The holidays are coming up! If you would like to give your loved-one a thoughtful, one-of-a-kind gift, ask me to draw you something! A portrait of you and your spouse? A vignette of you and your crazy Pomeranian? Perfect. Need an updated family portrait to use on your holiday card? Or a cute illustration to post on Instagram? I am opening up 10 slots for fun portrait commissions this holiday season. Check out below if you want to spice up your holiday card this year.
Example of a full color portrait with 1 person + 1 pet. This would be $250.
Want to learn more? Keep reading below :)
Sound interesting? Great! I am offering two price ranges for portraits. Tier 1 is black and white pencil portraits. Tier 2 is full color portraits. Project information such as size, pricing, and file format are detailed below:
Tier 1 : Black and White portrait
5”x5”, digital
Rates start at $125 for 1 person or pet. Additional people or pets are + $25/person or pet.
Tier 2 : Full-color portrait
5”x5”, digitalRates start at $200 for 1 person or pet. Additional people or pets are + $50/person or pet.
Please note, final artwork will be delivered as a digital file.
“But wait, how much would mine cost?” If you want a quirky, full-color portrait of you, your spouse and your talkative parrot, it would be $300 ($200+$50+$50). “But, wait, I’m on a budget.” I would recommend the black and white portrait that would be $175 ($125+$25+$25). Still have a question on how much yours would cost? Feel free to email me and we can figure it out!
If you’re interested to commission a drawing, keep reading below.
Example of a black and white drawing with 1 person + 1 pet. This would be $150.
Some fine print so everyone is happy:
Timeline/Delivery: For each portrait, I will need a 2 week turnaround time. If you need it sooner, I can try to accommodate. Please let me know if you have a specific date. Digital artwork will be delivered by Nov 30th.
Personal Use only: All created artwork is for personal use only and may not be reused for profit. Illustrator retains copyright of all work created.
Payment: Payment is due at start of project. Payment is nonrefundable after received. Portraits will be created on a first-paid, first-made basis.
Credit: Your posting is the best referral. If you post on social media, please tag my artwork in the image as well as in the caption of any posts.
Example of a full color portrait with 4 people. This would be $350. Small babies, like the one above, can be tucked into the cost of illustration if commission is over $300.
Interested? Great! Now the fun part starts!
Ready to work together? Sure thing. Reach out to me here ( lindseybalbierz [at] gmail [dot] com ) with the subject line CUSTOM PORTRAIT.
To help make the commission process go smoothly, please include the following information in your email + send any photos that would be helpful!
How many people do you want in your portrait?
How many children/babies do you want to include?
How many pets do you want to include?
Any particular clothing preferred? Any particular hair style or eye glasses? Please send any low res reference photos that would be helpful.
Any particular activity or action that you want the portrait to be doing? ( Ie. Throwing a ball to your dog. Having your cat sit on your lap. Throwing your baby up in the air. etc.)
Thank you! Looking forward to working together!