts for Cat Lovers

    They own plenty with a cat on it and none of it is theirs. Work from a photo they posted; nothing reaches them first. From €4.99.

Prints 1 guide

The physical object rather than the picture on it: how a canvas is built, the sizes it comes in, and what happens once one is ordered.

  • Canvas Portrait Prints

    Gallery-wrapped canvas 20×25 to 60×75 cm, or framed at 20×25 and 40×50, shipped to 35 countries. From €69.99, file included.

Not sure which of your photographs to use? The guide to choosing a photo explains where the crop falls, how much of the edges can be trimmed away, and how large the result will print.

Start your portrait

One photo, 12 styles, a free watermarked preview in under a minute. No account.

Start your portraitRestore an old photo