STAR: What is your suggestion
to paint a beautiful portrait?
GALINA.S: An effective way
to convey an emotion in a portrait
painting is through the brushstroke.
Delicate, detailed portraits often carry
a certain sensitivity and thoughtful
strokes. An artist using rough, larg-
er brushstrokes approaches portrait
painting from a different, more
expressive angle. Adding different
elements to composition also plays a
vital role. An artist might choose to
depict a person exactly as they are or
remove scars or any flaws, sometimes
even exaggerate a person’s features.
But on the whole keeping in view of
the focal point ,one can create a great
composition or painting.
STAR: What inspires you to paint
portraits?
GALINA.S: Portraits are a visual rep-
resentation of a person.They also give us a
chance to study the essence of an individual
as well an effective and much compelling
way to tell much enough on the subject.Most
of the times portraits don’t reveal all about
the personality.The viewer is drawn to the
painting and sometimes they are much en-
grossing .
Painting portraits I could understand many fac-
ets of human expression, sometimes pertaining
to a particular country or region, how the fea-
tures are different.It gives a wider perspective,
draws the attention of viewers to the painting
and also engages attention.Sometimes portraits
speak of biography or tell us a story, every time
I chose to paint a person.
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