Mineral Craft Technique
Premium Portraying
A mineral-particle method that transforms 19+ natural semi-precious stones into enduring, fade-proof portrait art — crafted in Sri Lanka since 1994. The company's NIPO patent (1999) covers the lamp-making technique; Premium Portraying is our signature portrait craft.
The Technique
Premium Portraying is our signature method — the first use of natural mineral particles for decorative portrait art in Sri Lanka. Developed at Ran Ruwan, it uses natural semi-precious stones ground to fine particles and adhered to humidity-tolerant MDF bases. Our 1999 NIPO patent covers the lamp-making technique; Premium Portraying builds upon that foundation for portrait artistry.
The process begins with hand-selecting natural semi-precious stones, each chosen for its unique colour and grain. These are ground to a fine, consistent particle size, then sorted by hue. The particles are adhered to a humidity-tolerant MDF base using a proprietary, archival-grade binder — a formulation that has evolved over decades of refinement.
Because the pigments are natural minerals — not dyes or inks — the colours are molecularly stable. They do not fade under UV light, humidity, or temperature change. We guarantee this for life.
A wedding commission — the finished Premium Portraying held beside the couple's reference photograph.
Mineral Palette
Signature Commissions
Our most memorable Premium Portraying commissions — clergy, statesmen, dignitaries and families — each rendered grain by grain in natural mineral particles and unveiled at formal ceremonies.
Sacred Subjects
Religious portrayals that honour Sri Lanka's spiritual heritage — from Buddhist iconography to Christian and Hindu traditions.
Sizes & Pricing
Available in three standard sizes. Every portrait includes our lifetime fade guarantee.
Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR)
Timeline: 7–14 working days (48-hour express available). Turnaround for the Dalada Maligawa cultural commission may vary.
Customization Options
- Single subject — Personal or family portrait from your photo.
- Couple portraits — Wedding, anniversary, or memorial framing.
- Religious icons — Buddha, Jesus, Mary, Ganesha, Avalokiteswara, and other deities.
- Celebrity & public figures — Commissioned tributes (rights permitting).
- Custom sizing — Larger-than-LR and bespoke dimensions on request.
- Framing — Hand-finished wood frames in colonial or contemporary styles.
Factory workshop — where custom mineral portraits and commissions are crafted from raw mineral pigment to finished artwork.