Portrait in color from black-white reference old photo. New portrait commission 2023. Portrait Artist Tatiana Rugers

Today I was super emotional in the morning- as I always am when I have customers to come and pick up their ordered paintings. This time it was a commission of a portrait in color of a little girl from black/white reference very old and faded photo .  It was very challenging: from the old black /white photo I had to guess shapes and imagine color tones.

PS Black/ white on that image is of my painting. Not of original old photo. I did not post it here- it’s private property of my customers.

I posted my paint in black/white and colors so you can compare and maybe try to imagine how would you paint something on colors if your reference photo is black and white. It’s a challenge.

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Portrait of a little girl. Detail in progress. Portrait artist Tatiana Rugers

I always say to my clients that in my portraits I paint my artistic vision and the beauty of the soul of the person on the portrait. I do not paint a photocopy , after all if you want a photocopy you can simply order it from a print store, right? 🙂

Detail in progress of my new portrait commission- portrait of a little girl . Still more work to be done here. But I Love that she is already looking back at me from my painting.🎨

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Happy 4th of July! White-Red-Blue – small painting by artist Tatiana Rugers. Florida

Happy 4th of July! On that image one of my previous paintings with flowers in 3 colors – colors of the American flag.

Private residence, Russia.

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Put on hold- new painting detail in progress. Artist Tatiana Rugers. Tampa portrait artist

Not finished. Not a portrait.
This is detail in progress of my new work- which I paint from my imagination and my thoughts. But I have to put on hold for now- because I am starting a new portrait commission today.🎨

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Wedding portrait commission as surprise gift. Artist Tatiana Rugers

My recent Portrait- commission. Finished and delivered. On that image – original reference photo, my painting in progress and finished. Original photo was pretty dark , hard to see the faces and emotions. I asked for more photos so I could study and understand beauty and spirit of that couple better .

That portrait was commissioned by a groom as a surprise birthday gift for his bride. When she saw it she gasped. And she said that it was the best gift she ever had for her birthday.

Priceless. I think both of them created a very special memory. ❤

I love my job🎨 and love meeting people like that!

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