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Painted portraits are a great idea both for a gift to your dear ones and for you as well. There is a variety of possibilities and trends of painted portraits, including maternity, pregnancy and baby portraits, family and pets portraits, a portrait of a couple, celebrity portraits etc. Therefore, painted portraits can be a great gift for a variety of occasions. It can be an impressive gift, and you don’t even have to move 1 inch from your computer in order to get it.

If you wanted a portrait to be painted in the 19^th century or before, you had to sit still for long hours and spend a fortune in order to have your and your dear ones painted portraits. But nowadays it’s much easier and less time consuming; you can pick the best photo of your portrait subject, and order from any portrait artist a portrait based on that photo. Many of the artists offer you the possibility to order your painted portraits online.

At last! You can draw or paint any subject with ease…. Even if you have never drawn or painted before!
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Your painted portraits can be done in oil or acrylic on canvas, watercolor, pastels or drawn in pencil. You can get a portrait done generally within 4-6 weeks or even earlier (but I guess that will require extra payment). Take in consideration, it’s a painting and has to be hand painted, and it takes the time, depending on the technique.

The cost of painted portraits takes in consideration a variety of factors and therefore can be very variegated. The factors include: the size, number of figures, the background, the technique or medium (oil, watercolor etc.), what would you like to appear in the portrait (the face, a complete body etc.) If you want a complete or partial body, there is also the question of the position. To determine the cost of your painted portraits the artist will have to “translate” your order into time, materials and pressure.

In addition you can also have your painted portraits framed; that of course will add to the cost. You have to decide if you want to save your time and have it all done for you, or you prefer to get it framed by yourself. I guess your decision will depend on whether you like the frames offered, and whether you can get a better deal for the frames.