Meredith Stanley
ART
Better The Photo, Better The Art!
Flash vs Natural Lighting
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Natural, soft lighting is always best, as this most effectively shows all of the features and illuminates the eyes naturally.
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Capturing an expression that you love most can be challenging, however this will really take your portrait to the best level.
Using flash makes people and objects look flat and washed out.
And think: What angle will suit this object best?
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Those that have passed away...
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If you're looking to commission a portrait of a person and/ or pet that has unfortunately passed away, do not worry! Please send me as many photos you have of them to my email address no matter if they are recent or photos that have been taken over the years.
I will do my best to make do with the photos you have. If one photo has detail that another doesn't, I can photoshop mix and match photos to create an image myself. So send me as many as you can...
Quality Photo
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Make sure you are taking high resolution photos
It's very difficult to create an amazing piece of art using a blurry and pixelated photo.
As a general rule, if you can see the details in the eyes and the direction of their hair/ fur, your photo is of good enough quality to draw from.
(for small pets, photos taken from above, looking down at your pet, can be unflattering. Kneel down to get on your pet's level, and take a photo)
More than one Subject
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If you're looking to commission a portrait of multiple people/ pets in one portrait, (that is not already in a photo together) I ask for separate photos of each person and/or pet.
I will arrange them together in a Photoshop, with a few different examples for you to choose which you like best!
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Remember, better quality photo, even better quality detailed drawing!