Our story
We turn the pet you'd do anything for into a hand-painted chibi keepsake — a few photos in, their tiny chibi self out.
PawChibi started as one person, a couple of very loud 3D printers, and a lot of coffee — because "just a photo" never felt like enough.
These days we're a small studio of pet-loving artisans: modelers, sanders, painters. People who are good at very small things, and careful with them.
A little figurine of your dog, cat — or bunny, lizard, parrot, whoever — on your desk does something a camera roll can't.
Some of them are still stealing your chair. Some you only have photos of now. Both belong on the shelf.
Big love, tiny form.
Dogs, cats, bunnies, lizards, parrots — whoever.
Our one rule
People judge human faces with brutal precision — a jaw 2% off and a portrait feels like a stranger. Pets get judged by something warmer: the ear that never stood up, the crooked tail, the exact patch over one eye.
By focusing only on pets, every ounce of our craft goes into fur, markings and personality. It's the whole reason a PawChibi looks like your pet, and not a generic cute animal.
Chibi can't keep everything about a pet. The craft is choosing what to keep — so anyone who loves them recognizes them instantly.
The craft
No mystique, no over-promising. Here's the real process.
We won't pretend it's all chisels and clay: AI does the first pass on every 3D model — our artisans do everything after. Printed solid in resin, hand-sanded, hand-painted, one at a time, after 10 to 20 hours on the printer. Machines are precise — hands make it feel alive.
Every order is matched to one artisan, who takes your piece from print to paint. It's why our bench clips look a little different — different hands, different benches.
Small batches keep the painting careful. When a month fills up, we open the next one.
Five things land in your inbox before the box does.
If we haven't heard back 3 days after your preview, we send one reminder; 3 days after that, we go ahead with the preview you last saw and let you know.
Arrives damaged, defective, or not the preview you approved — pose, markings or size? We remake it once, free. Send photos within 14 days of delivery.
Hand-finished means tiny variations in color and texture — that's the charm, not a defect.
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Three photos to start — front, side and back.
