Portrait Styles
McNeil Designer Portraits specializes in family wall portraits
on canvas…
We offer the following 3 choices for
completing your family wall portrait:
The Classic
Using a 21-step process, your portrait is preserved
on hand-crafted canvas specially
designed for photographic purposes.
First
the image is color analyzed from
which a work print is made. Further
corrections are made to the work
print such as retouching, enhancing, cropping,
density control, color saturation,
dodging and burning. The finished
print is then made from these specifications.
From this final print, the emulsion is carefully stripped from
the paper backing and, using
heat and pressure, is bonded into the
fibers of the artist’s canvas.
From here the portrait is stretched
over an artist’s stretcher
frame. The image is then sent to
our master craftsmen for print
enhancement and final retouching. The finished image is then sprayed
with multiple protective coatings of matte & finish lacquers.
The image is then ready for framing
and display.
The Painterly
The Painterly Portrait is created with the same care and handcrafting
as ‘The Classic’.
In the digital realm our artist’s add thousands of individually placed brush-strokes by using a stylus (pen) and pressure sensitive monitor. The work is done directly on the image in the computer, just like on a canvas. I can tell the software that my brush is this big and this long and maybe I'll add water and soften things, or use a dry-brush to add texture, like for hair. So, by adding thousands of these strokes I paint the image, just like on a canvas, except it is a digital image. The final print is then bonded to canvas (the same process as The Classic) and completed with a brush acrylic finish.
A before and after example of The Painterly
style:

Close-up of The Painterly
style:

The McNeil
This is our very finest finish and combines the elements of The
Classic and The Painterly to create
this beautiful work of art.
By
applying hand-painted oils over
the photographic image on stretched
canvas, your oil portrait will
be a realistic interpretation created by Mr. McNeil of the photographic
image selected by you. Our artists invest several weeks of additional
effort, studying the original image, and hand-painting and modifying
their creation to provide you with a personal art piece of exceptional
beauty. The finished image is then sealed with multiple protective
coatings of matte & finish
lacquers. Upon its completion
and framing, it will be worthy of display
in a prominent location within
your home or office.
The McNeil oil on canvas has become the Hallmark for us here at McNeil Designer Portraits and our most popular portrait to date.
Are you ready to have Craig McNeil create a memorable,
one-of-a-kind portrait for your family?
Then give us a call today
at 720-981-9705 to book your design
consultation.

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Craig McNeil Has Been Called "THE Rocky Mountain Portrait Artist" Colorado Photographer, John Fielder...
McNeil Designer Portraits specializes in family wall portraits on canvas. In fact, we're the #1 source for one-of-a-kind family portraits shot on location. We stand behind our work. If you're not crying tears of joy over your family portrait, you’ll receive a 100% refund!
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“We have never seen our boys photographed so beautifully.”
Every time we walk by our family portrait, we have to stare. It evokes an emotion. It is a moment in time that we wanted to preserve and cannot be replicated. You chose the perfect location and time of day. Despite our family’s uncontrolled laughter, we have never seen our boys photographed so beautifully. This portrait is an heirloom that our family will forever cherish. Thank you for making this experience a memorable one.
Sincerely,
The Najjar Family |
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