| Top Ten Tips For Commissioning an Oil Portrait. |
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Ask what type of canvas the artists are painting on. Some lower grade portrait and reproduction artists use synthetic canvas. Oil paints loosen off this type of canvas over time, degrading the quality of your painting. A high quality natural canvas is key to preserving the luster of your oil painting.
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Make sure your oil painting is hand painted. Read the small print on sites and look for impostors. Many reproduction companies and portrait companies will airbrush their paintings or computer generates them. In a true hand painted work, the artist's brush strokes will be visible....find more tips
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