/r/painting
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
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Transitioning from acrylic to oil
Hi all! I’ve been an acrylic painter pretty much all my painting life and I love it! However, I’m working on a new painting and it’s got me thinking: should I try using oils instead? I tried it once when I was 13 but obviously didn’t know how to use them and messed up terribly. May I have some advice on this? Is it worth it? If it helps I prefer painting portraits :))
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I was bored
It took about an hr or so all freehand
18:38 UTC
My youngest and I painted a picture together.
He wanted to throw the canvas away because he didn't like how the sketch turned out. I tried explaining "happy little accidents", I like how it turned out.
18:28 UTC
An oil painting of “suspiria” that I made
18:22 UTC
Redness, oil on canvas by me
17:51 UTC
No title yet. Acrylic on canvas
17:42 UTC
1000 faces (Spencer Alla Prima)
17:39 UTC
I try to learn values and edges. Is this looks some kind of good? I like the outcome a lot but maybe some critics.
16:44 UTC
Watercolorists, advice please.
16:29 UTC
Insomniac, Molly Goehring Burke, Oil and Acrylic on Raw Canvas, 2024
16:10 UTC
Does this look alright? Feel like the colors are too spaced out
16:10 UTC
Camel 🌴🏜️
Camel ,2023 , acryl on canvas.
15:04 UTC
First time painting a pet portrait for my partner’s birthday
15:01 UTC
Trying out some new techniques, let me know what you all think.
15:00 UTC
Original StormTrooper acrylic painting 30X24
How much could this painting sell for?
14:55 UTC
Who is the dazzling elf of the deep sea?
14:52 UTC
Romantic white roses give you easy love
14:34 UTC
Watercolor art I did for a cute couple
14:23 UTC
Studio di ala, Asteroentos, oil on paper, 2019
14:21 UTC
got some bright yellow paint as a gift so reworking this painting today making the stars glow a bit more :)
14:00 UTC
Watercolor painting by me
13:57 UTC
Feelings on this?…
13:33 UTC
Naive painting
13:15 UTC
Having fun with oil pastels 🤩 I did this one to see if the Strathmore Mixed Media boards are suitable for painting with oil pastels. It turns out that yes, they are great. By their oil absorbency and texture, they are very similar Sennelier oil pastel paper.
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