The Illusion of Detail

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  • Опубликовано: 12 янв 2019
  • How to paint detail without detail using oils.
    Colours used, sap green, cadmium red, red ochre, ultramarine blue, titanium white, yellow ochre (small amount in the sky) and royal blue.
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Комментарии • 3,5 тыс.

  • @josephgomez2249
    @josephgomez2249 4 года назад +7686

    I would pay him $100 an hour just for him to read a book.
    Le petit prince? Please? I’m not jokinv

    • @monicaborzu
      @monicaborzu 4 года назад +169

      Artists read plenty and observe book content before painting.

    • @StuartDavies
      @StuartDavies  4 года назад +801

      @@monicaborzu Some do, maybe. I've been doing this for over 50 years - 45 of them without the need to read books on the subject.

    • @dilipanthonypinto1620
      @dilipanthonypinto1620 4 года назад +453

      monica borzu - buciu I believe the person was referring to the artists soothing voice and would like him to make an audio book or narrate Le Petit Prince...

    • @jessgirr1728
      @jessgirr1728 4 года назад +31

      @@zephiniyahhamashiachs6455 You are so right. We are all born artists, seeds of the creator. I want to see the unconditioned art of individuals, not the indoctrinated hive mind version!

    • @jessgirr1728
      @jessgirr1728 4 года назад +103

      Totally agree. What a voice.

  • @thegreatestelder
    @thegreatestelder 3 года назад +2141

    „Notice all that detail on the hill in the distance? Isn’t that amazing? Didn’t paint any of it.“

  • @nikionek1881
    @nikionek1881 3 года назад +4704

    "I have a Patreon page. The money goes to wine, women, and song." 🤣🤣🤣

    • @cnote459
      @cnote459 3 года назад +285

      We love the honesty 😂

    • @fastlearner69
      @fastlearner69 3 года назад +61

      I took it seriously for a split second 😂

    • @senza4591
      @senza4591 3 года назад +33

      Reads like a line from oblivion

    • @darrinpennington
      @darrinpennington 3 года назад +76

      In my twenties it was wine, women and song
      Nowadays it's iced tea, the old lady and the remote control 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @model901
      @model901 3 года назад +6

      He is a real artist

  • @carina-nonbinary
    @carina-nonbinary 3 года назад +709

    Everytime I watch videos of artists I realize one thing: the artwork has to look like a catastrophe at one point (at least for someone who just sees this one state of the painting) and then you add some magic and it looks incredible...

    • @XOChristianaNicole
      @XOChristianaNicole 3 года назад +53

      This is what I always have to explain, as a hairstylist, and clients are freaking out - before the haircut is even close to complete.
      TRUST THE PROCESS. Lol

    • @joeldilungidi767
      @joeldilungidi767 3 года назад +8

      🤣🤣that’s me whenever I paint, and I’m like to people wait for the end product

    • @davebryan1890
      @davebryan1890 3 года назад +18

      That's similar to my process - I still however need to figure out the last part

    • @cole4832
      @cole4832 2 года назад +12

      @@davebryan1890 yes same I have the catastrophe part down, just need to get the second part down.

  • @DeathRealmTattoo
    @DeathRealmTattoo 3 года назад +1373

    Literally NEVER heard of this guy or watched any of his videos, and the man got me to subscribe within 20 seconds.

  • @ziggyelly6652
    @ziggyelly6652 4 года назад +2470

    I liked it when he said:” it’s enough for a brain to say that ooooh that must be a tree .“

    • @audreygullas8728
      @audreygullas8728 3 года назад +27

      I loved when he said that ! Sure made since.

  • @thePhantom245
    @thePhantom245 4 года назад +5295

    "I put the brush down thinking I'll clean that, then I didn't"
    I felt that, broke so many brushes that way
    RIP to my favorite flat brush, you will be missed

    • @hanawana
      @hanawana 4 года назад +97

      RIP AylaPhantom’s Favourite Flat Brush

    • @childofgod759
      @childofgod759 4 года назад +9

      Rip

    • @miric6224
      @miric6224 4 года назад +96

      Hello,
      I haven’t found a dried out paint, paint brush that couldn’t be restored by Windsor Newton brush cleaner. The stuff is AMAXING. Have been painting for years. In art class we students brought our “wrecked” brushes together for a test. By the end of class everyones’ brush was almost normal. You don’t need a lot of the stuff. Pour a little on the stiff paint and rest aside in a jar. Check periodically and start flexing the bistles once it starts working. It even works on getting dried acrylic out of cloth.

    • @thePhantom245
      @thePhantom245 4 года назад +15

      @@miric6224 huh that's great advice. will look into that. thanks!

    • @mimiii.o4
      @mimiii.o4 4 года назад +6

      I’ve left brushes for days after painting and I find a quick hack by myself just get a sponge the green part, put some soap and swirl your brush on top also wetting it with hot water (not boiling tho)

  • @onigireee
    @onigireee 3 года назад +368

    This is something my professor told me about! I paint digitally, and I would zoom in and in and painstakingly paint these tiny little details while losing sight of the bigger picture.
    He eventually told me not to look too deep, to see it where most people would and make textures at that distance. If I could read it, so would they. Took a lot of time off my hands!

    • @artwithalaska4852
      @artwithalaska4852 3 года назад +16

      I suffer from this curse too, and currently trying to get rid of it

    • @fl0werz922
      @fl0werz922 3 года назад +5

      mood

    • @e31dlover
      @e31dlover 2 года назад +2

      Came to the comment for the Hanamaki profile pic... stayed to say I do the exact same thing

  • @christinau.3699
    @christinau.3699 3 года назад +212

    “Because there’s hardly any paint on it, doesn’t make it any less of a painting.” I love that, it’s so simple and you couldn’t be more right.

  • @LouBoogaloo
    @LouBoogaloo 4 года назад +3740

    Honestly the camera wasn’t an issue for me. You stepping in front of it wasn’t distracting from the experience of enjoying the video. It felt rather personal and added to the feel

    • @yor90
      @yor90 4 года назад +105

      Yes! I agree. It's like I'm in the room looking, well, over his shoulder.

    • @yor90
      @yor90 4 года назад +11

      Yes! I agree. It's like I'm in the room looking, well, over his shoulder.

    • @corydoesstuff6411
      @corydoesstuff6411 4 года назад +18

      Luis Montano 100% agree, was gonna say the same thing

    • @sofar2218
      @sofar2218 4 года назад +8

      Thaddeus Oggh yes!

    • @henryainsley3814
      @henryainsley3814 4 года назад +7

      He could put it off to one side like Bob Ross but yeah it didn't really matter to me

  • @coybi
    @coybi 4 года назад +4878

    His way of talking could cure depression and anxiety

    • @bobbyrussell90
      @bobbyrussell90 4 года назад +32

      His dramatic sky gave me anxiety,

    • @HughMansonMD
      @HughMansonMD 4 года назад +19

      @YURIalter3gø "and then you just beat the devil out of it"

    • @debrathain
      @debrathain 4 года назад +13

      Lol! Your right! 😀 I loved listening to him. I must be depressed.

    • @divster2386
      @divster2386 3 года назад +11

      He sounds like the narrator in a Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy movie. B)

    • @luso-american_asmr
      @luso-american_asmr 3 года назад +10

      On low volume its almost ASMR...so relaxing

  • @Vera-lj1zk
    @Vera-lj1zk 3 года назад +163

    "the brush is no more, because when i put it down i was thinking 'i'll clean that'...but i didnt... i forgot."
    *every artist: relates*

    • @LordDany
      @LordDany 2 года назад

      True
      I sometimes shove My brushes on the bag and just notice that they are not clean the Next time i Need them

  • @negativeman7716
    @negativeman7716 3 года назад +43

    “This place doesn’t exist anywhere except between my ears”
    Shit that’s such an awesome line

  • @lomito.studio
    @lomito.studio 5 лет назад +2592

    What kind of Bob Ross is this

    • @FrostNightVideoProductions
      @FrostNightVideoProductions 3 года назад +132

      The English equivalent

    • @Red-bw1vm
      @Red-bw1vm 3 года назад +134

      Sir Robert Ross

    • @au9605
      @au9605 3 года назад +97

      The fact that your pfp fits with the comment I-

    • @TR-hy9pn
      @TR-hy9pn 3 года назад +26

      Pfp checks out lol

    • @yyg4632
      @yyg4632 3 года назад +2

      The second

  • @miniatini
    @miniatini 4 года назад +731

    Him erasing the person with the scarf at 24:15 is totally inexcusable. Complete madlad.

    • @StuartDavies
      @StuartDavies  4 года назад +150

      LOL!

    • @dacrammers2594
      @dacrammers2594 3 года назад +76

      I can't unsee that person being erased now...

    • @anggarar1995
      @anggarar1995 3 года назад +19

      He is Mad Grandpa actually..

    • @elio4444
      @elio4444 3 года назад +1

      I don't get what you mean🤔
      Can SB explain

    • @amystokes9985
      @amystokes9985 3 года назад +4

      Elio looks like a tiny person

  • @hard_candy
    @hard_candy 3 года назад +125

    Me: "Twenty-seven minutes. Hmm, let me just watch the first few minutes."
    Also Me: *Half-an-hour later* "Okay, I really need to start getting ready for work, now."

  • @piperledding4635
    @piperledding4635 3 года назад +43

    I love that he has his wife's yoga channel in his description. that's love.

  • @juancgonzalez2102
    @juancgonzalez2102 5 лет назад +2904

    You're now my new granpa. I don't make these rules, i just follow them

    • @rosieleat6868
      @rosieleat6868 5 лет назад +24

      LOL

    • @vikrant8167
      @vikrant8167 5 лет назад +5

      One...Oh Yeah Yeah for you xD

    • @Jkw211
      @Jkw211 5 лет назад +16

      I want him to be my grandpa too..!

    • @janahendrix458
      @janahendrix458 4 года назад +4

      Grandpa yes! AMAZING!!!💜💚

    • @davidadams2395
      @davidadams2395 4 года назад +13

      I'm too old for Mr. Davies to be my new grandpa, but he can be my new Pa.

  • @HeatherMaderArt
    @HeatherMaderArt 4 года назад +1572

    Me: OMIGOD YOU can’t put BROWN for the sky!?!
    Me at the end: Stunned. Humbled. Awestruck.
    Lol. You are making me want to change the whole course of my little tiny channel.
    Loved everything about this video. 🥰

    • @audreygullas8728
      @audreygullas8728 3 года назад +44

      Awhaaha Heather, that's so funny. Crazy how it worked. But I see all sorts of colors when I'm looking at cloudy sky's. Greens and brown usually in the late spring. I think it's a lot of moisture. So you do this as well as pours ? That's great. It's a nice break from frustrating pours for me.

    • @aditilalit2155
      @aditilalit2155 3 года назад +3

      Just checked your channel. Your art is really beautiful!!

    • @orinvest
      @orinvest 3 года назад +9

      As an artist, you can paint the sky whatever color the heck you want. You are the artist, that is what art is all about

    • @pinkajou656
      @pinkajou656 3 года назад

      Exactly my reaction XD BROWN SKY????

  • @ayeg4174
    @ayeg4174 3 года назад +835

    check out his wife's yoga channel in the description 🥺

    • @namelessarm6273
      @namelessarm6273 3 года назад +11

      One of her videos ..I haven’t watched it but it looks great -> ruclips.net/video/Ayo8ApQ9fnI/видео.html

    • @kylemuncal7047
      @kylemuncal7047 3 года назад +24

      I love how your profile pic looks like the emoji

    • @ayeg4174
      @ayeg4174 3 года назад +7

      @dev null not frowning. its a pleading emoji. i just think they're cute

    • @alexg9693
      @alexg9693 3 года назад +1

      why?

    • @Bald_and_Brown
      @Bald_and_Brown 3 года назад +1

      @@cybersora Lol

  • @CrossbredManiac
    @CrossbredManiac 3 года назад +215

    Davies: I gotta feed the cat
    Everyone: Where is this man's Patreon? I will give him my money. Where is it.

    • @StuartDavies
      @StuartDavies  3 года назад +20

      @Perianna Terran, Thank you! The link is in the description box :-)

  • @asafupps
    @asafupps 3 года назад +6181

    Oh, so you’re a reincarnation of Bob Ross, I see

    • @ZooKeePla
      @ZooKeePla 3 года назад +188

      He does beat the devil out of it, a bit

    • @justaracoonchillinginatoilet69
      @justaracoonchillinginatoilet69 3 года назад +91

      @@matthewc4451 its a compliment, actually

    • @matthewc4451
      @matthewc4451 3 года назад +15

      @@justaracoonchillinginatoilet69 Bob Ross is infinitely better than this

    • @evelinapushkash6827
      @evelinapushkash6827 3 года назад +372

      @@matthewc4451 who are you to compare two wonderful people, judgemental asshole?

    • @matthewc4451
      @matthewc4451 3 года назад +8

      @@evelinapushkash6827 😂😂😂

  • @bad.art.bymaria
    @bad.art.bymaria 4 года назад +551

    "I have eat and buy paint and all that staff, but, most importantly, I have to feed the cat..."
    I FELT that!!
    And please don't justify your need to be paid for your services!!

  • @PuddingASMR
    @PuddingASMR 3 года назад +478

    Your hand usually keeps to the right of your body while you’re working so it’s really not an issue if you have to cover up the painting for a moment. Again, since you usually aren’t painting in the area being covered in these moments. This camera angle is pretty great 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @angelskyy6574
    @angelskyy6574 3 года назад +68

    Wow even two years later this is beyond inspiring for art I'm making right now!! I just have to say thank you so much!
    Really opened my eyes to different textures and colors I was too sacred to use.
    If anyone reads this, I hope you are also inspired too try things you've never done because you never know how great it really can be 😁🤲🏽

  • @dylanbamford2434
    @dylanbamford2434 5 лет назад +2071

    "I have to eat and buy paint and all that stuff and, very importantly, I have to feed the cat."
    Honestly, these are also my priorities in life...only I don't have a cat.

  • @valeriagian5938
    @valeriagian5938 3 года назад +25

    Idk how I got here.... I was literally watching horror stories and out of nowhere I am here and in love with his voice

  • @jeruford
    @jeruford 3 года назад +18

    You’re the only person for whom I’d watch a 30+ second ad without skipping

  • @standuser9696
    @standuser9696 4 года назад +785

    Watched the video from start to finish
    End of the video: "How the heck did he do that??"

    • @madgladys7405
      @madgladys7405 4 года назад +11

      I saw so many versions of my views in southwestern Idaho, over and over again!! dang, I want to paint this! Only I will certainly use 'copious amounts of linseed oil' (that made me so happy) and I'm getting me some awesomely huge brushes!!!!!!

    • @hannahjinamangan1322
      @hannahjinamangan1322 4 года назад +5

      Same

    • @bettyway5433
      @bettyway5433 3 года назад +3

      Im halfway through. I see what you're talking about.

    • @katicasbogar1667
      @katicasbogar1667 3 года назад +3

      I didn't think I'd find a jojo fan in this comment section

    • @idiotsandwich115
      @idiotsandwich115 3 года назад +1

      Same xD

  • @Gregatseasonalsteins
    @Gregatseasonalsteins 5 лет назад +2080

    Hey man, i am pretty sure that you have credible art skills and also demonstrate yourself to be a good instructor as well...but, you really should be reading or narrating Winnie the Pooh books and stories...you'd make a fortune! Your voice could pretty much send any child in to dreamy night world. Just a thought.

    • @StuartDavies
      @StuartDavies  5 лет назад +547

      Originally, I wanted to be an actor and was accepted by RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts), but at the time I had a young family to support, so I went back to being a commercial artist. I've often wondered what life would have been like if I'd taken the other route :-)

    • @kwadens9309
      @kwadens9309 5 лет назад +50

      Stuart Davies o:

    • @groovyhippiechick
      @groovyhippiechick 5 лет назад +117

      @@StuartDavies why don't you try reading for audiobooks? There should be money in that.

    • @StuartDavies
      @StuartDavies  5 лет назад +209

      @@groovyhippiechick Thanks! I'm considering doing that for my novel. See the link in the info box :-)

    • @christinemacmacleod4880
      @christinemacmacleod4880 5 лет назад +100

      Stuart Davies the theatre’s loss is the world’s gain. Your art is wonderful.

  • @skycelestine5102
    @skycelestine5102 3 года назад +13

    As someone who is very new to painting it's really nice to hear advice from someone who's been doing it a long time. I waste so much time with that little brush making detail but often the best detail is the one created by looking at the bigger picture! Thank you!

  • @Liyanmiller
    @Liyanmiller 3 года назад +18

    “I haven’t done what ive been told to do I’m doing what I want to do”
    YES SIR

  • @PyraBlack
    @PyraBlack 3 года назад +532

    This is by far the best thing the RUclips algorithm offered me in a long time! I love the voice, the British accent, the calm way of you explaining your technique. I am beyond excited to see more videos!

    • @StuartDavies
      @StuartDavies  3 года назад +41

      Wow, thank you!

    • @imadielariel3109
      @imadielariel3109 3 года назад +4

      @@StuartDavies I will second Pyra Black. I want to learn oil painting after painting watercolor for many years (and teaching) and I am excited to discover you. Thank you for this oh so lovely educational video. 🥂😇

    • @HopeButMiserable
      @HopeButMiserable 2 года назад +2

      Especially the soothing British accent. I love British accents so this was perfect!

  • @Alex-gx7gh
    @Alex-gx7gh 3 года назад +426

    "I'd be doing what they want and I like doing what I want" I relate to this so much, it's why I never chose a career in the art field. I enjoy making art how I see fit without anyone telling me what to.

    • @tomieeyes
      @tomieeyes 3 года назад +1

      Same

    • @andieskywalker
      @andieskywalker 3 года назад +15

      Naaah many artists do what they enjoy as the same time as their fans enjoy it, when you make art that you enjoy, others will enjoy it even more than if u hated what you make bc u make it with love and it really shows

    • @yamichan9249
      @yamichan9249 3 года назад +15

      @@andieskywalker I believe they were talking about having an employer. Social media is not the only way for artists to get income from. For example; Painting people's portraits, animation for a movie, or art for a brand's packaging, etc. Stuff where you don't get to do what you want to, because you're being paid to do what someone else asks.

    • @rohannabendiola9897
      @rohannabendiola9897 3 года назад +1

      Wow

    • @anitav522
      @anitav522 2 года назад

      “AMEN,Because ,it’s something for you to enjoy,it’s a hobby and once you make it a job it’s no longer yours,which isn’t the best thing when you need it as a stress relief or to cope with life,because,most people aren’t interested in your life problems,some may act as if they are only to become another type of problem. Art can be a private moment for you;And if someone just happened to make a major breakthrough to assist you into some sort of Amazing Opportunity,well! “This would mean your truly Blessed by the Best” .

  • @jjnojam886
    @jjnojam886 3 года назад +38

    "Sorry about that"
    "I'm English so I keep saying that oh I'm sorry I keep saying that"
    "Sorry"
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @podoke
    @podoke 3 года назад +23

    wow even after just going over the sky with the paper towel u can already feel the scale of the scenery.... i love the unconventional sky color so much

  • @mikethomasbike
    @mikethomasbike 5 лет назад +199

    "just because there is little paint, doesn't make it any less of a painting"
    wise words pal. The world can learn many things from that statement.

  • @TraumaER
    @TraumaER 4 года назад +582

    After 3:00, this guy already had a better landscape painted than 90% of all artists and all he used was a Home Depot brush lol 😂

  • @lunabrights4073
    @lunabrights4073 3 года назад +22

    I have this mentality, where I put too much pressure on myself at the beginning of a painting, or a drawing, or a sketch...anything and everything. I loved to see you start off just like that, just how you felt. You were dipping the paintbrush in the colour of your emotions and drawing out your imaginations, just how you wanted it, just how you felt it to be. I find that so inspiring and beautiful! Just WOW!
    Please make more videos like this, these relaxes me and also educates.
    This is what art should be like.
    I hate that in British schools they force you to do stuff you don't like, even for art. It takes the creativity out of me, and it really changed my opinion on art itself. I chose the subject because I've always enjoyed it, but GCSEs took the fun out of it, and that was really discouraging. But seeing art like freedom again brings me the passion for art again! It makes me want to paint...

  • @auntielu4394
    @auntielu4394 3 года назад +7

    He said 'twap twap twap, this is the landscape right here, straight from my imagination.' Much respect sir.

  • @shandaturman9974
    @shandaturman9974 5 лет назад +689

    Finally a technique I understand. I’ve been instructed to paint very tight, very detailed and tedious which gets me frustrated. I’m am captivated in your freeness, your freshness. I am excited once again

    • @SparkieNeisti
      @SparkieNeisti 5 лет назад +5

      Have you ever seen Bob Ross?

    • @harlemsar
      @harlemsar 5 лет назад +4

      Hitting the hardware store for some cheap brushes.. : )

    • @christinewilde110
      @christinewilde110 5 лет назад +1

      Whoever tells you to paint very tight? Enjoy painting....

    • @aminahmed719
      @aminahmed719 4 года назад +8

      the beauty of art is once youve learned enough from others, you can then start learning from yourself.

    • @user-cu2sk2lc1f
      @user-cu2sk2lc1f 3 года назад

      @@aminahmed719 damn. Great and Wise words indeed

  • @erickeller162
    @erickeller162 3 года назад +169

    Says he doesn't like watercolor, uses highlights in oil like watercolor painter. Very impressive.

  • @rutbrea8796
    @rutbrea8796 3 года назад +6

    Your eyes are the eyes of Van Gogh's visions of the firmament. Very dramatic and soft contrasts. I like it very much. It feels as if one is looking at the firmament from an earth landscape. Great, ideal and emotional. Thank you for your kindness in sharing your insight, I appreciate it so much.

  • @exosfan9701
    @exosfan9701 3 года назад +5

    growing up w/o a grandpa,this vid gives me comfort

  • @samwallaceart288
    @samwallaceart288 5 лет назад +66

    “Just because there’s hardly any paint on it doesn’t make it any less of a painting.”
    Yess

  • @melmeyer8698
    @melmeyer8698 4 года назад +164

    Your painting actually reminds me of what I imagined one of the landscapes in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings looked like.

  • @user-ni8xg5pv9e
    @user-ni8xg5pv9e 3 года назад +2

    I don't need to go to therapy, I just need to watch this man's art videos. Thank you sir.

  • @hamzailarzeg
    @hamzailarzeg 2 года назад +2

    I really respect artists that stir away from clichés. Thats the definition of creativity and novelty

  • @pianpianpian.
    @pianpianpian. 4 года назад +81

    Me 2 minutes and 40 seconds into painting: Staring at the reference and still mixing colors
    Him 2 minutes and 40 seconds in: Paints a beautiful grassy landscape effortlessly

  • @Space_Potat
    @Space_Potat 5 лет назад +43

    14 minutes in and I didn’t notice how the passed. Felt like 5 mins. As someone in the comments said this is a great reassuring and informative video, totally agree. Also very calm and a few nice jokes.
    Sometimes RUclips recommendations just work.
    One of my few top favorite channels now for sure. Thank you!

    • @Space_Potat
      @Space_Potat 5 лет назад +1

      Oh, and hello from Russia

  • @beibeimiao2327
    @beibeimiao2327 3 года назад +2

    An amazing artist
    ❤ freestyle ❤❤❤

  • @haneen80
    @haneen80 2 года назад +3

    i love these videos they feel so authentic and genuine and even the things he apologises for like stepping in front of camera or his shoulder blocking the view just makes it even better imo it feels so relaxed and real i’ve never subscribed to a channel this fast

  • @justlivetolovelife99
    @justlivetolovelife99 5 лет назад +358

    this is the most wholesome oil painting video i've watched, the narration makes me so happy

    • @StuartDavies
      @StuartDavies  5 лет назад +15

      Thank you, Angela :-)

    • @amandaf7214
      @amandaf7214 4 года назад

      Bob Ross much?

    • @tboda2621
      @tboda2621 4 года назад +1

      @@amandaf7214 I can tell Stuart feels weird about people defending him from "The Rossettes"
      Too bad, I'm doing it anyhow...lol!!!
      Amanda F, do you notice just a tad more
      depth? And not just depth alone, but the fantastic illusion of DETAIL in the distance. Skies that look like they fell right out of the book of Genises! Bob was good for beginners. He never claimed to be a master on the level of a Stuart Davies. I am not knocking Bob Ross. Maybe he was a very nice person.
      But of course you wouldn't really know that unless you knew him personally.
      Please try to realize that Mr. Davies is in the big leagues of the art world. Sorry Stuart, but there are those of us out here who have to bite our tongues when somebody infers that you're just an imitation of any other artist, including Mr. Ross.

  • @bishd1028
    @bishd1028 3 года назад +213

    People: he's way of talking while drawing is soothing and relaxing
    Me as a Bob Ross fan: first time?

  • @crispyein8601
    @crispyein8601 2 года назад +4

    Okay but this painting style is totally for me it looks like you’re having so much fun instead of working on every painstaking detail

  • @trewhonour7265
    @trewhonour7265 2 года назад +2

    this man helped me with my child birth, thank you

  • @valentinapinzon4779
    @valentinapinzon4779 5 лет назад +29

    it's almost 11 pm and im about to pull out my art supplies

  • @AakashRMusic
    @AakashRMusic 5 лет назад +237

    *Felt very calm listening to you, I watched this video full.*

  • @sandragreen790
    @sandragreen790 2 года назад

    How I love to paint. It just evolves with each brush stroke. Thanks for the video !

  • @gheckolock81
    @gheckolock81 3 года назад

    Thanks, Stuart! I love that you get to do what you want to do now.

  • @manicangel7796
    @manicangel7796 4 года назад +77

    Why is it people who are learning to paint always try and buy the most expensive stuff yet our art is still extremely elementary while gorgeous pieces are made from happy little accidents with a 2 dollar paint brush..?? *bangs head

    • @Anhtique
      @Anhtique 4 года назад +22

      It's not the tool but the artist

  • @tammasdexter4291
    @tammasdexter4291 5 лет назад +163

    I was really confused by the way you were painting, the inconsistency of colour and pressure. So I skipped to the end to see what it looked like when you were done and was amazed at how what had previously looked like haphazardly applied paint suddenly looked like an intricate and beautiful landscape. The depth and colouration is breath taking. Amazing work! :)

    • @justsayin4017
      @justsayin4017 4 года назад +6

      Tamas Dexter patience is a virtue : ) the process is the important part.

    • @rustic35
      @rustic35 4 года назад +10

      Impatient people rarely become masters of anything. If you want to learn and understand something then, you have to see the whole process, not just the start and finish.

    • @streammonocowards836
      @streammonocowards836 3 года назад

      trust the process !!

  • @user-oz9sh4ry2g
    @user-oz9sh4ry2g 3 года назад +6

    Holy moly everytime he adds something my imagination sees one more landscape, like w h o a h that's cool!

  • @mccloysong
    @mccloysong 3 года назад +1

    My favorite style, rough and quick, allowing happy mistakes to guide the way, let the paint start telling you what's next. Beautifully raw yet detailed. Thank you.

  • @nataliewoughter3819
    @nataliewoughter3819 5 лет назад +48

    I love the fact that you have made this accessible to the average person and that your supplies are low cost and able to be found at any store. I can not tell you how many times I have walked into the art store and became totally terrified of the price of a "nice" oil brush!
    I also am so thankful for teaching me how to wipe away the paint to add a lighter tone into the painting. I am currently in a painting class and earning my Fine Arts Degree and the piece I am working on now has very heavy dark clouds. Your tips are wonderful!
    Hope your cat is well fed and if I ever come back to France I will look your classes up! Thanks again!

  • @idham97
    @idham97 3 года назад +25

    "It might not make sense now, but wait until you finish. Take a step back and witness it all comes together".
    "If life is a big picture, so every strokes is a moment in our life".

  • @zheenajhie642
    @zheenajhie642 3 года назад +6

    18:56 mood hahaha actually what he said was very impressive ! he's not being mean by rejecting the commissioned artwork, what he mean was he literally makes artworks from his heart so he wanted selling his personal idea paintings rather than requested ones.

  • @guitarplayerfactorychannel
    @guitarplayerfactorychannel 3 года назад +6

    The balance of light and dark keeps the eye moving around and also in and out; one does not need to look for the 'symbols' and details. Great effect. All effect, essentially.

  • @pekopeko2750
    @pekopeko2750 5 лет назад +262

    this is so comforting to watch. my professor pushes me to finish my projects and his nagging really gives me an artist’s block. your videos really calm me down and allow me to arrange my thoughts and ideas. thank you, mr davies. also, i really share the same feelings with you on commission work but sadly, i need the money for supplies :/

  • @gazgibbs
    @gazgibbs 5 лет назад +137

    I dont know why youre in my reccomended but Im not complaining.

  • @TinaSotis
    @TinaSotis 3 года назад +1

    I love the total trust in your process, total lack of self doubt. Thank you for making these videos. They help. They're calming and they help me understand that it's just a painting. It's not a magnum opus. It doesn't have to be the Mona Lisa. it's just color moved around until you get something your pleased with. And you don't have to please anyone else.

  • @junpanelo9273
    @junpanelo9273 3 года назад

    I'm very thankful for free tutorial in painting to increase my knowledge about it and to know some techniques and procedure about acrylic and oil painting. More power for your service.

  • @TriggaTreDay
    @TriggaTreDay 3 года назад +34

    Holy cow that was amazing. I could literally see it developing as you were smudging the paint around. I’m such a literal painter, I really want to become better at creating illusions.

  • @TruthSurge
    @TruthSurge 4 года назад +150

    nice painting! It's a bit like the Alexander/Ross technique in that you are blocking in areas and using a large brush and softening the sky. I like how you wiped off the paint to get a thinner sky physically but also a lighter one that looked more realistic.

  • @Lasher500
    @Lasher500 3 года назад +4

    I’ve been using acrylics for ages. You may have convinced me to give oils another try. Lovely work and quite instructional.

  • @Novstie
    @Novstie 3 года назад +5

    Okay, you just have a simply beautiful sense of flow in your art. This is really inspiring.

  • @yellowwalldog2097
    @yellowwalldog2097 3 года назад +78

    "I used to teach painting online through skype, which brings me to other topic, ""The quality of webcams, which can be summed up in one word basically, Crap"" "
    Hahjajahaha so true
    Admiring your Artwork

  • @bearsbearsbears375
    @bearsbearsbears375 5 лет назад +38

    I didn't think I would watch the entirety of this but I ended up doing so because you kept it interesting

  • @timothyanderson8368
    @timothyanderson8368 3 года назад +2

    I salute you, oh my gosh- this is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.

  • @billhawthorne2840
    @billhawthorne2840 2 года назад

    This is a great way of teaching. You discribe all your thoughts on your reasons for your intentions for the painting. Love it.

  • @ccmyart
    @ccmyart 5 лет назад +739

    Place 2 lights at 45 degrees from the work and place your camera higher and over your right shoulder. Should give you a better video.

    • @michaelmeyer8737
      @michaelmeyer8737 5 лет назад +59

      that´s some damn constructive critic!

    • @ccmyart
      @ccmyart 5 лет назад +123

      @@michaelmeyer8737
      Advice is NOT criticism.

    • @joachimbeens1623
      @joachimbeens1623 5 лет назад +9

      ​@@ccmyart He could have been criticizing the lighting and camera setup.

    • @ccmyart
      @ccmyart 5 лет назад +133

      @@joachimbeens1623
      He kept apologizing for the quality. As a photographer and painter, I thought I might help him a little. The road to hell is always paved with good intentions.

    • @michaelmeyer8737
      @michaelmeyer8737 5 лет назад +1

      @@ccmyart ok, that´s fine

  • @SidBednorz
    @SidBednorz 4 года назад +65

    18:38 brush spin

  • @madelynsuzanne
    @madelynsuzanne 2 года назад

    That was beautiful to watch. Just mesmerizing.

  • @zanakruska1514
    @zanakruska1514 2 года назад

    The beauty is in The beauty of your unselfishly sharing , knowing that there are these who are thirsty for this kind of knowledge ( I suppose from own life experience) and longing for it.Thank you

  • @AakashRMusic
    @AakashRMusic 5 лет назад +34

    _In art, we are blessed to have a chance to look at the work of the great masters. And if we're open, a little of THEIR stardust always rubs off on us._

  • @Anitar70
    @Anitar70 4 года назад +5

    I love how you make anyone feel like they can buy art tools, that don't make you unable to feed your cat, and be able to paint like you. That is such a good quality in an artist. Such an inspiration, thank you!🙏

  • @elleneimla6620
    @elleneimla6620 Год назад

    Thanks to your amazing talent, this kind of painting has become my absolute favorite, but I still have a lot of videos to watch. Thank you very much!

  • @jessicasilva-dc5bh
    @jessicasilva-dc5bh 2 года назад

    Thank you👍thank you for this tutorial and your”warm” voice

  • @nicolek7727
    @nicolek7727 5 лет назад +135

    “The Illusion of Detail” honey I’m a student, this is my area of expertise

  • @rk1356
    @rk1356 4 года назад +54

    There’s a part of me that’s like “I could do that..” and then I realize it takes years and years of skill and practice to make beautiful pieces like this so effortlessly.

  • @mazsroy9
    @mazsroy9 2 года назад

    This artist is wonderful to listen to and learn from. Very enjoyable too.

  • @petraschultz7292
    @petraschultz7292 2 года назад

    I just love that sap green colour. Love your style, thank you.

  • @oldgit4260
    @oldgit4260 5 лет назад +125

    It started looking good in the first five seconds!

  • @suenetteedwards5965
    @suenetteedwards5965 5 лет назад +121

    Well, Mr. Davies, it's your studio and we're your guests, so... no need to apologize. I'm quite fascinated.

  • @healingsongsduo7375
    @healingsongsduo7375 Год назад

    Meraviglioso, fantastico, davvero affascinante. Grazie infinite Maestro per questa lezione di pura magia!

  • @BathtubPorsche
    @BathtubPorsche 2 года назад

    Thank you Stuart! I find you a most reliable inspiration and effective teacher.

  • @crisis8425
    @crisis8425 5 лет назад +46

    As a former art student and I have to say I found this both informative and relaxing. I wish I had this knowledge imparted to me when I was still studying art.

    • @brokenwing2005
      @brokenwing2005 5 лет назад

      This technique seems to waste a lot of paint by applying a tick layer & then wiping it off. Nice effect, however.

    • @kb-ih7ni
      @kb-ih7ni 4 года назад

      Does anyone ever really stop studying art?

  • @dsanders755
    @dsanders755 5 лет назад +122

    i like watching you work...gives me energy to start painting...
    cheers

  • @amberkelly3187
    @amberkelly3187 Год назад

    I recently bought a painting in this style. Fell in love with it right away. On the surface close up it looked very simple and the further away it looked more detailed which was an intriguing. Watching this video made me understand why.

  • @inesdelcarmenlander5265
    @inesdelcarmenlander5265 3 года назад

    Extraordinario , espectacular Felicitaciones !!!
    Muchisimas gracias