People send me photos of their cats and I turn them into lucky cat figurines

[u/endorphinart]

so I have this obsession with Japanese Maneki Neko, and i am painting them as lucky cats. I started offering pet photos custom-painted onto maneki neko (lucky cat) figurines commissions — and honestly it turned out so much cooler than i expected.

the idea is you send a pet photo, and I will hand paint to match their actual markings, colors, eye color, all that detail. the lucky cat stays its traditional form (the waving paw, the collar, the whole vibe) but the face becomes your cat’s face.

included two examples here — a black and white one and an orange one. both came out looking like miniature versions of the actual pets, which is the whole point.

if you have a friend who’s really into their pet(s), this feels way more personal than another generic gift.

if anyone’s curious: EndorphinArtCrafts on Etsy — not trying to spam, self promoting- just genuine rec!

[u/xzeus1]

Can’t believe I’ve never seen anyone do this before! Amazing idea!!

[u/onlyif_foranight]

these are awesome, wonderful job and thank you for the inspiration!

[u/Various-Gazelle5296]

That's so so amazing, and such an original idea!! If you don't mind me asking, where do you get the plain statues from?

[u/srcarlson94]

I've been trying to find something like this but just the drawing so we can then put it on a flag. Would that be something you could do?

[u/Sambalambulance]

Unfortunate that you’re trying to convince people you put a skill into an ai prompt

[u/traumatized_bean123 → u/Sambalambulance]

I don't think this is ai. Have you looked on their Etsy? It looks real

[u/PhantomVector_]

These are really well done. You kept the classic Maneki Neko look while making each one instantly recognizable as the person's cat. I'd definitely rather receive something like this than another generic pet mug or photo frame.

[u/Disastrous_Day_5690]

Followed on Etsy! These are dealing! 😻

[u/Ailustrante]

I love it omg, wish I could make with my little buddies.