Post #814338 by danlovestikis on Tue, Dec 3, 2024 6:59 PM

She and Steve went through all my past paintings and selected all the parts they wanted in their painting.

Once I had this drawing I asked them to find reference photos for each item. They did that well too. They wanted their deceased cats in the painting. They are fond of birds and picked out those plus plants. I printed them for reference. They wanted this entire painting but with their own choice of mugs. Then they chose these 3 Disney tikis. I didn't want the painting to look the same as Mike Remmel's so I told them I would have to change all the colors. They agreed. I printed more photos and then cut them out and put them on the black velvet to see if they fit. They own the huge Robot/Alien mug I made in ceramics. They wanted it on the tray along with a Don the Beachcomber mug. They want him to have a mustache. Small details will make this their painting. Once I had every request printed or cut out (example: 2 tiki torches) I photographed it and printed it out for reference. The painting will change over time but I have all I need to get started.

This is going to be fun.