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The photo at the top right was the original submission - at full size!!  It was a very small file from a digital camera and there wasn't much to work with.  The extreme close-up to the lower right shows what this looked like when enlarged to the size that I needed for painting.  Not much to work with and very little detail.  Plus, the color was terrible.  Working with Judy's guidance (and a whole lot of communication between us) I was able to paint the portrait seen below.  Yes it is more expensive to paint when the image is this poor, but they didn't have another snapshot that was anywhere near this good.  Those kids are adorable in that photo.  Can you blame them for wanting that one painted?