The SECRET to OIL PAINTING! 

Coming technically from the worlds of audio and photography I understand your 'tonal compression' is really 'dynamic range' and tonal compression is the means by which you fit the information into a given range. I love to see the connections between different systems of understanding and that they almost explain one another is fascinating. Logarithms, thats how we perceive the world, light in sight, volume in hearing, even taste, and smell are perceived logarithmically - I have yet to find proof for touch but I suspect it's similar.

Thanks. This was really helpful. Especially the tip about mixing a base colour and then mixing everything else from that and adjusting it as you go to keep it unified.

I love those soft skin tones you create. I am learning a lot. Thank you

You're a great teacher. Too many artists demonstrate by having you watch what they paint and then narrate as a 'stream of consciousness' while doing so. You start with an important principle and then paint with that very principle in mind. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

I'm so glad I found your videos, they are just what I need right now. I know it might be lame to say, but honestly your paintings floor me every time, just amazing.

Thanks for all you share . ❤

Live you humor. Great lesson.

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Merci bravo pour cette leçon !

Great video! Excited to apply this in my next painting. Thank you!

Fantastic tutorial 🙏

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Very good explanation!

Great video. Very helpful, thank you.

Brilliant, great advice, great content as always.

Thank You so much ...I am just painting a portrait of Imagination .. good luck .. for me . I WISH YOU ALL an amazing painting journey through Life

Sir you are a great artist and genius man love you sir

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I have painted and drawn for many years but I never actually learned anything like this. I just found your videos and loved it. Is there some videos for a super beginner to try to teach myself actual techniques?

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Not nasal compresion👌😂🙏

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PS My next painting is of a red haired girl. Have you painted red hair?

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Maybe Jeremy, not Alan. Oh no, wait. Hugh.. see what I did?

Alan

100% click bait for all those who clicked. Haha.

How are you spelling Alan?

I've been taught to limit the number of values in my painting. By doing this, we create a more powerful statement. Scott's tonal compression including value, hue, and chroma takes this principle to it's natural conclusion. In practice, tonal compression is actually difficult to do. There is a lot of "pushing and pulling", as Scott mentions. It takes years of practice and, in the end, all artists spend their entire lives studying and learning and growing.

Scott you are a genius in the true sense of the word.. i love your videos, love your painting and love your style of delivery. You give extremely valuable lessons in such a delightful , humorous way. Love your style of teaching.

I'm sitting in my studio painting a portrait as I watch this, and I immediately recognized the areas where I need to apply tonal compression. When I was in college, high contrast was strongly encouraged, so I never really grasped this concept. That inverted Vitruvian ratio mucus has worked its magic! Genuinely though, Thanks for teaching and demonstrating this. I am excited to implement this on my own oil paintings. I'm not so sure about Alan as the new mascot. I'm pretty sure the surprise cat that scaled up your shoulder a while back is vying for the mascot role. :D

As I said last week, I have just found you.....why didn't RU-vid give me these over the last years of searching!!!!!!....... Anyway I am now binge watching all your videos. They are marvelous. Excellent content, excellent teaching. Thanks, from Australia.

Great tutorial, and great teacher and love your humor. I'm borrowing "Payne's Grey of the brains" and "window shading". Twenty years ago I attempted to paint by tonal compression which I wasn't aware it was what I was doing and painting one area at a time. I was accused by a painting teacher of "painting by numbers". Dropped out of that class and unfortunately stopped painting all together. So happy I found you on RU-vid and will start painting again and planning on purchasing your videos.

It is interesting to observe how a great artist tries to paint badly yet he can`t help unconsciously still painting better than most! Love your incredibly conscientious teaching method; am extremely grateful for your generous sharing of expertise, thank you, Scott. Since I am living with a disability and am as a result, impecunious, I can not yet afford to pay for lessons from you, so double thanks and appreciation for giving as you do.

Alan. Allan? ...Allen? I DONT KNOW ANYMORE!!!! (Great video as always Scott!) ☺

I watched this three times; I have never heard anyone talk about compression but it makes so much sense. UGH. I feel like I learn all this important stuff at a snails pace without school: thank you for keeping me out of the dark… again.😅

This particular video is gold, applying what you've demonstrated in this video has taking my oil paintings to the next level, I'm able to paint portraits more accurate, efficiently and faster. Thank you for the great advice, you really have a gift for explaining things clearly and consice.

The "Bas-relief" effect - the mistake makes it look like a portrait on a coin. The other way that I was taught to think about it... is that the brightest part of the shaded area is darker than the darkest part of the lit area.

Alan all day

This lesson was exactly what i needed to hear to improve my own work. Thank you most sincerely.

Thanks, this is a mistake I have made. My mantra will be tonal compression going forward.

Well, at least I got my 73% worth. Now if I just didn't spend so much time watching French Bulldogs Farting on RU-vid, I might actually complete a painting.

8:41pm Golly, Scott, would you consider showing us your technique for painting hands, please? I know I could sure use your help!

I never understood color. I thought I did. Now I realize that I am color. Than you sir.

When the moment of truth spills out...."because I'm not saving enough money...for retirement." Lmao.

OnlyFans?

Boom! You've been looking over my shoulder! Guilty as. charged!

Alan…😂

You are a fabulous teacher and your videos are pure gold! Question: would you suggest beginners, or those that are really trying to dial into this idea of tonal compression to start by placing the “too light” one tone areas as you have demonstrated and then working down into the compression, or start attempting to compress as we go, and fix as needed? 15:21

Your video's are the best. I was a patreon but then went off exploring watercolour, pastels Acrylic Argh .. charcoal, graphite, but after working in them all i am back to oils . I will be rejoining your Patreon on Feb 1st Thanks for making me smile in these grim times

Just like the Velociraptor in Jurassic Park III. ALAN!

I really like that unique style. I just wonder if the lack of texture is deliberate. they all look like beautiful porcelain people.

Just love your tutorials and humor. Now that's tonel compression for you. a "Payne's Grey of the brain" classic.

How do you not have 200,000. Subscribers??

Me resulta fascinante tu pintura...no sé inglés y solo sigo visualmente tus explicaciones....me gustaría que estuvieran subtitulados para aprender más... enhorabuena por tu trabajo!!!

Ooh! Now I see (one of the many things) what I've been doing wrong! Ta!

This video is just what I needed! Thank you so much

Hallo . Kann mir jemand sagen, von welchem Firma benutzt der Artist ihre lineöl ?

… maybe you’ re painting Nixon. 😂🤣

please subtitles

I now have a new favourite start to a video ever! Achoo!

Tradução aos seus vídeos por favor...

Love all your videos. I even bought some. Guess I’m a fan!

Sort of doubt that you will read this, but love your videos Scott.

Alan!

This video is an eyeopener! Do you do critiques?

you are an amzing artist oh how i would love to paint realism like you ,thank you

I am so grateful to have found your channel. The beauty of your work combined with your sense of humor is such an entertaining thing to witness. Thank you for being you and sharing your work with us

The SECRET to OIL PAINTING! is painting with water colors ;)

Wow! Great video!

Scott, is his name spelled Allen, Alan, Allyn, Alin, Alyn or some other variation?

Master❤

Alan 😍

Excellent video content 😊

You are so wonderful

You are the best evet

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I like Allen

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great video

Alan❤

I am hooked

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A lot of contemporary painters seem not only to over-model form a little bit, but actively exaggerate, putting in solid blocks of value which are extreme and distracting.

Great lesson! Seems like it should be obvious, but we often don't think about this concept of controlling our pallet through compression and then wonder why our colors and lighting look so chaotic. This one demands repeat watching.

Is it Allen or Alan? 😂 Really enjoyed this video. Love how you present information.

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Saya sang suka lukisan anda.. Smoga sukses selalu.. Salam persahabatan slalu..

Hey Steve, thanks for video. Do you think it would be possible to achieve same result with acrylic?

Wonderful, insightful instruction. Thank you!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Scott you are just from a different planet.

That’s my name, don’t wear it out ! quote from , Pee-wee Herman ! 😂

Gracias por sus videos y compartir sus conocimientos

Thank you Scott, Great video and information _)