Painting study

Emma Neill on Instagram: “A small hand study in oils - (reference: Hands - He Lihuai) - - Oil paints: I have a mix of different brands from my local art shop,…”

Portrait demo by jie gaoart.

It's hard to imagine what our favorite digital paintings looked like in the beginning...

First may drawing 🍬 imma go play elden ring now 🎸

photo study by Enze Fu on ArtStation.

study of Astrid Bergès-Frisbey as Patricia flexing the rusty ol portrait muscles

This is part of an occasional series dealing with detail images of paintings featuring the brushwork of the artist. Previous posts can be found via the "Up close" topic label link on the sidebar. The present post deals with J.C. (Joseph Christian) Leyendecker (1874-1951), one of the most successful illustrators during the first four decades of the last century. His production of cover art for The Saturday Evening Post, America's leading general-interest magazine at the time, was roughly…