It's amazing how James takes most boring and ordinary places and makes them magical on paper! It shows us that beauty is everywhere, we just need to learn to see it!
AWESOME! Thats a gorgeous painting and rendering of light! Congratulations James! I Love your paintings. I also read your book, Color and Light... Keep Rocking and God Bless you and your painting Journey!! 🙏🙏🙏
I feel like this is what it would be like to learn from Da Vinci or other great masters. Mr. Gurney you are the culmination of art masters throughout time. It's always a pleasure seeing you paint.
I don’t even paint or draw or anything, but I’m a huge fan of your art and craft. That soothing voice is a bonus. Thank you Mr. Gurney for the time and effort put into these videos.
The undercoating makes an interesting effect, really glows, I have always wondered how to get the sunlight to separate and you have shown it very well, of course.
Thanks a lot - always enjoy your paintings, how you explain and let us directly see the making of, and your true personality shining through as lights and shadows, inviting us along your voyages.
I like that warm yellow highlight against the cool lit area. I remember when you painted the jeep on the ramp at the dealership, and you added all the warm highlight at the beginning of the painting. Thank you for demo of this technique. It's a great little painting.
Stunning, as is every art video you post. I always get such a wonderful feeling of peace and serenity when seeing your paintings here and/or watching you create them. That's my favorite kind of art--something that gives me a sense of peace, serenity, awe, and wonder. It's great to see what you do technically, but it's even better to see the way you use that technical ability to create your own world within your painting and invite the viewer into that world--to touch the viewer's heart and soul.
A good choice of a small work to show a most essential treatment of light effect in a painting. What's not discussed here is your wonderful brushwork - a bit of dry brush along the road, breaks in shadows over the snow, reflected light etc, etc. I've always told fellow plein-air painters: '...always paint more than just what you see..'
I'm mainly a pen & ink artist and a play around with watercolor from time to time, but the overall principles you discuss here are universal. We are ultimately looking at what the light is doing (and not doing) when we capture a scene. Very well explained! It always helps to hear a fellow artist explain the fundamentals in a way I've not quite heard before.
Love that labelling of the scene at the end... effect area, reflected light, field in shadow... do your thumbnail sketches people (me included). He knew his value plan before he picked up the brush. Beautiful
I took about 30 minutes to watch this video i keep pushing the cursor back to see that transition between the underpainting and the almost instantaneous pop that he achieves by laying down lighter tones on the area with the 'raking' light (which is a term i just learned today). Fantastic work James, as usual
lol This is me while watching ALL of his videos ! It's fascinating! blobs and smears (to my untrained eye) all of a sudden BECOME REALITY...it's so great to watch as he does his thing.
I don't know why but I'm always so pleased when I see your clips, because they look like the same cheap ones I buy, even though I can't imagine something less important than the clip you are using to hold the page back.
Always fun to see where a great artist plunks down his/her easel ... beautiful example of how dramatic lighting is captured using these techniques ... its a beauty!
Thanks James! And thank you for your consistency posting new videos all the time... It is always helpful. This one is a great example of what I love about painting: the image you created is so much more beautiful than what the camera picks up! HAPPY 2020 to you and looking forward to watching more of your work.
Never saw you before yesterday so only watched the one video. I subscribed and watched more and find you an amazing painter. I must learn to become more loose while I paint. Love your videos, so delightful and instructional.
Blown away by how the highlight just pops out! The mild yellow hue compliments the blue surrounding shadow so nicely. I just bought Color and Light from an art convention in Asia, can't wait to dig into it!
Hi J.G. Just wanted to say I watch your videos at the end of the day and I really appreciate your colour science/knowledge and how you integrate so few colours into one vibrant painting. Like a big illusion. Thank you for your quality content.
Thanks for sharing these wonderful techniques Mr Gurney. I especially love that you are dabbling back into the casein. I probably don't have any intention to use casein.. I. Honestly have enough mediums at home lol. But that said its all relative knowledge one way or another. I am very intrigued by the focal point and how you lit this area with such intensity. That is pure genius. That's not about using the white so heavily, it's about getting your other values on key that the lightest light can be driven with warm tones and high white intensity without having to contend with anything else. You're fabulous. Every time.
I've been painting digitally for some time, and trying to work on my pencil drawing fundamentals. Your blog posts have been incredibly helpful all this time. Now your videos inspired me to buy my first gouache set, which I received in the mail today. I also can't wait to order your wonderful books over the next few months. Thanks for all you share; lots of admiration from Argentina! Alejandra
Wonderful video ! I instantly subscribed ! ...few seconds later I realized I’ve heard the name James Gurney before. And then I searched and found that I have 3 of his books (some of the most wonderful art books I have) !
As always, thank you for sharing your immense skill and talent. I have done my best to apply what I have learned from you to my gouache paintings over the course of the last couple of years. I just the other day used some gray primer on the old tin that I've been using as a palette and so was interested to see your opening comment in the video and was curious as to whether you have yet to form an opinion and/or have any initial thoughts on how that worked/is working for you. I have yet to try mine out. Anyway, thanks for everything that you do to inspire and encourage amateur artists such as myself. For me painting is all about the process--not the result--and I am always uplifted after watching one of your postings. Sincerest regards.
Always like your lessons. I had instructor once say if you see brown flush it down meaning don’t use brown to avoid muddied look. But you handle it well.
I understand why some teachers caution about using browns greys, and blacks, but they can be a painter's best friend, and the best foil for brighter colors.
Вы супер художник! У меня нет слов для восхищения вами и вашим талантом! Благодаря вашей техники моя картина приобрела необычный вид! Если бы только я могла вам её показать! Искренне благодарю вас!
When you started painting this, I was not impressed and looked away. But when I looked back, the way you transformed a rather boring photo into an interesting painting with eye catching light and detail startled me and I had to re-watch what you did. Thank you for sharing :)
It's amazing how James takes most boring and ordinary places and makes them magical on paper! It shows us that beauty is everywhere, we just need to learn to see it!
his paintings are so realistic and unrealistic at the same time wow
They're ALIVE. Colors feel like sun and melted snow. He is amazing.
He's an impressionist but the values make it look realistic to the eye
It's like he used the least amount of detail possible to make something realistic. Idk how to describe it but its beautiful.
He's an impressionist and a master of light.. much like Sorolla 😌
My favorite kind of art.
It's fascinating how so much "color" can come from focusing on tones!
AWESOME! Thats a gorgeous painting and rendering of light! Congratulations James! I Love your paintings. I also read your book, Color and Light... Keep Rocking and God Bless you and your painting Journey!! 🙏🙏🙏
James you are simply amazing my Friend, Graeme
I'm just happy I lived in the same generation is this legend. Cheers from the Philippines, James!
I feel like this is what it would be like to learn from Da Vinci or other great masters. Mr. Gurney you are the culmination of art masters throughout time. It's always a pleasure seeing you paint.
You have taught me a lot since I bought Color and Light... Now I'm a huge fan. Thank you for sharing your creative knowledge.
Great book. I have learned so much about looking for the various characteristics of light from it.
@@passage2enBleu Indeed, it's my fav art book so far.
I don’t even paint or draw or anything, but I’m a huge fan of your art and craft. That soothing voice is a bonus. Thank you Mr. Gurney for the time and effort put into these videos.
Thank you, Fernando.
James you're a poet with paint
You are truly amazing when it comes to light. Great video and I thank you very much. Blessings and be safe.
i almost feel that my own talent is diminished when i see your INCREDIBLE ABILITIES. each video you have blows my mind.
The undercoating makes an interesting effect, really glows, I have always wondered how to get the sunlight to separate and you have shown it very well, of course.
Thanks a lot - always enjoy your paintings, how you explain and let us directly see the making of, and your true personality shining through as lights and shadows, inviting us along your voyages.
it's always a pleasure to see you painting
*Best RUclips channel ever*
You're such a great teacher! This is by far, the best channel I've subscribed to. Instant favourite!
I wish you had been my teacher when I was starting out...thanks for all your hard work that you've shared with us!
Your book on on Color and Light just came!!! I am spell bound!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Forget everything else I was going to do!!!!
Mr, Gurney is painting for an hour and a half and this painting is terrific. In an hour and a half my painting is ready for the dumpster!
I like that warm yellow highlight against the cool lit area. I remember when you painted the jeep on the ramp at the dealership, and you added all the warm highlight at the beginning of the painting. Thank you for demo of this technique. It's a great little painting.
Anytime I feel like I cant draw and am ready to quit, I always watch your videos for motivation! Love your work so much!
Your results in traditional art makes me doubt myself so much 🥲
Then I watch the video and you inspire me
Just found this channel and I'm blown away by your stuff ... so effortless
Stunning, as is every art video you post. I always get such a wonderful feeling of peace and serenity when seeing your paintings here and/or watching you create them. That's my favorite kind of art--something that gives me a sense of peace, serenity, awe, and wonder. It's great to see what you do technically, but it's even better to see the way you use that technical ability to create your own world within your painting and invite the viewer into that world--to touch the viewer's heart and soul.
Need me some of that cars driving on farm gravel road ASMR
Mike Grayson I didn’t know Elizabeth warren could fly
A good choice of a small work to show a most essential treatment of light effect in a painting. What's not discussed here is your wonderful brushwork - a bit of dry brush along the road, breaks in shadows over the snow, reflected light etc, etc. I've always told fellow plein-air painters: '...always paint more than just what you see..'
I'm mainly a pen & ink artist and a play around with watercolor from time to time, but the overall principles you discuss here are universal. We are ultimately looking at what the light is doing (and not doing) when we capture a scene. Very well explained! It always helps to hear a fellow artist explain the fundamentals in a way I've not quite heard before.
I'm always blown away by how you manage to capture/paint the light! Simply amazing!
This was brilliant! You made such a gorgeous painting out of a simple scene!
Love that labelling of the scene at the end... effect area, reflected light, field in shadow... do your thumbnail sketches people (me included). He knew his value plan before he picked up the brush. Beautiful
Excellent! I love how vibrant it is at a distance around 7:28. I adore your light effect paintings esp. w/ limited palettes. Thank you so much!
Ok that's really cool but it doesn't look all that the same
1 min later: *what just happened*
I took about 30 minutes to watch this video i keep pushing the cursor back to see that transition between the underpainting and the almost instantaneous pop that he achieves by laying down lighter tones on the area with the 'raking' light (which is a term i just learned today). Fantastic work James, as usual
lol This is me while watching ALL of his videos ! It's fascinating! blobs and smears (to my untrained eye) all of a sudden BECOME REALITY...it's so great to watch as he does his thing.
the first 15 seconds of this video are more useful than most entire channels of tutorials on youtube
I don't know why but I'm always so pleased when I see your clips, because they look like the same cheap ones I buy, even though I can't imagine something less important than the clip you are using to hold the page back.
I want to be this crafty when I get older, my overman, someone I look up to that inspires me to improve.
I love the use of pastels to enhance the focal point highlight. Wow. This is just fabulous!
Always fun to see where a great artist plunks down his/her easel ... beautiful example of how dramatic lighting is captured using these techniques ... its a beauty!
What a concise way of showing how light and value work together! Thank you sir!
Thanks James! And thank you for your consistency posting new videos all the time... It is always helpful. This one is a great example of what I love about painting: the image you created is so much more beautiful than what the camera picks up! HAPPY 2020 to you and looking forward to watching more of your work.
But the whole thing’s LIT 🤷♂️🙌💖
Funny!
I only know the secret meaning of 'lit' because I have a teenager. Lit, as well as 'sick'
Never saw you before yesterday so only watched the one video. I subscribed and watched more and find you an amazing painter. I must learn to become more loose while I paint. Love your videos, so delightful and instructional.
you are super talented... I could watch your videos all day...thanks for posting
That light reflector looks like a very neat tool.
Blown away by how the highlight just pops out! The mild yellow hue compliments the blue surrounding shadow so nicely. I just bought Color and Light from an art convention in Asia, can't wait to dig into it!
Another terrific video with great tips. Wonderful painting as always! Thank you!
Wow....that was an excellent exhibition of values and contrast...love it. Thanks James!
a little spark of magic, right there!
Fabulous! Such a pleasure to watch these simple everyday masterpieces come together!
Hi J.G.
Just wanted to say I watch your videos at the end of the day and I really appreciate your colour science/knowledge and how you integrate so few colours into one vibrant painting. Like a big illusion. Thank you for your quality content.
Ugh this video was so simple yet effective that I’m obliged to subscribe. Great content!
You are so talented in your paintings are always exciting and surprising. I like watching your process.
I clicked on the video for learning and I found inspiration... but really I leave happyly mindblown because of the creative endscreen :D
That would look like a very beautiful background for a Christmas card 😍😍
The End was original. Wow!
the editing and camera quality on these are insane!!! thank you so much for the video!!
That is a really accomplished painting, excellent!🎨👌
Thank you again Mr. Gurney!
This guy never ceases to amaze me
This painting is just mind blowingly beautiful. I can't stop looking at it.
Your paintings always look like photographs. Nice Job!!
Your painting is far better than original scene around you. There is lot to learn from you.
Amazing tutorial and beautiful piece Mr Gurney! thank you so much
You are a gifted teacher & RUclipsr my dude
Do you sell any of these small paintings? Theyre absolutely gorgeous.
That end screen is so creative with all the pop ups to put the videos on
Extraordinarily demonstrated.Thanks
Thanks for sharing these wonderful techniques Mr Gurney. I especially love that you are dabbling back into the casein. I probably don't have any intention to use casein.. I. Honestly have enough mediums at home lol. But that said its all relative knowledge one way or another. I am very intrigued by the focal point and how you lit this area with such intensity. That is pure genius. That's not about using the white so heavily, it's about getting your other values on key that the lightest light can be driven with warm tones and high white intensity without having to contend with anything else. You're fabulous. Every time.
rewatching all of your vids, love it
I am from Brazil and enjoy watching your videos to pratice my English
quick and effective. great editing. straight to the point .deserves a lil 👍
Thank you mr.Gurney :-)
Wow everything must be so much more beautiful in Doodle Land
Always looking forward to your videos. Thank you.
Love it. I have been a watercolor painter for decades but must check out casein.
This handmade ending is sooo creative! I adore steampunk! Happy to be subscribed!
I downloaded his 3 Living Sketchbooks from the appstore. They are a great inspiration.
Wow, Very nature colors and such details...
I'm learning a lot. That's a nice effect.
Thank you James. Excellent teaching!
I've been painting digitally for some time, and trying to work on my pencil drawing fundamentals. Your blog posts have been incredibly helpful all this time. Now your videos inspired me to buy my first gouache set, which I received in the mail today. I also can't wait to order your wonderful books over the next few months.
Thanks for all you share; lots of admiration from Argentina!
Alejandra
isnt digital art cheating?
Wonderful video ! I instantly subscribed !
...few seconds later I realized I’ve heard the name James Gurney before.
And then I searched and found that I have 3 of his books (some of the most wonderful art books I have) !
As always, thank you for sharing your immense skill and talent. I have done my best to apply what I have learned from you to my gouache paintings over the course of the last couple of years. I just the other day used some gray primer on the old tin that I've been using as a palette and so was interested to see your opening comment in the video and was curious as to whether you have yet to form an opinion and/or have any initial thoughts on how that worked/is working for you. I have yet to try mine out. Anyway, thanks for everything that you do to inspire and encourage amateur artists such as myself. For me painting is all about the process--not the result--and I am always uplifted after watching one of your postings. Sincerest regards.
You can’t teach this. You just have a gift. Thanks for the videos!!
Looks real. Really really cool
Always like your lessons.
I had instructor once say if you see brown flush it down meaning don’t use brown to avoid muddied look.
But you handle it well.
I understand why some teachers caution about using browns greys, and blacks, but they can be a painter's best friend, and the best foil for brighter colors.
James Gurney when you mixed brown with a little bit of cad orange it made sense.
i am binge watching ur vids
Incredible. Thank you so much for sharing 🧑🎨🙌🏼
Hi Mr. James, great job, thanks to share with us your painting tips.
Wow thats absolutely amazing! Im inspired to draw scenery now
Really, really great. I always learn so much watching you paint, James!
Been following all your great videos and learned so much about casein painting. Thanks James.
Thank you James
I now am excited to try casein. Awesome tutorial, as always sir. Cheers
Вы супер художник! У меня нет слов для восхищения вами и вашим талантом! Благодаря вашей техники моя картина приобрела необычный вид! Если бы только я могла вам её показать! Искренне благодарю вас!
Thank you 👏👏👏
Greetings from Egypt
When you started painting this, I was not impressed and looked away. But when I looked back, the way you transformed a rather boring photo into an interesting painting with eye catching light and detail startled me and I had to re-watch what you did. Thank you for sharing :)
I don't paint with watercolor, but I use your tips on lighting, shadows, color usage, etc to help with my pastel or acrylic paintings.
You really are a living master.
Your pictures are amazing.