Custom Pet Portraits in Dubai — the Complete Guide

A custom pet portrait turns one photo of your cat or dog into a piece of fine art made just for them — printed, framed and hung on your wall. In Dubai and across the UAE it has quietly become one of the most personal gifts you can give a pet parent, and one of the warmest ways to mark an adoption, a birthday or the memory of a companion who has passed.

This guide covers everything worth knowing before you commission one: the styles available, what they cost, how to choose a photo that works, framing, and how delivery works inside the UAE.

What is a custom pet portrait?

It is a made-to-order artwork based on a photo you supply. At Wanees you upload a single clear photo, preview your pet reimagined in several fine-art styles within minutes, then choose the size, the frame and — if you like — a discreet pet name. We print on archival paper, hand-frame the piece and deliver it. Nothing is mass-produced: each portrait is made only once you commission it.

The styles

Wanees offers six locked styles, each composed to flatter both cats and dogs. Every rendering preserves your pet's exact face, fur colour and markings, so the result is theatrical yet still unmistakably them:

• Royal Renaissance Oil — your pet as nobility, in a velvet cloak with old-master lighting.
• Studio Photograph — a black-and-white editorial studio portrait on a charcoal backdrop.
• Fine-art Watercolour — soft washes and loose brushwork on a clean white ground.
• Minimalist Line-art — a single continuous ink line on warm paper.
• Arabesque Gold-leaf — our signature Gulf style, framed in gold-leaf ornament on deep emerald.
• Poolside Influencer — a playful, shareable lifestyle scene by a resort pool.

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Sizes and prices in the UAE

Portraits come in three sizes — Small (20×30 cm), Medium (30×40 cm) and Large (45×60 cm) — unframed or hand-framed. Prices start at AED 149 and every price shown is inclusive of 5% UAE VAT, so there are no surprises at checkout. Framed pieces include a free acid-free mat and an acrylic glaze, ready to hang.

Choosing a photo that works

The single biggest factor in a great portrait is the photo you start from. One clear, well-lit shot with your pet's face fully visible is all you need — a phone photo is perfect. Aim for eye-level, avoid heavy shadows across the face, and skip photos where the pet is very small in the frame or looking away.

Why it suits a Gulf home

Cats hold a special place in Gulf homes, and a portrait treats them with the gravitas usually reserved for family. The Arabesque Gold-leaf style in particular is composed for a Gulf wall — but importantly, the ornament is decorative only. Wanees never renders script or calligraphy into the artwork, which avoids the risk of misspelled or out-of-place text. If you want your pet's name, it is added afterwards as a clean, correctly-spelled overlay.

Delivery across the UAE

Delivery is included across the UAE, with tracking. Because each piece is made to order, allow roughly 2–3 weeks door to door — a few days in the studio, then tracked delivery. Wanees also ships to Israel and Jordan for a flat tracked rate shown at checkout. Questions along the way are answered over WhatsApp.

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