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Let's Co-Create Your Custom Portrait

How we can co-create your painted portrait:

After we communicate back-and-forth about the project, I will send you a cost proposal. The cost range is $200-$500 depending on:
- How many faces (two max.)
- Size of the painting
- Style you select
- Background complexity
- Subject complexity
 

The Process

  1. The proposal will include an up-front amount (usually one-half), to cover time and materials. This is non-refundable.

  2. I will produce one "study" (rough draft) and show it to you. With your input, the final painting will be created.

  3. If you do not like the painting, you do not have to pay the second half. I will keep then painting.

  4. If you like it, you pay the rest and I will ship it to you.

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The Timeline

It will take 3-4 weeks unless I have a waiting list. Sorry, no rush jobs.

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What photo works best?

  • A photo taken in strong light. Don't be afraid of shadows. Contrast adds to the realism.

  • Usually, flash photos don't work.

  • NO professional portraits, headshots, church directory pictures, etc.

  • Cell phone pics are great.

  • Casual is better than posed. Candid is awesome. Hair that's not perfect is so much better!

  • Consider a photo where the subject is not looking at the camera. But a direct gaze is okay.

  • You must have rights to the photo, and give me the rights to it. (No professional photos.)

    Send me the photo, along with a few other shots of the person from different angles.

    Remember, the final product will not be a reproduction! It will be a painting. There will be artistic changes, brush strokes, lost edges, and blurry parts. It won't look like the photo. It will look like a painting.

    Please send me an email to begin a conversation about your portrait project! 

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Relive a Loved Event

Becky and her husband bought a painting one of my paintings of Robert Plant for their rock-themed basement. 

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She then tracked me down and asked if I would paint from a photo they took at a Steve Vai concert. I agreed. If you have a photo you took at an event that you loved and want to relive, let's connect. 

 

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