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.

What kind of photograph works best?

A clear, well-lit photograph taken at eye level gives the best likeness. Natural light helps. Group photographs are fine, and we can crop to a single subject.

Nothing is charged when you place your request. We make your portrait, send you a proof, and only ask for payment once you have seen it and approved it.

A high-resolution digital file delivered by email, ready to print or frame. Nothing physical is shipped.

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.

Personalised portrait studio

Turn a memory you love into lasting art

Send us one photograph. We return a hand-finished portrait in the style you choose — ready to frame, gift, and keep for generations.

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★★★★★ 4.9 / 5 from 2,300+ portraits Free revisions until it feels right

7art styles

48haverage delivery

300 dpiprint-ready file

Finished watercolour portrait of a young woman embracing her golden retriever

The original photograph the portrait was painted from — the photo you send

Watercolour · 48h

Finished watercolour portrait of a woman resting her chin on her hand

Original photo Finished portrait

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Photo to art

Every detail of the moment, kept

We don't apply a filter. Each portrait is composed from your photograph so the expression, the light and the little things you remember all survive the translation into art.

Likeness checked by a human before delivery
Backgrounds can be simplified, kept, or reimagined
Combine photos — add a pet, or someone who couldn't be there

Portrait types

Whoever — or whatever — you love

Seven portrait types, each with its own approach to composition. Choose the one closest to your photo and we'll take it from there.

Art styles

One photograph. Seven ways to keep it.

Select a style to see the same original photograph rendered in each treatment — no filters, real artwork.

Original photograph of a young woman with her golden retriever — Original photo

Watercolour portrait rendered from the same photograph — **Watercolour**Finished portrait

How it works

Three steps from photo to framed

Upload your photo

Pick the picture that holds the memory. Phone snapshots are perfectly fine — we'll tell you straight away if a clearer one would help.

Takes one minute

Choose your style

Watercolour, pencil, charcoal, line art, digital painting, classic or cartoon. Add notes about anything you'd like changed or kept.

Preview every style above

Receive your portrait

A high-resolution file arrives in about 48 hours, with a proof first. Optional fine-art prints ship framed or unframed.

Free revisions included

No payment until you approve the proof.

Recent portraits, as delivered

A selection from the studio — different subjects, different hands, one standard.

Why KeptPortrait

Made to be looked at for years, not scrolled past

We built KeptPortrait for the photos that matter too much to leave in a camera roll. Everything about the process is designed around that.

Customer stories

What arrived, and what it meant

Every portrait below was ordered by the person quoted, from their own photograph.

A gift made from a memory

The one present they won't already have

A portrait says you remembered — the trip, the wedding, the dog they still talk about. It arrives as a print-ready file, or framed and ready to hang, with a gift note in your words.

Ready when you are

Turn a memory you love into art

Upload a photo, choose a style, and see the proof before you pay a thing.

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Average delivery 48 hours · Free revisions · 300 dpi files