Portraits
Portrait Painting From Photos (watercolor)
In coming posts I will try to show more samples of portraits painted from photos to give a better idea what looks can be achieved. If you missed my post about this offered service check my previous post which gives the details for turning your photos into a painted portrait.
Below is an example of a digital watercolor painting recreation. Again this is hand painted using digital software and not a filter conversion of any kind. Watercolor is a bit more difficult to simulate digitally than oils but an artistic, loose, wash effect can still be achieved. A style such as this couples well with printing on watercolor paper.
So brush off those old photos and contact me for an estimate today.
Full Portrait – click to enlarge
Detail – click to enlarge
Portrait Painting From Your Photos
If you’re looking for a unique gift or a special way to preserve a favorite photo, try a painted portrait from your photo. This is a new service I’m now providing using painting techniques I’ve developed over the years as a professional illustrator. I digitally recreate your favorite photos of family or friends in a painted, simulated media style. This is not a Photoshop filter or software trick like some that claim to instantly convert photos to look like paintings, most of which don’t look like a painting at all. Instead I take your photo (or if you prefer we can arrange a photo shoot if you are local to me) and I prepare and enhance the photo for painting, then using digital painting software I hand paint the entire portrait to simulate a real painting, no automatic software conversions or filter effects.
A painted portrait from Steve Mitchell comes with these features:
- A hand-painted, digital portrait by a professional illustrator with over 25 years experience
- Generally created at a much larger size and at a higher resolution than the original photo making it a great way to preserve and enhance treasured photos
- Choice of various media simulations such as oils or watercolors
- Choose your preferred degree of loose impressionism or tight realism.
- Choose to get just the digital file and make your own prints or order a print of your painting from me printed on a variety of media such as watercolor paper or canvas.
- Choose to customize your photo before its painted with enhancements such as removing unwanted elements, combining people from separate photos, changing colors of particular elements or even have your subject placed over a completely different background.
- Reasonable, competitive pricing usually much lower than a photo studio can provide. Pricing from $120 and up depending on factors such as size, number of subjects, background elements, retouching and prep, etc.
Get in touch today for a free consultation and quote.
Note: Most portrait prints taken by a professional studio cannot be submitted for reproduction due to copyright laws. You must only submit photos that you have complete reproduction rights to.
Full Portrait – click to enlarge
Detail 1 – click to enlarge
Detail 2 – click to enlarge
Full Portrait – click to enlarge
Detail – click to enlarge
Jimmy Doolittle
Had fun doing this sketch of famous WWII aviator Jimmy Doolittle while playing around with some loose pencil styles one night. I posted more details about him here on my old blog.
