FAQ

You’re buying a custom, hand-drawn digital portrait of your pet. You’ll send me a photo, I draw on my iPad, and then I email you a high-resolution digital art file. Your file can be used to make an 8x10 inch print at 300dpi. You can keep it, share it, print it yourself, or use it as the starting point for other products found in the Portrait Object section of the website.

For the actual artwork? Nope. Not even a pixel. Every Little Nose Studio portrait, name design, and illustrated piece is drawn by my actual human hand, attached to my actual human body, with my eyeballs looking at the photos sent to me.

But, I do admit that I use AI to help me write and to help with some mockups. There. My scandalous confession. Alert the village.

No. No physical print is included unless you also order a print or another physical product from the Portrait Object section of the website (later!).

This keeps the process simple: Portrait first, Objects second (and totally optional!).

Oh no! I'm not asking your dog to become a creepy doll in a velvet chair. (Although I might start offering a portrait style like this, haa!)

You just send photos you already have, or take a few casual ones in good light.

I don't need perfect photos because I'm not using AI nor filters to just "cut out" your pet. As long as I can see fur colors, eye color, and fur pattern on the neck and chest help.

Also, if you are putting more than one pet into a portrait, it helps to see a photo that shows their relative sizes. Other than that I look at individual photos of each pet and then put them together in their portrait.

Absolutely. And if you’ve lost a pet, my heart truly goes out to you. It is a devastating kind of grief, and one I know personally. My dog Stevie—whose little face appears throughout this website—passed away in July 2026.

If you’re considering a portrait for a grieving friend, I just want to say I really appreciate the thought behind that. I know how much comfort these things bring.

My portraits make especially joyful memorials. Rather than feeling formal or sombre, they’re designed to celebrate the pet’s personality — happy, colorful, sweet, and a little retro. The artwork can also be placed on different keepsakes, from a wall print to a pillow or T-shirt.

I don’t usually add birth and death dates beneath the portrait. My style focuses on the pet itself, often accompanied by their name, a flower, or a simple decorative shape — a remembrance that still feels bright.

When you purchase a Signature Pet Portrait, I’ll send you a preview JPG before the final file is delivered.

That preview is your chance to make sure everything looks right and ask for small tweaks, like a color adjustment, a marking, or another small detail. Nothing is final until you approve the portrait.

Please keep in mind that revisions can add a few days to the timeline.

If you don’t want the back-and-forth, need your portrait faster, or are happy to trust my artist’s choice, the Jiffy Portrait is the better fit. It’s simpler, quicker, and delivered without a preview round.