I've watched you for a while and this was one of the best videos you have done IMHO. You hit on some specific details as far as perspective and shading. You have a talent for teaching, thank you Chris!
Whoa this is just very hands-on advice. I never learnt so much about painting city scapes in less than 10 minutes. Thank you Chris for your practical approach, I will definitely paint a cityscape soon. The fear of making it, is nearly gone...
Thank you Chris, I learned so much from this video. What strikes me on this one is that you actually made the painting more interesting than the picture itself. I see the light you painted is like a sunset whereas the original picture is taken at a random time.
Thank you for including the source picture and your pallet. Great tips all around, especially the flat brushes for windows. Your lessons are well thought out and very enjoyable.
I’m a retired illustrator and photographer and not being an oil painter, I’m learning so much from your videos. One thing to keep in mind is that nearly all lenses (camera or phones) distort perspective in all photos. We especially notice it in photos with straight lines, like cityscapes. Knowing perspective well enough to fix “barrel perspective”, caused by lens curvature, can help your painting look more natural, as opposed to a painted photograph.
Oh my goodness! I'm just halfway through the video, but your instruction is what I have been searching for for years! I tend to immerse myself too much into details and I've always suffered from my inability to come up with an abstraction. I thought it was only my flaw. Thanks for the instruction!
Very useful advices! Sometimes we see great landscapes paintings, with a lot of concepts and details, and we forget it began with the simple: shapes, volume and planes. Thank you very much for calming down anxious artists like myself 😂😂😂
Thanks for great video. I took notes! I teach watercolor at the Roswell Visual Arts Center in Roswell, GA and trying to get my students to loosen up. We are going to do city scapes next Tuesday so thanks for tips. Love your painting!!
Every time I need a video for something yours pops up first.. at this point I just click on your channel because I already trust it lol I realize it's 3 years old but you make awesome videos
This was super helpful. I'm working on a city scape that only has a few buildings but one has a LOT of windows and I need to really simplify it. It was driving me crazy... but now I'm just going to loosely indicate the overall value they create and see how that looks. Thanks!
Another great video Chris! And I'm excited that my brushes that you recommend from Rosemary and Co arrived today, and I did tell them that you recommended them...which they appreciated!
I have been waiting for bright sunny days to paint outside. That was dumb. Now I’m looking for more variation in the scene weather-wise. I want to do some cityscapes but have failed miserably in the past.
Hey Coach, regarding photos, i heard of a trick that might help. Get 3 pics, a "normal" one, one with short exposure/shutter time for the lights, and one with long exposure/shutter time for the darks. The latter 2 are gonna look horrible as stand alone pics, but it'll help with colors in said areas
Hi, coach. Did you mix right from the beginning white into your paint? I see @1:04 some white in the blues. White makes paint both thicker and more opace. I am allways afraid of the white from the beginning. It is more dificult to manipulate. A bit of white will do not much harm, but if you strive to make first layer thin it can create mudd. Normaly what I would do will use more thinner and paper towel to lighten. For the darcks mostly transparent paints like ultramarine, sepia, maderlake, cinnabar green, etc. In fact even blue I will use much later. Start with oringish reddish shades and darken later. To me the start is essential for the good outcome. As underlayer especially for the sky it should be bright oringish. The yellows that are cadmiums, in fact all cadmiums and cobalts will be used later, since they are thicker too, but before the white. With thinner and paper towel you can do most of the shades like aqwarel and it is fun too. The only think is that can be poisonous a bit with closed window and without gloves. I love to see the colors being much more vivid that way.
I have an automatic blur filter at my disposal anytime...just take my glasses off..haha! I paint often with no glasses so I literally cannot see details
I have found your videos to be extremely helpful. My favourite subject is city scapes. Can you tell me how to deal with white buildings in city scrapes? Cos they always seem lighter than the sky.
Beautiful and very helpful, thanks! Amazing how much you show with so few actual details. Did you vary the the paint thickness/consistency throughout the painting?
@Paint coach, I have a doubt. After you finish painting what would you do if there are some colours in the palette remaining, and what will you do with the medium/ paint thinner after the painting is over? If you could answer this it would help me. Thanks!
I'm Mark carder fan like you...How could I paint whole picture not small part of the picture...if I want to adjust values? If I follow his method...I have to paint part by part ..not whole picture ...please say about this
I've watched you for a while and this was one of the best videos you have done IMHO. You hit on some specific details as far as perspective and shading. You have a talent for teaching, thank you Chris!
Thanks! I really appreciate it. It's one of my favorites too
Whoa this is just very hands-on advice. I never learnt so much about painting city scapes in less than 10 minutes. Thank you Chris for your practical approach, I will definitely paint a cityscape soon. The fear of making it, is nearly gone...
Thanks! Glad it was helpful
Thank you Chris, I learned so much from this video. What strikes me on this one is that you actually made the painting more interesting than the picture itself. I see the light you painted is like a sunset whereas the original picture is taken at a random time.
I never heard of atmospheric perspective and the order that colors drop out of visual awareness! What a goldmine of information!
You always have a video for just the specific thing i'm looking for! Great channel, love your content
Brilliant explanation that really helps make a complicated project doable.. ..thank you Chris.
Thank you for including the source picture and your pallet. Great tips all around, especially the flat brushes for windows. Your lessons are well thought out and very enjoyable.
I’m a retired illustrator and photographer and not being an oil painter, I’m learning so much from your videos. One thing to keep in mind is that nearly all lenses (camera or phones) distort perspective in all photos. We especially notice it in photos with straight lines, like cityscapes. Knowing perspective well enough to fix “barrel perspective”, caused by lens curvature, can help your painting look more natural, as opposed to a painted photograph.
So helpful! Beautiful painting. Just started a painting yesterday and was looking for some tips. Thank you!
Bloody fantastic as usual !
Doing building parts of my landscapes aways ruins my works, but was really helpful, thanks for sharing these insightful tips.
Oh my goodness! I'm just halfway through the video, but your instruction is what I have been searching for for years! I tend to immerse myself too much into details and I've always suffered from my inability to come up with an abstraction. I thought it was only my flaw. Thanks for the instruction!
Very useful advices! Sometimes we see great landscapes paintings, with a lot of concepts and details, and we forget it began with the simple: shapes, volume and planes. Thank you very much for calming down anxious artists like myself 😂😂😂
Love your painting tips man your a creative genius 👨🎨
Thanks for the tips. I have never done painting building and street before. Sure will try out with your tips. Great painting always ❤️
This is the style of art prefer the most.❤️
Great work on the video, well put together and packed with a lot of good information from values, atmospheric perspective to brushes and paint!
Thanks for great video. I took notes! I teach watercolor at the Roswell Visual Arts Center in Roswell, GA and trying to get my students to loosen up. We are going to do city scapes next Tuesday so thanks for tips. Love your painting!!
You channel is so freaking awesome and helpful and always on time when I need it! Thank you thank you thank for such great content!
Glad to be of help! The goal is to have every video be helpful.
Thanks. I keep coming back to your channel when I ask RUclips for painting advice.
Wahl, just discovered you bud. You're a top teacher.
thanks for sharing your tips and experiences with us new artists ;)
Brilliant, once again. Thank you.
Every time I need a video for something yours pops up first.. at this point I just click on your channel because I already trust it lol
I realize it's 3 years old but you make awesome videos
Just what I've been looking for. Thanks Chris. I love loose city scapes. Best blur filter? Take off my glasses. 😂
Excellent tips! Thank you!
Good tip about lightening the ground planes in shadows.
Thanks!
This was super helpful. I'm working on a city scape that only has a few buildings but one has a LOT of windows and I need to really simplify it. It was driving me crazy... but now I'm just going to loosely indicate the overall value they create and see how that looks. Thanks!
Another great video Chris! And I'm excited that my brushes that you recommend from Rosemary and Co arrived today, and I did tell them that you recommended them...which they appreciated!
Thank you so much
I have been waiting for bright sunny days to paint outside. That was dumb. Now I’m looking for more variation in the scene weather-wise. I want to do some cityscapes but have failed miserably in the past.
Thanks, this has been very helpful. Good tips 👍
Excellent lesson. Thank u !
Thank you! This video is just for me! Now I will throw my ruler away!
Hey, that's Broad street in Richmond where I live.
Amazing, thank you!🙏🏻
Glad you liked it!
Great video. Helped me a lot.
Hey Coach, regarding photos, i heard of a trick that might help. Get 3 pics, a "normal" one, one with short exposure/shutter time for the lights, and one with long exposure/shutter time for the darks. The latter 2 are gonna look horrible as stand alone pics, but it'll help with colors in said areas
Hi, coach. Did you mix right from the beginning white into your paint? I see @1:04 some white in the blues. White makes paint both thicker and more opace. I am allways afraid of the white from the beginning. It is more dificult to manipulate. A bit of white will do not much harm, but if you strive to make first layer thin it can create mudd. Normaly what I would do will use more thinner and paper towel to lighten. For the darcks mostly transparent paints like ultramarine, sepia, maderlake, cinnabar green, etc. In fact even blue I will use much later. Start with oringish reddish shades and darken later. To me the start is essential for the good outcome. As underlayer especially for the sky it should be bright oringish. The yellows that are cadmiums, in fact all cadmiums and cobalts will be used later, since they are thicker too, but before the white. With thinner and paper towel you can do most of the shades like aqwarel and it is fun too. The only think is that can be poisonous a bit with closed window and without gloves. I love to see the colors being much more vivid that way.
Amazing!
Thanks!
I have an automatic blur filter at my disposal anytime...just take my glasses off..haha! I paint often with no glasses so I literally cannot see details
Hi Chris, how could you paint around not over ,when you want to adjust values again again ? Will it not become muddy?
U inspiare me so much
Happy to do so!
I have found your videos to be extremely helpful. My favourite subject is city scapes. Can you tell me how to deal with white buildings in city scrapes? Cos they always seem lighter than the sky.
Hi Coach, was wondering what camera you use to tape the video. I enjoy all your instructions. Thanks
Beautiful and very helpful, thanks! Amazing how much you show with so few actual details.
Did you vary the the paint thickness/consistency throughout the painting?
Thanks! Yes I started out with thinner paint and got thicker as I went
@Paint coach, I have a doubt. After you finish painting what would you do if there are some colours in the palette remaining, and what will you do with the medium/ paint thinner after the painting is over? If you could answer this it would help me. Thanks!
Well, now, I want to paint a cityscape! Thanks coach. (Please note spelling is corret)
Thanks! They are tough but fun
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I'm Mark carder fan like you...How could I paint whole picture not small part of the picture...if I want to adjust values? If I follow his method...I have to paint part by part ..not whole picture ...please say about this
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How long did this take you to paint?
an hour and a half
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