Cartoon Family Portrait
A cartoon family portrait made from the photographs you already have. Upload one picture per person — they do not need to be in the same photo, or taken in the same year — and everyone is drawn together into a single illustrated scene. This is the part a camera cannot do: a custom family portrait does not require the family to be in one room, which for most families is the reason they do not have one.
How it works
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Gather one photo per person
Up to six people. The photos can come from anywhere and any time — a group shot, six separate selfies, or a mix. Faces need to be visible and reasonably lit; sunglasses and deep shadow are the usual reason someone comes out looking like a cousin.
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Say where they are
A line of context sets the scene. "On the beach at Ericeira", "the kitchen at Christmas", "all of us on the sofa with the dog". The setting is drawn rather than borrowed from any of the photographs, so it can be somewhere you have never all been.
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Look at it before paying
The whole portrait is shown to you, watermarked and softened. If someone is not quite themselves, swap their photo and run it again. Payment comes after you have seen it.
Five styles
The same photo produces a different comic in each. Switching style costs nothing before you pay.
Dreamy anime
Manga
Heroic Comic
3D Animated
Classic comic
People who were never photographed together
This is the thing worth knowing. The cast is assembled from separate images, so a portrait can include a grandparent who lives abroad, a sibling who missed the reunion, or a family spread across three countries who have not been in one room since 2019. Each person is read from their own photograph and then drawn into a shared scene. It is the same reason the pictures do not need to match in season, lighting or decade.
Why the number of photos is not the number of people
The cast is counted by distinct faces rather than by files. Three photographs of the same child produce one character, not triplets — and giving the model more than one angle of someone usually makes the likeness better rather than worse. It also means you should check the background of every photo before uploading: a face over someone’s shoulder counts as a person and will be drawn into your family.
Children, pets and the ones who will not sit still
A drawn portrait sidesteps the hardest part of a photographed one. You are not asking a four-year-old to hold an expression; you are using a picture from a day they were already laughing. Animals appear the same way — a dog in the photograph is drawn into the scene alongside everyone else. Nothing has to happen simultaneously, which is the whole difficulty with a real family sitting.
Choosing a style for a group
Five styles are available and they do not all suit a family equally. The 3D animated style is the most forgiving across a wide age range and reads well with children in the frame. Dreamy anime is soft and works for couples and small groups. Classic inked comic and heroic suit a family that wants something with more energy than a portrait. Manga is monochrome ink, which is striking but flattens the differences between a lot of faces at once.
Printing and what you get
A full-resolution PNG plus an A4 PDF. Pages are around 1,200 pixels tall, which is sharp at A5 and acceptable at A4 — enough for a framed print on a wall or a card. There is no account and no subscription; one payment covers one portrait and the files are yours to reprint.
A studio session and a drawn portrait
The usual way to get a family portrait is to book a photographer, get everyone to the same place on the same morning, and hope nobody is in a mood. It produces something this cannot, and it costs something this does not. The comparison is worth making honestly because for a lot of families the studio is the right answer.
| What differs | A photo studio session | Cartoon It |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone present | Required. One person missing and you rebook. | Not required. Separate photos of separate people become one portrait. |
| Cost | Typically £100–400 for a session plus prints. | $3.99 for a single page, $11.99 for a three-page story with a cover. |
| The children | Forty minutes of persuasion for four usable frames. | You use a photo from a day they were already happy. |
| What you get | A real photograph of your actual family, which has a weight a drawing does not. | A drawn scene — a setting, a moment, sometimes a story — that no camera could have taken. |
| Best for | A record of how everyone truly looked this year. | A gift, a scene that never happened, or a family that is never in one place. |
Questions
Can I make a family portrait if we have no photo together?
Yes, and it is the most common reason people use this. Upload one photo per person and everyone is drawn into a single scene. The photographs do not need to share a location, a season or even a year.
How many people can be in one portrait?
Up to six. Distinct faces are what counts, so several photos of the same person still produce one character — which usually improves the likeness rather than duplicating them.
How much does a custom family portrait cost?
From $3.99 for a single page, or $11.99 for a three-page story with a custom cover. One payment, no subscription, no account needed. A studio session with prints is typically £100–400.
Can our dog be in it?
Yes. An animal in one of the photographs is drawn into the scene with everybody else. Mention it in the context line if you want it to be prominent rather than incidental.
Which style works best for a family?
3D animated is the most forgiving across a wide age range and the usual choice when children are involved. Manga is the riskiest for a group, because monochrome ink flattens the differences between several faces at once.
Can I print it and frame it?
Yes. Every paid download includes an A4 PDF alongside the PNGs. At around 1,200 pixels tall a portrait prints cleanly at A5 and is usable at A4.
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Pages it has made
Finished output, not mock-ups.
See yours before you pay
Generating and previewing costs nothing and needs no account. Downloads start at $3.99, one time.
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