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10 Handmade Portrait Artists in India 2024

10 Handmade Portrait Artists in India 2024

What if you could convert your favourite photo or memory into a handmade painting? What if there was an easy way for you to find an incredibly talented artist to make a handmade personalised painting for you? 

Handmade Portraits Artist

Since time immemorial, Royals, Nobels and the wealthy have been fascinated with the art of oil portraitures. From the 16th century, oil portraits were an embodiment of the magnificence of the monarchs and how their subjects would perceive them.

Stoned Santa brings you this age-old tradition with a modern twist.  We bring a network of incredibly talented portrait artists to take your pick from. Every artist with Stoned Santa is a master of their craft and can help you cherish your memories forever. 

What are Handmade Portraits?

Handmade portraits are a form of art that intends to represent a human figure. They are an artistic representation of people that can be created using any medium, from traditional oil paintings to acrylics and even mixed media. Handmade portrait art is an extension of the realism art movement in fine arts. 

Handmade portrait painting is a form of art that is perfect for the purpose of gift-giving or if you want commissioned portrait art for yourself or your family to display in your living room boldly.  

10 Handmade Portrait Artists in India

Stoned Santa has curated a list of 10 incredibly talented and exciting handmade portrait artists whose handmade portraits are sure to make you look twice. We hope you enjoy reading!

1. Sadashiv Sawant – The Educator

Sachin Tendulkar handmade portrait by Sadashiv SawantSawant

In his own words, Art is not about training only our hands but our eyes. A true realism virtuoso, Sadashiv Sawant has spent more than 30 years perfecting his art. Today, he believes in educating others and sharing his deep knowledge of the craft. He is the founder of the art academy known as “Pencil Perception Academy.”

His work spans from Handmade charcoal portraits to displays of still life through his art. His play on light, shadows, shades and contrast are the main elements of his artworks. His artworks though simple, leave no room for error. His experience and versatility can be seen in the simplest of his artwork. 

 

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2. Komal Thoria – The Student

Komal Thoria Indian artist drawing a charcoal portrait

Following in the footsteps of her mentor, Mr Sadashiv Sawant, Komal Thoria has created her own identity in the realm of Handmade portrait artists. She has worked and assisted Sadashiv Sawant in many projects and strives to be an educator like him. Like her mentor, Komal thoria’s portraits have a play of light and shadow. 

Her handmade charcoal and graphite portraits are masterpiece examples of hyperrealism. She is an artist who has evolved beautifully over the years; from charging just 250 rs for a portrait, today, she can charge 15,000 and upwards for a single piece of her art.

3. Koushik Mondal – Master of the Ballpoint

Ball point pen portrait by Koushik Mondal

Koushik Mondal is a brilliant and self-trained handmade portrait artist who steps away from the world of fine arts and creates accurate and realistic portraits in his style.  

His choice of medium is the ballpoint pen. For him, the tip of the pen is merely an extension of himself. Though his portraits are not photo-realistic, they will make you look twice. 

He uses different coloured pens to create beautiful intricacies, highlights and shadows in his art. He uses techniques like stippling and cross-hatching to create ballpoint pen hyper-realistic art. His unique style and ability to emote through just a few colours of the Ballpoint technique make him stand out.

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4. Ajay Rathod – Master of Photo Realism

Ajay Rathod Photo Realistic Oil Painting of a family

In his own words, Ajay Rathod, an artist from Hyderabad, is someone who creates memories into permanent paintings. His commissioned works of Handmade acrylic portraits and oil painting portraits are sought by people globally.

He is a master of photorealism who specialises in creating outstanding family portraits. His style though traditional is unique to him. Nobody does photo realism quite like him.

His Handmade portraits will make you look twice so much so that many of Stoned Santa clients have questioned if we are simply selling photos printed on a canvas or if his paintings are really handmade

His unique ability enables him to make a combined family portrait by simply referring to different pictures. His art is emotional and sentimental in its essence. He not only captures moments, but he creates them for his clients. 

5. Abhishek Samal – Hyper Realistic Art in Monochrome

Charcoal Portrait by Abhishek Samal

Abhishek Samal, an artist from Bhubhaneshwar, has the skill set of a seasoned artist. His forte is creating hyper-realistic Monochromatic portraits. He likes to create Handmade charcoal portraits and graphite portraits of celebrities, superheroes and movie characters. 

A closer look at his art will show us how dedicated he is to the finer details of his handmade sketch portraits. We can see every wrinkle and every emotion on the face of the person in his portraiture. Not only does he create Charcoal portraits from celebrities’ photos, but he also creates custom charcoal portraits on commissions.

His talent is in his versatility, apart from the incredible charcoal portraits, he has been working on storyboarding, and character design and has  done hundreds of digital artworks for several corporate clients, since 2019, when he joined our team at Stoned Santa.

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6. Sushmit Koshore – Micro and Intricate Artist

Sushmit Kishore, an artist from Delhi, is a portrait artist like no other. He has created a new niche for his unique style of Handmade portrait art. Sushmit is a miniature artist who creates tiny Handmade graphite portraits of real people.

Though his portraits are tiny, they are full of incredibly fine and minute details. 

Not only has he mastered the art of small things, but he has also created a utility to his unique sensibility. He turns his miniature graphite portrait into pendants and lockets to make them into memorabilia or a perfect gift.

7. P.S. Rathour- The Master of the Watercolour

Watercolour portrait of Alia Bhatt by P.S. Rathour

Master of Handmade watercolour portraits and also an educator. P.S. Rathour is an artist who can control the flow of his brush. His paintings are both contemporary and hyper-realistic. His use of watercolours to create art is impeccable. The colours mix into each other seamlessly and effortlessly. His Watercolour portrait paintings bring a sense of calm and serenity to the eyes of the bystander.

 His brushwork is soft, and his paintings are in layers. He creates commissioned handmade portraits, fan art and portraits of celebrities. There is a unique subtlety in his art that makes him different from everyone else. 

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8. Siddhant – Shades of Black and White

Siddhant, popularly known as Siddhant Artworks, has a following of 108 thousand followers on Instagram and 123 thousand subscribers on Youtube. He is also an official brand influencer for Brusto and has been working with Stoned Santa for a few years now.

He is a Charcoal and graphite portrait artist specialising in Photorealism and Hyperrealism. His portraits stand apart because of his flawless pencil execution of the human figure. His artwork shows that he understands and empathises with his portrait’s muse. He uses techniques like cross-hatching, smooth shading, and scribbling to bring out the softness of the human figure.

9. Shruti Kulkarni – The Queen of Portraits

Self portrait by Indian portrait artist Shruti Kulkarni.

A civil engineer turned artist from Pune, Shruti Kulkarni is a self-taught artist and a master of handmade oil painting portraits. Her oil paintings use vibrant colours to tell the story behind her portraits. Her custom oil paintings on canvas are a great example of realism. 

She started her journey as a freelance oil portrait artist in the year 2015 and has not looked back since then. For her, art is a form of expression and let out for her emotions. She has not only mastered the art of detailed oil painting portraits but has also mastered the art of self-portraits.

10. Sandesh Porlekar – The Artist for the Women

Handmade Charcoal portrait by Sabdesh Porlekar

Sandesh Porlekar is a self-taught artist who hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra. Sandesh primarily uses pencils or charcoals to create hyper-realistic portraits. His portraits display the delicateness and femininity of a woman’s figures. He draws women in all their beauty and strength. He uses the technique of shading and smooth shading in his works and plays with highlights and shadows to soften or make the portrait stronger.

His unique style makes him stand out, as he can find beauty and softness in the most mundane objects. Women are the main focus of his art and his custom-made Charcoal portraits. One look at his portraits has the capability to answer the viral question, “what is a woman?”

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Are you Considering Obtaining a Custom Portrait for a Friend, Colleague or Your Family?  

Look no further, Stoned Santa brings to you a wide network of incredibly talented portrait artists in India. We are here to paint your memories and dreams so you can cherish them forever. 

Stoned Santa  has been a quintessential part of the handmade personalised gift, art and decor industry for over 5 years. The artists with Stoned Santa have successfully created over thousands of handmade portraits for weddings gifts, corporate events, home decor and much more and have delivered them on time all over the world.

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Through Stoned Santa You may discover various artists proficient and connoisseurs of various art forms who will meet your needs and budget and deliver your handmade portrait order within your time frame. Stoned Santa makes it incredibly simple to find a trustworthy and professional artist for you according to your specifications!

 

10 Digital Artists in India

10 Digital Artists in India

What is Digital art?

Today, the world is defined through technology, and Digital art is a part of it. Digital artwork can be defined as any artistic creation that incorporates technology and digital media as an integral part of its creative process. 

Anything produced using digital media and devices like animations, illustrations, video animations, portraits, caricatures, and many more can be classified as Digital artwork. 

People who create these magnificent pieces of art are known as Digital Artists. Everything goes in the spectrum of Digital Artworks and Digital paintings, from AI-generated art to digital photography, computer graphics and pixel art.

Typically, digitally created art can be used to create advertisements, Graphic designs, animations, videos, movies and much more.  But digital art is not limited to high-end commercial use; we can use digital illustrators and software to produce personalised art, digital portraits, caricatures, and e-invites to weddings and other events.

Stoned Santa brings you a network of incredibly talented digital artists to take your pick from. Every artist with Stoned Santa is a master of their craft and can help you cherish your memories forever. 

 

couple caricature frames

Neha Sharma- Digital artist, animator and story-teller 

Neha Sharma, famously known as Neha Doodles, is a freelance digital artist, animator and storyteller. She gave up her studies in CA to pursue her creative dreams. She boasts a following of over 3 Lakh followers on her Instagram page.

As a digital artist, she has been published on various digital platforms like Huffington Post, The Delhi Times, Times of India, Cosmopolitan etc. Her digital paintings are in the form of doodles, animations and intricate illustrations. 

She uses bold colours throughout her designs and has collaborated with brands like Dunkin Donuts, The Body Shop, Costa Coffee and many others. 

 Her speciality lies in the ability to illustrate real-life stories and characters in digital art, which makes her work stand out!

Neha Doodles making digital art

Akanksha Agnihotri- Illustrator, Animator and Digital artist

Akanksha Agnihotri is a Delhi-based freelance artist with a following of over 1 Lakh on Instagram. She has worked with companies like Google, Amazon, Times of India and many more.

 Her work has been published in various children’s books as well. Her Digital art is mainly in the form of cartoon illustrations and involves drawing cartoon portraits of real-life people and mythological deities as babies. She also creates motivational digital illustrations on topics like Monday motivation, friendship etc. 

She creates beautiful wedding cartoon caricatures of people to use as wedding gifts or wedding mementoes. Her art is a reminiscence of youth, happiness and motivation, making her Instagram page enticing and engaging.

akanksha agnihotri;s digital art

Chetan- Caricature artist, illustrator, and animator

Chetan is a Yogi and an outstanding digital artist specialising in caricatures and animations. His digital illustrations revolve around creating animations or caricatures of famous movie characters, both Hollywood and Bollywood. and anime characters. He also shows his Digital art skills by creating animated versions of Hindu mythological gods and scenes from Hindu Festivals. 

His artwork is perfect to put on personalised cards and invitations. His digital caricatures can be made into posters to hang on our walls or to gift someone a digitally made personalised piece of art they will love.

He has been working with Stoned Santa for the past 4 years and has created some fantastic digital personalised and fan art pieces

Shailly Gajjar- Illustrator, Comic Artist and digital invites

Shailly Gajjar, a digital artist who initially set out to become an engineer, decided to give it up and follow her dream path in graphic design. She was introduced to the field when she decided to design her wedding card, which has now become her full-time job. 

She has been able to form her own niche and style amongst all digital artists. Her artwork concentrates on Digital invites for weddings, family events and any other occasion. She also specialises in creating personalised portraits, which are guaranteed to put a massive smile on the person who receives her artwork.

Since her start, she has collaborated with various big-name brands like Snickers, Google India and many more.

 

shailly gajjar digital art illustration

Abhishek Samal- Digital Portraits

Abhishek Samal is a digital creator who is brilliant at creating not only Hyper-realistic Portraits and artwork but also breathtaking Digital art pieces and illustrations. He uses digital art software known as Procreate, to develop such enigmatic art pieces. 

His digital artwork mainly consists of portraits of famous movie stars, sportspeople, singers etc. He takes his inspiration from Hollywood and Bollywood and draws the character as he sees them.

His Digital portraits bring out the character’s inner emotions on their face. He has created his niche in the market by appealing to the various fandoms of movies, famous people and comics. 

He also creates personalised hyper-realistic portraits of real-life people on commissions. His artwork will leave your mouth wide open in amazement and surprise. His Instagram page and Youtube channel are a testament to his unique digital artwork.

abhishek Samal drawing a digital illustration of Lord Shiva

Priyanshi Dhawan- Personalised portraits & E-invites

Priyanshi Dhawan is a Lucknow-based artist who started her design studio, “Designs by Inaara,” with her elder sister Divi Dhawan. They decided to pursue their dreams of creating digital art during the Pandemic and saw a need for digital wedding invites. Since then, they have been growing rapidly in their niche.

They specialise in personalised wedding invitations and e-invites for all occasions, from birthdays to formal events. They also create personalised digital portraits with bespoke backgrounds and clothes. Clients can order their invitations as static, video, or animated invitations.

Their artwork celebrates their clients and helps them to cherish their memories. 

designs by inaara digital invitation illustration

Anirudha Lele- Illustrator and concept and caricature artist

Anirudha Lele is a freelance caricature digital artist based in Ahmedabad, Gujrat. As a digital caricature artist, his artwork revolves around his clients’ requirements. He creates intricate pieces of exaggerated personalised caricatures, and he can also create an illustration or caricature that is simple and cartoonish.

He makes digital caricatures of Hindu mythological deities, famous movie characters and representations of various favourite shows etc. He is also a published Children’s books illustrator.

His Instagram page will leave you wanting more with his realistic, intricate pieces or artwork.

Aniruddha Lele digital illustration for children's books.

Niharika Singh- Illustrator, Digital Artist and Educator

Niharika Singh is a freelance digital artist who specialises in Personalised Digital portraits, Invitations and is also a Children’s books illustrator. Niharika Singh is not only an artist but also an educator. 

She comes up with intensive courses on how to make personalised digital art like her. In her workshops, she also teaches the use of various digital art software like Procreate and trains students in concept design and character development. 

Looking at her Instagram page, anyone can tell that nobody captures a moment like she does through her artwork. She creates pieces based on movies, shows and real people.

Niharika SIngh, DIgital artist and illustrator

Shweta Singh- Wedding Card Specialist and Educator

Shweta Singh is a freelance Digital artist specialising in Digital Wedding Invites and invitations for other occasions. Her artworks are incredibly intricate and full of minute details. Every piece she creates is unique and moulded to suit her client’s requirements. She is known for her realism and minute detailing in clothes and backgrounds.

She is also an educator and releases tutorial videos and workshop classes to teach people how to create digital art pieces. The scope of her artworks ranges from subtle to absolutely extravagant.

 

Shweta Singh's digital art illustrations

Ankita J Mehta- Digital illustrator

 Ankita is an exquisite freelance Digital artist, well known for her powerful works displaying femininity and women. Her art revolves around celebrating Indian culture and women. Beyond this, she also specialises in wedding illustrations and digital fan art. 

Her digitally created art stands out because her illustrations of women are as powerful as they are delicate and as enchanting as they are enigmatic. She can capture the essence of a strong Indian woman in all her digital illustrations and paintings.

Ankita Mehta sitting down to make her digital illustrations and art using her digital devices

Are you considering obtaining a custom Digital art for a friend, colleague or your family?  

Look no further; Stoned Santa brings you a vast network of incredibly talented Digital artists in India. We are here to string together your memories and dreams so you can cherish them forever. 

Stoned Santa has been a quintessential part of the handmade personalised gift, art and decor industry for over 5 years. The artists with Stoned Santa have successfully created over thousands of Digital Art paintings for wedding gifts, corporate events, home decor and much more and have delivered them on time all over the world.

Through Stoned Santa, You may discover various artists who are proficient and connoisseurs of different art forms who will meet your needs and budget and deliver your Digital portraits and paintings within your time frame.

 Stoned Santa makes it incredibly simple to find a trustworthy and professional artist for you according to your specifications!

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Interview of Suresh Trivedi

Interview of Suresh Trivedi

Interview of Suresh Trivedi

Suresh Trivedi is an artist who creates astounding pencil sketches that precisely capture the most intricate details. He specialises in portrait sketches and believes that art completes him. What started off a hobby, has now progressed into his career.

Read on more to find out more about him and his artwork.

Art can be perceived differently by different people. How do you perceive art?

Art for me is an exhilarating experience. Nothing can make me feel complete other than art.

Were you self taught, if no could you tell us about your mentor?

I learnt the basics of art by myself, but as the years passed I felt the need to be mentored and grow professionally. That’s when I was introduced to the pencil guru himself – Sir Sadashiv Sawant, who taught me to sketch shades, shadows, highlights and a lot more! He logically trained my eyes to observe the reference subject that has to be drawn.I am ever grateful for his teachings.

Who are the artists whom you look upto?

I am inspired by simple and flawless sketches. Sadashiv Sawant Sir, Biswal Sir and Ajay Rathod Sir are some of the artists whom I truly admire.

As an artist, what is the most asked question to you?

As an artist, mostly asked questions to me are that of the materials I use in my artwork like: ‘which pencil do you use?’, ‘which paper do you use?’ and ‘How do you get the jet black shade?’.

How have criticisms helped you shape your career? 

I was criticized for spending my time on creating art while this was not my profession, yet. Instead of feeling let down, I took it up as a challenge and gained professional training. It’s been 2 years since I left my job, to purse art full-time. 

Can you tell us about some of the interesting projects you have worked on?

I have worked on several interesting projects, but the ones close to my heart were the White Tiger Project and Waterfall Project.

These projects were very challenging anda test of my dedication and patience.

How has your perception of seeing things changed after sketching over a period of time?

As an artist, I have developed a keen eye for details. Every person or thing I see is a melange of shapes, shadows and highlights. I have started to see the beauty in the most mundane things

If you were to learn an alternate art form which one would that be?

I have always wanted to explore different styles of art. Water Color painting is something that is on top of my bucket list.

Have you ever faced a  creative block? If yes, how do you get over it

Just like every artist, I too face the creative block. I try to overcome it by taking a break from my routine and trying out something different. For instance, I usually take a break from drawing portraits and try my hand at landscapes or doodling.

If you could go back in the past and change a decision that you made, what would it be?

In hindsight, I wish I had done my undergraduation in Fine arts, rather than Pharmacy

What advice would you give for the upcoming artists?

I would suggest the budding artists to not spend their money on expensive art supplies, rather spend it on getting mentored by a professional, as the end of the day skills come first.

How important is traveling for an artist? Do you seek inspiration from every place you visit?

Travel is a goldmine for anyone who needs to create. It shakes up our thinking and inspires us to create wonders. To me, nature has been the biggest inspiration of all, and it never disappoints me. 

What are your thoughts on Stoned Santa?

Stoned Santa is doing a great job by creating a platform for budding artists and helping them to get recognized and earn. On the other hand, it is making handmade art accessible to art connoisseurs. 

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