https://ateliervigee.com/blogs/journal/how-to-commission-a-portrait-from-a-photograph 2026-09-21T10:30:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0825/6972/4150/articles/article-01-conceptual-hero.png?v=1789956993 How to Commission a Portrait from a Photograph Photographs, a charcoal composition sketch, brushes and oil paints arranged on an artist's worktable. https://ateliervigee.com/blogs/journal/the-art-of-being-seen-vigee-le-brun 2026-09-21T10:30:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0825/6972/4150/articles/vigee-le-brun-self-portrait-straw-hat.jpg?v=1789998828 The Art of Being Seen: What Vigée Le Brun Understood About Portraiture Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun in a flower-trimmed straw hat, holding her palette and brushes. https://ateliervigee.com/blogs/journal/how-to-choose-the-right-photograph-for-a-painted-portrait 2026-09-21T10:30:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0825/6972/4150/articles/journal-03-how-to-choose-the-right-photograph-for-a-painted-portrait.png?v=1789997004 How to Choose the Right Photograph for a Painted Portrait Four conceptual photographs of one fictional woman compare expression, lighting, distance and cropping. https://ateliervigee.com/blogs/journal/from-first-mark-to-final-glaze-how-a-portrait-is-painted 2026-09-21T10:30:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0825/6972/4150/articles/journal-04-from-first-mark-to-final-glaze-how-a-portrait-is-painted.png?v=1789997019 From First Mark to Final Glaze: How a Portrait Is Painted Six conceptual painted panels show one fictional sitter from drawing through block-in to a resolved portrait. https://ateliervigee.com/blogs/journal/how-much-does-a-commissioned-portrait-cost 2026-09-21T10:30:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0825/6972/4150/articles/journal-05-how-much-does-a-commissioned-portrait-cost.png?v=1789997038 How Much Does a Commissioned Portrait Cost? Blank canvases in two sizes, frame samples, a palette and brushes on a fictional atelier table. https://ateliervigee.com/blogs/journal/family-portrait-from-multiple-photographs 2026-09-21T10:30:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0825/6972/4150/articles/journal-06-family-portrait-from-multiple-photographs.png?v=1789997052 One Family, Several Photographs: How We Compose a Portrait When No Perfect Photograph Exists Three separate conceptual photographs of a grandmother, daughter and boy sit beside a unified fictional painted family portrait. https://ateliervigee.com/blogs/journal/a-portrait-is-not-a-photograph 2026-09-21T10:30:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0825/6972/4150/articles/journal-07-a-portrait-is-not-a-photograph.png?v=1789997060 A Portrait Is Not a Photograph A conceptual photograph of an older man is paired with a painterly interpretation that simplifies the surrounding room. https://ateliervigee.com/blogs/journal/what-size-should-a-portrait-be 2026-09-21T10:30:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0825/6972/4150/articles/journal-08-what-size-should-a-portrait-be.png?v=1789997069 What Size Should a Portrait Be? Choosing Scale for the Person—and the Room Three conceptual views compare small, medium and large versions of the same portrait above one console. https://ateliervigee.com/blogs/journal/how-long-does-an-oil-portrait-take 2026-09-21T10:30:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0825/6972/4150/articles/journal-09-how-long-does-an-oil-portrait-take.png?v=1789997077 How Long Does an Oil Portrait Take? From Photograph to Finished Painting A conceptual atelier arrangement shows a sketch, an unfinished portrait, a finished painting and a frame. https://ateliervigee.com/blogs/journal/how-to-choose-a-portrait-artist 2026-09-21T10:30:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0825/6972/4150/articles/journal-10-how-to-choose-a-portrait-artist.png?v=1789997086 How to Choose a Portrait Artist A conceptual portfolio display includes several fictional painted sitters, a brushwork detail and a framed portrait.