/r/painting

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Welcome to /r/Painting!

Functioning like an artist cooperative gallery, this is the place where beginning to advanced painters display their work in an ongoing group discussion. Artists who post their work are strongly encouraged to interact with their fellow subscribers and be prepared to discuss their concept, process & technique.

Welcome

/r/painting is a place for painters of reddit to share their work with fellow artists.

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Rules

  1. No Solicitation

Posts aimed specifically at solicitation will be removed. For sales and requests, please use /r/ArtStore or /r/ArtisanGifts, or see the Commissions & Sales portion of the sidebar.

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  • Submitted images must be original content. For posting an established artist's work, please use /r/art or /r/paintings. If you'd like a piece identified, please use /r/whatisthispainting.

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    3

    My secret garden, acrylic on canvas

    1 Comment
    2024/12/06
    01:00 UTC

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    One of my first paintings

    Acrylic. Painted 2-30-2020

    1 Comment
    2024/12/06
    00:51 UTC

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    Painting on black paper

    1 Comment
    2024/12/06
    00:29 UTC

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    "Golden Bloomers"

    1 Comment
    2024/12/06
    00:21 UTC

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    Googles de Webkinz

    I don’t consider myself a painter (or an artist, really) but this was a lot of fun and the first time I’ve made something like this! Was feeling nostalgic today. What do you think/what would you change? Thanks 🙈

    2 Comments
    2024/12/06
    00:00 UTC

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    My acrylic underpainting

    1 Comment
    2024/12/05
    23:34 UTC

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    I finished this yesterday - I hope you like it

    4 Comments
    2024/12/05
    23:27 UTC

    50

    be honest

    Almost finished

    14 Comments
    2024/12/05
    23:24 UTC

    49

    First attempt at a self portrait

    Or any portrait, really. Painted using oil pastels. Thoughts? Tips on how to improve future portraits?

    6 Comments
    2024/12/05
    23:21 UTC

    7

    Wood coaster I did as a Xmas gift

    4 Comments
    2024/12/05
    23:04 UTC

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    𝓒𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓸𝓯 𝓲𝓷𝓷𝓸𝓬𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮

    2 Comments
    2024/12/05
    22:39 UTC

    4

    Marker on photo paper

    1 Comment
    2024/12/05
    22:24 UTC

    2

    Saint George, textile paint on a t-shirt

    1 Comment
    2024/12/05
    22:21 UTC

    1

    What do you see?

    “Transmutation” 2024. Acrylic on canvas (by me)

    3 Comments
    2024/12/05
    21:57 UTC

    32

    Learning watercolour by painting a portrait every day...

    Painted this one from a reference photo posted in r/drawme.

    1 Comment
    2024/12/05
    21:29 UTC

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    My oil painting

    66 Comments
    2024/12/05
    21:13 UTC

    3

    Misty mountain

    Oil

    4 Comments
    2024/12/05
    21:03 UTC

    7

    Work in progress :) Very excited about this new piece.

    Acru

    9 Comments
    2024/12/05
    20:58 UTC

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    One of my first paintings (pour). It kinda looks like a fuzzy cat toy or something. Titled it Colour in Motion.

    2 Comments
    2024/12/05
    20:57 UTC

    0

    Colours?

    I want to add colour to this. Maybe watercolours? Red and greys in the background? Want to keep the sketch feel

    1 Comment
    2024/12/05
    20:55 UTC

    4

    Nothing better than chickens!

    Acrylic on canvas 🐓

    3 Comments
    2024/12/05
    20:40 UTC

    1

    Acrylic Vs Oil

    Hey so I'm a bit of a beginner at painting, I've been doing regular and digital art for awhile and a few paintings, however I'm making two for Christmas for my friends and based on past experience of trying to paint people, is oil paint better for painting people? I'm doing album covers specifically. Whenever I sketch my layout on the canvas it usually looks good but the acrylic paint I use (apple barrel) usually is hard to mix skintones with and they end up looking more brown then skintone brown if that makes sense? (My last paintings are usually black people) is oil better for painting people and skin tones? I'm just looking for opinions

    3 Comments
    2024/12/05
    20:26 UTC

    2

    Offline surfing 🏄‍♀️🌊

    Acrylic on Keyboard

    1 Comment
    2024/12/05
    20:25 UTC

    1

    another mini painting

    1 Comment
    2024/12/05
    20:04 UTC

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    Can you wash canvas in the washer?

    So basically, I found that mice were nesting in my canvas that I use for paintings (it's unprimed cotton), and they peed and pooped on it, but there's no way I'm throwing it out without trying to save it bc it's expensive! So, would washing on cold and air drying work? I have searched for an answer but only found how to clean a painting. I don't see why not, I guess I'm just worried about the effect of the detergent on the canvas and the longevity of the painting. Thanks in advance!

    3 Comments
    2024/12/05
    19:52 UTC

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    L. Gordon Painting numbered 311/1000. I bought from thrift store for $32.

    5 Comments
    2024/12/05
    19:26 UTC

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