A Brush with Fame
Host
Broadcast
Granada for ITV1, 10 October to 4 November 2005 (20 episodes in 1 series)
Synopsis
Portrait-painting competition, a kind of cross between Watercolour Challenge and Star Portraits. In each regional heat, 75 artists were whittled down by having to paint a self-portrait and two portraits of celebrity sitters.
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Trivia
It may not be a particularly good title, but it's better than either of the working titles: Art Idol and Celebrity Face Painting (groo!)
Aired in the 2.15pm slot as part of the "ITV Day" line-up strand.
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See also
Portrait Artist of the Year, a more successful variation on the idea.