Varun N Rao
I am an engineer by profession and an artist by passion, specializing in custom portraits, caricatures, and illustrations. My goal is to bring your stories and memories to life through art, using pencil, paint, or digital tools.
Custom Paintings
Shipped across India
I make custom paintings based on your ideas or memories, using acrylic, watercolor, or even ceramics, and work with you to get every detail right.
Custom Portraits
Shipped across India
I turn your photos into custom portraits or caricatures in pencil, acrylic, digital, or on ceramic plates, and you can choose the style and details you want.
Digital Art & Illustration
Online
I hand-paint digital portraits, caricatures, and story illustrations from your photos and ideas, using my iPad and Apple Pencil without shortcuts or auto-generation.
Meet your expert
Varun N Rao
17 connects in last 3 months
My Story
Hey, I’m Varun. Engineer by degree, artist by heart. Missed JJ School, but never dropped the pencil. I started out sketching cars, now I’m deep into portraits and wild with colours. Raja Ravi Varma’s work hits home for me. I get my kicks from painting, heavy metal gigs (my neck still hurts), and seeing my art in print—especially the book I illustrated for my wife. Making people smile through my art? That’s the real win.
My Work
Custom Portraits & Art - I make pencil portraits, colour pencil portraits, acrylic paintings, digital art, caricatures, and oil paintings.
Story-Driven Commissions - I love projects with a story - like piecing together old wedding portraits or capturing family memories.
Portraits & Caricatures - Light, shadow, and personality. I do everything from realistic portraits to fun digital caricature art.
Book Illustration Artist - I illustrate for books too, bringing stories to life with line drawings and colour.