Paint Your Life Review

The walls of my house are covered with photos of my boys – portraits, school pictures and pictures I’ve taken. I’ve actually got so many up that I’ve about run out of space and will soon need to find a way to fit more. I’m thinking if RB ever finishes the painting and windows in the living room that we’ll take all of the photos down and rehang them closer together. That would hold me for another year or so. Anyway. Those are the two things I like to put on my walls – my kids and my photos. I only have one painting and that was a gift. I’ve never bought a painting because I know I’d get tired of looking at most paintings after a while. Not so anymore, thanks to Paint Your Life.

“Royal and aristocratic families painted family members through the generations. Engaged couples sent portraits to one another before their marriage. In the last 100 years, photography took the place of painted portraits. Now, the Internet uses photography to link artists and the public in a worldwide online portrait and design studio: www.PaintYourLife.com. The company’s sister operation, the online graphics production studio, is www.PrintYourCanvas.com. That site creates graphic interpretations on canvas from client photographs in an array of artistic styles. The prices are affordable – oil portraits on canvas from $99 and charcoal portraits from $69 only!”

PaintYourLife creates art from photos by turning your photos into handmade paintings. The ordering process is easy. Go to the site and decide which type of portrait you want your photo turned into – oil, charcoal, watercolor, pastel, acrylic or pencil.

The next step is to upload your photo. When you upload your photo you can make special requests for additional work. There is no charge for these requests and you can request all sorts of things for your custom painting – combine images from multiple photographs, add color to black and white photos, add or change the background of a photo, restore an old photo and improve the coloring of a photo.

Here’s the photo we uploaded. We made no special requests and included an additional photo as a reference.

Once you’ve finished you check out, where a 20% deposit is due at time of order placement.

I placed my order on 07/05/09. I received an email confirmation of my order almost immediately.

On 07/08/09 I received an email letting me know that my painting was now being painted by one of the artists. On 07/13/09 I received another email letting me know that my painting was ready and awaiting my approval. I admit I read this email quickly and didn’t think to click on the link and approve my painting. On 07/18/09 I received another email with a second request to log in and approve my painting. When you log in at this time you do have the opportunity to request additional changes or modifications or approve the painting.When you approve your painting the balance of your purchase is due.

On 07/21/09 I received an email letting me know that my painting had shipped. The email included a tracking number, which when I checked confirmed that my painting was indeed on its way. Paintings can be shipped anywhere in the world, either in a tube, inside a frame or stretched onto a wooden frame. Delivery takes from 7 to 21 days, depending on what type of artwork you’re having created and which method of shipping you choose.

It only took two days for my painting to get from China, where it was painted, to my home in New Jersey. It arrives safely in a cardboard box. Had I only paid attention I would have had my painting many days earlier. What a silly girl I am!

The painting was wrapped twice in plastic.

The painting was stapled securely to the wooden frame.

The single piece of criticism I have for the painting is very minor. There were a few loose threads, a straight cut would have looked more finished and a bit nicer. Aside from this one thing, the ordering process, communication from start to finish and the final product were perfect.

The painting is absolutely beautiful. I couldn’t be more thrilled with the finished painting.  It looks so much better than the original picture I sent, which I like very much. The colors are so bright and vivid. I am so amazed when I look at it that even now a couple of days later I find myself staring at it. It’s gorgeous!

A painting from Paint Your Life would make a unique photo gift for someone you love or even as a treat for yourself to show off a special photo or preserve a memory. You can find Paint Your Life at www.paintyourlife.com.

Disclaimer
“My painting was complimentary HOWEVER my opinions are entirely my own and I have not been paid to publish positive comments.”

Tags: painting, photos

Category: Family, Reviews