How I Painted a Portrait and a Fairytale Composition. Painting Childhood. Portrait Commission.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- This painting was commissioned by Anthony DeStefano (Bestselling Author of Children's Books).
I leave you with the testimonial Anthony DeStefano wrote about the painting:
My goddaughter is turning 4 years old. I love her very much, and wanted to give her and her family a birthday present that would capture not only her personality- which is bursting with joy and exuberance- but also the unique time of life she is living. So I started searching for the right artist- someone who could realistically portray the way she looks now, but at the same time symbolically and allegorically represent the “idea” of childhood. This was no small ambition- to commission a painting of Childhood, itself! After looking for a long time, I finally found the perfect artist. Cesar Santos is a Master of painting, in the old, classic sense of the word. He has a brilliant, Renaissance mind to match his blazing talent. He imagined my goddaughter in a fairytale-nature setting, with her two adoring dogs staring up at her, as if she were the center of the universe (which, of course, all children are at that age). He painted the River of Life at her feet, and the pages of the Book of Life being swept up into a wind that carries all children away from their innocent childhoods towards youth and adulthood so terribly quickly. And by including the flowers, the open fields, the caterpillar and the butterflies (beautiful images of metamorphosis), the ducks flying in the air, and finally, the vegetable/pumpkin patch- growing too, into the shape of a Cathedral- he provided us with the whole story of the hope of humanity: that our children will be blessed with a sacred, joyful, magical childhood- but that they will then grow up into magnificent human beings- as magnificent as the Duomo Cathedral in Florence. I say again, Cesar Santos is a Master!
Anthony DeStefano
Bestselling Author
www.anthonydestefano.com
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I freaking like wild flowers 🌼
César eres el mejor saludos
Master master master...I have no words...so deep painting
thank you Cesar for sharing! this was wonderful
So cool to see how you put symbolism into a realistic painting. Very cool! I also want to try the green underpainting! I can see how that would give a pleasant complimentary harmony to the skin tones.
Dont forget that he used the green undertone because it's a outdoor scenery full of greens around. It wouldnt work much indoors
@@relaxationpeacefulmusic6296 why wouldn’t it work indoors?
@@DannySabraArt Because the light and things around the object are not green indoors. You can try but I think it wont look nice as if you use a grisaille or the like
@@relaxationpeacefulmusic6296 Isn't the underpainting acting as a complimentary color scheme to the reds in the skin tones (underneath the transparent reds?) rather than opaquely reflecting light? I believe he did the same technique in one of his other recent videos and it wasn't an outdoor setting.
Beautiful portrait and super creative. I’m sure they loved it! Thanks for sharing your process.
Hey cesar thanks for this much love to you from India🇮🇳
Wow. Thanks for sharing your talent and explaining things so well. I will show this to my Art Students in Texas. :)
I'd like to see the reaction of the family. If she was my daughter and see this painting, I'd sit on the ground and cry for a while.
eres un gran artistra cesar
So Beautiful.
Bravo my friend! Another Masterpiece! Thank you for sharing your Gift, Talent and overwhelming amount of knowledge with the world! God Bless!
What a breath-taking beautiful unique painting. You are a great master.
Could not agree more!! Stunning again
I really liked the way you explained your process throughout the video. It felt really natural and easy to follow. Thanks for making amazing content!
Amazing to see the process. Congratulations to Valentina for the editing too. The video is really great!!
Beautiful work and explanation. Thanks for sharing your ideas of composition and approach.:)
😳 wow! Stunning!
Great music!
Esperando este video de usted MAESTRO, grato verlo, ojalá algún dia haga algún video para nosotros los que no hablamos en inglés, como siempre un artista de gran inspiración con un estilo tipo: maestro "William bouguereau", un cordial saludo para usted MAESTRO CESAR.
You create a wonderful space
Great symbolism and romanticizing really great
Great composition work sir❤❤❤❤🙏🙏
What a honor to be able to see and hear a true master at work!!!
Excellent vedeo!!!!!!
Truly breath taking, Cesar. Thank you for the opportunity to watch you at work and to see the beauty you create. Amazing.
I am in awe of your talent sir.
Your explanations are always so interesting. Thank you for your generosity ❤
Maestro
Oh my what á super stunning, beautiful and cute painting! Love it love it! 👌🏽👏👊🏽
Love The comish! Stay painting👌💪
You are amazing
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Just amazing! As always…would be great to see the clients reaction (reveal)…although I’m sure some people would just rather remain private.
Lovely painting and I like allegorical aspect
The living artist!!!
Bellissimo dipinto. Grazie Cesar, sei un grande artista.
It's marvelous 😍
Always the perfect mix of reality, imagination, and beauty. Your passion is contagious my man! I'm so glad I've got to witness your art come to life. 1 of a kind!
Muchas gracias por compartir el proceso de tu trabajo!
Amazing work, you are a true magician
Unbelievably beautiful.
Amazingly whimsical and magical painting. Your realistic painting techniques are stunning 🤩 💕🎨 it’s like a fairytale movie
wow its very good painting sir
Such a beautiful piece of work! Excellent painting!
Beautiful art work, love it, 🙂
Mervalioso!
Excelente
Omg 🙏🏻🙏🏻
That was very beautiful.
Espectacular trabajo!
Fantástico!!! 👍🏽 Great work. I’m setting my easel today so this is just what I needed for a boost.
César muy buen cuadro!!! Y por favor Activa los subtítulos en ESPAÑOL así podemos leer lo que decís!!!! Muchas Gracias!!!! Y Saludos
tan hermoso César, tu habilidad y talento es increíble!
beautiful
Bellisimo!
Gran, Gran, Gran Artista...Muchos Exitos Maestro!!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Such a wonderful work😊
Can anyone tell me what kind of background wall is it? How did he use the pins to hold the canvas on the wall? It will help me a lot. Thanks
Wooden wall
@@santocesart thanks a lot. I have a plan to make my studio and this really needs.. thanks again for your reply 😊
Amazing portrait, my friend , you are a very big artist!😍😍
good artist i love to paint
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You are a genius artist and an insightful philosopher. Thanks for sharing, I’m in an absolute awe each time when I watch your process leading to yet a more amazing masterpiece. Was nice meeting you in Miami. 🙌🙌🙌
Almost of artists they will never tell you thr truth about painting...and think them self like a genius or something like that!! They are scared to shaw it .... because it was very easy to learn and everyone can be a painter 🙄
This is an incredible portrait ❤❤❤❤
Precioso, ese relato es una obra de arte.
Ojalá los subtitulos fueran en español también
maestro
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what do you think, about the use of projector, for help to drawing ?
He covers that in an interview in his Streamline Art video on portraits. If I may paraphrase, he is honest (and correct) that if you can't draw, your fine art will be limited. I personally believe that if a technique helps, use it, but don't let it become another problem. Projectors are not highly regarded for many reasons.
Practice sketching what you have available in your home, your yard, a park, etc. You'll learn faster. And don't beat yourself up. Most of us spent semesters in anatomy classes, and had to help pay for live models. Even for prodigies like Santos, art is an ongoing process. Good luck to you.
Beautiful work, what yellow did you use with black to make the underpainting?
Cesar Santos....please start your column in Discord....it will help many...🙏🙏
El reflejo del perrito en el agua me inquieta un poco, no sé, como que da miedito. Aunque la pintura está muy bonita.
Sir teach how to mix colours for skin please
What is the background music ?
You never showed how to mix colors or skin tone 😜 ...
Ceasar bruh, your technique is impeccable, but your themes are terrible. Hurts my soul, that you make such kitsch.
Are terrible TO YOU (and this it's ok). Art it's not about please any specific person outside the artist itself, and always will resonate to someone.
I bet that hurt your soul it's not a big concern.
@@prazerjoao I respect his sense of discipline, and he clearly has a deep love for the craft. Unfortunately, it looks like our dear Cesar got seduced a bit too much by the realism of his pieces. The way I see it, once a piece is done, it's not up to the artist to decide who will like or dislike his art. Whether it resonates with someone or not is also irrelevant since there are many awful artworks, for example, enjoyed by many people (or many great artworks enjoyed by awful people). We should not forget the importance of delving into the essence of a subject rather than being distracted by its surface qualities.
Es un trabajo bonito pero se ve mas como un trabajo de ilustrador.
No tiene el sabor de una pintura sino de una ilustracion.
Что с ума сошёл к детскому телу голову пожилой женщины одел.