Good morning,
I decided to write this article to show you how I make Custom Family Portraits from photos; Welcome behind the scenes of my work!
I make your painting on watercolor paper 325 grams in A4 or 30 x 40 cm format depending on the number of people to represent: Family, friends, grandparents, dog... the choice is yours!
The portraits are unique gifts that participate in the life of the family and which are very pleasing to say about the feedback I have. 😊
In this article I present to you the portrait that I made for a family and which was offered to them by friends at the birth of their second child.
Friends sent me several photos of the family and their cat; They told me about the little things that make them unique: their interests, their work, the character of each other, the passions of each so that I could imagine the universe that best suited them.
Thus by exchanging we arrived at this sketch which saw them in a circus atmosphere, embarked on the roller coaster of emotions which is family life. 🎪
I drew the family members in my style: Indeed I do not make realistic portraits but rather I illustrate the people gently with a bit of naivety.
The next steps consist in transferring the sketch validated by the client onto watercolor paper, then I go over the outlines in pen and finally I go on to color in watercolor. 🖌️🎨
This last step is very long and alone takes several hours.
Here is a video that sums up several hours of work in a few minutes 😅
I hope this article will have interested you and if you have other questions write me in comment or by email. To learn more about family portraits it's HERE .
