You are the only artist I watch on RUclips. I’ve recommended your videos to all my Oil Pastel Artist group members. The way you emphasize simplifying the details , the planes , the colors is priceless. I write down all your words of wisdom and save them. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing wisdom.
Absolutely fantastic lesson.... if only painting was TAUGHT like this in Tertiary settings.... I did printmaking after deciding that the “teaching” on offer was non existent! Thanks!!!
Thanks for being so thoughtful and teaching this. It is so helpful. I'm taking notes. This is what a portrait painter really needs to know. You are the best.
Dit maakt me al zo blij! ik ga echt alles volgen dat je hier hebt geplaats, dan hoop ik met veel oefenen toch beter te worden dan wat ik tot nu heb gedaan. dank je wel Ben.
15:44, "The simpler the display, the more powerful impression"!! Very well put, sir! This works not only in paintings but in all aspect of arts and all aspects of life! A genuine philosophy!
Hello Ben, I never comment on RUclips videos but I must say thank you. The amount of knowledge you pack into these videos is astounding and is inspiring me to try and take my painting to another level. I normally work from photos and so your advice on what to take and what to reject is priceless. I think any artist will smile at your advice to take a break - so many paintings damaged because of over concentration.
Sir, I almost watch all of your tutorial. Easy analysis of sophisticated fact is fantastic when i watch you. thank you very much sir. stay safe....love from Bangladesh ♥
I don’t know and have never heard of this man how come he feels like a dear friend already. Maybe because he put so much experience into so little time. A like is not enough Thank you !
Muchas gracias, Maestro, por compartir estas preciosas lecciones sobre el oficio de pintar. El talento innato se malgasta frecuentemente sin la práctica y el ejercicio continuado y el estudio razonado de la técnica pictórica. Has hecho con estos breves videos simples y accesibles unos conocimientos que han llevado una vida adquirir. Muy generoso por tu parte. Un saludo desde Granada!!!!
Thus us only your second video I have watched and the emotion I feel as I watch them come to life is amazing. The explanations are so simple and easy to understand. I am guilty of trying to put to much detail in my paintings. Thank you so much. Now. On to watch another.
Thanks Ben, another great video packed with inspiring information. I've been a professional artist for over 20 years and find your style of work and sensible informative videos a joy to watch. I lived in Holland for 3 years and I recognise your neat, methodical approach as part of your DNA ! Lovely work.
Thank you for these lessons. Invaluable information. Also, the music is absolutely incredible. I’m a professional violinist by trade, and am enjoying this beautiful work on all levels!
How timely! I've been struggling with a self portrait I've been doing while in pandemic lock-down, I will definitely be trying this, with no ivory black in the shadows. Thanks for the great video!
Angus Timmons If u need a shadow to look more transparent, glaze something warm such as yellow or orange or a brown containing either. Its amazing....immediately the solid heavy stone feel of a dark mark becomes a shadow u can look into & through. Especially on skin. ✌🏻
When you softened her left cheek, that’s the moment for me when it really came together, and couple little touches around her eye and the crease in her smile and the highlight on her nose, the greenish brown background with pinkish highlights on her face, and especially the more blueish background in front of her face is brilliant!
Thank you very much well I have just finished seeing one of the most instructive videos on the complexion and on the issue hot / cold lights cold / warm shadows which is a topic not easy to understand (at least for me) I wait for your next video on the topic..for now thanks thanks thanks..you are an excellent teacher!
Today I am starting a portrait having done a lot of them over the year and a half that I have been painting. This video is exactly what I needed as I have had a sense I am overdoing some of them. Thanks so much Ben for sharing your experience about that tendency. I will keep coming back to this clip and also explore your other offerings.
Thanks Ben, I learned much finer points here. Your suggestion of not going into too much of details in a portrait while working from a photo, makes sense, but hard for me what details to overlook and what to incorporate. I would love to try out different styles to get more depth in my portraits. Thanks.
Thank you Ben. I feel I have reached a point in my art studies where my eye is pretty well trained and these extra insights you are freely giving are most appreciated. I still realize how much I need to learn and it's also exciting that the knowledge we desire is infinite and can never be reached unless we lived a thousand lifetimes. So I'll just do my best in this one. Stay safe. Warms and cools😱🤣
I absolutely adore this master educator in painting. I wish I could take lessons in your classroom where you I can be corrected and guided by you. Some people are so great at what they do that they inspire you and bring out what your whole life think you didn't have. Kudos Mr. Lustenhouwer for the outstanding instructions.
You are a truly amazing and knowledgeable artist! Love your videos in every way especially your wisdom to see and overcome artist’s block. Stay safe and can’t wait to see your future update! ❤️
Such a lovely painting Ben. Congratulations!! Thank you for the great tutorial - I like the tip - if I´m strugling with a brown hue, work it towards red or greenish tint... :D Great! Also I´ll keep in mind to mix the lights and shadows separately to avoid to make milky shadows. Thank you and hugs from Brazil!!
very timely. I just finished a painting where her shadows were a value of 5 or 6. As i painted the cool side her shadow value was wrong value. I then started in with the old trying to make her exactly like her likeness. I measured and remeasured and still . Then i said this is a painting not a photograph. Thank you , i think since i must have a tough time paying attention i will need to play your video before painting someone with a darker shadow. Another video with so many key points. Less is more less is more !!
Hi Ben, Thank you so much for this great tutorial. Simplifying what many of us tend to make overly complex helps so much with the 'flow' of making paintings. I must say the idea of 'Phoning your mother in law' to take a break maybe pushing things too far! Haha... Thanks again and stay safe yourself. :)
WOW! This video is so informative. I took a full page of notes, because I don’t want to forget anything you said. I just subscribed and I’m about to watch your entire channel. Thank you! You filled in so many missing pieces in my portrait painting knowledge today.
Thank you for sharing your beautifull palet and the inspiration of showing how you block in the shadow areas and the beautifull contrast of cold and warm colors in a portrait. Very beautifull and very inspiring
Thank you sir. I have been a painter myself for a long time but your videos are so well done and informative. I watch all your videos. So very helpful for all of us.
I agree with "iam ME" in that the painting started to come together when you softened/blended the left cheek. It seemed that from that point on the portrait came more and more to life with each stroke of your brush...in that the foundation of the work was in place by that point and now it was time for you to put the nuances into play in order to lift the piece to life. At least that's how it appeared to me. Thank you Ben.
Maestro i miei più sinceri complimenti. Hai modificato il tuo stile di dipingere guardando i tuoi video meno recenti ad adesso e mi piace tantissimo. Bravo
These are so important advises. Especially protecting energy.. I experienced that so many times in a bad way because I was impatient when I painted, as a result it never worked.. thank you so much.
Your teaching skill in painting is a gift to the young artists.
Always nice to hear!
and inspiration to budding artists...
@@lustenhouwer sir thank you so much i am now studying how to paint and u help me a lot
Thank you❤
And to this older artist!😊
Thank you so much for this! Your detailed comments help me tremendously!
You are welcome
Pearls. Absolute pearls of wisdom: “Will power and energy sometimes are enemies.” “The simpler the display, the more powerful the impression.”
Yessss,,, that´s all truth...
Very precisely said...
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I’ve learned so much from these videos. Also have drooled so much throughout so many of these videos. I love you Ben
thats funny, i was thinking about you watching this video.. then there you are. lol
rdubs love me some good painting videos
I love to see you here. Never stop being humble. It's great of you :)
I enjoy your videos too!!
You are the only artist I watch on RUclips. I’ve recommended your videos to all my Oil Pastel Artist group members. The way you emphasize simplifying the details , the planes , the colors is priceless. I write down all your words of wisdom and save them. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing wisdom.
Thank you Carol. I am glad it is helpful.
"It never can be too red" finally someone that gets it🖤🖤🖤🖤🖍️
yes!
While others are charging $ for classes, you are teaching us for free. Thank you so much, sir.
And look for more to come. Thank you.
, absolutely, sir!
I keep going back and forth, squinting at the original image and as you paint, seeing the tones coming in.
Very cool
Thank you
Ben, I SO appreciate that you are posting these short instructional videos. Thank you so very much.Connie from Israel
Thank you!
Absolutely fantastic lesson.... if only painting was TAUGHT like this in Tertiary settings.... I did printmaking after deciding that the “teaching” on offer was non existent!
Thanks!!!
Many thanks!
A masterful and painterly rendering, as you moved through the facial tones , I swear she came to life and moved a bit , anyone else see that?
Sir, you are a gem! Thank you so much! I wanna give you the biggest warmest hug for your work. You are just brilliant & help so many!
You are a master! Beautiful guitar music too!
Thank you so much 😀
from the very beginning watching your strokes is wonderful!
Thank you Valerie
Thanks for being so thoughtful and teaching this. It is so helpful. I'm taking notes. This is what a portrait painter really needs to know. You are the best.
Thank you Janet.
Dit maakt me al zo blij! ik ga echt alles volgen dat je hier hebt geplaats, dan hoop ik met veel oefenen toch beter te worden dan wat ik tot nu heb gedaan. dank je wel Ben.
Geen dank.
Thank you, Master! I am so happy I stumbled on this precious video by pure accident! All my Admiration!!!
15:44, "The simpler the display, the more powerful impression"!!
Very well put, sir! This works not only in paintings but in all aspect of arts and all aspects of life! A genuine philosophy!
I live by the wisdom of others.
Hello Ben, I never comment on RUclips videos but I must say thank you. The amount of knowledge you pack into these videos is astounding and is inspiring me to try and take my painting to another level. I normally work from photos and so your advice on what to take and what to reject is priceless. I think any artist will smile at your advice to take a break - so many paintings damaged because of over concentration.
Glad you like them!
I was student in school of art and I think you are the best teacher I never met !
Thank you
Sir, I almost watch all of your tutorial. Easy analysis of sophisticated fact is fantastic when i watch you. thank you very much sir. stay safe....love from Bangladesh ♥
stay safe!
Good understanding makes you excel in painting : you use your mind to paint and this is the great Tutorial . Thank You
The music you put in the background is so calming and reflective of your process. Thank you.
My cousin is the musician. I am glad he made this music especially for my videos.
Thanks for sharing your process, talent, insight and skill...loved the music also!
It is my pleasure.
the way you talk, and the principles you share are very profound and memorable. Thank you very much for this amazing video.
My pleasure!
Besides the wonderful painting and instructions, beautiful background music too.
Thank you very much!
Great video and instructions Ben. Thanks and you stay safe too!
Thanks, you too!
This is pure magic. I love your approach and your simple and calm explanations!
Glad you liked it!
This man is so outstanding, he gives us all the secrets of painting for free!
I love him♥
Thank you Torsten
Very inspiring indeed! Maybe I eventually imrpove my portrait painting by learning such a good teacher
Go for it!
A master painter, a master teacher!
Thank you
Thank you so much. The tutorial, the music, the advice.
You're so welcome!
I don’t know and have never heard of this man how come he feels like a dear friend already. Maybe because he put so much experience into so little time. A like is not enough Thank you !
thank you for your kind words
Muchas gracias, Maestro, por compartir estas preciosas lecciones sobre el oficio de pintar. El talento innato se malgasta frecuentemente sin la práctica y el ejercicio continuado y el estudio razonado de la técnica pictórica.
Has hecho con estos breves videos simples y accesibles unos conocimientos que han llevado una vida adquirir. Muy generoso por tu parte. Un saludo desde Granada!!!!
Gracias Alfonso
Thus us only your second video I have watched and the emotion I feel as I watch them come to life is amazing. The explanations are so simple and easy to understand. I am guilty of trying to put to much detail in my paintings. Thank you so much. Now. On to watch another.
Welcome aboard!
Yet again, Ben has given us a gift of secrets that took along career to gain. Thank You Ben!
Thank you Christopher
Thanks Ben, another great video packed with inspiring information. I've been a professional artist for over 20 years and find your style of work and sensible informative videos a joy to watch. I lived in Holland for 3 years and I recognise your neat, methodical approach as part of your DNA ! Lovely work.
Thank you.
Your portrait paintings are marvellous..I like your painting style and your videos are tutorials for me.
Glad you like them!
I love your videos...such a calm, friendly voice, and very, very good info and skills. Has helped me a lot. ❤
Thank you so much!
Thank you for these lessons. Invaluable information. Also, the music is absolutely incredible. I’m a professional violinist by trade, and am enjoying this beautiful work on all levels!
So nice to hear. Thank you
How timely! I've been struggling with a self portrait I've been doing while in pandemic lock-down, I will definitely be trying this, with no ivory black in the shadows. Thanks for the great video!
Angus Timmons If u need a shadow to look more transparent, glaze something warm such as yellow or orange or a brown containing either. Its amazing....immediately the solid heavy stone feel of a dark mark becomes a shadow u can look into & through. Especially on skin. ✌🏻
@@friedricengravy6646 I'll give this a try too on an older portrait that never felt right in the shadows. Thanks!
Your teachings are a treasure to us. Thank you sir.
You are welcome
When you softened her left cheek, that’s the moment for me when it really came together, and couple little touches around her eye and the crease in her smile and the highlight on her nose, the greenish brown background with pinkish highlights on her face, and especially the more blueish background in front of her face is brilliant!
Jj
You are the Best teacher for me and so many young arthesis.
Thank you, nice to hear.
I love this man's work! So simple and beautiful.
Thank you very much!
Thank you - you are an inspiration and you paint so softly.
Thank you! Cheers!
I am just practicing fine art painting, so much to learn. Nice to have the time to study and explore. Great video, thanks.
Have fun!
Thank you a lot. You are a very good teacher. I love your brush strokes.
Thank you very much!
@@lustenhouwer thank you for all the love and patience teaching us.
Thank you very much well I have just finished seeing one of the most instructive videos on the complexion and on the issue hot / cold lights cold / warm shadows which is a topic not easy to understand (at least for me) I wait for your next video on the topic..for now thanks thanks thanks..you are an excellent teacher!
Glad it was helpful!
This is the most helpful tutorial i've ever seen. Thank you for your effort
you are welcome
Thank you so much for the amazing videos. They are helping me a lot to learn painting. Greetings from Brazil. Stay well! Beware!
Happy to hear that!
Many thanks, Mr GreatArtist, for this precious 17 minutes Lesson !
Thank you.
Today I am starting a portrait having done a lot of them over the year and a half that I have been painting. This video is exactly what I needed as I have had a sense I am overdoing some of them. Thanks so much Ben for sharing your experience about that tendency. I will keep coming back to this clip and also explore your other offerings.
It is my pleasure. Keep painting.
17 minutes of sheer brilliance!
Thank you
Thanks Ben, I learned much finer points here. Your suggestion of not going into too much of details in a portrait while working from a photo, makes sense, but hard for me what details to overlook and what to incorporate. I would love to try out different styles to get more depth in my portraits. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
You are so humble...Lot of Respects Sir...🙏🙏🙏
Thank you.
Thank you Ben. I feel I have reached a point in my art studies where my eye is pretty well trained and these extra insights you are freely giving are most appreciated.
I still realize how much I need to learn and it's also exciting that the knowledge we desire is infinite and can never be reached unless we lived a thousand lifetimes. So I'll just do my best in this one. Stay safe. Warms and cools😱🤣
My pleasure!
I absolutely adore this master educator in painting. I wish I could take lessons in your classroom where you I can be corrected and guided by you. Some people are so great at what they do that they inspire you and bring out what your whole life think you didn't have. Kudos Mr. Lustenhouwer for the outstanding instructions.
Thank you so much Youcef for your nice words.
You are a truly amazing and knowledgeable artist! Love your videos in every way especially your wisdom to see and overcome artist’s block. Stay safe and can’t wait to see your future update! ❤️
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you this is first time i really enjoyed watching videos of oil painting
Welcome 😊
@@lustenhouwer 🌻
Спасибо,что не жадничаете и делитесь своими знаниями!
I love the way you draw and express the painting
Cheers Ben, You're an inspiration.👍
I appreciate that!
Wonderful colors and work, great teaching gifts. Many thanks
You are welcome
Such a lovely painting Ben. Congratulations!!
Thank you for the great tutorial - I like the tip - if I´m strugling with a brown hue, work it towards red or greenish tint... :D Great!
Also I´ll keep in mind to mix the lights and shadows separately to avoid to make milky shadows.
Thank you and hugs from Brazil!!
Thank you! Cheers!
precious, thank you for sharing your art with us! ✨✨✨🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
You are welcome.
very timely. I just finished a painting where her shadows were a value of 5 or 6. As i painted the cool side her shadow value was wrong value. I then started in with the old trying to make her exactly like her likeness. I measured and remeasured and still . Then i said this is a painting not a photograph.
Thank you , i think since i must have a tough time paying attention i will need to play your video before painting someone with a darker shadow. Another video with so many key points. Less is more less is more !!
Exquisite as a John Sargent painting. Thanks for showing shadows are warm.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Ben, Thank you so much for this great tutorial. Simplifying what many of us tend to make overly complex helps so much with the 'flow' of making paintings. I must say the idea of 'Phoning your mother in law' to take a break maybe pushing things too far! Haha... Thanks again and stay safe yourself. :)
Glad it was helpful!
Exceptional teaching. Thank you.
Thank you
Fantastic video as always Ben. Thanks ever so much for sharing it with us. Stay safe.
Thanks, you too!
Thank you so much, you are so gifted but wear it very lightly. Every video I watch, I learn so much.
Thank you Lucy
WOW! This video is so informative. I took a full page of notes, because I don’t want to forget anything you said. I just subscribed and I’m about to watch your entire channel. Thank you! You filled in so many missing pieces in my portrait painting knowledge today.
Thank you. Nice to hear Kristina. This week a new tutorial will be launched.
Fantastic! Congratulations.
Thank you very much!
I have watched all ads fully for greatly, highly respecting this teaching video! Great artist and teacher!
Thank you !!
thank you for your videos Ben.I llike your painting technique style, the colour is beautiful
Thank you very much!
Perfect video for understanding shadows . Thanks Ben !
Very inspiring
You are welcome.
The way you mix colors is simple and wonderful
Good to hear
You are a master at loose brush technique...thank you for this video
You’re welcome 😊
The GOAT.. many years ago I watched one of your video and it changed my painting career
You are a great artist, thanks a lot for teaching us the base and the rules of mixing & painting 👍👍💐
Thank you Afaf
Thank you for sharing your beautifull palet and the inspiration of showing how you block in the shadow areas and the beautifull contrast of cold and warm colors in a portrait. Very beautifull and very inspiring
Thank you very much.
Excellent! just a word "Excellent"! THANK YOU Ben!
Thank you.
Absolutely mesmerizing.
Thank you
Great tutorial and thanks from New Zealand. Comments made about simplicity of the painting are so important …..I need to remember that!
Thank you Joan
wow ,I love how you make the formula colours,rembrant has high quality ..thanks for sharing the simple way to make shadow
Thank you
Thank you for the video demo. Very nice portrait! Thanks
Many thanks!
Hi Ben, wow! You make it look so easy and effortless. Very inspiring video. Thanks.
My pleasure!
Thank you sir. I have been a painter myself for a long time but your videos are so well done and informative. I watch all your videos. So very helpful for all of us.
Thanks 👍
I really like your method, material and techniques
Thank you.
What a fabulous teacher you are ... I will try these techniques for my next portrait exercise work (Uni course)
Thank you Janice, It is my pleasure
Amazing technique, loved the detailed demo about color mixing and placing and your explanation of brushes and color palet. Thank you sooo much.
You are welcome Linda
I love to watch your videos and your wise tips on how to paint.
Thank you
I agree with "iam ME" in that the painting started to come together when you softened/blended the left cheek. It seemed that from that point on the portrait came more and more to life with each stroke of your brush...in that the foundation of the work was in place by that point and now it was time for you to put the nuances into play in order to lift the piece to life. At least that's how it appeared to me. Thank you Ben.
Thank you. I try to show the best I can.
I thank you so much for this explaining...i'm learning with you, God bless you.
Thank you Maria
Great that we can see the palette as well, thanks
Of course!!
Fascinating & relaxing to watch at the same time. I love the way you hold the brush.
Thank you
Maestro i miei più sinceri complimenti. Hai modificato il tuo stile di dipingere guardando i tuoi video meno recenti ad adesso e mi piace tantissimo. Bravo
muchas gracias.
These are so important advises. Especially protecting energy.. I experienced that so many times in a bad way because I was impatient when I painted, as a result it never worked.. thank you so much.
You are welcome
Thank you very much for the info🙏✨
You are welcome
Beautifully painted.