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Portrait

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Portrait Art tests the skills of any artists for it is a very difficult and challenging task for every artist to paint exact replica of the subject. It disciplines the artist to paint realistic images of the subject. Although portrait art is quite a daunting and cumbersome process, it instills courage and opportunity for the artist to sharpen one's painting skills. There is no exaggeration in portrait art alike the landscape paintings.  While doing any portrait art I always refer the valuable guidance and tips shared by the experts. In fact the varied websites of numerous artists world over have been the primary source of constant inspiration in portrait art. However as I am neither a professional portraiture nor do I possess any studios equipped with modern facilities I am far from the ability of painting portraits from live models. So the only best way to keep up with portrait art is to paint from photos of the subject in desktop. I do enjoy painting portraits despite the diffi

Landscape

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Landscape paintings are comparatively much more easier to paint than portrait art. Keeping the originality of the subject, the artists have at least some artistic licences to add some features of human or wild life in order to enliven the painting. Artists can also exaggerate and paint as freely as they desire to make the overall composition of the painting look appealing to the viewers. Though landscape art is quite easy, yet the artists have to always keep in mind the basics of painting principles like color value, contrast and harmony, and also maintain light and shade and 3-dimensional effects on canvas. Dzongs, monasteries and landscape scenes of Bhutan are primarily the main subjects of my landscape paintings.