A keepsake portrait on real ceramic. For the dad who never asks for anything, and therefore deserves it all. With his name and your message painted into a dignified cobalt cartouche.
Free to design. Only pay when you're happy.
Upload one photo of your father. Our AI redraws him in cobalt brushstrokes: wrinkles for wrinkles, glasses for glasses, beard for beard. "Dad" and your message are painted into a dignified cartouche flanked by laurel sprigs.
Real ceramic, fired at 1080°C — forever.
Fill in "Dad" below (and optionally a date or short message). On the next page you upload a photo of your father and our AI brings his portrait to life in cobalt brushstrokes.
Add your own text
painted into your tile's style
Optional: type up to 4 lines (Dad, date, short message) and we paint them into a dignified cartouche flanked by laurel sprigs.
Type your text before choosing a style
Painting preview
Indicative preview — the AI result may differ slightly.
Type at least one line of text to continue, or add a photo and a style for the full preview.
A few examples of what others have typed, as a starting point for your own text.
Dad
For the best dad, Father's Day 2026
Dad, since 1985
Dad, 1953-2024
Examples of what you can make, for inspiration. Works on a photo of dad alone, dad with the kids, or dad doing what he loves.
Straight to the lens, sharp, without sunglasses. A recent photo works best, but an older one is fine too (younger dad, or in memoriam). When in doubt, upload several.
For example: "Dad, since 1985", "For the best dad", or for Father's Day "Father's Day 2026". Our AI paints that text into a dignified cartouche flanked by laurel sprigs.
Classic Delft Blue or full colour. 15×15 cm or 20×20 cm XL. See your preview live in the editor.
We fire your tile within 24-48 hours and ship fast. Secure payment with iDEAL, Bancontact, PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Klarna.
In the peak of Delft ceramics (1640-1740), the tile painters didn't just paint flowers and birds; they painted portraits too. Patriarchs, merchants, fathers of regent families were immortalised in cobalt blue inside a round medallion, framed by floral corners. Many of those portrait tiles still hang today in the Rijksmuseum, the Boijmans Van Beuningen, and in old Dutch homes: a face from 1680 still looking you straight in the eye.
Our Father's Day tiles bring that classic Delftware tradition into a modern key: your photo of dad is translated by our AI into the same cobalt brushstrokes (wrinkle by wrinkle, eye by eye), then printed on real ceramic. No potter's wheel, but the same Dutch warmth that made the original so beloved. And the same longevity: a face that will still look back, fifty years from now.
For a portrait of dad alone, 15×15 cm works beautifully. For dad-with-the-kids or dad-with-his-hobby (where you want extra detail, like faces, a fishing rod, a bicycle), we recommend 20×20 cm XL.
For the dad who says "you really shouldn't have" and therefore deserves everything. A portrait in Delft Blue, not a gadget, not socks-with-text, not yet another bottle of whisky. Something that goes on the wall. And stays.
A photo of dad with his children or grandchildren, immortalised in cobalt blue. That Sunday-afternoon moment, on the sofa, the little one on his knee, forever on real ceramic.
For the one you can no longer call on Sunday. "Dad, 1953-2024" in a dignified laurel cartouche. A tribute that holds all his years: not sorrowful, but loving.
For the dad just retiring, or hitting sixty. A tile that marks the milestone, and ends up next to his bookcase, not buried in a drawer.
For the man who puts the kids to bed every night. A portrait of him as the children see him, not as your partner, but as their dad. The gift he never would have thought of, but never wants to be without.
A Delft Blue Father's Day tile is a personal tribute that lands deeper than another bottle of whisky or a name-printed sock. We paint your father into the tile in cobalt brushstrokes (wrinkle by wrinkle, glasses by glasses, beard by beard) in the same style as the 17th-century Delft portrait tiles now hanging in the Rijksmuseum. Not a sticker: printed on real ceramic and fired in, so it will still read "Dad" fifty years from now.
Whether you're looking for a Father's Day gift for the dad who always says "you don't have to", a retirement gift for the father who just had his last day at work, a memorial tile for a dad no longer here, or a gift from a partner to the father of her children, a Delft Blue Father's Day tile fits every moment. Many customers buy two as a set: dad alone, and dad-with-the-grandkids.
Our tiles are designed in the Netherlands and fired at 1080°C on real ceramic, just like the original Delft portrait tiles. Order before 17:00 and your tile ships the same business day, in time for Father's Day on Sunday 21 June 2026 in the Netherlands, with fast delivery across the Netherlands, Belgium, and the rest of Europe. Free to design: you only pay when the preview is perfect. A personal Father's Day keepsake that lasts a lifetime.
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A sharp photo straight to the lens, indoors or in soft daylight, without sunglasses and without harsh shadows over the face. A recent photo works best, but an older one is fine too (younger dad, or in memoriam). One person per photo works most cleanly; for dad-with-the-(grand)kids, many customers send one shared photo. We accept JPG, PNG, and HEIC up to 25 MB.
Absolutely. Upload a photo of dad with his children or grandchildren — ideally close together, with sharp faces. Our AI translates everyone together into cobalt brushstrokes. For two or more people on one tile we recommend 20×20 cm XL: more room for portrait detail, and nobody ends up tiny.
Yes. Alongside "Dad" (line 1) you can type up to 3 extra lines — for example a date ("Since 1985"), a short tribute ("For the best dad"), or the children's names ("From Lily, John and Sophie"). We paint that text into a dignified laurel cartouche. Keep it short — max ~40 characters per line reads best.
Yes. A father immortalised in Delft Blue is a loving tribute. Enter "Dad" on line 1 and, for example, "1953 — 2024" on line 2 for the years. We ship in a clean box without an invoice and without cheerful marketing inserts. Many customers order this specifically in the run-up to the first Father's Day without him.
Father's Day in the Netherlands is Sunday 21 June 2026. Orders placed at least a week earlier (around Tue 16 June) arrive comfortably in time in NL. We fire your tile within 24-48 hours and ship fast. Order before 17:00 and your tile leaves the same business day. For BE/DE/FR/IT/ES/PL, allow a few extra days for shipping.
Up to 4 lines in a dignified laurel cartouche at the top: "Dad" (required), date (optional — a year "Since 1985", a range "1953 — 2024", or "Father's Day 2026"), and optionally a short message ("For the best dad", "Thanks for everything"). Keep it short — max ~40 characters per line reads best.
Free to design. Only order when the preview is perfect.
I am very happy with how this beautifully crafted personalized tile came out. The picture I provided was from a wonderful, fond memory in the Adirondacks with the lady and I before we got married. Julian took my digital picture and turned it into a family heirloom. It turned out so nice, I think I'll do one that includes our son, and one for our past pets. Excellent quality.. my wife's screenshot from message is attached, as she is traveling to see family in Sweden. She LOVED it :)
5 out of 5 starsIk ben ontzettend blij met de tegel! Ik kocht het voor mijn oom en tante’s 45-jarig huwelijksjubileum. Ze vonden het ontzettend gaaf en origineel. Dank!
5 out of 5 starsWe wanted to get a special gift for our friend who really loves their little cat. This was the perfect gift for him. It’s especially lovely and unique because it’s such a special Dutch themed gift. Perfect for Christmas, birthdays and special occasions. Will definitely get some more in the future.
5 out of 5 starsWunderschön
Ich habe 2 fliesen bestellt. Gut verpackt sind sie zeitnah zugestellt worden. Es ist ein wunderschönes produkt, so naturgetreu und es wirkt so echt. Einfach großartig, ich bin wirklich begeistert. Es hat meine erwartungen mehr als übertroffen. Eine fliese war ein geschenk und auch das ist richtig gut angekommen - eine super geschenkidee.