Christmas Cards 2009

Just a few new designs for 2009. (more to come!) These are photo greeting cards that you can take to any Sam's club, Costco, Etc. To have printed out for the holidays. (Sam's and Costco both charge about $15 for 50 cards with envelopes) Send me an e-mail if you're interested. sufitch2002 (at) yahoo (dot)com. I am charging $10 and I'll get it all ready for you to print with your own photo (or illustrated portrait) and personalized message.

Also, be sure to take a good look at these beautiful pictures which were all taken by Nikki B Photography. She does a beautiful job! You can check out her site by clicking here or on facebook.

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Illustrated Family Portraits

I am now offering custom illustrated Family Portraits!

PRICING:

8x10 original illustration

$50 base fee for time, supplies & shipping

plus $5 for each figure in the drawing (pets included)

I will need from you:

• photos of all those you want in the picture. Snap shots are fine - I just need a reference to create a likeness from.
•  a list of what color of eyes each person has.  I've discovered that it's very difficult to see eyecolor in most photos.
• Any special details you'd like. Such as clothing, background, props, etc.  The more detail you give me the more personality your picture has, and the more fun it is for me to create your portrait.

The time it will take me to complete your project depends on how many characters are in it, and how detailed it is.  I will give you a time line when you place your order.  Generally, I aim to complete a project within a week, but guarantee it in two weeks.

I'm sure there are details I haven't even thought of. So, If you have any questions, feel free to comment here or send me an e-mail. (sufitch2002(at)yahoo.com)

This is the Parrish family. They are our neighbors. I had the opportunity to illustrate their family portrait as part of a charity auction a few weeks ago. It was a fun project and I loved being able to do it for such a neat family. I don't usually do 'portraits' of real people because I'm always worried that my characters won't look like the actual person. However, since I've done this project I've been told that more people are interested in having their families illustrated - even if they don't look exactly right. Since I love to do it, I thought I might as well give it a try! These graphics are all part of the package I put together for the Parrishes. It included the original 8x10 illustration, a scanned digital version of the portrait (they can print it and use it how they like), a digital christmas card (they can print it out at Sam's, Costco, or where ever) and a blog banner.