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	<title>Direct Art &#124; Gift Ideas &#124; Custom Portraits from Photos &#187; Car Portraits</title>
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		<title>3 Reasons To Give Men Car Portraits For Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MonaLacy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do we see the stereotypical man? Strong, hard-core and having a love affair with his car or in Melbourne or Sydney maybe a motorcycle. So what could be more perfect gift for Christmas for the stereotypical guy than a car portrait?
The majority of men are interested in their ride and are drawn to mechanical [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4><img src="http://www.directartaustralia.com.au/images/carportrait377.jpg" alt="Car Portraits for Christmas" vspace="5" width="214" align="left" height="151" hspace="10" />How do we see the stereotypical man? Strong, hard-core and having a love affair with his car or in Melbourne or Sydney maybe a motorcycle. So what could be more <a href="http://directartaustralia.com.au/portrait_display.aspx">perfect gift for Christmas</a> for the stereotypical guy than a car portrait?</h4>
<p>The majority of men are interested in their ride and are drawn to mechanical things.  So, if you’re searching high and low for the perfect, unique Christmas gift for that special guy, one great option is a <a href="http://directartaustralia.com.au/portrait_display.aspx">car portrait</a> of his special object of affection.</p>
<p>Some men long for cars that they aren’t able to purchase,<span id="more-82"></span> the quickest, the most gorgeous, the most lavish, simply the best, autos that are being talked about as  ‘super cars’. If you’re shopping for a man for Christmas who doesn’t own a super car but would love to, you can provide him with his dream through a car portrait of one of these amazing cars.<br />
It seems what is so appealing about some of these unfeasible cars includes a list with several factors, according to a recent survey.</p>
<p>1. The look of the car.</p>
<p>Men are visual creatures. Some feel attraction that is based only on looks. Therefore some man think that a particular car is desirable only cause of its eye appeal.</p>
<p>2.  Personal fantasy.</p>
<p>Man or woman, all of us like to dream. In our fantasies one can be anything and possess anything. Fantasies are very powerful. This is why we desire something so badly. In our conscious mind, we want it. So when searching for the perfect Christmas present for a man in your life, you can fulfill a fantasy on some level with a <a href="http://directartaustralia.com.au/portrait_display.aspx">car portrait</a> of his dream car.</p>
<p>3. Status in life.</p>
<p>Societal status is one of the primary human requirements. Societal status links directly to power. If one has something to be proud of, like a nice car, their status increases.</p>
<p>These are the 3 main reasons men love cars. Guys like something that has eye appeal, like to dream and want to increase our societal status, which is an indicator of masculinity. If you have a man in your life that gets woozy over cars, his or a dream car, it would be hard to find a better Christmas gift than a car portrait.</p>
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		<title>Portraits and Custom Artwork from Your Photos! Car Portraits &#124; Car Paintings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Direct Art Australia we specialise in transforming your favourite photograph or image into an amazing 100% hand painted portrait or picture on canvas.
Our professionally trained artists will paint your favourite image into a custom sized masterpiece artwork.
We specialise in family portraits, pet portraits, house and car paintings&#8230;there is no limit to what you can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At <a href="http://www.directartaustralia.com.au" target="_blank" title="Direct Art Australia Website">Direct Art Australia </a>we specialise in transforming your favourite photograph or image into an amazing 100% hand painted portrait or picture on canvas.</p>
<p>Our professionally trained artists will paint your favourite image into a custom sized masterpiece artwork.</p>
<p>We specialise in <a href="http://www.directartaustralia.com.au/portrait_display.aspx" target="_blank" title="Family Portraits from Photos">family portraits</a>, <a href="http://www.directartaustralia.com.au/petartportraits_dogs.html" target="_blank" title="Pet Portraits from your photos on canvas">pet portraits</a>, <a href="http://www.directartaustralia.com.au/portrait_display.aspx" target="_blank" title="House and car portraits from photos on canvas.">house and car paintings</a>&#8230;there is no limit to what you can have painted.</p>
<p><a href="http://directartaustralia.com.au/blog/wp-content/gallery/car-portraits/holden.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic69" ><img class="ngg-singlepic" src="http://directartaustralia.com.au/blog/wp-content/plugins/nggallery/nggshow.php?pid=69&amp;width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=" alt="holden.jpg" title="holden.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Have a look at a few recent examples&#8230;<strong>below is the original photo</strong> we received from a Melbourne Go Kart Racing Team. The photo has a great &#8216;blurred effect&#8217; which the client wanted to portray in the portrait&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.directartaustralia.com.au/images/carphoto377.jpg" alt="Originanl Go Kart Photo" title="Originanl Go Kart Photo" /></p>
<p>Now, we took the photo to one of the artists, who <strong>painted the painting below&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.directartaustralia.com.au/images/carportrait377.jpg" alt="Car Portrait from Photo on Canvas | Custom Car Art" title="Car Portrait from Photo on Canvas | Custom Car Art" /></p>
<p>Spot the difference? It&#8217;s tough! This is a fantastic example of how we took a photo and painted it into an oil painting on canvas. The finished portrait is 50 x 60cm in dimension.</p>
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