/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.

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

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    Need help with thin painting

    I have a new art idea, and i need to paint designs as small as the size of a coin. Any advice on how i can paint that thin?

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    2023/11/30
    23:16 UTC

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    Marker on photo paper

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    2023/11/30
    22:50 UTC

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    Work in progress

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    2023/11/30
    22:41 UTC

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    WIP or Finished?

    I was planning on putting in more detail, shading and getting rid of the pencil likes, but now I think it might actually be cool flat-ish and with the sketch showing through. Any opinions? (Acrylics on paper, 100 x 140 cm)

    2 Comments
    2023/11/30
    22:28 UTC

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    What could I have done to make this painting worse?

    8 Comments
    2023/11/30
    22:14 UTC

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    I think it’s missing something

    Please critique! Suggestions welcome 🫶

    6 Comments
    2023/11/30
    22:11 UTC

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    My new oil painting: Sunset

    6 Comments
    2023/11/30
    21:58 UTC

    7

    Bodega Bay (9x12 oil painting) by me

    any tips are appreciated :)

    0 Comments
    2023/11/30
    21:50 UTC

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    My Golden, Bailey admiring the Christmas tree🎄

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    2023/11/30
    21:49 UTC

    9

    My latest watercolor painting

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    2023/11/30
    21:30 UTC

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    Someone found my spot, by me, oil on canvas

    FOR SALE $1100

    90h x 91w cm, diptych

    Oil on canvas

    The idea of being “sonder” influenced the concept of this work, that being the realisation that each passerby lives a separate life as vivid and as complex as our own.  This is a light-hearted portrayal of individuals seeing things from their own perspectives. This diptych portrays various viewpoints of those involved in the scene, the title is open to interpretation as it applies to every person depicted, the person looking out at the surfer unaware that the beach is already full, the surfer looking back at the crowded beach, or the people in the crowd.

    A naïve style is used convey playfulness, while musing about perspectives of the every day. Conceived from an experience I had at Tea Tree Bay Noosa where I caught myself being surprised that people had made their way to MY spot only to realise there was nothing that made it mine.

    1 Comment
    2023/11/30
    21:18 UTC

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    Untitled Portrait No.42

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    2023/11/30
    21:10 UTC

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    Just finished

    Enjoy

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    2023/11/30
    21:06 UTC

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    Goodbye, day

    A4 canvas with acrylics. (44mins)

    • i paint because i think its a great way to rid myself of stress. I should maybe go learn art properly (and maybe hold a brush properly), but i have fun finding these things out myself
    4 Comments
    2023/11/30
    20:23 UTC

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    wip😭😭😭

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    2023/11/30
    20:05 UTC

    3

    Still struggle with painting water😅

    3 Comments
    2023/11/30
    20:04 UTC

    28

    Fall is the best for outdoor painting!

    3 Comments
    2023/11/30
    20:02 UTC

    3

    Chewing gum and acrylic on board

    I made this piece from gum that I chewed… it’s gross I know but I had an idea and said heck with it I’m gonna give it a try. Background is acrylic all the gum is in painted. I had to find multi colored gum. I hope this is a good place to share this. I sold to a collector in Argentina.

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    2023/11/30
    19:48 UTC

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    Painted a silly cat… what do you think? Any advice?

    I’m curious about any feedback about the color scheme, composition, style, etc.

    3 Comments
    2023/11/30
    19:39 UTC

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    Brothers. Wet charcoal and pastels by me.

    3 Comments
    2023/11/30
    19:39 UTC

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    Fluid art using a marble.

    I love the effect it has with the paint.

    0 Comments
    2023/11/30
    19:38 UTC

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    Autumn's Stag, MLpaintings (Me), Acrylic, 2023

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    2023/11/30
    19:32 UTC

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