I saw this video almost 12 years ago and I see newer things I had never seen in the first place or missed first time around. Mr. Liberace is a brilliant painter. His approach and technique and brush work excite me every time I see him paint. He has such a clear vision of the process and the medium of painting. I remain an avid fan even 14 years later. Thank you for making this video for meant to enjoy today.
Finally I found a normal lesson on writing sketches . You portray a living person on the canvas , not copying nature. How beautiful it is . It is a pity that so few good videos on TH-cam .
Oh my gosh. What an incredible portrait. The set up was actually masterful and colourful too. A very complimentary scheme! That man was a great model as well. Wonderful explanation.
Wtf! Was that? No wonder I like this artist's artworks. Now seeing this snippet of him actually rocking this canvas (never seen him in action) just blows my mind away! Amazing!👊👊
Really happy I finally got to meet you today, it's so wild I like have a copy of this painting that I did when I was younger, taught me a lot honestly. I thank you :)
Hey Gil, Great seeing you at Cooper. Congratulations on your success there. Your family must be proud. Saw some of your work, looks intense--loved especially your Sumo wrestlers and your early Chuck Close-like portrait. Hope to see you again soon
Very impressive demo. Liberace has the qualities of mark that I love. His "bravura" brushstrokes are reminiscent of the Munich school but his palette is lighter. I have always found doing a loose tonal underpainting to be very helpful. In the first minutes of this clip the form is established through the use of tone. Although his marks are loose he never sacrifices accuracy of the drawing. The idea of drawing with paint is very evident here. Great stuff!!
Rob: Tree House Studio in Puerto Rico, 2008.!!!!!! Still painting in Boca Raton, Fl. and in Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico. Working with Chirs Burlini in Boca Raton.....in oils-portraits and loving it. I can't wait to order Painting Portrait alla Prima. " Saludos". Alida Cordero
nice someone which use emotion on pictures , many which paint portraits ... the picture looks death on the end ......great work.. and also for the short time.
@@lulilua9603 Its a discipline to keep stepping back to take in the picture as a whole - Its very easy to get sucked into detail ( especially if you're working from a photograph) so you loose sight of the wood for the trees
super...wish it was longer! I would love to see the eyes from start to finish. Excellent...you also show that art is fun! This is the secret artists know ! lol!
i love and i like you... i am happy to see your video my friend... i find it useful to watch your work, keep it up and keep up the good work.... greetings and greetings of friendship from me in Indonesia ... may we always be healthy so that we can continue to work ... and from here I hope for your support and guidance from you for me my friend, I like you my best friend and I love you.
Linseed oil is most commonly used, but any medium that says "matte" finish will not be glossy. Also, gently sanding the surface of your painting with sand paper or an auto sander will remove glossy surface. I have this same problem. Best of Luck
Wonderful!y robliberace Question: what do you use other then turpentine as a medium to thin out the paint? linseed oil? I heard Liquin was good, and minimizes glare. I have an issue with glare and have tried many things, and am having a bit of a hard time. Would really appreciate some advice. Thanks! Pablo
P.S. you do not need to always add medium to your paint, as linseed oil is what is in the tube to help preserve the paint anyway. cheaper paints come much more dilluted with linseed oil. so these cheaper paints do not need any oil added to them. Pretty much any paint but "old holland" and "williamsburg" have Far too much oil in them. This is why when you open a cheap tube of paint, a pool of the linseed oil will pour out.
i bought this video i tried to do this painting for the third time as i watch the video and i just dont understand. when i apply paint and i rub the brush on the canvas like Rob does the brush always remove the paint under but when Rob does it that doesnt happen, why??? is it the paints he use? is it the brushes????. i dont understand alla prima seriously . What brand of paints and brushes he uses in this video?
How old is Robert? I have a book 'portrait painting atelier' in which many oil painting works by several modern figurative artists are featured and Rob's works are by far the best in my opinion. I thought he was a rather very old, veteran painter judging from so much maturity in his works but he obviously turns out to be one young artist in this demo.
Hi Robert. I see you using burnt umber to compose. I do the same. I personally think it's more authentic. But I see more people using charcoal to compose. What are the differences?
I've seen many videos on oil painting the, "techniques of the masters", but the paintings in the videos never look remotely like the work of the masters neither in style or technique. They simply look like modern academic paintings
Well, they are applying a more contemporary twist on Master's painting styles - which can be expected as they are likely not trained in an atelier and/or have their own personal style. Also, interestingly, the pigments and mediums used in Master's paintings are different from the current manufactured tubes of paint. But I understand what you mean.
different mediums and pigments? Not really. Now there's just more choice, but nothing stops an artist to go classic all the way: sun thickened lineseed oil and turpentine are just the same as they used to be in the past 600 hundreds years. Same for resins like mastic. As for pigments the only changes have been made are in order to stabilize certain pigments poor in lightfastness. This painting however it's resemblant of a 1800 academic style, he wasn't trying to mimic the renaissance layer over layer approach nor he stated that.
ArtinArt what about the mastic? Where do you use it? And... Where do you find lead white(flake white) if there is that much choices as you said? Also where do you get your vermilion(cinnabar not the fake one)??
I saw this video almost 12 years ago and I see newer things I had never seen in the first place or missed first time around. Mr. Liberace is a brilliant painter. His approach and technique and brush work excite me every time I see him paint. He has such a clear vision of the process and the medium of painting. I remain an avid fan even 14 years later.
Thank you for making this video for meant to enjoy today.
Finally I found a normal lesson on writing sketches . You portray a living person on the canvas , not copying nature. How beautiful it is . It is a pity that so few good videos on TH-cam .
Oh my gosh. What an incredible portrait. The set up was actually masterful and colourful too. A very complimentary scheme! That man was a great model as well. Wonderful explanation.
Fra tutti i ritrattisti che ho visto sei il più bravo !!!!!!! Grande capacita di inerpetrazione !!! BRAVO ; e sei pure giovane !!!
Liberace is one of my FAVORITES! He is a MASTER FIGURE PAINTER and a THROWBACK to the GREAT RENAISSANCE PERIOD!!!
I've watched this video a few times, really inspiring
Robert, you are really a great artist. I so wish you were here in Texas.
+Joyce Callaghan
Rob teaches in Texas at least once a year.
"throw in a few curls to ...HAVE FUN!" omg hahah
Amazing painter....a modern master......now I through my art supplies away!!!!!
wonderful painting and precise instruction.Enjoyed watching thanks for sharing.
Applause () applause() - 'love the bravado approach, my favourite style. Nice work, Rob - you paint superbly.
Ron in Canada
i love how effortlessly he paints!
Fabulous Artist! Love your work...
Absolutely wonderful at capturing expressions in the eyes. Exceptional work!
Wtf! Was that? No wonder I like this artist's artworks. Now seeing this snippet of him actually rocking this canvas (never seen him in action) just blows my mind away! Amazing!👊👊
Really happy I finally got to meet you today, it's so wild I like have a copy of this painting that I did when I was younger, taught me a lot honestly. I thank you :)
Hey Gil, Great seeing you at Cooper. Congratulations on your success there. Your family must be proud. Saw some of your work, looks intense--loved especially your Sumo wrestlers and your early Chuck Close-like portrait. Hope to see you again soon
Really useful. Worth the price just for the first few minutes.
Very impressive demo. Liberace has the qualities of mark that I love. His "bravura" brushstrokes are reminiscent of the Munich school but his palette is lighter. I have always found doing a loose tonal underpainting to be very helpful. In the first minutes of this clip the form is established through the use of tone. Although his marks are loose he never sacrifices accuracy of the drawing. The idea of drawing with paint is very evident here. Great stuff!!
This is amazing. I wish I could see more.
I remember buying this DVD. He's so good!!
Rob: Tree House Studio in Puerto Rico, 2008.!!!!!! Still painting in Boca Raton, Fl. and in Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico. Working with Chirs Burlini in Boca Raton.....in oils-portraits and loving it. I can't wait to order Painting Portrait alla Prima. " Saludos". Alida Cordero
Great video, very informative - thanks for posting it and I love your painting style.
Robert great work, Love you use of the mark and you color contrasts
Just absolutely wonderful to watch. The meaning of life!
Can't wait! Your such an inspiration!
Some of what he said was actually pretty obvious....yet I didn't know it! Great video, and thanks for the help!!!
nice someone which use emotion on pictures , many which paint portraits ... the picture looks death on the end ......great work.. and also for the short time.
You really captured him, especially the eyes.
Rob
Awesome job!
Tony
Wow!! This is fantastic!!
I'm with you Yukari. So good to see a maestro at play.
excellent work!
Bravo...maestro !
"If you break things up too early, the overall form is lost" - Thanks for that hint. That is one of my faults...
Hello a decade later 👋🏻 I agree!! That hint is very useful for me as well
@@lulilua9603 Its a discipline to keep stepping back to take in the picture as a whole - Its very easy to get sucked into detail ( especially if you're working from a photograph) so you loose sight of the wood for the trees
Really wonderful, good work ......
Keep it up !!
you are a very strong painter!
super...wish it was longer! I would love to see the eyes from start to finish.
Excellent...you also show that art is fun! This is the secret artists know ! lol!
Exciting to watch!
Nice work.
Fantastic!!
Beautiful.
Very solid head. Nice technique
This is perfect for my studio observational painting class in university because it is also only three hours long.
great! you got the real talent.
every artist has his own opinion about art
in only 3 minutes i got so many tips and i painted in this way and it looked amazing about 7-8 out of 10 compared to yours, great video
This guy, he just makes live so much easier :D I tend to watch him almost every night during my semesters :D
This comment was 8 years ago.
Nice job!
Thank you!
i love and i like you... i am happy to see your video my friend... i find it useful to watch your work, keep it up and keep up the good work.... greetings and greetings of friendship from me in Indonesia ... may we always be healthy so that we can continue to work ... and from here I hope for your support and guidance from you for me my friend, I like you my best friend and I love you.
incredible !
I added this video to the PLAYLIST: Painting Demonstrations Art Videos.
one of the best
Absolutely beautiful, im teaching myself oils right now, this helps
You make it look so easy :)
great artist congratulation
wonderful
Muito bom. Parabéns e obrigado pelo vídeo!...
Superb
masterful.. .would have been nice to have seen the finished piece though
waw.....its breath taking !!! its amazing how u draw , you just inspired me how to colour my new painting =D , i hope i can be like you some day
amazing!
I hope I can painting like this ^^
Very nice
In a word REMARKABLE.
Linseed oil is most commonly used, but any medium that says "matte" finish will not be glossy. Also, gently sanding the surface of your painting with sand paper or an auto sander will remove glossy surface. I have this same problem. Best of Luck
Wonderful!y
robliberace Question: what do you use other then turpentine as a medium to thin out the paint? linseed oil? I heard Liquin was good, and minimizes glare. I have an issue with glare and have tried many things, and am having a bit of a hard time. Would really appreciate some advice. Thanks!
Pablo
P.S. you do not need to always add medium to your paint, as linseed oil is what is in the tube to help preserve the paint anyway. cheaper paints come much more dilluted with linseed oil. so these cheaper paints do not need any oil added to them. Pretty much any paint but "old holland" and "williamsburg" have Far too much oil in them. This is why when you open a cheap tube of paint, a pool of the linseed oil will pour out.
brilliant
seriously good
Awesome!!!
very good!
Lovely!
Very interesting
Nice painter.
Extraordinario!!!!!
i bought this video i tried to do this painting for the third time as i watch the video and i just dont understand. when i apply paint and i rub the brush on the canvas like Rob does the brush always remove the paint under but when Rob does it that doesnt happen, why??? is it the paints he use? is it the brushes????. i dont understand alla prima seriously . What brand of paints and brushes he uses in this video?
DAMN THIS DUDE IS A BAD ASS!! I WISH HE WAS MY INSTRUCTOR!!
Great tutorial!
beautifull
quite a good match to the model
How long did this portrait actually take??
Rob did this demo on film. It took close to three hours. He works extra fast when he's teaching.
He has style!!!
Wonderful texture. What type of brush are you using for the detail work?
How old is Robert? I have a book 'portrait painting atelier' in which many oil painting works by several modern figurative artists are featured and Rob's works are by far the best in my opinion. I thought he was a rather very old, veteran painter judging from so much maturity in his works but he obviously turns out to be one young artist in this demo.
And THAT is why he is painting and we are watching
Hi Robert. I see you using burnt umber to compose. I do the same. I personally think it's more authentic. But I see more people using charcoal to compose. What are the differences?
what brown did you use for the first shadows ? and what colors did you use to make flesh color ?
Robert is my favorite master painter ever...just how do I have the privelage and opportunity to apprentice under this greater master?
awesomeness
It seems that the canvas is not prepared, do You prepare them with gesso or you buy the ones that are prepared?
have fun, yes
I notice that you paint with a lot of planes. How do you identify the different tones? The violets and greens ect?
oils are really hard to use but give a nice quality with the canvas
do i need to wait till the first layer had hardened before adding a second?
I've seen many videos on oil painting the, "techniques of the masters", but the paintings in the videos never look remotely like the work of the masters neither in style or technique. They simply look like modern academic paintings
Well, they are applying a more contemporary twist on Master's painting styles - which can be expected as they are likely not trained in an atelier and/or have their own personal style. Also, interestingly, the pigments and mediums used in Master's paintings are different from the current manufactured tubes of paint.
But I understand what you mean.
different mediums and pigments? Not really. Now there's just more choice, but nothing stops an artist to go classic all the way: sun thickened lineseed oil and turpentine are just the same as they used to be in the past 600 hundreds years. Same for resins like mastic. As for pigments the only changes have been made are in order to stabilize certain pigments poor in lightfastness. This painting however it's resemblant of a 1800 academic style, he wasn't trying to mimic the renaissance layer over layer approach nor he stated that.
ArtinArt what about the mastic? Where do you use it? And... Where do you find lead white(flake white) if there is that much choices as you said? Also where do you get your vermilion(cinnabar not the fake one)??
Do you observe "fat over lean" principle here? since it is a wet on wet process?
eccezionali le tue opere! mi puoi dire che MEDIUM usi???? grazie
great
Muy buena, me pongo a practicar