So many artists on youtube TALK. They never really show their work, so you don't know if they are a good artist or not. You draw, paint, do portraits, and show everything you do. That is why I love your channel.
This video really made something click for me. I've drawn my entire life, but only started oil painting a couple of years ago. Seeing you paint the value shifts as they related to the drawing and both sides of the face made so much sense to me. Until now, I noticed the value shifts but focused more on the color and less on the structural reason for the shift. Thanks for adding another piece to the painting puzzle, Scott.
Forget giving on line class's - paint . Totally agree on drawing . In my first 15 years I drew with no props. Never used anything . I have to say any criticism I got was the occasional painting not measured correctly. Just something was off even though for some reason I always could paint a better likeness than others. I only see through one eye . Blind in my left eye. I was lucky I lost it stopped working and started painting. My first year drawing only. Second year monochrome . Then used the limited palette for a year or two. The last few years I've tried , tracing ,digital measuring , hand rulers and a few lately using grids. Grids seem easy . Especially with the apps available. I watched all episodes of Englands portrait artist of the year. Over a few hundred artists . Most use grids. iPads . I've probably done close to a 1000 paintings . 90% with live models . No substitute for a live model. Most were in Los Angeles so you can imagine the models you'd get. Straight out of Hollywood. I paint for fun . I give almost all away either to the model or as a gift. I think having one eye helps. Anyway , I've watched or taken lessons from some really good artists . You are among the best not only can you see but you also understand why . Very very rare.
Excellent! I have been painting portraits for 40 years, including atelier training and no one has ever explained this to me! I loved it. Thank you. I will be purchasing one your classes for sure!
I agree that drawing is essential , BUT in your painting, that skin is absolutely amazing, yet the treatment of the hair has gotta go. Why did you leave the hair like that?
Your dialog was epiphenal (I. too can make up words) for me. I had to stop it many times and reflect and digest what you were saying. So I too can throw "spit-balls" at a drawing and you are right- even if you are a "tracer" (another new word) - things do move. Encoded in the gradations is the implication of form. So many pearls. Keep up the good work.
how can I get as great as you are at making faces, do you have a DETAILED class for that? I need to be bolstered lol I tend to draw people that look like they could be related to the person i am trying to draw/paint but not that person
Tracing does not give you any feel for depth or dimension of shapes. Never did it. How desperated i was in a painting depression LOL! Thank god you popped up again i lost your channel. You always inspire!
Thank you for making why I draw click for me. Also, you gave words to some things, I had started to intuït and connected the dots. A treasure trove of information.
It's interesting to see you doubling up on strokes quite a bit, as a result of thinking in - what you call - 'tilts' both in drawing and painting. For one, it kind of simplifies but also smoothenes out the 'human imperfections' that are actually responsible for quite a bit of character in the photo-reference. Second, I wonder whether you take into account the 'third dimension' a brush-stroke could convey? Granted, I find this concept still very difficult to apply, but it is really interesting: where your style, technique and rationale results in a very stylized and finished look we tend to associate with painters like Raphael, Titian, or even Bougoureau or Mucha, imagining the form you're working on to be much more of a sculpt - the approach taken by someone like Lucian Freud or Jenny Saville - could be an interesting experiment. The idea being, that a brush stroke - which is classically thought to be a translation from 3D to 2D in this method of 'tilting' - is actually able to convey not just an x-axis and y-axis, but also the third dimension, because you're able to vary width and opacity (it gets smaller as it moves from you, and becomes less opaque). Both are factors that are lost when doubling up on strokes too much, because you're essentially smoothing out this character (imperfection) of the brush stroke as well, desiring primarily: accuracy of the two axis and a smoothened-out, blended look. There is an old instructional video, somewhere here on the 'tube, where a painter copies Sargent's 'Portrait of Lady Agnew', and actually shows how much the 'statement' of a brush stroke means, only going back to them later for 'doubling up' if necessary. Essentially: the blending of planes and textures should be a result of correct brush-strokes, but not the goal of brush strokes themselves. Otherwise - with each 'extra stroke in one spot' you're doing away with a lot of visual information. All of this is - of course - a very valid stylistic choice. But seeing you work, and struggling with this concept myself at the time, made me want to mention it. It ties in with your talk about drawing skills, in that: I paint quite a bit of large-scale murals. And these inevitably evoke the question from on-lookers: 'how do you draw accurately at that scale, or are you using a grid or projector?' (I'm talking walls of 15 meters, up to 40 meters high here). The answer is: drawing skills. You really only need the placement of one or two accurate lines within the wall that is the canvas, to start developing an image. If you're even a little adept at seeing how shapes and lines relate to eachother, it's really not that big of a deal. That is not to say it is easy: it's problem solving and trying to stay conscious of what you're doing (often stating questions aloud when things get tough) in order to rely on your eyes, as opposed to the model that's in your brain. For, as with all tasks, your brain quickly develops a short-hand: 'oh this is an eye, so that should be somehwere over here'. Wich is not what you want to rely on in dealing with at least somewhat realistic drawing and painting. (sure, the Loomis-method has it's value for commercial illustration, but in reality we are not made of just simplified shapes and blocks). Great videos btw
Love your work .... But ..... I cant watch any of your videos as you havent activated captions ... I am hard of hearing and trely totally on captions Could you please activate captions on all your videos and or all the ones you do from now on You will also get many more subscribers worldwide if you include captions etc It will benefit you hugely as well as for us Many thanks
❤❤i don't know just follow the the correcting line's like skitching.Can u show me completely colored combination or how to mix it ,turn to light color or dark? I can draw .❤❤❤
Grids is the exact same as using lines are pencil measuring is MEASURING just differently, I personally don't use Grids that often just because of time I only use a h and v line if something is feels off just to put something on paper for a guide and most of the time I use nothing but I don't wag my finger at those who do and try and say lines are not the same because that will make me a hypocrite.
The only time I’ve traced is if I’ve done the drawing first and I like what I’ve drawn but fear I can’t draw the exact thing again ie a figure or portrait then I’ve traced my own drawing , that’s what I’ve done in the past however tracing is a time consuming act, the way I did it means I’ve gone over that drawing 4 times. Intitial drawing Trace the drawing Turn it over and draw on the reverse lines. Turn tracing paper back and place on the canvas or board and draw over the lines so the pencil or charcoal on the other side marks the canvas. So long winded. So I keep drawing as sketches, and either draw directly on the canvas or draw with raw umber paint broadly and refine as down . Also if you trace or project something from a book you don’t know if that’s distorted and will show in your work
I think it would be helpful for a beginner if you place a colored line on the right side for the next line that you want to draw. This way the beginner would know for what he has to look for. Aside that you're still a great teacher. I've learned very much about drawing from you.
Very didactic the explanation about the light and the modeling with the technique. Thanks a lot, I've learned and enjoyed the demo. Greetings from Bogotá, Colombia!
I'm new to art in general and am starting with sketching. I'm watching tons of vids on RU-vid to learn. Most channels explain without showing in detail unlike you. Something clicked in the first segment about getting angles correctly which I have been struggling with. Looking forward to applying that knowledge. Ty Fren you have a new subscriber!
Glad to hear your recommendation for sharpening drawing skills (no pun intended) and how doing so correlates to painting. Like a lot of artists, I started out drawing and I am transitioning to painting. I hate the idea of losing my drawing ability over painting, I would like to be balanced. I opted to do Bargue studies to become better at observing and develop accuracy. Your paintings look phenomenal, I am anticipating the day I will be proficient in using brushes. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills.
So true, so useful, so fun!! Don't really care of how many sub one have, is what you say and how you say it, that matter. In a society full of garbage-money-maker content, I'm happy to find someone like you who really care about the content, If I had a dad like you, I'll be definitely proud. As always, thanks for sharing❣
Oh my goodness Scott - that was amazing and couldn’t have come at a better time for me . I‘m more or less a newbie and would love to do portraits and animals. I am not the best at drawing, and spend a lot of time just watching, observing and working things out. So your info and Tutorial has been very valuable to me. Ofc I have been contemplating how to do things - all the methods you mentioned. These line drawings for animals with soft pastels for example - I do love that idea 🙄 just to get me successfully started - perhaps/not 🤷🏼♀️ - but I know it’s not really the right way. For portraits,I know it defiantly has to be drawn and I have been practicing in my head until now, watching and listening to many artists on you-Tube, watching all sorts of art shows - eg artist of the year in Britain - there everyone has so many different styles, which I hope I am learning from - sifting through things. I love the way you explain - very right to emphasize how important the drawing skills are. That is so shown there lol. I can’t believe sometimes how people go so wrong by not having all that you have mentioned - it is so obvious there to see. You have given me the courage to start, your way, as I know on my heart, it is the only way! Will be checking all of your other postings with great desire. I thank you so much and wish me luck! I have always maintained that things are only as good as the initial preparation, no matter what one does. Thanks a million for putting me straight - its another belief of mine, that things always go better done properly - taking one’s time at at first to learn - one can always speed up with time - but when mistakes have been made from the beginning, it is very hard to iron them out! Lynda🧚🏼♀️💕
I really enjoy your videos. They are very informative and you have a great sense of humour:). On several occasions you mentioned the tension between two lines, but I'm not sure I understand what you mean by that. Hopefully you might explain it further in another video. All the best and thanks for the videos.
Excellent. Thank you. This makes so much sense. I’ve been working on seeing light and dark, carving form more accurately but this makes me understand that near-side form differently. Thank you.
Very very helpful, thank you. I always love this kind of videos where artist is really able to explain the thought process behind something. It’s a skill of its own
Drawing is the most essential skill that needs to be enriched..but sometimes i do a really rough sketche before painting then gradually creating forms..
This is so timely. I have almost always done tracing to get a faster result. But recently decided I needed to develop my drawing skills more. This really helped, especially knowing your thought process.
Thanks Maestro, I've learned very much with your methods, overall about the manage of the brush. Excellent stroke than you have. Greetings from Bogotá, Colombia!
