Commissions
Create your perfect artwork, custom-made in watercolor, acrylic, or oils. Bespoke commissions available for any subject, painted with care and expertise.
Costs
Every commission is different, and I am only able to give you an exact price, once I know more about your art commission. At this stage the most important thing is working out what it is that you the want me to create for you.
Contact
Provide me with a clear description of what you want to commission, with examples or references if possible. Photographs of your subject are always helpful. Summarise your idea with a budget range and timescale if for example it’s going to be a birthday or retirement present.
Confirming the Details
Once I have accepted your commission we would discuss the details of the subject, it’s composition, medium and size along with a timeframe. Any further questions or clarifications if there is anything you’re unsure about would be clarified. All details would then be confirmed in a purchase order and a 20% deposit taken.
Timescale
Initial sketches would be sent through within a few weeks of acceptance of commission. An underpainting would follow a few weeks later. Depending on the size of the artwork, drafts and final painting would take between 1 to 3 months. If there are any deadlines, this would have already been identified in the commission details.
House Portraits
Payment Plan
The following percentage of the agreed commission price would be payable upon electronic issue at the following stages of work. Allowance of any minor changes to the brief and images are included within reason. An agreed extra charge would apply to any major alterations requested, for example, changing a background after the underpainting stage.
Stages of Work
1. Confirmation of commission 20% deposit
2. Underpainting 30%
3. Draft 40%
4. Final 10%
Portraits
Copyright
I retain copyright of the artwork by default. Any commercial or licensing rights required is to be discussed and agreed before commission and included within the price .
Feedback & Revisions
Revisions are a normal part of the commission process, and I would be expecting some feedback from you as the commission progresses through the stages. However, as mentioned earlier, any revisions between stages would are included if deemed reasonable. Please bear in mind that as work processes, it will be more difficult to make changes, especially after the draft issue stage. Big revisions, or a changes to the brief, at a late stage of the process, will mean a lot more work and might be subject to an extra fee.
Animal Portraits
Views
Final Artwork & Delivery
Once you have approved the final artwork, the final stage payment is to be made before delivery of the artwork through a secure national service. Delivery within the UK is included within the agreed commission fee.
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