The HARDEST Painting Habit to Break
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- What is THE most common bad painting habit? At some point, this has probably muddied up your painting, or made your paintings tighter than you wanted.
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The amount of concentration it takes is why I love painting - and why it helps with depression, stress and anxiety. There is no room for anything but the process of painting in your brain, it crowds out all the negative things in life. I love this style and want to work more on it - I've gone from realism to impressionist style and I do really like the way this looks.
And you bring up a possible counter-point. Why do artists tend to listen to music while painting? Many of them even wear headphones.
@@atlantic_love For me it's pushing even further into a headspace - I listen to music when I'm painting, drawing, reading, driving lol. It helps me focus for some reason but also inspires me.
@@atlantic_love- fascinating,the impulse to paint as therapy is very hard to avoid, as you so clearly say. Should one only paint with a calm, thoughtful mood or just let your feelings into it, whatever they are? Obviously, a great deal of 20th century art, especially painting, is emotionally charged and draining. It would be wrong to use the paintings as therapy? I wonder how constructive this can be.
Thank you for suggesting the Strada challenge. I recently started painting and have found watching your videos incredibly helpful because of your discussions on artistic challenges and techniques. This has really encouraged me to spend more time doing and less time worrying.
This is beyond talent and I just want to say that you're my inspiration in continuing my passion in art and I hope that my channel would be successful like yours
Wonderful video thank you. I’m definitely going to print out your questions so I can start speaking and thinking better about myself when I work . Speaking better almost feels like I’d be working with a friend rather than working with a toddler who is constantly messing up my painting every time I close my eyes .
Really appreciate your content. Very clear, not ever too long, and always instructive on practical points that I seem to need at the time. I'm a consummate petter, and feel like I have to work long and hard. What I need to do is learn to work for briefer periods of time, with more exacting, but loose strokes. Thank you. So helpful.
Thank you!! Beautiful cardinal!! Excellent insights and pointers. Definitely will need to make note of these questions to help me to stay aligned:) I am so happy to have found your channel, Chelsea. Richard Schmid was my favorite painter. You have definitely mastered his technique!
Thanks Chelsea. You did a wonderful job of articulating a problem I have slowly become more aware of. I think your advice will help me to avoid falling into the habit of petting the canvas. Thanks very much.
Such energy and movement to your work. Lovely paintings.
when i first started oil painting everything was muddy and way too soft, my art prof then had us do a palette knife painting and i finally understood laying down a stroke and wanting that stroke to be one piece of the finished puzzle. Now my paintings are too stiff so going to need to change out my flat brushes. thank you!!
Excellent, thank you 🙏🏼
(What a gorgeous painting, I strive for this kind of looseness 🌹)
I gained several insights from this little video, thank you
Thank you so much for this. This definitely changes a lot for me.
Chinese watercolor style might be helpful for anyone having trouble breaking this habit. On sumi paper, every brush stroke is final. And a few failures with that should help you break the habit quickly.
Thank you so much for the tips. I learnt a lot.
Seriously one of the best videos I have seen recently. The amount of useful information is vast and the tips just keep on coming. The only thing I would suggest is taking a tiny pause (2-3 second pause) between thoughts to give us a chance to let it sync in and gel in our brain. But, the lessons taught here are excellent, and so very useful. Thank you Chelsea!!
agreed.. I need to have that time to process what Chelsea is saying.
So happy I found this channel! Thanks for sharing :) sometimes I push to hard, I didnt realise
YES!!!! Painting is very taxing mentally..!! And this licking the stroke I went thru for the first 5 years of painting in oils...Even now I do it especially when I'm tired and painting in my studio.....!! so much of pleinair painting is deciding and painting quickly because the light changes and everything else about being outdoors changes!! Suggesting slowing down is good but hard to do when outdoors!
..After 20+ years of outdoor painting I still struggle with licking my canvas!! thanks for your excellent tips, Chelsea.
Your artwork is so compelling to watch.
Such a beautiful cardinal! Still lovin' your brushwork!!!
Nice painting. We all have our unique style and preference on painting. I like to directly squeeze the tubes on canvas and mix from there. The extra thick bump of paints left on my canvas gives it a nice texture and impression.
That was a beautiful painting and some great tips thank you
Great painting and video thank you for the tips. Definitely guilty of “licking the canvas” 🤪.
Chelsea, you're spot on. You described my attempts at painting to a "T". Thank you! When I was young, I wanted to be an Artist, but I felt that it would be too difficult to make a livable wage. Now, I'm old and retired and I have time to pursue my youthful dreams. I'm soaking up You Tube videos (what a powerful resource) and trying to paint an acrylic painting each day. I find painting fascinating. I just bought some oil paints to improve my knowledge of different paints and mediums. Plus, I'm watching You Tube videos about drawing everything including the human head, body and extremities (e.g., Andrew Loomis). Anyway, I just want to thank you for sharing your knowledge. Petting (and especially licking) the canvas have erotic overtones. ;)
Love the bird's arts. Love it
Happy Painting to you!!!!
I dont understand so much the language, however and really, i loved that I've seem. Thank you. It is great!
Pretty amazing, for sure !!! Congrats... 😊
Awesome; thanks very much!
This video is extremely insightful, thank you so much! Could you teach a lesson on how to lay effortless brushstrokes?
Excellent your painting
I'm a selftaught artist and I had this canvas licking problem until last year, now identified and solved, my paintings look clean and crisper. I never knew it had a name tho lol
Beautiful darling, Ty so much
A strongly engaging painting.
As far as petting, I have always thought of it in the broad category of "over-thinking". Second-guessing, ie all this sort of activity that is the opposite of spontaneous, primal, instinctive. Getting into that SPI space isn't all that easy though. Not at all.
Thanks for the video, and the work itself!
Aside from the intended purpose of the video, seeing you rolling the paper towel across the initial canvas toning was a valuable little tip. Will try that next time. Thank you!
Great video. Thankyou
This is very important. I have a tendency to overwork my paintings a lot, to the point I end up just going straight to realism. Yesterday I tried to do a painting in a single session for the first time as a way to avoid overworking and think more about each stroke. I noticed after the 2nd hour I'd loose focus and started overworking some zones, again. Next time I'll limit myself to those 2h and see what happens.
Hey Chelsea, love your works and the journey you're sharing, very useful and interesting stuff. Just wondering how much time do you usually take before varnishing a finished piece? I've been looking into other people's videos on Varnishing and some recommend up to 6 months before varnishing if you have impasto type, paint heavy strokes, and less time for more thinly applied paint. I use the Gamvar Matte, pretty satisfied with the look, just not sure about the timing before application. Keep up the videos, I like them a lot!
Thank u Chelsea. I have the same problem
Thank you very much 😊
Amazing drawing....Very nice ...👍👍👍..~~~
I take photos of painting as I work....and when I go back after finishing apiece, I sometimes see in the photos, points where I should have stopped....not always. It is a helpful tool,take a break, but before stepping away take a pic with my phone before picking up the brush.
nice work... Master pice
Yes, that apply to me, keep repainting the same area thinking I can make it better and before I know it, the area look like blur muddy blob 🙀
You're really good, I can only sell paintings if I do people's pets are portraits so I just keep doing that I want to be as good as you you're great
Another vlue sm.on differert page (not that it makes me right) but you ssis how we all like to get our paintings done in one sitting. I plan on 6 months!
Yes I definitely have this problem it's a hard habit to break .
Very helpful. Thank you.
When did you add gloss? How long do you wait?
Can I use the gloss with waterbased oils once they dry to touch?
Hahaha! I was licking my panel last night at 1 a.m. completely fried from the week, my brain just didn't know what to do. Once I realized there was a mental wall between me and the painting, I said, "stop dude, lol, put it down, go to bed, your only going to wake up and look at this and say, what was I doing??" So I did lol I need to start my first abstract painting to see if that mindset is equally limiting, or if it actually helps abstract work being mindless haha! I would think it would help! 🤔 never cared to try. From the time I was 8 years old, I've always loved realism, and have never made a piece of abstract. But I've been wanting to try it, at least see if I'm capable of it.
Same here, have just done two abstracts after years of realism. They’re awful! My God, abstract is so tricky as there’s literally nothing to focus on in terms of value - this is simply something you have to work out for yourself so that the eye can travel around the painting in a satisfying way. Believe me, after trying abstract to take a rest from realism, I was SO relieved to get back to the relative safety of ‘things’. Hope you’ve enjoyed your abstract adventure!
@@mangelwurzel476 haha right! My mind ALWAYS asks, "so, what is THIS supposed to be really?" When the answer is, "it doesn't matter lol" My mind will argue, "ya, it HAS to be something or no one will get it, they'll ask 'aww did your son do that one?'" Hahaha and I recoil from the success of an abstract piece 😅
Enjoyed the insights. The term "licked" use to refer to over blending paint in the early 19th century. Back then you didn't leave brushstrokes to be seen. Look at the portraits of J. A. D. Ingres, they are amazing and not at all the way most folks paint today.
You're an amazing teacher
Thank you! If you're interested in working with me directly I'd love to hear from you. :) The link to connect with me is: webinar.chelsealang.com/book-a-call-page-template1618080185703
As a painter I agree, everyone overworks their paint.
Lindo Cardinal!
I digital paint. What you say is also valuable to me. As I plan to make the transition next year. I try to keep my digital painting similar to traditional painting. No undo, digitally mix the paint, and only one layer. I do over do it with how many strokes I do. However since I am on my first year and only digitally paint on weekends, I am not going to beat myself up over it. So far I feel like I am on a good progress. I did a self portrait a while back and posted it on YT after watching one of your videos about representation in art.
Ok.. but why digital? Can you draw normal too?
@@sebastiangaia5865 The way I am teaching myself how to paint, there really isn't a difference. Some people may argue that there is, but in my eyes most of the same skills will be learned. The only difference is the tools being used to make the art.
In my mind making portraits look more accurate is a mental perception block. It has nothing to do with the tools used to create it. It is a fight with my brain deciding what I actually see in front of me vs what I think I see in front of me. To get an idea of this, I often bring up looking at a cup, leaving the room and trying to draw the cup without looking at it. When my eyes are off the subject for more than 3 seconds, I start drawing from imagination/memory. This ruins many paintings. I use digital painting because it's the cheaper option to fight this problem. Once I get to a point where my skills are good (where I have the upper hand in the battle), I'll move to physical media.
When I go to physical medium the first thing I am going to do is play around with the brushes and just mix and match colors. I am not going to jump into portrait painting. This is because although I have the skills to accurately draw or paint, I can't predict how the new tools will react when I use them. So I will play around with them until I can predict what might happen when I do so.
If I do a portrait painting in physical media and it comes out bad, I know it's not my skills to accurately display information. It's my lack of predicting what the tools will do when I make those strokes.
Thank u
What kind of brushes do you use?
taxing mental process- definitely it can be!!! people rarely say this!!!!
I love you video.
I've done this in probably every single painting I've ever done :( Often it was because I was trying to make the painting look just like the scene I was painting. It makes me wonder if I was ever really engaged in the process.
Do you use a lot of paint thinner when it’s so wet?
What kind of easel are you using?
"Begin with the end in mind" - Stephen Covey
This is definitely me. I'm going to take your advice today and try something new.
Might be a silly question but, how do you maintain the clean dry brush to blend without having many, many brushes? Once you use it, it’s no longer clean, and if you clean after using with Gamsol it’s no longer dry for a period of time.
How long do you wait till you vanish your painting?
What challenge was it you mentioned in the painting? I'm new to oil painting and working to improve every day and could use a challenge!
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Alla Prima is the HARDEST skill in painting.
In its purest form, it means you are mixing the right value, color, intensity at the right lean or fat ratio, load your brush appropriately and apply a pain stroke how and where it was intended.
Repeat till the end, without blending.
It also means, for more complex painting, your drawing must be excellent, and your visualizing skills too because you are able to see in advance in your head where everything goes.
Master Richard Schmid started painting at age 8, entered a plein air group at age 12….all in all, he had more than 70 years of painting under his belt, thus making him the Master and sublime artist that he was.
Tips I got from a Putney painter: practice your drawing skill every day.
Take a simple subject, like an pear…, and paint it every day with 25 stroke only, no blending. Do it on a linen pad so you can see your progress….
It’s also a good time to test your brushes, 25 strokes with one, then try another one the next day….
I have been painting only for 5 years and all in all my alla prima skill is HORRIBLE. But I set it as a long term goal and when I lay down a beautiful stroke, I’m in heaven….
Enjoy the process!
Ps: some comments are a bit on the “ I know better side”…..as artists, let’s support each other. We can talk and try painting alla prima without being perfect. It’s called practice, practice, practice….👀
What is a linen pad? Im german..
"Putney"
Tell me the book where is this exercise?
@@esarchiart not in a book. Attended 2 workshops from one of the Putney artists, and it was the exercise we had to do each day.
@@sebastiangaia5865 a pad (multiple sheets) of linen (cloth) canvas paper. Can search using those keywords on Amazon or other online art supply store. I think it is more/most expensive type of canvas. Therefore, one takes greater care versus sketching on inexpensive newsprint type paper. I am new to art, so research elsewhere too
Painting is tiring, no doubt about that. And I'll finish a painting and think it's just not very good, but then look at it the next day and think think hey, not bad at all! (Good by my standards for my fun paintings, not good by global terms lol)
Your small easels are so different....... could you please talk about them? Thanks
It really depends on your painting style and the level of detail you want to achieve.
i agree.
She literally says that this video is geared towards looser styles of painting.. this video is for people trying to achieve a similar painting style to her own
@@amandamcnulty2763 literally
I know all about this. My strokes are economic
Are you petting the canvas in this video chelsea??
Try a "Cat Tongue" brush and then you will be truly licking your canvas. ;-)
Is this oil or acrylic?
A little bit
Notes.
One of the most effective method to change this habit is to paint using just the palette knife.
I describe this habit as I am torturing my painting. I cant tell you how many paintings Ive ruined.
We have no immunity to that problem...unfortunately!
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Guessing I am really on wrong page as my thing is to make sure no brush stokes can be seen. Blend everything slowly and surely to get rid of them so looks like photograph! Have to think about it. My first reaction to folks talking brushstokes is confusion...like why would you care! Who wants brushstrokes?! There are no brushstokes in the Mona Lisa? Have to noodle this more.
I understand what you are saying. I have taken classes where the teacher paints very loose and I just can't do it! I feel out of place in those classes. I think art is so subjective that it is all beautiful, but we need to paint what feels comfortable for us.
I spent over half the video thinking she must be producing a modernist/surrealist piece… 🤣🤣🤣
blablablablablabla I could not understand the point!!! or a given example of what over painting is!!!!!!
This video was made for me.I'm guilty in every sense.