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PHOTOREALISM
PENCIL

PHOTOREALISM
PENCIL
example DRAWINGS
2013 - 2021

























Frequently asked questions
Yes! I love the challenge of working from other people's photographs, and it's the usual way a commission works. Send me your photograph by email and I will adjust it to look like I envisage the final drawing to look until we are both happy with it and then we can set the commission process in motion.
I have a large collection of reference photographs having been a landscape photographer for many years, so I might have something suitable already. Otherwise I can create something conceptually from a number of images either of my own or from another legitimate source, or even travel to obtain reference photographs if the project is large enough.
Each project is unique and it will depend on how long I expect it to take, which is usually based on the required size and the amount of detail needed to look photorealistic. I can provide a closely estimated price for you once I have seen the reference photograph, or worked out what is necessary to obtain a suitable reference photograph, and discussed the size and nature of the artwork.
That depends on my workload at the time, as there is only one of me :-).
Assuming I can begin it straight away, the actual drawing can take anything from 15 to 100 hours, but as I am often working on more than one piece in the studio I usually require a minimum of three weeks, and then about a 5-10 day delivery time (worldwide).
Before the commission gets underway we discuss the urgency and decide on a timeframe that suits the project.
I work in a home studio in Wellington, New Zealand. Apart from the undeniable grandeur of the country, we are fortunate here to have an excellent postal and courier system and a very high degree of online trust which has definitely helped me to work easily with clients from all over the world despite our seemingly remote location!
No, although an accidental light touch shouldn't cause any smudging. It is important to handle it very carefully until it is framed (which is by far the best way to protect it). I do spray the finished drawing with a fixative to give resistance to light scuffing and to ensure that it doesn't deteriorate in transit. I wrap it inside the mailing tube in such a way to prevent it moving during package handling.
If you are based outside of New Zealand, then I use an international courier (usually DHL), and usually PBT Couriers or CourierPost within New Zealand. If the drawing is unframed then I use a double layered document tube (a tube inside a tube with a layer of bubble wrap between) to prevent damage from crushing, and I seal the tube to be water-resistant. Framed work is sent with appropriate packaging and is glazed with acrylic which is unbreakable.
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