From your photo.
To their portrait.
Every PupTrace pendant begins the same way: with a single photo, sent by someone who loves their pet very much.
What follows is the journey from that photo to a piece of jewelry — drawn by hand, laser-engraved into 316L surgical steel, and tucked into a box. Five chapters. Real people. No shortcuts.
— From the studioIt begins
with one photo.
A clear photo of your pet — face in focus, decent natural light. Most phone photos work. Old prints, blurry candids — we'll do our best from what you have. If a photo can't carry the engraving, we'll reach out before we begin.
- FormatJPG, PNG, HEIC — up to 10 MB
- SubjectAny pet · one pet per pendant
- OptionalPet name (script engraving) · Preview opt-in
- NextHand-draw begins within 48 hours
Plate I.Drawn by one
real artist.
A trained portrait artist studies your photo and draws your pet entirely from scratch — every whisker, every marking, the exact ring around their eyes, the curve of their ear. No filters. No AI. One person, one pencil, several hours of focused work.
Plate II.Refined into
engraving art.
The pencil portrait is scanned, traced, and refined into precise line work the laser can follow. Every shadow becomes a stroke; every stroke becomes a path. No raster compromise — every line stays crisp at any size.
- ToolsVector pen · traced line by line
- OutputScalable line art · laser-ready paths
- Why vectorCrisp at any size
- OptionalWant to see the sketch first? Opt in when you customize your pendant — Sketch in 24h · engraving follows.
Plate III.Held in
the metal itself.
Your portrait is laser-engraved directly into 316L surgical steel — every line of the drawing burned into the metal's surface at a depth measured in microns. This is not printed. This is not coated. Built to never fade.
- Base316L surgical stainless steel · hypoallergenic
- Plating18k gold · 18k rose gold · rhodium · vacuum-deposited
- EngravingLaser-engraved · traced from the artist's hand
- PromiseBuilt to never fade
Plate IV.Polished, packed,
on its way.
Each finished piece is hand-polished, inspected under daylight, and packed in a velvet box with a hand-tied ribbon — ready to give or keep. Sealed, labeled, and on its way within 48 hours of order — with 30-day returns if anything's not right.
The piece you've waited for, packed like it matters — because to someone, it does.
Plate V.Their face.
Keep them close.
The journey starts again every time someone uploads a photo of a pet they love. Yours could begin today — your portrait, drawn by hand, ships within 48 hours.
Begin Chapter One