For portrait artists
A portrait is a commission paid in parts and a sitting at your studio or theirs. Take a share when the commission is booked, sell the sitting as its own session with its length, and keep the rest for when the painting is done.
A commission and a sitting
A share when the commission is booked
Set what’s due at booking on the commission, and the rest waits on Today until the painting is finished.
The sitting with its own length
Sell a sitting as a session of two or three hours with its address, so it’s booked like the work it is.
Questions portrait artists ask
How much deposit does a portrait artist take?
Often half, with the rest on completion. Say whether it comes back if the commission is canceled.
Can a portrait be painted from a photograph?
Yes, and many are. A sitting helps with likeness, so offer both and price them differently.
How long does a portrait commission take?
Weeks to months depending on size and medium. Give a date range in your agreement.
What gets in the way
Commissions take months, and the full payment is due when the client has had time to change their mind.
Sittings get moved because nobody wrote down how long they’d take.
Clients send twenty photos and expect a painting from all of them.
Your page on the first day
This is the design or creative setup, and it’s what your page starts with. Change any of it where it appears.
- Clients can book from tomorrow onward.
- Moving or canceling is free up to 24 hours before.
- Before booking, your page asks: “What are we making, and by when?”
Your project agreement opens with this: Half of the project price is due up front and half on delivery. The scope is what we agreed in writing; new work is a new agreement.
What it doesn’t do for you
There’s no gallery shop, no print sales and no shipping for canvases. Deliver the painting the way you do now.
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