✦ PAWFORGE ART
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How it works · the whole journey on one page

From phone photo to finished portrait.

Your pet's portrait is AI-rendered in the tradition you choose, then printed on canvas or a phone case. Here is every step up to payment on the canvas path, 11 screens in 4 stages, with nothing to pay until you approve.

Upload a photo, free Follow the journey
Example source image: an AI-generated orange tabby cat sitting on a sofa. It is not a customer's pet.
Step 1 · the source image
The example cat's free proof: a painted-style portrait in the Napoleonic Campaign tradition.
Step 6 · the proof

Drag or use the arrow keys to compare · Example source image, AI-generated, not a customer's pet.

The short version

Choose a stage to jump to it

  1. I

    Upload one photo

    Pick a photo, a shape and a tradition. Add your email.

    You pay $0

  2. II

    See your free proof

    The studio renders it in minutes and emails it to you.

    You pay $0

  3. III

    Pick canvas or case

    Love it? Choose a canvas size or a $45 phone case.

    You pay $0

  4. IV

    Review, then pay

    Check the details and add your address, then pay.

    You pay here

The full journey

Every screen up to payment, as you will see it.

Real screenshots of the live site on desktop and phone, following the canvas path, taken on 26 September 2026 with an AI-generated example source image. The only edit to what the screens show: our own email address is blurred.

Stage 1 · steps 1–4 Upload one photo

  1. No card · no account
    The free generator's first screen: a drop zone with a Choose a photo button, and the canvas and phone case a proof can become.

    Step 1 of 11

    Upload one photo of your cat or dog

    Drop a photo or choose one from your phone. One clear shot in good light works best.

    Paid so far $0

  2. Tall, wide or square
    Photograph received: a thumbnail of the example source image, and the shape picker with Tall selected.
    Example source image

    Step 2 of 11

    Pick the shape of your portrait

    Your photo is in. Choose tall, wide or square. The canvas sizes on offer follow the shape; a phone case takes any of them.

    Paid so far $0

  3. 21 traditions
    The tradition picker, all 18 traditions, with the Napoleonic Campaign chosen.

    Step 3 of 11

    Choose a tradition

    Napoleonic Campaign, Tudor Court, Edo Period, Apollo Program, Post-Impressionist and more, each with its own costume, setting and palette.

    Paid so far $0

  4. Name and notes optional
    The optional name and notes fields, the email field (blurred here) and the Generate your portrait button.
    Email address blurred

    Step 4 of 11

    Tell us where to send it, then press Generate

    Add their name, or anything worth knowing about them, if you like. Your email is where the proof goes.

    Paid so far $0

Stage 2 · steps 5–6 See your free proof

  1. Ready in minutes
    The waiting screen, The studio is at work, with its three stages beside a softly blurred copy of the example source image.
    Example source image

    Step 5 of 11

    The studio gets to work

    Watch each stage: your photograph received, the portrait in progress, a final look before it is sent. You may close the page; we will email you the link.

    Paid so far $0

  2. Emailed to you too
    The reveal, Your proof is ready: the example cat as a painted-style portrait in the Napoleonic Campaign tradition.
    Example portrait, not a customer's order

    Step 6 of 11

    Your free proof is ready

    Your pet in the manner of the tradition you chose. Web-size, watermark-free, and in your inbox.

    Paid so far $0

Stage 3 · steps 7–9 Pick canvas or case

  1. Every proof is free
    Would you like it printed? The canvas card, from $60, and the phone case card, $45.

    Step 7 of 11

    Love it? Choose canvas or phone case

    A gallery-wrapped canvas, ready to hang, or a phone case with the portrait extended to fill it. Not quite them? Start a new portrait instead.

    Paid so far $0

  2. 3 sizes for a tall portrait
    Canvas chosen at 12 by 16 inches, $59.99, with the email confirmation (blurred here) and Continue.
    Email address blurred

    Step 8 of 11

    Pick a size

    For a tall portrait: 12 by 16 inches ($60), 16 by 20 inches ($80) or 18 by 24 inches ($100). Wide and square portraits have sizes of their own. Confirm your email, so only you can order it.

    Paid so far $0

  3. A short wait
    Preparing your portrait for the canvas, 12 by 16 inches: a three-part progress bar and a timer.
    Example portrait, not a customer's order

    Step 9 of 11

    We prepare the full-resolution print file

    A short wait while your portrait is made print-ready for the size you picked.

    Paid so far $0

Stage 4 · steps 10–11 Review, then pay

  1. The printer's own mockup
    Place your portrait: the framing editor beside the printer's mockup of the wrapped canvas and a straight-on view, with the Wrapped and Mirrored edge choice.
    Example portrait, not a customer's order

    Step 10 of 11

    See it on the canvas and adjust the framing

    Drag and zoom to place your portrait, beside the print partner's mockup of the wrapped canvas. Choose wrapped or mirrored edges.

    Paid so far $0

  2. Ship it as a gift
    Where it goes: the canvas mockup and order summary beside the empty details and address form, with Calculate delivery.
    Example portrait, not a customer's order

    Step 11 of 11

    Tell us where it goes, then pay

    Your details and delivery address. Delivery is worked out before you pay, and this is the only step that costs anything.

    Paid so far You pay here

Then we print and ship it

Most orders arrive in 5–12 business days in the US, 9–19 business days internationally.

Start at step 1, free

What it costs

  • Stretched canvas

    $60 to $100

    In 6 sizes. Gallery-wrapped on a pine frame, ready to hang.

  • Phone case

    $45

    Impact-resistant, and one of the two styles is magnetic. Your portrait is extended so your pet sits clear of the camera.

  • Your proof

    Free

    No card, no account. Every proof is free, so if it is not quite them, start a new portrait.

Questions about the process

Is the proof really free?

Yes. Every proof is free, with no card and no account. There is nothing to pay until you approve and order a canvas or phone case, at the very last step.

How long does the proof take?

Your proof is ready in minutes, and we email you a link to it as well.

What kind of photo works best?

One clear, well-lit photo of your cat or dog facing the camera. A phone snap is fine.

What if I don't like my proof?

Start a new portrait with the same photo, a different photo or a different tradition. Every proof is free.

Which phone cases do you offer?

Two styles, both impact-resistant, one of them magnetic, both $45, for recent iPhone and Samsung Galaxy models.

How long does delivery take?

Most orders arrive in 5–12 business days in the US and 9–19 business days internationally.

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See your pet in the tradition of your choosing.

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Free proof. No card, no account.