/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Can I ask the inverse question?
What would it cost to get a simple bird painting done, even if it's tracing a picture; I need a few bird paintings for a project, I don't want to filter up photos of birds.... needs to be 'original'

I've never painted anything and I was under the impression it was easy, kind of like boss ross 'anyone can do it tier' since we're not aiming for total realism..

I'm trying out tracing myself, and it's looking quite flat, and I obviously don't know what I'm doing, it feels within reach, but seems like it'd take just a little too much learning and practice, but I figure someone could trace-paint a photo easily......