Can I Imitate Norman Rockwell?
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- 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.
Great painting!
Thank you so much 😀
Very impressive!
Thank you! Cheers!
Many thanks for sharing this process. A beautiful result. No one is able to see the photo behind the painting.
This was beautiful sucha. Great inspiration.
This seems like a fun exercise, very interesting!
nice work buddy!
Thanks!
Very interesting to see how Rockwell set up and rendered his paintings. You're painting turned out fantastic.
Thanks Steve!
Gorgeous
Nice work; you earned my subscription with this.
Welcome aboard!
Loved it
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 :)
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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
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.
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
what medium of paint was used here? looks great!
Thanks! It’s oil paint.
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.