Paras Arts – Digital Art Portfolio & Custom Sketch Ordering System
A full-stack digital art portfolio and custom sketch ordering platform built to showcase artwork, accept custom sketch orders, and manage orders and content through an admin dashboard.
Overview
Paras Arts is a full-stack digital art portfolio and custom sketch ordering platform created to provide a professional online presence for artwork while enabling customers to explore available services and place custom sketch orders. The platform combines an artist portfolio with an end-to-end ordering workflow. Visitors can browse artworks, explore sketch services, submit custom orders with reference images, track their order status, and communicate through integrated contact channels. An admin dashboard provides centralized management of artworks, orders, services, FAQs, testimonials, messages, and newsletter subscribers.
Problem
Artists often rely on social media and manual communication to showcase their work and manage custom sketch orders. This can make it difficult to maintain a professional portfolio, collect complete customer requirements, track order progress, and manage website content efficiently.
Solution
Paras Arts provides a dedicated platform that combines an online art portfolio with a structured custom-order system. Customers can submit their requirements and reference images through an organized form, while the admin can manage orders, artwork, services, and other website content from a centralized dashboard.
Features
- 01Digital art portfolio
- 02Custom sketch ordering system
- 03Reference image upload
- 04Sketch type and paper-size selection
- 05Budget and preferred-date selection
- 06Order ID generation
- 07Order status tracking
- 08Customer order notifications
- 09UPI payment workflow
- 10Admin dashboard
- 11Artwork management
- 12Order management
- 13Services management
- 14FAQ management
- 15Testimonials management
- 16Contact/message management
- 17Newsletter subscription
- 18WhatsApp, email, and Instagram integration
- 19English, Marathi, and Hindi language support
- 20Responsive design
- 21SEO optimization
- 22AI Chatbot
Technologies
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Development details
Developed as a full-stack web application with a React and TypeScript frontend, Express.js backend, and MongoDB Atlas database. Cloudinary is used for image management, while JWT-based authentication secures the administrative functionality. The ordering system follows a structured workflow from order submission and payment verification through acceptance, processing, and completion. Customers can track their order using their Order ID and registered email, while administrators can manage orders and website content through the admin dashboard.
Key learnings
- Full-stack web application development
- React and TypeScript development
- REST API development
- MongoDB database design and integration
- Authentication and authorization
- Cloudinary image management
- Building an end-to-end e-commerce-style ordering workflow
- Admin dashboard development
- Form validation and data handling
- Email notification integration
- Deploying full-stack applications
- SEO and responsive web design
- Designing a real-world application around an actual business workflow