I’ve been having a lot of fun recently, drawing portraits<\/a> for the giggles. While\u00a0in the past I’ve drawn more “traditional<\/a>” portraits (often on commission and even winning a “Best of Show” award with one) at the moment I’m having fun playing around and exploring\u00a0different styles and techniques.<\/p>\n As an experiment, I’m currently offering a handful of commissioned portraits, if you’re willing to let me use my\u00a0creative license.<\/p>\n Now’s your chance if\u00a0you’re interested in a creative portrait of a loved one (whether of friends<\/a>, family<\/a>, a\u00a0puptrait<\/a> of your canine family member, or a purrtrait of a feline fur-baby).<\/p>\n Once you\u00a0provide me with at least 5 high-quality photos (though more is better) I’ll use the one(s) that inspires me to\u00a0draft a portrait. Upon your approval of the sketch I’ll add ink for the final draft (and, depending on how I’m inspired, possibly shadows with a marker or hues with watercolors). If you’re happy with the finished\u00a0portrait I’ll\u00a0ship it on to you, carefully packed.<\/p>\n A Creative Portrait<\/strong><\/p>\n Here are some of the nitty-gritty details. The finished piece of art will be 11×14″ – which can be framed and matted using\u00a0items available at any frame shop. The portrait will probably be from the shoulders up. One-to-three views of the figure (or up to three different individuals portrayed) will be drawn. Most likely I’ll be working in archival\u00a0ink, though I may also use markers, watercolor, or (who knows!) coffee for extra impact.<\/p>\n Though I’m going to be making a portrait as inspired, we’ll be working together on your project – complete with the requisite communication.<\/p>\n By working in stages, we can ensure that we both enjoy the process and are happy with the finished portrait. If, for some reason, this happens to not be the case, either of us\u00a0can cancel the project along the way.<\/p>\n I look forward to working with you!<\/p>\n Prefer\u00a0a more traditional portrait? I can do that<\/a>, too…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve been having a lot of fun recently, drawing portraits for the giggles. While\u00a0in the past I’ve drawn more “traditional” portraits (often on commission and even winning a “Best of Show” award with one) at the moment I’m having fun playing around and exploring\u00a0different styles and techniques. As an experiment, I’m currently offering a handful … Continue reading Playing with Portraits<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":533,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-584","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8lbzG-9q","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/french-holt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/584"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/french-holt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/french-holt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/french-holt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/french-holt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/french-holt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":609,"href":"http:\/\/french-holt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/584\/revisions\/609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/french-holt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/french-holt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n