chord Between Us Oil Painting
Paint the everyday moments only you understand
Not Portraits, but Emotional Bonds
Every gallery on the street seems to hang two kinds of oil paintings: high-grade copies of Monet and Van Gogh, or standard portraits that feel like ID photos.
We make a third kind—we paint that one moment in your casual photo that only you understand.
You and your dad are walking through the park. He is walking with total seriousness, and you cannot help secretly making bunny ears behind his head. It is the kind of thing you have been doing for decades.
Not a grand event. Not a solemn moment that announces itself as worthy of keeping. It is ordinary, and that is why it is precious.
Craft
Upload any casual photo—a frame from your phone album, from ten years ago, or from last week’s gathering.
Painters from Shenzhen’s Dafen Oil Painting Village hand-paint it on cotton-linen canvas for 7 days in impressionist brushwork. Real 1–2 mm paint texture, not a print. Choose A3 / A2 / A1 by your space, three framing options by your shipping preference, and 1–3 people by your story.
The finished piece. It looks like it has been hanging for thirty years, but hidden inside is a real moment from last week.
Gifting
Give it to that person.
The ordinary things we overlook are the very material from which emotional bonds between people are made.
- ●It paints not faces, but the emotional bond between people.
- ●Hand-painted for 7 days by Dafen painters / not a print.
- ●Any casual photo can become a painting.
- ●Three sizes / three framing options / freely choose 1–3 people.
- ●June 5 order cutoff / arrives before Father’s Day / DDP duties-paid delivery to your door.
Design yours
Your photo · a short story · 3 dimensions. Takes about 90 seconds.
The chord redo promise
If chord or the artist makes a production error, or the painting arrives damaged, we repaint at no cost — or full refund. Your original is yours to keep. See our refund policy for the full 6-tier coverage.
From the founder
Charlie LIANG
We make these for people we love. Real hands, real brushes, real paint — in our studios in Singapore and Shenzhen. We don't print. We don't AI-generate. If something isn't right, write us. A human reads every message.
How yours is made
You upload your photo + a few words
Phone library, old print, any moment works. Tell us the story if you want — it helps us know you.
Finished painting ships to your door
Tracked express delivery (DHL, UPS, etc.). Arrives in protective packaging. Includes care card.
First 100 customers
We're just starting. Send us a photo of your finished painting at home — with your permission we'll feature it here. Email dylan@chord.gift.
Common questions
How do I know it's really hand-painted?▾
Every painting is hand-painted by a real artist in our studios in Singapore and Shenzhen — real canvas, real brushes, real paint. Every brushstroke is by a human hand. AI helps us generate the preview and understand your photo; it never paints the final piece. If something isn't right when your painting arrives, write us — we'll repaint or refund. Your original is yours to keep.
Can I return or refund?▾
30-day full refund if you change your mind. Or we'll redo it for free — different photo, different framing, your call. The original is yours to keep either way.
What if my photo quality is bad?▾
Most phone photos work fine. If yours genuinely can't be painted, we'll email within 48 hours — either work with what we have, or refund in full before painting starts.
Who is chord?▾
Small studios in Singapore and Shenzhen making one-of-one gifts. We're Charlie and Dylan Ding. Reachable any time at dylan@chord.gift or WhatsApp +65 8220 0034.
If something feels off, write us. A human reads every message.
dylan@chord.gift · WhatsApp +65 8220 0034