British Shorthair desktop pet
Your British Shorthair, in 3D, on Your Mac
Round face, round copper eyes, and a dense coat like plush velvet.
Ready-made pet
No photos to hand? Meet our British Shorthair
Ours is a blue-grey British Shorthair with a round face and dense plush fur, made by the same pipeline as every customer's pet. Choose it in the Mac app and it is on your desktop in seconds, free to try. Keep it for $19, once, give it any name you like, and it does everything a pet made from photos does.
These stills are rendered from its real 3D model, in the poses it uses on your desktop.
Walking
Sitting
Stretching
Lying down
Sleeping
Looking around
In the app: Your pets, then Ready-made pets. Prefer your own cat? Add photos instead, the steps are below.
What makes a British Shorthair look like yours
British Shorthairs are built from circles: a round head, full cheeks, round eyes and a thick, cobby body. The classic blue is a solid grey with copper or orange eyes, but the breed also comes in lilac, cream, black, colourpoint, bicolour and tabby.
The coat is short but so dense it stands away from the body, which makes the outline soft rather than sleek. Your cat is built from your photos, so their shape, colour and eyes come from them, not from a model of the breed.
Made for British Shorthair markings
Round head and chubby cheeks
The wide face and full jowls, especially in adult males. A front photo shows the width.
Copper eyes
Big, round and often deep orange. Take the face photo in daylight so the colour is accurate.
Plush coat
Dense, short fur in blue, lilac, cream or another colour, taken from your photos.
Cobby body
A broad chest, short legs and a thick tail with a rounded tip.
The best photos of your British Shorthair
A blue British Shorthair in dim light turns into a grey shape, so photograph near a bright window. Sit on the floor for a side view while your cat sits or stands, and include the tail. For the face, get level with their eyes and wait for a relaxed look; the round eyes and the cheeks both need to be clear. Avoid flash, which reflects off the eyes and loses their colour.
More on which photos work, for any cat or dog: how a custom desktop pet is made.
A sample render
Related breed guides: Persian Cat, Ragdoll and Tabby Cat. For what your pet does all day, see the desktop pet for Mac.
How it works
Step 1
Add photos
In the Mac app, add a few photos of your cat or dog. A side view and a face are enough to start.
Step 2
See them in 3D, free
In under ten minutes you can turn them around and compare them with your photos. Nothing to pay yet.
Step 3
They move in
Keep them for a one-time price and they live on your desktop: walking the Dock, napping on your windows.
Pricing
Free
See your own pet in 3D before you pay anything.
$19 once
Keep them. No subscription. Up to 3 of your Macs, 2 free regenerations, every behaviour we add later.
14-day money back
If it doesn't look like your pet, you get your money back. No questions asked.
Another pet is $9. All pricing
Questions
Does it work for British Shorthair mixes?
Yes, round-faced cats with some British in them work just like purebreds. The model comes from photos of your cat, so it follows their shape rather than a breed standard.
What if my British Shorthair has unusual markings?
Bicolours, colourpoints, golden or silver shaded coats and a dab of white on the chest all come from your photos. Put the unusual part in good daylight.
My blue British looks grey, blue or silver depending on the photo. Which will you use?
We use your photos together, so take them all in the same kind of light. Daylight from a window without direct sun gives the truest colour.
Will the model be as round as my cat?
It is built from the proportions in your photos. A side view where your cat is standing, not curled up, gives the best idea of the body.
Meet them in 3D
Download the Mac app, add a few photos, and see your pet in 3D before you pay anything.
See your pet in 3D free