Finding & Capturing The Perfect Photo to Turn Into a Custom Painting
Ready to turn your photo into an incredible painting? We have a few tips for you as you decide which of your moments to have hand-painted to life.
The Paintru Journal
Posts by
Brendan Aronson | Co-Founder & Chief of Customer Experience
Brendan is a co-founder of Paintru, a graduate of Wharton's MBA program and the US Naval Academy. His own artistic expression is limited to finger paints but he cares deeply about artistic expression and art's ability to convey the zeitgeist of a time in history. His favorite artist is Michelangelo.
Departures: Meet the Art Startup Turning Your Favorite Travel Photos Into Art
Paintru was featued in Departures Magazine's online edition exploring the company story and mission. Paintru brings your memories to life like never before–with a streamlined buying process and concierge service to ensure your painting is perfect every time. Read more in Departures' feature.
Observer: Art Startup Paintru Wants to Be a Resource for Artists
Observer recently dove into how Paintru is supporting a thriving community of artists through the direct to consumer artwork commission platform. Read more about how the process works, and the value for artists around the globe.
Forbes: Paintru Mixes Made-To-Order Art And Technology
Forbes features Paintru's direct to consumer fine art commission offering alongside partner Framebridge, discussing how both companies are disrupting the market and making it easier to own fine, custom artwork.
Paintru Custom Pet Portraits Featured in Buzzfeed!
Last week, Paintru was featured in Buzzfeed’s 28 Products That’ll Do Jobs You Didn’t Know Needed to Be Done”! Mallory Mower, the Buzzfeed staff writer, submitted a photo of her cat, Blair a couple of weeks ago and was thrilled with the result. We are excited and grateful to be featured in Buzzfeed’s 28 Products post!
Meet The New Direct-to-Consumer Company Making Commissioned Art Easy
You can even match your art to your interior colors.
Original story by: Emma Bazilian for House Beautiful
Choosing Between Different Mediums
So, you have the perfect photo you want painted, and a blank wall you want to cover with some custom artwork but have no idea which medium will work best? No worries, our artist’s at Paintru have you covered. From an artist’s perspective; here is a quick rundown of when to choose oil, watercolor, or acrylic paint as your medium! Regardless of your choice, we have artists that specialize in each medium from across the globe paint your photo to life no matter which medium you prefer..