The basis behind the illustration was to create a retrospective portrait of a loved photograph. The basis was the connection between a father and grandfather, seen in a vintage photograph. Instead of just doing a simple rendering of the photograph, the client requested it be done as a caricature.

The issues involved in the process were that the quality of the vintage photo was compromised with age, scanning and colour changes. There was little in the way of detail in the image, and the scanning process had created some abnormalities in the colour areas. Nevertheless, the process continued, with a sketch set-up render being created first to OK the look. From that a slow rendering process was taken. Slower than normal as detailing and to be created rather than sampled in typical cases.