My latest painting, title "The iban healer"

Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 18" x 24"



I saw the original photo from an airline magazine many many years ago so I made note to one day paint this photo. Then came covid pandemic and I kept thinking about this photo I bookmarked somewhere (I searched for the online photo). My brain kept bugging me about the subject (covid -> hospital -> doctor -> healer) so finally I decided to paint it to get it out of my mind.

Took me 10 sessions to finish it, 1 session around 4 hours. Ayam a slow painter and malas, so I finished it in 6 months lol.

When I presented this painting to my painting teacher, she told me "Eh Billy, you should start painting difficult paintings, this one is easy", walaowehhh! In a way she indirectly told me ayam capable of painting lagi difficult painting, so okay lah.

Painting in progress:



Note: Photo was taken using a phone camera, original painting the colours are different. IMHO phone camera memang tak boleh harap to take a photo of oil painting.

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Previous paintings:
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5222446

This post has been edited by billylks: Jun 30 2022, 03:31 PM

beautiful!

leftycall9
leah235

not bad indeed not bad

not bad bro

Wow, nice painting.

Didn't know we have such talent in /k, i tot all only know how to sembang kencang here.

I can't even draw a straight line properly. U haz talent!

noice

Damn you're good! So far got any ktards approach you to draw them like one of the french girls already, onot?

very good

So far not yet, lol

dude, he like batang one

Very nice indeed.

i like this. i give one big thumbs up.

Whoa! billy can paint.

Syie9^_^ likes billy!

Very big thumbs up

very impressive

Amazing as always from pro artist Billy. Super gorgeous weihh. 😍❤️

Very nice. Double thumbs up

Btw did some colouring on my Mein Reise durch Europa but keep on postponing since 3 days ago because my brother is coming over.
Hopefully can finish tomorrow since it's a small book.

got wat

itu kuda digital nomad rumah kontena wan

nice, let me know if you're selling any of your art

very nice. good job

you should take benefit of your talent, maybe run a workshop or sell your art online. should be able to make some part income

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Jun 30 2022, 03:49 PM

How much is this painting price bro, if u want to sell this?

Just curious, your're painting really great. thumbs up.

not bad, but lacking depth between the subject, the river and the background forest

how much sir if u sell this artwork?

But the shadowing and highlighting are excellent. Not everyone can paint human subject so such details.

Eh ts you artist by job ka? Local oil painting artist can cari makan ka? I'm interested to jump into art for sale digitally and physically but local like very dry leh ... ada guide or tips ar?

no pants

Nft potential lolz

How long did it take you? Edit: just read again. 40 hours.

This post has been edited by thesoothsayer: Jun 30 2022, 04:10 PM

oil painting isnt easy yo, i tried to replicate bob ross by going to art shop buy all the painting tools, failed miserably.

Please frame up your art work, its really beautiful! looking forward for more art from you.

Also, is your boyfriend into painting too?

veli nais ! thumbs up for billy

Ok la 6 months, you give ayam 6 years also cannot draw something like this

what are you waiting for , sell as NFTs

Very talented 👍👍👍

Niceee

steady la TS!!!!!

Wow... amazing art, TS.

nice!

/k got talent.

bani_prime you got?

Damn, this is good!

Student price for oil painting: RM2 per square inch

Ayam not professional painter, so use the student price rate lor.

Ayam in IT. Painting is just a hobby to spend time.

If you ask me about marketing tips, I lagi lah takda since I never consider it as a profession, maybe retired later can lah

nice work there.

Good job 👍🏻

We should have more thread like this

My painting is RM2 per square inch for an oil painting, student rate. All I paint boleh beli, but please note that since I paint from online photos from the internet, so in reality the paintings are not 100% mine lor since I never asked for the permissions to paint the photos.

My teacher asked us (the painting students) to paint many paintings and later sama sama open an painting salaes exhibition. But susah lor since ayam a slow painter.

Iban warrior?

Not iban warrior. This is iban shaman/healer

gooding.

Oil painting needs to learn basic first. Deswai I joined an oil painting class from a teacher. Once you learned how to use it, it is a smooth sailing (of course it is still the most difficult to paint compared to other medium)

BF can paint too, but he malu to paint and shows it to others.

Can share the class name and location? I might be interested to try again

Would love to meet you and our bf 1 day 😁 you guys sound so sweet going painting class together

Nice

lol yeah cuz everyone is so talented

Would suggest making a timelapse video of your progress, would be nice to watch it instead of just the finish product

If you can converse in Mandarin then you can attend the painting class -- the teacher is a prof from China, now a professional painter in malaysia. She can speak mandarin only (with dong bei accent), cantonese cannot, english cannot, malay lagilah cannot talk. PM me if you are interested.

My BF didn't join the class. He cannot understand mandarin lol.

This post has been edited by billylks: Jun 30 2022, 04:55 PM

I feel peaceful, unker.

So soft your paintings. Share a bit tips for newbie like me.

I can't converse in mandarin 😢 maybe need to find another teacher hahaha

Never give up, never surrender!

We are still waiting for you to finish that painting.

Ayem tot no body remember liao.

I plan to painting new over the existing painting.
Big white flower. Lol.

I washed and use thinner to basuh my brush. Manatau sekali itu brush holder becomes crookes plak … cus I let sin in the thinner

Sit* in the thinner


Lol sin.. typo

Please stop by here as well if you guys interested in any kind of art. Topic is about adult colouring but all discussion are welcomed. Got questions just ask Billy and others in the thread. I posted in serious Kopitiam to avoid trolls.
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5285255

Dayum someone with real talent in /k

Nice painting! No watermark later people steal your art and put as nft

I though u do ahegoi face when kena my doggy

OC in my /k/?

looks great bro

Noted 👍🏻

I just buy painting printed on canvas

Wowww nice painting.

Eh acrylic use thinner to clean meh? I saw people use isopropyl alhocol to clean acrylic brushes

Isopropyl alcohol is rubbing alcohol right? I experimented with it once to blend coloured pencils following Sarah Clark video. Results was good the colours dispersed evently but just like she said in the video it's harder to control especially for small intricate parts of the drawing. Aiyoo 😅🤣.

Yes the rubbing alcohol.

Curious, why don't use water to blend colours?

Nice work!

I always wanted to learn to paint. Real painting like you did not throwing some shit on canvas and call it abstract painting.

Do you think learning from youtube is possible?

7/10

Because she directly coloured in the colouring book. Many users asking how to prevent papers from warping up when using water colour pencils. Since not all people know how to prime the papers first for wet media in books.
So she demonstrated using rubbing alcohol and here she used alcohol marker blender to activate the water colour pencils.


The colours didn't bleed though the back of paper and no warping. That's the goal.

It's the exact same book I posted in serious/k thread. But I haven't attempted any of the 'difficult' pages yet. She's a pro artist like you of course no problem finishing such fancy page in under 5 hours haha.

Eh y /k here so many interested in art but the /k artist discord and /k art and design corner so dead wan?

wooooo

Most threads there about looking for part time jobs or anyone who willing to do some commission work. It looks deserted anyway hard to get casual discussion there.

why u no paint on computer ???.. cheaper,.. and easier to stall or continue working,... no need prep,.. no need cleaning,..

It is possible but it will be a very slow process since nobody is guiding you.

If you don't have a teacher, it is better if you can find friends with the same interests to paint together gether. Friends can motivate and give critiques.

And a teacher can guide you and push you to be better faster.p

I learned painting with a teacher almost 10 years ago. After 1 year of informal classes I stopped attending the class - at that point I was sufficient to paint on my own.

But after that I found painting alone was not that fun, and due to lack of motivation I hardly painted then.

Then this year I heard my teacher started a class after MCO bukak. So I contacted her to join her class. She said for what since I could already paint. So I told her my reasons, and I actually improved a lot after I attended her classes again. She is good with critiques and suggestions to improve a painting.

The feel of the painting process is different punya.
And of course the painting results are also different.

But if course you are right about being easier and cheaper to paint digitally

Nubbad

Congrats TS!
I remember reading your last thread on painting the Indian bride.

Great to see some interesting threads on kopitiam instead of the usual drivel.

Your painting sounds fascinating! I love seeing works that carry cultural or personal significance. It’s always inspiring to see how people express their ideas through art. As someone who enjoys painting, I can appreciate the effort and creativity that goes into creating something unique.

I also enjoy exploring other people’s creations for inspiration. One of my favorite pieces is about the kiss by klimt painting. Its use of color and symbolism feels so powerful, and it reminds me how art can evoke deep emotions and tell a story in a single image.

This post has been edited by puteraracing01: Jan 20 2025, 08:39 PM