{"id":23,"date":"2017-03-27T15:37:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T14:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2024-02-09T18:37:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T18:37:40","slug":"buy-or-commission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/buy-or-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Commission an Icon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/studio-stuff_750hi-367x260.jpg\" alt=\"studio stuff\" width=\"50%\" \/><br \/>\nCommissioning a bespoke icon for your church, home or loved one will\u00a0not be an instant process &#8211; but it is easy.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panel-sketch_750hi-195x260.jpg\" alt=\"panel sketch\" width=\"40%\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<p>1. <strong>Get in touch.<\/strong> Just use the contact page to tell me your ideas. I&#8217;ll advise as to what I can create for you, the cost and time-frame. Please note: I don&#8217;t do small icons and there is a fee threshold of \u00a3500. GBP<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong> If things are acceptable, await the first design draft to approve and\/or amend.<\/strong>Formal d\/design packages for approval bodies\/FACs\/DACs can be provided.\u00a0A deposit may be required to begin the work.<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Await photos and videos the finished work for your approval.<\/strong> Pay by transfer or paypal. Having received payment, the work will be sent via a priority parcel service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quality materials<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>The icon boards are beautifully made to the highest professional standards from linden wood with rebate and bracing if required. The gilding is 23ct gold leaf (matt or burnished water gilding) and the paint is classic egg tempera. In other words, the traditional materials used in late medieval panel painting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things to consider <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-520\" style=\"width: 203px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-520\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/various-panels_studio-165x260.jpg\" alt=\" Linden wood panels\" width=\"203\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/various-panels_studio-165x260.jpg 165w, http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/various-panels_studio-190x300.jpg 190w, http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/various-panels_studio-768x1211.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/various-panels_studio-649x1024.jpg 649w, http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/various-panels_studio-260x410.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/various-panels_studio.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linden wood panels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Panel size (nothing smaller than A4 please)<\/li>\n<li>Panel shape (rectangular, arch-top, flat or rebated &#8216;ark&#8217;?)<\/li>\n<li>Subject matter and number of figures (I don&#8217;t do crowd scenes!)<\/li>\n<li>Depiction: &#8216;Above the Shoulder&#8217;, three-quarter, full-length?<\/li>\n<li>Amount of gilding (background, borders, haloes?)<\/li>\n<li>Intended Location (home or church?)<\/li>\n<li>Date\/occasion required<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commissioning a bespoke icon for your church, home or loved one will\u00a0not be an instant process &#8211; but it is easy. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1. Get in touch. Just use the contact page to tell me your ideas. I&#8217;ll advise as to what I can create for you, the cost and time-frame. Please note: I &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/buy-or-commission\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Commission an Icon&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1308,"href":"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/1308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk\/ei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}