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It’s a good tradition (at least in Russia) to finish off everything you started before the year ends. And even though my mind is totally not ready for Instagram right now (a new wave of my depressive disorder covered me with endless fatigue) I wanted to show you the end result. The reason why I didn’t want to show this for several months is that this painting is probably one of my favorites this year and I know that Instagram won’t do it justice. The adjustments of the algorithm plus my summer break are the reasons why I won’t post a “top nine” this year. This painting was made several months ago for @portraitchallenge_ and the photo was chosen from the portfolio of @juliaralle , the model is @mariaklyuch
🇷🇺⤵️ I finished it last night, just so I would have a christmas-y painting to wish you a merry Christmas! 🌲✨🎁 Another free course which I did at @nadja.leutloff school. I meant to take part in the raffle, but - as always - I’m too lazy to follow all the rules if a raffle or giveaway. Typically me 😅 ___________ Сегодня католический/протестантский сочельник. Самое время выложить этот волшебный фонарь, нарисованный по инструкции @nadja.leutloff Я такие штукенции раньше даже и не пробовала. Но в розыгрыше я всё равно участвовать не стала. Мне в основном просто лень выкладывать афиши, на кого-то подписываться. Я рисую потому что я рисую 😁
Progress and studio view. This feeling when you don’t really know what it is that you’re doing and the medium is quite unforgiving. It’s like walking on a tightrope. And now imagine me with my fear of heights up there. But that’s art, there’s no wrong or right and when you fall, the only thing that you break is your ego, not your neck. And you can still stand up and say “That fall was on purpose!”
Months ago I thought to participate in a challenge and I miserably failed, because I managed to complete only 1 out of 4 paintings. I pick my references by heart, the only important thing for me is sufficient contrast between light and shadow.
The finished oil sketch. That would make no 4 in my entire oil practice. I really need to make more of these. The background was a no-brainer, since I just took all the paint from my palette and used the method, which I love using in digital portraits: smudged paint. It’s so cool how you can make mistakes and just paint over them. Even the hair wasn’t a big deal in the end. Btw, I didn’t use any black paint here, none at all. All the black you see here is either blue or brown.⁠
First layer 🎨 Referring to my stories: I got you. No landscapes. I actually feel like painting landscapes can be a nice exercise for myself, but that is not the real me. I need people. In my paintings, of course. And that's why by the end of this year I present you yet another portrait, but in oil. Oil painting is probably my biggest achievement of this year. I pick up things like toned background, starting with darks, starting with details etc. but I do most of the learning by doing.⁠ ________⁠ Первый слой 🎨 Я поняла, пейзажи вам не интересны. Мне они интересны в плане развития своих навыков, но без людей я чувствую себя не очень комфортно. Итак, картина маслом! Портрет. Я учусь писать маслом практически самостоятельно. Конечно я могу подцепить где-то какой-то совет, но в основном я просто пытаюсь что-то сообразить сама. Процесс завораживает.

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My name is Irina. I am a self taught artist from Germany with Russian roots and I like writing about art materials, motivational posts and how to promote art on social media.

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