Dreaming that you make a living by painting people suggests that you will encounter setbacks, suffer losses, and go through a trough.
The original version of the Duke of Zhou interprets his dream:
Giving portraits makes you famous. 'The Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams'
Dream of painting. Those who dream of painting their own appearance are the master of the relationship between monarch and minister, and friends meet each other. The dream of a sick person is ominous. Like painting other things, things appear to be empty and unreal. He who dreams of painting his appearance as a person is determined to be unlucky for him. Those who dream of painting people and people fail to plan things and never finish their work. Those who dream of painting the appearance of six relatives have a tragic funeral in the main family. 'Dream Lin Xuan Jie'