#portraitpainting — Public Fediverse posts

This was quite a challenge. One face in shadow, the other in direct sunlight. Overall I’m pleased with how this turned out. Glazed grisaille, acrylic on canvas, 14”x11”. More at art.monospace.com #art #artSky #fineArt #acrylic #grisaille #glazing #portraitPainting

The better of the 2 that I did during last night's 'live' portrait zoom session with model Linna. Gouache on HP watercolour paper, 22 x 15 cm.
#gouachepainting #portraitsketch #portraitpainting

Two Heads, One Mind: The Weight of Bipolarity: Bipolar_1
A glimpse into the BasBaz darkness.
This time-lapse captures the creation of 'Bipolar_1', exploring duality and internal tension.

Two Heads, One Mind:
The Weight of Bipolarity: Bipolar_1
Printed on Plexiglass 40X40 cm
2025
basbaz
iPad Pro M4 | Procreate
LinuxPC | Krita | Inkscape | Gimp
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Artwork time-lapse on peertube:
https://peertube.uno/w/sDtY8t9pCh7s3zuhSQt3EA

#AppleiPad #PROCREATE #BasBazArt #MastodonArt #FamilyPortrait #basbaz #iPadProM4 #DigitalArt #art #MyHobby #PortraitPainting #Drawing #iPadArt #LINUXoniPad #Hobby #ArtOfMastodon #portrait

Dessin de visage aux carrés Conté d'après photo.
#dessin #drawing #portrait #portraitpainting #portraitdrawing

Showcasing some of my work done on Procreate

Family Bonds & The Nose Struggle: Nicole_And_Giovanni

A glimpse into the BasBaz art.

This portrait depicts my daughter Nicole and my nephew Giovanni. It was a challenge, a hard fight with the nose!
But I'm happy to finish this personal piece. It captures a tender family bond, stepping away from the usual dark themes.😅
2026
basbaz
iPad Pro M4 | Procreate
LinuxPC | Krita | Inkscape | Gimp

My peertube:
https://peertube.uno/c/anon_1000111111001/videos
Thanks for watching!

❓️️️Geeks ️️question:
I use my #iPadPro M4 only for Procreate. I'd like to use it for more but can't stand #iPadOS. Any tips to run #Linux via VM on M4 while keeping iOS for my ❤️ Procreate?

#AppleiPad #PROCREATE #BasBazArt #MastodonArt #FamilyPortrait #basbaz #iPadProM4 #DigitalArt #art #MyHobby #PortraitPainting #Drawing #iPadArt #LINUXoniPad #iPadPro #Hobby #ArtOfMastodon #portrait

Showcasing some of my work done on Procreate

Family Bonds & The Nose Struggle: Nicole_And_Giovanni
A glimpse into the BasBaz art.
This portrait depicts my daughter Nicole and my nephew Giovanni. It was a challenge, a hard fight with the nose!
But I'm happy to finish this personal piece. It captures a tender family bond, stepping away from the usual dark themes.😅
2026
basbaz
iPad Pro M4 | Procreate
LinuxPC | Krita | Inkscape | Gimp

My peertube
https://peertube.uno/c/anon_1000111111001/videos
Thanks for watching!

❓️️️Geeks ️️question:
I use my #iPadPro M4 only for Procreate. I'd like to use it for more but can't stand #iPadOS. Any tips to run #Linux via VM on M4 while keeping iOS for my ❤️ Procreate?

#AppleiPad #PROCREATE #BasBazArt #MastodonArt #FamilyPortrait #iPadProM4 #DigitalArt #art #PortraitPainting #Drawing #iPadArt #LINUXoniPad

My husband Zack at a recent Mystery Science Theater 3000 event. Watercolor and Marker. #portrait #portraits #portraitpainting #art #artist #arting #makingart #coloring #drawing #tomservo #mst3k #mysterysciencetheater3000 #pennsylvania #robots #satelliteoflove #puppet #puppets #husband #family #equalmarriage #gaymarriage #gayrights #equalrights #civilrights #equality

My husband Zack at a recent Mystery Science Theater 3000 event. Watercolor and Marker. #portrait #portraits #portraitpainting #art #artist #arting #makingart #coloring #drawing #tomservo #mst3k #mysterysciencetheater3000 #pennsylvania #robots #satelliteoflove #puppet #puppets #husband #family #equalmarriage #gaymarriage #gayrights #equalrights #civilrights #equality

My husband Zack at a recent Mystery Science Theater 3000 event. Watercolor and Marker. #portrait #portraits #portraitpainting #art #artist #arting #makingart #coloring #drawing #tomservo #mst3k #mysterysciencetheater3000 #pennsylvania #robots #satelliteoflove #puppet #puppets #husband #family #equalmarriage #gaymarriage #gayrights #equalrights #civilrights #equality

My husband Zack at a recent Mystery Science Theater 3000 event. Watercolor and Marker. #portrait #portraits #portraitpainting #art #artist #arting #makingart #coloring #drawing #tomservo #mst3k #mysterysciencetheater3000 #pennsylvania #robots #satelliteoflove #puppet #puppets #husband #family #equalmarriage #gaymarriage #gayrights #equalrights #civilrights #equality

My husband Zack at a recent Mystery Science Theater 3000 event. Watercolor and Marker. #portrait #portraits #portraitpainting #art #artist #arting #makingart #coloring #drawing #tomservo #mst3k #mysterysciencetheater3000 #pennsylvania #robots #satelliteoflove #puppet #puppets #husband #family #equalmarriage #gaymarriage #gayrights #equalrights #civilrights #equality

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Last but not least, the BACKGROUND of your painting will affect how warm, cool, light, dark, vibrant, or dull the skin on your portrait or figure appears.

You can use the same paints that you used to mix skin & hair for harmonious effect, OR go wild and add a new contrasting color (like green, turquoise, purple, red). If you do that, mix a bit of the background color into shadows so the portrait is not separated like a cutout.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

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Last but not least, the BACKGROUND of your painting will affect how warm, cool, light, dark, vibrant, or dull the skin on your portrait or figure appears.

You can use the same paints that you used to mix skin & hair for harmonious effect, OR go wild and add a new contrasting color (like green, turquoise, purple, red). If you do that, mix a bit of the background color into shadows so the portrait is not separated like a cutout.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

(6)
Last but not least, the BACKGROUND of your painting will affect how warm, cool, light, dark, vibrant, or dull the skin on your portrait or figure appears.

You can use the same paints that you used to mix skin & hair for harmonious effect, OR go wild and add a new contrasting color (like green, turquoise, purple, red). If you do that, mix a bit of the background color into shadows so the portrait is not separated like a cutout.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

(5)
If you want to paint backlit skin (like ears), you need a transparent yellow-orange. I hardly use warm yellow (I have Rosa Aureoline hue PY150) so here's a resource: https://www.idyllsketching.com/colors/orange-yellow/

Quin rose/red violet/magenta (PV19 or PR122) can't hurt if it's not in your limited palette.

Scarlet/orange red can be useful for blush or backlit skin, pyrrole or quinacridone are good choices (mixed or single PR255, PR209, PO73).

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #watercolorpainting

(5)
If you want to paint backlit skin (like ears), you need a transparent yellow-orange. I hardly use warm yellow (I have Rosa Aureoline hue PY150) so here's a resource: https://www.idyllsketching.com/colors/orange-yellow/

Quin rose/red violet/magenta (PV19 or PR122) can't hurt if it's not in your limited palette.

Scarlet/orange red can be useful for blush or backlit skin, pyrrole or quinacridone are good choices (mixed or single PR255, PR209, PO73).

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #watercolorpainting

(5)
If you want to paint backlit skin (like ears), you need a transparent yellow-orange. I hardly use warm yellow (I have Rosa Aureoline hue PY150) so here's a resource: https://www.idyllsketching.com/colors/orange-yellow/

Quin rose/red violet/magenta (PV19 or PR122) can't hurt if it's not in your limited palette.

Scarlet/orange red can be useful for blush or backlit skin, pyrrole or quinacridone are good choices (mixed or single PR255, PR209, PO73).

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #watercolorpainting

(4)
Your palette choices will come down to style preferences and subjects. You can paint portraits with ANY colors you like!

Here are some of my experiments with bold colors: https://neladunato.com/sketchbook/watercolor-portrait-studies-vibrant-palette/

I can't live without dioxazine violet (PV23).

I paint fantasy characters with green skin often (see: my avatar) so I replaced ochre with green gold (PY129). Green gold can do anything ochre can do, and more.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

(4)
Your palette choices will come down to style preferences and subjects. You can paint portraits with ANY colors you like!

Here are some of my experiments with bold colors: https://neladunato.com/sketchbook/watercolor-portrait-studies-vibrant-palette/

I can't live without dioxazine violet (PV23).

I paint fantasy characters with green skin often (see: my avatar) so I replaced ochre with green gold (PY129). Green gold can do anything ochre can do, and more.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

(4)
Your palette choices will come down to style preferences and subjects. You can paint portraits with ANY colors you like!

Here are some of my experiments with bold colors: https://neladunato.com/sketchbook/watercolor-portrait-studies-vibrant-palette/

I can't live without dioxazine violet (PV23).

I paint fantasy characters with green skin often (see: my avatar) so I replaced ochre with green gold (PY129). Green gold can do anything ochre can do, and more.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

(2)
4. Deep brown like burnt sienna (PR101 or PBr7) OR transparent brown (PBr23) OR benzimida brown (PBr25). Does a lot of heavy lifting in portraits. You can complete an entire nude figure study with just brown and blue, and it will look pretty decent.

5. Add white gouache (PW6) for highlights. Preserving tiny specks of white paper during painting is totally not worth the hassle, and only the strictest of purists even care about it.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

(2)
4. Deep brown like burnt sienna (PR101 or PBr7) OR transparent brown (PBr23) OR benzimida brown (PBr25). Does a lot of heavy lifting in portraits. You can complete an entire nude figure study with just brown and blue, and it will look pretty decent.

5. Add white gouache (PW6) for highlights. Preserving tiny specks of white paper during painting is totally not worth the hassle, and only the strictest of purists even care about it.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

(2)
4. Deep brown like burnt sienna (PR101 or PBr7) OR transparent brown (PBr23) OR benzimida brown (PBr25). Does a lot of heavy lifting in portraits. You can complete an entire nude figure study with just brown and blue, and it will look pretty decent.

5. Add white gouache (PW6) for highlights. Preserving tiny specks of white paper during painting is totally not worth the hassle, and only the strictest of purists even care about it.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

If you're wondering which colors to start painting #watercolor portraits with, you could do worse than the classic palette:

1. Yellow ochre (PY42/PY43) is a good base & will dull the other colors.

2. Crimson/maroon red like pyrrole (PR264) or perylene (PR179). More useful than rose/magenta in a limited palette because these can get a lot darker.

3. Violet-blue ultramarine (PB29) or indanthrone (PB60).

(cont.)

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

If you're wondering which colors to start painting #watercolor portraits with, you could do worse than the classic palette:

1. Yellow ochre (PY42/PY43) is a good base & will dull the other colors.

2. Crimson/maroon red like pyrrole (PR264) or perylene (PR179). More useful than rose/magenta in a limited palette because these can get a lot darker.

3. Violet-blue ultramarine (PB29) or indanthrone (PB60).

(cont.)

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

If you're wondering which colors to start painting #watercolor portraits with, you could do worse than the classic palette:

1. Yellow ochre (PY42/PY43) is a good base & will dull the other colors.

2. Crimson/maroon red like pyrrole (PR264) or perylene (PR179). More useful than rose/magenta in a limited palette because these can get a lot darker.

3. Violet-blue ultramarine (PB29) or indanthrone (PB60).

(cont.)

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

I love Rosa Gallery #watercolor paints, I use a couple of them ALL the time, easily the most affordable decent quality paints in my part of the world, HOWEVER.

This "portrait set" is bullshit. 💩
Do NOT buy it if you're not 100% certain you understand the pigment content of these paints.

I've found 2 different sets of swatches and I don't know which one is newer, but the differences are minimal. Here we go.

1/?

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #RosaGallery #watercolour #aquarelle

I love Rosa Gallery #watercolor paints, I use a couple of them ALL the time, easily the most affordable decent quality paints in my part of the world, HOWEVER.

This "portrait set" is bullshit. 💩
Do NOT buy it if you're not 100% certain you understand the pigment content of these paints.

I've found 2 different sets of swatches and I don't know which one is newer, but the differences are minimal. Here we go.

1/?

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #RosaGallery #watercolour #aquarelle

I love Rosa Gallery #watercolor paints, I use a couple of them ALL the time, easily the most affordable decent quality paints in my part of the world, HOWEVER.

This "portrait set" is bullshit. 💩
Do NOT buy it if you're not 100% certain you understand the pigment content of these paints.

I've found 2 different sets of swatches and I don't know which one is newer, but the differences are minimal. Here we go.

1/?

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #RosaGallery #watercolour #aquarelle

I love Rosa Gallery #watercolor paints, I use a couple of them ALL the time, easily the most affordable decent quality paints in my part of the world, HOWEVER.

This "portrait set" is bullshit. 💩
Do NOT buy it if you're not 100% certain you understand the pigment content of these paints.

I've found 2 different sets of swatches and I don't know which one is newer, but the differences are minimal. Here we go.

1/?

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #RosaGallery #watercolour #aquarelle

“Spring Maiden” is a soulful mixed-media portrait that captures the quiet anticipation of renewal. The face, adorned with a sculptural floral crown, embodies the delicate threshold between seasons — where winter’s hush softens and the first warmth begins to bloom.
Built through expressive palette-knife strokes and layered materials, the painting combines acrylic, oil, fabric elements, and heavy texture… https://www.instagram.com/p/DVV_mKljXfy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #mixedmediaart #texturedart #portraitpainting #contemporaryportrait

“Spring Maiden” is a soulful mixed-media portrait that captures the quiet anticipation of renewal. The face, adorned with a sculptural floral crown, embodies the delicate threshold between seasons — where winter’s hush softens and the first warmth begins to bloom.
Built through expressive palette-knife strokes and layered materials, the painting combines acrylic, oil, fabric elements, and heavy texture… https://www.instagram.com/p/DVV_mKljXfy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #mixedmediaart #texturedart #portraitpainting #contemporaryportrait

“Spring Maiden” is a soulful mixed-media portrait that captures the quiet anticipation of renewal. The face, adorned with a sculptural floral crown, embodies the delicate threshold between seasons — where winter’s hush softens and the first warmth begins to bloom.
Built through expressive palette-knife strokes and layered materials, the painting combines acrylic, oil, fabric elements, and heavy texture… https://www.instagram.com/p/DVV_mKljXfy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #mixedmediaart #texturedart #portraitpainting #contemporaryportrait

“Spring Maiden” is a soulful mixed-media portrait that captures the quiet anticipation of renewal. The face, adorned with a sculptural floral crown, embodies the delicate threshold between seasons — where winter’s hush softens and the first warmth begins to bloom.
Built through expressive palette-knife strokes and layered materials, the painting combines acrylic, oil, fabric elements, and heavy texture… https://www.instagram.com/p/DVV_mKljXfy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #mixedmediaart #texturedart #portraitpainting #contemporaryportrait

New fan artwork:

Jonathan Pine, Roxana Bolaños and Teddy dos Santos dancing together in "The Night Manager" (season 2, 2026).

Spoilers about that: I think it's interesting that they didn't choose a typical love triangle as a story line in that season, instead, the events take a different turn.

For this portrait, I used a pencil, fine liners and water colour.

#fanart #theNightManager #traditionalArt #MastoArt #portraitpainting #portrait #dancing

My latest portrait commission. Oil on oil primed linen, 50 x 40 cm, framed.
#portraitoilpainting #portraitpainting #portraitcommission #oilpainting

A mini portrait this morning.
Oil on wood board, 4.5”/11cm square

#art #portrait #portraitpainting #artwork #ArtForSale #fineart #portraitArtist #portraitArt #figurativeArt #mastoart

I was painting along with the free online portrait drawing session with Raw Umber Studio, yesterday afternoon. A sketch in gouache paint on watercolour paper, 26 x 18 cm.
#rawumberstudio #gouachepainting #portraitpainting

«Отголоски предков» / «Шепот прошлого» / «Память Хранительницы» - Generation Guide

Проникновенный портрет с двойной экспозицией, запечатлевший неувядающийся дух славянского наследия.

https://civitai.com/articles/23763/echoes-of-ancestry-whispers-from-the-past-the-keepers-memory-stable-diffusion

#SlavicArt
#SlavicFolklore
#DoubleExposurePhotography
#PortraitPainting
#FantasyArt
#DigitalIllustration
#ConceptArt
#GenerativeAI
#StableDiffusionArtwork
#MagicalRealism
#SlavicMythology
#AncestralPortraits

Mrs Alexandra Russell, Oil on Canvas, Sylvia Gosse

#sylviagosse #reading #artoftheday #paintingoftheday #portraitpainting #oilpainting #art #arte #kunst #painter #ukartist #britishartist #artworld #readersinart #booksinart

A couple of gouache portraits of my students Karey and Julia. Painted yesterday as demos, each deno one hour and ten minutes. Gouache on Arches HP watercolour paper, 36 x 26 cm.
#portraitpainting #portraiture #gouachepainting #paintingdemo

A new portrait commissioned by my friend Blue Vanderzyden of her friend Jonathan Jackson-Hancock. Oil on oil primed linen, 45 x 35 cm.
#portraitpainting #portraitcommission #oilpainting #oilonlinen

Awhile ago through random chance I was able to sit for a portrait, with an incredibly talented artist. Here is the result. I'm an Art 😁 #art #oilpainting #epic #allaprima #portrait #painting #realism #portraitpainting #memories #imanart https://youtu.be/hccUMogZAko?si=T3kSc5CX165nc-qj

#art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #portrait #portraitpainting #realism #womanwithpearls #blondehair #polkadotdress #classicalart #artcommunity #artist #artwork #paintingoftheday

🌺 Joshua's Flowered Shirt 🌺

Oil on canvas, 2014, David Tanner

#davidtanner #art #artist #artists #joshuasfloweredshirt #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #huile #oleo #oil #ölgemälde #portrait #figurativeart #portraitpainting #floweredshirt #artworld #worldofart #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #kunst #künstler #peintre #peinture #artoftheday #paintingoftheday #portraiture #arte #pintor #ginger

🌺 Joshua's Flowered Shirt 🌺

Oil on canvas, 2014, David Tanner

#davidtanner #art #artist #artists #joshuasfloweredshirt #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #huile #oleo #oil #ölgemälde #portrait #figurativeart #portraitpainting #floweredshirt #artworld #worldofart #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #kunst #künstler #peintre #peinture #artoftheday #paintingoftheday #portraiture #arte #pintor #ginger

🌺 Joshua's Flowered Shirt 🌺

Oil on canvas, 2014, David Tanner

#davidtanner #art #artist #artists #joshuasfloweredshirt #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #huile #oleo #oil #ölgemälde #portrait #figurativeart #portraitpainting #floweredshirt #artworld #worldofart #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #kunst #künstler #peintre #peinture #artoftheday #paintingoftheday #portraiture #arte #pintor #ginger

🌺 Joshua's Flowered Shirt 🌺

Oil on canvas, 2014, David Tanner

#davidtanner #art #artist #artists #joshuasfloweredshirt #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #huile #oleo #oil #ölgemälde #portrait #figurativeart #portraitpainting #floweredshirt #artworld #worldofart #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #kunst #künstler #peintre #peinture #artoftheday #paintingoftheday #portraiture #arte #pintor #ginger

🌺 Joshua's Flowered Shirt 🌺

Oil on canvas, 2014, David Tanner

#davidtanner #art #artist #artists #joshuasfloweredshirt #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #huile #oleo #oil #ölgemälde #portrait #figurativeart #portraitpainting #floweredshirt #artworld #worldofart #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #kunst #künstler #peintre #peinture #artoftheday #paintingoftheday #portraiture #arte #pintor #ginger

David Burliuk
My Idol, Long Island
1944
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#DavidBurliuk #modernart #portraitpainting #art #painting