PAINT TALK: What to do when you make a BAD painting
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video I talk about what I do when I have a bad painting.
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Hi, I am the son of two artists and began painting in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia before I could walk. I was a rare combination of artist and athlete so I moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to play football for USC. I left the team my sophomore year to focus on painting and filmmaking, applying the same focus and discipline from my football career to my art. I primarily work in oils, and spend most free days painting "en plein air" in my new home of Sarasota Florida.
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I love all this advice for not only coping with a bad painting but also as a metaphor for coping with difficult moments in life 🙌🙌 like listening to a therapist
Yes! Painting relates to life in so many ways. Maybe I should make a video just on that.
Since it's difficult to get everything wrong, I look for something that did work in a failed painting in addition to looking for things to improve on in the future.
Oh I need this today!! Thank you!! This is my whole day today....almost threw away my brushes!
I like how you said you should always be thinking “your next painting will be your best painting,” that’s a really cool perspective.
3 days ago I finished a 24x36 seascape (worked on it for 3 weeks) and took a photo then covered it over with white and burnt umber, letting it dry now! Perfect timing for this video.
Hey. Just wanted to say that I've found you fairly recently and have really been enjoying your videos. You give some really good advice and have perfectly bite-sized videos. So glad to have found your channel.
Me too and I agree whole heartedly. Thankyou!
Excellent vedeo. You speak absolute universal inspiring truth.
I appreciate that!
a tip: watch series on Flixzone. Been using it for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.
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Thank you. You are always so clear and concise. I appreciate it.
I cry. Then, at the end of the year I collect all my bad paintings and burn them on NYE. It used to be something of a festive occasion shared with artist friends back in the Before Times
Chris -- really love this series -- I'm picking up painting again after 20 years and found your advice and shared experience really helpful and motivating -- many thanks
What a relief to hear.. I’m new to oil painting and the Patreon page and this video is a reminder to not get discouraged when going through the learning process. 🙏 Thanks for your efforts in putting this content together. I was getting frustrated with a landscape that I’ve been overworking.
Beautiful paint!! Thanks for these master class,
Thank you so much! Great tips!
Thanks for your words! I just subscribed to your channel and im addicted to your videos. You really motivate me to not give up and inspire me. I was stuck in painting a bunch of flowers and frustrated about the outcome but now i will just go on, finish it and work on the next paintings. I think thats a good advice to not spend too much time on a painting that frustrates you. I will just do it better on the next canvas =) Keep up your cool videos man!
The most liberating thing with oil painting is the idea that there are no mistakes that can't be fixed. You are never committed or obliged in any way to accept the way things are; you are always in control. It's such a basic concept, but it takes a while to sink in.
_A few weeks ago I saw your channel, and I loved it, you helped me a lot in painting and I would like to learn more about you, thank you for making these videos and existing! :D_
_I will tell you something, you are very good at explaining and teaching, don't forget!_
Thanks! I'm glad you like the videos!
Thank you for this. I just wiped away a painting that was not working and it was such a freeing feeling! On to the next, more successful attempt!
Great advice.
This is really timely. I'm working on a portrait now and felt like something was off and realized it was some angles on the features (head slightly tilted) and had to fix it. Also going to try the phone camera and mirror tips! Thank you!
The phone mirror trick works so well that you will be scared to do it for paintings bc you know its going to show all the mistakes. lol but once you see the mistakes you can fix it. I rarely paint a portrait without mistakes I have to fix.
Thanks, that's encouraging to know even you still need to fix mistakes most times, because your portraits always look awesome! I am on a new one now and am really struggling....definitely doing the mirror trick tomorrow!
OMG IM EARLY AGAIN HI I LOVE THIS VID TWAS SO HELPFUL! 😄
Wooow amazing job 👍👍
I try to do all of the things you said. I am new to painting. I’ve only tried acrylics but have a small oil set I’m excited/scared to try. I ask for criticism and I definitely see what I did right and what I did wrong. I take away something from every painting. It’s all a learning experience. The only problem is that my friends always say “it’s great!” When I wish they would say “that works but that doesn’t”. I would probably already know but it would be nice to get that feedback from another set of eyes.
interesting video-thanks for sharing💖💖💖
Great video!!! Could you please do a video on packaging your paintings? Thank you
As always, great insightful and educational video - your videos have taught me so much, Chris, thank you!
A question for you: what are your thoughts on varnishing finished paintings? Can you talk about the different kinds of varnishes and the types of finish they put on oil paintings? Natural and old-fashioned varnishes compared to modern, synthetic varnishes and how they protect paintings over time? Many thanks in advance and keep up the great work! 🎨
Like fall practice in August when real winners are made.
You go forza!
Hey everyone I’m 44 and I started drawing and painting less then 2 years ago, I’m glad he said he only sees his mistakes when looking at his paintings. That’s all I do. I would love it if I got a little feedback, I’m not trying to get subs, just what you really think.
Would you please make a tutorial for painting a fast moving river. How to paint rushing river. Thanks
Just stumbled upon your channel. This is wonderful and clarifies a lot of things my college-level painting teacher did not explain.
Here's my question: I have this painting I did a few years ago and there were problems with it. I set it aside to think about it, and life being life, it's been a few years. Can I now paint over it *as if it was a fresh painting*, since it's been a few years and, more than likely, the underlayers are dry? Thanks.
Hello Chris! You are awesomely helpful! Thank you for your education 🙏🏼. My question is, how often do you stop painting and let it “dry” before returning to paint. My paintings start to blend if I paint for multiple hours and I feel I have to let it dry for a week or so. By the time I come back to it, I’ve lost my vision and never finish. What am I missing?
I love the topics. I've done a lot of writing and revision is part of the writing process. Is there a word in the painting process that means the same thing, where changing portions of the painting is built into the process of developing the final product?
Yes! I've written a few movie scripts and I compare painting to writing a lot. They say writing is rewriting and I like to say painting is a lot of pushing and pulling. You push the darks and then pull back with the lights. Push the warms and then pull back with cools.
@@paintcoach oh I like that. Push and pull. Perfect. Like you say "moving the paint around".
hey is wood panel better than paper. snd can we use any random wood panel. like any local one's? and of which wood can. we really use for oil painting
So enjoy your videos. Please share how to print shadows when someone is wearing white. Just what color do we use? A similar question: when sunlight overpowers colors and bleaches them out, what do you do?
You are right. You fail a lot when you are learning this stuff.
Do you have a video that shows what to put on the back of your painting when completely done? after you framed it after you put the wire on . what do you do ?
I only feel like this about my plein air paintings, I can paint great in the studio but when I go outside I am so nervous, I’m frantically trying to match colors that are constantly changing, I’m struggling to break down complex shapes and I end up with a muddy jumbled mess and it honestly makes me unable to even get behind an easel for months afterwards. My last painting I almost just threw it in the garbage but I just stuck it in my panel holder and I’m afraid to actually look at it again. I couldn’t even be bothered to clean the paint off my palette. I hate my day job but I could never pursue art as a career because I’m like this…
Don't do plain air painting. Problem solved !!! Thank me later. Lol
I have a white canvas I want to be primed black can I use oil paint thinned to prime (then let it dry) or should I use acrylic? Or gesso? I only have white gesso so to make it black should I add black oil or acrylic paint?
Where do you buy the sculptured head?
Make another one
Can you do a video with your failed paintings and critique why they failed? This would be helpful on many levels but I understand you may not feel comfortable to do that!
Hey,im considering switching to painting on hardboard panels.Are you painting these on one take or do you allow layers to dry?I tried painting on a hardboard panel that came with GAMBLIN paint one time but was put off from seeing the white background.Now that I have a few years of experience, id rather a smoother surface as far as portraits and skies in my landscape paintings.Do you paint directly on your primed surface or do you apply some acrylic ground.Sorry for al the questions
I’m not a fan of the panels. They are very slick and make controlling the paint difficult. I like to use linen. This one done on a centurion oil primed linen pad. Linen gives me a smoother surface than canvas. I tone my linen wish a wash before painting to get rid of the white bc it makes it harder to judge values on white
why dont you draw underneath before painting? why is free hand better than doing a grid, etc?
I have a Shopping Bag of Shame. That's where bad paintings go.
You're a wealth of wisdom.............wise beyond your years but, you know that.............right?
how do i balance painting with working or school?
You just have to schedule time painting like anything else. You don't need to paint for hours and hours everyday. Just an hour a day five days a week would be great
thanks
What can I do if I started a painting and hated it? Can i gesso over it and start again?? Or will it crack?? Thank you!!
Wipe it off if it's wet or if it's dry you can sand down any thick parts and paint over it. You don't need to gesso over it. If you do want to gesso over you want to make sure you sand off as much of the paint as you can.
@@paintcoach thank you so much!!
👍👍👍👏🙏
have you ever worked in acrylic?
He mentions in other videos he started with acrylics and watercolor
@@Frisco810Hunter Thanks I wasn't 100% sure on that one.
Like what you said about your best painting is your next one
Good common sense
I love painting with oil paints, but my family can’t stand the terpentine fumes and smell, and I have nowhere else to paint... any ideas or tips??
It's not impossible to paint without turpentine. An alternative for it is odorless mineral spirits but it needs ventilation too.
Or ditch it completely, use only linseed oil as medium and clean brushes with baby oil followed by soap+water.
You should try watermixable oils, they are great to work with! And no fumes and smell. :-)
I can't use regular oil paint, but have discovered water soluble oil paint.. It's absolutely the answer for people like us. It gives you the oil painting experience, but no smells or toxic fumes. Read about it on youtube .
You could consider Zest-it which contains orange terpene and has a smell I can certainly live with. Also Lavender spike oil is an alternative but I haven’t tried it because it’s expensive,
and i think u should buzz ur hair. it's getting really big lmao😂😂
All my bad paintings end up in tbe trash, which means all my paintings end up in tbe trash. And I'm not even joking!
What you do when you make a bad painting is smash the fuck out of it. 👍