This is an incredible demonstration, but as a USArmy, ret., disabled combat veterans from 3 wars, and 4 combat tours, latest 3 Baghdad, lost to many friends, and retired Art Therapist and public school art teacher, I would have loved a dialog, or written steps. You are a tremendous artist, thank you, MSG Leum
I always find it fascinating to see other artist at work. It is true that Rembrandt himself did not paint like this. We know quite a lot of his methods, because he was a teacher and taught a lot of artists that had carreers long after him. In the Netherlands, where Rembrandt and I are both from, there is currently a revival going on, celebrating his work. The Rijksmuseum has a big exhibition in the summer and the ING bank has produced a project in which they recreated his voice for a series of tutorials. Very interesting and you should check them out. I must warn you, it is in Dutch. And in Rembrandt's time Dutch was slightly different. Never the less, lovely work!
What i find so fascinating watching a lot of good artists paint is how the picture becomes so lifelike before its even a 3rd of the way into completion. At 2:00 the painting is at this stage just blocks of shading lacking any sort of detail... yet its already so "alive".
JessLe! Your fascination about watching artists and how artwork becomes "alive", is a very good symptom of your own artistic talent. But be wary of videos where artists demonstrate paint and painting ablitites, because what looks good for the camera might not look good in real life. And believe me, when you are painting and start to see, and feel, it coming together, that's far better. Oh! I better not forget some art trivia. After the Dark Ages has passed, when Crusaders were leaving Europe to invade the Vatican, the artwork of the Sistine Chapel created a new style. That was a dark background with just a face and some upper body showing. Vatican priests burned oil lamps so the soot covered murals that were considered pornographic by people who read the Holy Bible in English and their native language. They were, with lots of suggested sex, a real tourist attraction at the start. It was in the late fifties that archaeologists cleaned the Sistine Chapel to reveal the bold, primary colors that Michaelangelo used. Painting any painting with a dark background isn't great artwork. This is more about insurance value for collectors.
Wow, feel like I just took a 6 week art class in 15 minutes. So much insight into how Rembrandt's work is so dynamic. The monochrome and simple surroundings, emphasis' the color and detail of the face in contrast. The process of only leaving a part of the canvas white, before building. I've always loved Rembrandt's work, now I know a little more about his secret sauce. Thanks Matthew!
It's speeded up. Seriously though it is superb work. Extraordinary young man with brush and colour that imbues life into portraiture. The school of Rembrandt is alive and well wherever this man is living.
Mathew is indeed a virtuoso with those large flats he uses in the modeling and right up to the finish…. lovely work I hope to see more of him, I’ve never seen his work before please film more of him. bravo
I’m going to try this in my own special “secret acrylic fake oil mix“. I hope I can achieve the muted vibrancy of your wonderful knock off. Wish me luck - if it’s any good I’ll post it.
wow ... that is UNBELIEVABLE ! I am attending a RENAISSANCE ART CLASS and I am picking A REMBRANDT's painting. I wish l could get it right like this. Must be awesome to have you as my teacher.
Thumbs way up: I've portrait painted (live) for nearly 50 years. This is awesome watching a nice big flat doing most of the work of modeling, despite it being from a photo. Utmost blessings!
wow this is wonderful... I've never seen someone paint like this. it's inspiring. i'm going to have to try it like this. such a joy to watch! thanks for posting.
Impressive. I hope talented artists like this can commission portraits for people like in the old days, but remember, what made the master painters of their time so special was their ability to capture the intimate beauty, the soul of a person. l am most interested in painters that express their own work.
This seems to be more of a modern academic approach. A slow process that aims at the final result via many thin layers of paint starting with a light and thin scrubbing in of monochrome layers and gradually building them up with more opaque layers and color.
It is a great half length three point portrait and a good example for foreshortened perspective .... ! It still needs more layers and impastos to define the details of the face like the skin and the eyes . Anyway , it is a great masterpiece of art ... !
Painting is a form of color blending magic, once you know the basics you begin to create the illusion. A red with a blue for a shadow a white with a yellow shade a touch of green to deepen glare.
Never mind the negative comments. Good job on your copy Sir! Your observation is keen. Am quite familiar with observing and looking at Rembrandt's paintings and Artist to fellow Artist it does look like a Rembrandt. Keep doing a great job.
Hello good afternoon, my question is, do you think this was a close technique that Rembrandt might used? I’m seen some people try to replicate it not using a grisaille
A crucial point about the original Rembrant is that it was an artists interpretation of that person in a time without photocopiers and cameras. To copy something from a photograph is like a very talented painting by numbers.
But is a small step to paint like Rembrandt in situ when nobody had seen a Rembrandt, or like Bacon or Lucian Freud when nobody had thought to paint like that... To copy a work of art is to also copy the artist´s unique inspiration..
Thank you. Enjoyable to watch. My suggestions are (1) : film the artist that shows both the painting , with the photo of Rembrandt, that he is copying.. (2) provide information on the medium and the paint (3) provide information on how long this took. Thanks
It is not talent. It is the result of hard work! Saying that it is talent ...some inborn “god”given ability, robs the artist of credit for all the years of effort it took to become so accomplish.
I once knew a man who was a professional photographer who loved taking black and white photographs then developing and printing them up......he took a B&W photograph of a pretty little girl who posed for him......he then developed and printed that photo and tacked it up.....then he took an easel and using two different hard pencils with that photograph now as his model.....he then sketched/drew out that same portrait. He then framed both the B&W photograph and the B&W pencil portraits and positioned them side by side. Then five people were invited into the room, not having seen him photograph nor sketch out that portrait.....were asked to give their opinions as to what one was the photograph and what one was the pencil sketch......after 15 minutes their opinions, written on slips of paper were revealed. 4 of those people chose the pencil sketch as being the photograph and the fifth said he "was not sure" what one was what.....!
Fantastic to see this thank you for sharing it. I have tried various times to google Rembrandt painting techniques to find out how he would lay in a painting, whether he used sight size or some other measuring system etc... but what comes up is mostly commentary on his life, nothing on actual painting methods he used. If you did a video on that I would avidly watch it!
sassyjay100 This is not how Rembrandt painted. Closest thing you could find here on TH-cam is a demonstration by Tom Keating. Rembrandt used layers of glazes and scumbles, making the picture warm and cool and warm it again. He did Layers of white paint sometimes texturized which he glazed over later to get the light effect. This guy is just painting wet in wet.
Thank you for the reply, Tom Keatings is a gold mine of information on the old masters so thank you for pointing him out to me. The thing is what I meant by my question originally was more how Rembrandt drew or worked out proportions? Like did he use sight-size for his portraits or comparative measure or some such system to draw accurately?
Hi, Jennifer. I'm not caught up, so sorry if you already discussed this in a video (and maybe got to go!). There is a special Rembrandt exhibit at The Frick Collection in New York until August 20. They have details on the website. I loved this video. The music you selected is perfect. :) Also, you can really get a sense of the shifting color of light that you've mentioned in previous videos. It's fantastic that you are learning with that light. Love these videos; thank you so much for sharing these experiences. -Erin
+edoe19 thanks for the heads up. I wish I could have gone, but I wasn't in New York when the show was up. Though since you pointed it out I've gotten to see it online.
Was he using a brushing powdered charcoal to model and block in during the first stages? It certainly seems like a dry medium rather than thinned oils.
These demos are such a gift to the world of aspiring artists
Thank you for providing them
This is an incredible demonstration, but as a USArmy, ret., disabled combat veterans from 3 wars, and 4 combat tours, latest 3 Baghdad, lost to many friends, and retired Art Therapist and public school art teacher, I would have loved a dialog, or written steps. You are a tremendous artist, thank you,
MSG Leum
I always find it fascinating to see other artist at work. It is true that Rembrandt himself did not paint like this. We know quite a lot of his methods, because he was a teacher and taught a lot of artists that had carreers long after him. In the Netherlands, where Rembrandt and I are both from, there is currently a revival going on, celebrating his work. The Rijksmuseum has a big exhibition in the summer and the ING bank has produced a project in which they recreated his voice for a series of tutorials. Very interesting and you should check them out. I must warn you, it is in Dutch. And in Rembrandt's time Dutch was slightly different. Never the less, lovely work!
What i find so fascinating watching a lot of good artists paint is how the picture becomes so lifelike before its even a 3rd of the way into completion. At 2:00 the painting is at this stage just blocks of shading lacking any sort of detail... yet its already so "alive".
It's all about the values
It's not alive, it's just tricking your brain into thinking it's seeing something that the brain is pre-programmed to identify (a face hit by light).
@@Carlos-fz4md … and the women
JessLe! Your fascination about watching artists and how artwork becomes "alive",
is a very good symptom of your own artistic talent. But be wary of videos where artists demonstrate
paint and painting ablitites, because what looks good for the camera might not look good in real life.
And believe me, when you are painting and start to see, and feel, it coming together, that's far better.
Oh! I better not forget some art trivia. After the Dark Ages has passed, when Crusaders were leaving
Europe to invade the Vatican, the artwork of the Sistine Chapel created a new style. That was a dark
background with just a face and some upper body showing. Vatican priests burned oil lamps so the
soot covered murals that were considered pornographic by people who read the Holy Bible in English
and their native language. They were, with lots of suggested sex, a real tourist attraction at the start.
It was in the late fifties that archaeologists cleaned the Sistine Chapel to reveal the bold, primary
colors that Michaelangelo used. Painting any painting with a dark background isn't great artwork.
This is more about insurance value for collectors.
Mastery of values will do that. Your brain will fill in the blanks with what it expects to see
Wow, feel like I just took a 6 week art class in 15 minutes. So much insight into how Rembrandt's work is so dynamic. The monochrome and simple surroundings, emphasis' the color and detail of the face in contrast. The process of only leaving a part of the canvas white, before building. I've always loved Rembrandt's work, now I know a little more about his secret sauce. Thanks Matthew!
I’m mesmerised by watching you work
Incredible... I can't believe how he paints at such speed and yet is SO accurate!.
14 minutes... amazing!
It's speeded up.
Seriously though it is superb work. Extraordinary young man with brush and colour that imbues life into portraiture.
The school of Rembrandt is alive and well wherever this man is living.
Mathew is indeed a virtuoso with those large flats he uses in the modeling and right up to the finish…. lovely work I hope to see more of him, I’ve never seen his work before please film more of him. bravo
I've been talking with him to let me film him doing another portrait. fingers crossed that we do it.
Great work, character conveyed superbly!
I am trying to draw this, following your demonstration- what a tenanted artist, Rembrandt would be proud !!💕
Masterful... absolutely brilliant!!
I’m going to try this in my own special “secret acrylic fake oil mix“. I hope I can achieve the muted vibrancy of your wonderful knock off. Wish me luck - if it’s any good I’ll post it.
What a great lesson!! Thank You Matt !! VIVA !!!
wow ... that is UNBELIEVABLE ! I am attending a RENAISSANCE ART CLASS and I am picking A REMBRANDT's painting. I wish l could get it right like this. Must be awesome to have you as my teacher.
Thumbs way up: I've portrait painted (live) for nearly 50 years. This is awesome watching a nice big flat doing most of the work of modeling, despite it being from a photo.
Utmost blessings!
Thumbs down for painting from the actual model.
wow this is wonderful... I've never seen someone paint like this. it's inspiring. i'm going to have to try it like this. such a joy to watch! thanks for posting.
Impressive. I hope talented artists like this can commission portraits for people like in the old days, but remember, what made the master painters of their time so special was their ability to capture the intimate beauty, the soul of a person. l am most interested in painters that express their own work.
This seems to be more of a modern academic approach. A slow process that aims at the final result via many thin layers of paint starting with a light and thin scrubbing in of monochrome layers and gradually building them up with more opaque layers and color.
Even if my painting isn’t perfect. I am learning as I go. I did the Joker and it turned out well.
cringe
Simply amazing
Thank you for sharing your gifts.
Thank you. I've never used oil paints, so it's amazing to see the process from start to finish.
It is a great half length three point portrait and a good example for foreshortened perspective .... ! It still needs more layers and impastos to define the details of the face like the skin and the eyes . Anyway , it is a great masterpiece of art ... !
Phenomenal. Thank you.
Nice to watch. Matthew is my teacher.
Fantastic
Painting is a form of color blending magic, once you know the basics you begin to create the illusion. A red with a blue for a shadow a white with a yellow shade a touch of green to deepen glare.
I like speed drawing and painting. . This is great.
Magnificent work, Matthew.
Amazing!!!
You should be very proud of yourself to be able to paint like that.Wish I could paint like that.
Now imagine If you were one of his students this painting would have definitely got his approval and signature. "Just Amazing "👍🎨
I remember Incógnito the movie whatching this video, even de paint looks similar! Nice job !
This is astonishing ! A real privilege to see this.
A real artist bravo
Amazing wow
What an outstanding work of art
Fantastic.
amazing hands of talent. Wish I had 1/4 of this man's touch.
4:20 why the shift from what appears to be incandescent lighting to more of a cool lighting?
Absolutely beautiful work! I wish I could be as gifted as you.
Stunning!!!!!
Mesmerizing. You're so lucky to be studying under such talented teachers!
Simply a genius!
beautiful and hypnotic, like the music too . would like to know your mediums.
This was just like watching a modern day DaVinci paint. Totally enjoyed the video.
very good!
Never mind the negative comments. Good job on your copy Sir! Your observation is keen. Am quite familiar with observing and looking at Rembrandt's paintings and Artist to fellow Artist it does look like a Rembrandt. Keep doing a great job.
ma šta bolan
Hello good afternoon, my question is, do you think this was a close technique that Rembrandt might used? I’m seen some people try to replicate it not using a grisaille
i got tears watchin this.......impressive.....
Bravo! Thanks for sharing your amazing talent!!
that's what she said.... she being my last date😉
What kind of surfaces do you paint on?
Where do you get your supplies
its crazy how the eye looks like its looking directly at the audience (us) then towards the end it's looking at the Artist!
One of the best copy's i've seen so far. Really amazing.
Devid Van to judge that, you would have to see it up close, wouldn't you?😉
A crucial point about the original Rembrant is that it was an artists interpretation of that person in a time without photocopiers and cameras. To copy something from a photograph is like a very talented painting by numbers.
its a small step from copying a photo to painting in situ
But is a small step to paint like Rembrandt in situ when nobody had seen a Rembrandt, or like Bacon or Lucian Freud when nobody had thought to paint like that... To copy a work of art is to also copy the artist´s unique inspiration..
Thank you for sharing. As i am a student of oil painting, i will follow this video as a tutorial!
Bravo !
Superbo ... adoro Rembrant , il N1.
How long did you work on this. My longest is 30h. And quite good, I must say....
Many Compliments. Stunning. Great Teacher
Realy ....respect for you , youre the master art
you are truly gifted
Bravo l'artiste
Great work. Absolute!
that is amazing
I can paint like this- no prob. But it takes me AGES to do so! Respect.
WONDERFUL! Rembrandt would tell his students; “just pick up the brush and begin!”
Amazing! You are amazing!
Im so proud that rembrandt is an dutch artist 😊 because i am dutch
How long did it take
I just painted him in watercolors, oil seems to be easier medium. Maybe because it is speed up.
Well that was incredible!👍
Thank you. Enjoyable to watch. My suggestions are (1) : film the artist that shows both the painting , with the photo of Rembrandt, that he is copying.. (2) provide information on the medium and the paint (3) provide information on how long this took. Thanks
(4) Start your own channel
it would good to see the palette he used. but still great work done!!
Incredible! This is talent!
It is not talent. It is the result of hard work!
Saying that it is talent ...some inborn “god”given ability, robs the artist of credit for all the years of effort it took to become so accomplish.
Very good sir
Love the music
Amazing !! what a talent.
Can you say something about how dry each layer is before you apply another one? Are you painting on top of almost-wet paint? Or is it quite dry?
John Horowitz it’s a speed painting so it’s all wet unless he messed with his medium
DO IT YOURSELF AND FIND OUT
I once knew a man who was a professional photographer who loved taking black and white photographs then developing and printing them up......he took a B&W photograph of a pretty little girl who posed for him......he then developed and printed that photo and tacked it up.....then he took an easel and using two different hard pencils with that photograph now as his model.....he then sketched/drew out that same portrait. He then framed both the B&W photograph and the B&W pencil portraits and positioned them side by side. Then five people were invited into the room, not having seen him photograph nor sketch out that portrait.....were asked to give their opinions as to what one was the photograph and what one was the pencil sketch......after 15 minutes their opinions, written on slips of paper were revealed. 4 of those people chose the pencil sketch as being the photograph and the fifth said he "was not sure" what one was what.....!
Moral of the story: 1 in 5 people is honest with themselves.
How long was this actual process?
Sehr schnell! Welche Farbe wird genommen?
Fantastic to see this thank you for sharing it. I have tried various times to google Rembrandt painting techniques to find out how he would lay in a painting, whether he used sight size or some other measuring system etc... but what comes up is mostly commentary on his life, nothing on actual painting methods he used. If you did a video on that I would avidly watch it!
sassyjay100 This is not how Rembrandt painted. Closest thing you could find here on TH-cam is a demonstration by Tom Keating. Rembrandt used layers of glazes and scumbles, making the picture warm and cool and warm it again. He did Layers of white paint sometimes texturized which he glazed over later to get the light effect. This guy is just painting wet in wet.
Thank you for the reply, Tom Keatings is a gold mine of information on the old masters so thank you for pointing him out to me. The thing is what I meant by my question originally was more how Rembrandt drew or worked out proportions? Like did he use sight-size for his portraits or comparative measure or some such system to draw accurately?
Lol people who actually know how to draw don´t do that sight size shit dude
Germán Maestri Rembrandt did not use any measuring system. Altough many other masters did.
ahhh okay, that is interesting to hear, thank you Toby. @Germán Maestri good day to you sir *tips hat and scurries away* XD
Hi, Jennifer. I'm not caught up, so sorry if you already discussed this in a video (and maybe got to go!). There is a special Rembrandt exhibit at The Frick Collection in New York until August 20. They have details on the website. I loved this video. The music you selected is perfect. :) Also, you can really get a sense of the shifting color of light that you've mentioned in previous videos. It's fantastic that you are learning with that light. Love these videos; thank you so much for sharing these experiences. -Erin
+edoe19 thanks for the heads up. I wish I could have gone, but I wasn't in New York when the show was up. Though since you pointed it out I've gotten to see it online.
Jennifer gives a website to look at more of her work; but this is obviously not a Jennifer doing this painting. Who is doing the painting?
Great!!!
a wonderfull fantasy
Very nice!
Made my day.
How long did the portrait actually take?
How long did it take to paint the og night watch ?
Around min 11:25 the painting becomes so real, that I got the impression that Rembrandt was watching him. 🙂👍🏻
What surface is he painting on?
Was he using a brushing powdered charcoal to model and block in during the first stages?
It certainly seems like a dry medium rather than thinned oils.
I think he dry brushed the block in.
Música meio sinistra, combinou com o vídeo, curti ! What the name of the music ? Thanks!
Se puede reproducir un cuando existente entonces???
13:48
So well done!
What brand of colour you used?
Is this watercolour? Someone pleaae reply