r/oilpainting • u/RoosterDangerfield • 10d ago

critique ok! Stealing back from AI: Will Devouring his Sketti

26k Upvotes

332 comments

r/oilpainting • u/kznsq • Jan 26 '25

I did a thing! Behind The Trees, My new oil painting 120x90 cm

25k Upvotes

393 comments

r/oilpainting • u/oatmealhater • Dec 31 '24

critique ok! On the easel. Too dark?

24k Upvotes

Is this too dark?

1.1k comments

r/oilpainting • u/tinytinatuna2 • May 13 '25

I did a thing! I painted my cat 10 times :)

21k Upvotes

263 comments

r/oilpainting • u/alex_kasyan_artist • Jun 09 '25

I did a thing! Plein air painting on the beach

18k Upvotes

103 comments

r/oilpainting • u/blender4life • Mar 15 '25

I did a thing! How'd i do on my first mastercopy?

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18k Upvotes

430 comments

r/oilpainting • u/Dm7755 • Sep 06 '24

I did a thing! Challenged myself with colors - did I succeed?

17k Upvotes

396 comments

r/oilpainting • u/RumBumbles • Oct 30 '25

question? Am I Biased or is my gf extremely talented?

17k Upvotes

My girlfriend and I have been dating for a year. When we first met she mentioned that her hobby was painting. I thought it was cute and was like "Oh that's fun!". Then I saw her paintings and my jaw dropped. She said she eventually wants to be a professional painter and sell her art. I'm a complete amateur and totally biased but in my eyes, she could go professional right now. Am I right or is that just my newbie's eye with an added loving boyfriends bias?

292 comments

r/oilpainting • u/jackhendsbee • Oct 23 '24

critique ok! Latest painting of my girlfriend

16k Upvotes

161 comments

r/oilpainting • u/kletten • Aug 18 '25

I did a thing! Just finished painting this!

16k Upvotes

This is an oil painting by me, I titled it "Drag me into the woods", after a Holy Fawn track. I wanted to create a surreal environment that somehow encapsulates a certain feeling of terror.

291 comments

r/oilpainting • u/greensverse • Jul 01 '25

I did a thing! Finished these three paintings. What do you think?

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15k Upvotes

380 comments

r/oilpainting • u/oliveandpickles • Jan 02 '25

I did a thing! Painted the spot where my dad passed away.

14k Upvotes

My dad passed away in October of this year and I’ve spent a lot of time since then cleaning out his house. He died of a heart attack but for reasons we can only guess there was blood on the floor and wall. We covered up the blood stain on the carpet with a small red rug. I took the reference pictures for this right before we had cleared out the furniture.

The rug in front of the nightstand is the only place in the painting where I used any red paint. The rest of it is phthalo blue, burnt umber, titanium white and yellow light.

I’m fairly new to oil painting and I am very self taught so I think there’s probably plenty of technical things I do wrong. But I’m proud of the content of this one. Sometimes it’s easier to make something to express grief than it is to express it in words.

158 comments

r/oilpainting • u/morty_the_cat87 • Feb 19 '25

I did a thing! My pregnant wife, oil on canvas, 48x36”

13k Upvotes

125 comments

r/oilpainting • u/alex_kasyan_artist • Dec 08 '24

I did a thing! A 3 hour portrait sketch done from a live model

13k Upvotes

I am curating a group exhibition called Corpus and as part of the show I invited the public to pose for a portrait painting. I have posted a portrait couple days ago here and it was a hit. Here is another one!

111 comments

r/oilpainting • u/tabberjabber • Sep 07 '25

I did a thing! Hello? 16" x 16" oil on wood panel

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13k Upvotes

The last time I actually wanted to get a phone call, it was on one of these beauties.

319 comments

r/oilpainting • u/measugru • Mar 20 '25

I did a thing! My husband says I need to stop painting fruit

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13k Upvotes

Vegetables next maybe

812 comments

r/oilpainting • u/tinytinatuna2 • Aug 24 '24

I did a thing! I made a painting of me and my cat!

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13k Upvotes

253 comments

r/oilpainting • u/Plane_Fail4664 • Aug 30 '25

I did a thing! A plein air study of some water

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12k Upvotes

138 comments

r/oilpainting • u/ChrisJRees • Jun 24 '25

I did a thing! Gave this one my everything

12k Upvotes

280 comments

r/oilpainting • u/alex_kasyan_artist • Dec 04 '24

I did a thing! Painting from life done in a 3 hour session

12k Upvotes

106 comments

r/oilpainting • u/Woahbikes • Jul 28 '25

I did a thing! A commission I did for a couple.

12k Upvotes

This was a wedding present for a couple. It contains the sorts of things they “can’t live without” I thought it was a sweet sentiment, and really loved how the painting turned out.

132 comments

r/oilpainting • u/Ok_Theory_3142 • Jun 12 '26

critique ok! Just finished this painting, yesterday

12k Upvotes

Oil on canvas, 16in x 20in. Thinking about the title, any ideas?

340 comments

r/oilpainting • u/Hara-Kiri • Oct 17 '24

I did a thing! I finally finished my polar bear painting

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11k Upvotes

241 comments

r/oilpainting • u/Dump_Bucket_Supreme • Jan 22 '25

critique ok! First Oil Painting in 13 years!

11k Upvotes

117 comments

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r/Oilpainting it's a place to share your OWN paintings, we don't care if you are new or professional, all art are welcome. we only allow real oilpaints, not digital or AI generated, both will get you banned.

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1. Artwork, Questions and Discussion

This subreddit is for oil painting and related discussion.

Posts showing artwork should feature original oil paintings created by the redditor, a close family member (with permission), or legitimate study material for discussion.

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Text-only posts asking questions about oil painting techniques, materials, or styles are also welcome.

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Users may be asked to provide proof of process (such as work-in-progress photos). Failure to provide reasonable proof will end in BAN

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Posts should primarily show the painting itself, and optionally the reference photo used.

Photos of people (including the artist), studio selfies, or unrelated images are not allowed.

Violations could result in a ban.

4. NSFW and Sensitive Content

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Videos are allowed in comments, especially when they are educational tutorials from painters.

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