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I should further note that these documents are customized to the client and portrait situation. . . (for instance if the client wants to pose live for the portrait, the section about 'photo reference would be altered to describe the planned schedule for sittings. . . )
When the contract is written up and signed, I talk to the client specifically about the copyright section, and also ask their preference on whether they'd like their work in progress to be shown (so they can follow the progress) on the 'On the Easel' pages on my website. (This might be declined for example by a client whose commission was intended as a gift for fear that the gift recipient might discover the work ahead of time. . . in that case, I'll provide clients the option to have access to the work in progress via an 'un-linked' URL on my website --you have to already know the URL to get to the page.) I typically show the work as 'Untitled' while it is in progress. When the work is completed/delivered, I'll bring along the Portrait release form, with the default title of the work typically the subject first-name only. In the context of the discussion surrounding this release, I'll be the one to bring up internet safety and will offer them the opportunity to choose an alternate moniker for public depictions of the portrait. (Sometimes, I'll have an idea other than the child's name and will suggest this as a possibility . . . ) In any case, by that time. . . the client's pretty much used to being able to show off their painting to friends and family on-line and appreciates the safety considerations.
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