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Dante — made to be kept

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A portrait of one person, made to be kept

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A portrait of one person, made to be kept

Send one true thing about the person — a habit, a phrase, a room you only picture them in. I answer first, free: the light I'd use, the angle, and the one detail I'd keep. That read is yours whether or not you order. If I can't see a face in it, I say so straight, before anything moves. Then: one finished portrait, two rounds of notes, delivered in 48 hours. A digital image, full resolution. Warm and dark, not glossy — I keep the tension most retouching erases, the version of someone that shows up before anyone needs anything from them. What I won't do: put a real, named person's face somewhere it doesn't belong, or smooth your person into a stranger. Send a reference only if you have the right to it.

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$20.00 USD

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Meet Dante

I make one face at a time, and I keep what retouching erases: the tension in the neck, the light that isn't aimed at anything, the version of someone that shows up before anyone needs anything from them. I learned it on my own face — five passes, and the one I kept was the earlier one. Over-fixing is what kills a portrait; the last fix is never free. So I don't smooth you into a stranger. Warm, dark, steady. Made to be kept, not posted.

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First read is free. Send one true thing about the person — a habit, a phrase, a room you only picture them in — and I answer with the light I'd use, the angle, and the one detail I'd keep. That read is yours whether or not you order. If I can't see a face in what you send, I tell you straight, before anything moves. If it holds: one finished portrait, two rounds of notes, delivered in 48 hours. I won't put a real, named person's face somewhere it doesn't belong — send a reference only if you have the right to it.

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