Commissioned Art
Updated: Aug 30
Commissioned PORTRAIT from photo to wall art
CELEBRATE LIFE'S MOMENTS WITH A CUSTOM PORTRAIT ON YOUR WALL !
THE PROCESS IS SIMPLE
STEP 1
send us your favorite photo to kohalafoto@gmail.com
Ideally it should be a photo of better resolution to serve as a clear/sharp reference for the Artist
STEP 2
Decide on the the desired size !
5x7 8x10 11x14 12x12 16x20
Decide on the paper (this is the choice for when you like to frame the art yourself): Textured Fine Art Paper, Premium Luster Art Paper, Thick Art Paper, and Luxurious Semi-Gloss Photo Paper.
Decide on other materials: stretched ready to hang or shipped rolled up matte canvas,
sublimated on Wood, Tile, or Textile.
(feel free to ask us for more samples)
STEP 3
Decide if you want your Art custom framed (we currently only offer floating wood frames as seen in some of the samples in the gallery below.
STEP 4
we will send you a quote first, and second a digital composition of what the
art piece will look like after payment is received. We will get to work and will email you the almost finished artwork at the 70% finish marker. At that point you can give your feedback to the Artist before full completion and shipment.
EXAMPLE - Wedding couple in kauai
Original Photo emailed to us
Created Art Work digitally
Printed on canvas and inserted into a custom wooden floating frame 36"x48"
THE PROCESS: From Photo to Digital Custom Art
Turn a favorite photograph into a custom one-of-a-kind piece of digital artwork created specifically for you.
Your original photograph is transformed into a carefully crafted fine-art image while preserving the personality of the person(s) or animal in the photo, and maintaining important details of the original photo. Rather than simply applying a filter or AI, the image is artistically created to look and feel like an actual oil painting with visible brush strokes and impasto oil painting techniques.
What You Will Receive
• Custom Artwork Created From Your Photo
Your photograph becomes the foundation for a unique digital artwork designed around your chosen image and is lifted with our artistic style to resemble a hand painted original art piece in oil. Your image will be transformed with painterly brushwork, expressive textures, rich colors, softened backgrounds, artistic lighting, or other fine-art techniques emulating real paintings.
Final Artwork gets printed for you on various paper and materials
• Artwork (either on Canvas, Fine Art Archival Paper, or Premium Luster or Matte Photo Paper, matted or unmated, framed or unframed). You may choose how the end result will look like by selecting your paper, canvas, other fine-art printing options, or whether or not you want your art to be framed or not. Once you have decided to commission a photo-to-art piece, we will send you a questionnaire with all the options (size, material, framing etc.).
What Makes It Different From AI or Filters?
This is more than applying an artistic effect to a photograph. Each image is individually composed and refined to create an intentional custom piece of art. The goal is to combine the accuracy and personal meaning of your photograph with the character and visual texture of fine art. The Artist paints over the composite by hand using digital techniques such as an iPad Pro (the canvas), software procreate and an apple pen (the brushes).
Artwork is the Perfect For
• Anniversary and wedding gifts
• Family portraits• Wedding and engagement photographs• Children and pets• Beach and vacation photographs• Favorite landscapes• Memorial artwork• Special moments you want displayed as fine art
Your Finished Artwork
We will email a progress at the 70% finish marker for approval, and you will have a chance to request changes before we finalize the art work, go into printing and prepare for shipment. The turnaround is typically 1-2 weeks from the time we receive payment (rush orders are possible for an additional fee).
MOST POPULAR SIZES ARE 5x7 8x10 11X14 12x12 16x20 - OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE - PRICES VARY ACCORDING TO COMPLEXITY, SIZES AND MATERIALS CHOSEN. WE WILL EMAIL A QUOTE UPON REQUEST ENTRY (kohalafoto@gmail.com)
SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE - Your Home Painted
If you are like me, and you have ever sold your house that you had sentimental attachment to :-) than this is a great way to preserve memories of the many years
you lived in your beloved HOME !
EXAMPLE - Wedding couple with their dog
This Couple loved their wedding photo on the pier but their dog wasn't present at the time their photo was taken. They had requested for us to include him in the final art canvas 11 x 16.
EXAMPLE - Cat + Dog
SHOWCASE YOUR PET'S PERSONALITY WITH A CUSTOM "PAWTRAIT" 🐾
It's a truly memorable way to celebrate your pet or gift something special to someone special
Past Commissions GALLERY
HOW MUCH IS IT ?
This depends on many factors, such as; do you supply the photograph as reference photo to the Artist, or do we go on Location to photograph you, your child or your pet, it depends on the type of art chosen, digital artwork or traditional oil painting (size, number of pets or people in the portrait, detailed background or simple, framed or not etc).
It is always a good idea to consider all these options when asking for a quote, but if you want to chat them through first please don’t hesitate to contact us with your questions and we will be happy to talk them through with you.
what can i expect from a digital painting ?
Our Digital paintings resemble traditional art. Your keepsake can be "painted" in watercolor, acrylic, mixed media or oil. These digital paintings are very similar in look as traditional artwork on canvas. But we love to put them on other materials, such as wood, textiles, metal, ceramic and more.
We don't just use an iPhone app to click on a single filter that resembles art . . . no, these Keepsake fine art creations are actually all done "by hand" by a talented fine art artist. BY HAND we mean using a pro art software like Procreate and Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter etc., using a computer tablet as the canvas and a stylus pen as the painting brush or a iPad Pro with apple pencil, with many mediums and brush options to create art that looks and feels like a traditional portrait painting on high quality cotton canvas. The Photo you submit is merely the reference image, our Artist starts always with a blank canvas to create THE MAGIC.
And we don't stop there ! We make real wood floating frames to give the canvas portrait art a unique look. Options are white, natural, grey or black. The most popular size our clients order is 16 x 20 and will cost approximately $350 (just rolled canvas and shipped in a travel tube, shipping not included) or up to $1000 (framed canvas with custom wooden Float Frame, prices vary according to size and complexity of artwork).
Can I commission a real painting?
Yes! Absolutely - just put in your email that you are interested in a traditional hand painted portrait on canvas or wood.
Can I send my own photo
Yes! As long as you can supply a high resolution photograph.
Pricing is simple and an upfront 50% deposit is required to secure your place on our artists commissioned portrait schedule. The time a commissioned portrait painting takes and the process used depends greatly on the scope of the work.
Sometimes, a complex piece may take 3 -4 weeks to be completed, on average
we try to complete within 1 -2 weeks.
CUSTOM PORTRAIT PAINTING -- THE ACTUAL PROCESS:
you submit a high resolution photo for the Artist to use as reference image.
After a conversation about the medium you will choose, the Artist will create a visual digital composition with our copyright watermark logo on it (the final painting will not have this of course). Choose from custom portrait paintings in oil, acrylic or watercolor look, or other mediums just browse our gallery to find your favorite style.
After deposit is received Artist will start immediately on your 100% digitally hand-painted portrait painting. Limited revisions included before we send out your art.
If you rather commission a traditional hand painted portrait with real oil, painted by a portrait artist, please inquire about our Signature Portraits.
To get started simply email us kohalafoto@gmail.com
I would like a commissioned wallArt piece (not a portrait), Can I send any photo or tell you my idea ?
You bet ! We look forward to hearing about your ideas :)
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