How much is a children's portrait?

$5 for the print-ready watermark-free file, with local tax added at checkout. The watermarked preview is free.

Can I have two or three children in one portrait?

Yes, as long as they appear in the photo you upload. Each child keeps their own features, size and position.

Which style suits a nursery?

Watercolour, in most cases — it is softer and warmer, and works with pale walls and wooden furniture.

Do you need a professional photo?

No. Phone photos taken in daylight work very well, and candid shots usually make better portraits than posed ones.

Can I order a portrait every year?

Many families do exactly that, printing one portrait per child per year at the same size to build a growing set.

Is my photo published anywhere?

No. Your photo is used to create your artwork and nothing is displayed publicly.

BrushedArts

Custom children's portraits from your photos

Children change faster than photo albums can keep up. A portrait fixes one particular age on the wall — the gap in the teeth, the fringe they insisted on, the way they climbed that tree.

Upload your photo See before & after

$5 one-time · free preview first · instant download · no subscription

Boy climbing a willow tree, original photograph before it was turned into art — Before

Boy climbing a willow tree as a watercolour painting made from the photograph — After

Three simple steps

1
Upload your photo
Any phone photo, scan or old family picture.
2
Choose a style
Watercolour painting or pencil drawing.
3
Unlock high resolution
See a free preview, then download your print-ready file.

Catching a specific age, not a generic child

Portraits made from your own photo hold onto the details that disappear within a year: baby teeth, freckles, a favourite jumper, the exact length of a first haircut.

Facial proportions are kept true to a child's age rather than aged up, so a four-year-old still looks four in the finished artwork.

The best photos of children to use

Candid beats posed almost every time. Children absorbed in something — digging, reading, riding, laughing at someone off-camera — make the most alive portraits.

Light and distance

Outdoor shade, or indoors near a big window, gives soft even light on small faces. Avoid direct flash, which flattens skin and eyes.

Kneel to their height. Photos taken from adult standing height distort proportions and hide the expression you are trying to keep.

Siblings together

Sibling portraits work well when both children are at a similar distance from the camera. Nobody is resized or moved in the artwork, so a hug or a shoulder-to-shoulder pose reads beautifully.

If you want one print per child, upload each photo separately and print at matching sizes for a set.

Nursery and bedroom framing

Watercolour is the natural choice for children's rooms: soft washes, warm paper white and a calm palette that sits well with pale walls and wooden furniture.

Print at 30 × 40 cm for a bedside wall or 40 × 50 cm / 16 × 20 in for a feature above a bed. Use acrylic glazing rather than glass in a child's room.

Gift ideas parents and grandparents love

A portrait of a child is one of the few gifts grandparents genuinely keep and display.

First birthday and christening keepsakes
Mother's Day and Father's Day prints
Grandparent gifts printed in matching pairs
End-of-school-year portraits marking each stage
A yearly tradition: one portrait per child, per year

Privacy and simplicity

There is no account to create and no gallery of your children published anywhere. You upload a photo, receive a file, and that is the end of the transaction.

You pay $5 once, after seeing the preview, and the file is yours to print wherever you like.

Ready to see your photo as art?

Upload your photo, choose watercolour or pencil, and see a free watermarked preview before you decide. The print-ready high-resolution file is $5.

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$5 one-time · instant download · print ready to 40 × 50 cm / 16 × 20 in

Frequently asked questions

Simple, private, yours to keep

Instant download
Print ready at 300 DPI
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High resolution
Suitable for local print shops
Your photo remains private

Your photograph is used only to create your artwork. One payment, one file, no recurring charges.