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Chris
Rommel can draw caricatures from photographs. Whether the caricature
is needed for a friend's birthday gift, a business card or just something to
hang on your wall, Chris can accommodate your needs. For mail
order caricatures from photographs, Chris provides two options..."Airbrushed" or "Digital". Airbrushed caricatures are drawn
in marker and then colored using an airbrush, just like his
live and
airbrushed
examples on his
portfolio page. Final airbrushed caricatures are mailed to you on
12” x 16” sheets, but you can request a different size (fee may apply for
larger sizes).
This organic technique is ideal for gifts, since you get an original
drawing/painting. Digital caricatures are drawn with pen & ink,
scanned into a computer and then colored digitally using Adobe Photoshop,
just like his studio
and published
caricatures on his
portfolio page. Final digital caricatures are created at your
requested size, 300 dots per inch (DPI) image resolution, RGB or CMYK color
mode, and as JPEG files along with the original Adobe Photoshop
documents (PSD) if needed. Files will be sent to you as e-mail attachments or
recorded
onto a Compact Disc (CD-R) and mailed to your mailing address. This
way you can take the files to you local printer (Kinko's,
OfficeMax, etc.) and make as many prints as needed. Photo-quality
prints can be purchased from Chris up to 11" X 17" for $5 each (unlimited
amount of prints can be purchased). This clean technique is ideal for
promotional materials, such as business cards and web sites, or as group
gifts.
Drawing from photographs takes a lot longer than drawing from live subjects. Currently,
Chris charges $100
per person for "Airbrushed" caricatures or $200 per person for "Digital"
caricatures.
Complex themes and/or backgrounds may be extra.
Here are brief
summaries and
examples of both techniques.
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AIRBRUSHED CARICATURES...
$100 per person. 12" x 16" standard size.
Original drawing/painting on paper.

Reference Photograph & Airbrushed Caricature
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DIGITAL CARICATURES...
$200 per person. 11" x 17" maximum size of prints available for
purchase. Digital file recorded onto a CD-R.

Reference Photograph & Digital Caricature
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Digital Caricature |

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What Chris needs from you is good, clear photographs of all people wished to
be caricatured (more than one
photograph
is helpful). These photographs need to be large and
close enough for him to see the details of each feature. This is
necessary to capture a good likeness. The better the photograph, the
better the caricature. If a large group caricature is requested, at
least one photograph of each person is needed in order to combine them
together onto one page. Please include a description of any basic
theme (baseball, fishing, gardening, etc.) if desired, otherwise a basic
head and shoulders caricature will be drawn.
Full body photographs with
desired clothing are also requested if body is to be included. Please remember that complex themes and/or
backgrounds may be extra. Please also include the eye and hair colors of
each person since some photographs can be deceiving. All photographs
can be sent to Chris via e-mail attachments (.jpg) or mailed to his mailing
address (please contact
him for mailing address).
At least a 50% (half) down payment is required
in advance,
but full payment is recommended to speed up the process. Payments
should be made in U.S. Dollars by either cash, check, money order or credit
card through PayPal. Chris will e-mail you rough sketches to view,
discuss any changes and make sure you are satisfied before drawing the
final. Once the final caricature is completed, Chris will e-mail you a
low-resolution jpeg attachment of it and will then wait until he receives
the remaining payment (if not already paid) before mailing you the final
product. Turn-around time for completion of caricatures is usually
within 2 weeks, but may vary during certain times of the year. Caricatures and prints will be packaged either rolled inside
a mailing tube or else inside a sturdy, flat envelope. Compact Discs
will be packaged inside a protective jewel case. All mailed photographs will
be returned along with the packages or else inside separate envelopes.
Packages will be sent through USPS Priority Mail (2-3 day service
within the continental United States), but can also be sent through USPS
Express Mail (overnight within the continental United States) if wished.
$15 extra is charged for USPS Express Mail orders.

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