There are many reasons why you should add a dramatic backdrop to your portraits, whether you are working for a client or just making images for fun. And, if you follow a few simple steps, it’s easy to ...

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to paint a portrait in Photoshop that captures the viewer's attention. I'm working from a reference of Cassandra, whose striking dark hair contrasts beautifully ...

Honk honk! Goodbye pesky background. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac The iPhone’s incredible Portrait mode does a great job of blurring the backgrounds of photos, making the subject stand out from ...

Sometimes, a simple scroll can turn into a miraculous discovery. That was the case for British art historian Adam Busiakiewicz, who was scrolling through X when he noticed something that stood out to ...

This George Washington portrait by Gilbert Stuart, commissioned by James Madison, has a colorful history. Now Christie’s in New York will auction it in January.

Art history is filled with examples of the powerful and the wealthy communicating their status through portraiture. Not just sovereigns, but military leaders, aristocrats, and champions of industry.

An art historian has identified a missing portrait of King Henry VIII after spotting it on social media. British fine art researcher Adam Busiakiewicz was idly scrolling on X when he was stopped in ...