for cat people
A gift for the person who talks about their cat.
Cat people get worse gifts than dog people. The whole category is a mug with a cartoon cat on it and a joke about being ignored, and none of it is about their cat.
Send one photo of that specific animal. About fifteen seconds later you have two portraits of them, free. A few minutes after you order you have a link: their cat on the screen, turning, with your message under it, and a button that stands it on the kitchen counter.
- built from their own cat, not a cartoon
- ready a few minutes after you order
- nothing ships, no address needed
- opens in any phone browser
Why cat people end up with worse gifts.
The category is all jokes
Cat gifts are cartoons and puns about being ignored. This one is their actual animal, with their actual markings, which is a different thing entirely.
Tabbies are not interchangeable
Every generic cat gift is a generic tabby. They can tell their cat from a picture of a cat at forty paces, and so can everyone who has met the cat.
It sits on a real surface
Through the phone camera it stands on the counter or the table and stays where it is put. That is the part people photograph and send to somebody else.
What it takes.
- 01
Find a photo of the cat
Sitting or standing, in daylight, taken at their eye level rather than from above. Getting down to cat height is the single biggest improvement you can make.
- 02
Look at the two free portraits
The cat drawn both ways in about fifteen seconds: Real and Figurine. You pick before any payment.
- 03
Order, then send the link
The 3D is built after you order and takes a few minutes. Then it is a link, sent however you normally message them.
Built from photos taken on a phone.
Every card shows the original snapshot. Tap it and the 3D replaces it, so the before and the after are in the same place. Nothing was fixed by hand afterwards.
Snowy (black cat)
Marmalade
Lilac (siamese)
Tiger (tabby)
Pearl
Shadow (black lab)
The cat specific problems.
Every photo I have is from above
That is the standard cat photo and it is the hardest angle, because the legs and the chest are hidden. Crouch down once and take a new one at their level. It makes more difference than anything else on this page.
The cat is black
Dark fur is the hardest case for the pipeline, because it reads shape out of light. Daylight near a window beats a lamp by a long way, and the free portraits show you the result before you pay.
The cat is curled in a ball
Tucked legs mean we are guessing at what is underneath them. A sitting cat with the front legs visible builds much better than a loaf does.
The cat is tiny in the photo
A cat across the room is only a couple of hundred pixels of cat, which is not enough to work from. Crop in before you upload, or go and take one closer.
price
One payment, no subscription.
Dearling
12.90EUR
- One pet, in the look you pick
- A private gift page they open on any phone
- They stand it in their room through the camera
- A card you print at home and point a camera at
- Ready a few minutes after you order
Dearling Plus
19.90EUR
- One pet, built in both looks
- They choose which one to keep on the page
- A private gift page they open on any phone
- They stand it in their room through the camera
- A card you print at home and point a camera at
Questions people ask.
Does it work for cats as well as dogs?
Yes, both. Cats need slightly more care with the angle, because most cat photos are taken from standing height looking down, and that hides the legs and the chest.
What is the best cat photo?
Sitting, at their eye level, in daylight, with the front legs visible and the whole body in frame. If you only have one photo, upload it and look at the free portraits before you decide anything.
What do they receive?
A private link. They pull a ribbon and their cat is there turning with your message under it. Then they can stand it on a real surface through the camera, print a card at home, and send you a thank you back.
Do they need an app?
No. It opens in Safari on iPhone or Chrome on Android, with nothing to install and no account to make.
What if their cat has died?
It works the same way, and there is a quieter version of the gift page with no confetti and softer wording. Older photos are often small ones, so use the largest version you still have.
Can I do two cats?
One cat per dearling today, because the funnel takes a single photo. Make the one they talk about most, and make the second another time.
How much is it?
From 12.90 EUR, paid once, after you have seen the two portraits. There is no subscription and nothing renews.
What if it does not look like them?
The portraits come first and cost nothing, so usually you find out before you pay. If the 3D comes back wrong, tell us and we build it again.
Give them their cat, not a cartoon of one.
One photo, two portraits that cost nothing, then you decide.
Not sure yet? Read how it works first.