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Portrait business

Sheenor · 2011-06-27 18:26:04

Hi I'm thinking of starting an online portrait painting business. I could paint anything using a photograph - pet portraits, family portraits, child portraits, self-portraits etc. Plenty of people get professional photographs taken, so I was looking to tap into that market and provide a more personal, artistic touch. I was…

27-06-2011 6:26pm

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Sheenor

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Hi I'm thinking of starting an online portrait painting business.
I could paint anything using a photograph - pet portraits, family portraits, child portraits, self-portraits etc.

Plenty of people get professional photographs taken, so I was looking to tap into that market and provide a more personal, artistic touch.

I was wondering how much somebody would expect to pay for a medium sized (A3) good quality painting of themselves or their loved one? Also, how likely would you be to buy it as a gift for somebody else?

I would really appreciate any comments. Thanks

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#2 27-06-2011 7:09pm

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Think about getting on Etsy.com. if not YouCraft is going live in a couple of months, that could be useful (I am developing YouCraft)

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