Redditors donated a minimum of $10 to have a photo of their choice painted in a 5 cm by 5 cm square. In July 2012, he painted a watercolour painting to help a redditor propose to his girlfriend, and more paintings to celebrate their engagement. Shitty_Watercolour is consistently listed as one of the most popular and influential Redditors. The painter's portrait of President Barack Obama during his August 2012 Reddit AMA was published on the President's official Tumblr and on various news websites, including CNN. This portrait of Obama was hung in the campaign headquarters. His impressions of classic artworks and his paintings of sloths have also received considerable attention in the media.