Commissions
Through my drawings I love to bring the character and soul of your beloved pets to life in my artwork whilst creating a true likeness from your photographs. I will use high quality pencils either coloured or graphite, your choice to bring your pets to life on paper. I will commission almost any animal subject of your choosing and on special exception human subjects too. I time-lapse all of my drawings so you will receive a video of their drawing being created.
I also do Acrylic Paintings for pet portraits too. This can be for any size but the favourite ones at the moment are deep boxed canvases 30x30 cm. Theses are in colour with any background colour of your choice.
The reactions of people that receiving my artwork are truly wonderful, which you can see here is this video.
How this works:
Step 1: Decide upon the medium, paper size and number of subject you require so that a price for your drawing can be established. (Using the price list below).
Step 2: Find the best pictures you can of your beloved animals, they just need to be of good quality and show their eyes well. If you find some that the eyes aren’t clear in, but you like the posture or pose, as long as I have another photo that does show the eyes better, I can work from more than one photo. If you are really struggling to find the photos that are best I am more than happy to come and take the photos for you, if you are local to Milton Keynes.
Step 3: I will put together the composition that I think would work best, if you're happy with this then I will ask for just a £50 deposit and then start drawing. I will send you updates throughout the drawing process to make sure that the drawing is looking as spot on as possible.
Step 4: Once you are happy with the drawing, it will be sprayed and then mounted or framed. We will then arrange for the drawing to be delivered and the full amount to be paid. Also if you are wanting the drawing to be framed properly I can put you in touch with a framers. Your drawing will be time-lapsed and you will receive a copy of the video which can be the perfect way to present your drawing.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.
Prices and Sizes
Please note although I work so hard to get all of my artwork to be the highest quality and likeness possible and work to be best of my ability the bigger the drawing size you pick and the higher the photo quality the more detail I am able to into your commissions. Just something to keep in mind when choosing the size of your drawing.
2 Subjects are x 15%, 3 Subjects x 25% and 3 Subjects x 35%.
Coloured Pencil Drawings
Graphite Drawings
Graphite Pencil Drawings
Non-standard sizes and more than four subjects are available on request as well as acrylic paintings. Just ask for a quote.
Portrait postage to anywhere in the UK is £15 and will be recorded postage via Royal Mail. Outside of the UK will vary please contact me for an accurate quote.
Framing
If you are looking to to have your artwork framed this can be either done through me using decent frames of your choosing for a small charge of around £20 for A5 and 8x10", £30 for A4, 11.0x14.00" and £40 for A3 and Long 8x20", £50 for A3, 16x20 and A2, this depends on the cost of the frame and the time taken to frame it.
I also have connections with Skill Art Materials who are a local framers that will assist you with all your framing needs.
Acrylic Paintings!
My specialty for years has always been drawing in coloured pencils however I also do Acrylic painting of pets and other animals too. These are from your photos and can be put put in front of any background colour you like. I will give suggestions of what colour will be best.
I can paint at any size you wish and on any shape canvas. The standard one I have been working with is 30x30cm deep box canvas which is £300 for now.
If you are interested in a different size please message me for an accurate quote with the size that you would like.
Get a quote
To get your own quote contact me in the box below, email or ring me:
email: rachelbakerartist@hotmail.com
Phone: 07535 632050
Time-Lapse Videos
Along with each of my drawing and artwork I also time-lapse video of the artwork being created. This is done over my shoulder where you can see the artwork being brought to life. Theses videos are a great way to present your commissioned gifts to loved ones especially those that no longer have their pets with them as they see their pets come to life on the paper.
To see more of theses videos please see my YouTube channel or click here.