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Getting a portrait shetched

Claasman · 2006-11-30 14:03:44

A friend of mine wants to get her parents a portrait of themselves done for their aniversary. 2 questions, Can an artist do this with pictures only? Whats the price range? Thanks in advance.:)

30-11-2006 02:03PM

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Claasman

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A friend of mine wants to get her parents a portrait of themselves done for their aniversary. 2 questions,
Can an artist do this with pictures only?
Whats the price range?

Thanks in advance.:)

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#2 14-12-2006 07:57AM

johnjadams

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Hi there

You probably are sorted with this but ,yes you can do the painting /artwork from a photo but it really needsto be a well lit one.Prices from 400 to 2000 is the norm depending on size and medium.Give me a pm if you need any more help as I am an artist.

All the best
john

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#3 25-12-2006 09:57PM

smallpaws

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Depends who you ask. I do watercolor portraits from photos all the time, and I ask $150 per head for them. A sketch from pencil would be considerably less.
The point about needing well lit photos to work from is spot on.

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