Do we need forensic pricing?

[Mischa Milosevic]

My mistake, I admit, for trying to help in suggesting a price for a posthumous portrait. I'm sure other artists do not charge for such a thing. I take my suggestion back.

Lets look at another possibility. Say you were in the grave stone business. A family came to you asking for a new grave stone. Now, the first grave stone they purchased was fine at the time and was one of your best, again at the time. Some, twenty years later they come to you again asking for another new grave stone for the same grave. Will you charge them?

Hope it all turns out for the best for you.

[Marcus Lim]

Is there gonna be a contract? If there is, include a disclaimer stating your work is to your best ability to dissect / interpret based on your client's claims of the intended subject.

I think this will protect you from any issues that may arise later; your work is to be "an artist's impression" and not based on any solid information base.