What it is
Pawtelier paints your pet as a classical portrait worthy of a museum wall. A gilded frame and a brass plaque are painted into the picture itself, and if you enter a name it is engraved on the plaque with the year. Every finished piece comes with an exhibition label bearing an epithet that fits the manner of painting, so you can enjoy and share it like a piece from a collection.
The problem it solves
Commissioned pet portraits cost real money and take days, while photo filters never produce something you would call a work of art. Pawtelier fills the gap with one photo and a minute or two: a finished piece with frame, plaque and exhibition label, good enough to print and hang, for the price of a coffee.
Who it is for
- Pet parents who want to keep their companion in a special form
- Gift givers looking for a personal present for a pet-loving friend or family member
- Home decor and print lovers searching for a unique artwork for the living room
Core flow
- Sign in: Google account only (no anonymous use)
- Commission: add 1-4 photos, optionally write the name for the plaque, choose a manner
- The sitting: progress shown in four stages, from charcoal sketch to varnish
- The unveiling: the framed piece and its exhibition label, ready to save or share via a landing link
Key features
- Six manners: The Crown, The Scholar, The Admiral, Minhwa, The Garden and Art Nouveau, managed on the server so the lineup changes without app releases
- Engraved plaque: the pet’s name and year, painted onto a brass plate below the frame
- Epithet labels: a title generated from a per-manner pool (Royal + Bori becomes “Bori the Magnificent”), stored in three languages
- Group portraits: several angles of one pet improve likeness, several pets appear together
- The public salon: free portraits hang for everyone, credit-painted pieces may stay private
- Share landing page: presents the piece on a gallery wall for people without the app
- Languages: Korean, English and Japanese
Design decisions
- Server-managed manners: styles and epithet pools live in Firestore documents
- First one free, then credits: one free portrait per account for life, consumable credit purchases after, all enforced by server transactions
- Free means public: free pieces grow the salon, only paid pieces can stay private
Stack
- App: React Native (bare CLI)
- Backend: Firebase Auth (Google only) + Firestore + Cloud Functions
- Hosting: Firebase Hosting (share landing at
/p/{jobId}) - Distribution: Android (Play Console, store listing in preparation), iOS planned
- Features: i18n (ko/en/ja), deep links (
pawtelier://), live progress updates
Contact and account deletion
- Contact: reach us via ChannelTalk on the contact page.
- Account deletion: you can request deletion of your account data, including the Google sign-in link, uploaded photos, generated portraits, salon posts and remaining credits. Open a deletion request email (processed within 30 days of receipt, irreversible once processed). See the privacy policy for details.