Christmas portrait or Christmas card? Choose the right starting point
The same festive inspiration can lead to two different products. Choose the image-only portrait or the card with greetings and a message side.
Style Guides
Painted portrait styles, explained — Renaissance vs. Baroque, when oil reads better than watercolor, and the questions to ask before commissioning.
A classic crest for a barber shop
Traditional barbers have always used heraldic signs. How to design a crest for the window, the cards and the chair, with an example drawn for gilding.
Vintage Christmas card ideas: three painterly looks to compare
Compare candlelit family scenes, quiet tree decorating and luminous pale colours before choosing your Christmas card’s look.
A crest for a farm, ranch or country estate
Farms have used marks for as long as there have been gates. How to design a crest for a farm or estate, its farm shop and every gift that leaves it.
Can you create an AI Christmas picture for free? What to expect
What is actually free when you make an AI Christmas picture? A practical guide to previews, finished artwork and choosing between a portrait and a card.
A crest for your vineyard or winery
Wine labels have used heraldry for centuries. How to design an estate crest for the label, the gate and the cellar door, with a real example.
How to create a Christmas picture from separate family photos
Bring family, grandparents and pets into one nostalgic Christmas portrait, even when your favourite photos were taken separately.
A personal crest for your library: bookplates for professors and authors
The bookplate is the oldest personal mark in a library. How to design a crest for a scholar or author, and where it goes after the bookplate.
Presence or Baroque Red? Compare two current pet portrait styles
A close portrait and a more formal scene: compare the actual catalog examples, then decide what suits your pet.