"Painted Picture" is a single by the Commodores released in 1982 by Motown Records.

19 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.

[1][2] RPM in their review of All the Great Hits, described "Painted Picture" as a "danceable, funkier than usual track".

[3] Dave Marsh of Rolling Stone, in his review of the parent album, described "Painted Picture" as one of "the most funk-oriented (tracks) the Commodores have offered in awhile.

"[4] "Painted Picture" was sampled on "Dollars Make Sense" by Warren G featuing Kurupt and Crucial Conflict from the 1999 album I Want It All.