Feeling creative? You’ve come to the right place–we have two new, fantastically artsy themes for your viewing pleasure!
First up is Portfolio, a clean, sophisticated premium theme by The Theme Foundry. Catalog all your creative efforts–photography, illustration, sculpture, poetry, and more–with a flexible and easy-to-use interface. Drag-and-drop simplicity coupled with a generous featured post slider helps you create an attractive, professional site with ease–which means you can spend more time making beautiful things!
Read more about how to create your own Portfolio on the Theme Showcase.
Next comes Grisaille, a free theme by Nudge Design. The term “grisaille” refers to the practice of painting in monochrome, particularly shades of gray, to achieve a three-dimensional effect–very appropriate for this classic, grayscale theme!
Grisaille is the perfect combination of grunge and minimalism, and it’s sure to complement to your work no matter the subject. It’s a great way to share your experimental pinhole photography collection, showcase your local museum’s latest exhibits, or blog for your contemporary painting class. Maybe you’re not into art and you just want a classy look for your site–that’s cool, too. Whatever your passion, it’s sure to flourish with Grisaille! Read more about its features on the Theme Showcase.
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I Like It…. 😀
Nice themes!!
NICE!
Love the headline font of Portfolio — just wish I had more artsy/creative things to display on my blog, instead of just words! 😉
Oh, Portfolio is gorgeous! I love it.
At last this is just the sort of creative theme I have been waiting for! I really love Portfolio, thanks!
The lighting in the art is incredible.
These are both fantastic! Thank you. 🙂
The Grisaille theme looks beautiful!
They’re good themes and I like them.
Yet again, more beautiful themes!
Grisaille is very nice, thanks.
Portfolio is cool.
I really love Portfolio, thanks!
Did I read somewhere you can “try these themes out” on your current blog to see what it would look like?
Yes indeed! Try the Theme Customizer: https://wordpress.com/support/customizer/
Thank you!
Awwww, I just finished changing my theme yesterday to Pilcrow. I should have waited. I like Grisaille but I love the Portfolio font header. I will try this soon. Nice themes, thanks WordPress. 🙂
Love Portfolio type themes! Thank you so much~
I’ll try it out 🙂
I like portfolio. Too bad it’s not for free…
Love, love, love Portfolio
Wow I really love Portfolio theme… it’s so clean and bright. CONGRATS!
Portfolio looks smashing, but given that I tend not to purchase themes, it’s good that another clean theme like Grisaille has been added to the free options. Thanks! Might experiment with it on one of my blogs when I get bored of the current theme.
Nice looking, clean, clear and close.
I really like Portfolio. It’s clean, and elegant.
Nice theme!
I really like Portfolio
Is it possible to change my blog theme with this theme?
Yes indeed! You can find info on how to activate themes here: https://wordpress.com/support/themes/#changingactivating-new-themes
Damn, I wish Portfolio were free..
Any other theme like that/similar to that which is free?
We have lots of free themes that would be perfect for a portfolio–check out the Theme Showcase for ideas: http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/subjects/portfolio/
Portfolio is lovely!
Nice I wish this post was up a few weeks ago! I will keep it in mind for my photographer friends.
Considering I’m a graphic design student, Portfolio makes me smile. A LOT! Haha, thank you!
Nice theme but many look alike.
Nice and status quo. Someone give us something out of the box, like DePo Masthead.
‘Portfolio’ seems like an appropriate theme for me 😉
Looks really good. Gonna try it.
Portfolio is nice. Grisaille is so artistic. Like it.
Love Portfolio so much… but
… but? 🙂
I can’t buy it..hehehe
I love Grisaille, but is it a bad thing to keep switching your theme?
Thanks! And we certainly don’t think so–switch away! 🙂
Nice additions to the themes on offer.
Very nice themes.
Ugh, once more, minimalistic, purist, BORING WP themes. Guys, I love WP, I think you offer the best features, but on themes you really drop the ball in my opinion (and yes, I’m aware it’s a matter of taste). I just don’t understand why, with millions of different blogs, you stick mainly to those minimalistic themes. Surely there are more users than just me who need and want more baroque, opulent and creative themes. Why can’t you make those happen just as regularly as your clean, boring ones?
Sorry Portfolio and Grisaille are not to your taste. We’re always looking for new themes to include on WordPress.com. Why not suggest some of your favorites on the Themes forum? Check out this post for instructions on how to do just that!
Awesome themes.
I love Portfolio. I absolutely love it. Almost as much as my all time favorite “Coraline”
I LOVE the portfolio theme. So clean. And perfect for a photographer, definitely going to recommend it to my mom.
Love, love, love these themes! They’re simple but so effective! Very nice 🙂
Love the Portfolio!! So clean! Love all white themes!
I wish I could afford one.
We try to balance a selection of both free and premium themes so everyone can find the perfect theme to suit their taste (and budget!)
That’s awesome! Thanks for thinking of the poor.
Is there an option to change the text “view project” on Portfolio?
Not currently, but it’s possible the theme developers may take this into consideration for a future release!
I love
It looks very professional and clean, I like it.
Where I can get Grisaille theme?
Go to your Dashboard, then Appearance -> Themes and look for it in the A-Z list or search. More info is here: https://wordpress.com/support/themes/#changingactivating-new-themes
Awesome themes 😀