Your photograph. Your place. Painted by hand.
Custom Travel & Landscape Paintings from Your Photos
The bay from your honeymoon. The farm you grew up on. A view you still think about. Let us paint the place you want to keep close.
One painting welcome · Made to your dimensions
Your sceneAgree what stays and what changes.
Your wallChoose image width and height.
Your approvalSee the finished canvas before shipping.
A Real Travel Photo Turned into a Painting
A customer supplied this mountain photograph for a hand-painted oil canvas. The comparison shows the same view in the original photograph and the finished work.
YOUR REFERENCE
Choosing a Photo for Your Custom Landscape Painting
Start with the clearest photo you have. A normal phone photo is often enough for a landscape; we assess the scene and its important details before you pay.
Not sure your photo will work? Send it with your inquiry. We look and tell you honestly, before you pay anything.
- Send the largest file you have. Texting it to yourself throws most of it away, so send the original from your camera roll or a cloud link.
- Daylight helps. For dusk or rainy scenes, send another view if important details are hard to see. We assess the reference before you order.
- Send extra angles if you have them. A second shot lets us fix a roofline or a tree the first photo cut off.
Which reference images can I use?
Your own photos and family photos are welcome. For a professional photograph, stock image or another artist’s work, tell us where the reference comes from and what permission you have. Share the artist and title when known so we can discuss a suitable reproduction or custom interpretation and any permission needed. If you need a signature, attribution or documentation for resale, include that in your enquiry so we can confirm the options before you order.
YOUR SCENE
What Can You Change in a Painting from Your Photo?
Tell us what must stay exactly as you remember it: a roofline, a mountain silhouette, an old tree or a person in the view. Then choose what you would like to change. We agree the scene before painting begins.
Take things out
Cars, trash bins, power lines, the scaffolding that was up the week you visited, tourists on the beach.
Put things back
The old dock, the tree that came down in the storm, the boat you sold, the porch swing, a dog that is no longer with you.
Change the season or the hour
You visited in March and remember October. We can paint the same view in autumn color, or move a flat noon sky to sunset light.
Combine photos
The house from one photo, the sky from another, the view off the porch from a third, composed into one picture.
Prefer a close interpretation of your photo? Say so. Simplifying a scene or changing its light is a choice we discuss with you.
YOUR STYLE
Choose a Style for Your Travel or Landscape Painting
Two painters can take one photo in completely different directions, so we settle the look first. The easiest way is to point at a painting we have already made and say “like this one”.
Inside the studio
From the first sketch to raised leaves.
See a separate autumn landscape commission develop through sketching, color and textured details. The close-ups show the physical brushwork on the canvas.
Explore the real painting process ↗Painted in Dafen Art Village, Shenzhen. More about how we paint.
YOUR SIZE & BUDGET
Custom Landscape Painting Sizes & Pricing
YOUR ORDER
Your Painting Commission: Process, Timing & Delivery
From your photo to the finished canvas
Usually around 3–4 weeks overall. Large canvases, heavy texture and oil need extra time; confirm your deadline before ordering.
- Send the photo with the room it is going in, a size if you have one, and the changes you want.
- We discuss your painting and advise on size, medium and which details in your photo can be painted. WhatsApp: usually an immediate reply. Email: usually within 12 hours.
- You confirm the brief and pay a deposit. Confirm the dimensions, medium, style, scene changes, delivery format and schedule in the written brief. Usually 50 percent to start, balance before the piece is released. Wire transfer, PayPal or card.
- We paint it in 7 to 10 business days for a single piece. Very large canvases, heavy texture and oil can take longer; we confirm the schedule for your piece before you order.
- You see progress photos from the easel, so you can flag details such as a roofline or color while the painting is developing. Ask about the included adjustment scope before paying the deposit. A new composition, different size or change of medium needs a fresh assessment of cost and timing.
- You approve the finished canvas from our photos. Nothing leaves the studio before that. Raise any remaining concerns at this stage so we can agree the next step before shipping.
- We pack and ship it rolled in a tube, stretched on solid wood bars, or framed.
Packing, shipping and delivery time
The painting price covers the painting itself, and delivery is quoted separately, with DDP available for most countries. We quote freight separately at cost, with no markup; ask us to confirm the shipping arrangement and any destination charges before ordering. Express by FedEx or DHL takes 5 to 10 business days to most countries. Add that to painting time and a single commission usually arrives three to four weeks after you approve the size and the photo. Work backward from your date when it is a Christmas or anniversary gift. Freight depends on size, weight and where the painting is going, so how we quote lists what to send us for a number you can rely on.
Stretched on solid wood bars arrives ready to hang and suits most single paintings at home. Framing adds black, white, wood, silver or gold, and all five cost the same. Rolled in a tube ships cheapest, but you then pay a local framer to stretch it, so compare freight plus local stretching against stretched delivery. Heavy texture ships stretched or framed, because rolling thick paint is a bad idea.
Paintings executed entirely by hand fall under HTS 9701, with a free base rate of duty into the United States. Other China origin measures can still apply, so ask a customs broker if you want certainty first.
Your painting at a glance
| Minimum order | None. One painting is fine. |
|---|---|
| Sizes | 24 by 20 inches to 80 by 60 inches, plus custom dimensions quoted for your chosen width and height |
| Medium | Acrylic by default, oil on request, on canvas |
| Painting time | Usually 7 to 10 business days for a single acrylic painting; allow longer for very large canvases, heavy texture or oil |
| Finish | Rolled, stretched on solid wood bars, or framed in black, white, wood, silver or gold |
| Approval | Progress photos while painting, plus photos of the finished canvas before it ships |
Approval, payment and support
It is a fair worry. You are sending a photo and money abroad for something that cannot be put back on a shelf. Here is how we handle it. You pay half to start, not all of it. You watch the painting come together in progress photos and can ask for changes while the paint is still wet. You see the finished canvas in photographs, and it does not ship until you approve it. If a piece has a defect that is our fault, we repaint it at our cost. If a painting is damaged in transit, we help you make the claim with the carrier, then agree with you on a repaint or refund depending on the damage. Ask us anything at support@palettemomento.com or by WhatsApp using the number in the site header. WhatsApp replies are usually immediate; email replies usually arrive within 12 hours.
BEFORE YOU DECIDE
Custom Travel Painting Requests We Can Help With
Popular starting points
- You want the lake house, the farm, the hometown street or the honeymoon view on canvas, and you have a photo of it.
- You want to agree how closely we follow the photo, including any changes to the scene.
- You have an arrival date in mind and want us to check a painting and shipping schedule for your destination.
- You want the size and color matched to one specific wall.
Let’s discuss the details
- A short deadline: Tell us your required arrival date and destination. We can check rush availability and suitable painting, finishing and shipping options before confirming what is achievable.
- Signature or resale requirements: Tell us how the painting will be presented or sold, and what signature or documentation you need. We can discuss the available options and accurate attribution in the quote; a studio-made commission should not be represented as an original by another artist.
- An old, dark or unclear photo: Send what you have, along with any additional views. We can assess which details can be interpreted and which need your guidance before agreeing the composition.
- People as the main subject: We can discuss portraits as well as landscapes, including people within a meaningful place. Share the faces, composition and level of detail you want so we can quote the right approach.
- A painting you saw in a gallery or shop: Share the reference and, if known, the artist and title. We can discuss a reproduction or a custom interpretation, including any permission needed for the proposed use.
If the painting is really about a building, a wedding day or a person rather than a place, start at our custom art hub. It covers house portraits, wedding and anniversary pieces and the other kinds of commission we take from a photo, and it is the same studio and the same process either way.
A FEW MORE ANSWERS
Custom Landscape Paintings: Your Questions Answered
Oil or acrylic?
Can you paint my lake house from a photo I took years ago?
Will it look exactly like my photograph?
How long will the whole thing take?
Can you remove the people, or add someone who was not there?
What size should I order if I do not know?
Do I have to buy more than one?
Is it really hand-painted?
Start Your Custom Travel Painting
Send your photo and tell us what makes the place yours. Add your preferred width and height, the changes you have in mind, and your delivery country and postcode. We can assess the reference and discuss size before you commit.
Send Your Photo on WhatsAppWhatsApp: usually an immediate reply.
Email: usually within 12 hours.
support@palettemomento.com
Prefer a written enquiry? Use the custom art enquiry page.