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A cat portrait you can hang on your wall

Begin with one photo from your phone and you see your cat in every style here before you pay.

Trying is free and you pay only if you order. Choose a style

From $129 framed A4 with mount.

Choose a style

Shown on an example cat.

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Turn one photo of your own cat into a printed portrait. Upload it, see the result in under a minute, then choose a frame or canvas.

How it works

  1. 1. Pick a style

    27 styles, from royal oil to fine line.

  2. 2. Add one photo

    See your pet in that style in under a minute, free. Try other styles with the same photo.

  3. 3. Frame it

    Pick a frame, size and name.

  4. 4. Proof, then print

    A designer reviews your portrait for print quality, you approve a proof before anything goes to press, and it is printed in Australia.

Frequently Asked Questions
How is a cat portrait made?

Start with one photo of your cat. In under a minute you see your cat in the style you picked, free, before you pay. When you order, one of our designers checks the file so it prints well. You get a proof, and nothing is printed until you approve it. It is printed in Australia, framed if you chose a frame. Each style has a painted or drawn look on matte art paper or canvas.

Which photo of my cat should I use?

Shoot in daylight without flash, with the lens level with your cat's eyes. Face your pet towards the camera and keep the whole head in shot. Get close enough for the eyes to read clearly, with one pet in the picture.

A phone camera works: JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC up to 15 MB. If a file is too small or blurry, the page tells you straight away.

Which style suits a cat?

Fine Line uses a single thin black line, free of shading or colour. Watercolour brings soft washes that fade into white paper, with the most detail in the face. Old Master is dark and glowing, in the manner of a 17th century portrait. Bush Woodcut sets bold black carved lines on warm cream paper, with waratah, banksia and wattle around your cat.

For a cat painting feel, The Royal has an oil-painting look, Bush Impressionist keeps loose brushwork, and Gum Pattern brings a painted look. We suggest black for Fine Line, and an oak look for Watercolour, Bush Woodcut and Gum Pattern.

Can I add my cat's name?

Yes, your cat's name costs nothing on any custom cat portrait. Use up to 24 characters, plus an optional second line of up to 32, such as a year. There are 16 lettering styles to pick from on the style page.

We add the name once the portrait exists, always outside the picture itself, so the spelling stays safe. It prints on the same paper as the artwork and sits inside the mount window if you choose a mount.

What happens if it does not look like my cat?

You are the judge, first in the free preview before you pay. If it is not right, try another photo or another style at no cost. Write what you would like adjusted in the Special requests box. After you order, a designer reviews the portrait to make sure it will print well, then you receive a proof. Nothing is printed until you approve the proof, and if you want it refined at the proof, we refine it at no cost.

Can I choose the background colour?

Modern keeps the background clear, so any colour can sit behind your cat. Dark shades work as well: choose from charcoal, forest, navy, terracotta, sky, sand, blush, sage or warm white.

Fine Line and Charcoal Study keep the line work. You pick a light paper from blush, sage, sky, sand or warm white; warm white is the default. Your chosen colour prints as the background, and the paper underneath stays white matte art.

When will I get my proof?

We email you a digital proof, and it arrives within 1 business day of your order. Nothing is printed until you approve it.

Can I change or cancel my order after I place it?

Yes. Before you approve your proof, changes are free, and you can cancel for a full refund. Printing starts once you approve your proof, so take your time with it.

Can I return my pet portrait if the print is not right?

Each portrait is made to order from your own photo, so we do not take change-of-mind returns. If the print itself is not right, for example a print fault or damage in transit, our Perfect Print Promise covers it. Tell us within 30 days of dispatch with a photo, and we reprint it free. The promise page also sets out the other options, store credit or a refund. A name or spelling you approved on your proof is not a print fault, and the reprint cost is shared.

Can I get a digital file of my pet portrait?

We do not supply a digital file. Your order is the printed portrait itself. The preview you see on screen carries a Paperlust watermark, and your printed portrait does not.

Learn More

Styles that suit a cat


Fine Line draws your cat with one thin black line, free of shading or colour. Black is our suggested frame, and the fine line style page shows a tabby and white cat and a grey shorthair from our studio.


Watercolour uses loose washes that fade into white paper, with small splashes at the edges and the most detail kept in the face. Oak look suits it, and the watercolour pet portrait page shows more.


Old Master is dark and warm, with a deep brown backdrop, warm light on the face and soft shadows.


The photo your cat portrait needs


Use good daylight without flash, with the camera at your cat's eye level, your pet facing you, the whole head in frame and the eyes clear. A phone photo works: JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC up to 15 MB.


The style page shows your cat portrait in that style in under a minute, before you pay. Previews carry a watermark; the finished print arrives without one. Your photo stays with your visit, so you can try any other style in our custom pet portraits without a second upload. The preview opens on a close-up of the whole portrait, and On the wall places it in a room.


Frames, sizes and your cat's name


Framed cat portraits arrive ready to hang. Each has a 20 mm frame in an oak look, black or white, a shatterproof acrylic front and 200gsm matte art paper.


Canvas is 400gsm on a 38 mm stretcher bar. Choose it without a frame, and a mirror image of the picture's edge wraps the sides on every other style, while Vector Studio and Modern print the sides plain in your background colour. Pick a float frame or a classic frame in an oak look or in black or white. Art prints stay unframed on the same paper.


A white mount is the border inside a framed print, and the picture fills the frame when you leave it out. Sizes run A4 (21 x 29.7 cm), A3 (29.7 x 42 cm) and A2 (42 x 59.4 cm).


Modern has a clear background, so any colour sits behind your cat, dark shades included: navy, forest, charcoal, terracotta, sky, sand, blush, sage or warm white. Fine Line and Charcoal Study keep the line work and let you choose the paper: sage, blush, sand, sky or warm white, the default.


Your cat's name comes free: up to 24 characters, plus an optional second line of up to 32. The style page shows 16 lettering styles for the name, and you choose there.


Our promise

A designer checks every portrait before it goes to print. You see a proof first, and if you would like a refined version at that stage, we redo it at no cost.

Printed and framed in Australia.