Artists
Related: About this forumTried to paint a human for a change.
It's from a photo, I can't imagine trying to paint someone I actually know. But at least there's a also a cat.
The Magistrate
(95,267 posts)I'd no idea you were a painter.
Bayard
(22,233 posts)I really like your treatment of shadow.
WheelWalker
(8,958 posts)Docreed2003
(16,902 posts)Love the contrast in light and the colors you chose. Just beautiful!
WheelWalker
(8,958 posts)to the painting of paintings in your painting.
Karadeniz
(22,607 posts)ThoughtCriminal
(14,052 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)I love it! You caught the perfect personality traits!
LoisB
(7,256 posts)right leg).
sinkingfeeling
(51,494 posts)Srkdqltr
(6,381 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,842 posts)I can't draw or paint at all...
lucca18
(1,246 posts)You are so talented! I love it!😍
dflprincess
(28,095 posts)I wish I had this talent.
calimary
(81,605 posts)VERY nice work, Ocelot II!
One could look at this for hours.
LiberalLoner
(9,762 posts)👍👏👏👏
Haggard Celine
(16,867 posts)Very good!
Ocelot II
(115,985 posts)I have avoided people as painting/drawing subjects (I tend to avoid them in general) because it's really hard to get all the proportions right and to make the eyes point in the same direction. I consider this painting to be only semi-successful but I'll try again sometime.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)You worked and highlights and shadows well. And you caught a mood, or maybe you created it. Its not easy to paint a likeness from a photograph but I imagine you did a good job recreating the photograph.
Your colors are rich and luxurious as always and make your lady look lovely and dynamic. The cat is there to tell a story as you depict in the lady reaching out to pet it. So theres a story there which always makes artwork more interesting.
Your lady and the cat are well done and can simply be something you added in an abstract way, out of your head rather than a model or real person.
I like it a lot.
bif
(22,822 posts)You nailed it! When I try to draw/paint humans they look like they were done by a 4-year old! Such talent! I'm supremely jealous!
MLAA
(17,370 posts)The textures are great, I feel like I could touch the sofa and it would feel velvety. I could pull a book from the shelf and the cat would look around to see which Id selected then show no further inrtest.
Diamond_Dog
(32,189 posts)Your light, composition, and rendering are wonderful. Im not nearly brave enough to try painting people yet.