Special Illustrations for Special Events

The Basic Info:

• This is an alternative for those extra-important celebrations, allowing for more special moments to be immortalised as illustrations.

• Instead of drawing portraits first-come-first-served, this package allows you to choose who and what I illustrate:
  - You will provide me with a list of certain people and moments that you would especially like to have me illustrate,
  - I will be there for the entire event so that I can capture those special moments and people on paper,
  - I will create a mixture of A4, A5, and A6 illustrations,
  - I may have to take a few photos as drawing references, since people tend to move around a lot, but these will be deleted after the event,
  - By the end of the event, you will receive a beautifully presented set of illustrations of all the people and moments that were most important to you.

• I draw with brush pens and watercolour pastels, mixing colours on the page, and adding details with pencil crayons to create fun illustrations with a naïve quality.

• Each image is drawn on good quality artist’s paper. I package them in a protective sleeve with branded backing card to keep it safe.

• With this party package, I also provide digital files of all the illustrations, allowing you to make copies, and print them up to A3 size! (I retain my copyright, so this is only for personal use, not for commercial gain.) You will receive the digital images within 40 days after the event.

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Here’s an example:

Spending a full day at a wedding, from 11am to 8pm, moving from the hotel to the church to the drinks reception and finally to the dinner. All the while creating sketches and drawings. This could result in, for example:

• Two large (A4) illustrations: the bride and groom with their parents, the bride and groom saying their vows.

• Three medium (A5) illustrations: the outside of the church building, portrait of the bride with her grandparents, father of the bride giving his speech.

• Six small (A6) portraits of various family and friends in singles, couples and small groups, all drawn live.

All of which costs £300, excluding travel.

Now for all the details:

In the case of the Special Illustrations package, I do not charge by the hour, but rather by the amount, size and complexity of the illustrations. We’ll be able to discuss all the options in depth so that I can cater to your exact needs and budget. Once you’ve made your choice, I’ll provide a final quote, which will contain a detailed breakdown of costs. This will be the final price as I won’t be doing anything more on the day than we decided beforehand.

This package requires a bit of forward-planning because I will be drawing more complex images, and therefore won’t be able to draw every guest. But all that entails is that you provide me with a list of moments and people you would most like to have an illustration of, eg. the exterior of the church, the bride and groom saying vows, a full family portrait, specific friends and family who are coming from overseas.
(Along with a list of names, it’s also very helpful if you can provide a photo of each person, so that I can recognise them.)

I will be at your event for approximately 4 to 6 hours and I will arrive about 1 hour before the party starts in order to do some recon: sketching out backgrounds and planning compositions as much as possible before it gets busy.