Portrait Artist of the Year - a mumsnetter’s daughter is appearing!

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Can’t see another thread for the current series. Who’s watching?

I'm in!

Confused at why they aren't all doing the same portrait!

There are always three different sitters. I suppose it’s to give the viewers more variety. I wonder if they get allocated their sitters randomly?

I guess. Never seen this before. Just comparing it to Bake Off where they all do the same 😂

I am not a painter or artistic at all but, given they have submitted a self portrait as part of the audition process I wonder if men have a slight advantage getting a male sitter and vice versa for women? Presumably if you were lucky enough to get a sitter with similar features, hair or colouring to you makes it a bit easier?

Maybe.

They are all approaching it differently which is really interesting to see.

Im late getting on to the programme - have I missed a lot?!

The intros of artists and sitters has been done. Obviously the best bit is seeing the different portraits at the end and the judge’s evaluations.

This is the thread about the artist Ruby whose mum is a mumsnetter. She’s literally doing her A levels but paints well enough - self trained! - to be in the show. Her website is on this link.
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5434890-to-share-the-news-that-dd-will-be-on-tv-tomorrow-night-eek?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share

I would have chosen Ruby's too!

Such a beautiful portrait

Go Ruby! I loved her portrait of Emily. I thought it was the most realistic and lifelike one. I so hope she gets through.

What?
She was absolutely robbed.

I am so glad Emily chose Ruby’s portrait - it is so beautiful and feminine.

Awww no I did not like Han’s painting of Emily - I don’t think it really looked like her!

Yes I thought she deserved to go through but the younger female judge said the likeness to Emily wasn’t as good as it could be. The judges also often choose artists who do paintings with visible streaks of paint in blues or other unskinlike colours rather than lifelike portraits.

But I hope Ruby had a wonderful day and got some good advice and feedback from the judges and other artists. And she will always know that Emily liked her painting enough to choose it to take home.

I don’t like Lauren’s painting either - looks like a bit too GCSE. I think Fiona should have won out of the three they picked

Hi all, Ruby’s mum here. Thanks so much for supporting her. We’ve just finished watching and feel that it went quite well. Emily Atak was a lovely sitter and on the day she said so many lovely things to Ruby when she selected her painting. It’s all a bit surreal!

I thought Ruby’s portrait was really beautiful, I was disappointed she didn’t get through.Im sure she has a great future ahead of her.