# my pet year

> Personalised pet calendars, posters, portraits, Christmas cards and accessories. You upload a
> photo of your pet and we build artwork around them: twelve seasonal months for a
> calendar (photographic or in an oil-painting style), a single painted portrait in one of twenty-four styles, or a
> watercolour of them printed on a cotton tote bag, or a pack of Christmas cards with them painted on the front. Digital delivery worldwide,
> printing and shipping in selected countries. Every product except the tote bag
> has a free preview before you pay; the tote's artwork is painted after payment
> and emailed before anything is printed.

## Start here

- [Pet calendars](https://www.mypetyear.com/calendars): Twelve seasonal months starring your pet, as a digital download or a printed wall calendar, in two styles. Fixed January to December, or twelve months starting from whenever you order.
- [Pet Calendar](https://www.mypetyear.com/calendars/seasonal-photo): The photographic calendar: twelve photorealistic scenes of your pet, one per month.
- [Painted Pet Calendar](https://www.mypetyear.com/calendars/seasonal-oil-painting): The same calendar in oil-painting style: twelve painted scenes of your pet, with a gift-box cover on the printed calendar.
- [Pet portraits](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait): A single painted portrait of your pet, in twenty-four styles. Digital, printed on matte paper, or on canvas.
- [Tarot posters](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/tarot): Your pet as a tarot card, in four designs.
- [Accessories](https://www.mypetyear.com/accessories): Things with your pet on them that are not pictures. One is on sale, the rest are coming.
- [Watercolour tote bag](https://www.mypetyear.com/accessories/watercolour-tote-bag): A watercolour of your pet printed on a cotton tote. Physical only, printed and shipped in selected countries.
- [Christmas](https://www.mypetyear.com/christmas): Christmas cards with your pet on the front, plus the calendar as a Christmas gift.
- [Tangled Lights Christmas cards](https://www.mypetyear.com/christmas/cards/tangled-lights): A pack of 10 folded cards with envelopes, your pet painted on the front with your own line. Free preview before you pay, printed and shipped in selected countries.
- [Let It Snow Christmas cards](https://www.mypetyear.com/christmas/cards/let-it-snow): A pack of 10 folded cards with envelopes, your pet painted on the front with your own line. Free preview before you pay, printed and shipped in selected countries.
- [All I Want Christmas cards](https://www.mypetyear.com/christmas/cards/all-i-want): A pack of 10 folded cards with envelopes, your pet painted on the front with your own line. Free preview before you pay, printed and shipped in selected countries.
- [Merry Knitmas Christmas cards](https://www.mypetyear.com/christmas/cards/merry-knitmas): A pack of 10 folded cards with envelopes, your pet painted on the front with your own line. Free preview before you pay, printed and shipped in selected countries.
- [Guides](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides): Everything below, plus how the artwork is made.
- [Contact](https://www.mypetyear.com/contact): How to reach us.

## Guides

- [A pet portrait as a gift](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/pet-portrait-gift-guide): Why a custom pet portrait works as a gift, the one thing you need from the recipient, and how to choose a style that suits them. No spoilers required.
- [A pet calendar as a Christmas gift](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/pet-calendar-christmas-gift-guide): When to order a custom pet calendar for Christmas, what you need from the recipient, and how to give it when the artwork is not printed yet.
- [The last-minute pet gift](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/last-minute-pet-gift): A personalised pet gift you can still organise today: a custom portrait or calendar, delivered by email within minutes, made from a photo already on your phone.
- [How to choose photos for a pet calendar](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/how-to-choose-photos-for-a-pet-calendar): Which photos work best for a custom pet calendar, why you only need one, and how to spot a winner in your camera roll in under a minute.
- [When to order a pet calendar](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/when-to-order-a-pet-calendar): Order-by timing for a printed pet calendar at Christmas, how long each stage takes, and why a calendar bought mid-year is still a full twelve months.
- [Custom pet calendar vs photo calendar](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/custom-pet-calendar-vs-photo-calendar): A photo calendar prints the pictures you already have. A custom pet calendar builds twelve seasonal scenes from one photo. Which suits you, and why.
- [Pet calendar sizes explained](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/pet-calendar-sizes-explained): What A4, A3, Letter and Ledger actually measure, which size suits which wall, and what you need if you are printing the PDF at home.
- [Pet portrait sizes and frames](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/pet-portrait-sizes-and-frames): Three print sizes, on paper or canvas, with real wood frames. What each size suits, what the materials are, and what arrives ready to hang.
- [Pet memorial portraits](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/pet-memorial-portraits): A memorial portrait can be made from any photo you already have, however old or imperfect. How it works, how to choose the photo, and how to give one gently.
- [What to say when someone's pet dies](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/what-to-say-when-someones-pet-dies): Kind words for when someone's pet dies: what to say in person, by text or in a card, what to avoid, and how to help when words run out.
- [Multiple pets on one calendar](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/multiple-pets-on-one-calendar): Up to four pets on a calendar, no limit on posters, and why separate photos beat a group shot. What to do if you have more than four.
- [Pet calendars for the southern hemisphere](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/southern-hemisphere-pet-calendars): Most custom calendars put snow in July. If you are in Australia, New Zealand or South Africa, here is why that happens and how to avoid it.
- [How to photograph your pet for a portrait](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/how-to-photograph-your-pet): Nine things that decide whether a pet portrait looks like your pet, written from the photos we see every day, including how to get dark coats right.
- [How our pet portraits are made](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/how-pet-portraits-are-made): How your photo becomes a painted portrait, how close the likeness gets, what you can choose before it generates, and what to do if a detail is wrong.
- [Order problems and how to fix them](https://www.mypetyear.com/guides/order-problems-and-fixes): What to do when an order has not arrived, download links have expired, a print turns up damaged, or the artwork does not look like your pet.

## Portrait styles

- [Modern Portrait](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/modern-portrait): Their name on the wall
- [Bubble Bath](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/bath): Paws up, bubbles high, perfectly at peace
- [Sunday Joyride](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/car): Top down, ears up, not a care in the world
- [Peek-a-Boo](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/peek-a-boo): That face peeking up over the edge to say hi
- [Christmas Lights](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/christmas-lights): Wrapped in the Christmas lights, caught in the act
- [Autumn Leaves](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/autumn-leaves): A pile of leaves, and no walking round it
- [Halloween](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/halloween): Dressed up and, for once, sitting still
- [Bedazzled](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/bedazzled): Dripping in gems, completely unbothered
- [Old Master](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/old-master): The portrait they were always owed
- [Crowned](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/royal): The coronation they deserve
- [Big Hug](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/big-hug): Held close, exactly how you hold them
- [Still in Bed](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/bed): They claimed the whole bed, no regrets
- [Poolside](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/deckchair): A hushed pool, green and white stripes, nowhere to be
- [Play Meadow](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/play-meadow): Wildflowers, wide sky, never standing still
- [Wandering Woods](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/wandering-woods): A trail, forget-me-nots, time to nose about
- [Birthday Cake](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/birthday-cake): Behind the cake, candles lit, ready to celebrate
- [Shore Together](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/beach-together): Salt air, warm sand, nowhere else to be
- [Riviera Together](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/yacht): Sun on deck, open water, all of it yours
- [Endless Summer](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/pool): Drifting through summer, paws up in a float
- [Poolside Together](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/poolside-together): Side by side, sun on both your shoulders
- [La Dolce Vita](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/amalfi): Wind in their fur, la costa behind them
- [Breakfast in Bed](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/breakfast): Royal treatment with a croissant
- [Kissed Silly](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/valentines): Smothered in kisses, zero regrets
- [The Big Day](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/pet-portrait/birthday): The guest of honour, cake and all

## Tarot styles

- [The Lovers](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/tarot/love): Cuddles, bonding and endless love, for the pet you are soppy about.
- [The Chariot](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/tarot/adventure): Zoomies, road trips and big play, for the one always first out the door.
- [Wheel of Fortune](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/tarot/luck): Extra treats and good fortune coming, for your lucky one.
- [The Star](https://www.mypetyear.com/studio/posters/tarot/protection): Calm, gentle and serene, for the one who settles the whole house.

## Notes

- Artwork is generated from the customer's own photo, never filtered over it and
  never a stock image. The products differ in medium: a pet portrait is a single
  oil painting, a calendar is twelve scenes, one per month, each generated
  separately (photorealistic in the Pet Calendar, oil-painting style in the
  Painted Pet Calendar), the tote bag carries a loose watercolour, and a Christmas
  card carries your pet in one of four Christmas scenes, with your own line.
- Likeness is close but stylized. Faces, coat colour and build come through
  reliably. Small markings and exact eye colour can drift, and are corrected on
  request.
- Prices are not listed here. They vary by product, size, material and country,
  and the live price is shown on each product page.
- Printing and shipping availability varies by country. Where a product has a
  digital version, that version is available worldwide. The tote bag and the
  Christmas cards have no digital version and are sold only where we print.