Ady Graff Fine Art
Painting and drawing commissions
Pricing
Please see below for a general list of prices for portrait drawings (busts) . Sizes listed are approximate and will be adjusted to fit compositional
ideas and number of subjects. Fees are for the artwork only and do not include framing, taxes or shipping.
For oil sketches or paintings please contact to receive a quote.
I use a standard portrait commission contract and submit a non-refundable deposit of 50% of the total agreed-upon fee.
9" x 12"
graphite on white or natural white archival paper $300 Charcoal, white and sanguine on toned paper $350 one subject only
11" x 14"
graphite on white or natural white archival paper $400
Charcoal, white and sanguine on toned paper $450
16" x 20"
graphite on white or natural white archival paper $500
prices are for one subject, for additional subject add 50%
How to choose or create a quality photo reference for a commissioned portrait
- The subject should be photographed with a high quality camera and lens, preferably in soft natural lighting such as a north light window or overcast outdoors.
- Avoid flash or high contrast sunlight/dark shadows.
- There should be minimal or no distortion
- Soft smiles or serene expression (big smiles are wonderful in photos, but look weird in paintings!)
- Multiple photo references are always encouraged, the more images I have to choose from or work with, even if they are many photos of the same pose with tiny changes, the better the results will be. With children especially, I find that it takes them a long time to relax during photo shoots and so just taking a lot of photos will increase the odds of having good ones.