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Should you wish to have your own favorite photo of  family or friends  hand drawn as a beautiful gift for you or someone one special I would be honored to be your Artist.
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How does this work ?

  E-mail me a photo of your choosing, from which I will create a custom portrait in graphite ! The drawing will be done on 8 x 10 ,, 11 X 14 ,, or 16 X 20  Bristol Vellum paper, which is very good quality, and will be fixed so it will not smudge to a light touch.
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The quality of the photo you choose greatly determines the quality of the portrait. 
I can not take a poor photo and make a great drawing. 
Can I work from a poor photograph? Yes. But keep in mind I can not draw what I can not see and the quality will reflect. 
Preferably a large photo of high resolution . 
Please keep this in mind ( I can't stress this enough ! )
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Photos sent by postal mail will be returned with completed artwork. 
If your reference photo is precious to you I suggest you have a copy made and send that to me instead..
 I do not insure  what the mail may do to it once it leaves your home. 
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Waiting time is typically 2-3 weeks , but varies according to how many are ahead of you. If you would like a special portrait for Christmas or special occasion I recommended you contact me as early as a 2-3 months time frame to insure it arrives on time.
 It is important to me that you are satisfied. 
Once your portrait is finished, I will email a digital image and will only ship to you after I receive your approval and payment.
Keep in mind that each computer monitor is different and the resolution could vary but I will work as hard as I can to get it as close to the original as I can for you to approve.
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Check out more information on the Price and Procedure page for a Commission made especially to suit you..
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The Gallery Art pages are examples for your viewing and not for sale.. I will provide a page  soon with some of my art should you wish to purchase ... all of my Art is reasonably priced ,,not Gallery Priced..
Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. This email will be my link to you on all transactions concerning your Portrait.
Mark your email as "Portrait" so I can identify it in case it gets in my spam box by accident. 
cagauldin@gmail.com