Super Important Poll
One of the most valuable things for a student is good constructive feedback.
With that in mind I am developing a group critique tier that will allow more access to this exact resource.
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2021-01-21 11:07:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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What's Going On This Month...
Hello and happy new year to all of you!
January is a packed month for everyone and I want to keep you all up to the minute on what content I am cooking up.
- Drawing Essen...
2021-01-12 11:59:08 +0000 UTC View PostPortrait Painting Techniques & Concepts, Part 2
We are almost all the way blocked in now. In this video we will get all the way there.
The colors will be almost as specific as we want to be at the end and our main focus will be to es...
2021-01-01 16:01:33 +0000 UTC View PostPortrait Painting Techniques & Concepts, Part 1
It's a new year and we are now in full color! Or at least our paintings are going to be.
Converting a grisaille into a color painting necessitates a lot more than a couple of glazes.&nb...
2021-01-01 15:56:13 +0000 UTC View PostDecember, News & Updates (update re: Curriculum Live)
Hello and happy holidays to all of you!
- Curriculum Live, Drawing Essentials, Part 2 will take place on February 1st! It will cover intermediate and advanced Bargues and... 2020-12-11 16:40:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Drawing Essentials, Part 1
You can find the lesson notes attached to this post (at the bottom).
Coming up:
- Part 2: Analysis & practice of Bargue drawings (intermediate)... 2020-12-06 08:32:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Sepia Drawing, Part 2, Refined Edition
All of the information compressed into a very manageable 21 minute video...
Enjoy 😊
2020-12-01 00:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostSepia Drawing, Part 3, Refined Edition
Whew. This is the drawing, done ✅
And this is the 20 minute or so version- so you can extract all the info in a quarter of the time!
Thanks for watching!!!
2020-11-30 23:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostSepia Drawing, Part 3, Real Time
The stunning conclusion 😉
Highlights in the eyes! Dark accents around the features of the face! Long sinuous strands of curly hair!
In this video we are going to wrap up this s...
2020-11-30 23:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostSepia Drawing, Part 2, Real Time
In this video we have gotten the drawing blocked in and the real challenges have begun:
How to get an even half tone value with this stuff?
How to get a flat shadow value?
How to ...
2020-11-30 23:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostSepia Drawing, Part 1, Refined Edition
In this refined edition we are cutting right to the chase.
All of the info in a third of the time.
2020-11-30 23:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostSepia Drawing, Part 1, Real Time
Big challenge right here!
Working with compressed chalks and looking for a high level of refinement took me all the way to the final buzzer.
The result though was worth it. ...
2020-11-30 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostRembrandt van Rijn, color corrected.
Well, I'm not correcting Rembrandt per se, but rather the images that you can find out there on the internet!
These are for the ongoing Rembrandt master copy challenge hosted by myself and Ke...
2020-11-23 15:13:26 +0000 UTC View PostImportant info about upcoming events...
There are quite a few things coming up so make sure to skim the whole post!
1. Curriculum Live: Drawing Essentials Part 1 is coming up on Dec. 1st. I will post the lesson not...
2020-11-23 14:44:37 +0000 UTC View PostGraphite And Chalk On Toned Paper: Part 4
This is is, the final countdown! But really, in this video we are going to work on finishing the drawing. That means fine-tuning relationships. Value, edge, and focus, all of these factors need to ...
2020-11-12 16:57:10 +0000 UTC View PostStarting December 1st...
For a long time now I have been working on a way to give you the most, "atelier like," experience that is possible.
There is a LOT of info to cover and so the delivery has to be fun and...
2020-11-10 13:23:48 +0000 UTC View PostGraphite And Chalk On Toned Paper: Part 3
The re-release continues! This part 3 of 4...
In this section I will be taking you through the process of refining the drawing. There will be one more video in the series as well that deals w...
2020-11-05 10:51:35 +0000 UTC View PostPainting The Eye, Part 2
In this video I will be finishing the painting and talking you. through my process as I go.
Time for you to finish yours as well!
2020-10-31 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostPainting The Eye, Part 1
In this lesson I will explain my palette choice for this painting and talk you through every step as I take it.
I highly encourage you to work along with me. Here is what you will need:...
2020-10-31 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostCenter Line Workshop, Live
Here it is, with a little bit of editing to streamline the video... and it's in 4K!
Thank you everyone who was there and also those who weren't- theres always next time!
Cheers,
S...
2020-10-29 20:35:21 +0000 UTC View PostGraphite And Chalk On Toned Paper: Part 2
This 2nd video (of 4) takes us into the initial expressions of value in the drawing. I talk a lot about the techniques and ideas required to do this the right way.
2020-10-24 10:56:19 +0000 UTC View PostGraphite And Chalk On Toned Paper: Part 1
It's back!
This is one of the earlier tutorials that I made in my Patreon career. Even so, it seems to be really popular (from all of the requests I have gotten). Looking back it's not ...
2020-10-22 21:20:15 +0000 UTC View PostWWLA: Rembrandt (early release)
Hello Everyone! The latest episode of WWLA is a little bit different that the others. 1st of all, it's longer. 2nd, it has a conversation I recorded with Ken Goshen talking about all things Rembran...
2020-10-18 10:03:50 +0000 UTC View PostGrisaille Painting, Part 5, Real Time
Working on finishing a portrait painting can be one fo the most difficult challenges you can face as a painter. The struggle is real! Trying to attain a great likeness of the model while keeping yo...
2020-10-06 14:57:42 +0000 UTC View PostGrisaille Painting, Part 5, Refined Edition
Working on finishing a portrait painting can be one fo the most difficult challenges you can face as a painter. The struggle is real! Trying to attain a great likeness of the model whi...
2020-10-06 14:39:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Grisaille Painting Part 4, Refined Edition
Just to recap we have come all the way from our graphite study of this portrait through to blocking in the underpainting and now finally to the final layer. This final painting session...
2020-10-01 06:50:23 +0000 UTC View PostA Portrait By Sargent
All of the time, when I’m not making analog paintings, I am making breakdowns of great portraits. Doesn’t take a lot of time and it really sharpens you’re eye to see what they were up to. Thi...
2020-09-23 16:37:41 +0000 UTC View PostQuick Sketch, Final Pass
In this video we will travel around the paper attending to little problems here and there. In addition this part of the lesson is about creating a sense of harmony in how each of the heads are hand...
2020-09-16 13:07:56 +0000 UTC View PostQuick Sketch, Study No. 3
This 3rd video in the lesson turns the subject's head just a little bit further away. We almost see the model's profile, a particularly challenging pose to draw.
Materials: graphite (4h-4b), ...
2020-09-16 13:04:32 +0000 UTC View Post