03-02-2003, 03:59 PM
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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
Posts: 1,114
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That reference photo is problematical but I am impressed that you did as well as you did with it.
If ever she comes back with another photo so you can have another "try," I would suggest that you ask for 1/2 of the remainder of the money that she owes you before you begin your second painting.
It is the nature of some people to be chronic malcontents. And this way you won't get stuck for the materials you used plus doing two paintings worth of work...for a paltry 1/3 of the fee.
I work hard to please a client but I ask for 50% of the fee up front in order to begin a portrait. This way I get hurt less if I have put in endless hours on a painting only to get flatly rejected for no good reason.
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