Original artwork description:

Step 1: Choose a good photograph

I work from photographs, so choose an image that you love. It needs to be pretty good quality (over 1Mb in file size) so that I can crop and zoom in a little. The main thing is that you love the expression and you feel it truly reflects the person. Look at the lighting, the eyes and make sure you get permission from the photographer as they own the copyright of the image.

Step 2: The concept

I love to be left with some creative freedom (as that's what you pay an artist for right!) but I'm more than happy to discuss some key colours and tones to ensure that the piece fits nicely into the intended environment.

Materials used:

oil on canvas

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