Will it look like them?

The style is applied to your photo, so the face, expression and clothing carry over. Generate a few variations and keep the one that feels most like them.

Can I use it for a funeral or celebration of life?

You can download the portrait right away, for a printed program, a slideshow or a display at the service. Framed prints take several days to arrive, so allow time if you need one for a date.

Is it a good sympathy gift?

Many people give one to a grieving friend or relative, often for the first holidays or an anniversary. Order it framed and it arrives ready to give.

What if the person is small in the photo?

Crop the photo so the face fills more of the frame before you upload it. The larger and sharper the face, the better the likeness.

Creating memorial portraits is part of a PicturaLabs plan, starting at $9 a month (€11 in the EU), and you can cancel anytime. Prints are priced separately by size, paper and frame, and you see the price before you order.

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Memorial Portraits, Painted from Your Photo

Turn a favorite photo of someone you miss into an oil painting, a watercolor or a charcoal drawing, then we print it for you, delivered to your door. Even an old, faded print works.

Create a Memorial Portrait

Printed on archival fine-art paper
Framed or unframed
Delivered to your door

Phone photo of a grandfather with white hair and a flannel shirt smiling on a porch

The same photo as an oil painting memorial portrait

IN LOVING MEMORY

Four ways to keep them close

A smile on the porch, a day at a family picnic. Each style keeps the face you remember, even from an old photo.

Grandfather on a porch as an oil painting — Original

Original phone photo of a grandfather with white hair smiling on a porch — Original

Faded 1980s print photo of a woman in a floral blouse smiling at a family picnic — Original

Oil Painting

Thick, textured brushstrokes in warm color, like a portrait that has always hung in the family home.

Grandfather on a porch as a watercolor — Original

Watercolor

Gentle washes on white paper. Light and calm, it sits naturally beside family photos.

Grandfather on a porch as a charcoal portrait — Original

Charcoal

Black and white with soft shading. Dignified and timeless, and kind to older photos.

Grandfather on a porch as a pencil drawing — Original

Pencil Drawing

Fine graphite lines and careful shading, like a drawing made by hand at the kitchen table.

FROM PHOTO TO KEEPSAKE

A memorial portrait in three steps

No waiting weeks for an artist. A phone photo or a scan of an old print is enough.

Upload a photo
A recent photo or an old print, photographed flat on a table. The face should be clearly visible and not too small.
Pick a style
Choose oil painting, watercolor, charcoal, pencil or any of 90+ styles. Generate a few variations and keep the truest likeness.
Print or download
Upscale it for sharp detail, then download it or order a framed or unframed print, delivered to your door.

Create a Memorial Portrait

A PLACE TO REMEMBER

A familiar face, always at home.

Above the mantel, in the hallway or beside a favorite chair. Order it framed, or as a print for a frame you already love.

Two oil painting memorial portraits in walnut frames above a sideboard with a candle and white flowers — Oil painting pair · Walnut frames

Oil painting of a grandfather in a gold frame above a fireplace mantel with candles — Oil painting · Gold frame

Watercolor portrait from an old family photo in a white frame above a bedroom dresser — Watercolor · White frame

Charcoal portrait of a grandfather in a black frame with a white mount in a hallway — Charcoal · Black frame

Pencil drawing from an old family photo in an oak frame above a writing desk — Pencil drawing · Oak frame

Watercolor of a grandfather in an oak frame above a farmhouse breakfast table — Watercolor · Oak frame

5 archival fine-art papers
Framed or unframed
Printed in labs in the US, Europe and the UK

MEMORIAL PORTRAIT QUESTIONS

Before you choose a photo

Old photos, likeness, funerals and how printing works.

Yes. Photograph or scan the print flat, in even light and without glare. The painting styles hide much of the grain, fading and color cast of older photos.

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Updated October 21, 2026

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Your next favourite wall art starts with one photo

Upload a photo or describe an idea, choose from countless preset styles, and order the one you love as a framed fine-art print.

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#1 Art Generator

Memorial Portraits, Painted from Your Photo

Turn a favorite photo of someone you miss into an oil painting, a watercolor or a charcoal drawing, then we print it for you, delivered to your door. Even an old, faded print works.

Create a Memorial Portrait

Printed on archival fine-art paper
Framed or unframed
Delivered to your door

IN LOVING MEMORY