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how were British portrait paintings different from the portrait paintings of Indian artists

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British portrait paintings were life sized which looked real. The art of oil painting gave a clear finish and the impact was good.The British art used perspective.

Indian portrait paintings were miniature paintings. Natural colours were used which did not provide the realistic impact.
 

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portrait paintings of british were mostly done by oil paints whereas the portrait paintings made by the Indians were made of water coloures.
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British used to made their portrait paintings by oil paints while the Indians used water paints.
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Traditional Indian portraits were very small while colonial/ British portraits were life-size images that looked real.
In the above ways Indian portraits were different from British portraits.
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british
1. they were realistic looking and used perspective.
2. mostly done in oil.
indian
​1. used natural water colour.
2. didn't give much impact than British.
 
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