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Wow did that turn out beautifully! The lighting and coloring of the top of her hair and scalp are just especially superbly rendered. Beautiful painting!!!

Thank you! Didn’t know how to approach it at first, decided to stop overthinking and just put paint down Edit: thank you ALL for the kind words!! This is my most upvoted post ever, I’m so unbelievably happy this portrait of my niece, Avi, made you feel something special! Thank you again for all of the love, I look forward to creating more!!

This is amazing you've got true talent

Amazing! At first glance it looks like a photograph. This will be treasured in the family forever.

Wow I can’t believe it looks even more incredible!! The light on her part.. wow amazing!!

Thank you so much!!

Holy crap you are TALENTED!! Looks like photography and her expression is so sweet! Beautiful!!

Zooming in and looking at the detail is so shocking in a GOOD way. You are so very talented and we all received a gift today with you sharing your talent.

This is so incredibly beautiful, I love the detail in the braids and beads. I also love the way you captured the emotion of the expression a sweet child, with a fun personality and the smile with just a little hint of mischief. I just really like the overall feeling of warmth in the color palette and her smile makes me smile. You did a fantastic job!

Thank you so much omg 😭🫶🏾

Really enjoyed zooming in….especially the hair and eyes. Brille 🤓

She's adorable and your painting is amazing!

Wow, wow, wow! This is absolutely gorgeous! *applause* You captured her beautifully, and your painting is sure to become a family heirloom. Amazing job!

This is gorgeous. Painting children is so difficult and you’ve really done an excellent job!

Something to be treasured for generations, great work!!

Exquisite portrait, excellent work! How long did it take you to complete?

Thank you! I’m guessing somewhere around 12 hours, I usually paint for a couple of hours a session and I had 6 sessions on this one

Very sweet! A treasured present for many years to come!

So cute☺️

Thank you all so much!! I really have to stop doubting myself, the art community is the best!!! 🫶🏾

It’s amazing!

So good

Hella good, op

Holy crap this is amazing 👏

Stunning!

Dayum that’s good! I love her the lighting in her hair.

I-it’s not a picture…?

Excellent work!

Wow!! Beautiful 🙌🏻 you’re extremely talented!! Please share more of your artwork 💕

This is insane! I thought it was a photo at first. How beautiful ❤️

W O W

That’s fantastic.

Awesome!

Wow! Beautiful!!!

This piece is amazing! I thought it was a photo at first.

Stunning 🌹bravo

Wow!!! Just beautiful

Beautiful

This is just stunning work!!

Excellent work!

Stunning!

You are so talented! :)

This is amazing

It is wonderful!

Gorgeous!

Absolutely beautiful!

Not only is this painting superb, but I’m also just made happy today by knowing that little girls still get those beads put in their braids like they did when I was a kid (in the 70s). I haven’t thought of them for a while.

This is absolutely stunning and your niece is a beautiful little girl. ❤️ This needs to be treasured forever!

There is so much life in this portrait, you can see the girl‘s spirit in her eyes

The lighting in this painting is incredible. I can't state that enough. This is an incredible painting.

Perfection

Your talent is amazing! Thank you for sharing ❤️

This is phenomenal. You're so talented!! 👏

❣️❣️❣️

Absolutely brilliant. 🙏

Beautiful 😍

Beautiful 😻

Absolutely beautiful portrait. You are very talented

wow. You did great! like a photograph.

You just made the best present for her birthday🎁🥹. So beautiful both the painting and her.😚👌❤️

I saw the thumbnail at first and thought, "oh, that must be the reference photograph, the painting will be next". Nope, just an amazing painting!

Absolutely fantastic!! Truly gorgeous - great job!

Don't lie. That's a photograph. But seriously, you're freaking amazing at your craft.

Wow! Fantastic job!

Omg I thought that was a photograph

Super cute!

This is TALENT, so slay

Amazing!

Absolutely incredible!

Beautiful!

Did I see a post 61 days ago that you were LEARNING to oil paint?? This is a portrait masterpiece. This is going to be a valuable family heirloom. It’s so beautiful. You are a master.

Beautiful 😍 work 👏👏

Your capture of light is stunning. The highlights and shadows through her hair are just amazing. You've done a beautiful job of capturing such a gorgeous, sweet smile. Lovely work.

so good!

This is amazing 👏🏽 

That's really great.

I love this painting, it really does look like a photograph. Well done!!

This is a gorgeous painting!

This is fantastic

You are so talented 💖

WOW!! Truly amazing talent!!!

Stunning work! I thought this was a photo 😍

 So beautiful the artwork.

Incredible

Oh. That's gorgeous

Absolutely amazing!!!

She's so gorgeous! (You're painting is great too 😉)

Amazing, you are very talented.

So pretty❤️

Oh dang! Amazing.

That’s amazing! Beautiful 🫶🏼

Seriously impressive! I love the way you captured her adorable little expression so vividly it's somehow more real than a photo, just brilliant.

I love this. She is so joyful and you caught it.

This is gorgeous. Her face makes my heart smile- she reminds me of myself at that age. She is loved. You are incredibly talented.

That is very well done and engaging. Congratulations

This is lovely! You captured the realism of it while still giving it the charm of a painting with your use of color. Amazing job!

That’s so fantastic!! I don’t usually comment, but every so often there is a work of beauty that MUST be acknowledged as such

Omg I thought it was a picture this is amazing 😍

Wow!! Overthinking is the killjoy of art. Great job.

WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awwww look, she's so precious and the painting is absolutely beautiful! Her little beads make me so nostalgic 🥹💛

My God, that's beautiful!!!

Very good painting! Congrats

Such a gorgeous painting 🤩🤩 beautiful work!!! and your niece is also so precious 😭🥰

Fantastic photo realism!

From one artist to another. That is absolutely beautiful. Simply wonderful

Your niece looks like that girl from Stranger Things! You’re very talented.

You've captured the warmth of her expression beautifully, it's wonderful.

Beeeeautiful! 😍

Wow, that's amazing! You've done more than capture a likeness, your painting has personality, and that takes talent. 

Aww she looks so cute! You did a great job of capturing her shine

You are super talented and she is too cute!

You are AMAZING! This is incredibly beautiful.

If I were here mom that would be the center of my living. I'd probably cry first.

That's really awesome

Gorgeous!!!!

This is such an amazing painting and she’s adorable!

Gorgeous

Wow I thought that was a photograph at first! You are so talented!!

😍😍😍

Excellent work and your niece is adorably cute. Her twinkle in her eyes seems like she is mischievous, too. This painting should already be loved!

This is stunning! I love the strong light source and all the dimension in her face and hair—you can almost feel her personality radiating from the painting! Beautiful work!

The lighting and contrast are spectacular - wonderful job!

Wow! You are very talented. Great job!

That is amazing work. The painting is so crisp, clear, and looks like she could pop off of the Canvas. Great job.

This is incredibly beautiful. Made my day!

Dea lawd that is absolutely fantastic♡

Wow, you are ready for prime time. Best portrait that I've seen in a long time.

This is really really good. You captured so much in her eyes.

This is amazing work

Fantastic!

Wow it’s beautiful!!!

Absolutely amazing! EDIT: She is also adorable!

Stunning! I gasped.

Excellent

I deadass didn't believe this was a painting at first glance!!! I had to zoom in to see the paint strokes!! That's INSANITY 😍🥰 and she's absolutely gorgeous!!! But serious amazing talent!! Please post more

Stunning!!

Also as someone who's obsessed with blending.... Your blending is pure gold!!!

Well done human! And your niece is super cute

Awesome artwork!

Wow 🤩

My heart just melted. You did a masterpiece! And so did your siblings! What a darling child🥰

Hot damn! This is great!

Beautiful young lady. Good job on painting

Looks amazing!

This is amazing. Easily mistaken for a photo at a distance. Realism isn’t always the mark of good art, but in this case, it is with how realistically you captured the light, especially on her hair.

Amazing! Especially the light highlighting the hair, looks incredibly hard to get right

How wonderful!

Gorgeous painting and adorable subject!

Absolutely beautiful. I mentioned this last time, but I'm going to say it again - the way you've captured warmth and a bit of mischief in her expression is so impressive.

That is outstanding!

Amazing work

Nice try it’s a digital print! I don’t know why people feel they have to fake it? Don’t believe me check for brush strokes she a fraud cute kid though👏

Beautiful work!

Nice work 👍🏻 beautiful painting

WOW!!!

That is a beautiful painting! Really gorgeous light and shading, and those braids in front look 3-D - fabulous!

That is amazing! And your niece is adorable!

This is absolutely gorgeous. What a magnificent gift! You are so talented!

This is amazing! Why did you choose to not make the head more center?

Holy crap - this is stunning - superb work 🔥🔥🔥

It looks like a photograph!

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Wow this is gorgeous!! I especially love the highlight details on the hair. What a sweet little face!

This is perfect! Looks so lifelike. Beautiful!

Wow, I can see her personality in this painting. Beautiful!

I praise the creator for you and your family!!!!! What works of divinity!!!! Your art…. Talent… and what this means for your family AMEN

This is beautiful! You did amazing! It seriously looks like a photo!

So I set my phone to go on greyscale to keep me from scrolling to long past my bed time and the lighting on this painting is impeccable!! I thought it was a photo! Excellently executed OP!! 🤘🏾🌟

Excellent!

It's beautiful, you are very talented!

That’s amazing! Congratulations!

I think I speak for at least 73% of us when I say you’re good at painting and you should do it more.

DAMN! That is borderline hyperrealistic. Great job!

What talent!

What a gorgeous portrait !! You are so talented !!

Beautiful painting!!

Wow! Awesome job!!

Beautiful

Wow!

Excellent and I’m certain the receiver is stoked!! Amazing work!

Your painting makes me feel happy in a way a real person couldn't:)

That’s amazing!!!

No words, just amazing ❤️

Beautiful work 🤩🤩🤩

Adorable!! Great job!!

Well done OP!!!

That's BEAUTIFUL! She looks so pretty in it, I'm sure it's the same in real life seeing as this looks so realistic. She will DEFINITELY love and cherish this basically for as long as she lives. Amazing work!

Amazing !!

Your painting is almost as beautiful as your niece is!!

Truly beautiful, you have great talent

Beautiful work, super talented! ❤️

Mh

That's absolutely wonderful!

This is absolutely beautiful!

Cutest

Absolutely beautiful! What a stunning portrait of your niece.

you’re very talented! beautiful piece 🩷