About

My Little Masterpiece, founded by a small team of artists and designers, is dedicated to creating stylish and fun high quality custom pet and animal portraits.

We want to bring you moments of joy through our custom pet portraits and help celebrate lasting memories as well as our strong bond with and love of pets and animals. Our production studio is based in Dorking, Surrey, UK.

FAQ

Read below answers to our most frequently asked questions or feel free to contact us

At checkout after you have chosen your design and picked the size you will see the section below with a button labelled ‘CHOOSE FILE’. Press on it to upload your photo as per our PHOTO GUIDELINES. For some designs you can upload several photos for the designer to select from.

Checkout Photo Upload My Little Masterpiece

We currently charge a flat rate of 8 GBP for orders outside the UK.

Most UK orders should arrive approx. 2 – 5 working days after you have approved your order by email with our design team. Please contact us if you have not received your order after 10 days.

Postage time with international orders can vary but the majority arrive within 10 working days after you have approved your order with our design team.

We use digital painting techniques with drawing tablets and proprietary image editing workflows to craft our custom pet portraits in-house at our studio. Our custom pet portraits are printed with premium museum archival quality inks and paper.

We are happy to work on custom pet and animal portraits of all species. Should you wish to order a custom pet portrait for a pet or animal we don’t yet have listed, please contact us and we will be glad to assist.

Custom Pet Portrait Photo Guidelines

1

Ensure the photo shows the full head and ears, without cropping or covering of any features.

2

Take the photo at eye level in natural light, avoiding direct sunlight and shadows.

3

Check the photo is sharp and not blurry. Any blur in the photo cannot be fixed or enhanced.

4

The photo shouldn’t be taken from too far away with a lot of the background included.

Photos that work well

Photos that don't work well

Custom Pet Portraits Photo Guide - My Little Masterpiece - Suitable photo of a dog
Custom Pet Portraits Photo Guide - My Little Masterpiece - Suitable photo of a cat
Custom Pet Portraits Photo Guide - My Little Masterpiece - Unsuitable photo of a dog
Custom Pet Portraits Photo Guide - My Little Masterpiece - Unsuitable photo of a cat

Photos that work well
for custom pet portraits:

Custom Pet Portraits Photo Guide - My Little Masterpiece - Suitable photo of a dog
Custom Pet Portraits Photo Guide - My Little Masterpiece - Suitable photo of a cat

Photos that don't work well for custom pet portraits:

Custom Pet Portraits Photo Guide - My Little Masterpiece - Unsuitable photo of a dog
Custom Pet Portraits Photo Guide - My Little Masterpiece - Unsuitable photo of a cat

Don’t worry if you are unsure about your photo as our design team will check it for you after you have submitted your photo at checkout. If there is any issue our design team will promptly let you know by email and assist you to choose a more suitable photo.