How to Make Portrait Art?

Posted by craigprimrose on September 2nd, 2019

You can spot portraits in most homes, museums and art galleries as well as in offices. Portraits are paintings, drawings, sculptures or photographs which record our changing identity and aspirations. Portraits are artistic representations of well-known people and can be created in any media from traditional oil paintings to photography, sculpture and even mixed media.

 Portraits can show part figures usually showing the sitter’s head and shoulders but the artist can also depict the whole figure with artistic representations of people. When a portrait is made the artist tries to show the sitter’s appearance as well as some elements of their character. Portraits often relate to a message, which the artist or person who commissioned the work wished to show, such as the beauty of a daughter being wooed by a king or the wealth and power of a monarch.

New Zealand art scene is quite interesting as it developed traditional Maori art, often mixed with contemporary notions and inspired by the European influence. New Zealand artists like to show the beautiful landscape and distinctive heritage in their paintings along with the artwork using carving, weaving, drawings, painting, and sketching traditionally. Artists from the Kiwi land presents contemporary art as well as the 20th-century art in the most intriguing form. Most of the artists are of national and international repute who have won many prizes. Famous Portrait artist in New Zealand today needs no more introductions as they are quite popular in the world.

If you want to become a portrait artist, you need to know about several ideas that help you to become a successful artist.

Tips To Follow When Drawing an Art 

1.   Know your customer- It’s not possible to paint to please everyone and artist who tries generally ends up pleasing no one- Including him or herself. The artist should never chase market trends that cannot develop a unique style. It’s better to know yourself first and the art well enough to be able to identify the people most likely to appreciate your art and spend money on it. That helps you create marketable artwork and allows you to paint to your heart’s content and earn profit out of it.

2.   Listen - Always identify your target market and go the extra mile to make your client happy. The person who likes your work well enough to trade their money for your painting is someone with whom you must develop a relationship. You should interact and engage yourself in a conversation to talk about the portrait and understand a client’s perspective. Open and honest communication between an artist and a client is important to get the right outcome.

3.   Research- Modern technology makes it possible to get high-quality photographs of almost anything. You need to understand your subject well and see your subject in the better light. It is important to see the life of the subject when you have seen the subject in person.

4.   Customer Service- It does not matter whether you are making a living from portrait painting or part-time business, your success depends on satisfied clients talking to friends, family members.

Your body of work is what sells a client to you and that should start from the first contact between you and the client.