To think the new official portrait of King Charles is awful

[Isseywith3witchycats]

the background being the same colour as his uniform means just basically his face is visible it reminds me of the attic picture of Dorian Grey.

No one ever did an uncomplimentary one of the queen even as she got older

Very appropriate. Looks like he's covered in the blood of the colonies.

I saw it on Reddit last night and assumed it was satire, I didn't realise that's the actual portrait.
It's different, I suppose. Bit angry.

Looks like he's in hell. Tempted to draw a little devil horn and tail on it 😆
The red is too much - feels quite uncomfortable

I do quite like it apart from the face. It conveys power and royalty to me but not KC’s personality.

These portraits of the late Queen and King Charles are odd https://www.itv.com/news/2024-05-17/australias-richest-woman-asks-gallery-to-remove-portrait-of-her

Why have they made him look 10 years younger? Otherwise fine.

A better argument for a republic I could not have made myself 😄. We can use it on the first official stamps after the monarchy is abolished 😜

The red background ruins it, imo. If it had a different colour, or an actual scene (landscape, interior) I'd think it would be much better.

It's a monarch butterfly.

As far as symbolism goes it's as subtle as a mac truck.

My reaction is the opposite. The whole thing is too much red, but cropped down to just head, shoulders and butterfly it's a good portrait.

King Charles at La Tomatina. Unusual choice. But I think the artist has captured his face really well.

I like it; it's arresting, original and well executed. Much more of a statement than if the artist had churned out the standard boring type of portrait

I think it's great, his face is very well done.

YANBU @Isseywith3witchycats It's actually hideous.

I like it a lot actually- and I’m quite hard to please.

My thoughts too.
It really looks like he is in hell.

Indeed, the memes I've seen have had devil's horns and tail.

I like it a lot. And the butterfly 💕 - this is an unpopular opinion but I think the Queen should have stepped down and retired as other European monarchs have, to give her heir a fair go at the kinging. He'd been a caterpillar in its chrysalis for so long.

It's bloody awful. I don't know what possessed the artist.

When I first saw it ,I thought because of the background it looked like a floating head.
Saw it properly in another publication..it looks fine.

The face is OK but all that red is hideous imo

I like it. And I generally dislike both the royal family and the colour red 😆

They've drawn Charles well and it's different and memorable but still (I think) tasteful.

I think the artist has captured his face really well. But that’s the only positive I can find. He looks like he’s lying in a bath of strawberry jelly that hasn’t set. Then for good measure the artist has taken inspiration from the garden aisle in Home Bargains and stuck on a tacky butterfly 😬

Tbh this was my first thought. I'm pretty sure that wasn't the intention...

I like it too 😀

I think it’s fabulous, so different and interesting.