Commissions
If you are asking “does this guy do commissions?” the answer is yes! I will be happy to work with you on making that perfect commission. There are several requirements:
1. Reference. I’m going to be honest most photos are not great reference photos. Form has a huge part in rendering a good resource image. That means I’m going to be fussy about the lighting, clarity, and overall quality of the photo. If you want me to work from a wedding picture made in the 70’s taken outside with a polaroid we might have a problem, good form means there is a big difference between the dark shadows, midtones, and the highlights of the image. This makes it easier to create a more 3d image. If there is too much light blowing all the shadow away everything is going to look flat.
2. A personal consultation. I know we live in a world of texting which has created a fear of human interaction, but there are certain things that need to be discussed in person. You are about to spend a bunch of money on some custom artwork, and I am going to do whatever it takes to meet or exceed your expectations. Also don’t worry I’m quite delightful to talk to and you’ll enjoy the experience. I would like to facetime or zoom if possible. I would like to see you as I ask you questions about what you truly want then I can guide you in the direction of maybe something you didn’t even know you wanted or knew you could have. Be prepared for me to ask in depth questions. For instance, why? I’m going to want the story that goes along with whatever you want. If it’s a person I’d like to know special things about that person so I can bring it out in the artwork. If it’s a landscape I would like to know why that place is significant to you. The more detail I get from you the more interesting and personal I can make the artwork.
3. Budget. This will determine the size, mediums used, framing, materials used. I’m willing to work around your budget. The things that will cost a lot of money will be materials used, and time. For instance, if you want a huge oil painting it will take some time. First off, I usually do several small studies of whatever I’m going to do and ok them with the customer before I do them. That way we have a good idea of what to expect and I know what’s possible and I won’t waist a bunch of supplies on failed experiments. If you are not sure you want to spend a bunch of money on an artist you don’t know that well, I don’t blame you. If you’d like we could start off with some dry media (charcoal, pastel, conte’). I do monochromatic (single color) drawings pretty quickly. Which will cut costs greatly and will give you a chance to see what it’s like to have some of my original artwork in your house. After you show off to all your neighbors, friends, and family that you a classy person and invests in great art then we can make something bigger. Also note original art that is already made will have a reduced cost because there are some extra charges applied to commissions. If that’s still too much I will be making prints soon so keep an eye out for those.
Conclusion. I’m pretty confident in my process, which makes me pretty confident in customer satisfaction. If I know I can’t make something, you’ll love I’ll tell you. Maybe my art is not for you. My worst fear is for someone to not be happy with something I made. Thankfully my most heard and treasured compliment is “this is way better than I imagined it” (I also get “this is way better in person” which means my pictures aren’t great…I’m working on that).
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