This time we have an audio blog post. I am going to be talking to you while you look at the following images.
I made this when I used a pen name (Jack)
I am going to cover brush stroke and details. This topic is rarely covered in an oil painting class. We will use images by the Dutch master Frans Hals.
So click the play button, and follow along…
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THANK YOU for an excellent educational blog! I truly enjoyed analyzing the pictures as you described each brush stroke. I’m fairly new to oil painting and just ordered your complete course. In fact, I’m still waiting for it. Even though I’m on my second oil painting, I’m very anxious for the course to arrive. As I listened to your audio, I realized errors I’ve made in my paintings. I’ve been of the mind that you need to draw it first, THEN fill in the color. I now know that’s NOT how to go about it. So, thanks again, for providing this site and the audio blog. It’s been the most valuable information I’ve found.
Have a grand day!
Christie
Sirs: Regarding Frans Hals …are you demonstrating as you talk?
Nothing is showing on my computer screen except the original pictures.
Thanks for some help.
B.
hi.
This is an audio blog update, so I am talking to you instead of having much to read. You must push the play button on the audio player.
I click the play button, and nothing happend, no sound comes out, I have been waiting for several minutes.
Do you have your sound turned up?
Also, if you are using a slow connection like dial up, it may take a little longer to hear sound after you press play. On a fast connection like dsl or cable modem you should hear sound almost instantly.
THAT WAS GREAT INFO! THANKS! I DID MY FIRST PORTRAIT THIS PAST SPRING IN THE ART CLASS I TAKE EVERY SPRING AND FALL THRU MY TOWN PROGRAM, IT WAS OF MY GRAND DAUGHTER’S SENIOR PORTRAIT. MY ART TEACHER WAS NOT THAT GREAT WITH INSTRUCTIONS, BECAUSE SHE WOULD USE TERMS THAT I DID NOT REALLY UNDERSTAND. THE FINISHED PAINTING CAME OUT PRETTY GOOD, BUT DID NOT REALLY LOOK LIKE MY GRAND DAUGHTER VERY MUCH. IT RESEMBLED HER SOMEWHAT, BUT I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH IT. BUT ALL IN ALL, IT WASN’T THAT BAD FOR A FIRST TIME TRY. I NOW KNOW I SHOULD HAVE PUT IN THE DETAILS LASTLY, BUT WAS PRE-OCCUPIED WITH THEM FROM THE START. MY ART TEACHER DIDN’T EXPLAIN THAT AS WELL AS YOU DID IN THIS AUDIO LESSON. THANKS FOR THE ALL THE TIPS! MARIA
hi,
This arbab from Afghanistan, the audio blog is really very helpful; i did learned many tips; however, I would lover to buy detail vidios on oil painting, but as I menionted erlier I’m in Afghanistan and have requested various places how to get the vidos; but no luck. Is there any possibility to get that stuff.
when i’m not able to make realistics oil painting, then ofcourse it becomes an abstract that I hate the most.
Thanks,
I have never attempted a portrait in oils. It is always scenes of houses,water,trees, brush, stones, etc. I would love to paint a person, but I don’t know how to draw.
Now I can hear the audio, and is realy realy good, its clear, and easy to understand, I’m from Mexico, my english is not so good, and if the lessons are like these examples, I will be bying the course in a short time, thankyou
Fito Lopez
I agree, this was a great blog, I did so enjoy looking at each aspect as you spoke. I would like many more of this type of blog to see. I will check into you painting class,s on video. Thanks again.
MAW
I enjoyed your tutorial on the painting of a man by Frans Hals. Yes I did learn some, and found some of your detailed descriptions very helpful. Thank you for being such a help to absolute strangers like me
Thank you! I really appreciate this bonus. I just finished the course on cd’s you sent me. The first CD would have been helpful to me before I began painting, and some of it was helpful now. I loved the second cd and will watch it again and again. I have a degree in art, but got it in the 70’s when technique was not taught, since the teachers didn’t want to “influence” their students, and I only began painting “seriously” last year. I don’t know why it’s been so hard for me to add detail last, but I’m getting better. Thanks again!
That was great, I enjoyed it and learned, thanks. I hope you do this more often.
I still haven’t received my package yet.
Awe, simply. Thanks. That made so much more sense, if you will, a real “connection” and it was worth the few minutes of time that hopefully will last the remainder of my lifetime. I am so glad you and your staff decide to expand your contact with those of us who truly need proper guidance. It is one thing to read and look at a picture at the same time, to grasp the details; but with the picture before me and the confident sound of your voice guiding my sight and thinking in sync….so great.
Thanks again.
many thanks , at last someone is explaining in an understandable fashion. It is so easy to concentrate on the detail first instead of last. I have gained wonderful new insights from this blog, again many thanks,
Hello,
If your lesson is video, i to buy! Just that!
Tks
JPPT
Thank you very much for the informative audio lessons. I would appreciate it if you would send a video demo of how to mix and paint skin tones especially on the face. I mean the dark and the light tones. I never seem to get it right. I have a colour ” flesh tint ” which is slightly pink in colour. what other clour must I add so that I can get the right skin tone.
hi Jack,
thank you very much for ur educational blogs.I am an amature painter.I wanted to improve my hobby.so i have subscribed for ur website.it has been much informative.recently from ur tips, I have successfully painted one picture of dolfins jumping out of sea water. I would like to send u the photogragh of same.
tones and all have come out nicely. thank u very much .
need ur support and tips in future also.
Dr. Varsha Padhye
consultant homoeopath
India
Thank you so much! I just started with portraits and would like to learn to do it well… and can imagine how site full of lessons will be grate help!!! With your help it might be possible.
Big hug from Bruxelles
I have seen this before but had forgotten about it. It’s one of your best instructional blogs I think. It is easy to see how the whole process works and you chose a great artist to help explain how it’s done. Thanks Ethan
It is very useful.Thank you.