Paint like Claude Monet in 7 easy steps!

Using Monet’s techniques to paint a portrait
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And don’t forget to post your art on social media with the #mgfcpaint if you follow these advices!

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When life gives you lemons, make LeMonet

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This made me laugh out loud 😆

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Perfect!

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a french man doing a french man impression is the best thing i’ve ever seen

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hahaha, you know, being French and living abroad, everyone always asks me to do the “inspector Clouseau” accent… but I actually have a very hard time talking like that! 😂😂😂

[@anitaemerson9771]

I love the way you teach! A little bit of history, a little bit of technique, and a then actual application. Perfecto!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@redwallflower]

You've just taught me more about impressionist painting in the first ten minutes than I learnt in two years at art college. You have a lovely way of teaching. Subscribed!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot for the kind words! I don’t think I am a teacher, though… just a passionate man, sharing what interests me!

[@mangofox9356]

Before coming into this video I was so freaked out and stressed, but as soon as I heard his voice and the music it just calmed me down so much. Love the video!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@tomvalveede6808]

Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" would be lots of fun and interesting to watch!
Thank you! You taught me much in this video. Bon Chance! 🍀

[@marshmellaaaaa6317]

This was amazing! The only video I can find that actually teaches and demonstrates how I can make a portrait like Monet. Thank you!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot for watching!

[@khievritthypoung373]

Thank you, sir. This video just gave me the push I needed to start painting again.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Great! Go create something beautiful!

[@SingYourselfWell]

LOVE the close ups!!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@lucyselhorn8533]

WOW! You are so talentedd thank you for all the great tips!

[@drzfinezt180]

Just lovely! Impressionism: My favorite Art movement/era!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@ban1539]

I have learned so much from your tutorial. your explanation on the approach is clear and your strokes full of passion. thank you for this!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

[@annoif8]

I love your 7 steps lessons!! I want to create a painting right away! You make it so easy to digest the most important concepts. And enjoy your French accent. Please do a Raoul Dufy for another fauvism 😍 thank you so much!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching and leaving these kind words! I will work on Dufy and hopefully post a video soon! Cheers!

[@maddietowns7067]

I absolutely love this style of painting!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot for watching!

[@sonalikumari543]

It was just incredible !!!!
Inspired by this lesson and also tried my version of it ...and was very happy how it turned out...✌️✌️✌️😊😊
Thanks a lot sir !!

[@jayasingh2739]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This painting is beautiful and the explanation is detailed.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@zeliaduarte2026]

You have a so lovely way of teaching! Gratitude.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you very much Zelia!

[@atlantic2233]

Very helpful tutorial, thank you for sharing and explaining the steps! Could you possibly make a "Paint like Paul Gauguin" tutorial?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hi! Thanks for your message and your encouragement! Gauguin would be interesting indeed... let’s see what I can do! Thanks!

[@paulofontes75]

The portrait was excellent, thanks for the tips, I will use in my work, a good week for you. It would be interesting to see a video at normal speed as it is relaxing to watch someone paint.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you Paulo! Yes , I am trying to work on the videography and show more details in a less stressful way… hahaha it is also a learning process… 😋 thank you for always being there!

[@beelzebabe5112]

I came from the video where he painted his wife which is the piece behind his left shoulder and to see it in another video makes my tiny little heart happy 💛

[@skuuvatakis]

That would be his right shoulder.

[@Tomkat55]

Beautifully done sir. Very inspiring. And thanks for the step by step instructions. Keep up the good work 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@OumiKapilaMusic]

Unreal. Can't wait to try this, thanks!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@melsworkouts1642]

Awesome video. Entertaining and calm too.

[@beckybequette8212]

Oh my goodness, I have not laughed so hard in weeks! Thank you so much. And I learned so much! My goal is an impressionistic painting of two of my favorite people - my late mother and my awesome mother in law - sitting in the garden at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. I'm a flat out beginner and this is so helpful 🥰

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks Becky! Let me know how it turns out!

[@ginaleith1510]

I learnt more about painting from this short video than i did at art school, which destroyed both my joy in art and my confidence. Thank you! I can't wait to try this and get into painting again ❤

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you Gina! Let your art live and basically do what you want: try stuff without fear of failing because… well, there is no failing in art!

[@mechailreydon3784]

This video was so helpful and relaxing to watch, thanks for sharing!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@taosfamily]

Awesome instructional video. Ive always loved impressionism art but been intimidated to do it myself.
I cant wait to try your methods and love the history of your teaching.. Thank You..

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you for watching!

[@chrissielefranc1916]

Thank you, this was very interesting. I’ve been teaching myself to paint during the lockdown and have managed to produce a half decent painting of Flora, Roman Goddess of Flowers and Spring (without eruption damage). I’d like to see you do some landscapes please.

[@briana.erickson9882]

I would love to see techniques and paintings like Bosch and El Greco. Your videos have been q wonderful sense of inspiration to me. Thank you!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Oh! I was wondering if I should do Bosch!! Mmmh...

[@freyyy6535]

I only discovered you now. Thank you, this was absolutely wonderful, very helpful!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching, Amber!

[@snehalghogare9748]

Thats amazing
Thank you for sharing
Will definatly try for my husband's potrait

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks! If you ever put your masterpiece on social media, please use the hashtag #mgfcpaint, so I can try to see it!

[@artefects23fineart]

Such a good video and explanation of Impressionism. Loved the painting too!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@francesbruno8445]

Thank you for the concise explanation and filmed examples

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@angie9430]

Absolutely fantastic tutorial and information on the artist ! Love it x 💋
Angie from the UK .

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks, Angie!

[@phillipwilds7396]

Amazing, very well taught

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@kristinmosman8643]

than kyou - fantastic job on the tutorial and the painting!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot for watching!

[@NiinaSKlove]

Love it! I just subscribed to your channel, super excited to follow you, and learn more, - you are a great teacher, sir! 🤓👍🏼

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you! Really appreciate it! I am just sharing what I’ve learned along the road.

[@evieartchantress227]

Stunning!

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Thank you!

[@carolgreen5448]

Love this, great painting exercise 👌

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Thanks a lot

[@cathyserafinowicz6374]

Superb,once again,I can’t wait to start tonking! 😁😘❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks Cathy! 😋

[@DannySabraArt]

Very fun project! Well done!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you very much!

[@ChristineSelmon]

Thank you for the wonderful techniques . I love you video 😊

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you for watching!

[@temitopeoluwaseun]

Thank you very much very helpful and educative. I’d you do watercolors would be nice to see your portrait process for that as well

[@zturners3838]

This was very helpful! Thank you! Can you do a Cezanne? I love his use of geometrics.

[@babaranwar5462]

Very beautiful work with good information

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@marcmotycka386]

Fantastic. Thank you. Camille Pissarro had many aspects of influence on others. Perhaps a quick survey of these? Everyone loves a buffet! Wonderful work and pedagogy. Thank you so much.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you for watching and for your ideas!

[@juwa73g24]

I really enjoyed this and learnt a lot thank you!! I would love to see the palette as you mix your colours, it would enhance the tutorial experience. Off to subscribe, looking forward to seeing your other videos! 👨‍🎨🎨🖌

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot! It is indeed a good idea. Will try to do that for a next video!

[@lyn1nan]

That was awesome Thankyou xo

[@4lteredbeast]

Can you please do a tutorial on one of Monet's close friends, John Peter Russell? He's one of my favourites and I'd love to see a breakdown on his style!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching! You are not the first one to ask about Russell! Haha, let me see what I can do!

[@somnus6793]

sooo underrated

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I loved it.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

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Great work. Thank you for your video

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

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Thankyou,very nice work

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

[@judybraden1553]

WOW!
keep up the good work !

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@jacksondasi3166]

Good video inspire me to take one. Became your fan

[@beelzebabe5112]

You son looks so much like Doc Holiday oh my goodness I love this! Thank you for sharing these incredible talents!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Haha, thanks, must be the fake moustache... I hope he doesn’t gamble though... 😋

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

i saw this same picture at the OK CORALL, in the corner stood a double barrel shotgun, still smoking.

[@mauricio8983]

Damn, I enjoyed this!

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Hahaha

[@SingYourselfWell]

Wonderful, Herve!! Will try this one, too, at some point! 💖

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Great! Show me when you do!

[@SingYourselfWell]

@My Geek Family Cotton will do! Btw, I just messaged you on IG on your Herve account. 💖

[@alexmonev8279]

I wish I see more of your videos like this

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot! I am preparing new ones!

[@bartle70]

I really love your tutorial videos. Your instructions are clear and coherent and the close up shots of the canvas are very helpful to me. I would love a real time video to learn your technique as I have never had any training, aside from TH-cam videos, and I am hungry for knowledge. Thank you!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks Bill! Yeah, I may think about a live video… thing is, I usually don’t talk a lot while painting, so it might be boring… 😋

[@bartle70]

@@mygeekfamilycotton Perhaps a little music might help, but for me, I find it all very interesting. Seeing the close ups of which brush and technique is used to place the paint is extremely helpful and I really appreciate you!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Haha thanks. I’ll see what I can do!

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Thanks ,the tutorial was very helpful .

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Thanks!

[@rogerchigurupati5976]

These are very very useful tips..Thank you for this video..

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@rogerallen2685]

Beautiful and inspiring work! These videos are a favorite on Saturday mornings with my fancy breakfast. I’m wondering, may you could consider a real time live stream in the future?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Ah! Thanks for your comment Roger! And you know what? I was thinking about it! The thing is that I need several hours to make a painting, and it is sometimes a bit of a trial and error process, even though I try to plan everything beforehand. But I don’t say no... let’s see in the future!

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Thanks your excellent tutorial.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

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After that art critic impression I just had to subscribe!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hahaha, more impressions coming soon if you like that ! 😋

[@robcoghan5204]

Cezanne, this is informative , relaxing, and of course technique is not the individual hand.

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Fun! Thank you!

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Thanks!

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THANK YOU SO MUCHHH

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Thank you for watching!

[@helloucris]

perfect!!

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Thank you!

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This was very well explained

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Thanks!

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Wow! Great! Thanks

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Thank you!

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Wonderful video! My vote for a tutorial is on Frida Kahlo ❤️🙏

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Excellent and amusing

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Thanks!

[@gracecleland7284]

anyone who disliked this beautiful mans video, shame on you.

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Thanks for watching!

[@c7eye]

Please do a landscape in the Claude Monet style. Thanks

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Could be nice... let me see

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Great video, thank you

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Thanks for watching!

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Excellent

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Thank you so much ❤❤

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[@akhildonthireddy3003]

The effort you put into the impersonation was brilliant, the costume, the gestures and accent sold it!
Subscribed!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Haha, I try to make it a bit lively... but the accent is genuine: I am really French! 😂

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@@mygeekfamilycotton oh it must've been your tone then!

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Enjoyed this video.

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Thanks!

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It’s nice. Thank you for sharing 🤓

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Thank you!

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Fantastic, thankyou😢

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[@Sarolina95]

it was very helpful, merci beaucoup

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Amazing

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Amazing thank you

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You are welcome!

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Beautiful explanation...

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Thanks a lot!

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I❤it thank you 😊

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Thank you for watching!

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pretty nice tutorial as useual

[@Kevin-oq5bt]

I'm pleased that I have discovered your channel as part of my introduction into the artistic world of painting!! The painting you created for this video is impressive. It would so awesome if you could transform one of my pictures into a painting........

[@alejandroj909]

Es un video interesante, me ha inspirado mucho, iré a pintar ahora!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Muchas gracias y saludos desde Singapur !

[@alejandro1978r]

You rock👍🏼

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@marchroth448]

This is so beautiful and inspiring!! I would love to start to paint like this, though I'm curious, did you use oil paints or acrylics in this one?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot! I am mostly using acrylics for all my paintings.

[@BaysideCreativeMedia]

Could you do some watercolor examples? I’d be so.pleased to see the techniques you use. Thanks for your videos - I enjoy them (even though I exclusively paint with watercolors).

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hey! Sure, will try to work on something. If I am not mistaken, I already have a few watercolor videos from a few years ago… but I will work on new ones soon!

[@BaysideCreativeMedia]

Awesome! And I will look at the older videos in the meantime! Thanks much!

[@Carey86]

You make it look easy! I wish I was a talented painter but it’s not to be. That doesn’t stop me from painting though! My Mom says I’m the greatest artist ever! Haha!!😜

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for the compliment but don’t worry: I am still not happy about half the things I draw/paint… I think it is a journey, actually… each canvas teaches you something…

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Your mom must have great taste, btw! 😋

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Greetings from Zapopan, Jalisco, México

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hola Lupita! Muchas gracias y saludos!

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Please continue posting

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This better work man...love ur accent so classy

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Haha, thanks! 😋

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Great video! Liked, and subscribed.

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Thanks!

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I need your humor! 😌

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[@gativaa]

I don’t know that Jack Black was also a painter, btw thanks for this helpful video!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hahaha, I get that a lot! Thanks for watching!