We do accept commission work from time to time.
We accept most of the work we are asked to do but please read everything below before emailing us with any requests and quotes.
Pricing
for our work depends on several things. We paint any size artwork from sketch card size (2.5x3.5 inch, trading
card shape) to a large canvas painting 40x30 inches or even larger. Please note that a single sketch card can take the
two of us anywhere from 8 hours to 30 hours combined between the two of us. A large portrait painting of a single
person 14x20 can take us several weeks to do and many many hours to do.
Turnaround time for our work varies on our schedule but
a sketch card will generally take a month or two to finish and send out, a large painting can take up to 4-6 months before
we can complete it.
Artistic
process and materials used: We never trace or use lightboxes or any kind of "cheats" to
do our work. It's all drawn by eye and painted by hand. This is why our work takes so long to complete.
We start a picture in pencils then in acrylics and finish them in several layers of oils. We use high quality paper
and canvas as well as high quality paints and brushes to make the best artwork we can.
Please feel free to email us with any questions you might have at the email address below.
Example
of sketch card pricing:
Below you
will see three sketch cards, the first one is a portrait painting and costs $100. The 2nd and 3rd cards of a full body
posed woman with background and the other of a full landscape and two characters are much more time consuming and cost
$150.
Email us at: melanarus@yahoo.com