The Commission Process

If you would like to move ahead with your portrait I will require a deposit of 25% of the total cost of the portrait. This can be sent by cheque or bank transfer. Once received I will book you in to my commission diary, and give you an idea of when I will be ready to commence your portrait, and when it is likely to be completed by. If you have a specific date that you would like your portrait completed by, for example, if it is to be a birthday present, please let me know and I will do my best to accommodate your request. I can usually honour the dates client's would like their portraits by (particularly if I am commissioned several months before the portrait is needed), but this may not always be possible as clients are booked in to my commission diary on a first come first served basis, unless exceptional circumstances dictate otherwise. In the event of me not being able to meet a particular date, I offer gift cards which I can send to the client, or if it is a gift for someone else, I can send it directly to the recipient. If the gift card is for the full amount of the portrait or the deposit amount then I can book a place in my commission diary for the portrait and can advise the client of the planned completion date of the portrait. Gift cards for any amount can be a lovely present, particularly if you know someone is saving for a portrait or to buy an item in my Etsy shop. Or you could ask for a gift card for your own birthday if you would like to purchase a portrait or an item from my Etsy shop for yourself.

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Ten days before I am ready to commence your portrait I will contact you and send you an invoice for the balance of payment (the full cost of the portrait minus the deposit amount). I also offer payment by instalments with the final instalment being due before I commence your portrait. Please see my Terms and Conditions for further details relating to payments and shipping of your portrait.