Group Rules:

Whatever your medium, if you paint or draw your portraits by hand and NOT BY PHOTOGRAPHIC OR DIGITAL METHODS – this is your group!

Whether you are new to portraiture or have many years experience, ALL PORTRAITS ARE WELCOME AND WILL BE ACCEPTED provided: you state in your description what medium you have used, e.g. charcoal, graphite, pen + ink, paint, pastel…etc.; and the FACE of your subject is visible.

Please keep Art, Clothing & Writing submissions relevant to our group.

Journal entries help you connect with other members – so talk about whatever you like! All journal entries will be accepted.

KEYWORDS:
You may want to use some of these when tagging your artwork.

SUBJECT: man, woman, people, boy, girl, baby, child, celebrity, actor, musician, athlete, artist, family. MEDIUM: oils, acrylic, watercolour (or watercolor), charcoal, mixed media, pen and ink, graphite, collage, pastel, chalk, coloured (or colored) pencil. STYLE: realism, contemporary, abstract, pop art, fauvism, art deco, art nouveau, classical, cubism, surrealism, folk art, primitive. TYPE: painting, drawing, sketch, collage, illustration. SUPPORT: canvas, paper, cardboard, linen. NATIONALITY: Australia, Australian, US, United States, England, English, Italy, Italian, France, French, India, Indian, Aboriginal …..you get the idea. OTHER KEYWORDS: face, head, bust, eyes, beauty, makeup, fashion, glamour, sex, sexy, nude, figurative.