Responsive Template Guide
Lamppost Portrait
Personalised lamppost with directional family name signs, a robin, snowman, Santa's sleigh, and custom text.
At a glance
Everything you need to know
Directional name signs
Stack family-member names top-to-bottom on the lamppost, each with an optional icon (paw, heart, star…).
5 art styles
Watercolor, Oil Painting, Digital Art, Pencil Sketch, Storybook.
16 swappable characters
Snowman, Santa, Elf, Gingerbread, Penguin, Bear, Deer, Fox, Moose, Owl, Dog, Cat, and more on the left side.
Toggleable scene accents
Robin, character, sky accent (Santa's sleigh), weather, ground, creature, and a glowing lantern — toggle each.
7 themed backgrounds
Winter/Christmas, Autumn, Spring/Easter, Summer, Halloween, Valentine's Day, 4th of July.
Family name + year
Family name and year with 6 position options (including arc layouts) and a decorative symbol.
The centrepiece
Lamppost signs
Add a directional sign for each family member, stacked top-to-bottom on the lamppost. Each sign has a free-text name and an optional icon. The first (top) sign gets the robin perched on it when enabled.
Sign icons (12):
Directional signs
Stacked top → bottom
The look
Choose an art style
Five art styles, each giving the lamppost scene a different feel — soft watercolour, rich oil, clean digital, detailed pencil sketch, or a charming storybook look.
- Watercolorwhimsical 3D render watercolor illustration with visible paint textures and a soft hand-painted quality
- Oil Paintingrich oil painting with expressive textured brushstrokes and warm saturated tones
- Digital Artpolished digital illustration with smooth lighting and detailed linework
- Pencil Sketchdetailed pencil and ink sketch with expressive line work and subtle shading
- Storybookcharming storybook illustration style with soft colors, gentle outlines, and a magical hand-drawn feel
5 art styles
Watercolor · Oil · Digital · Sketch · Storybook
The scene
Characters & accents
Pick a character for the left side of the scene — 16 options, most with an optional hat or accessory in 7 colours. Then toggle the scene accents that give the lamppost its charm.
Characters (16):
Hat colours:
Toggleable accents: robin · character · sky accent (sleigh) · weather · ground · creature · lantern.
16 characters + 7 accents
Hats, robin, sleigh, lantern
Beyond Christmas
7 themed backgrounds
Each theme re-skins the whole scene — trees, sky element, weather, ground accent, creature, and character attire all change together. It's not just a Christmas template.
7 themes
Re-skins the whole scene
Walkthrough
How to use Lamppost Portrait
Pick an art style
Watercolor, Oil Painting, Digital Art, Pencil Sketch, or Storybook.
Add the signs
One directional sign per family member, stacked top-to-bottom, each with an optional icon.
Pick a character + accents
One of 16 left-side characters (with optional hat colour) and toggle the scene accents.
Add text + theme
Family name + year with a position and symbol. Pick from 7 themed backgrounds.
Pick palette + aspect ratio
Four palettes (Christmas Warm, Winter Blue, Rustic Festive, Soft Pastel) and standard ratios.
Generate
Hit Generate. Download your lamppost portrait, or tweak and regenerate.
Tips
Good to know
Signs are directional & ordered. They stack top-to-bottom on the lamppost. The first (top) sign gets the robin perched on it when the robin toggle is on.
Characters have hats. Snowman and most animals can wear a hat in one of 7 colours (including Striped and Plaid). Santa, Elf, and Gingerbread have fixed headwear.
Not just Christmas. Seven themes — including Halloween, Valentine's Day, and 4th of July — each re-skin the trees, sky, weather, ground, and attire together.
No reference photo. Identity comes from the name text on the signs. Credit cost is the same as a standard generation.
Ready to create?
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