You know, it's very rare that you actually get someone laying down the very basics *and* the finalising advice in the span of a single lesson. Very well done!
Mark taught me how to paint portraits and it was a miracle. I went to Austin and took his class and when I got back I painted my father so I would not forget all the rules "not too many but some you have to follow really well" The portrait I did look so beautiful that there were a fight on my family of who would have it. He paints like Sargent and he is probably;y the best oil teacher in AMERICA.
ignore the rude and wretched ingrates. the rest of us are verrrrrrry thankful for your incredible generosity and hard work .bravo for doing the best you can. an inspiring example. God bless you Mark. my first time to make a comment .felt i had to!
Artist’s curse - nice that you admit to it; I just hate artists who rave about their own work. Perhaps being a little dissatisfied with our creations leads us to make another and another................. I think you’re very skilled and love this work - I guess let others be the judge of our work is the best advice.
True artists don't hate like some of the poeple on here. The hate shows you the jealousy/envy in their minds. They just wanna justify that they could somehow compete with this tier of experience. The world is full of geniuses! :) I've been doing art since I could walk and I'm nowhere near this good of an oil painter. NOthing wrong w/ admitting true talent and experience ;)
These are the most comprehensive videos on oil painting I've ever seen. I'm an architect and have taken fine art courses but your video instruction is superb and tops any formal instruction out there. I have to do one of your on-site workshops in the future. By watching your videos I think I'm ready to make a mid-life change. My drawing and painting skills have improved dramatically and ten-fold with your instruction! Thanks!!!!!
This one video changed perspective of "paint what you see" tremendously! I HAD to make a color checker and my realism paintings have improved exponentially! I can watch you paint for hours! You are truly a great teacher and a great artist. Thank You! Joe
@@Aglaesia a small device that lets you see your mixed paint and the object you are looking at simultaneously while blocking our the surrounded area. If you Google paint color checker you should see one. Most commonly they have a circle you look through and a small tab that you can place you mixed paint on. Some people also use a small mirror and place mixed paint in it so you can see your target and your mixed paint side by side. If you get the mix perfected, the transition between mirror and paint will be almost invisible.
If I lived nearby, I would clean your house, take out your garbage, cook, clean friggin toilets, just to be your student. You, sir, are inspiring. And I don't even like cleaning. ;)
@@aysenuri2419right anything of value will cost, otherwise it has no value! The currency used for purchase can change, shekels, to dollars, and of course your time, the most valuable of all commodities, since once lost, it can never ever be recovered!
@@星海音乐 But he is willing to provide services in exchange for knowledge. If he had someone do those things for him, that person would expect to be paid. Although he probably can do those things himself.
I studied engineering, then painting, then 3d animation, and have painted for more than 30 years. I have to say this is the best approach to direct-painting out there. The movie Tim's Vermeer, in essence, is a combination of your concepts with those of Philip Steadman and David Hockney. Some of the naysayers criticizing the "darker than black" comment have a poor understanding of the concept of luminance, reflectance, and what in photography is called "clipping". In other words, as Paul Centore illustrates in his research, a black object in the light may appear brighter than a white object in shadows. In this case, the black paint on your checker is reflecting more photons than the brighter-colored cup in the shadow. Hence, you can have things appear "darker than black". Your solution is to clip the shadows, which works perfectly well when the light is in front of the object and the scene's reflectance is similar to the value range between black and white. It gets trickier if the scene is a backlit, high-dynamic-range scene. Your direct approach means that you are applying no gamma correction to color and are using a linear approach to record reflectance. This will inevitably lead to clipping of shadows and specular reflections (which you address in the video about flesh tones). In contrast, a photographer can use exposure control, bracketing, and gamma controls to get around this issue and force a higher range between black and white to register details in the light and the shadow that would be clipped using your technique. This is one of the reasons why direct painting produces a more natural look than photographs, and why it is so easy to spot paintings made from photographs. Thank you for this video. I will definitely include it in the references of my graduate dissertation in arts and technology.
You are an extraordinary art teacher. The way you think out loud and the way you approach all details, is an inspiration and a huge transmission of knowledge. Thank you for helping us to be better painters.
Sir, I am a beginner painter (still using acrylic but want to move onto oils) and I have learned so much from your videos. This video is fantastic. It is nice to see from start to finish the process. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity in uploading this free lesson. If I was in Texas I'd take lessons with you. Greetings from Australia.
Everything about this tutorial (and all the others in your series) is top notch. Understated. Not showy or flashy. Really well lit and filmed in real time, as it happens. Your efforts are much appreciated...
I am working my way through every one of your videos, and each one teaches me something new. The way you explain everything, from colour mixing, the process of making every decision and deciding when the painting has finished has given me the confidence to give oil painting a try. (As a bonus your voice is very calming, and thank you for not playing any music in the background.)
Learn more in your video then my 4 years in fine arts painting class!!!amazing info in observing colour defining within the light and shadows. I notice tint transitions which you where pointing out .AWESOME ART CLASS!
I am starting a new journey! My dad was an oil painter. It’s been a dream of mine to see if I can be one too. I am so grateful for your generosity, excellent teaching and skill set! You are a genius!! Someday…I’d like to take your one on one course in Texas! I’m learning the basics from you starting now! Here I go!!! 🎉
Your definitely the BEST online instructor I've seen on RUclips. I truly enjoy your very well constructed tutorials. I learn something new with each video. Last video I saw, I learned not to over saturate colors when editing pictures in Photoshop to use as reference for my paintings. Thank you for your hard work and I am sure everyone loves your hard work you put in all your videos :)
Amazing that it has taken this many years for such a concise and comprehensive and extremely doable form of oil painting instruction to emerge! Far and away the greatest instruction on “painting what you see” I have ever, ever, been exposed to!! Remarkable!
it is May 23, first ive seen of you and your videos,and all i can say is thank you SIR,i am loving every bit of what i see and hear. not a profressional or amauture,just trying something ive always wanted to do and you ,i am so understanding and for this i thank you.it's my year to be sixty and i'm loving it .about to check out the free lessons again Sir i thank you.
I just 'discovered' you this morning and I am hooked. I can't stop watching your videos. I feel like I finally found some straightforward tutorials with practical applications. Thank you SO much!
Extremely helpful and inspirational tutoring here. Love the classical quality of the style and manner in which you paint. I've been painting for years, yet we can always learn and expand. Thank you for your wonderful contribution to online education. I truly enjoy your manner and expertise.
Wow! Thanks for sharing this valuable tutorial with everyone for FREE. I don't even paint, but the lessons I learned here will be applied elsewhere in my life and remain just as beneficial. You're an excellent teacher. I hope you are aware of how many people you've helped with this video, and how many more it will continue to help as it remains posted. Outfriggenstanding!
Simply incredibly, and so incredibly informative. Please forgive any negative comments below, as some people will always feel the need to somehow add negativity. Seriously, I appreciate your videos so much, and I find you to be an amazing artist. Thanks, and blessings x. Looking forward to seeing more.
This is a fantastic presentation. The explanations are great, but especially helpful are the side-by-side split screen of subject and canvas, and the down-the-barrel shot with the color checker. It's hard to imagine a better video presentation of a painting class. You should be proud of yourselves.
I'd like to tell you what a tremendous inspiration you are. I've desired to paint in this style but never thought I'd be able to. Your methodology puts the process into an understandable and doable work flow that gets results. Thank you for sharing and caring enough to put the time and effort into passing on your knowledge.
The explanations you give for your thought processes as you paint speak very clearly to me, so I find your style of teaching to be not only effective but most enjoyable. I can't thank you enough for dong this and I hope you can get as much from doing it as your viewers like myself are getting.
I used to paint years ago without any instruction. You have helped me see what I was doing wrong and I'm returning to painting after 14 years. So glad to learn about the artists curse from your other videos. Thank you... Thank you... Thank you
My sweet hubby made one for me ! It’s amazing. He followed marks instruction on how too ,on his site. Works great . I’m placing my order for the Geneva paints today . I can’t deal with the constant smell, why my eyes burn. Well after a test of regular oils over & over again and dealing with thick drying out paints.i need to try these after reading all the reviews . Wish we could try a sample kit . Before the big leap of bucks. Sometimes we just need to trust the master teacher .
I'm a hyper realism artist that has only ever been able to work with charcoals and graphite, and have been wanting to learn how to paint for years now. Specifically oil paint. My hand has become so adjusted to a pencil that a paintbrush and color have felt very foreign to me. So thank you so much for this video. It's highly appreciated. I didn't even know there was such thing as a color checker, that would help a lot with my problem.
Your work on the silver cup is remarkable. It is artistry of a very high order and a joy to watch and hear your thought process as you paint. If you don't get joy from the completed painting, maybe you will be pleased that someone else does.
I only found your site tonight but am in awe of your talents and so grateful to you for sharing your expertise with us. I really like the way you take us step by step through your process so clearly and concisely. I have learnt so much this evening. Thankyou! You have a new fan and follower from down under.
Sir, is it possible for you to do a session on brushes? Lot of paintings lose their potential due to painters lack of knowledge about which brush to use when, what sort of brushes to ignore etc
Besides you thoroughness in explaining and your patience at letting us see the whole process and not setting the camera on super speed, your camera person has followed your every move. This helps tremendously in us feeling we have watched your process completely. Much thanks. I hope I find the patience to do this exercise to strengthen my overall knowledge.
Thank you so much for your amazing teaching gift and generosity. I went to the hardware store and picked up some paint swatches just to try out your mixing method with the 5 colors. I was STUNNED!!! I have learned more in your videos than anywhere else I have sought education. I am so very grateful!!!!
Hey Mark. Teaching this method for free is very generous! I'll definitely be buying your full-length video downloads too. I'll be really interested to see your videos on mediums.
A silver cup has never been so interesting. You've helped me understand not only what to look for, but also understand what to see. Thank you for sharing you knowledge, skill and time with us.
YOU ARE THE BEST OIL PAINTING TEACHER ON RUclips THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU PUT IN AND THE FREE TEACHINGS, THIS IS INVALUABLE INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also was very amazed that you were doing all those fine detailed strokes WITHOUT using a arm rest / brace / something to steady your hand with. It was completely free hand. in fact your other hand was always loaded with 10 brushes. Amazing. Thanks again.
Your style of teaching works very well for me and the information is excellent... it meets my needs. It is all practical and doesn't leave out the little details that make the difference between success and so-so results. I also appreciate the fact that your tools are affordable and doable. Many thanks for all your time and effort. I hope you continue with the videos over a wide range of subjects.
Best painting instructions on youtube bar none. Thanks for your generosity. I know putting together videos of this quality takes a lot of time and effort!
I struggle with finding the values to bring a painting together the way I want it to look. These videos help me get a lot more insight on how to take my time and choose more accurately.
When it comes to value, squinting to make things blurry and indistinct is very useful. My vision is terrible without my glasses, but stepping back from the painting and taking them off always shows me what areas are too bright or too dark.
I love it. I think your painting looks better than the subject. that is what makes a painting better than real life. the gala of it. thank you for the pain staking demonstration. it shows how a true artist hones their craft.
Icredible detail and patience. That is what I need to learn. Thank you for your wonderful technique, I also learn a lot about colors. Also the consistence of your paint is very instructive. Thank you
I have painted in oils (also pastels, acrylics and watercolor) for 40 years and must say I didn't know that there was more to learn. Your video taught me I have a lot more to learn! Thanks for such a beautiful and thoughtful painting. Some problems I have had for years were learned in this 2 hours. Thanks!
I'm learning alot from you.. Checking the lights n darks n stepping away n coming back with the fresh eye n explaining everything. You really pay attention to every detail. You are a very good artist n teacher. Thank you so much!
Mark thank you so much for taking the time to produce these great videos. They are a big help to anyone who needs inspiration and guidence while painting. From all the studio prep to the actual painting itself is absolutely wonderful. Keep them coming. And than you again.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Your teaching is priceless and i take so many tips from it. On the right time I will also take a class with you. Your teaching is amazing!!!!!
Amazing lessons, thank you so much. Love your technique with mixing your colours into the jars...very clever to save time! Do you use a separate brush for each step?
I did some painting when i was young and they came out very nice, i now realize watching you videos that i was drawing with paint. I am up to about 10/12 videos from you and each one amazed me on so many angle. This one in particular, i will watch again and again, one thing that i find has a strong value is the calmest and honesty that you share your knowledge. Hope not to have to many mistake on my english. Thank you so much.
cuando abres el video en you tube! en la parte inferior de la barra de progreso! encuentras un pequeño icono que dice " CC " lo seleccionas y eliges español! ya tiene como 5 de los videos sub titulados! este es el que comente! how to paint in oil
hola! Puedes buscar uno de los videos con este nombre: ( how to make a color checker out of wood ) en este explica como funciona esta excelente la herramienta y como fabricarla! Saludos!
Excellent Excellent lectures. Thank you so much for making them available. I have some questions that may be answerd in future videos but I'll list them here for trference. A) Are Geneva paints availble in Europe? B) You mentioned lighting quickly - could you give a recommendation as to how to ensure that one has proper ligthing. C) I'm amazed at how you handle so many brushes at once. Do you have a way to keep track as to which brush for which color step? And do you recommend a certain brand of brushes? D) What surface do you use for your palatte? I guess if you hold all your brushes you can't also hold the palette in oyur hand! E) You did not mention mediums - I think that there is a video on that - do you not use them? Again thank you for all your help. It's only when things are explained logically that they become fascinating. George (Paris Area)
+Draw Mix Paint I have a huge question for you! I noticed you always stain your canvas. Have you ever encountered a problem with that? Let's say you stained your canvas, and then you decided to paint something that had a lot of white in it... Was that a problem, or should I start to stain mine too? I am afraid to stain all my canvases, and then regret it :D
+Bello's Mafia Underpainting is done to help harmonize the piece. Most painting mediums lets you paint over it once it's dry so don't be afraid to do it if you make a mistake (on that note, don't be afraid to make mistakes). But you shouldn't prepare a batch of canvasses ahead of time since the colour choice is important, not to mention texture, type of paint, etc.
I just painted my first Tin Cup Thanks to your Tutorial I'm enjoying the whole experience.. I also made 2 easels and your color checker. I will continue watching your videos and i hope to take one of your courses in due time. very grateful to your instructions your are very clear and i enjoy your whole style of painting realism..im working on learning the color mixing .i also found that the computer video is far superior than anything i tried the detail is excellent. Grateful..
To make the paint runnier, he mixes it with a medium. You can watch his instruction here: /watch?v=lpU9egKu-kM And get the recipe here: drawmixpaint.com/supplylist/
Thank you! I was glad to hear you struggle with same thing I do. Sometimes, instead of just leaving a painting alone, I will find some flaw, and then end up ruining the whole thing, where I can't get it back. Now I have 2 paintings I haven't finished, because I am afraid in putting the final touches in, I will completely mess them up.
He uses his own brand of oil paints (GENEVA) which are premixed with a slow-dry-medium (high quality, artist-grade Linseed oil) so no mixing is required and the paint stays wet and fluid for longer periods of time straight from the tube it comes in.
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and techniques. I really enjoyed your video from beginning to end and hope to, someday, be able to paint like you. Allow me to make a suggestion, though, Maybe it would be a good idea to protect your work by mentioning your name and your main site on each video you upload. I found your video published by a guy ( Learn How To Paint In Oil - Oil Painting Lessons ) I don´t know if you have given him permission to upload it on his channel or not, but I think it is just unfair for someone to use your work without giving you the credit.
Rubi Montejo I did not give him permission and he is a spammer, but I tried to report him to RUclips and was unsuccessful in having the video taken down. It's a major problem with RUclips (people reuploading content).
Thanks for your incredibly inspiring videos! I appreciate the way you remove the magic, the genius, from painting, by speaking of -and showing - professional "secrets", by emphasising method and breaking painting down into a series of steps and skills, each one to be learned and practiced independently. You have made painting into scientific method! I so enjoy watching you work and hearing you comment as you solve each challenge when working! Your videos ar so instructive, and I look forward to watching every one of them. Thanks for sharing your art and know-how, and making the joy of painting avaiable to us!
You know, it's very rare that you actually get someone laying down the very basics *and* the finalising advice in the span of a single lesson. Very well done!
Mark taught me how to paint portraits and it was a miracle. I went to Austin and took his class and when I got back I painted my father so I would not forget all the rules "not too many but some you have to follow really well" The portrait I did look so beautiful that there were a fight on my family of who would have it. He paints like Sargent and he is probably;y the best oil teacher in AMERICA.
Wow, that’s awesome
Wow! What a beautiful compliment! You have made me seriously want to go to Austin for Mark's class.
This was hands-down the most helpful and concise tutorial video on oil painting I have seen. Thank you so much for making this.
thanks for sharing you are good! and I really enjoyed how you present this video thanks again [Robert T Lawson sr.
this is a skilled and a serious artist
ignore the rude and wretched ingrates. the rest of us are verrrrrrry thankful for your incredible generosity and hard work .bravo for doing the best you can. an inspiring example. God bless you Mark. my first time to make a comment .felt i had to!
Thank you! You are fantastic teacher!!! Hope to continue to catch your advices and suggestions.
Artist’s curse - nice that you admit to it; I just hate artists who rave about their own work. Perhaps being a little dissatisfied with our creations leads us to make another and another.................
I think you’re very skilled and love this work - I guess let others be the judge of our work is the best advice.
True artists don't hate like some of the poeple on here. The hate shows you the jealousy/envy in their minds. They just wanna justify that they could somehow compete with this tier of experience. The world is full of geniuses! :) I've been doing art since I could walk and I'm nowhere near this good of an oil painter. NOthing wrong w/ admitting true talent and experience ;)
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I just want to say thanks.I watched this video 5 years ago and was inspired to resume painting again after 32 years of giving it up.
I love how you only put the ads at the front of the video and keep the main process ad-free for proper viewing. Thank you
Fantastic! I graduated with honors in painting and your videos have taught me more than my entire education. Thank you for your generosity!
Very instructional. So much better than watching a speed-painting. Well edited video, too with multi camera angles.
This is the video that reinspired me to return to art after giving it up for 32 years.I will be forever grateful to you Mark a heartfelt thanks!
These are the most comprehensive videos on oil painting I've ever seen. I'm an architect and have taken fine art courses but your video instruction is superb and tops any formal instruction out there. I have to do one of your on-site workshops in the future. By watching your videos I think I'm ready to make a mid-life change. My drawing and painting skills have improved dramatically and ten-fold with your instruction! Thanks!!!!!
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This one video changed perspective of "paint what you see" tremendously! I HAD to make a color checker and my realism paintings have improved exponentially! I can watch you paint for hours! You are truly a great teacher and a great artist.
Thank You!
Joe
Whats a color checker?
@@Aglaesia a small device that lets you see your mixed paint and the object you are looking at simultaneously while blocking our the surrounded area. If you Google paint color checker you should see one. Most commonly they have a circle you look through and a small tab that you can place you mixed paint on. Some people also use a small mirror and place mixed paint in it so you can see your target and your mixed paint side by side. If you get the mix perfected, the transition between mirror and paint will be almost invisible.
If I lived nearby, I would clean your house, take out your garbage, cook, clean friggin toilets, just to be your student. You, sir, are inspiring. And I don't even like cleaning. ;)
so you don't want to pay the tuition, right? :-)
@@星海音乐 right, the days of barter (trading a chicken for cabbages) are over, now it takes cold hard cash to pay for services rendered!!!
@@ronschlorff7089 not necessarily, true masters still exist and so do true students. Wisdom cannot be bought a degree however can be.
@@aysenuri2419right anything of value will cost, otherwise it has no value! The currency used for purchase can change, shekels, to dollars, and of course your time, the most valuable of all commodities, since once lost, it can never ever be recovered!
@@星海音乐 But he is willing to provide services in exchange for knowledge. If he had someone do those things for him, that person would expect to be paid. Although he probably can do those things himself.
I studied engineering, then painting, then 3d animation, and have painted for more than 30 years. I have to say this is the best approach to direct-painting out there. The movie Tim's Vermeer, in essence, is a combination of your concepts with those of Philip Steadman and David Hockney. Some of the naysayers criticizing the "darker than black" comment have a poor understanding of the concept of luminance, reflectance, and what in photography is called "clipping". In other words, as Paul Centore illustrates in his research, a black object in the light may appear brighter than a white object in shadows. In this case, the black paint on your checker is reflecting more photons than the brighter-colored cup in the shadow. Hence, you can have things appear "darker than black". Your solution is to clip the shadows, which works perfectly well when the light is in front of the object and the scene's reflectance is similar to the value range between black and white. It gets trickier if the scene is a backlit, high-dynamic-range scene. Your direct approach means that you are applying no gamma correction to color and are using a linear approach to record reflectance. This will inevitably lead to clipping of shadows and specular reflections (which you address in the video about flesh tones). In contrast, a photographer can use exposure control, bracketing, and gamma controls to get around this issue and force a higher range between black and white to register details in the light and the shadow that would be clipped using your technique. This is one of the reasons why direct painting produces a more natural look than photographs, and why it is so easy to spot paintings made from photographs. Thank you for this video. I will definitely include it in the references of my graduate dissertation in arts and technology.
What he said!
You are an extraordinary art teacher. The way you think out loud and the way you approach all details, is an inspiration and a huge transmission of knowledge.
Thank you for helping us to be better painters.
Sir, I am a beginner painter (still using acrylic but want to move onto oils) and I have learned so much from your videos. This video is fantastic. It is nice to see from start to finish the process. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity in uploading this free lesson. If I was in Texas I'd take lessons with you. Greetings from Australia.
There is a supply list on the drawmixpaint home page at the top. Thanks!
Love the way you paint with long handled brushes.Thank you for sharing. You are terrific
Everything about this tutorial (and all the others in your series) is top notch. Understated. Not showy or flashy. Really well lit and filmed in real time, as it happens. Your efforts are much appreciated...
I am working my way through every one of your videos, and each one teaches me something new. The way you explain everything, from colour mixing, the process of making every decision and deciding when the painting has finished has given me the confidence to give oil painting a try. (As a bonus your voice is very calming, and thank you for not playing any music in the background.)
Learn more in your video then my 4 years in fine arts painting class!!!amazing info in observing colour defining within the light and shadows. I notice tint transitions which you where pointing out .AWESOME ART CLASS!
One of the best visual arts teachers I've ever met. Keep going.
Wow! Thanks Mr. Carder, for putting out such excellent information on oil painting, especially it being free.
I am starting a new journey! My dad was an oil painter. It’s been a dream of mine to see if I can be one too. I am so grateful for your generosity, excellent teaching and skill set! You are a genius!! Someday…I’d like to take your one on one course in Texas! I’m learning the basics from you starting now! Here I go!!! 🎉
Your definitely the BEST online instructor I've seen on RUclips. I truly enjoy your very well constructed tutorials. I learn something new with each video. Last video I saw, I learned not to over saturate colors when editing pictures in Photoshop to use as reference for my paintings. Thank you for your hard work and I am sure everyone loves your hard work you put in all your videos :)
Amazing that it has taken this many years for such a concise and comprehensive and extremely doable form of oil painting instruction to emerge! Far and away the greatest instruction on “painting what you see” I have ever, ever, been exposed to!! Remarkable!
excellent instructor and explains important techniques that makes painting a joy
I'll bet the big art schools hate instructors like you who make teaching look easy. Thanks for all you do!
it is May 23, first ive seen of you and your videos,and all i can say is thank you SIR,i am loving every bit of what i see and hear. not a profressional or amauture,just trying something ive always wanted to do and you ,i am so understanding and for this i thank you.it's my year to be sixty and i'm loving it .about to check out the free lessons again Sir i thank you.
I just 'discovered' you this morning and I am hooked. I can't stop watching your videos. I feel like I finally found some straightforward tutorials with practical applications. Thank you SO much!
Extremely helpful and inspirational tutoring here. Love the classical quality of the style and manner in which you paint. I've been painting for years, yet we can always learn and expand. Thank you for your wonderful contribution to online education. I truly enjoy your manner and expertise.
Wow! Thanks for sharing this valuable tutorial with everyone for FREE. I don't even paint, but the lessons I learned here will be applied elsewhere in my life and remain just as beneficial. You're an excellent teacher. I hope you are aware of how many people you've helped with this video, and how many more it will continue to help as it remains posted. Outfriggenstanding!
Simply incredibly, and so incredibly informative. Please forgive any negative comments below, as some people will always feel the need to somehow add negativity. Seriously, I appreciate your videos so much, and I find you to be an amazing artist. Thanks, and blessings x. Looking forward to seeing more.
This guy comes across with more knowledge and calm, inspiring confidence in me than all of the art instructors
Never have I seen such precision. No wonder your work is so superb. Your patience is astounding.
This is a fantastic presentation. The explanations are great, but especially helpful are the side-by-side split screen of subject and canvas, and the down-the-barrel shot with the color checker. It's hard to imagine a better video presentation of a painting class. You should be proud of yourselves.
Absolutely great tutorial. I've always thought of oils as so difficult to use, but you completely de-mystified them for me.
Thanks
I'd like to tell you what a tremendous inspiration you are. I've desired to paint in this style but never thought I'd be able to. Your methodology puts the process into an understandable and doable work flow that gets results. Thank you for sharing and caring enough to put the time and effort into passing on your knowledge.
The explanations you give for your thought processes as you paint speak very clearly to me, so I find your style of teaching to be not only effective but most enjoyable. I can't thank you enough for dong this and I hope you can get as much from doing it as your viewers like myself are getting.
I used to paint years ago without any instruction. You have helped me see what I was doing wrong and I'm returning to painting after 14 years. So glad to learn about the artists curse from your other videos. Thank you... Thank you... Thank you
the Color checker idea is genius
Did you made it?
yeah, prior to that painters had to use the tip of their brush. Crazy right?
@@ams9449 what ever works. Looks easy to manufacture one one's self. I've used a simpler one for years in the field!
This little gadget has improved my color matching ability tremendously.
My sweet hubby made one for me ! It’s amazing. He followed marks instruction on how too ,on his site.
Works great .
I’m placing my order for the Geneva paints today . I can’t deal with the constant smell, why my eyes burn. Well after a test of regular oils over & over again and dealing with thick drying out paints.i need to try these after reading all the reviews . Wish we could try a sample kit . Before the big leap of bucks. Sometimes we just need to trust the master teacher .
I'm a hyper realism artist that has only ever been able to work with charcoals and graphite, and have been wanting to learn how to paint for years now. Specifically oil paint. My hand has become so adjusted to a pencil that a paintbrush and color have felt very foreign to me. So thank you so much for this video. It's highly appreciated.
I didn't even know there was such thing as a color checker, that would help a lot with my problem.
Your work on the silver cup is remarkable. It is artistry of a very high order and a joy to watch and hear your thought process as you paint. If you don't get joy from the completed painting, maybe you will be pleased that someone else does.
Ive been painting for 15 years, watching your video for 1.5 hours I learnt more than I have about painting in the last 5. Superb.
One of the best painting tutorials I have ever seen ! Thank you for sharing all the helpful informations .
I only found your site tonight but am in awe of your talents and so grateful to you for sharing your expertise with us. I really like the way you take us step by step through your process so clearly and concisely. I have learnt so much this evening. Thankyou! You have a new fan and follower from down under.
Sir, is it possible for you to do a session on brushes? Lot of paintings lose their potential due to painters lack of knowledge about which brush to use when, what sort of brushes to ignore etc
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Very true. Brushes I hate them.
hes a big fan of filberts is what i know
get out of here with ur pretentious bull. a good artist can make a toothpick work
@@brownie3454 while that’s true, using optimal tools does make the process easier.
Thank you sir. Hands down the best series of videos on painting and color mixing I've seen.
thank you very much for sharing all this info! I'm transferring from acrylics to oil paint and your videos has been helping me a lot! Thanks!
Besides you thoroughness in explaining and your patience at letting us see the whole process and not setting the camera on super speed, your camera person has followed your every move. This helps tremendously in us feeling we have watched your process completely. Much thanks. I hope I find the patience to do this exercise to strengthen my overall knowledge.
This in retrospective makes me realize I had a few poor college art teachers.
Thank you: )
Thank you so much for your amazing teaching gift and generosity. I went to the hardware store and picked up some paint swatches just to try out your mixing method with the 5 colors. I was STUNNED!!! I have learned more in your videos than anywhere else I have sought education. I am so very grateful!!!!
Hey Mark. Teaching this method for free is very generous! I'll definitely be buying your full-length video downloads too. I'll be really interested to see your videos on mediums.
A silver cup has never been so interesting. You've helped me understand not only what to look for, but also understand what to see. Thank you for sharing you knowledge, skill and time with us.
I love this video! It's so helpful to hear the process that goes on in the artist's head.
YOU ARE THE BEST OIL PAINTING TEACHER ON RUclips THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU PUT IN AND THE FREE TEACHINGS, THIS IS INVALUABLE INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Noni! Good to see you too, do hope you will be painting again soon. Look forward to seeing more of your work.
Also was very amazed that you were doing all those fine detailed strokes WITHOUT using a arm rest / brace / something to steady your hand with. It was completely free hand. in fact your other hand was always loaded with 10 brushes. Amazing. Thanks again.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!! A book or live class can't "teach"....but you do!!
Your style of teaching works very well for me and the information is excellent... it meets my needs. It is all practical and doesn't leave out the little details that make the difference between success and so-so results. I also appreciate the fact that your tools are affordable and doable. Many thanks for all your time and effort. I hope you continue with the videos over a wide range of subjects.
Thanks for the class. It made me remember when I tried to paint a mug with no knowledge, this solves my doubts.
Best painting instructions on youtube bar none. Thanks for your generosity. I know putting together videos of this quality takes a lot of time and effort!
I struggle with finding the values to bring a painting together the way I want it to look. These videos help me get a lot more insight on how to take my time and choose more accurately.
When it comes to value, squinting to make things blurry and indistinct is very useful. My vision is terrible without my glasses, but stepping back from the painting and taking them off always shows me what areas are too bright or too dark.
Thank you so much for this video! It is the first time I really understand what to do and how to look. Amazing teaching talent!
I love it. I think your painting looks better than the subject. that is what makes a painting better than real life. the gala of it. thank you for the pain staking demonstration. it shows how a true artist hones their craft.
Thank you for all your videos, Mark. I love your no nonsense, easy to follow direction. I learned a lot thanks to you, you are a rock.
Icredible detail and patience. That is what I need to learn. Thank you for your wonderful technique, I also learn a lot about colors. Also the consistence of your paint is very instructive. Thank you
I have painted in oils (also pastels, acrylics and watercolor) for 40 years and must say I didn't know that there was more to learn. Your video taught me I have a lot more to learn! Thanks for such a beautiful and thoughtful painting. Some problems I have had for years were learned in this 2 hours. Thanks!
Gracias señor por los subtítulos en español, he aprendido mucho, me encanto, 🙏excelente maestro😄
This is the best I have watched as a new oil painted. Your technique is masterful
I just watched the whole lesson. Thank you so much teacher, I appreciate your efforts
Mark, I’m so impressed by your planning, care and precision in the execution of this painting. I have learned so much from watching this. Thank you.
Really nice! Thank you for taking the time and sharing with us. This is really very generous, and you are clearly very talented. Thank you so much.☺️
I'm learning alot from you.. Checking the lights n darks n stepping away n coming back with the fresh eye n explaining everything. You really pay attention to every detail. You are a very good artist n teacher. Thank you so much!
This is a great tutorial. I appreciate you taking the time to do this.
Mark thank you so much for taking the time to produce these great videos. They are a big help to anyone who needs inspiration and guidence while painting. From all the studio prep to the actual painting itself is absolutely wonderful. Keep them coming. And than you again.
Thank you for sharing your skills and knowledge, it means a lot
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Your teaching is priceless and i take so many tips from it. On the right time I will also take a class with you. Your teaching is amazing!!!!!
Amazing lessons, thank you so much. Love your technique with mixing your colours into the jars...very clever to save time! Do you use a separate brush for each step?
I did some painting when i was young and they came out very nice, i now realize watching you videos that i was drawing with paint. I am up to about 10/12 videos from you and each one amazed me on so many angle. This one in particular, i will watch again and again, one thing that i find has a strong value is the calmest and honesty that you share your knowledge. Hope not to have to many mistake on my english. Thank you so much.
Where can I buy a color checker tool? That is very useful indeed.
+Marlon Rodriguez genevafineart.com
+Draw Mix Paint thank you.
For me a beautiful breakdown of reality into browns and greens. I'd buy it right away.
Gracias por agregar la traducción al español!! realiza un excelente aporte!!
Dónde esta en español?
cuando abres el video en you tube! en la parte inferior de la barra de progreso! encuentras un pequeño icono que dice " CC " lo seleccionas y eliges español! ya tiene como 5 de los videos sub titulados! este es el que comente! how to paint in oil
Joel Garcia Hola, me preguntaba como se llama ese instrumento que él llama: "corrector de color", que instrumento es ese!?
AYUDA please.
hola!
Puedes buscar uno de los videos con este nombre: ( how to make a color checker out of wood ) en este explica como funciona esta excelente la herramienta y como fabricarla!
Saludos!
Mark, you give your painting knowledge generously to us. You explain things so well. Thanks!
Excellent Excellent lectures. Thank you so much for making them available.
I have some questions that may be answerd in future videos but I'll list them here for trference.
A) Are Geneva paints availble in Europe?
B) You mentioned lighting quickly - could you give a recommendation as to how to ensure that one has proper ligthing.
C) I'm amazed at how you handle so many brushes at once. Do you have a way to keep track as to which brush for which color step? And do you recommend a certain brand of brushes?
D) What surface do you use for your palatte? I guess if you hold all your brushes you can't also hold the palette in oyur hand!
E) You did not mention mediums - I think that there is a video on that - do you not use them?
Again thank you for all your help. It's only when things are explained logically that they become fascinating.
George
(Paris Area)
This is so helpful to watch the entire process. I learned so much from this. Thank you!
I also learned so much...and that's after painting for 25 years. Wow. Thank you.
Hi Mark, I just wanted to say that you offer the best painting instruction I have ever come across. Thank you so much! :)
+Marie-jo valiseousacados I will be selling color checkers within the next week here in the United States, and hopefully internationally very soon. :)
+Draw Mix Paint I have a huge question for you! I noticed you always stain your canvas. Have you ever encountered a problem with that? Let's say you stained your canvas, and then you decided to paint something that had a lot of white in it... Was that a problem, or should I start to stain mine too? I am afraid to stain all my canvases, and then regret it :D
+Bello's Mafia Underpainting is done to help harmonize the piece. Most painting mediums lets you paint over it once it's dry so don't be afraid to do it if you make a mistake (on that note, don't be afraid to make mistakes).
But you shouldn't prepare a batch of canvasses ahead of time since the colour choice is important, not to mention texture, type of paint, etc.
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I love the camera placements :)
sir i love your videos... please continue uploading more on painting..
i love alllll your videos..
I just painted my first Tin Cup Thanks to your Tutorial I'm enjoying the whole experience.. I also made 2 easels and your color checker. I will continue watching your videos and i hope to take one of your courses in due time. very grateful to your instructions your are very clear and i enjoy your whole style of painting realism..im working on learning the color mixing .i also found that the computer video is far superior than anything i tried the detail is excellent. Grateful..
To make the paint runnier, he mixes it with a medium. You can watch his instruction here: /watch?v=lpU9egKu-kM And get the recipe here: drawmixpaint.com/supplylist/
I am so happy I found your video's. I tend to work too fast. I like your detail and restraint. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you watercolorist7! :-)
I am so thankful I found out about your channel. You are the best teacher!
Will be releasing a video on painting textures and patterns in the future. :-)
I just watch these over and over. So relaxing and satisfying
Thank you; color master who understands only applies with passion , is the perfect link between matter and soul binding .
Thank you! I was glad to hear you struggle with same thing I do. Sometimes, instead of just leaving a painting alone, I will find some flaw, and then end up ruining the whole thing, where I can't get it back. Now I have 2 paintings I haven't finished, because I am afraid in putting the final touches in, I will completely mess them up.
how does he get the oil paint so runny?
Edie Jones paint thinners
He uses his own brand of oil paints (GENEVA) which are premixed with a slow-dry-medium (high quality, artist-grade Linseed oil) so no mixing is required and the paint stays wet and fluid for longer periods of time straight from the tube it comes in.
I got your tubes of paints today. They were very well packed and in good shape. another fantastic video. Thank you very much.
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and techniques. I really enjoyed your video from beginning to end and hope to, someday, be able to paint like you.
Allow me to make a suggestion, though, Maybe it would be a good idea to protect your work by mentioning your name and your main site on each video you upload. I found your video published by a guy ( Learn How To Paint In Oil - Oil Painting Lessons ) I don´t know if you have given him permission to upload it on his channel or not, but I think it is just unfair for someone to use your work without giving you the credit.
Rubi Montejo I did not give him permission and he is a spammer, but I tried to report him to RUclips and was unsuccessful in having the video taken down. It's a major problem with RUclips (people reuploading content).
Draw Mix Paint RUclips should have done as you requested! It´s really a shame for them not to help prevent those kinds of acts.
Thanks for your incredibly inspiring videos! I appreciate the way you remove the magic, the genius, from painting, by speaking of -and showing - professional "secrets", by emphasising method and breaking painting down into a series of steps and skills, each one to be learned and practiced independently. You have made painting into scientific method! I so enjoy watching you work and hearing you comment as you solve each challenge when working! Your videos ar so instructive, and I look forward to watching every one of them. Thanks for sharing your art and know-how, and making the joy of painting avaiable to us!