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Portrait of a Partisan.
(hexbear.net)
Yugoslav partisan Albina Mali-Hočevar.
Made for practicing portraits. Timelapse in comments.
Very nice! Reminds me of Disco Elysium portrait style. Is this meant to be in a related style, like a shared inspiration?
I would like to make a confession and say right now that I have not played Disco Elysium. This is pretty much how I paint normally.
One of the inspirations I had when I was building the foundations of my painting knowledge was J.C. Leyendecker where I really wanted to create things with defined brushstrokes, clear silhouettes and vivid colors. The resemblance to the art of Disco Elysium is a case of convergent evolution where those ideas have manifested into something similar.
I will say that the art of Disco Elysium is absolutely fantastic now that I recently discovered it, I will study it in more detail in the future and maybe lean into it's visual language purposefully.
I accept your confession. Three Hail Marxes and one Our Friedrich, my child.
Sounds nice! Maybe there's a general modern impressionism connection, like with Repin. Him and Leyendecker had similar influences.
You should definitely give it a play if you are into partisans and communism.