History Main / IntimateArtistry

* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'': When Boyle gets a crush on just-convicted art dealer Genevieve in "[[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS3E03BoylesHunch Boyle's Hunch]]", he and Jake work to clear her of the charges. During their investigation, they learn that Nick, Genevieve's ex-boyfriend who they believe framed her for the crime she was convicted of, has an entire series of paintings that were created by him and Genevieve covering themselves in paint and having sex on canvas sheets. Boyle attempts to take one of the paintings, claiming that Nick doesn't "deserve it", but stops when Nick tells him that it costs several thousand dollars.

** In ''Series/{{Angel}}'', when Cordelia has disappeared at the start of season four Angel sketches a photo-realistic portrait of her, which demonstrates his longing to find her and the fixation he has on it.

* We never do meet the model (Or even see the picture itself), but part of Wallace's EstablishingCharacterMoment in ''ComicBook/SinCity: Hell and Back'' is him showing a painting that he had been hired to create. Despite clearly being intended for some sort of pornographic magazine, Wallace had painted an intimate and artistic portrait that showed the model covered by a sheet instead of being naked because he felt it was the better picture. When his boss laments his decision, Wallace shows that he had ''also'' painted the completely-naked version, [[ItsNotPornItsArt then rips the nude painting in half in front of him]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'', Jane is sketching a picture of Tarzan on a chalkboard and gets lost in his image, showing that she is already falling for him despite their brief encounter.

* In the novel ''The Killings at Badger's Drift'' by Caroline Graham (the series that inspired ''Series/MidsomerMurders''), the discovery of an extremely sexualised nude painting of a woman by her artist brother confirms the incestuous relationship between them, which motivated the crimes.

* In ''Small Favor'', a novel of Literature/TheDresdenFiles, Harry Dresden awakens from a much-needed slumber on his living room couch and realizes that Anastasia Luccio is bathing herself at his fire. The aesthetic of the scene is so beautiful--her body backlit and colored by the flames--that he wishes he had the artistic talent to capture the visage with oil and canvas. Since he does not have any such materials at hand, and does not have any artistic talent even if he did, he instead just appreciates the beauty. [[spoiler:The two of them begin dating at the end of the novel.]]
** In ''White Night'', [[spoiler:Lash]]'s last gift to Harry before she dies is the telepathically transmitted knowledge of how to play guitar. (She had [[HeelFaceTurn earlier]] mocked his lack of skill.)
* In ''Literature/TwentiesGirl'' the eponymous twenties girl, Sadie, reveals that she had a love affair with an artist, who painted a portrait of her...in her birthday suit. When their strict, Victorian parents found the portrait, it became a scandal in their town and the [[StarCrossedLovers lovers were kept apart forever]].

* In the Buffyverse, Angelus/Angel creates drawings which ([[JekyllAndHyde Depending on who he is at that moment]]) he uses to psychologically torture or emotionally connect with people.

* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'': When Boyle gets a crush on just-convicted art dealer Genevieve in "[[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS3E03BoylesHunch Boyle's Hunch]]", he and Jake work to clear her of the charges. During their investigation, they learn that Nick, Genevieve's ex-boyfriend who they believe framed her for the crime she was convicted of, has an entire series of paintings that were created by him and Genevieve covering themselves in paint and having sex on canvas sheets. Boyle attempts to take one of the paintings, claiming that Nick doesn't "deserve it", but stops when Nick tells him that it costs several thousand dollars.

* In ''Series/HouseOfCardsUS'', Claire Underwood has had an on-and-off romance and affair with photographer Adam Galloway. When they resume their relationship after a gap of a few years, the two reminisce over photographs that Adam had taken of her in the past, and when political enemies of Frank Underwood attempt to expose the affair, they release the photographs as evidence. To defuse the accusations, the Underwoods claim that Adam took the pictures at their request as a present for them, and the romantic nature they contain is a reflection of Frank and Claire's relationship.
* Parodied in ''Series/{{Community}}''. One episode opens with Abed and Annie (Who are not in a relationship) filming a overly-sentimental morning encounter where they express their love for each other. When they are discovered, they mention that they are filming the encounter for if Annie ever disappears and they hold a news press conference where they present the overly-sentimental footage.

* The second season of ''Series/DarkAngel'' introduces the character of Joshua, who is a [[LegoGenetics man-dog genetic hybrid that is ostracized from human society due to his animal-ish features]]. He expresses his feelings of isolation and passion through painting, and the owner of an art gallery falls in love with his work. When he needs to break into her gallery to retrieve his paintings (He had accidentally included [[MacGuffin important papers]]), she catches him, but is able to see past his appearance due to already having connected with his more important aspects.
* In the 2/4/17 episode of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', host Creator/KristenStewart was in a sketch parody ad for Totino's Pizza Rolls, which featured her seducing a housewife who was making pizza rolls for her husband and his friends while watching a football game. One of the scenes of their seduction montage featured the housewife sketching Stewart's character eating a pizza roll while naked.
* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': In "Bits of Love", a man trapped inside a subterranean dwelling after a nuclear holocaust is kept company by the holograms of people he knew. He then decides to [[KissMeImVirtual seduce the habitat AI]] because she's the only one besides him with a real mind of her own, bonding with her by painting a nude portrait of her (she can even sit perfectly still for the occasion by temporarily freezing her program). This proves to be a huge mistake on his part, since seeing herself for the first time gives her a new sense of identity and [[{{Yandere}} makes her clingy and obsessive of him]].
* Averted in ''Series/{{Columbo}}''. In "[[Recap/ColumboS09E01 Murder: A Self Portrait]]", the murderer is an artist who offers to paint Columbo's portrait during his investigation. He warns Columbo however that his painting will expose Columbo's true self. "Your policeman's soul!...Dark, tormented, pitiless!" When the painting is finally unveiled however, it's the same rumpled detective we all love.
* ''Series/{{Bones}}'': Angela made a nude painting of Wendell while they dated. Wendell returned it after she married Hodgins, and she found he’d covered the naughty bits with drawn on boxer shorts.
* ''Series/ShesGottaHaveIt'': Nola sketches Opal naked once while they're in bed together.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'', the relationships between Jane Lane and others is often conveyed through her art. Her friend Daria is included as a direct representation, but Daria's airhead sister is used in a pastiche/parody of romantic art, and the school's star quarterback is presented as a Neanderthal caveman.

* Parodied in the satire film ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie''. Janey's character is a parody of the rebel/angry artist character type who expresses her feelings through her painting. However, despite other characters talking about how good her work is, she is only ever shown producing childlike stick-figure paintings. In one scene, where she is actively shown painting in an energetic, angry style (Throwing paint at the canvas and overcome with emotion), the final result is again just a kindergarten-level drawing.

* ''Film/ASimpleFavor'': Dylan, a lesbian who Emily's implied to have been in a relationship with, painted her nude multiple times. She says Emily served as her muse, and has only painted knives since then.

Related to SignificantSketchbook, which covers one character discovering that another has such a collection of art. Might qualify as TheReveal if the feelings were previously hidden from the audience, or OnceMoreWithClarity if the scene was originally shown without conveying the intimacy and is revisited later. May be why characters think ArtistsAreAttractive. For when a person poses nude or scantily clad to be depicted in art form, see PublicExposure.

* ''Series/The100'': In the opening scene of the season three episode "[[Recap/The100S03E06 Bitter Harvest]]", Clarke sketches a portrait of Lexa [[BeautifulDreamer as she sleeps]]. The sketching shows both Clarke's growing feelings for Lexa and also Clarke's general acceptance of Grounder living, as she hasn't done art since before being sent to the ground. After she awakes, Lexa [[SignificantSketchbook discovers the drawing]].

* In the finale of ''Series/{{OurBelovedSummer}}'', Choi Ung (who is known for never sketching human portraits, electing to only draw scenes of buildings or nature since they are unchanging) draws a portrait of his girlfriend Kook Yeon-Su to show how his love for her will always stay the same.

[[folder:Fanworks]]

Related to SignificantSketchbook, which covers one character discovering that another has such a collection of art. Might qualify as TheReveal if the feelings were previously hidden from the audience, or OnceMoreWithClarity if the scene was originally shown without conveying the intimacy and is revisited later. May be why characters think ArtistsAreAttractive.

-->-- ''Comicbook/StrangersInParadise''

* Art and its creation is a recurring theme in ''Comicbook/StrangersInParadise'':

-->''[First meeting between Katchoo and Sara, looking at old paintings of Francine]''\\

* We never do meet the model (Or even see the picture itself), but part of Wallace's EstablishingCharacterMoment in ''[[Comicbook/SinCity Sin City: Hell and Back]]'' is him showing a painting that he had been hired to create. Despite clearly being intended for some sort of pornographic magazine, Wallace had painted an intimate and artistic portrait that showed the model covered by a sheet instead of being naked because he felt it was the better picture. When his boss laments his decision, Wallace shows that he had ''also'' painted the completely-naked version, [[ItsNotPornItsArt then rips the nude painting in half in front of him]].

* In the opening scene of the episode "Bitter Harvest" from season three of ''Series/{{The 100}}'', Clarke sketched a portrait of Lexa [[BeautifulDreamer as she slept]]. The sketching shows both Clarke's growing feelings for Lexa and also Clarke's general acceptance of Grounder living, as she hasn't done art since before being sent to the ground. After she awakes, Lexa [[SignificantSketchbook discovers the drawing]].

* When Boyle gets a crush on just-convicted art dealer Genevieve in the episode "Boyle's Hunch" of ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', he and Jake work to clear her of the charges. During their investigation, they learn that Nick, Genevieve's ex-boyfriend who they believe framed her for the crime she was convicted of, has an entire series of paintings that were created by him and Genevieve covering themselves in paint and having sex on canvas sheets. Boyle attempts to take one of the paintings, claiming that Nick doesn't "deserve it", but stops when Nick tells him that it costs several thousand dollars.

* Averted in ''Series/{{Columbo}}''. In "Murder: A Self Portrait", the murderer is an artist who offers to paint Columbo's portrait during his investigation. He warns Columbo however that his painting will expose Columbo's true self. "Your policeman's soul!...Dark, tormented, pitiless!" When the painting is finally unveiled however, it's the same rumpled detective we all love.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' has Bender do this as part of a ''Titanic'' parody. Being a robot, his sketch turns into a mess of circuit boards and diagrams below the neck (which, in ''Futurama'', is the robot equivalent of nudity).
* The ''Titanic'' scene is parodies in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "The Old Man and the C Student", where Smithers draws Mr. Burns in the same position Jack drew Rose. (Burns is wearing clothes, but he's naked on the drawing).
-->'''Burns:''' Now, Smithers, you say you painted all your navy buddies this way?
-->'''Smithers:''' Until I was discharged, sir.

* ''Film/CarmenYLola'': Carmen lets Lola sketch her nude while they're in bed together, showing just how open now their romantic feelings for each other have grown.

* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': There is a drawn picture of Molly and Tooey together hanging in Tooey's bedroom.

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]

[[folder:Comicbooks]]

[[folder:Film - Animation]]

[[folder:Film - Live-Action]]

[[folder:Live-Action Television]]

* ''{{Series/Bones}}'': Angela made a nude painting of Wendell while they dated. Wendell returned it after she married Hodgins, and she found he’d covered the naughty bits with drawn on boxer shorts.

Related to SignificantSketchbook, which covers one character discovering that another has such a collection of art. Might qualify as TheReveal if the feelings were previously hidden from the audience, or OnceMoreWithClarity if the scene was originally shown without conveying the intimacy and is revisited later.

** The trope is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] when FBI agent Sara Bryan goes undercover to get close to the Katchoo, showing how the emotional connection can be dependent on the intent and thoughts of the participants. She originally asks to be Katchoo's assistant, but agrees to be an artistic model after Katchoo says that she does not need an assistant. To Katchoo, their interactions and resultant artwork are expressions of femininity and personal beauty (Not to mention a general friendship), but behind the cover identity Sara feels ashamed and violated by the semi-erotic portraits and the intimacy of the situations. She particularly dreads the reaction from her parents and the rest of the Bureau after the artwork is disseminated to galleries and collectors across the country. When the truth of Sara's background comes out, Katchoo feels crushed and betrayed.
-->''First meeting between Katchoo and Sara, looking at old paintings of Francine''
-->'''Sara:''' Can I ask you something? Did you love her? Or is it an illusion--this feeling of intimacy in your work? Are you really this insightful...this tender...or just a gifted mirror?
-->'''Katchoo:''' It's not my place to say.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'', Jane is sketching a picture of Tarzan on a chalkboard for her father and gets lost his image, showing that she is already falling for him despite their brief encounter.

* In ''Film/AmericanBeauty'', Ricky Fitts [[CameraFiend takes his video camera with him everywhere and views the entire world through the viewfinder]]. Though extremely creepy and borderline (Or ''over'' the border) [[StalkerWithACrush stalking]], he is shown growing attached to and connecting with people and experiences much more deeply than any other character. He and Jane Burnham grow closer as he films her.

* In ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'', Rose asked Jack to sketch her wearing [[DiamondsInTheBuff only the Heart of the Ocean necklace and nothing else]]. Rose's willingness and desire to have Jack sketch her naked showed her trust in him, compared to the distaste and fear she felt for her fiance Cal Hockley, and the sketch itself conveyed Jack's feeling for Rose through his expression of art. The discovery of the sketch at the start of the film is what sets the plot in motion, and symbolizes their love surviving even after the ship itself has sank.
-->''(Rose gives Jack the necklace)''
-->'''Jack:''' That's nice. What is it, a sapphire?
-->'''Rose:''' A diamond. A very rare diamond. ''(pause)'' Jack, I want you to draw me like one of your French girls. Wearing this.
-->'''Jack:''' All right.
-->'''Rose:''' Wearing ''only'' this.

** In ''Series/{{Angel}}'', when Cordelia has disappeared at the start of season four Angel sketches a photo-realistic portrait of her, which demonstrates his longing to find her and the fixation he has.

** In the episode "The Muse" of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', the alien woman Onaya creates inspiration for Jake Sisko's writing and feeds off of his imagination and creativity. [[CreatorBacklash Producer Ronald D. Moore found the concept ridiculous and self-indulgent]], feeling that [[MostWritersAreWriters only a writer would think up a story about a woman who fell in love with a man over the energy that came from watching him write]].

* Averted in ''Series/{{Columbo}}''. In "Murder: A Self Portrait", the murderer is an artist who offers to paint Columbo's portrait during his investigation. He warns Columbo however that his painting will expose Columbo's true self. "Your policeman's soul!...Dark, tormented, pitiless!" When the painting is finally unveiled however, it's the same rumpled dtective we all love.
* ''{{Series/Bones}}'': Angela made a nude painting of Wendell while they dated. Wendell returned it after she married Hodgins and she found he’d covered the naughty bits with drawn on boxer shorts.

* Averted in ''Series/{{Columbo}}''. In "Murder: A Self Portrait", the murderer is an artist who offers to paint Columbo's portrait during his investigation. He warns Columbo however that his painting will expose Columbo's true self. "Your policeman's soul!...Dark, tormented, pitiless!" When the painting is finally unveiled however, it's the same rumpled detective we all love.
* {{Series/Bones}}'': Angela made a nude painting of Wendell while they dated. Wendell returned it after she married Hodgins and she found he’d covered the naughty bits with drawn on boxer shorts.