Send the photograph
One good photograph is enough. Natural light, face unobscured. Tell us what the piece is for and we will work to that.
Portrait sculpture, made to order
A likeness worth keeping.
The Character makes considered portrait figures from photographs — a person, a pair, a family — sculpted by hand and finished properly, for somewhere permanent rather than a drawer.
- Sculpted by hand
- Digital proof before production
- Mounted and boxed
How it works
How a commission works
Three steps, unhurried. Nothing is produced until you have seen it and said yes.
Approve the sculpt
We sculpt, then send a proof for your approval. One round of revisions is included, and nothing enters production until you are satisfied.
It arrives boxed
Printed, hand-finished and mounted on a base, then packed and posted. Seven to fourteen days from approval.
The collection
Commissions
Each piece is made once, for you. Prices are complete: sculpting, finishing, base and UK delivery.
Single Portrait
One figure, realistic proportions. The standard commission.
From £79
Double Portrait
Two figures on one base. Engagements and anniversaries.
From £139
Family Group
Everyone sculpted individually, then grouped.
From £199
Cake Topper
A topper you keep long after the cake has gone.
From £189
No small print
What we will, and will not, promise
Nothing without your approval
You see a proof and sign it off. One revision is included. We do not produce a piece you have not seen.
Seven to fourteen days
From approval, not from order. Seasonal periods run longer and we will tell you before you commit, not after.
Made by hand, so not identical
Small variations in finish are part of a hand-made object. Genuine faults are remade or refunded within 30 days.
Occasional letters
New work, seasonal cut-off dates, and nothing else. A few times a year.
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