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The turnaround depends on three factors:
1.) Whether you use normal service or express
service
2.) The medium of the painting
3.) The size of the painting
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Medium Size Portraits
(not charcoal / pencil)
(12"x16,16"x20",20"x24")
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Big size Portraits
(except charcoal / pencil)
(24"x36",30"x40",36"x48",48"x72") |
Charcoal
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* If you are in a hurry to get your painting, please select the express
painting option that appears at the bottom of the checkout page. This service
costs an additional 15%. If you choose this option, your order is immediately
placed at the top of our list and we begin working immediately.
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Note: If
you want your painted portrait to be amended
it will take an additional 4 days approximately.
(not counting the time you take to approve any changes).
If you send us your photos via regular mail, the time frame
described above begins from the day we receive your photos.
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Prices and Payments methods: |
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One of the main goals of PaintYourLife is to
make painted portraits affordable for as many
people as possible. All our work is 100%
handmade and created by top artists; still
we manage to offer very competitive prices.
For a complete price table please
click here.
Please note: When placing your order, you
have to pay only 20% of the total price!
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1.) PayPal - Use your existing PayPal account, or open a new PayPal account*
2.) ClickAndBuy - Use ClickAndBuy (offers various payment methods according to your country)
3.) Credit card – When you get to Paypal website choose to pay directly with your credit card.
Please look for the line: "Don't have a PayPal account? Click here". You can see an image
of that page.
(See image).
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Please DO NOT send us checks. |
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We accept US dollars,
British pounds, Euros, Australian dollars,
Canadian dollars and Japanese yen. You can
choose your currency on the first
page of the order process.
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Shopping at PaintYourLife
is 100% safe. The entire payment process is done
by PayPal, which is respected worldwide for its top security and anti-fraud systems. None of your credit card
details are given to us. The only place you
enter this information is on the PayPal website.
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Photos options: |
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Yes, we can! You can send several photographs and
have subjects from each placed together into a single
painting. Simply give us detailed instructions when
placing your order. You can upload up to 3 different
photos in 1 order (using reference photo 1 and 2),
and in the comments box tell us how you want us
to combine these photos into one painting. We don't
charge extra for this service.Check for
yourself...
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You may send your picture in .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, or .tiff. We suggest sending the
highest resolution and quality photo available, no matter how big the file is.
The better the image is, the better will the artist be able to
create your painting.
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The most common subjects
for photo to painting artworks are:
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Couple portrait -
photos from weddings, honeymoons, travel
, or any other moment that a couple wants
to cherish. Sometimes one of the couple
buys it as a surprise for the other.
Sometimes a couple receives a painting as a
wedding gift or anniversary gift. You can just imagine
the reaction of the person who receives such
a special personal gift.....
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Child / baby portrait
- Surprise someone with a painting from
photo of his grandchild. Friends of yours
celebrate their little boy's birthday
- surprise them with their child painting
so they will have an everlasting memory
of him at that age.
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Family painted portrait -
Family oil portraits are a beautiful present.
A painted portrait of your ageing parents,
a painting from photo of your whole family
together, you and your kids, etc.
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Friends - You want
to buy your friend a present which is
personal and which will always remind
him of your great friendship- find a photo
of the two of you from a trip or a party,
or any special moment that both of you
would like to cherish.
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Pet portrait - Your
beloved dog, cat, horse.... The photo
can be of both of you , or only your
pet. A pet portrait can be a very unique
gift for the pet lover.
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Scenery - Instead
of buying a painting of scenery which
means nothing to you, why won't you choose
a beautiful scenery photo from one of
your trips and hang it on the wall to remember
always. Buy it for yourself or for a friend
who loves a special landscape as much as you do.
There are many other
photo to painting ideas: A painting of the
house you grew up in, your first car, etc.
Any photo that you love for yourself
or as a special gift for your loved ones,
we will be happy to turn into a painting.
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Basically, if our artists
can clearly see the details of your photo
we can make a painted portrait from it. Still,
from our experience, we recommend to pay attention
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Send photos that flatter
the photographed person. If you don't
like the way you look in the photo, if
you think that your smile doesn't look
real, or your nose looks too big, try
to pick another photo. Don't expect the
artists to make the person look much better
than he looks in the photo.
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Try to send photos
with the highest resolution. If your photo
is less than 100 KB size, its resolution
may be too low and our artists may have
difficulties to make a good painting from a photo that doesn't clearly show details.
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Pay attention to the
background. You have a beautiful
photo of your little boy, for example, but the background is
filled with details that will detract from the painted portrait. In such
a case, you can tell our artists to use
a one color background of any color you
choose. Just mention it in the comments
box, right after you upload the photo.
- Choosing the right kind of photo click here
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You may send your hardcopy
photographs to:
PaintYourLife
14525 SW Millikan Way
Beaverton, OR
USA
Please add an email address to the letter,
so we can get in touch with you after receiving
the photos.
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Frames: |
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We offer three shipping options:
1.) Rolled - the painting will be shipped rolled in an art tube. This option is free of charge.
2.) Gallery wrap - The painting will be stretched on a wooden form (this option is available only for Oil and Acrylic paintings).
3.) Framed- the painting will be framed according to a chosen design. See our frame samples.
You can choose any of those options when placing your order.
You can view images of these options here
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Yes. Once the painting from your photo is ready, we will contact
you for you to review it online. Most of our customers are happy
with their first preview. However, if you feel that any modifications
should be made, we receive your feedback, make the requested modifications
and send it back to you for confirmation. Only then, the custom painting
is sent to you.
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When you place your order,
just after uploading your photos there will
be a special instructions text box where you
will be able to explain what your special
request is. We can create "magic" with your original photos: we can combine figures from different photos into one painting, we can change the background, eliminate figures and objects, create color paintings from black and white photos and even paint from damaged or old photos. Check for yourself...
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General questions: |
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Visit our painting forum. Our experienced painters will be happy to answer any question you post.
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You may use our email
form to send us any questions, or try
our live chat.
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