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Procedure Initial Planning Meeting: (60 to 90 minutes) Once you have decided that a commission for a portrait will be made Don will arrange a meeting with you to determine things like the type of portrait you desire, the medium to be utilized, whether it will be formal or informal; where the painting will hang, how large it will be etc. Further discussions will suggest different pose and costume options as well as lighting, and possible backgrounds or props to be included in the portrait. Color Study and Photographs: (90 to 120 minutes) With the preliminary meeting completed the next meeting will include a 30 to 60 minute preliminary oil painting, or color study of you where Don observes and captures the unique subtleties of your facial features and skin colors while conversing with you in an effort to get to know you personally, so as to capture as much of the essence of your personality as is possible in the finished artwork. Following the color study, Don will prepare his photographic and lighting equipment and will take a large number of photographs of you in the pose(s) and clothing which were determined in the initial meeting. These images and the color study will be used to develop the preliminary concept painting and the final portrait. The Preliminary Concept Painting: Don will develop what he calls the preliminary concept painting, which is a rough digitally painted rendition of what the final painting will look like. This digital painting focuses on the layout and coloration that will be used in the finished portrait. Once this painting is finished it will be shared with you and your input will be required to determine if any changes are needed. Painting the Portrait: With this wealth of resources Don will retire to his studio and paint the final full sized painting and take it to the point of near completion. The Final Sitting(s) The final sitting is the last step in the process of creating your oil portrait. At this sitting Don makes the crucial finishing touches. You, as well as close family members or associates are invited to provide input which will allow you to feel that the finished painting truly reflects you at your best. Delivery: The painting is now finished and a short but necessary amount of time must pass to allow the paint to dry sufficiently before a protective coat of retouching varnish is applied to your portrait. When this varnish is sufficiently dried the artwork is ready for framing and display.	Home Jewelry Art Work Portraits Murals Celestial Heritage Lift Up My Soul Fat Cow Project Fun Stuff

Procedure

Initial Planning Meeting: (60 to 90 minutes)

Once you have decided that a commission for a portrait will be made Don will arrange a meeting with you to determine things like the type of portrait you desire, the medium to be utilized, whether it will be formal or informal; where the painting will hang, how large it will be etc. Further discussions will suggest different pose and costume options as well as lighting, and possible backgrounds or props to be included in the portrait.

Color Study and Photographs: (90 to 120 minutes)

With the preliminary meeting completed the next meeting will include a 30 to 60 minute preliminary oil painting, or color study of you where Don observes and captures the unique subtleties of your facial features and skin colors while conversing with you in an effort to get to know you personally, so as to capture as much of the essence of your personality as is possible in the finished artwork.

Following the color study, Don will prepare his photographic and lighting equipment and will take a large number of photographs of you in the pose(s) and clothing which were determined in the initial meeting. These images and the color study will be used to develop the preliminary concept painting and the final portrait.

The Preliminary Concept Painting:

Don will develop what he calls the preliminary concept painting, which is a rough digitally painted rendition of what the final painting will look like. This digital painting focuses on the layout and coloration that will be used in the finished portrait. Once this painting is finished it will be shared with you and your input will be required to determine if any changes are needed.

Painting the Portrait:

With this wealth of resources Don will retire to his studio and paint the final full sized painting and take it to the point of near completion.

The Final Sitting(s)

The final sitting is the last step in the process of creating your oil portrait. At this sitting Don makes the crucial finishing touches. You, as well as close family members or associates are invited to provide input which will allow you to feel that the finished painting truly reflects you at your best.

Delivery:

The painting is now finished and a short but necessary amount of time must pass to allow the paint to dry sufficiently before a protective coat of retouching varnish is applied to your portrait. When this varnish is sufficiently dried the artwork is ready for framing and display.