Portrait Pricing

Price List: The chart below lists prices of the most common sizes of portrait artwork. The list is provided as an initial guideline and is not meant to create any limitations on compositional possibilities. Pricing for your portrait will be based on the amount of the body included in the pictoral composition with consideration of detail and the size of the final artwork.

Monochrome Media
(pencil, conte, or charcoals)
  One Person
Vignette Bust $150
recommended sizes 8" X 10" to 9" X 12"
Head & Chest (Bust) $400
recommended sizes 11" X 14" to 16" X 20"
1/2 or 3/4 Figure to Full Length $800
recommended sizes 18" X 24" to 20" X 24"
Pastels
  One Person
Vignette Bust $300
recommended sizes 8" X 10" to 9" X 12"
Head & Chest (Bust) $800
recommended sizes 11" X 14" to 16" X 20"
1/2 or 3/4 Figure to Full Length $1600
recommended sizes 18" X 24" to 20" X 24"

Oils
  One Person
Vignette Bust $400
recommended sizes 8" X 10" to 11" X 14"
Head & Chest (Bust) $1900
recommended sizes 14" X 18" to 20" X 24"
1/2 or 3/4 Figure to Full Length $4500
recommended sizes 22" X 28" to 30" X 40"
Canvases larger than 30" X 40"
are priced at $1 per additional square inch.

Pricing Definitions

Head & Chest:
the subject's head, shoulder, and upper chest without hands showing
1/2 to 3/4 Figure:
a seated or standing pose from head to belly or head to thigh with hands showing
Full Length:
seated or standing pose from head to toe

Multiple Portraits?

  • 20% off above prices for each additional artwork included in the same invoice
  • Each additional subject added to the same artwork is priced at approximately 75% of the first subject. Ask for a quote.