Give your guests more than entertainment to watch with a Live Guest Portrait Artist creating stylish, hand painted illustrations throughout your event.
Guests can sit for a live portrait while friends watch the artwork take shape, or the artist can roam amongst the event capturing guests and spontaneous moments as they happen. The result is entertainment, interaction and a personalised piece of artwork all rolled into one experience.
For the classic portrait experience, guests are painted in a fast, expressive fashion inspired style, with each full size A5 portrait typically taking around five to six minutes. Individuals, couples and small groups can all be illustrated, making the experience ideal for events where you want guests to leave with something genuinely personal.
For larger events, additional artists can be provided to increase capacity and reduce waiting times, while bespoke branding and presentation options can transform the finished portraits into elegant branded keepsakes.
Perfect For
- Corporate Events
- Weddings
- Awards Ceremonies
- Gala Dinners
- Conferences
- Drinks Receptions
- Brand Activations
- Product Launches
- Luxury Parties
- VIP Events
- Sporting Events
- Large Scale Celebrations
Live Hand Painted Portraits
Guests watch their portrait develop before their eyes, creating entertainment as well as a personalised keepsake.
Static or Roaming Experience
Choose a traditional easel setup or have the artist move amongst guests capturing people and moments around the event.
Multiple Artists Available
Additional illustrators can be provided for larger guest numbers, helping increase capacity and keep the experience flowing.
Branding and Presentation Options
Custom backgrounds, branded paper and personalised presentation options can be created for corporate events and brand activations.
Why Choose This Act
What makes this experience particularly effective is its ability to adapt around the natural flow of an event.
An assistant can manage guest names and photographs while the artist works. Portraits can be created face to face during drinks and networking, then continued from photographs while guests are dining or watching speeches and awards. This allows the entertainment to continue without guests having to miss important parts of the event.
For events with more than 100 guests, multiple artists are recommended. This increases the number of people who can be illustrated and helps minimise waiting times, with artists selected to deliver a consistent style and standard.
For corporate events and brand activations, portraits can also become part of the wider event campaign. Custom branded paper can feature your logo, event theme or venue inspired artwork, while branded embossed mounts can incorporate a logo, event title or date.
Performance Times
Guest Portrait Packages
- 3 hour package
- 4 hour package
- 5 hour package
Performance Options
Classic A5 Guest Portraits
- Approximately 5-6 minutes per portrait
- Around 7-10 guests per hour, per artist
- Up to 3 people, or a family with children, can be illustrated together
- Fast, expressive fashion inspired illustration style
- Additional artists available for larger events
This is the best option when the finished portrait itself is a major part of the guest experience.
Mini Portraits with Custom Background
- Approximately 3 minutes per portrait
- Around 15-20 guests per hour, per artist
- Up to 6 people can be illustrated together
- Pre-printed bespoke background
- Particularly suited to corporate events, branded experiences and themed events
This faster format is ideal when you want to reach considerably more guests while still giving them a personalised illustration to take home.
Roaming Illustration
The artist moves throughout your event creating quick observational illustrations of guests, conversations and spontaneous moments.
These can capture individuals or groups and provide a more informal alternative to guests queueing for a traditional seated portrait.
Required by the Act
- Parking at the Venue
- Table & Chairs
- Soft Drinks