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Portrait ideas?

Has anyone ever bought or thought about buying a custom portrait online, and if so what did kind of portrait were you looking for?
The reason for asking is that I'm looking for new ideas for producing portraits to sell as gifts and wanted to 'brainstorm' ideas to maybe find something a little different or new.
I currently draw traditional pencil portraits of people, children, pets etc and the style is a mixture of traditional sketch and photorealistic. What events in life could make a portrait a great gift idea? How much are people willing to pay? What style do people look for?

Looking forward to sharing ideas from other artist and non-artist :)

Re: Portrait ideas?

  • ps. here is a couple of examples of my drawing style.
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  • You are very creative. I like this portrait. I have not bought any portrait online yet.

  • Very nice! My cousin created a portrait for me as a wedding gift, and it's my most cherished gift. I prefer charcoal, but as a gift, pencil is easier to transport and keep well without smudging, in my opinion. Good luck!
  • You might have better luck checking out prices on etsy to get a feel for what sells. I have never bought one, but might if I felt comfortable with the artist, since I think drawing from a photo is very difficult. Maybe if you had a gallery of side-by-side photos and the portraits you drew from them, so that potential buyers could see how well you're capturing the subject.

    Just my thoughts. Sounds interesting!

     ~ S & L 8-25-12  ~
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