Using a Few Simple Shapes: Painting Demonstration

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In this 20 minute video I show the mixing and brushwork of how I developed these four simple shapes into the finished painting.
Here is a link to the shorter video explanation: • Using a Few Simple Sha...
You can make powerful paintings with just a few shapes.
Each shape sits somewhere in space. The viewer needs to know where, or they are confused. The more shapes, the more complex that becomes.
In this demonstration I use just four shapes to build a painting.
Sometimes less is more.
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@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Did you enjoy this longer form demonstration? Should I do it more often?

@kevinsun3348 3 года назад

yes,please, definitely helpful to see the birth of a beautiful painting!

@stellapurdy3895 3 года назад

Yes It was very helpful, please do more!

@bethtippett8708 3 года назад

Absolutely. Thank you for the longer version. I would love to see more of the longer ones.

@debrafritsch2463 3 года назад

Yes, the longer video showing the paint mixture and brush strokes is very helpful. Talking through the thought process helps. What you are watching for like: hard edges, direction you lay in the strokes, weight of the pressure on the brush, when to apply paint as a dab or flick stroke, the light color wrapping around the shadows on the bush for proper depth perception, thickness of paint, etc. These things are hard to see just looking at a finished painting unless you are first aware of them. Thanks

@Cate--007 3 года назад

Yes - thumbs up to longer demo. Thanks - great demo!

@karicreates7668 3 года назад

Very high quality demo with everything I need: painting in real time, reference pic continuously shown, colour mixing , palette, pigments, generous narration and explanation of decisions. So good, thank you.

@sandy411 3 года назад

Absolutely, the longer demo is very helpful. I hope you can keep doing these.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Talking with an editor to help with it. Thanks for letting me know Sandy. Best wishes.

@janetandre5866 3 года назад

Please do this more often! It’s very helpful to see how you finish a piece and go beyond the original block-in.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

OK Janet. I am looking for an editor to help. It takes a lot of hours but if I can find a decent editor, and I'm sure there are lots, then I'll try and do it more often. Thanks for letting me know.

@annmarielopiccolo-carlsen7263 3 года назад

Yes, I appreciate the longer version....so helpful to a novice painter.....thank you.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Great Ann Marie. Thank you for letting me know.

@philmecup 5 месяцев назад

BTW, Ian if you were watching, thanks so much for your videos. They are helping me so much!

@javanthisingaram4843 3 года назад

I certainly like the longer version better. It has so much information on the colours mixed, the brush strokes and the whole development of the painting. Amazed once again how a few big shapes lead to an effective painting.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Javanthi, I am delighted you enjoyed it. And it is true, sometimes a few shapes can make a painting and not a complex subject that requires a lot of detail to make it work.

@cheyenneroll 3 года назад

Yes, Ian more of these! It allows the viewer see clearly the brush techniques. The longer video also makes the dissection and construction of the image logical and simple. Thank you.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Ann, OK just for you. More of these. Glad you found it helpful. See you Saturday.

@lanaschuster7630 3 года назад

I really appreciate how in depth you go in the longer video. I took notes. There is so much to be learned in the details. Thank you for taking the time to make and share these, Ian.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

HI Lana, thanks for letting me know. Wow, notes! See you Saturday. Best, Ian

@maridaterri 3 года назад

These demos are so good. No gimmicks, no trite stylistic tricks. Such beautiful paintings, and uniquely thoughtful insights into how to get there. Thank you, Ian!

@williamkoch6619 3 года назад

Ian I enjoy the demos. I really think that the time factor for the demos are geared to the experience of the artist viewing the videos. I enjoy the short videos because I understand the processes involved. However for artists that are not as experienced and unsure of their strokes and design concepts the longer videos will answer more of the uncertainties they have. My students tell me many of the demos they watch don't explain the application and why established artists do the procedures and thought process while painting their creations.

@bethscanlon7791 2 года назад

Yes I enjoyed the longer demonstration. I appreciate it.

@Take10Now 2 года назад

Yes, love spending more time watching you work out the problems

@hasaneser9181 2 года назад

you are a teacher of all the countries in the world not only for your country but for those who can understand English and loves painting.

@deejo2 3 года назад

This was very helpful. When painting a grassy foreground with wild flowers, I've struggled at times with what is enough & how much is too much. I love how you focus mostly on shapes. This is a great lesson on how to get it just right.

@dianebever7276 3 года назад

I did enjoy the longer demo. Hope to see more of them.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Diane, that is great. Thank you for letting me know. Appreciate it.

@anniehalvorsen2469 3 года назад

Ian- thanks so much. This wasn’t just about composition. So appreciate the little gems on brushwork, simplicity, economy of stroke, using not only structure and value to draw in the viewer, but the ever so subtle color contrast.I do not underestimate the time it takes to film, edit and voiceover a twenty minute video. I have been pastelling for about a year, and have taken the plunge and bought oils and requisite accessories. So far just staring adoringly at the pristine unopened tubes. I need to hang a sign on my wall that says “Five Simple Shapes”. Still haven’t gotten that, so matter how many times I hear it. Maybe this time it sticks...

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Annie, well thank you for the comment on the time involved. And glad you liked the video. Maybe find a not to complex oil painting you like and just copy it. Get those tubes out and start. I love the texture of it. Like being a 4 year old with finger paint in a way.

@orlane219 3 года назад

Absolutely. This longer demo is very helpful and shows how much work and concentration you need to get to the finished work. Thank you

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Thanks Hannah. I appreciate your letting me know you found it helpful. Best wishes.

@theluddens2710 3 года назад

I don’t paint in oils but this was very instructive in the way you mix and seek out colours, particularly greens. Very relaxing to watch. More of the same please.

@sunnyseacat6857 Год назад

Terrific painting again and outstanding explanation of everything mentioned. Really like seeing the mixing of many colors and the angles of your brushwork, too. Love the longer demo. You are a FABULOUS teacher. Thank you for sharing your time, energy, and love of painting with us.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for the kind comment.

@paintlady2268 3 года назад

Beautiful. Yes, I did enjoy the longer demonstration. Thank you.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Thanks for letting me know Brenda. Best wishes.

@nancypahl7755 3 года назад

I really enjoy watching a skilled painter like you, Ian. Every stroke counts. We're not seeing any happy accidents or gimmicky techniques here.

@alexandramcmeekin8492 2 года назад

Thanks Ian…really found the longer version beneficial!

@123tabatha 2 года назад

I really enjoyed the longer demo. Ive learnt MASSES !!! Thankyou sooo much

@rosannedistefano4249 2 года назад

Really learned a lot in just that 25 minutes…your videos are wonderful

@efluidartstudiopriscillab 3 года назад

You're an inspired teacher who inspires . It doesn't get better than that.

@harrymoore546 3 года назад

I'm just starting out and I found this video packed full of information. Seeing how you organize your palette, your explanation of the composition (in the short video), explaining the purpose of your brush strokes as well as stroke technique, was so helpful. Thank you

@elsagrace3893 3 года назад

Painting is more enjoyable to look at than the photo. So many things that can’t be done this way in watercolor but watching makes me think of how I might try it in watercolor.🤔 🧠

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Elsa, you're right the thinking in how you'd lay in the washes, what value, which steps that of course would be different. But in a way it demands seeing the few big shapes even more. And I hope the painting is better than the photo otherwise I guess the point in doing it at all would be lost. Best wishes.

@toobepal 3 года назад

Mixing chrome oxide green and cad yellow, white and turps really gets me going. More please Sir.

@BJones-yw4dd 3 года назад

You could add the words "Plus Effectively Mixing Realistic Greens" to the title of the video and draw even more viewers, because you so effortlessly mix the color that landscapists fear and struggle with the most like it's .... a walk in the partk!!! Thank you, Ian!

@janesoncanvas8337 3 года назад

Really enjoyed watching this a second time. Thanks for all of the great instruction!

@dongranros9093 Год назад

Weird.. I discovered that RU-vid had more to offer than shuffle dance demos! It was a revelation. I am a dedicated painter and a drawer(is that a word?) usually in ballpoint or technical pens. I am 76 so I'm guessing that my process is somewhat locked in by now but I found there is still room for good instructions, observations and valuable commentary. Happily your series of demos and lessons offers all of that. There is still room to learn and that is a good thing. Thanks! Donn Granros .. and I plan to buy your books also

@michaelharris9615 6 месяцев назад

This is great. Your color mastery is instructive. I'd like to see more how you manage your palette and cleaning of brushes, or not, in between.

@donnerdaumen84 3 года назад

this channel is pure gold. thank you!

@kathyriggs2308 3 года назад

I really enjoyed the longer demonstration--please include those when you can. Thank you!

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

OK Kathy will do. THakns for the feedback.

@kriswashburn274 3 дня назад

Yes. I like watching the entire process!

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 2 дня назад

Delighted that you found it helpful.

@billrogers5219 3 года назад

Oh, this was great. You're always great on composition and the basic structures, but it's also so helpful to see you work on the details and show the brushwork. If you have the patience to make more of these demonstrations it would be great.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Bill, thanks so much for your feedback. I really appreciate it. I may have to hire a video editor to do the long form ones going forward. But will do it again. All the best.

@vickiescallan5651 Год назад

Yes I really enjoyed the longer version thank you so much!

@catbraunwell6450 Год назад

Thank you so much Ian. It’s always so lovely to watch your videos and listen to your quiet voice. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well.

@morefiction3264 3 года назад

I wish you were a watercolorist. But I do learn about composition from you.

@kathleenm3443 2 года назад

I really appreciate that you have included in detail which colors that you used. The detailed explanation along with seeing you mix the colors as you go along. Of course it is very instructional to watch you apply the paint to the canvas. The verbal expression is very helpful too. Thank you for all the detail. I don’t think you can give TOO MUCH detail. Excellent

@megcampbell704 2 года назад

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge. I learn so much from you.

@vineyardsailing1923 3 года назад

Love the long format. Very very helpful!!! Pls consider more while not giving up the short format. Agree that it’s great to watch when u only have a little time. Long format excellent for when we have a bit more time! Thank you!!!!!

@Coco2345ful 3 года назад

Love this! Great reminder , so I keep viewing it! Thanks!

@lindamarquez3072 2 года назад

YES! It was very informative in a practical way.

@carolepivarnik9316 3 года назад

It is definitely helpful to watch your painting process start to finish. Always a good reminder that “less is more”! Your light touch with the brush is very instructive. Thanks for so generously sharing your expertise.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Carole, thanks for letting me know the longer videos are helpful. I appreciate the feedback. With best wishes.

@dremaaustin338 3 года назад

Beyond gorgeous. When looking at this painting it's like walking through a field of Daisy's or Queen Anne's lace.

@catherineatkinson1729 3 года назад

Loved this demo! Keep them coming, please!

@marthacanady9441 3 года назад

Oh, do I like your style. It just comes together so naturally. Thanks, Ian.

@martigreen7229 3 года назад

I absolutely love watching you painting and how you block it in. I have learned so much from you. Also most helpful how you mix colors to get the right value.

@Tizaheijting 3 года назад

I learned a lot about brushwork and, on the sideline, to learn to use my Phalo green a bit better (incl. the gradations in the sky). Will add chromeoxyde green to my palet as greens are for me (incl. skin tones) the most difficult to get nuanced in the right way. Really appreciated how you demonstrated that even if the basic idea is based on the masses/structure and direction of the eye, the nuances within the masses are achieved and delicately worked on without loosing sight of the overall basic construction. And how much you must think about this before you put the brush on the canvas to leave its mark. Thanks so much again.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Well Patricia, I'd say you got all the main points down! Glad you found it helpful.

@joanistotler8804 3 года назад

Yes, I agree with what everyone has said - longer version - 2 thumbs up!!

@joanistotler8804 3 года назад

One thing Ian, it's so helpful to see your palette, but there's a glare always on the glass that doesn't show forth the lovely mixtures you get by the time it hits the canvas, making all the mixtures look very gray. Would there be a way to adjust the lighting? Thanks! And, I loved this beautiful little simple painting - who knew you could make so much out of a very ordinary, everyday scene - loved it!

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Joani, glad you liked the video. I have a skylight directly above the palette. Which is creating that square of light on the palette. I'll have to see if I close it if there is still enough light on the palette. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for letting me know. I'd seen it and decided I could live with it.

@coffeeely 2 года назад

Fascinating and very revealing, to me.

@darielmerrills918 3 года назад

It was great to have the short video first, with the longer one going into more depth, and answering questions the shorter one kind of raised. I am trying to think in shapes instead of things, but finding it hard, so the repetition helps.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Dariel. Nice to hear from you. You make a good point. Repetition of the design over subject. As a subject you might think the idea for the painting was a bit simple. And what are you having us look at anyway. But as design, hmmmm..... that can work. All the best to you.

@laurataggart8018 3 года назад

Thanks for reminding us of the way you subtly added pink to push the focal point. Thanks for sharing the colors you choose to mix.

@blessedhappyjams8973 3 года назад

Your instruction has given me more insight and freedom than any other resource has. Thank you so very very much for sharing your passion with us, your faithful followers! -Karisa

@ronniecremers2354 3 года назад

I found the longer video quite helpful. I need help seeing the small details you choose for your focal point on the photo, but can see them clearly in the painting. Your painting style does translate to watercolor in some respects and I love hearing your thinking process. Thank you for all your time and effort!

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Ronnie, it is true you can't see exactly what I am seeing in the photo since it's so much smaller for you. But there were some neutral colored grasses at the top of the hill that I really could have made any color. Glad you find the videos helpful.

@LRZdenek 3 года назад

Thank you Ian for all your tutorials. I appreciate both the short and long versions. It is very helpful watching you paint from beginning to end with your explanation of the detail process.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Thank you for letting me know. Glad you are enjoying the videos.

@RBrubaker113 3 года назад

Yes, the longer video is very helpful. Thanks.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Robert, thanks so much for letting me know. Really appreciate it.

@NidhiBhatia1 2 года назад

Yes definitely, the longer video was quite helpful in terms of color mixing, strokes, weight on brush, change of temperature etc. Probably one thing more that you can help us understand is what kind of brush to use ...synthetic or hog or something in between ? filbert or flat or round ...what type. Thank you in advance, regards, Nidhi

@carolzuckerman8873 3 года назад

I enjoyed both. Fundamentals in the short and helpful detail in the longer. When I only have a few minutes I enjoy the short ones because they are to the point. But there is value in both.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Thats' great Carol. Thank you for letting me know. Best wishes.

@ghvideodotnet 3 года назад

Yes, please do the longer format more often. This was engaging and enjoyable to watch. Happy New Year!!

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Gillian, thanks for letting me know you like the longer ones. Hope all is well and you are back on the tennis court by now. With very best wishes for 2021.

@Rich-pj9wv 3 года назад

Excellent demonstration. I learnt lots. Thankyou.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@curtriceennis2924 3 года назад

If you can, yes, please do the longer versions of your paintings. I paint with Acrylics, but, I found this video very helpful. TY for sharing your knowledge and techniques with us.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Hi Curtrice, I did the longer demo versions a few weeks but it was taking so much time I had to let it go. If I can find someone to help with the editing I might be able to do some again. Best wishes.

@stevebyrne5048 3 года назад

Really enjoyed this one, thanks Ian.

@hasaneser9181 2 года назад

this tutorial has taught me a lot too like previous ones. I appreciate for your lecture. Thanks mr. Roberts.

@suzanne554 2 года назад

I found this longer demonstration very helpful and thank you for sharing your process. It’s so helpful to see how you simplify more complex areas.

@carrollwilson5169 3 года назад

Great information, lovely painting

@carmencarbo1369 2 года назад

Thank you, thank you very much Gor those videos‼️💯💯👌👌👌😍😍

@RK-bo7li 3 года назад

Really enjoyed the longer video. Well done!

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Thank you for letting me know. Best wishes.

@markoartist5273 2 года назад

Wow! Fantastic!

@yijane1226 2 года назад

Great demonstration!

@ruthmoore2246 3 года назад

Great teacher , your voice is soothing too..excelent

@momof3terrors 2 года назад

Your instruction is helpful. Thank you!

@gardengrrlWendy 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! I learn so much from you!

@marilynbarker8255 3 года назад

Amazing.... best teacher. I think it’s the voice!

@maryhodges-moulton8288 3 года назад

I was able to see clearer the different shapes , images with this longer session.

@MariaHarwood-f8r 10 месяцев назад

Yes - really liked it! Thank u

@rodrigoalmeida9927 3 года назад

Simple and elegant

@victoriawacome8623 3 года назад

i enjoyed this very much. i watched it about amonth ago and just rewatched it and found it just as engaging the second time. i like the explanation you give; easy to listen to, direct, just the right amount of info. thank you. i also watched the painting of the woman in the garden video twice and can say the same..

@k.a.christianbuckeye4257 3 года назад

Amazing, great work!

@robertdufour2456 2 года назад

Sir, it is a joy to watch you work! Thank you for sharing your great talent.

@PrincessAloeVera 3 года назад

i like this longer more detailed version. I would love to see more like this. Thank you.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

OK, thanks for letting me know. I appreciate the feed back. Best wishes.

@robinmcewan7390 3 года назад

Please more long videos! You have answered several of my “How do I do this?” Questions I ask myself during the painting process. As you walk us through the process. I had many ah! Remember this moments. Excellent.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Great Robin. THat's helpful to know.

@lisengel2498 3 года назад

Very fine painting demonstration making every step very clear and made with a strong focus on the fine color differences and the finished painting really looked wonderfull - inviting us to move into the green grass and the tiny White flowers. - I really enjoyed the process

@pchabanowich 2 года назад

This is a brilliant teaching, and I thank you very much. The painting is gorgeous.👍

@judyjohnson7286 3 года назад

Yes please, it’s very exciting to see how you mix the colors and then lay them in. It makes me want to dive right n.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Happy to hear that Judy. All the best.

@scottdyerfineart9975 3 года назад

Thank you Ian, all your videos help us as we struggle to improve and understand these nuances of painting

@MHarenArt 3 года назад

Beautiful! I seen to have a very difficult staying away from a lot of detail. Most of my paintings end up almost hyper realistic. Which I don't mind, but it's never my intention. I'm going to have to practice this Simple Shapes technique. Thanks for sharing your insights and talent.

@jjroseknows777 3 года назад

Yes, Maggie, I love your term for it - "hyper realistic". Mine can get to that...that they start to look Kinkadian. (Kinkade). I laughed when one teacher said, "I will NOT have a brush with one hair for painting a cat's whisker."

@MHarenArt 3 года назад

@@jjroseknows777 I have always been so detail oriented in most aspects of my life that it seems to follow me right into my paints and brushes. Take a look as some of my other work at MHaren Art at FB. You don't need a FB acct to look. All my work is in an Album called All My Paintings - and you'll see what I mean. Until my recent streak of doing some Pop/Folk Art with Cats, most of my work is this "hyper realism" which just seems to be what my brushes want to do. LOL!.

@marypartridge5154 3 года назад

Watching you paint is so helpful as you have such great style.

@gracielaschurig1162 3 года назад

Wonderful job Ian. All of your works and explanations!..Always stay like this. Thank you so much. God bless you.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

You are very welcome

@marypartridge5154 3 года назад

Thanking you so much. This is really helpful

@marglacey 3 года назад

So informative Ian. Good to have your voice over describing colour mixing, paint on the brush, motion of your brush strokes etc. Really helps us see how you create that light filled illusion. I’m inspired to paint this picture now I know how to go about it. Thank you.

@IanRobertsMasteringComposition 3 года назад

Thanks Marg. Just sold it too. All the very best to you for the holidays.