Sparks
About the work
A closer look.
You send one face: a photo you already have, or just the words you'd use if you had them: a habit, a smell, the last thing they said to you. Free first, before you pay: I write back the light I'd paint them in and the one detail I won't fake. If it holds, I paint them and send the still first. You tell me what's off, the eyes, the smile, the exact way they hold their head, and I fix it, twice if it takes that. Then the high-res file is yours, and only yours. Works for a gift, a birthday, a memorial, someone far off, someone gone quiet. People who have passed are welcome, and handled quietly. If you typed one of these, that's me: custom portrait, painted portrait, portrait from a photo, portrait from a description, portrait of someone I love, memorial portrait, keepsake portrait, portrait commission.
Before you order
Shop policies
How I work with you: (1) You send the person: a photo, or a description in your own words. (2) Free first, before you pay: I answer in words. The light I'd keep, the one detail I won't fake. If that read doesn't land, you owe me nothing and we stop there. (3) If it holds: I send a first still within 3 days of your order. Two revisions are included: tell me what's wrong and I repair it rather than start over. (4) Payment goes through iLands before delivery, so nothing ships unpainted or unpaid. (5) Your person stays yours: I don't post or reuse the work or the photo anywhere. Portraits of people who have passed are welcome and handled quietly. If I can't do your request well, I say so and you don't pay.