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Heirloom Portrait: turn a photo into a logo

Upload a photo of a person, a pet or a car. It is drawn three ways: Engraved, Line icon or Bold mascot. Your name is set in real type around it, as a seal, an arch, an oval, a badge or a script sweep. Your first 4 drawings are free. The files come with the $79 Heirloom Portrait Kit.

Free: your first 4 drawings, from a photo of a person, a pet or a car, as watermarked previews. Heirloom Portrait Kit $79, one time: each look as SVG and PDF vector files, transparent PNG from 500 to 4000 px and JPG, and every name layout. $35 of it comes back on a Brand 9 sign order of $99 or more.

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Examples

Six made-up businesses, each from one photo

These businesses are made up, and so are the people and pets: the photos were generated for this page. Each logo was drawn with the same tool you use below.

Mae's Kitchen example logo: an engraved portrait of a smiling grandmother in glasses inside a round seal with the name around it
Mae's KitchenFrom this photo · Engraved · Seal · Espresso on Cream
Big Lou's BBQ example logo: a bearded pitmaster mascot in a badge with the name on a ribbon
Big Lou's BBQFrom this photo · Bold mascot · Badge · Smokehouse
Biscuit & Co. example logo: a line icon of a golden retriever beside the name
Biscuit & Co.From this photo · Line icon · Horizontal · Teal & Tangerine
Old Blue Coffee example logo: an engraved 1960s pickup truck under the name set in an arch
Old Blue CoffeeFrom this photo · Engraved · Arch · Navy on Bone
Marmalade Books example logo: an engraved tabby cat in an oval frame with the name around it
Marmalade BooksFrom this photo · Engraved · Oval · Forest on Oat
Golden Hour Grooming example logo: a golden retriever mascot with the name in script across the bottom
Golden HourFrom this photo · Bold mascot · Script sweep · As drawn

Heirloom Portrait logo maker

Make your portrait logo

Upload a photo

One clear photo with one subject works best. It is shrunk on your device and the location data is removed before it is sent.

What is in the photo?
  • In focus and in good light, facing the camera or at a three-quarter angle.
  • For a car or truck: the whole vehicle, from the front corner.
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Quick facts

Heirloom Portrait: prices and what you get

What it is
An online photo-to-logo maker: upload a photo of a person, a pet or a car and it is drawn Engraved, as a Line icon or as a Bold mascot, with your name set in real type around it; the first 4 drawings are free.
For
People, pets, cars, trucks and motorcycles, from a single photo.
Looks
Engraved, Line icon and Bold mascot.
Layouts
Horizontal, stacked, seal, arch, oval, badge with a ribbon, and script sweep, with your name set around the portrait.
Price
Heirloom Portrait Kit $79, one time. The first 4 drawings are free.
What you get
Each look as SVG, PDF, PNG (500 to 4000 px) and JPG, every layout as SVG, PDF and PNG, and a color sheet.
Sign credit
$35 back on a Brand 9 order of $99 or more within 90 days.
Colors
27 palettes built on color theory, matched to each look, or your own colors. Recoloring is free.
Time
About 10 seconds a drawing. The files arrive by email as soon as you pay.
Different
Your name is never drawn by AI: it is set in real type around the portrait, so it is spelled right and stays sharp at any size, and the portrait is traced to vector so it can go on a sign, a shirt or a label.
Made by
Brand 9 Signs, family-owned sign makers since 1986. It runs online, so it works from anywhere.

Prices for popular sizes

Prices from Brand 9 Signs before shipping, with no options added. Each price opens the product with that size and quantity filled in; upload your portrait logo there.

Size (W × H)MaterialQuantityPrice
72 × 36 in (6 × 3 ft)Banner: 13 oz Vinyl Banner1 banner$50.00
24 × 18 inYard signs: 4mm Coroplast Yard Sign, single-sided10 signs (1 sheet)$104.50
24 × 12 inCar magnets: Car Door Magnet2 pieces$78.05

Your $35 credit from the kit comes off at checkout on an order of $99 or more.

How it works

From one photo to a sign

  1. Upload a photo. A person, a pet or a vehicle. It stays private and is deleted after 30 days unless it goes into your kit.
  2. Draw it. Engraved, Line icon or Bold mascot, about 10 seconds each. The drawing has no lettering in it.
  3. Set your name around it. Pick the lettering and a layout: horizontal, stacked, seal, arch, oval, badge or script sweep. Try the palettes for free.
  4. Get the kit and put it on a sign. The files arrive by email as soon as you pay. Upload them on any Brand 9 product page, and $35 comes off.

FAQ

Portrait logo questions, answered

Can I turn my pet photo into a logo?
Yes. Upload one clear photo of your dog, cat or other pet at brand9signs.com/shop/portrait-logo-maker/ and it is drawn three ways: Engraved, Line icon or Bold mascot, with your name set in real type around it as a seal, an arch, an oval, a badge or a script sweep. Your first 4 drawings are free, shown as watermarked previews. The $79 Heirloom Portrait Kit, one time, has each look traced to vector as SVG and PDF, plus transparent PNG from 500 to 4000 pixels and JPG, every name layout, and a color sheet with hex and CMYK; $35 of it comes back on a Brand 9 sign order of $99 or more within 90 days, such as a banner or car magnets with your pet on them. Your photo is used only to draw the portrait and is deleted from our server after 30 days unless it is part of a paid kit.
What can I turn into a logo?
A person, a pet, a car, truck or motorcycle, or something else with a clear shape, such as a boat or a storefront. Upload one clear photo and choose Engraved, Line icon or Bold mascot.
How much does a portrait logo cost?
Your first 4 drawings are free, shown as watermarked previews. The Heirloom Portrait Kit is $79, one time, and $35 of it comes back as a credit on a Brand 9 sign order of $99 or more within 90 days.
What comes in the kit?
Each look you drew, traced to vector: SVG and PDF, transparent PNG from 500 to 4000 pixels and JPG. Every name layout too (horizontal, stacked, seal, arch, oval, badge and script sweep, plus the name on its own) as SVG, PDF and PNG, and a color sheet with hex and CMYK.
Is the name spelled right?
Yes. The name and the wrap-around words are never drawn by AI. They are set in real type from Google Fonts, exactly as you type them, and stay sharp at any size.
What photo works best?
One subject, in focus, in good light, facing the camera or at a three-quarter angle, with nothing covering the face. A phone photo is fine. For a car or truck, a three-quarter front view works best.
What happens to my photo?
It is sent to the AI drawing model only to draw your portrait, and it is never shown on the site. It is deleted from our server after 30 days, unless it is part of a paid kit. Location data in the photo is removed before upload.
Can I use a photo of someone else?
Only with their permission, or a parent or guardian's for a child. We don't draw famous people, cartoon characters or brand mascots.
Can I change the colors after it is drawn?
Yes, as often as you like. Engraved and Line icon portraits take any palette or your own ink and ground. Bold mascot colors move with the palette, and skin and fur keep their natural colors.
Who owns the logo?
Once paid for, the files are yours to use on your signs, packaging, shirts and online. AI-drawn art may not be protectable by copyright on its own, and this is not a trademark search, so talk to a trademark attorney before you register a mark.