P.B.S. Studios Commissions
P.B.S. Studios Does Commissions
If you have a picture of yourself, your family, your pet, or a landscape, let P.B.S. Studios Commissions turn it into a custom digital painting. The result is a perfect present for family, partners, and friends. Custom artwork makes a great gift for numerous events — birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, retirements, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day — for your friends or loved ones; the possibilities are endless. I offer a variety of sizes and styles and send progress photos/screenshots throughout the creative process to involve the customer. The following examples show the before image I used to reference when I created my digital painting. Click on the link to message me under the “Contact Us webpage” so we can discuss a project close to your heart; I’m happy to answer any questions you might have!
Cary and Asia
A co-worker from Salt Lake City, UT, sent me this simple photo of her dog. Created using Adobe Photoshop and printed on watercolor paper, I brought out the color of Cary’s blonde hair and the blueness of her eyes, which matched her sweater.
After creating the digital painting, I received a phone call when I sent the final print to Cary. Cary was the second person to cry when seeing my finished painting. She then told me that her dog Asia passed away between the time the picture was taken and this painting. This was the last image Cary had of her favorite dog.
Mira
This digital painting is of Mira, my neighbor’s daughter, a talented singer and musician who graduated from the Berklee College of Music. While in school, Mira practiced the time-honored art of playing and singing in front of a subway station entrance. A fellow Berkley School student took the original photograph which I used as a reference. Her mother wanted a painting from her college years. During the digital painting process, I changed the color of Mira’s blouse.
Tiger Woods
I had the opportunity to photograph Tiger Woods during a practice round at Congressional Country Club. Using the original photograph as a reference, I created the digital painting. During the painting process, I changed his white golf shirt to red because, as a golfer, I know that Tiger always wears red on Sunday, the last day of the tournament.
Daisy
Daisy is a beautiful black-and-white cat that my wife and I inherited after a friend passed away suddenly. Since arriving at our house, she has become my constant companion. Daisy became the subject of a feature article when Photoshop Creative Magazine assigned me the article showing how I created a digital version of a pen-and-wash painting. I expanded that tutorial into a chapter of my book on digital painting called “Digital Photo Painting using Adobe Photoshop,” and the updated and expanded version, called “Creating Digital Paintings.”
Michael the Surfer
A photographer from the San Diego Union-Tribune took the original photograph of my brother, Michael, standing on the rocks near Ocean Beach, CA, as he looked out at the Pacific Ocean. I saw the original photo on Michael’s Facebook page. Although I like the original image, I love the overall composition; the sky, cliff, and ocean looked flat (it was an overcast day). In my digital painting, I enhanced the blue color of the water and created a pink sunset sky to warm up the painting.
Pelican
While visiting my niece, Ginny Caracoglia, and her husband in Palm Beach, FL., I noticed she had photos and paintings of pelicans around the house. According to Greg, Ginny loved Pelicans. For her birthday, I created this painting. Unfortunately, I did not have any reference photos of the Pelicans. Going online, I found one that I thought had the proper shape of a Pelican to use as a reference for the painting. I don’t know the original photographer. I hope he does not mind. In creating the painting, I made the Pelican more colorful. It was a wonderful birthday present.