Commission a Portrait Drawing from Photograph by Artist Ghazali C. Diangca

Portrai artist Ghazali C. Diangca

Have you ever felt that feeling of awe and wonder? Have you ever seen something  where you go in total awe? I’ve just had such experience recently. I was in awe when I personally saw the art portraits of this young fine arts major student from Far Eastern University. Meet Ghazali C. Diangca. He’s so young yet so talented for his age!

Ghazali "Ghazki'" Diangca

Portrait artist Ghazali C. Diangca, 20, whose specialty is drawing portraits from photos. You can commission a portrait drawing from photograph in four drawing techniques: On vellum paper in graphite pencil, colored pencil, oil canvass or acrylic technique. If you’re looking for a unique and personalized gift for your loved ones, then his portrait is the best gift there is.

Liza Soberano

 Ghazali may look like someone with a foreign blood. In fact, he’s often being mistaken for someone with an Arab lineage. But in reality, he’s a pure-blooded Filipino who hails from Ozamis City. He has been drawing portraits live and from photographs for more than 10 years now, creating exceptionally realistic results.

Liza Soberano

Over the years, artist Ghazali Diangca has learned to develop his own unique style when it comes to his portraits. Recently he has uploaded a few artworks on Instagram that has been receiving praises and recognition. He has received a lot of positive feedback from netizens who are interested in his portraits and art techniques. Portraits from photo are very nice and unexpected gifts for the jubilee or your friends.

Why do people order portraits from photos? - There a few reasons for this: First of all, the human desire to give a gift to friends that is painted by a professional artist. Furthermore, fact that you do not need to pose and stand still or a long time. The third -and perhaps the most important- reason is the surprise factor- the birthday for example, who either receiving a gift, but he did not expect. If you decide to order a portrait with Ghazali, you need to do it in advance. An original painting from photo as a gift for your loved one- will always be in the center of attention at any family or workplace party. Apart from portraits from photos, the artist paints landscapes and still life pieces with fruits as well, all in realistic style

Couple portraits

Sofia Andres

Portrait paintings, when skillfully executed, have the amazing ability to convey not only the exterior likenesses of the sitters, but their interior qualities as well. This can be achieved through the artist’s judicious choice of pose, setting, dress, props (often symbolic), and/or color, among many other elements.

Nadine Lustre and James Reid in Charcoal Pencil

Some of his paintings sell out very quickly, because they’re becoming as popular, but tries to accept commission portraits especially when he has free time. Some of his paintings are uploaded on his Instagram account. His interest in the arts started when he was really very young, barely around that time he was five years old. According to him, it was a talent he got from his own mother who's also inclined into the arts. Since then, artist Ghazali has been drawing portraits from photos, gaining accumulated years of experience.

Nadine Lustre in Oil

Ariana Grande

 Drawing a portrait from photo is a very difficult but, at the same time, interesting task that requires a lot of attention, precision and care. If you have a gift idea and you decide to order a portrait from photo, please write your wishes and send messages to Ghazali Diangca's Art Gallery's Facebook account.

Julia Barretto

James Reid

Pangako Sa'yo loveteam KathNiel

 To ensure your portrait will be drawn in the best possible quality, the photo you send should also be of high quality: The faces must be in focus, facial features clearly visible. After all it will be painting on canvas soon! How do you paint your portraits?"- clients sometimes ask the artist. The answer is simple. When the artist is painting, he holds a photo in his left hand while drawing with the right one. It is the most convenient way which is used by many artists.

Kathryn Mercado and Daniel Padilla

On this blogpost you can see some of Ghazali’s painting portraits from photos. The execution time of these portraits varies from 4-6 hours or sometimes an entire day to finish because he tends to squeeze these during his free time from his studies. 

Price ranges are as follows: (Paintings done on Vellum Paper)

Graphite Pencil (Black and white) 8.5x11 inches P650(solo) P900(two faces) 15x20 inches P1600(solo) P2100(two faces)

Color Pencil 8.5x11 inches P950(solo) P1300(two faces) 15x20 inches P2000(solo) P2500(two faces)

Oil Canvas 15x20 inches P4,800(solo) P6,000(two faces) 2ft x 3tf P11,000(solo) P13,000(two faces)

*Acrylic paintings can also be done. Prices are available upon request. Vellum paper is also known as vellum parchment is a general term for an animal skin which has been prepared for writing or printing. Parchment has been made for centuries and is usually calf, goat or sheep skin. The term vellum from French veau refers to a parchment made from calf skin. 

Portrait paintings, when skillfully executed, have the amazing ability to convey not only the exterior likenesses of the sitters, but their interior qualities as well. This can be achieved through the artist’s judicious choice of pose, setting, dress, props (often symbolic), and/or color, among many other elements. If you’re an admirer of fine art portraiture, Purple Plum Fairy encourages you to explore Ghazali’s vast selection of portraiture paintings for sale. He’s very proud to offer a wide array of exquisite portrait paintings. Remember his name, pretty soon I bet he’s going to become a household word as he’s one of the most talented emerging Filipino artists.

I'll be having my own portrait done soon. Once finished, I'm going to share them all with you on my blog. But for now, please don't forget to consider an art portrait by Ghazali for that unforgettable and unique gift for any special occasions.