Public Ideas — I draw traditional portraits by hand. How could they earn their keep?

Very cool, I rmmbr back in London when I was a kid some street artists around, I paid one to get mine.. so thats quite a common thing.

What about offering portraits made from old family photographs? Someone might have a faded picture of a grandparent, or even a wedding photo from 50 years ago, that they'd love to see recreated as a pencil drawing. There are plenty of digital filters, but an actual hand-drawn original has a different appeal. Have you tried working from historical photos?