I do like to capture a good likeness. The one above is a self-portrait.
Why commission a portrait?
It’s all about creating immortality – an oil painting will last longer than you (when kept well)! It’ll also come in handy for pimping up your online presence – for your social media icons, the avatar on your app and as your team picture on your work website. It’s good to have a decent picture of yourself but even better when it’s hand painted.
Expectations
I work from a high-resolution photo or from life. You need to expect results that are freer than a photo, not exactly the same because the very fact it’s painted means I will bring more magic and life to it.
Here are some I have done:
Oil Portraits
The time scale is about 6 weeks for an oil painting because it needs time to dry. I would prefer to work in oils but we can discuss what you’d like. I can change colours and tailor the backgrounds.
Price
Prices start at £200 + P&P, for a single head and shoulders portrait, with a simple one colour background, on A4 size canvas. Plus I’ll throw in a digital photo of your portrait for free! Things that will effect the price are the larger the size, quantity of people and complexity of the background.
Digital Hand Drawn Portraits
- Digital drawing
These are hand-drawn using a digital pen and Wacom tablet. They are £60 each and for that, you get two revisions, a hi-resolution image you can print out and a small Jpeg to use online.
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