I just finished a portrait of my wife and had the same problems with the lips looking wrong. I was frustrated and almost gave up but it's nice to see how you push through the same problems.
You never cease to amaze me with your talent, I'm so in awe! Beautiful painting of a beautiful subject, and a sweet story to go along with it. Great timing too, as I am struggling with the features on a portrait of my Mom. This encourages me to hang in there. Thank you!
I'm just over half way through the video and the artist is contemplating throwing the painting away. It looks amazing. I am now watching the second half in awe of this artists talent.
Copper??? Oils??? Oils on copper - crazy beautiful. I had no idea this could be done. Thank you for continuing to expand my options. And thank you for sharing your doubts as well as your amazing abilities.
Hi Andrew, this is incredible and loved the way how She evolved beautifully and sine through the copper panel ❤️🥰 it’s a new learning and thanks for sharing the knowledge endlessly ☺️☺️
thats really awesome, turned out great! never would have thought to paint on copper.... and the light and shadows is brilliantly done--great warmth to this painting!
I was on pins and needles the whole time. It seemed to plague you almost the whole way through and, I agree, it was off and it was disturbing me as well. However, your expert eye and persistence really paid off. Great job!!! It’s one thing when I’m painting a horse or a tree but quite another when I’m painting my wife. Good Lord!! The pressure!! Great great video as it showed the vulnerability of the artist and the magic of the discovery process.
In case of having problems with the similarity in a portrait there's a helpful app called Resemblance Check. Anyway you nailed it, what a great painting video again!
Hi Andrew, when you started talking about the paint slipping off, I wondered if you had not considered using a metal primer which makes a tremendous difference to the robustness of paint laid over the top of it. And then just applied Gesso over the top of that. The downside is that the warmth of the coppertone coming through would be completely lost since metal primer is grey. Perhaps a clear resin base which had been sandpapered to give it some tooth might achieve the effect and longevity you were after so that the warmth of the copper was not lost?
The thing is if you use these primers (that are in most cases, just an acrylic base) then there is no reason to use copper. Use ANY surface primed with that and your paint will be interacting with the same surface. Copper is expensive if compared to a simple wood or ceramic tile.
Thanks for sharing that with us Andrew, and Rachel is a beautiful woman! That painting is superb, and it achieves so much, even though it is quite small. But then again, this is Andrew Tischler after all!
Incredible mastery of color, light and shadows! All your works are very delightful! I really appreciate your creativity! It's a pity that I don't understand anything in English ...) I studied German at school, but I don't know German either)) Thank you so much for your videos!
That was beautiful! The questions started acquiring in my mind when you said you were going to paint on a copper panel. And once again you began answering them throughout the process. Love the skin tones via fire light. I hope it does stand the test of time and is handed down for generations to come.
very cool...I am a goldsmith/metalsmith/knife maker, and having used copper many times I am wondering what happens when the copper starts to react with the pigments in the paint, or oxidizes
Beautiful painting of a beautiful woman,and great information. Enjoyed it and learned a lot.don't know if we can get copper panels here in England ,would love to have a go.Thanks again Sheila
Beautiful work as usual. Check out a Tasmanian artist Sebastian Galloway, he won the Glover Prize for a Tasmanian Landscape painting with a painting on Copper last year. He does some exquisite work on this surface.
Thanks for all the awesome, timeless information Andrew. I sling paint around a bit more haphazardly (uber expressive impressionist) than you but I find there is always good stuff to learn. Thank you for making all your knowledge available so freely. Kindness befits the children of The Great King! ...heaps of good returned to you I hope for!
Very well said William! I also sling “paint “ around; albeit digital on an iPad. I agree that Andrew always has valuable information that he freely shares,which is so helpful!
This came out just gorgeous! I'm curious, did you use a clear gesso or anything before you began painting or did you go on top of the bare copper? Do you know if the paint will stick to it for the long term? I know you mentioned that zinc white bonds to out really well, but since it wasn't mixed into every color, I wonder about the painting peeling off over time?
Always a treat! Just when I think you’re done, you pull through with more exquisite detail! I was honestly shocked to see you didn’t have to apply any ground before diving in with paint. I would love to see your next piece incorporate the raw copper. I have been painting on aluminum panels for some time and loving it, but I still gesso and sand them.
Hello Andrew, Great little portrait! I have question for you: I have noticed all the times I watch you paint, that you have incredible dexterity. A very controlled hand with no wobbles in it. And as far as I can see you don't use a "mahlstick". Could you suggest some exercises to those of us who do not have this gift naturally?
You are definitely the best artist of the generation! Between all of your mediums, It’s insane how talented you are. Painting, drawing, digital and filming. Please keep up the inspiring content. I/we learn so much from you.
lovely work! Do u sand or rough the copper surface up before painting? If yes could u tell me what grade of sand paper I shud use and shud i be rough or gentle using it? thankyou
Andrew looking to join your Patreon. Will this be a viable option for an acrylic painter. I just ordered your daggers for acrylic paint. I wonder if I can go further with your Patreon. Thank you
Hi Andrew, rest assured that your painting will survive in centuries to come. It was rather widely used by artists in the 16th and 17th centuries like Rembrandt and the works were of course not large in size due to obvious reasons. The idea of painting on copper sounds strange in today’s time but it is gaining popularity. Your portrait is just stunning, the knowledge that it was painted on copper makes one feel that there is a latent warmth underneath the paint coming through. There is also a company in California in the US which makes copper panels for painting, you have used their paint before and will know the name. Best of luck with more copper panel painting, please show them off !
The copper as a substrate is really interesting and so cool.God bless you and your wife; she looks absolutely awesome; your love shows through the whole process. Thanks for sharing your time with your skills Andrew!
Just amazing, what a beautiful portrait! All my technical questions were already answered during the video and here in the comments section. ;-) So, the only thing left for me is to say that I love and became inspired by your recurring choice of high contrast lighting and extensive and deep shadow areas. It makes every portrait so much more interesting and natural. Can't wait for the next video!
That's what is so great about oils; you can keep on adjusting it until it looks perfect. There's a certain point in a painting, where things don't look right, but if you keep on going, it eventually looks good.
I saw one artist on instagram she is doing large copper paintings and surface smooth without any scratch. I just wonder how paints sticks on it.. Also want to try this material as well as aluminum
ANDREW - Update. I received my Tisch angular brushes today. Mine for acrylics. I'm thrilled having my down week raised exponentially. Thank you. Please respond to my enquiry about a day ago. I'm so exited to move forward. Thank you Andrew!!!!
When you say “slipping off that copper surface”, was that happening while it was drying without intervention, or coming up (or picking up) when brushing over earlier layer? I wonder if artists ever prepped a copper surface by etching or roughing the metal. Fascinating! 🧐 You are a cool dude Andrew. Thank you for this and your channel content in general. 🙏
5:08 "but you gotta find a grand canyon in your backyard" Dude, you live in New Zealand. There's a grand canyon everywhere you turn out there! hahaha. He makes a good point though.
How is your ventilation in your new studio? I want to start painting with oil again but with my animals and our own health, I am reluctant. In the wintertime, I can't always have the window open all the time..
That is what I think, is that you fallow the rules to the extreme and went you have to let go you suffer, but went you said that want to stop and start fresh y said here, no don't do it fallow what you doing and come out ok and there it was another master piece, well done
Thank you Andrew. Would it be possible to do a demonstration using gold leaf somewhere in a painting? I'm downsizing and came across a tall pile of gold leaf, in the squares. And don't want to waste them. Thank you.
