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Old 05-10-2003, 01:38 PM   #5
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One thing I always do is set my client's expectations - telling them that the painting builds to a finish - it does not all come together at once. To emphasize this point, I show them progress pics of another portrait commission before we get started so they can see how their portrait will progress.

I find that showing them progress pictures gets them into the process and sets their expectations for what they will see at the end - which is important, IMO.
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