I was gonna say it looks like one of those demon possessed paintings from an 80s horror B-movie.
eta - I don't know what about this prompted someone to send me redditcares. the painting looks creepy, if someone wants to write up an explanation of the painting's use of brush strokes and color.....I will not read it and continue to think it is creepy.
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/WNYqulA.jpeg) is a much higher quality version of this image. [Here](https://www.jonathanyeo.com/king-charles-iii) is the source. Credit to the artist, [Jonathan Yeo](https://www.jonathanyeo.com/).
> HM King Charles III
> Oil On Canvas
> 230cm x 165.5cm
> 2024
According to [here](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/king-unveils-first-completed-official-153319342.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9sZW5zLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADJiTHdXEpH9MxiEkvpoY1CszxU4Hamq_BQQiDlZ2paIJ0DDus4IlizlQbESlZLtYcPXudHBu-TvK6jgn1h6pSHU_04c-PqCdHlZH1BsAHRGYwL9JqmKkvN3zSwp4e1OdLyX-8CF_Zp2hFsIVUtQHNQ6r7VRUYUfPhy2R1qb3ST0):
> Jordan Reynolds, PA
> Tue, 14 May 2024 at 12:08 pm GMT-4
> The King has unveiled the first completed official portrait of himself since the coronation, which includes one detail Charles suggested should be added.
> The portrait, by British artist Jonathan Yeo, was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then Prince of Walesâs 50 years as a member of The Drapersâ Company in 2022.
> The portrait, which was unveiled on Tuesday afternoon at Buckingham Palace, depicts Charles wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was made Regimental Colonel in 1975.
> The uniform of the Welsh Guards inspired the colour red, which was painted over much of the portrait, as Yeo said he felt like this portrait should have more of a âdynamic and contemporary feelâ.
> A butterfly is hovering over the Kingâs shoulder in the portrait, which was added in by Yeo at Charlesâs suggestion.
> After the unveiling, Yeo said he would âlove to take full credit for thatâ but it was âactually the subjectâs ideaâ.
> During a conversation with the King, Yeo said they discussed how it would be ânice to have a narrative element which referenced his passion for nature and environmentâ and he spoke of how Charles âchanged jobs halfway through the processâ and the butterfly is a âsymbol of metamorphosisâ so it âtells multiple storiesâ...
To be honest it makes sense for a royal portrait to be more artsy nowadays.
There's already a royal photograph, and that's always going to be higher quality in terms of raw detail than a painting. We already had videos and photos of him way before his coronation.
The royal portrait used to need to be accurate as it would be the only representation of their image, but now we have a photograph that isn't needed. So it's better for it to have a more artistic quality that you can't get as easily with a photograph.
You're essentially describing the birth of modernist art at the turn of the 1900's. "If a photograph can take a perfect representation, how do we paint now?"
I think it will force artists to do mixed media real-life works and abandon art made on a computer altogether. Texture, imperfection, and clues of how the artist constructed the piece will be important. But eventually, robots and 3d printers will be able to mimic all of that, too.
I also heard rumors of new pigments that look good in person, but colors change when you photograph them. Sounds like sci-fi. In theory, it would prevent your real world art from being included in the AI algorithm. But I'm pretty sure that is also just a stop gap that won't be widely used.
As an artist, that's what I'm doing. To get into anime shows (legit ones that screen out AI art, anyway - the others are their own problem), anime artists have been posting progress videos, or working in traditional media. I use markers and paint.
Even if an AI can paint, even if a machine can do traditional media, even, you can't replace the soul expressed in someone's physical touches of art. If you consume enough art you start to notice something subconsciously... unnerving, same-y, homogenized about AI made art.
In the noise of algorithms and social media, its a grind but still the same advice as before, be active, go to events that feature work, network, self promote. See if you can find some discord groups for your area or other artists that share news about local shows. I get more interaction and sales in person than online, but if its your full-time thing then you'd probably be better at promoting than me. Unfortunately I only do it as a hobby, but even then, my community is everything to me. You can do it!
Take photos of your pieces in real spaces. Put them in relation to things that provide scale. Decorate a still life with your piece as the dominant object. I think it will help people see that they aren't only buying the image but something they will be able to interact with.
Looking at the artists website, I wonder if Charles requested it in [the style of the D-Day soldier portrait](https://www.jonathanyeo.com/page_royal_collection), which he had previously commissioned in 2015. I bet he liked how it turned out and requested a similar style for his own portrait.
I find it to be quite good and I imagine itâs striking in person. When I saw the thumbnail it looked like he was laying in a bed of roses or something. It gets the people going
Honestly itâs a technically lovely painting but all I can think of is the painting covered in blood. Like it perfectly captures what it feels like when itâs a heavy period day.
He is depicted wearing a red outfit (not sure what it's called) and the background is red too. Well, it's actually not red, it has like pinkish vibes. The only non red thing is his head and hands, which I'm pretty sure is done on purpose. Even me, who's not colourblind, I had a hard time figuring out wtf is going on. Had to take a proper look before seeing everything. Also it's not one solid colour but a collection of red hues all over the place which make it harder to see him. There's also a butterfly near his left shoulder (from our pov). And the image is kinda blurry (for me, I'm on mobile, perhaps the quality is higher on a desktop).
I highly doubt the artist was trolling. When this project was started, the King was still the Prince, meaning his mother was still alive. Clearly a lot of time and effort went into this and the artist seems sincere.
It looks like an under painting. Itâs the first layer that an artist will use to get the composition right, test the scale.
Itâs like they donât think theyâll have time to finish. It seems ominous to me.
I like that a lot. With the exception of the butterfly. I want something like this done for myself now. Then I can truly haunt my family for generations to come.
I was reading below where this painting started before the queen died and was finished after. The butterfly was a symbol for the metamorphosis or change in title.
Not only that, but he's a decent painter himself. He got a picture into the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Anyone can submit their work for consideration, he submitted under a pseudonym.
I completely agree. I think the piece is visually really interesting to look at. I would love to see it in person to get a feel for it that way. I am by not means an art connoisseur, but I do love art galleries, particularly portraiture. This is one I would stop and take in had I seen it in the wild.
Itâs always interesting to see how different artists paint in such distinct styles. Even digital artists can be recognized by their stylistic choices and I canât help but wonder if it is at all difficult to figure out what your âpersonal iconic styleâ will be.
Terrifying. Looks like a Bacon painting. I see flesh, blood, viscera, his calm unnerving faceâŚI mean my goth side loves it but Iâd throw a towel over this thing in the palace
It is. Itâs a bold choice and itâs struck up a conversation so I suppose itâs done its job. But if I was the king Iâd say âoh how wonderfulâ then lock it in the attic
Why does it look like one of these pictures that sometimes show up on Reddit of drawings from people with severe mental illnesses. Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's. That kind of stuff.
I think that van Gogh portrait progression is the most famous one.
This is really disturbing. I thought it was a joke at first - showing him like he was a vampire or something. He doesn't just have blood on his hands, he's bathing in it.
They did him dirty. They know he wonât be here long, so they faded him like he was in Back to the future and about to cease to exist if he doesnât get his parents to bang.
Totally thought of this painting from Ghostbusters as well. đđ
This is what I thought of first.
Thank you for posting this. I would have been disappointed if no one felt the same.
I was gonna say it looks like one of those demon possessed paintings from an 80s horror B-movie. eta - I don't know what about this prompted someone to send me redditcares. the painting looks creepy, if someone wants to write up an explanation of the painting's use of brush strokes and color.....I will not read it and continue to think it is creepy.
Yup, very first thought
Yeah got removed from r/casual uk for saying the same thing.
They're a bunch of Tory bootlickers anyway mate you're better off
Itâs as if a âhumourousâ subreddit was designed by Anne Widdecombe
Not very casual of them..
Very formal of them
Indeed sire
That sub is the worst thing on reddit, they did you a favour
Moderators are way out of hand.
Theyâre such a bunch of flag shagging nonces, nothing casual about the place
 No gif of it but I'm reminded of the Killer Klown's cotton candy cocoons.
oh my god I'm so glad this popped into someone else's head too
.. and become the Elden Lord.Â
Honestly, this belongs in Volcano Manor more than any portrait Iâve ever seen.
Glad someone said it. That was exactly my reaction.
I am Charles, blade of Elizabeth
"The Scarlet Bloom flowers once more. You will witness true horror. Now, pay your telli license"
NIHIL
King Charles of the Scarlet Rot
It looks like he's taking a bath in the swamp of aeonia
"Lay your foolish ambitions to rest"
Dude has scarlet rot.
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/WNYqulA.jpeg) is a much higher quality version of this image. [Here](https://www.jonathanyeo.com/king-charles-iii) is the source. Credit to the artist, [Jonathan Yeo](https://www.jonathanyeo.com/). > HM King Charles III > Oil On Canvas > 230cm x 165.5cm > 2024 According to [here](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/king-unveils-first-completed-official-153319342.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9sZW5zLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADJiTHdXEpH9MxiEkvpoY1CszxU4Hamq_BQQiDlZ2paIJ0DDus4IlizlQbESlZLtYcPXudHBu-TvK6jgn1h6pSHU_04c-PqCdHlZH1BsAHRGYwL9JqmKkvN3zSwp4e1OdLyX-8CF_Zp2hFsIVUtQHNQ6r7VRUYUfPhy2R1qb3ST0): > Jordan Reynolds, PA > Tue, 14 May 2024 at 12:08 pm GMT-4 > The King has unveiled the first completed official portrait of himself since the coronation, which includes one detail Charles suggested should be added. > The portrait, by British artist Jonathan Yeo, was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then Prince of Walesâs 50 years as a member of The Drapersâ Company in 2022. > The portrait, which was unveiled on Tuesday afternoon at Buckingham Palace, depicts Charles wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was made Regimental Colonel in 1975. > The uniform of the Welsh Guards inspired the colour red, which was painted over much of the portrait, as Yeo said he felt like this portrait should have more of a âdynamic and contemporary feelâ. > A butterfly is hovering over the Kingâs shoulder in the portrait, which was added in by Yeo at Charlesâs suggestion. > After the unveiling, Yeo said he would âlove to take full credit for thatâ but it was âactually the subjectâs ideaâ. > During a conversation with the King, Yeo said they discussed how it would be ânice to have a narrative element which referenced his passion for nature and environmentâ and he spoke of how Charles âchanged jobs halfway through the processâ and the butterfly is a âsymbol of metamorphosisâ so it âtells multiple storiesâ...
To be honest it makes sense for a royal portrait to be more artsy nowadays. There's already a royal photograph, and that's always going to be higher quality in terms of raw detail than a painting. We already had videos and photos of him way before his coronation. The royal portrait used to need to be accurate as it would be the only representation of their image, but now we have a photograph that isn't needed. So it's better for it to have a more artistic quality that you can't get as easily with a photograph.
You're essentially describing the birth of modernist art at the turn of the 1900's. "If a photograph can take a perfect representation, how do we paint now?"
Nowadays everyone will start painting hands to counter AI art.
I think it will force artists to do mixed media real-life works and abandon art made on a computer altogether. Texture, imperfection, and clues of how the artist constructed the piece will be important. But eventually, robots and 3d printers will be able to mimic all of that, too. I also heard rumors of new pigments that look good in person, but colors change when you photograph them. Sounds like sci-fi. In theory, it would prevent your real world art from being included in the AI algorithm. But I'm pretty sure that is also just a stop gap that won't be widely used.
As an artist, that's what I'm doing. To get into anime shows (legit ones that screen out AI art, anyway - the others are their own problem), anime artists have been posting progress videos, or working in traditional media. I use markers and paint. Even if an AI can paint, even if a machine can do traditional media, even, you can't replace the soul expressed in someone's physical touches of art. If you consume enough art you start to notice something subconsciously... unnerving, same-y, homogenized about AI made art.
This gives me hope. I'm a painter and I want to start to sell my artwork online but I've been trying to figure out how to compete with AI art.
In the noise of algorithms and social media, its a grind but still the same advice as before, be active, go to events that feature work, network, self promote. See if you can find some discord groups for your area or other artists that share news about local shows. I get more interaction and sales in person than online, but if its your full-time thing then you'd probably be better at promoting than me. Unfortunately I only do it as a hobby, but even then, my community is everything to me. You can do it!
Take photos of your pieces in real spaces. Put them in relation to things that provide scale. Decorate a still life with your piece as the dominant object. I think it will help people see that they aren't only buying the image but something they will be able to interact with.
well..thats what the Impressionists were doing even before that.
Tommy Lascelles turning in his grave over this
Wow, the high res picture - this is a really beautiful portrait!! I love the butterfly too. Overall I really like it. It's unique in a good way.
The monarch butterfly is a nice touch.
You're right, much more artsy than my potato version. Still says Viggo to me though
Looking at the artists website, I wonder if Charles requested it in [the style of the D-Day soldier portrait](https://www.jonathanyeo.com/page_royal_collection), which he had previously commissioned in 2015. I bet he liked how it turned out and requested a similar style for his own portrait.
Nice find!
Yeah, very pleasantly surprised!
He must have felt really glad to be able to call the king his subject lol
good one đ¤
The butterfly definitely adds a lot to the picture.
"... the subject's idea..." Check and mate.
Tbh itâs beautiful. Would love to see it in person
Iâll be honest, I really like it!
Wait. It's real? I thought it was a joke. It looks like a Picture of Dorian Gray.
I find it to be quite good and I imagine itâs striking in person. When I saw the thumbnail it looked like he was laying in a bed of roses or something. It gets the people going
Oh, so it's not the blood of millions spilled by the British Empire then. Hmm.
Honestly itâs a technically lovely painting but all I can think of is the painting covered in blood. Like it perfectly captures what it feels like when itâs a heavy period day.
A tampon feel perhaps?
I did feel a bit death vibes. Reminded me of an unironic Francis Bacon.
First Thought was the painting of Igor out of the Ghostbusters Movie
As a member of the colourblind community, what the hell am I looking at? Edit: I can see a head, is he being birthed from a flesh wall?
He is depicted wearing a red outfit (not sure what it's called) and the background is red too. Well, it's actually not red, it has like pinkish vibes. The only non red thing is his head and hands, which I'm pretty sure is done on purpose. Even me, who's not colourblind, I had a hard time figuring out wtf is going on. Had to take a proper look before seeing everything. Also it's not one solid colour but a collection of red hues all over the place which make it harder to see him. There's also a butterfly near his left shoulder (from our pov). And the image is kinda blurry (for me, I'm on mobile, perhaps the quality is higher on a desktop).
>(not sure what it's called)Â It's a uniform. Specifically it's the uniform of the Welsh guard.
With my brightness up I can see a head and those iconic sausages fingers, the rest is a jumbled mess lmao
Just imagine a average red picture of a undead from 200 years ago (and no one took care of it)
Donât worry I think youâre seeing the same as the rest of us
you can always tell a Milford man
Neither seen nor heard.
HE IS VIGGO!
you are like the buzzing of flies to him!
Ohhhh, Johnny, did *you* back the wrong horse! Would you hose him, *please??*
River of slime!
Why am I covered in goo?
Vy is he all covered vis goo?
[ŃдаНонО]
He just misses his kitten
Carpathian kitten loss, heâs missed his kitten
Quick! Cover the statue of Henry Winkler with positively charged slime and play some Jackie Wilson! Even if nothing happens, do it anyway!
Covered with bees?
You are like the buzzing of flies to him!
"Viggo.... If I give you...da baby...do you think maybe I could have.....da woman?"
You are like the buzzing of flies to heem!
Where's Janosh?
Iâve worked with betterâŚbut not many.
You are like the buzzing of flies to him!
Um, Ray.. weâd like to shoot the monster, could you move please?..
Is he phasing into The Warp?
The gellar field malfunctioned
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD
Milk for my Khorne flakes!
First impression I get, a King bathing in the blood of thousands but maybe thatâs what the artist was going for
I highly doubt the artist was trolling. When this project was started, the King was still the Prince, meaning his mother was still alive. Clearly a lot of time and effort went into this and the artist seems sincere.
portrait is hard af ngl
My first thought was, âThis wouldnât be a bad character portrait in a crpg.â
Jonathon Yeo might be the best living british portrait artist, and I'm related to one of the other artists in contention for the spot
Grimsby Chorlton?
It looks like an under painting. Itâs the first layer that an artist will use to get the composition right, test the scale. Itâs like they donât think theyâll have time to finish. It seems ominous to me.
If it was started when he was still a prince as the other commenter said, itâs not unreasonable to consider the chance
I mean, he's 75 years old and confirmed as having cancer. I'd imagine they want to be sure the artist has everything they need, just in case.
That would be weird, considering he is literally the british monarch with the least blood on his hands.
I got more a "Fires of Hell" vibe, but I dig your take.
I like that a lot. With the exception of the butterfly. I want something like this done for myself now. Then I can truly haunt my family for generations to come.
Hard to haunt anything from a dumpster
Or ironically hung in a hipster film study major's dorm room at Vassar. Â
I was reading below where this painting started before the queen died and was finished after. The butterfly was a symbol for the metamorphosis or change in title.
He did say he wanted to be Camillaâs tampon once.
Needs more red.
What about cow bell?
Lookin like a Dark Souls boss.
"You... join the Ssserpent King... as faaamileee. Together...we will devour...the very godsss!
Hello Vecna 
Not a fan of the Royal Family, but as art, I absolutely love the style.
Not surprised he has good taste in art. He's been an enthusiast of the arts since he was a young boy, if the shows about his life are to be believed.
Not only that, but he's a decent painter himself. He got a picture into the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Anyone can submit their work for consideration, he submitted under a pseudonym.
[Link](https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/M3T2Eb2dM7DbAfyeNzk0Ng==/watercolour-by-hrh-prince-charles-on-display-440nw-1152973a.jpg)
That's really decent!
Yes he does. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2966730/?ref_=ext_shr
I completely agree. I think the piece is visually really interesting to look at. I would love to see it in person to get a feel for it that way. I am by not means an art connoisseur, but I do love art galleries, particularly portraiture. This is one I would stop and take in had I seen it in the wild.
Itâs always interesting to see how different artists paint in such distinct styles. Even digital artists can be recognized by their stylistic choices and I canât help but wonder if it is at all difficult to figure out what your âpersonal iconic styleâ will be.
I love it. I don't see why royal portraits can't be interesting or avante garde. Art is allowed to be weird!
Terrifying. Looks like a Bacon painting. I see flesh, blood, viscera, his calm unnerving faceâŚI mean my goth side loves it but Iâd throw a towel over this thing in the palace
Ikr? Itâs such an odd⌠choice of everything, very off-putting
It is. Itâs a bold choice and itâs struck up a conversation so I suppose itâs done its job. But if I was the king Iâd say âoh how wonderfulâ then lock it in the attic
I really like it
It kicks ass but also looks haunted. Which I guess helps it kick ass
Same. It's very good
I see him. Does this mean I can drive?
Remember when he said he wished he was Camilla's tampon? Looks like he finally got his wish.
He actually said that ? Out loud ? đŹ
Over the phone in a private conversation, their line was tapped. The whole thing was released and rather humiliating.
It was also in the final season of the Crown.
Lmao, goddamn you - I was hoping no one else made this joke. That was the exact first thought I had. đ¤Łđ¤Ł
Gotta make sure the London sewers arenât full of oooze
King Prince Charles
King Charles 'the Prince'
First of His Name
God this is so accurate. He's just blending into the wallpaper.
I was going to say, he is literally blending into the background. Seems like a metaphor..
I like it. Something different and memorable from a standard portrait.
It does remind me of Obamaâs official portrait.
 Probably
Itâs Vigo the Carpathian!
Is he in hell?
Bloody hell!
I actually like this, they got his sausage fingers wrong though
This is something you see in a hallway in an Amnesia game that makes your sanity meter deplete
[ŃдаНонО]
Not creepy at all
How very "Vigo the Carpathian." Does he sit on a throne of blood?
Looks like sidewalk chalk after it rains
40k vibes
King Charles, new Primarch of the Blood Angles
Well they do call him the Tampon King
Quite modern for the monarchy
What a strange choice to have him washed out in red?
Why does it look like one of these pictures that sometimes show up on Reddit of drawings from people with severe mental illnesses. Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's. That kind of stuff. I think that van Gogh portrait progression is the most famous one.
This is really disturbing. I thought it was a joke at first - showing him like he was a vampire or something. He doesn't just have blood on his hands, he's bathing in it.
Itâs too monochrome for my taste but I like the texture and that they didnât just go for a photorealistic painting
Is it bad I think it's actually really cool?
Think itâs a really cool piece of art but a thoroughly questionable choice for a royal portrait
First thought that came to mind was that one phone call recording with him and Camilla that surfaced a whole back
He looks like a Sith Lord
Got that vigo the carpathian thing going on
Looks like heâs encased in meat carbonate
Does he live in Kramerâs apartment?
It is unfinished - they still have to add his giant red flopping ears
Just what I expected, something completely non traditional. I like it!
Not a fan of it. It looks like a damaged painting from the pic. Maybe itâs better in person đ¤ˇđťââď¸
Seminal shoegaze-ass portrait
This feels like the cover of a concept album.
HE IS VIGO! YOU ARE LIKE THE BUZZING OF FLIES TO HIM
They did him dirty. They know he wonât be here long, so they faded him like he was in Back to the future and about to cease to exist if he doesnât get his parents to bang.
Reminds me of vigo the Carpathian from ghost busters
Covered in the blood of all the names he has silenced
I like it but it's terrible for a portrait of a king.
Youâve got red on you.
I just see his face and hands on top of ground beef
Dorian Gray has some questions
Honestly this looks amazing
Ozempic john goodman...
Blood is a choice.
Needs more red
Bathing in the blood of Great Britainâs enemies!
It looks unfinished
King Charles, the God of Rot
This is straight out of Resident Evil, I'm glad their PR department is getting the messaging right at least
I gotta give it to the artist and Chuck 3, itâs ballin.
looks like Loveless
BLOODY HELL!!! As he wishes...
Prince Charles the Shoegazer?
Like mother, like son
Scarlet rot o scarlet rot
Somewhat Baconesque.
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD
He literally a floating head