For a professional painter doing a painting and showing it on TH-cam is probably not a big deal. But what you really learn from that? It's a 50/50 answer. What instead you have been doing in some of your latest movies, has been extremely humble and useful to the viewers. Correcting mistakes without getting assaulted by panic is a fundamental in anything, including painting.
This dude like literally describe my entire process of creating what's supposed to be a master piece but then hating every bit of it in another moment. because you're a perfectionist.
I’m not brave enough to do this to my work, even if it is horrible, but after seeing you correcting something that seemed to me a perfect piece of art, i thing I’m going to start correcting my work. Honestly your pieces of advice are the best! Thank you!
Pain-ting indeed.. Nearly threw myself out of the window this weekend.. Been commissioned to paint a portrait from a black and white, super photo shopped, flat (barely 3 values in there) picture.. I can't make it work on oil painting.. But I'm not giving up! This video was great and brought me back from the brink haha!
Wow this really is a fantastic technique and advice and guide to pulling oneself out of despair from a painting that feels like it just doesn't work. What a great tool to have as an artist. Thank you!
Omg!😂 The feeling you’re describing is me to a tee!😆😆😆 Always had a love of art. My mom was a great watercolor artist... my bro amazing at cartooning, but I gave up my gift to do things I hate- like work for others for a living. Welp, after 2020 I said NO MORE! Well sort of. I picked up a brush and have been working relentlessly but I don’t have the gift I once had. I mean it comes and goes, but I’m glad I’m not alone. Can’t wait to see more of your technique because your work is fabulous! SUBSCRIBED!
This is a great video. It’s similar to having a teacher come to your painting and point out all of your errors so they become visible to you. I hope you will do more videos that point out areas for improvement. Thanks!!
Your definition of an uneven painting surface and mine are night and day 😂. I tend to age my subjects by 15-20 years with my unintentional impastos; Wrinkles and pockmarks abound. Currently Im trying to make my underpainting's a little more little more detailed to help me save some paint (and sanity).
Learning to paint with oils alla prima and what I'm dealing with early on is 'patchiness' - the paint is too thin in certain areas and the dimples of the linen canvas are actually showing through. I guess the solution to this is to 'oil out' the canvas and then to apply another layer? Or should I apply another layer first and then oil out the canvas afterwords?
It's precisely in those gloomy moments of doubt when I remember Henry Winkler as Scrooge telling that kid towards the end of the film, "Give it a chance boy. Give it a chance."
Man! I love your palette what is the pale rose and the light green you have to each side of you yellow ochre? ( 2nd and 4th in order from left to right )
a good drawing on the canvas before painting solves many of the problems artist face at the beggining that can ruin a painting further along the line thats why i use grid on my drawings to transfer to my canvas then thats one less problem.
Hey Scott, I have a problem with paint build up in one area of face in the lights. I never use anything with damar but in this second pass I used a well known fat medium that had damar in it . The paint built up very quickly. Not sure why but maybe it’s the sticky damar? I waited a week and sanded down the area as the palette knife not good on this one. It worked but there is an area on crest of zygomatic on oblique plane of head that is thicker still. It also is shinier and smoother. Someone told me to use oms very carefully in that spot to take it down? Im scared lol Shoukd I just wait a few days and paint over the sanded area without medium. I’ve done this on shadow side. This stuff doesn’t usually happen but I’ve been working so hard to have 9 paintings in 7 months thst my brain and eyes are not working 😢
I find I have come to the point that if I come to an ugly stage...I can fix this and move forward...this is when you have to be brave and no that this painting will be something that what was originally planned...sometimes you have to accept that to make it a worthwhile painting...but earlier preparation is always valuable
You are completely out of touch with the reality of beginner/novice painting if you think these are good examples of flawed paintings that need correcting! Take that both as a compliment of your technique and as an invitation to empathise a bit more with the pain we are going through :)
I've heard it called "The Artist's Curse". As the creator, you're stuck trying to put an image to paper from your mind and it's just never quite going to work out. That's just the way it works.
For a professional painter doing a painting and showing it on TH-cam is probably not a big deal. But what you really learn from that? It's a 50/50 answer. What instead you have been doing in some of your latest movies, has been extremely humble and useful to the viewers. Correcting mistakes without getting assaulted by panic is a fundamental in anything, including painting.
This dude like literally describe my entire process of creating what's supposed to be a master piece but then hating every bit of it in another moment. because you're a perfectionist.
“ Painting can be painful. That’s why we call it PAIN-TING.”
Wow! This resonated in me. I definitely relate to it.
I would also suggest the use of light grit sandpaper to give back some tooth for the new paint to grip to and leveling things out as you said.
I’m not brave enough to do this to my work, even if it is horrible, but after seeing you correcting something that seemed to me a perfect piece of art, i thing I’m going to start correcting my work. Honestly your pieces of advice are the best! Thank you!
I agree - there was nothing wrong there. Reminds me of Portia de Rossi thinking she needed to “improve” her already beautiful face.
I hope you will enable the subtitle feature for the videos, so that I can understand you well
Thank you for articulating wonderfully the stages of "pain"-ting. Valuable words and I'm glad I'm not alone in those thoughts.
Pain-ting indeed.. Nearly threw myself out of the window this weekend.. Been commissioned to paint a portrait from a black and white, super photo shopped, flat (barely 3 values in there) picture.. I can't make it work on oil painting.. But I'm not giving up! This video was great and brought me back from the brink haha!
Good info...I am in the process of going back into a few portraits and found your advise very helpful!
Wow this really is a fantastic technique and advice and guide to pulling oneself out of despair from a painting that feels like it just doesn't work. What a great tool to have as an artist. Thank you!
I could almost feel you were describing me! Thank you for the encouragement video, and I love your sense of humor too.
thank you you information is so helpful thank you for being so kind
Omg!😂 The feeling you’re describing is me to a tee!😆😆😆 Always had a love of art. My mom was a great watercolor artist... my bro amazing at cartooning, but I gave up my gift to do things I hate- like work for others for a living. Welp, after 2020 I said NO MORE! Well sort of. I picked up a brush and have been working relentlessly but I don’t have the gift I once had. I mean it comes and goes, but I’m glad I’m not alone. Can’t wait to see more of your technique because your work is fabulous! SUBSCRIBED!
Thank you so much for your incredible lessons. Is getting me through some rough patches and get back on a path back to my painting. You are amazing.
Thank you. This is such helpful information.
Great!!!!! Thank you so much!! Relate totally to mindset! Artists minds are connected! Yay! Love your humor delivery! Best teacher! From Chch NZ.
Your technique is simply transcendent.
This is a great video. It’s similar to having a teacher come to your painting and point out all of your errors so they become visible to you. I hope you will do more videos that point out areas for improvement. Thanks!!
Thanks for that just what I needed today, great help
Going through that right now. Thanks for your informative videos, especially this one.
Thank you, I needed this!
Só pelos olhos já tinha reconhecido o grande Ayrton senna 👏👏 Thank you for help
Excellent video, you have just described my every drawing (I haven't reached the painting stage yet but I'm sure I will be the same when I do).
Excellent!!!! Bravo, maestro! I always recommend to our students at the Angel Academy, Florence, that they watch your great videos.
Thanks, Very striking how we all feel. Your humor is worth a second career :)
I love your work SIr. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. So valuable. X
I call it the ugly phase of my painting and know I can get through it.
very important tip, really thank you!!!!
it's like you are preparing your subject for plastic surgeon 😋
It would be amazing for beginers if you would paint a full grisaille. Amazing skills.
Translation it would be good for you for him to do a Grisaille.
Maybe it's there on his patreon
So helpful! Many thanks for this great video.
Your definition of an uneven painting surface and mine are night and day 😂. I tend to age my subjects by 15-20 years with my unintentional impastos; Wrinkles and pockmarks abound. Currently Im trying to make my underpainting's a little more little more detailed to help me save some paint (and sanity).
Thanks
sei un grande pittore, complimenti
Forgot this one…PAIN TING 😅 that was too good and true to not say 💯 percent correct . Thanks for all your valuable information ❤
Lol yep you are describing me right before I rip the painting up .😊
you're like the Jackie Chan of Fine Art! A Genius who makes us smile!
Great work friend 👍😃beautiful😃😃
More videos please
Very good advice! Drone one perfectionist to another!☺️
Holy shit that painting that you hated and scribbled all over was like perfect 🙀
Damnnn you described my own perception and struggles literally perfectly
Great Work!
Learning to paint with oils alla prima and what I'm dealing with early on is 'patchiness' - the paint is too thin in certain areas and the dimples of the linen canvas are actually showing through. I guess the solution to this is to 'oil out' the canvas and then to apply another layer? Or should I apply another layer first and then oil out the canvas afterwords?
Ah yes, *pain*
I understand that pain(ting) frustation and live it.
It's precisely in those gloomy moments of doubt when I remember Henry Winkler as Scrooge telling that kid towards the end of the film, "Give it a chance boy. Give it a chance."
I would be thrilled to get good enough to reach his “bad painting “ level 😅 😭
Man! I love your palette what is the pale rose and the light green you have to each side of you yellow ochre? ( 2nd and 4th in order from left to right )
a good drawing on the canvas before painting solves many of the problems artist face at the beggining that can ruin a painting further along the line thats why i use grid on my drawings to transfer to my canvas then thats one less problem.
Drawing over a painting, very interesting I learned a lot
Hey Scott, I have a problem with paint build up in one area of face in the lights.
I never use anything with damar but in this second pass I used a well known fat medium that had damar in it . The paint built up very quickly. Not sure why but maybe it’s the sticky damar?
I waited a week and sanded down the area as the palette knife not good on this one.
It worked but there is an area on crest of zygomatic on oblique plane of head that is thicker still. It also is shinier and smoother.
Someone told me to
use oms very carefully in that spot to take it down? Im scared lol
Shoukd I just wait a few days and paint over the sanded area without medium.
I’ve done this on shadow side.
This stuff doesn’t usually happen but I’ve been working so hard to have 9 paintings in 7 months thst my brain and eyes are not working 😢
what paint brush are you using in the montages? brand type and size? many thanks
if you genuinely do need to redo a section can you just paint over in white oil paint?
Sir i, m your big fan❤
You are hilariously funny besides your brilliant advice. Thank you
Grande artista, grande professionalità, c è la possibilità di avere queste " lezioni formative" in italiano??
Are you sure you're not Michael Angelo reincarnated. Wow I'm blown away by your expertise. 😮
Your work is provoking me to Someday I will give time a portrait of realism.
Sir how can apply colour by colour speed dry on oil colours
what kind of paint do you use?
I find I have come to the point that if I come to an ugly stage...I can fix this and move forward...this is when you have to be brave and no that this painting will be something that what was originally planned...sometimes you have to accept that to make it a worthwhile painting...but earlier preparation is always valuable
wow!
Brilliant intro 😆
Is that one painting of Aryron Senna?
It is. He’s an F1 fan.
You are completely out of touch with the reality of beginner/novice painting if you think these are good examples of flawed paintings that need correcting! Take that both as a compliment of your technique and as an invitation to empathise a bit more with the pain we are going through :)
Medium?
I wish I could "screw up" so well as you! :D
"So when i start to feel that bowaaa "
_SCOTT WADDELL
👍👍👍
Hello Scott thanks for your videos, could you put them with subtitles in Spanish maybe? Thank you very much and greetings from Ecuador
I haven't seen the video yet, but holly smokes those paintings you show at the beginning look like photos 💀
Why no captions????
This is me 💯
I've heard it called "The Artist's Curse". As the creator, you're stuck trying to put an image to paper from your mind and it's just never quite going to work out. That's just the way it works.
HAHHAHAHHAHHAh pain ting! HAHHAHAHAHHA
I sand it lightly...
🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏………….
I think it's better with a perpendicular razor blade
The intro hahaaaa
😂😂😂 & 💯💯💯
Exactly. I am painting a naked woman on a beach . And i paintet the best left legs ever . But cannot get the rest like that. Denmark
The artist's curse.
Is Ayrton Senna?
you are way , way , way too tough on yourself . I thought the painting was perfect to begin with and I am also a painter
Mamamia
This one bit me hard