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@Sara-Nilsson Det är jettebra. Jag älskar det så mycket.

@Judy-Elizabeth-Wilson

@neschof it’s so lovely, I would definitely want to stay! Great job

@RachelArmington yes, exactly! I wanted it to look different and to have a similar feel as the house so they (the car and the house) look like they belong to each other.

@geekinm thanks!
And here it is finished.

Albert the Pig and his new home.

@Janette I would charge more, actually. It's the same principle as what we hear said about illustrators: When you ask what something is worth, you help other artists as well. Otherwise, there is always a group of people who will think they can get work for little or nothing and it feeds the starving artist narrative.

Also, here's something odd that I noticed: I found that the more I charged, the more people let me do my own work and didn't try to treat the portrait was a do-it-yourself project that required them to babysit it. It probably took those first, cheap projects in which I got no respect to get me started, and yes, I did get better with time, but it's not like I was ten times better as an artist once I charged what other professionals charged. I just got more respect!

Thank you for all the comments. I can see what you mean about sitting on the stove. However this story is about a boy who said he baked a cake but actually didn't. He made a mess on the floor in preparation to make it, but then bought one. The 2 other characters arrived later and figure out what he did. I can still understand about the bad implication of saying to kids it's ok to sit on a stove so i'll think about what to do with that.

Also good point about adding a bit more contrast, that should be an easy fix and i'll see how I get push those values a bit more.

The next picture in the series is about the boy's dad who is looking at hiring a new person for his store, but is unsure about who to hire. I feel it's almost there but might need a little more work on it before it's fully done.

@ambria hello! Welcome to the forum

Hi Pinky! Do you mean pet portraits or also those of people? Are they illustrations based on the person/pet or are they realistic, traditional oil/pastel images? Will you do your own photos for reference, sittings for adults? There are people who do nothing but portraits. I used to be one of them (people, not pets). You can find out more (possibly including prices) starting from the links below:

https://www.portraitsociety.org

https://portraitsocietyofatlanta.org

Prices range, but a professional portraitist can earn a similar amount to what one would receive as a picture book advance. Then again, the work can take months, similar to a picture book.

I do see now that some people do stylized illustrations based on the subjects, and post their work on Instagram. I suspect those cost in the hundreds instead of thousands.

Good luck!