VITALII RUBAN

The key feature requested for this portrait was to make it not only visually striking but also tactilely expressive. The portrait is relatively large and heavy. In the initial layers, the artist worked with broad brushes and bold, textured strokes of acrylic paint, applying them in a vibrant and impasto manner. The sweet aroma of the paint fills the artist's studio. The primary purpose of the acrylic layer is to create a dense, colorful base and to illuminate subsequent thinner, translucent layers of oil paint with the necessary undertones. After the acrylic foundation, all subsequent layers, seamlessly merging into a unified composition, were executed with oil paints. The portrait was commissioned as a birthday gift for Khrystyna. Since the subject is a professional model, one of her photos from a magazine photoshoot was used as a reference. According to the client, Khrystyna looks somewhat different in real life, but that’s the essence of professional photoshoots – to use expert makeup and styling to create a feminine image that fulfills dreams and captures the imagination of magazine readers.