Paint a (some kind of) picture of (someone or something) verb phrase
To specifically illustrate or express something in a certain way
She painted a misleading picture of his actions to make people lose faith in him.
Every employee paints a grim picture of the company's future when their boss dies.
People usually paint a bright picture of their future, but life isn't all rainbows and unicorns.
To describe something as something else
To describe something in a particular way, usually in an inaccurate way.
To intentionally describe someone in a evil or malicious way
To describe someone or something in a negative way
The verb "paint" should be conjugated according to its tense.