Can I Imitate Norman Rockwell?
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- A causal attempt to follow illustrator Norman Rockwell's painting method.
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Looks good. I really love mid-20th century illustration. Wish there were still a market for it.
Gorgeous
This was beautiful sucha. Great inspiration.
This seems like a fun exercise, very interesting!
Loved it
Many thanks for sharing this process. A beautiful result. No one is able to see the photo behind the painting.
Rockwell did color sketches, then a black and white charcoal drawing. I suspect that's where he improved the photo and added more character in that charcoal drawing. Then I think he projected that image onto the canvas and not the photo. I also saw a quick image in his documentary that had a look at a canvas, and it looked like he put color swatches in the drawing and spots and not painted over tones. Then I think he worked on details first, vs building up values. I could be wrong. I only mention this because I'm thinking about trying to recreate his process as well.
You don’t have to guess, it’s well-documented. www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/exhibitions/3227
There’s a book too. www.amazon.com/Norman-Rockwell-Behind-Ron-Schick/dp/0316006939/ref=asc_df_0316006939?mcid=e5a45cb14ae834179fbfc521a70b338b&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693389212028&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17646479423434857754&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9197645&hvtargid=pla-449780707414&psc=1
nice work buddy!
Thanks!
I think that turned out very good and also that you are one of the most interesting artists on Utube currently as you explore areas most artists like to hide, Great job :)
Very interesting to see how Rockwell set up and rendered his paintings. You're painting turned out fantastic.
Thanks Steve!
Great painting!
Thank you so much 😀
Very impressive!
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice work; you earned my subscription with this.
Welcome aboard!
I wish to make my own paintings in his style, but with different subjects and features. Did you simply project a photo onto your digital canvas, or did you draw by hand?
Is it possible to draw by hand when creating the foundation for the painting, because that is what I’m planning to do. Do you also have more videos on proper shading?
Rockwell projected photos onto paper or canvas and I imagine he simplified and stylized while he was “tracing.” Of course any drawing done this way can be modified after the projector is turned off.
Making a good drawing from projection is a skill in itself, and it helps to have done a lot of drawing from life.
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Another great challenge/exercise, Jim. Love it. Do you know what colors Rockwell used for his paintings? I read somewhere that he used Mars Purple for underdrawing and tonal work.
Jim, I haven’t heard that, only that his first paint layer was monochromatic. Sources say there was Mars Violet on his palette, but I don’t know if he used it that way. My understanding is that he only referenced black-and-white photos, and so his colors (which he didn’t seem to consider to be a strength of his) were choices made in the painting studio. It’s not something I’ve studied though.
Thanks for this! You mentioned the underpainting that you "paint thinly". Does this mean the literal use of pain thinner, or just little paint?
Well, thinly in the sense that that the drawing remains somewhat visible and there is little paint build up. Could be with turpentine (or turp substitute) or even a light medium with dryer (like liquin fine detail). Hope that helps
I can replicate this method with another medium? Guoache ?
Acrylic would be easier, since one can layer transparently using acrylic medium. Gouache can be thinned with water to a point, but it is essentially an opaque, flat medium and any underlying drawings tend to be lost early.
what medium of paint was used here? looks great!
Thanks! It’s oil paint.
Your style is not like Rockwell's to my eye, and there is some edges unlike his. Overall, it is a very good rendition that works very well. Great job and cool to watch
It's good but I think you miss some key details. Rockwell didn't just paint whatever was in the picture. He purposely exaggerated or altered features. He often made children lanky, dialed up expressions, and the each picture tends to highlight the emotions of the subject(s).
Your painting, while good, doesn't take those liberties with the reference. I think that's what really makes Rockwell's paintings.
I don’t disagree.