"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, your portrait as a piece of personal family art, 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.
"The Painterly"
The Painterly Portrait is created with the same care and handcrafting
as "The McNeil".
In the digital realm our artist’s working with a stylus and pressure sensitive monitor add thousands of individually placed brush-strokes directly on the image. So, by adding these brush-strokes our artist's paint the image, just like on canvas, except it is in the computer.
The difference between the McNeil and the Painterly is that the texture in the Painterly is added in the computer whereas with the McNeil oils are added to the final print. The final print in the Painterly style is then bonded to canvas (the same process as The Classic) and completed with a brush acrylic finish.
Samples of the Heelan Family and The Painterly
style:

Close-up of The Painterly
style:

"The Classic"
Using our patented 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, burning and vignetting. 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.