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Down to personal taste. I've done portraits for plenty of people who don't really like art, but want a picture of something or someone important to them.
It's all well and good suggesting they go for a bit of Edvard Munch, but it's just not everyone's thing. It can be person.
Wouldn't be the first or last time someone with money paid an 'artiste' for a shit picture of themselves, though.
Something like that. It'll be in this thread somewhere I imagine, as I remember a debate about it
A bit reluctant to expose myself to the critics on here
A bit reluctant to expose myself to the critics on here
Fair dos but it's nice to see a bit of TFC creativity . I'm sure no one would be harsh. What style do you paint?
Walls or skirting boards?
Acrylic on canvas. I knackered up my wrist playing in goal when I was a bit younger (multiple fractures), so my hand tends to tremor unless supported, so I moved from oils to acrylics because they dry within 10 mins, meaning I can rest my hand on the paint without issue (oils take weeks to dry). If that makes sense.
As much as I would like to be able to paint in a more 'artistic' style (or so some would say), I ended up in the habit of more traditional portraits - probably because I studied Rembrandt and Singer Sargent in school. When you then move into acrylics, it's hard to get the same soft blends, so I just ended up in sort of my own thing. It's not something I do regularly, as I can tend to knuckle down into anything I do and spend all of my free time until its done (including jigsaw puzzles, which I'm banned from doing at home now by the mrs lol).
This was my Soldado, done when I had 2 days off around Christmas a couple of years ago. Others would take me 3 or 4 weeks, although I have taken 2 or 3 years to do some.
That's as far as I got with that one, a lot of mine tend to be black backgrounds with minimal detail outside of faces.
Edit: Based off this photo, which I think was against cardiff
That's very nice, but it's totally spoiled by the fact that the line on the pitch is in the wrong fucking position...fucking mug...Acrylic on canvas. I knackered up my wrist playing in goal when I was a bit younger (multiple fractures), so my hand tends to tremor unless supported, so I moved from oils to acrylics because they dry within 10 mins, meaning I can rest my hand on the paint without issue (oils take weeks to dry). If that makes sense.
As much as I would like to be able to paint in a more 'artistic' style (or so some would say), I ended up in the habit of more traditional portraits - probably because I studied Rembrandt and Singer Sargent in school. When you then move into acrylics, it's hard to get the same soft blends, so I just ended up in sort of my own thing. It's not something I do regularly, as I can tend to knuckle down into anything I do and spend all of my free time until its done (including jigsaw puzzles, which I'm banned from doing at home now by the mrs lol).
This was my Soldado, done when I had 2 days off around Christmas a couple of years ago. Others would take me 3 or 4 weeks, although I have taken 2 or 3 years to do some.
That's as far as I got with that one, a lot of mine tend to be black backgrounds with minimal detail outside of faces.
Edit: Based off this photo, which I think was against cardiff
I wasn't really happy with that bit, but without the pitch he looked like a ballet dancer, and with the white line in the right place I recall that it just didn't look right.
It's not sealed, so may decided to add some background in the future if I get bored.
I think it's great, you should do moreAcrylic on canvas. I knackered up my wrist playing in goal when I was a bit younger (multiple fractures), so my hand tends to tremor unless supported, so I moved from oils to acrylics because they dry within 10 mins, meaning I can rest my hand on the paint without issue (oils take weeks to dry). If that makes sense.
As much as I would like to be able to paint in a more 'artistic' style (or so some would say), I ended up in the habit of more traditional portraits - probably because I studied Rembrandt and Singer Sargent in school. When you then move into acrylics, it's hard to get the same soft blends, so I just ended up in sort of my own thing. It's not something I do regularly, as I can tend to knuckle down into anything I do and spend all of my free time until its done (including jigsaw puzzles, which I'm banned from doing at home now by the mrs lol).
This was my Soldado, done when I had 2 days off around Christmas a couple of years ago. Others would take me 3 or 4 weeks, although I have taken 2 or 3 years to do some.
That's as far as I got with that one, a lot of mine tend to be black backgrounds with minimal detail outside of faces.
Edit: Based off this photo, which I think was against cardiff
Like I said, the Soldado one especially is worthless.
Mrs doesn't want them on the walls, no one wants to buy them at cost (canvasses aren't cheap) so they just end up in the loft or garage, unfortunately.
Maybe it's a bit like Dorian Grey but goals instead of age?
Can you do a Costa, Sanchez & Walnut one?
Get in touch with Bobby, i'm sure he'd love that on display somewhere.
Fame awaits you.
Great idea , someone tweet him the painting
No one pays me any attention on twitter because I dont have any followers or anything interesting to say
ochsulk:I'm twitter's version of Ghost Protocol
Same as on here thenNo one pays me any attention on twitter because I dont have any followers or anything interesting to say
I'm twitter's version of Ghost Protocol
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