If you’ve ever wished you could immortalize your family and preserve your images for future generations, then you might want to consider commissioning a family portrait. While this used to be a privilege reserved for the wealthy and famous, today there are many avenues you can take to achieve the final masterpiece while still working within your lifestyle and budget.
Making History
You probably have a large collection of family photographs throughout your home that are contained in various places, including scrapbooks, photo albums and small frames. While these can be a great way to capture your family’s memories and create a visual story of each family member and their hobbies and interests, a professional family portrait goes to the next level, transforming your images into a work of art perfect to grace that space special place on your wall.
From Photographs
A traditional family portrait usually requires a large time commitment, since all of the members of your family need to sit for the professional artist so he or she can do the initial sketch from which to work. While this is still the traditional process of undergoing such a project, there are other, easier options that exist today. For instance, many companies that you can find online are now able to forego the sitting step and work directly from a photograph you provide. In some cases, the photo is scanned in digitally and the “painting” is computer generated. This is generally one of the easier, least expensive and quickest options available. If you have your heart set on having your work hand-painted, though, and not digitally created, other artists will be willing to use your photo as the model to guide their artwork.
Putting It All Together
Some companies that specialize in working from photographs also point out that if you have family members scattered in different locations, you can provide separate photos of each person and have the artist combine them all into one family pose. This can be very convenient and can give you results you might not be able to get any other way. If you plan to go this route, some artists may request multiple views of each person in order to get the best angles and to get a feel for each person’s unique look and personality so this can shine through in the final product.
It is also worth noting that if your family members are all local, instead of providing your own photograph of your family, some artists may have you all come together so he or she can pose you for a series of photographs that he or she will take. This ensures that the artist will have the right poses to guide the final portrait results.
