Photo to Paintings - What's Involved in the Process?

Throughout the 20th century artists have been doing paintings from photos of world leaders, and other high-class people. In the last few decades it has become a common practice for the middle-class to commission portraits from photos of children, beloved ones, whole families, pets, or even houses
1) The photo. It all starts with an image, which can be any kind of photo. Photos can be presented as hard copy or digital images.
Although digital photos make the best choice for a photo, companies who do photo to painting understand that many clients have photos from the past that were taken when digital technology wasn't available, so it is still possible to do so using old photos
2) Painting size. Once you have selected the photo you would like turned into an oil painting, you will need to select the painting size.
Most companies who do photo to painting offer different painting sizes. The most common sizes are:
12"x16", 16"x20", 20"x24", 24"x36", 30"x40", 36"x48", 48"x72".

Although almost any size can be selected for any given photo, here is our own recommendation for the smallest size which should be selected for any given number of subjects:
12"x16":
1 or 2 subjects, head shot or full body shot
3 subjects, only head shot

16"x20":
1 - 3 subjects, head shot or full body shot
4 subjects, only head shot

20"x24":
1 - 4 subjects, head shot or full body shot
5 subjects, only head shot

24"x36":
1-6 subjects, head shot or full body shot
6-8 subjects, only head shot

30"x40", 36"x48", 48"x72"
8 or more subjects3) Customize your oil painting. One of the many benefits of turning a photo to a painting is the possibility to do a custom oil painting. This means that the artist can make any types of modification to your painting. Here is a list of things which can be customized