CUSTOM HAND PAINTED WATERCOLOR PORTRAITS

Before or after placing an order, please provide the following: • Reference photo(s) - up to 3 photos FOR HOUSE / VENUE / BUSINESS PORTRAITS • of the house/venue • of the people/pets you want to be included in the painting. FOR PEOPLE / PET PORTRAITS • of the people/pets you want to be included in the painting. Refer to the listing details for the number of people/pets included in the portrait. Additional charges may apply for adding more people/pets. • Specific requests: please take a moment to review all the details in the reference photo(s) and check if you would like me to make any changes to: • the layout, • page orientation, • colors, • positioning, proportion, and sizes of elements. Unless you notify me otherwise, I will aim to match the layout, sizes/proportions, and positioning of elements EXACTLY the way they are shown in the photo. There are limited changes I can make after the sketch is completed, and very few things can be changed after I’m finished painting.

Current estimated processing times are: Processing time for watercolor portraits: 7-8 weeks. Unless I personally confirmed to you an earlier time frame is available, I am currently booking commissions to be painted and shipped during the week of Oct 27 - Nov 2. During that week you will receive an email with a pencil sketch for your approval and then photos of the completed painting within 2-4 days after the approval. I only ship if you are happy with the result. Limited rush processing is available; please contact me for availability. ​​ Processing time for pencil portraits: 7-10 working days after placing an order. During that time frame you will receive an email with a preliminary pencil sketch (outlines only) for your approval and then photos of the completed drawing within 1-2 days after the approval. I only ship if you are happy with the result. ​ Processing time for prints: 2 working days for unframed and matted prints 10 working days for framed prints Why does it take so long fro custom portraits? Watercolor is actually a reasonably quick medium and each painting takes 2-5 days to create. The only reason for long wait times is commitment to other clients who placed their orders before yours. I paint commissions in the order I receive them and unfortunately won't have an update on your painting until the week it's been booked for, when I finally start working on it. Appreciate your understanding!

Here’s how you can provide the photos: 1. upload photos on my website after placing an order: https://www.janedeart.com/account/personalization-and-photo-upload 2. send it to my email dejanejanede@gmail.com. (If you go with the email, if an attachment size prompt comes up when you hit Send, please select Actual Size, or if not available, the biggest available size offered, so it does not impact picture quality). 3. Use the Chat With Me button in the lower right-hand corner on any page of my website.

The look of the portrait depends almost entirely on the reference photos you send, as it’s the only way for me to understand the layout, color palette, and overall look of the scene you want me to paint for you. Here are a few tips of what to look out for when choosing reference photos. ❌ TOP THINGS TO AVOID • Backlit photos placing the entire façade in the shade • Low quality, grainy/blurry photos where some of the details are not clear • An abundance of tiny details throughout the photo results in a busy-looking overdone painting. This is particularly bad for small-sized paintings • No shadows cast in the photo. Such photos lack contrast and result in a gray and gloomy look in the end • Photos taken on cloudy, overcast days ✔️ TOP THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR PORTRAIT BETTER • High-quality photos that show all the details clearly • Photos taken in daylight on a nice sunny day • Long shadows cast

• Upon placing an order, I will reserve a slot in my commissions calendar when the artwork will be painted and shipped. A placed order is required to hold a calendar slot. • During that week, you will receive a pencil sketch via e-mail first. It is for you to let me know if you want me to make any changes before I start painting. • After you approve the sketch, I'll send you photos of the completed painting via e-mail within 2-4 days. • I will only ship it if you are happy with the result.

✔️ ACCEPTABLE CHANGES AFTER THE SKETCH HAS BEEN COMPLETED: • eliminating, resizing or moving individual elements without impact to the rest of the sketch, • (for artworks including any text) changing the font or the text. AFTER THE ENTIRE PAINTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED: As watercolor cannot be erased after it's been put on paper, there are very few changes I can make at this stage, limited to only darkening or adding more color to individual elements. ❌ CHANGES THAT CANNOT BE MADE AFTER THE SKETCH HAS BEEN COMPLETED: • zooming in/out, • page orientation, • resizing major elements involving resizing more than a quarter of other elements in the sketch, using a different reference photo, • drawing the entire subject or individual elements from a different angle. AFTER THE ENTIRE PAINTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED: In addition to the changes listed above, alterations like • eliminating elements, • changing positioning, sizes or colors of elements are NOT possible at this stage without full repaint of the artwork. Changes resulting in a full sketch re-draw or a full artwork re-paint CANNOT BE PROCESSED without delaying other clients' commissions. These cases will unfortunately result in an order cancellation and a refund. I appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

In most cases I can combine multiple photos into one portrait, if your reference photos to be combined meet the following criteria: • they can be combined into a collage, like two puzzle pieces. In other words, you can cut the object / area from one photo EXACTLY AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTO and paste it into the other photo resulting in a cohesive scene. ✔️ TYPICAL REQUESTS I CAN ACCOMMODATE FOR WEDDING VENUES / HOUSE PORTRAITS • Adding people pets into the portrait (reference photos need to show them exactly as you want them in the painting). • Adding foliage, flowers, landscape elements, • Combining two photos of the same view (like two puzzle pieces) that you couldn't fit in one photo because of landscape obstructions (there is a fence hedges trees that don't allow you to go far enough back to fit it in one photo). FOR PEOPLE / PET PORTRAITS • Combining photos of the same person pet to show them in a different pose (ONLY if your reference photos can literally be connected as puzzle pieces and still look natural). PLEASE NOTE: I cannot combine different elements of the same face. ❌ REQUESTS I CANNOT ACCOMMODATE Photos from different viewpoints (for example, different sides of the house/venue, venue house photos taken straight ahead with photos of pets taken from above).

Yes I do! For 2024 weddings I'm considering the following states: NY, NJ, PA, MA, and CT. But starting 2025 I will consider traveling across the US and even internationally (NOTE: travel fees apply). Check my Live Wedding Painting section for details of the process or to request pricing information and availability.

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