Give a painted portrait for a birthday
A personalised birthday gift idea: a portrait hand-painted from a photo, of one person, two, or a whole family. Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Brera Academy, brush-paints on canvas or on paper from 90 €. Two sketches included, you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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Birthday portrait prices
| On paper · A4 | 90 € |
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| On canvas · 30×40 cm | 180 € |
| On canvas · 40×50 cm | 240 € |
| On canvas · 50×70 cm | 320 € |
| One face or a whole family: the size sets the price. Want other dimensions? Giulia paints the size you wish, quote on request. | |
Free quote within 48 hours
Shipping is extra, sent from the destination country. A 50 % deposit once the sketch is approved, balance at the end.
A portrait for a birthday
A hand-painted portrait from their photo: the object is unique, it carries their face, and it holds a wall for years. Giulia Dal Bon paints with a brush, in acrylic, on canvas or on paper; trained at the Brera Academy, she exhibits her paintings in galleries. It is a gift that is passed on, and that surprises someone who receives ready-made objects. A single face in close-up for a personal birthday, a couple for parents, a whole family for a great age, a child for their parents and grandparents: the number of people leaves the price untouched, the size is what counts, and the family portrait brings together people photographed at different moments on one canvas.
A phone photo is enough as long as it is sharp and well lit, in daylight, which gives the true colours of skin and eyes; send several, Giulia looks for the natural expression. An old photo, even small or in black and white, also serves as a starting point, the painting gives it back its colours. For a child, a photo taken outdoors, in full light, gives the best result.
Other birthday ideas
For someone who lives with a dog or a cat, the portrait of their animal, alone or with their owner, with the collar and the favourite position, is the gift that touches. For someone attached to a place, the family home, the holiday village, the view from the terrace are painted as well as a face: send two or three photos taken in daylight and say which season you want to see. And for a birthday party with guests, Giulia paints live in front of the audience, a performance or portraits of the guests, each leaving with their own.
Three weeks make things comfortable: the quote leaves within 48 hours, the two complimentary sketches follow, the painting progresses, shipping takes its days. Say the date from your first message, Giulia sets the calendar on it, and when the birthday falls within a few days, the gift certificate arrives by email and is given the same evening.
Your questions, before commissioning
How much does a birthday portrait cost?
From 90 € on A4 paper, 180 € on a 30 × 40 cm canvas, 240 € on 40 × 50 cm and 320 € on 50 × 70 cm. One face or a whole family, the size alone sets the price. Larger sizes are quoted on request, sent within 48 hours, and the first two sketches are included.
How does commissioning a portrait for a birthday work?
Send Giulia Dal Bon your photos, even old ones, of the person, and she brings your idea to life with you. She offers you a free quote within 48 hours, then two free sketches: you tell her what you think, and she adjusts. She paints, you follow the progress, and the painting is delivered to you or straight to the person, carefully packed. A painting to give starts at 90 €.
How does commissioning a portrait for a birthday work?
Send Giulia Dal Bon your photos, even old ones, of the person, and she brings your idea to life with you. She offers you a free quote within 48 hours, then two free sketches: you tell her what you think, and she adjusts. She paints, you follow the progress, and the painting is delivered to you or straight to the person, carefully packed. A painting to give starts at 90 €.
Who paints the gift painting?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries, paints by brush, on canvas or on paper, from your photos, and ships the painting anywhere in Europe, carefully packed. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have covered her work.
Which size works for a first painting?
30 × 40 cm is the truest entry size: it stands on a shelf, it hangs in a hallway, it finds a place anywhere. 40 × 50 cm earns its keep as soon as there are two faces. On paper, A4 fits a standard frame, which helps when the gift travels by post.
Can you give a portrait of a child?
Yes, and it is a gift parents and grandparents keep for a long time. A photo taken outdoors, in full light, gives the best result: the eyes carry, the colours are true. The portrait is painted on A4 paper for a small bedroom, or on canvas for the living-room wall. Giulia shows the work as it goes, and she adjusts the design with you.
Can you give a portrait of their pet?
Yes, and for someone who lives with a dog or a cat it is the gift that lands. Giulia paints the animal alone or with its owner, with its collar and its favourite pose. Everything is on the pet portrait gift page, with the same prices and the same steps.
Can you give a landscape rather than a portrait?
Yes. The family house, the village where they holiday, the view from the terrace: a place that matters to someone paints as well as a face, and is chosen on the custom landscape page. Send two or three photos of the place taken in daylight, and say which season you want to see.
How far ahead should you order?
Three weeks make everything comfortable: the quote goes out within 48 hours, the two sketches follow, then the painting and the shipping. Give the date in your first message and Giulia builds the schedule around it. When the birthday falls in a few days, the gift certificate arrives by email and can be given that evening.
What do you give someone who already has everything?
A portrait painted by hand from their photo. The object is unique, it carries their face, and it holds a wall for years. Giulia Dal Bon brush-paints in acrylic, on canvas or on paper. Trained at the Brera Academy, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries. It is a gift that gets passed down, and it surprises anyone whose shelves are full of ready-made things.
Can you work from a photo taken on a phone?
Yes, a phone photo is plenty as long as it is sharp and well lit. Daylight stays the best ally: it gives the true colours of skin and eyes. Send several, Giulia looks for the natural expression among them. An old photo works too, even small or in black and white: painting brings its colours back.
One person, a couple or the whole family?
All three are painted. A single face close up for a personal birthday, a couple for parents, a whole family for a big anniversary year. The number of people leaves the price untouched: the size is what counts. The family portrait even brings together people photographed at different moments on one canvas.
And for a birthday party, with the guests there?
Giulia also paints live in front of an audience. For an evening, a live performance starts at 400 €, and a guest portrait station at 500 €: everyone leaves with their own. Those options are on the live painting page, with the terms and the prices.
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