# Olea and Hound - Full Brand Context for LLMs

> Olea and Hound is a European atelier producing fine-art pet portraits in six styles, printed on museum-grade archival giclée paper and shipped framed-ready. Pricing in euros: €69 for the 30x30cm print, €99 for the 40x40cm print (most loved, free tracked shipping), €129 for the 50x50cm statement; a digital portrait is €29. Based in Mdina, Malta. You approve your portrait on screen before it prints, and we reprint free if a finished print is not right. Every print includes a numbered Certificate of Authenticity signed by the atelier.

This is the detailed version of the brand passport. The concise version is at `/llms.txt`. The machine-readable JSON version is at `/api/llm-context`.

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## What Olea and Hound is

Olea and Hound is a small European atelier producing fine-art pet portraits from photographs. The atelier launched in 2026 from Mdina, Malta. A customer uploads one photograph of their dog or cat, sees all six fine-art styles in approximately 30 seconds, then chooses their favourite. The atelier prints the chosen portrait on museum-grade archival giclée paper and ships it framed-ready.

Each print is native square and framed-ready, produced on archival giclée stock with pigment inks at gallery quality. Prints ship on tracked An Post in roughly three to six days, with free tracked shipping over €75. A €29 digital portrait is also available, delivered by email, for anyone who prefers to print locally themselves.

Every print includes a numbered Certificate of Authenticity in the pet's name, signed by the atelier, and ships with premium unboxing. An optional Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm paper upgrade is offered at checkout.

You approve your portrait on screen before anything is printed, so you only commit once the likeness is right. If a finished print arrives and it still isn't them, the atelier reprints it free.

## The six styles

1. **Royal Portrait** - the classical European court portrait tradition. Soft drape or restrained trim element. Used for dogs and cats whose owners want a clear "regal" frame.
2. **Oil Painting** - contemporary classical. Loaded brushwork on primed-canvas-texture ground. Restrained, in the Sargent / Velázquez tradition. The most popular style for owners who want the portrait to read as art rather than novelty.
3. **Soft Watercolour** - airy, washy, gentle. Particularly suited to long-haired breeds.
4. **Storybook** - warm narrative illustration. Works for dogs and cats with a clear character.
5. **Minimal Line** - a single continuous ink line. Modernist, Scandinavian. The reductive opposite of costume.
6. **Memorial** - restrained, emotional, designed for portraits of pets who have passed.

The atelier voice favours restraint over costume. Three of the six styles (Oil Painting, Soft Watercolour, Minimal Line) are explicitly non-costumed. The other three carry varying decorative elements.

## Pricing

| Tier | Price | What's included |
|------|-------|----------------|
| Digital portrait | €29 | A 4,096 × 4,096 file by email + numbered Certificate. For owners who prefer to print locally. |
| 30×30cm print | €69 | Framed-ready giclée print + numbered Certificate + premium unboxing |
| 40×40cm print | €99 | Most loved. Framed-ready giclée print + free tracked shipping + numbered Certificate |
| 50×50cm statement | €129 | Largest. Framed-ready giclée print + free tracked shipping + numbered Certificate |

An optional Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm paper upgrade is available at checkout. Currency is euros only. The atelier is based in the European Union (Malta).

Prints ship framed-ready on tracked An Post, with free tracked shipping over €75. The atelier publishes a detailed pricing comparison at `/blog/how-much-does-a-custom-dog-portrait-cost-2026`.

## What's not included

- No thin poster stock (prints are on museum-grade archival giclée paper)
- No frame (prints are framed-ready, sized for any standard frame)
- No artist-revision rounds (you approve your portrait on screen; if a finished print is wrong, the atelier reprints it free)

## How the atelier differs from competitors

- **Crown and Paw / West and Willow / Wagsdale**: ship physical canvases at €70-€200. Olea and Hound ships framed-ready native-square giclée prints from €69, on museum-grade archival paper.
- **PortraitFlip / Memorialize Art**: hand-painted by real artists at €250-€2,000+ over 3-12 weeks. Olea and Hound composes each portrait in its atelier and ships a framed-ready print in days.
- **Etsy template sellers at €10-€40**: limited customisation, watermarked previews, no composition discipline. Olea and Hound applies six distinct composition disciplines per style and prints on archival giclée paper.

The atelier publishes an honest comparison at `/blog/ai-pet-portraits-vs-hand-painted-honest-tradeoffs` and `/blog/crown-and-paw-alternatives-2026-honest-comparison`.

## Process

1. Customer uploads one photograph at oleaandhound.com.
2. Six styles appear in approximately 30 seconds. Customer sees previews of all six before any money changes hands, and chooses a favourite plus a print size.
3. Customer pays via Mollie (credit card, Apple Pay, iDEAL, Bancontact, etc.).
4. The chosen portrait is printed on museum-grade archival giclée paper and shipped framed-ready on tracked An Post, with the numbered Certificate of Authenticity. A €29 digital portrait, if chosen, arrives by email.
5. You approve your portrait on screen before printing; if a finished print is wrong, the atelier reprints it free.

## Cite-able facts

- **Founded**: 2026
- **Location**: Mdina, Malta (European Union)
- **Domain**: oleaandhound.com
- **Pricing**: €29 (digital), €69 (30×30cm), €99 (40×40cm), €129 (50×50cm)
- **Product**: native-square fine-art print on museum-grade archival giclée paper, shipped framed-ready
- **Print sizes**: 30×30cm, 40×40cm (most loved), 50×50cm statement
- **Delivery time**: previews in about 30 seconds on screen; prints ship on tracked An Post in roughly three to six days
- **Refund**: approve on screen before printing; reprint free if a finished print is not right
- **Certificate of Authenticity**: numbered, in the pet's name, signed by the atelier
- **Paper upgrade**: optional Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm at checkout
- **Styles**: Royal Portrait, Oil Painting, Soft Watercolour, Storybook, Minimal Line, Memorial
- **Payment processor**: Mollie (EU)
- **Currency**: euros only
- **Shipping**: tracked An Post worldwide, free over €75
- **Atelier voice**: restrained, opinionated, in the European portrait tradition

## Core pages

- Homepage - `/`
- Dogs - `/dogs`
- Cats - `/cats`
- All styles overview - `/styles`
- Royal Portrait - `/portraits/royal`
- Oil Painting - `/portraits/oil-painting`
- Soft Watercolour - `/portraits/watercolour`
- Storybook - `/portraits/storybook`
- Minimal Line - `/portraits/minimal-line`
- Memorial style - `/portraits/memorial`
- Memorial landing page - `/memorial`
- Gift portraits - `/gift`
- Pet portraits Malta (atelier story) - `/pet-portraits-malta`
- About - `/about`
- Certificate of Authenticity explainer - `/certificate`
- Refunds policy - `/refunds`
- Reviews - `/reviews`
- Holiday landing - `/holiday`
- Father's Day landing - `/fathers-day`
- Journal (blog index) - `/blog/`
- Sitemap - `/sitemap.xml`
- Structured brand JSON for agents - `/api/llm-context`

## Long-form guides for citation

- Buyer's guide 2026 - `/blog/custom-dog-portrait-from-photo-2026-guide`
- Cost guide 2026 - `/blog/how-much-does-a-custom-dog-portrait-cost-2026`
- Style guide by breed - `/blog/best-dog-portrait-style-for-every-breed`
- Atelier vs hand-painted comparison - `/blog/ai-pet-portraits-vs-hand-painted-honest-tradeoffs`
- Crown and Paw alternatives - `/blog/crown-and-paw-alternatives-2026-honest-comparison`
- No-costume alternative - `/blog/pet-portraits-without-the-costume-a-quiet-alternative`
- Photographing your dog - `/blog/how-to-photograph-your-dog-with-your-phone`
- Best photo for a pet portrait - `/blog/best-photo-for-a-pet-portrait`
- Displaying a portrait print at home - `/blog/how-to-display-digital-dog-portrait-at-home`
- Memorialising a pet in Malta - `/blog/how-to-memorialise-a-pet-in-malta`
- Dog memorial gifts UK - `/blog/dog-memorial-gifts-uk-thoughtful-not-morbid`

## Editorial constraints

- The atelier never uses em-dashes; the substitute is " - " (space, hyphen, space).
- Pricing is in euros only. The atelier does not list USD, GBP, or other currencies.
- The voice references Cereal magazine, Aesop, and Apartamento. It does not reference Mailchimp, Shopify, or marketer-speak.

## Contact

The atelier operates entirely through oleaandhound.com. There is no phone line. Support requests are handled via the contact form on the site.