If you are looking for a unique, sentimental gift or piece of art for your own home, look no further than PaintYourLife.com. I recently had the opportunity to review PaintYourLife and I have to say that I was extremely impressed.
Shortly after my husband and I were married my father-in-law passed away. My husband has always wanted a painting of his father to hang in our home that our children will know who their grandfather was. I had no idea where to even begin to try to find someone to do a portrait for us and was afraid we would never be able to afford it. Then I found PaintYourLife and I have to admit I was a bit skeptical. Their prices seemed far too reasonable for an original piece of artwork and the examples I saw were so accurate I thought it couldn’t possibly be a real painting. But I was excited to see what they could do.
My husband and I went through picture after picture trying to find one we wanted painted. We couldn’t find the perfect one but PaintYourLife has the ability to help you get exactly what you want. This is the picture we based our painting off of:
We liked this pictured but we only wanted it painted with my husband and his dad with a neutral background. It came out beautifully and we couldn’t be more pleased.
I also wanted an original work of art of my children. I took hundreds of pictures trying to get the perfect shot to use for the painting. My kids DO NOT sit still and it was very difficult. I was able to capture a shot that I liked but it wasn’t quite right:
If my daughter was sitting more upright in my son’s arms and her diaper wasn’t showing near her leg, this picture would have been perfect. PaintYourLife was able to edit this image, submit it back to me for approval and then use it to paint the exact picture I had wished for:
Amazing, right? I absolutely love it! The painting of my daughter actually looks more like her than the original photograph. I believe this is because, along with your photo submission, you are also able to include reference photos so the artist has a better idea of what the subjects look like in real life.
Even after your photographs have been painted, you have the opportunity to ask for changes. In most cases, mine included, none are needed. PaintYourLife is in touch with you each step of the way through the entire process. For me, it took less than one month from start to finish. That included the time it took for me to select and submit my photos, editing and approval, the actual painting of the portraits, dry time and shipping.
PaintYourLife portraits are available in a variety of sizes and mediums. They also have framing options. Prices start as low as $58 for the smallest size and go up from there depending on size, type of medium, framing options etc. Only a 20% advance payment is required to start your order and you don’t pay the balance until you are satisfied with the results.
I was thoroughly pleased with the entire process and the end results and would recommend PaintYourLife to anyone.
I was provided with a PaintYourLife credit in order to conduct this review. I have not received any additional compensation and the views I express here are my own and have not been reviewed or edited by PaintYourLife.
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