This is correct. It has to be the portrait option, not the still life.
That's good to hear in that I didn't waste time getting people to level 7 in Painting.
And I'm this close to my first immortal. I've got my career, the LTW, the LTR's, the opportunities, YA, and adult portraits. I've got two of the three cooking challenges done. I just need 20 more meals prepared. I also need 5 best friends right now. Might go up to 6 if his wife dies before he's able to eat ambrosia. But I have all of the ingredients for it and I might have him make it if his wife dies before he gets all of his best friends. And his wife is due to die any day. So his HER father. He's currently at 110 days old. And he's NOT a vegetarian and has not done any of the athletic challenges. He's got 0 in Athletic.
I'm not super good when it comes to keeping friends so I put it off and I think I might have put it off too long. But I should be fine. He's friendly and with a charisma skill learned, I should be good.