Custom Family Portrait Ideas: From the Photo to the Finished Heirloom
Four family portrait ideas drawn from the old masters, from grandparents with the grandchildren to the new family, and how to take the photo that becomes your heirloom.
The atelier
The Journal: portraits, gifts and history
Portrait history, gift ideas and advice from the atelier.
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Personalized Gifts for Grandparents and Parents: Portrait Ideas
The grandchildren gathered in one portrait, their wedding photo reimagined, a Father's Day gift from the dog: portrait ideas for parents and grandparents, with the dates to remember.
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What to Get Someone Who Has Everything: Meaningful Gift Ideas
Three questions that lead to a meaningful gift for someone who has everything, with ideas for him, for her and for parents, including a few that have nothing...
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Unique Gifts for Dog Lovers: Thoughtful Ideas Beyond Another Toy
For dog moms, dog dads and new puppy parents: thoughtful ideas beyond another toy, from a royal portrait of their dog to gifts that give back.
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Personalized Christmas Gifts: A Portrait Gift Guide for Everyone on Your List
Portrait gift ideas for parents, grandparents, couples and pet lovers, with honest timing for delivery before Christmas and a last-minute option by email.
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Baroque Portraiture: A Short History of the Royal Portrait
From Titian to Rigaud, Van Dyck to Gainsborough: the works that shaped the royal portrait, why dogs so often joined the sitters, and whether any of it was...
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Fine Art Print vs Canvas: Which Is Right for Your Portrait?
Fine detail and a frame of your choice, or painterly texture ready for the wall? How to choose between print, canvas and digital, with sizes for every room.
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How to Choose the Best Photo for a Custom Portrait
What a portrait keeps from your photo and what it reimagines, plus a five-point checklist for people, couples, families and pets, phone photos and old prints.
