This video is awesome! I loved when you said that your painting will be different from the reference. It’s so easy to think getting it to look just like the reference will make it good, but the fun of art is changing it to look even better! We aren’t painting to be a printer.
This. There was a time when artists were the photographers of the world, but that is no longer the case. Hyper-realism is an impressive spectacle, but that's just a gimmick. As an artist, you should focus on what you can deliver that anyone with a smartphone can't: experience/feeling. What serves that, does. What doesn't is a waste. An artist is not a recorder, but a curator, a creator, and a storyteller.
Always helpful watching you break things down and simplify the process. Been watching your videos for months now and getting better. Thank you for all the content you continue to share Chris!
I just wanna say I’ve been following your channel for a couple months now and my work is improving drastically as a result. When I can i can’t wait to pay for the full videos as im sure they are more than worth it. Side note this long hair phase was not working 😭
That is so informative Chris. many thanks. Here in the UK we have bare deciduous trees in winter. No palms here! They are really tricky to paint. Would that be a video you might make sometime please? Thank you for all the help you are giving me - loving it! Karen Bloch
Hi a question, Ive noticed a lot of plein Air painters tend to avoid trees without leaves, ie winter trees. Is there a way to paint bare trees in a quick, loose style that doesn't end up becoming fiddly and granular. Im in the middle of winter here in Johannesburg and all my plein air trees are ending up being overworked because of all the branches.
Doing landscapes right now, and trees are trouble for me, so thank you for sharing. I’m not into the Bob Ross style, I don’t do stippling. I really like the way you do dappled light, (the one with the white egret) .I keep trying it, but so far no go. But I never give up. 😎 Tallahassee
I used to restore oil paintings for a living. I remember an oil painting of an autumnal woodland. Every leaf has been painted in and it was beautifully done however, there was no depth of field because the whole image was painted with the same strength, detail and intensity and it was just too much to look at. It became uncomfortable to view. Such a shame for all the work that had been put in, clearly whoever painted it had gone to great lengths. Great demo. There is always something to learn from others no matter how long anyone has been painting.
Indeed, although sometimes an excess of information can be deliberately used to produce a different experience, but it's a fine line. Completely different medium, but a nerdcore artist named Stupendium did a song/music video for DeltaRune called Ad Infinitum that quite adeptly captures that kind of information-overload, which is thematically appropriate to the subject matter. In my opinion, he does this really well, managing to stay balanced on keeping the song enjoyable to listen to. I was especially delighted that almost exactly at the time in the song where I felt completely mentally exhausted, it gives you a bit of a break. I think that sort of experimental form-following-theme stuff is just one of my loves in art. One of my favourite animated series, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya has an arc that revolves around characters trapped in a time loop, including the characters themselves being reset, and this arc lasts eight episodes where the events of the loop almost exactly repeat each episode. It's tedious to watch, for sure, and many hate it for that, but I absolutely love it because it makes you experience that sense of being trapped in a time loop in a way that you wouldn't get otherwise. In both cases, messing at all with it ruins the effect. In the case the show, if you don't sit through all eight episodes focused on it, you lose the feeling of the looping. In the case of the song/music video, if you don't watch it fully focused, music video and all, on your first time seeing it, you've permanently ruined any change to really experience that information overload properly, since it is only the first time experiencing anything that you're so hyper-focused on processing novel information.
Hvem i draw ore paint trees, I look at them as a ballet danser. Stretching out The arms/branches more in one direktion more then The opposite side. Maby not on a pinetree, but on trees with leeavs...
Lots of practice but there’s certainly technique to it. When trying to replicate a color identify it’s hue (red/orange/yellow/green/blue/purple), value (how light or dark it is) and saturation (if it is very vivid or more dull/gray).
Thanks for the video, Chris. What app were you using to blur the image; convert it to black and white; and then change it to a grayscale. That looks very useful.
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Boy, I never received such good instruction in art. Inspiring.
Wow, thank you
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This video is awesome! I loved when you said that your painting will be different from the reference. It’s so easy to think getting it to look just like the reference will make it good, but the fun of art is changing it to look even better! We aren’t painting to be a printer.
This. There was a time when artists were the photographers of the world, but that is no longer the case. Hyper-realism is an impressive spectacle, but that's just a gimmick.
As an artist, you should focus on what you can deliver that anyone with a smartphone can't: experience/feeling. What serves that, does. What doesn't is a waste.
An artist is not a recorder, but a curator, a creator, and a storyteller.
This actually helped a ton with my digitally painted trees!
Trees and foliage have always been my arch nemesis, this helped a lot man, thank you so much!
Always helpful watching you break things down and simplify the process. Been watching your videos for months now and getting better. Thank you for all the content you continue to share Chris!
Glad you like them!
Thanks for the emphasis on the darks and lights and the light sources!
Excellent instruction. The "bad examples" plus your ccomments on do's and DONT's are invaluable.
Its because people like you that we become great thanks for your videos and advice
I just wanna say I’ve been following your channel for a couple months now and my work is improving drastically as a result. When I can i can’t wait to pay for the full videos as im sure they are more than worth it. Side note this long hair phase was not working 😭
instruction is crispand clear,just like yourstyle in painting.new subscriber here!
Great content. My first video and can’t wait to go through more of them!
Thanks!! Hope you enjoy
Excellent tutorial. Very helpful!
You re so good. Love that you move it along fast too.
That is so informative Chris. many thanks. Here in the UK we have bare deciduous trees in winter. No palms here! They are really tricky to paint. Would that be a video you might make sometime please? Thank you for all the help you are giving me - loving it! Karen Bloch
Hi a question, Ive noticed a lot of plein Air painters tend to avoid trees without leaves, ie winter trees. Is there a way to paint bare trees in a quick, loose style that doesn't end up becoming fiddly and granular. Im in the middle of winter here in Johannesburg and all my plein air trees are ending up being overworked because of all the branches.
Don’t worry I always hit the button, however see your video automatically will hit the button, your tips really helpful, thank you 🙏 so much 🙂
Omg, this is so helpful!!!! 👏👏👏👏
Good solid reminders, thanks coach. 👍 and I let the ads play through, if not to long.
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Great! Thanks for the great info i love your videos
Love first sample.
Thank you so much!
I was waiting for a video like this from you about trees with this explanation. Thanks for the advice, I’m learning 😄
Glad to hear it!
Thanks Coach
Thanks for help on something I struggled with!
Could you do a palm tree tutorial, please.
Thank you again Chris
My pleasure!
Helpfull guide thank s master
Top demo, learned heaps. Would also
be a good place for a barby.
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Thank you.Hugs from Luxembourg.
Welcome!
You go, forza43!
Great channel!
Loving your channel!
Thank you so much!
Doing landscapes right now, and trees are trouble for me, so thank you for sharing. I’m not into the Bob Ross style, I don’t do stippling. I really like the way you do dappled light, (the one with the white egret) .I keep trying it, but so far no go. But I never give up. 😎 Tallahassee
I love the look of the wrong tree.
Hello again!
Love from india.
I used to restore oil paintings for a living. I remember an oil painting of an autumnal woodland. Every leaf has been painted in and it was beautifully done however, there was no depth of field because the whole image was painted with the same strength, detail and intensity and it was just too much to look at. It became uncomfortable to view. Such a shame for all the work that had been put in, clearly whoever painted it had gone to great lengths.
Great demo. There is always something to learn from others no matter how long anyone has been painting.
Indeed, although sometimes an excess of information can be deliberately used to produce a different experience, but it's a fine line.
Completely different medium, but a nerdcore artist named Stupendium did a song/music video for DeltaRune called Ad Infinitum that quite adeptly captures that kind of information-overload, which is thematically appropriate to the subject matter. In my opinion, he does this really well, managing to stay balanced on keeping the song enjoyable to listen to. I was especially delighted that almost exactly at the time in the song where I felt completely mentally exhausted, it gives you a bit of a break.
I think that sort of experimental form-following-theme stuff is just one of my loves in art. One of my favourite animated series, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya has an arc that revolves around characters trapped in a time loop, including the characters themselves being reset, and this arc lasts eight episodes where the events of the loop almost exactly repeat each episode. It's tedious to watch, for sure, and many hate it for that, but I absolutely love it because it makes you experience that sense of being trapped in a time loop in a way that you wouldn't get otherwise.
In both cases, messing at all with it ruins the effect. In the case the show, if you don't sit through all eight episodes focused on it, you lose the feeling of the looping. In the case of the song/music video, if you don't watch it fully focused, music video and all, on your first time seeing it, you've permanently ruined any change to really experience that information overload properly, since it is only the first time experiencing anything that you're so hyper-focused on processing novel information.
I've been painting for about 20 years and you are an excellent teacher!
Thanks for the great content!
Glad you enjoy it!
very informative... absolutely amazing!!!🙂🌟💙
Glad it was helpful!
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THANKS!
I can't explain how long it took me to realize painting bark on my trees brown was awful. Blanche
Do you paint this on wood panel?
Nice tips for painting tree 🙂
Hvem i draw ore paint trees, I look at them as a ballet danser. Stretching out The arms/branches more in one direktion more then The opposite side. Maby not on a pinetree, but on trees with leeavs...
Is knowing the right colors to mix come with practice or is there a technique?
Lots of practice but there’s certainly technique to it. When trying to replicate a color identify it’s hue (red/orange/yellow/green/blue/purple), value (how light or dark it is) and saturation (if it is very vivid or more dull/gray).
@@harrymarcus7541 thank you!
Do you use acrylic or oil paint?
how do you do abstracts? its like there're a bunch of colors on top of one another and since they dont dry that quick my colors end up mixing together
Drink every time the coach says tree!
Thanks for the video, Chris. What app were you using to blur the image; convert it to black and white; and then change it to a grayscale. That looks very useful.
Photoshop
Literally any image editing software can do this lol
"Dirty sky holes 🤬"
Link to course?
Thank you so much for offering such a wonderful guidance about painting trees, which is exactly what I've been scratching my head for for a years!
i like it - very loose
This video made me mad. You have proven that so many others have wasted my time xD thanks for an actual good lesson hahaha
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First comment again
Sir, I have made a very good painting I will also make
skyholes :)
The DONT looked much better
İ need turkish subtitles. How do you add subtitles in videos?
Bad example 😳🤭