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Doreen Lepore · 08-19-2002, 09:15 AM

Maybe this has been discussed already, but I'm fairly new here, and although I've been spending a lot of time reading here, I'm still not sure how to approach this issue.

I really need to develop a portfolio of human portraits (as opposed to pets) and wonder what the best approach is. If I ask someone, say a neighbor to sit for me, they might feel obllgated to buy the painting from me and my real purpose is to get the practice painting from life and building a portfolio. There are some really cute children in the neighborhood, but again, the parents will think I'm just trying to sell them a painting. Any advice?

08-19-2002, 09:15 AM	#1
Doreen Lepore Associate Member Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Posts: 43	Building a portfolio Maybe this has been discussed already, but I'm fairly new here, and although I've been spending a lot of time reading here, I'm still not sure how to approach this issue. I really need to develop a portfolio of human portraits (as opposed to pets) and wonder what the best approach is. If I ask someone, say a neighbor to sit for me, they might feel obllgated to buy the painting from me and my real purpose is to get the practice painting from life and building a portfolio. There are some really cute children in the neighborhood, but again, the parents will think I'm just trying to sell them a painting. Any advice?