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L’Atelier Formavelle / L’Art du Portrait

A likeness.
A lasting presence.

A cherished face, a family bond, a companion with character. Create a personal portrait from your own photographs, in a considered artistic expression.

Your first digital proof is complimentary. Further proofs are €2.95 each.

Try your first portrait free

A free low-resolution preview. Choose your style, upload your photographs and review the result before choosing a finished artwork.

  1. Upload 1–4 clear photographs.
  2. Choose charcoal, watercolour or painterly.
  3. Review your portrait, then choose download or print.
Saar — houtskool

L’éloquence du fusain

Velvety shadows and delicate lines. A quiet, expressive portrait.

Upload a sharp portrait with gentle side lighting. Keep the eyes and hair visible; choose Charcoal.

Create my portrait in this style
Saar — aquarel

La délicatesse de l’aquarelle

Translucent colour, luminous paper and a gentle painterly rhythm.

Choose a photograph in soft daylight with natural skin tones. Select Watercolour and soft natural tones.

Create my portrait in this style
Saar — schilderstijl

La présence picturale

Rich pigment and considered brushwork. A portrait with presence.

Choose a clear photograph with visible facial detail. Select Painterly, then refine the palette and background.

Create my portrait in this style

Saar, interpreted from one photograph in three digital styles. These are personal examples, not hand-drawn originals or editions for sale.

Several photographs. One composition.

A shared presence.

Three individual dachshunds composed together from separate photographs

Three dachshunds, brought together from individual photographs. Each companion retains its own expression and markings.

  1. Upload up to four original photographs. Show every face or animal clearly, with similar lighting where possible.
  2. Choose Family portrait or My pet, then your artistic expression.
  3. Describe who belongs together and which subject to use from each photograph. For example: use only the dog on the right in photograph three.
  4. Create and review your digital proof. Check likeness, hands, paws and composition before approving.
  5. After approval, download your creation or request a personal proposal for paper, aluminium, canvas and bespoke framing.
Create a shared portrait

A digital interpretation may change details. Review the likeness before approving a physical print.