My Favorite Way To Get The Right Proportions For a Portrait

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@theart7111 Год назад

I paint for a living, and I must say, your a really good teacher. You say things that I have never been able to put into words.

@paintcoach Год назад

Thanks! I really appreciate you saying that.

@pranjalshelar3830 Год назад

And you've said what i couldn't say....

@chinchillamdgamer Год назад

You have my dream job. And uh, I'm actually a doctor.

@manjitkapri1816 Год назад

@@chinchillamdgamer good job

@Kkajo Год назад

@@chinchillamdgamer it's never too late to start

@Pavelek88 Год назад

It's uplifting to see that PROs are still struggling with the same things as beginners do :) Overcome problems with confidence built by experience, that's the main diference :)

@spiritscraft Год назад

As a beginner I used to make the mistake of completely finishing one eye before starting the other and I could never get them to match! Working large to small amd general to details all over the picture in stages is so muchbetter fir getting a good likeness. Much easier to catch mistakes early and correct them too.

@dorryrice6797 Год назад

You are a great artist - your portraits are magic, but if possible , you’re an even better teacher. You have the ability to remember your journey and communicate it to us! You know where you had a problem and figured out most of us would have the same issue. I’m on the patronnpag3, and I love faces, so when I can manage it, your portrait course is next.

@ktuukk Год назад

just wanted to start a painting, been struggling to get the proportions on my sketch right and tadaaa, you uploaded the solution for all my problems :DD such a magician

@eileenjohnston6835 Год назад

I use the proportional divider all the time. Works great and is fast!

@emilleum48 Год назад

This is ret., military disabled from numerous combat injuries. I think you are a great painting teacher, but when you broke your value steps down into images that I could print-out. That is so much more valuable for me because I have troubles having to stop and start the videos. For people like me, please do more of these for others like me. I can also use theses to help me work-out other portraits, thank you, MSG Leum

@claireryan8074 4 месяца назад

I use a great app “See Value” that translates my photos into 2 or 3 or 4-part values. It’s very helpful.

@themishening Год назад

I thought I was alone with using this method! I like to get a rough sketch down, block in then sculpt away the mistakes. Perfect measuring has never been my strong suit and I used to be really bothered by it until I found this technique.

@StClair008 Год назад

This video appeared on my RU-vid screen and for some reason I decided to watch it and this guy is an excellent teacher. I paint in watercolor (used to paint in oils) but still found value in what was presented.. I have a proportional divider and have found it an incredibly useful tool. Also, his method of painting is solid and good to think about even when using watercolor light to dark. Creating a poster sketch first is a good way to work for that (he makes me miss painting in oils). Just keeping the concepts in mind is helpful and I like the way he presents them in a no nonsense way. He seems to have a fresh memory of having learned himself which is great for helping people who are just starting out.

@grghkllb3875 Год назад

Hey Chris, been watching you for a few years now and noticed you're really starting to come into your own as an artist, especially portraits. Nice job, looking forward to seeing what you do in the future.

@paintcoach Год назад

Thanks so much!

@superkeyman100 7 месяцев назад

Man ! Been painting for years living in Ireland and found your videos soo! Refreshing and teaching the right way , to be honest and objective and learn for mistakes we all make 👍

@juliebabb3365 Год назад

Hey Chris, appreciate your simple straight forward approach.

@daveemilio67 Год назад

Great video. So well explained and stresses the importance of being able to draw. ( a weakness I’ve developed from not drawing enough)

@jeanetteclark9530 Год назад

Am ordering a proportional divider. Wish I had known about this tool years ago! Thanks so much! I know it’s gonna be much better than what I’ve been doing. Like you, I’ve tried just about everything to get that proportion right. Thanks for your advice and expertise, you’re a very good teacher! I enjoy your videos.

@stardustgirl2904 Год назад

It's a lot of effort to get a painting right ❗ Patience is 🗝️ key! I can't paint on a day I can't sit still! Painting 🎨🖌️ dosen't come naturally, I have to work at it, unlike my Father who could paint anything! He passed away and he never got to help me with 🎨 but he was very talented!

@ms.denise5678 9 месяцев назад

I'm glad I found you. I just started back into portrait painting....and I like how well you explain and demonstrate.

@RatusMax Год назад

This method just works better. I leaned towards this when I started 2 years ago. Now thinking about it, It's kind of like calculus lol. (Hopefully that didn't scare you away. ) As the shapes get smaller and smaller, the painting looks more like the reference. (This is similar to how calculus works, as we keep splitting the squares under the curve to fit it, it starts to approximate the area under it)The thing is, if one get's very good at this shape building, they should realize it doesn't ever have to be detailed. As one looks at the painting, the question being asked is (whether they know it or not) "How little do I have to put in this painting to get the brain to fill in the rest of the information." I think that might be what Sargant was trying to accomplish. You know those magicians, pranksters, swindlers, neuroscientists, artists, game developers, etc? They all craft/find ways to make the brain overloaded with information (get the brain to focus on something else while having it ignore everything around it.), fill in things that are missing (The brain will sometimes try to fill in information from previous experiences of what it knows to be there), and just build on the known illusions/brain hacks the brain does to function in the world. The question I first asked myself when I started painting is "How can I get the likeness exact?" now ask myself is "How can I fool my brain into thinking these things are what I know with as little information as possible?" Watch a video called "The image you can only see once" on YT. It got me thinking, "Why waste time putting all the details in when the brain can do it for me?" The brain (at least mine lol) loves being engaged by filling it in as well. Most artists over the years know this consciously or unconsciously. When you start asking yourself how to trick the brain, the paintings can take a different feel to them. Random garbled mess up close can become order in the brain because one has found the key to perfectly allow it to fill in the information well. I don't have that skill yet lol not for another 3-5 years probably. I am still messing around with perspective and composition lol.

@40bdg Год назад

Great video, exactly what I needed! I'm definitely going to give this method a try. You are right, it does seem scary when I am used to using a grid, but like you addressed in the video, that doesn't always work either. Thanks for the tips!

@rtaber3065 Год назад

Your content is so good. I'm glad you made it. I'm gonna pick one of these proportional dividers and try it out. I've always used the end of my paintbrush and used scotch tape to set notches for checking.

@julianaolejkova4210 Год назад

Thank you for your videos and for the possibility that thanks to you I look at the art from a different perspective. I always find motivation not to give up after watching it. ( I apologize If my grammar is not correct. Greet from Slovakia)

@vartanarakelian4643 Год назад

I am a begginer and this is great especially I was struggling measuring with pencil, but Proportional Divider is the best I think.

@markaszkenasy7395 Год назад

That’s undoubtably the best video on portrait painting I’ve ever watched. Thank you!!

@mickywoolf120 Год назад

Thank you for your tips and techniques! I'm learning a lot! For the time being just watching, soon will go back to drawing and painting. Thank you so much, the way you explain things is very clear and easy to understand. 😊From Portugal

@paintnknit Год назад

Thanks for your drawing suggestions. Beautiful artwork.

@ThatJewyJesusChick Год назад

Despite being a watercolor portrait artist-everything he says here translates perfectly-all painful and difficult lessons I’ve had to learn myself over the past few years of trying to hone in on my craft and create a routine manner of making my artwork. Excellent video!👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😉

@claires9100 Год назад

Such good advice. Thanks for sharing this technique.

@pch2230 Год назад

This is such a good tutorial. Big to small, avoiding tracing and grids (particular bugbears for me), simple to complicated, prioritising shapes and accuracy - all things that are vital to realistic painting, whatever the subject.

@tyroneperry5008 Год назад

Thanks a lot. I been stuck a long time on proportions. You gave me insight on why I keep failing and repeating the same mistakes by getting too serious too soon.

@graces4506 Год назад

Thanks for the tutorial it was very helpful.

@seafirend Год назад

Exactly the video I needed! Thanks Chris great vid as always.

@oatmeal Год назад

Your tutorials are so great! Thank you for making these.

@rebeccateakle3674 Год назад

So much good info in this, clear delivery and loved it

@sal5811 7 месяцев назад

I Used to paint this way all the time and it actually helped me paint with the trace and grid method

@ButchCurry Год назад

ABC: Always Be Comparing!

@hcanderson3787 Год назад

Great vid, thanks so much! I will definitely be trying out that proportional divider

@p.k.carlson6646 Год назад

Really great reminders, Thanks!

@mick-2098 Год назад

This was a reallly great tutorial! So useful and concise!

@katygardner2741 Год назад

Thank you for this video! It was really well explained and I'm going to attempt this method in future 😊

@SingYourselfWell 3 месяца назад

Thank you, Chris, this was so great!!!

@eliasandrinopoulos8746 Год назад

Awesome! Very cool technique, advice, and demonstration! So psyched to hit the canvas again tomorrow! 👏🏻😊🎙🙏🏻

@penelopepowers6615 Год назад

Love your style. I use many tips from you. Thank you

@leonardodalongisland Год назад

GREAT job. Nice break down of things

@7Earthsky Год назад

I think this is the best method for me to find a likeness in portraits....Will definitely give this a go.

@dmp2461 11 месяцев назад

Love your process. Gonna give it a try.

@PaolaLaborda Год назад

I found your videos today and I really loved them, they are very helpful, I always love learning new techniques and improving my own skills, and your videos are *chef kiss* I think your style is really classic, and that makes it good for everything! because it is like following an old painter from 1880 haha, it doesn't matter if my style doesn't match yours because your advices and tricks and explanations are part of the basis, everyone that wants to learn how to paint or wants to improve their painting skills should just know. the things you are teaching Thank you!

@ctee1117 Год назад

You are a great teacher!

@gwenmoore6034 Год назад

Your videos are sooo helpful!

@AnimalArtbyTerraCotta Год назад

I never really knew how to use that proportional divider and get the basic coordinates. I hate gridding and so this will be so useful! Thanks! 🥰

@jamesaritchie1 Год назад

My method is just to draw or paint what I see, as I see it. I don't like grids, I don't like proportional dividers, and I very, very rarely use a reference photo. It just takes some practice, something that even many extremely good artists aren't willing to do.

@AnimalArtbyTerraCotta Год назад

@@jamesaritchie1 Impressed that you rarely use a reference photo. If there are eyes involved I certainly want a pict to look at. Thought-provoking method ....

@granitrocky1129 Год назад

@@jamesaritchie1 Reference is not a dirty word. How do you draw what you see without a reference?

@pranjalshelar3830 Год назад

Very very enlightening video i must say.... If someone is looking for a perfect guide video for portraita this is it.... I've learned so much... It's like an 800 pages book in 9 pages if you know what i mean... Thanks man🙌🙌

@chiricuttcomepapt5100 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful class, maestro!

@jamesb2059 Год назад

You are a fine teacher. Thank you.

@randomlyswatching9481 Год назад

I find your insights so attractive. It's like so intelligent

@kimvirginia6450 Год назад

RU-vid randomly tossed this video at me. I thought, “I’ll give it one minute” - You immediately drew me in and I enjoyed watching the whole thing. Excellent instruction. Thank you.

@mwartz 5 месяцев назад

Hi Chris, I have just recently seen you on RU-vid as I am making a portfolio for college, your videos are very easy to follow and your a very good teacher and I've learned a lot from your videos 😊 🎨👍, thank you

@curtisbutler1050 Год назад

So good. Thank you!

@tumblingrosesstudio Год назад

You are just awesome!! Thank you for this!

@joycetrabattoni721 Год назад

Enjoyed your explanation… I will try that!😊

@JROtoons Год назад

Works for me! Thanks!

@SeekAndYeShallFindGod Год назад

Great turorial. Thanks.

@diannaantes5262 Год назад

I'm glad to find you. I am a beginner and I want to paint an old photo of my father with my sisters as we were growing up.. I hope to eventually be capable of sketching and painting safely at this point .. I'm learning that I can't paint over my sketches yet without it being affected by the pencil ✏️ 😅

@mickeymiles351 Год назад

Fantastic tutorial, thank you.

@gerriekaychurch658 Год назад

This is going to really help me!! Thank you

@paintcoach Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Silkz0jet Год назад

So much sense in all you are saying here, Chris.

@JackDespero 9 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed this video. Than you for sharing!

@yeshuaiscomingbackrepent2357 Год назад

THANK YOU! That was perfectly taught! I am wanting to do oil portraits and I have a propotional divider like yours....but I could never use it properly. Great video! 🎨🖌🖋🖊😁

@claritzairosario68 Год назад

I found your channel, and I love how you teach. Very interesting theme! Thank you, here a new subscriber!!!🥰💙🥰

@cmkarma5554 Месяц назад

Thank you ❤

@myrnalandersartist Год назад

So helpful! Thank you!

@dancer4560 9 месяцев назад

the more I did face-portrait drawings the easier it became but you must put in the time. I remember a whole semester of just face drawing and at the end of the term I could draw by looking at a face on tv- I never ever thought I could do that but I put in the concentration and time- I love your video because it is how I like to work and I am getting back into it but using pastels now. Would love to get out oils again at some point... TY!!

@mochawitch Год назад

That was some awesome information. Thank you sir 🌹🌹

@sammirenee_3493 Год назад

I really loved this! Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏🏼 Can you please do a video in the future of how to mix to get skin paint colors? And what brushes you recommend?I honestly struggle with mixing colors and choosing brushes- and it feels like it’s so easy for some. Please help!

@rodcav3 Год назад

Great tool ,....and well presented tutorial...by the way love the tribute portrait to Ray Liotta in the background..I'm also working on one also of Ray, James Caan and Tony Sirico.... 3 of the greats we lost this year (R.I.P.)

@letsjustdraw2193 Год назад

U draw so easily🥺🥺 So goooodddd🥰🥰🥰

@mahanly Год назад

Good tips Coach!

@dorothygladsjo3510 Год назад

“As much of white as possible “ that was an answer I’ve been looking for!

@ubernagash Год назад

Awsome vid man, I do love to paint oils mainly (landscapes), and i have found portraits hard to get in to but after see this i think i will give it a go. 😉

@agold1702 Год назад

Learned a few new things. Thanks!

@paintcoach Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@jananee9311 Год назад

I'm not getting notifications for some reason but glad to see this video. Was very informative

@augustasilvis297 Год назад

Thank u so much helped me alot

@jimbojet8728 Год назад

Makes good sense. Thanks

@kevincage1641 Год назад

Sir, you do gorgeous work. When I grow up my living room is going to resemble yours with my many renderings. Oh, and I'm 64.

@tonym994 11 месяцев назад

TR is a great subject! Sargent is one of the best painters I ever saw. and you ain't to shabby.

@susanmerila4958 3 месяца назад

A video I've saved to watch again and again in months ahead, whenever I hit a snag....this helps identify WHAT went wrong, WHERE it went wrong, WHY, and HOW to fix. What more could you ask for?

@sorrymyolduserwasdumb Год назад

thank you so much!! this is amazing :))

@sonijam Год назад

Excellent video!

@dbell3269 Год назад

I made my own proportional divider. Works just fine.

@jcarolblair5614 Год назад

This looks like a great tip for oils! I don’t guess this technique would work with watercolor portraits?

@ANAHATAJADE Год назад

Thank you for the information on 1:13

@prichardgs Год назад

Excellent!

@europeanroyalty4778 Год назад

Have you heard of evolve Chris where they use 4 values, 8 & 6 and 2 & 4 on a 10 value scale, an extreme and moderate dark, extreme and moderate light, then turn the form with edges? I find this fascinating and I'm curious about your thoughts working this way.

@nafas_hb Год назад

Yhank you it was great

@tonym994 Год назад

thank you .I draw, and measuring is the most important part of it. noticed the still from 'GOODFELLAS'. gotta say, you resemble (just watched it) the actor who plays Joe Columbo on 'Godfather of Harlem'. the best part of this lesson was when you said, "in time, you won't need measuring." so I look forward to not using a baggy w/ lines across it, and top to bottom, on my monitor. you do terrific work. will return.

@billg3356 Год назад

I'm digging that that Bill Murray over your shoulder, man!

@pumpkinspice1456 Год назад

Thank you for this insightful video. Much appreciated ❤. Could you please make a video about how to set up for a self portrait? I always struggle with where to place a mirror and how to keep the posture…