Everyone has a beautiful photograph that is filled with their treasured moments. Turn that photograph to oil painting. A hand painted oil portrait on commission is a great option to turn your short lived photographs to long lasting painting memories. Photo to portrait painting is a trend in gift giving. Many people love to get their portrait done but because of the busy schedule, people can’t give time to such long-time endeavors. The best solution to this problem is photo into handmade sketch or painting. You simply need to send your photograph to a profession portrait artist and order your custom portrait painting. Get a beautifully hand painted, colorful masterpiece with amazing effects.
Now the question arises in every client, which art medium is best for a portrait painting? Most of the clients have this confusion. So I am giving some information to help you choose the best art medium suitable for your portrait painting.
There are many different mediums to get your photo turn to portrait painting.
Oil painting, Acrylic painting, watercolor painting, graphite pencil, Charcoal pencil, pencil color, oil pastel and soft pastel and many more.
Every Art medium has its own beauty, attractiveness and advantage.
Oil paint is flexible and depth of colors is high. It allows wide range shades and of tonal transitions. In addition to that, oil paints are greater in term of richness in colors. In fact, oil colors give good effects and glossiness. An oil painting made on canvas stays for 400 to 500 years. You don’t have to frame oil painting artwork. Given these points, oil painting medium is best to turn your photo to a portrait painting. But, another key point to remember is, oil painting is way costlier.
Acrylic painting medium is versatile. Acrylic paint is fast drying. If someone has an urgent requirement to get a portrait on canvas like in a day or two, acrylic painting medium is preferred. Although acrylic colors are not as contrastive as oil, but they are also bright. They give realistic appearance. Portrait artwork in acrylic is less costly than oil painting. All things considered, if you want a portrait painting on canvas with good color effects like oil painting, but have very limited time, then acrylic painting is suggested to convert your photo masterpiece artwork.
Watercolor is a one of the fondest painting medium and popular art form. It is less expensive and also a finest art medium for making portraits. Acrylic and oil color painting medium contains plastic polymer binder, this will help to protect it from humidity, dust and sunlight. They are water proof art mediums. Watercolors do not have any plastic polymer binders and are not water proof.
In portrait painting, colored pencils applied in layers give a beautiful appealing. Color pencil medium gives a hyper realistic look. If not get framed or laminated, the colors may vary with atmospheric effect. Pencil color artwork is little time consuming for artist. It is not expensive like oil or acrylic painting, but also not less priced like other drawing mediums like graphite and charcoal.
Charcoal drawing gives very high black and white contrast that makes the artwork looks elegant. It’s so quick to make a drawing or a sketch with charcoal, and it produces a rich range of black color. With its black and white combination, a portrait drawing made with charcoal medium is pretty cool and can be an amazing gift. It’s an exceptional art medium, allows the artist to capture the detailing features of the subject so quickly. If not get framed, chances of damage is high. A portrait with charcoal drawing is not expensive, so it’s affordable to everyone whoever wants a drawing from photo.
Graphite is also a dry art medium like charcoal. It gives a smooth and even feeling. In portrait drawing, it is pretty easier to get the detailed work with graphite medium and get life-like sketches. A sketch made on graphite is not contrastive like charcoal. Can be made quickly so if any urgent requirement, it is good art medium to choose. Graphite drawing is also not expensive and anyone can afford it.
All things considered, it’s clear that every art medium has its own advantage. Choosing an art medium depends on your requirement factors and your budget. Medium can be anything, a photo to painting could be a unique gift that cherishes the receiver. Any special occasion, a portrait drawing makes it special as an excellent gift.
Hire a professional portrait artist, discuss your requirements and convert your beloved photograph into hand painted masterpiece artwork. Don’t get hesitate in choosing an art medium when you order a custom portrait, at the end what you want is a beautiful portrait.