New Zealand ownedCommission yours

We turn your shih tzu into a portrait like this.

Add a photo of your shih tzu. We paint them in full costume with their own title on the plate, framed and delivered anywhere in New Zealand.

A ragdoll cat painted as a Tudor queen in a lace ruff and crown
Her Majesty Queen Mittens the Unimpressed
  • Nothing to pay today. You see the portrait before anything is printed.
  • Any style you like: oil painting, watercolour, cartoon, astronaut, anything you can describe.
  • New Zealand owned. Framed and delivered to your door, nationwide.

Start here. It takes two minutes.

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Any clear photo of their face. A phone photo is perfect.

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So we can send you the portrait to look at.

Want a particular style or costume? Tell us (optional)

Nothing to pay today. We will reach out to you.

From a phone photo to a family heirloom.

These are ordinary snapshots, camera flash and all. This is what we made from them.

An ordinary snapshot of a cockapoo sitting on a rug, eyes glowing from the camera flash
Before: the photo
The same dog painted as a Regency duke in a medalled navy jacket
After: the portrait
A close up snapshot of a ginger tabby cat
Before: the photo
The same ginger cat painted as a Tudor queen in a lace ruff and crown
After: the portrait

Example photos are public domain snapshots from Wikimedia Commons.

One dog. One photo. Any style you can think of.

Every picture here was made from the same snapshot. Oil painting, watercolour, cartoon, astronaut, superhero: if you can describe it, we can make it. Just tell us on the form.

The original snapshot of the dog
The photo
The dog as a duke in a classical oil painting
Oil painting
The dog as a soft watercolour painting
Watercolour
The dog as a bright pop art print
Pop art
The dog in a vintage astronaut portrait
Astronaut
The dog as a comic book superhero
Comic book hero
The dog in a Japanese woodblock print
Japanese woodblock
The dog in a children’s storybook illustration
Storybook

Pick who they were always meant to be.

Ten favourites to start from. They are only ideas: ask for any costume, any era, any style.

A cavoodle painted as a Regency duke in a medalled military jacket
The Duke
A French bulldog painted as a company chairman in a pinstripe suit
The Chairman
A ragdoll cat painted as a Tudor queen in a lace ruff and crown
The Queen
A dachshund painted as a general on a rearing white horse
The General
A golden retriever as a 1920s rugby captain in a hooped jersey
The Captain
A bay horse painted as a society heiress in a feathered hat and pearls
The Heiress
A British shorthair cat painted as the head of a crime family
The Don
A black labrador painted as a yacht club commodore at the wheel
The Commodore
A whippet painted as a grand hotel concierge in a plum uniform
The Concierge
A cat and a spaniel painted as a Victorian married couple
The Happy Couple

Why shih tzus make such good portraits.

Shih tzus were palace dogs for a thousand years. They take to the Queen’s gown as if it was theirs all along. We suggest The Queen for most shih tzus, but every character is open to them, and you can ask for something of your own.

Three steps to a family heirloom.

The whole thing takes you about two minutes.

  1. Add their photo

    Their photo, their name and how to reach you. That is the whole form.

  2. We make the portrait

    Their real face and markings, in full costume, with a title written just for them.

  3. It arrives framed

    You see it first and approve it. Then it is printed, framed and sent to your door.

Portraits for every pet, everywhere in New Zealand.

By breed

Labrador portraitsCavoodle portraitsGolden retriever portraitsFrench bulldog portraitsDachshund portraitsBorder collie portraitsHuntaway portraitsGerman shepherd portraitsStaffy portraitsJack Russell portraitsSchnauzer portraitsSpoodle portraitsLabradoodle portraitsPug portraitsGreyhound portraitsWhippet portraitsCavalier King Charles spaniel portraitsBichon frise portraitsShih tzu portraitsMaltese portraitsPoodle portraitsCocker spaniel portraitsBeagle portraitsBoxer portraitsRottweiler portraitsRagdoll cat portraitsBritish shorthair portraitsMaine coon portraitsBurmese cat portraitsSiamese cat portraitsBengal cat portraitsBirman portraitsPersian cat portraitsMoggy portraitsHorse portraits

By costume

The DukeThe ChairmanThe QueenThe GeneralThe CaptainThe HeiressThe DonThe CommodoreThe ConciergeThe Happy Couple

By place

Pet portraits AucklandPet portraits WellingtonPet portraits ChristchurchPet portraits HamiltonPet portraits TaurangaPet portraits DunedinPet portraits QueenstownPet portraits Hawke’s BayPet portraits NelsonPet portraits New PlymouthPet portraits Palmerston NorthPet portraits RotoruaPet portraits WhangareiPet portraits Invercargill

As a gift

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