Characteristics
Oil is the most popular medium and is the most vivid reflection of photos. All styles and techniques are available to the artist who paints in oil, whereas most other mediums are limited in their stylistic ranges. An oil painting is a natural heirloom you will be proud to have in the family for generations.

Material & Framing: Oil is painted on canvas and doesn’t require protective glass.

Pros

Lively colors – Oil materials allow artists to create a painting with the widest range of vivid colors.

Visual depth – Oil medium is known for the opportunity to create visual depth that is important for creating realistic portraits or landscape paintings.

Colors remain after drying – Unlike watercolors or acrylics, custom color paintings don’t lose the colors after drying. Instead, the beautiful colors their artists used to create oil painting from photo remain the same.

Characteristics
Before you decide between oil and acrylic mediums, you should know that they often appear identical. The main advantages of choosing acrylics over oils are that they can sometimes appear somewhat more saturated in color. Acrylic is more vibrant than oil, therefore, some will prefer Acrylic as the medium for a landscape painting.

Material & Framing: Acrylic is painted on canvas and doesn’t require protective glass.

Pros

Colors change – As time goes by, the darker colors in acrylic paintings become lighter and less vivid. While this is the case with most mediums, acrylic changes color after drying too.

Limitations of color – Unlike oil or watercolor, acrylic is available in limited colors. However, it doesn’t mean that custom acrylic paintings are always less colorful.

Characteristics
Oil is the most popular medium and is the most vivid reflection of photos. All styles and techniques are available to the artist who paints in oil, where most other mediums are limited in their stylistic ranges. An oil painting is a natural heirloom you will be proud to have in the family for generations.

Material & Framing: Oil is painted on canvas and doesn’t require a protective glass.

Works best for: Whatever photo you choose, Oil will be a good fit. If you are unsure what

Characteristics
Artistic simpleness with black and white. While charcoals grant the lively drama of any black-and-white medium, they are usually far more high-contrast than pencil drawings. In fact, contrast is the very nature of charcoals. The darker blacks obtainable from charcoals give a certain drama that would be more subtle in other mediums. If you love black and white pictures, and seek to make a powerful statement, consider charcoals as your medium.

Material & Framing: Painted on paper and requires a protective glass when framed.

Pros

Shadows look very realistic –  The charcoal medium is famous for creating realistic shadows and adding depth to the painting. Therefore, custom charcoal drawings look genuine and true to life.

Versatile paintings – Charcoal is considered one of the most versatile art mediums due to its ability to be smudged and blended. As a result, the charcoal medium is ideal for creating depth in black-and-white paintings.

Characteristics
Pencils can go from very light to very deep in hue and depth. The fine lines of a sharpened pencil are nearly impossible to duplicate with a brush and completely unavailable for pastels or charcoal. Shading with pencils is one of the nicest characteristics this medium provides.

Material & Framing: Painted on paper and requires protective glass when framed.

Pros

Lasts for long – Pencil medium is known for its longevity and durability. Respectively, custom pencil portraits won’t be damaged over time and will remain just as you saw them for the first time.

Dries immediately – Unlike oil, watercolor, and other mediums that need plenty of time to dry, the pencil doesn’t need any time to dry. Therefore, your custom pencil drawings will be shipped once the painter finishes drawing.

Can be used on most surfaces – Pencil is used on all surfaces, including paper, canvas, wood, metal, and even concrete.

Characteristics
Pencils can go from very light to very deep in hue and depth. The fine lines of a sharpened pencil are nearly impossible to duplicate with a brush and completely unavailable for pastels or charcoal. Shading with pencils is one of the nicest characteristics this medium provides.

Material & Framing: Painted on paper and requires protective glass when framed.

Pros

More vibrant colors – Color pencils allow artists to create various colors, from dark to light. As a result, the colors in color pencil drawings look super vibrant and lively.

Dries immediately – While custom oil or watercolor paintings require some time to dry before the portrait is completely ready, there’s no such thing as a color pencil medium. In fact, colored pencil artworks drive immediately, meaning customers don’t have to wait for days.