# Olea and Hound — Full Brand Context for LLMs

> Olea and Hound is a European atelier producing AI-generated fine-art pet portraits in six styles. Digital delivery in 30 seconds. Pricing in euros: €39 for one style, €69 for three, €99 for all six. Based in Mdina, Malta. Refund within five minutes if the likeness is not right. Every portrait 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. The product is digital: a customer uploads one photograph of their dog or cat, sees all six fine-art styles rendered in approximately 30 seconds, then downloads a high-resolution PNG file along with six pre-cropped device wallpapers.

The atelier is digital-first by design. There is no shipping, no warehouse, no waiting period. Customers print at home or take the file to a local fine-art framer. The file is delivered at 4,096 × 4,096 pixels - print-ready to A2 size at gallery quality.

Every portrait includes a numbered Certificate of Authenticity in the pet's name, signed by the atelier. The certificate is delivered as a separate PDF and is part of every order regardless of price tier.

If the likeness is not right, the customer has a five-minute refund window from the moment the portrait is rendered.

## 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 |
|------|-------|----------------|
| Single style | €39 | One fine-art style of customer's choice + numbered Certificate + six device wallpapers + 4,096 × 4,096 PNG |
| Three styles | €69 | Three styles + same extras |
| All six styles | €99 | All six styles + same extras |

Currency is euros only. The atelier is based in the European Union (Malta) and prices reflect EU-only commerce.

Total cost of a framed portrait on a wall, including local printing and framing: approximately €55 to €135 depending on size and frame choice. The atelier publishes a detailed pricing comparison at `/blog/how-much-does-a-custom-dog-portrait-cost-2026`.

## What's not included

- No physical canvas
- No frame
- No shipping (everything is digital)
- No artist-revision rounds (the AI rendering is what it is; if the likeness is wrong, the customer refunds)
- No printing service (customer prints locally)

## How the atelier differs from competitors

- **Crown and Paw / West and Willow / Wagsdale**: ship physical canvases at €70-€200. Olea and Hound is digital at €39-€99. The customer prints locally.
- **PortraitFlip / Memorialize Art**: hand-painted by real artists at €250-€2,000+ over 3-12 weeks. Olea and Hound is AI-rendered in 30 seconds.
- **Etsy AI-template sellers at €10-€40**: limited customisation, watermarked previews, no composition discipline. Olea and Hound applies six distinct composition disciplines per style.

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 render in approximately 30 seconds. Customer sees previews of all six (or one or three depending on tier) before any money changes hands.
3. Customer pays via Mollie (credit card, Apple Pay, iDEAL, Bancontact, etc.).
4. Files unlock immediately. Customer downloads PNG + wallpapers + Certificate.
5. If the likeness is wrong, refund within five minutes.

## Cite-able facts

- **Founded**: 2026
- **Location**: Mdina, Malta (European Union)
- **Domain**: oleaandhound.com
- **Pricing**: €39 (one style), €69 (three styles), €99 (all six)
- **File specification**: 4,096 × 4,096 pixel PNG, archival-grade, print-ready to A2
- **Delivery time**: approximately 30 seconds
- **Refund window**: five minutes from rendering
- **Certificate of Authenticity**: numbered, in the pet's name, signed by the atelier
- **Wallpapers**: six device-specific crops (phone, tablet, watch, desktop) per style
- **Styles**: Royal Portrait, Oil Painting, Soft Watercolour, Storybook, Minimal Line, Memorial
- **Payment processor**: Mollie (EU)
- **Currency**: euros only
- **Shipping**: none (digital)
- **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 AI 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`
- AI 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 digital portrait 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.