Your cat, exactly as they sit
Sculpted from your photos and hand painted in their real coat and eye colour.
Your idea, made real
Anyone who owns a cat knows they are harder to capture than a dog. A tabby is not just stripes, it is the particular M on the forehead, the rings on the tail and the way the banding fades down the legs. No two tortoiseshells are alike. A cat figurine stands or falls on the coat and the eyes, so that is where the work goes.
What to send us
- Your cat side on, from both sides. Tabby and tortoiseshell patterns are never the same left and right.
- A clear photo of the face at their eye level, in daylight, so the eye colour and the markings around the eyes come through.
- A photo from above, which shows the pattern down the back better than any other angle.
- Close-ups of the paws, the chest and the tail, and of any white socks, bib or odd markings.
- The pose you want, such as sitting with the tail curled round the feet, loafed, or curled up asleep, and the wording for the base if you want one.
Getting a cat right
Most of a cat's likeness is in the head: the width of the face, the set of the ears, the length of the nose and the size of the eyes. We build those from your photos rather than from a breed shape, so a round faced moggy stays round and a fine boned Siamese stays fine.
The coat is painted by hand to your photos, with the stripes, patches and white where they actually are on your cat. The eyes get the most care of all, because a figure with the wrong shade of green looks like somebody else's cat.
You see renders of the sculpt before anything is printed and can ask for changes. It is then printed in resin, which keeps fine fur texture at 15cm, painted, and fixed to its base.
Size, material and finish
- Size
- Standard, around 15cm, suits a sitting cat on a shelf. Small, around 10cm, suits a desk.
- Colour
- Hand painted, full colour, matched to your photos.
- Material
- Resin, for the finest detail in the fur and the face.
- Base
- Engraved with their name or a line of your choosing, plain, or none.
- Finish
- Matte reads most like real fur.
How long it takes
The quote comes back with a lead time before you commit to anything. Sculpting and hand painting are what take the time, so if it is a gift, put the date in the form and we will tell you honestly whether it can be met. The finished figure is posted tracked anywhere in New Zealand.
Questions
My cat hates the camera. What photos work?
Lots of quick ones taken while they are relaxed, rather than one posed shot. A cat asleep in the sun is easy to photograph from every side. Get down to their level for the face, and take one from above while they are lying flat.
Can you make a figurine of a cat that has passed away?
Yes. Send every photo you have, older ones included, and tell us how you want to remember them. Our pet memorial page explains how we work from the photos you have.
Can you do two cats together?
Yes, on one base or as two figures. Send photos of each, and one of them together if you have it, so their sizes come out right against each other.
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