Custom Composite Portraits: Merge Separate Photos into One
Got photos of loved ones but no single picture of everyone together? I merge people and pets from separate images into one cohesive, meaningful portrait.
This was a special request to create a massive A0 size canvas oil painting for a client. I merged two separate, old photographs to paint his grandparents together, with his grandmother seated and his grandfather standing beside her, creating a timeless family heirloom.
A client from Ludhiana wanted a sketch to honor her aunt's family. Her mother had passed away before her grandchildren were born. I combined four different photos to create this multi-generational family portrait, uniting them all in a single, heartfelt drawing.
A client from Australia asked me to create a memorial portrait of his late sister holding her son. Using two separate photos, I painted them together in an embrace. It is an honor to create such meaningful pieces that help keep memories alive.
A client in Mumbai wanted a farewell gift for her friend. She gave me a photo of him in a suit and asked me to paint him in traditional Kerala attire, with the Taj Mahal and Gateway of India in the background. This is the kind of creative 'jugaad' I love to do.
This project involved a bit of time travel. The client wanted to be in an old photo with her father, so I took a picture of her and digitally painted her into the scene, replacing the original child and even updating the attire to match.
A client from Nashik wanted a portrait that combined her friend and her cat in one frame. I took two separate photos and created this charcoal sketch, making it look like her friend was holding the cat, creating a warm and personal piece of art.
About Custom Composite Portraits
I often get requests to combine photos from different years or locations. My job is to make sure the final result doesn't look like a basic edit—I manually adjust the lighting, shadows, and clothing so your subjects look like they were actually standing in the same room. Send me your reference images, and we can figure out the best way to unite them.
People often ask me, 'Parvesh, is it possible to put these two people together if they were never in the same place?' The answer is almost always yes. This is where my 'jugaad' comes in.
I have done this for memorials, where a family wanted to see a grandmother and grandfather together for the first time in decades. I have done it for weddings, where a friend wanted to include someone who couldn't travel.
How the process works:
- Assessment: Send me the photos. I need to see the angles and lighting. Don't worry if they aren't perfect; I can adjust lighting and shadows to make them match.
- Reconstruction: If parts of the body are missing, like legs in a cropped photo, I redraw them based on the context of the new scene.
- Unity: I use professional color grading so the subjects don't look pasted. They look like they are sharing the same space.
Whether you want a charcoal sketch of your friend with their pet, or a digital oil painting of your entire family, I treat the work with the same care. If you have an idea, let's talk about it before you place an order. Chaliye, let's make something meaningful.
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