Portrait of a Selfie by
, Painted by Mr. Blinddraw
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It's been a while since I've done a painting out of physical materials and I have to say that I missed it a lot. Looking forward to more soon! The richness and quality is much stronger than with digital in my experience.
Painting
Here's a piece of work I did today. I painted it with gouache and acrylic. The gold on her glasses is gold leaf paint. Her hair was done with an acrylic painted with a stiff dry brush. Giving it a really rough look. I thought that was cool but it by no means is commenting on her well kept curled hair.
Original W/ Snapchat Filter
As indicated in 's selfie, she is experimenting with Snapchat filters. I picked this photo for the red outfit and hair. I wanted to do a dry brush look on her hair for fun.
Who am I?
I am an artist who finds portrait photographs of people on social media, paints them, and posts it. I love the reactions and surprises that it gives people. I think there's a sense of self-esteem boost when someone is painted (even when there are mistakes or it doesn't look identical to them). The goal of my art is to surprise and spread love.