Portrait Add Ons

Extra Subject (Person, Pet, or Horse)

• What it covers: Additional heads/figures beyond the first single subject.

• Why charge extra: Requires individual layout planning, color matching, anatomical accuracy, and painting time.

Combining Multiple Photo References into One Scene

• What it covers: Merging people or pets from different photos into a single, cohesive portrait (e.g., placing family members together who were never photographed together).

• Why charge extra: Involves complex digital composition, adjusting lighting angles, matching scale/proportions, and re-harmonizing shadows so the final painting looks natural.

Photo Restoration & "Bringing Vintage / Old Photos to Life"

• What it covers: Working from low-resolution, blurry, damaged, black-and-white, or aged historical family photographs.

• Why charge extra: Requires significant hand-reconstruction of faded facial features, colorizing monochrome images, and sharp reference building before painting can even begin.

Custom Background / Scenic Environment

• What it covers: Replacing a plain or blurred background with a specific landscape, garden, home interior, or detailed location provided by the client.

• Why charge extra: Adds significant surface area, perspective setup, and environmental lighting balance.

Rush Order / Expedited Production

• What it covers: Bumping a commission to the front of your studio queue to meet a specific event date or birthday.

• Why charge extra: Reorganizes studio schedule and drying/production timelines.

Photo Combination & Layout Proofing Fee

• What it covers: Creating multiple initial digital layout mockups for complex multi-subject commissions before finalizing the paint design.