Your treasured photographs & snapshots turned into individual works of art
Turn Restored Photos into Digital Oil Paintings, Preserve Memories as Art
Create Timeless Digital Art from Your Family Photos
Turn a cherished family photograph—whether restored, scanned from an album, or digitized from old media—into a beautiful digital oil-painting style artwork. At Portraits by Hart in Lye, Stourbridge, we use advanced digital techniques to recreate the rich texture and depth of traditional oils, making a unique piece for walls, gifts, or heirlooms.
With 68+ years of family expertise in preservation and enhancement, we handle every project personally in-house—no third parties, no risk to your originals.
Why Choose Portraits by Hart?
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Family-run since 1958 – now focused on preserving and enhancing memories
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All digital art creation carried out personally in-house
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No third parties – your photo stays safe with us
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Reproducible: Create multiples for family members
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Approval before printing – make adjustments as needed
The Creation Process
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Provide your photo (or we restore/scan it first).
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Discuss style and composition.
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Digital retouching and montage if combining images.
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Layer-by-layer digital painting (hours of skilled work).
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Review digital proof and refine.
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Print on Fuji Artist Cotton Canvas, varnish, frame (optional)
Why Create Digital Oil Art Now?
Family photos capture moments that deserve to be celebrated as art. Digital oil enhancements turn everyday snapshots into timeless pieces—perfect for display while preserving the original digitally.
An example of a digital oil painting of a German Shepherd dog.
An example of a digital oil painting of a classic car.
An example of a digital oil painting of a lady taken from an old black & white photo..
Complements Our Preservation Service
We can also scan & archive your family photograph collections & photo albums to a digital format so they can be treasured by generations to come & we offer a full photograph restoration service. Your home video collections, cine films & audio tapes can also be converted and digitized, we offer an extensive digital conversion service.
All photographic & video to digital transfer services we provide are carried out in house by ourselves. We will never pass your treasured negatives, transparencies, video tapes & cine films on to a third party.
Many businesses & High Street chains offering these services do not carry out the work themselves, they forward it on to a third party. We carry out all of the work ourselves. When you hand your items over to us you are very often handing them to the person who will actually carry out carry out the work.
