Christmas
Personalised Christmas gift for the whole family
This year, give them the gift of being all together: an artwork made from your photos, where everyone is there, even those who have never posed together.
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Reunite your family in a single artwork.
composed by hand · 24-48 hRealistic Portrait
The photorealistic reunion, composed by hand.
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Your child as the hero of their story.
preview in 20 sPet Portrait
Your companion, as a work of art.
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Bring your lineage to life in a single artwork.
preview in 20 sPhoto Restoration
Rescue a damaged photo of a loved one.
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The place that matters, with you in front of it.
The idea
The evening you look at who is there
On 25 December, you look around the table and count. Who is there. Who has travelled four hundred kilometres. Who could not come this year. And the place you still keep for someone.
C’est pour cela qu’un cadeau de Noël réussi n’est presque jamais un objet de plus. Les listes se ressemblent toutes (un coffret, une écharpe, un mug) et aucune ne dit ce que l’on a envie de dire ce soir-là.
An artwork made from your photos says it without a word. Everyone is there, in the same image, at the same scale, including those life has taken far away. You unwrap it once, and you look at it for twenty years.
Thousands of photos, and not one of us all
It is the sentence we hear most often in December. Phones overflow with pictures, and there is not a single one where the whole family stands in the same place. Some have moved away, others were not there that day, and you end up believing that photo will never exist.
The Family Portrait composes it another way: one photo per person is enough, taken years apart and somewhere else if need be. You upload the faces, choose the style (soft watercolour, old-master portrait, pastel) and the preview appears on screen. Free, before any payment: you only pay if the likeness moves you. Up to ten people can be brought together in a single artwork.
When someone is missing
A daughter living abroad, a brother held back by work, a blended family that has never posed all together: most of the time, the one missing from the photo is simply far away. A single picture of them, taken at any time, is enough for them to take their place in the artwork.
And sometimes the absence is of another kind. There is only one photo of him left, it dates from 1994, and no one really dares to talk about it at the table. That is possible too, with the care it calls for. The Realistic Portrait is composed by our atelier, like a family photograph that could never be taken. Here, the preview reaches you by email within 24 to 48 hours, two revisions are included, and nothing is printed without your approval: as long as printing has not started, you are refunded.
When the only photo left is damaged
Photo Restoration starts from a print that already exists (a wedding, a twentieth birthday, a photo of her own parents) and gives it back its colours, its sharpness and its faces: tears, stains, creases and faded colours are corrected. The memory comes back intact, then leaves again as a framed artwork, ready to hang. Few gifts say so simply that nothing has been forgotten.
And if you have no photo to provide
Not everyone has a photo to give, and not everyone wants to go looking for one in December. The Wall Art Collection brings together fifty-six ready-made artworks (earth-toned abstracts, watercolour botanicals, line art) that you simply choose, then have printed in the size you want. Nothing to compose, nothing to wait for, and a wall that is dressed. It is also the right answer for a young couple who have just moved in.
For whom, exactly
Depending on the person, it is not the same creation that hits the mark. We have covered each case in detail elsewhere:
- For mum and grandma : several generations of women in one artwork, or a portrait of her children.
- For dad and grandpa : the family line, his workshop, the faces he never shows but always looks at.
- For a couple : their story as a couple, or their two families together for the first time.
- A baby’s first Christmas : their most beautiful photo turned into an artwork, to hang above the cot.
- The Family Poster : the place that brought you together, designed like a travel poster, with your first names printed below.
What they will unwrap on 25 December
- A framed Fine Art artwork, textured matte paper and a real wood frame: 30 × 40 cm at €79, 40 × 50 cm at €99, 50 × 70 cm at €125.
- Or a canvas stretched on a wooden frame, from €39.90 in 20 × 25 cm and €49.90 in 27 × 35 cm.
- Designed in France, printed in Europe, delivered ready to hang in 4 to 7 working days, free delivery from €60.
- Our promise: if the instant portrait you receive is not a true likeness, it is remade free of charge. Just let us know within 14 days of delivery.
Finally, your photos remain strictly private: they are used only to create your artwork, are never reused, and you can ask for them to be deleted at any time.
Choosing well
Four things to know before ordering
Honest guidelines, so you arrive relaxed on Christmas Eve.
When to order so you can relax
Once the artwork is approved, allow 4 to 7 working days: 1 to 2 days of production, then 3 to 5 days of tracked delivery. With an instant portrait, about ten days ahead is enough; as the season is busy everywhere, aiming for early December remains the safest benchmark. For a Realistic Portrait, allow two weeks instead, time to receive the preview and ask for a revision.
Which photos give the best result
A sharp, well-lit face, taken from the front and not too small in the image. The photos can come from different periods and different devices: that is the whole point, since no one needs to have been in the same place on the same day. Just avoid sunglasses, faces in profile and very dark shots.
How to keep the surprise
Have it delivered to your home rather than to the person you are giving it to: the artwork arrives well protected, and all you have to do is wrap it in gift paper before placing it under the tree. The preview appears on your screen, and nothing is sent to the person concerned. And if you are missing a good photo, ask a brother, a sister or a cousin for one discreetly.
Instant preview or atelier work
Si vous avez une photo correcte de chaque personne, le portrait instantané suffit : vous voyez le résultat avant de payer, et il est refait gratuitement s’il ne ressemble pas. Si la composition est délicate (beaucoup de monde, des photos de qualités très inégales, un proche que l’on ne peut plus photographier), confiez-la à l’atelier, qui la compose à la main.
Ideas
Six Christmas gifts that will not end up in a drawer
Each one starts from photos you already have, except the last one, which needs none.
« We surprised my mother for her 70th birthday, with the whole family together, even my brother who lives abroad. She cried. So did we. »
They trust us
Memories that stir emotion
Families reunited, memories revived, and plenty of emotion.
« Reuniting my parents and my late grandparents in a single portrait… I never thought it was possible. My children hung it in the living room. »
« We surprised my mother for her 70th birthday, with the whole family together, even my brother who lives abroad. She cried. So did we. »
« The likeness is astonishing and the print is magnificent. It feels like a real object, not a gimmick. Arrived very well protected. »
« I only had one old photo of my father. They reunited him with my children, whom he never knew. The most beautiful gift I have ever given myself. »
« A preview in a few minutes, and the final result even more beautiful. Zero risk: you only pay once the likeness is approved. »
« My grandparents’ wedding photo, damaged and yellowed, came back radiant. The whole family was moved to tears. »
« Four generations finally reunited on the same wall. My parents still cannot believe it whenever they walk past. »
« Attentive support every step of the way, from photo upload to delivery. You really feel guided, which is rare these days. »
« Given to my wife for our wedding anniversary: our two families together for the first time in one image. Unforgettable. »
Give them the only thing missing from the table: everyone, in the same image.
Free preview before payment, canvas from €39.90, framed Fine Art from €79, designed in France, printed in Europe and delivered in 4 to 7 working days.