Hi Alex! Again, I love your videos. The one-on-one via Patreon was awesome. I feel like I learned a wealth of instruction in a single meeting. I sincerely appreciate the time and energy you invested. Can’t wait til the next video… Racquel

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Raquel!

my eyes are about 4mm different in hight when you look at the corners of the eyes. if I was to paint a self portrait it wouldn't look like me if I didn't offset them, and although more attractive probably definitely not accurate. My eyebrows sit at different heights too. Having an uneven face is extremely common to varying degrees and personally I wonder if these old masters didn't make a mistake but portrayed it actually accurately. As with me if you were to correct this it actually takes away from the likeness.

@watLegends

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@JudeandherPencil

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking… I think accuracy is more important than symmetry 🤔

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

What if the person is moving the whole time?

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

But I bet the middle of your mouth lines up directly under the bridge of your nose when viewed from the front and your eyes are still approx half way down between the top and bottom of your head? It still helps to know where these centrelines are and their angle, you can deviate from them. Also, your eyes probably aren't as crooked as some people paint them?

@Foxglove963

Жыл бұрын

@@JudeandherPencil There is symmetry, albeit with subtle differences which you can discover.

The eyes are the window to the soul... so best to get them right! Thank you for the well articulated instruction

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Hey Alex.. I really appreciate your style of narration that helps describe to the viewers what you are focused on as you lay down your brush strokes. For myself, it helps to align my understanding of your perspective and it will be put into use on developing methods for my own paintings. I feel it''s not only important to understand how to paint... it is also important to learn how and why to see, think and feel through the process. THANK YOU!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! I'm glad you find my videos helpful.

Beautiful painting of a beautiful model. The way you used color to achieve the end result is amazing to me. That alone is such excellent instruction. Thank you for your insightful and precise explanations. You truly are an exceptional portrait painter.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Walter!

I like the way the artist reduced contrast, for example the shadow along the nose, and reduced the fullness of the jaw, maintaining the bow of the lips to give her a Renaissance look. Very cool. He also toned down the eyebrows somewhat and increased their distance above the eye. All this is good, and historical, even if he doesn't know he's doing it!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Carlos! The shadows and the eyebrows are actually lighter when you see them with the naked eye, the camera makes them appear darker. If I made the distance between the eyes and the eyebrows too great that wasn't intentional, I did so by mistake.

@carlosreira2189

Жыл бұрын

@@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting Oh, thanks for the reply. You bring up another point that artists might not appreciate-- no camera lens is yet as sophisticated as the human eye, and the camera tends to increase the contrast of values. You however, have a very good eye. I hope you keep up some of those "mistakes" which are actually very beautiful bits of artistic license. Some things I've noticed from studying master paintings (Google Art Project is a great resource). Shadows under the chin were very much toned down, even neglected, even in baroque lighting, though the typical ruff hid them a lot of the time. Sargent was not one to tone down a nostril generally, though typically this was done too, often painted very reddish. Eyebrows were often super sophisticated bits of brush magic. Even with your mid century illustrators, eyebrows zigged and zagged with much more life than life. Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming. They're some of the best on KZread.

Always love the way you explain so lucidly. And you are one of the best alla prima artists I came accross in YT. Regards

Absolutely brilliant video as always mate, looking forward to getting onto this part of the course!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jon! Glad you liked it.

Absolutely excellent ! I’m subscribing. Finally a comprehensive tutorial. So good ! Thank you !! Mastery in painting AND teaching ! ❤️

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Parisa!

Thank you very much for this wonderful masterclass that has been so inspiring!

Beautiful job. Thank you for sharing your skill and observation.

Your model deserves much praise for being the "perfect" art model. Very Well Done!

I so enjoy your videos you talk so clearly about what you are doing and how to think when painting. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you! Excellent instruction on the most difficult part of the human face from a master. Glad I found you!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful.

The interesting thing about eyes, nobody has symmetrical eyes. If you look closely at anyone, their right and left eye are quite different.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the eyes have a slightly different shape and different sizes, but for the vast majority of people they are still aligned with each other and parallel with the other features, particularly the irises and pupils. Look in a mirror and hold a pencil up to your brow bone, the irises and the corners of you mouth. I've a good mind, for my next video to take stills of all my recent models and draw lines on their face to prove this fact!

Excellent. Excellent. Excellent! Best tutorial I've watched so far and I've been at this for years. Something about the way you explain is very simple and very accurate.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Mimi! Glad it was helpful.

Great video.. I must say I would not be able to paint her . She is absolutely stunning to look at .. You are a great teacher. Love your videos..

Fantastic!! Thanks maestro!! You’re such a awesome instructor. Sooo helpful and easy to follow 🙏 Thanks Alex

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Joan!

Absolutely fantastic explanation / teaching here..really learnt a lot in this one video. You are a born teacher because you explain WHY you do everything too.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you found this helpful.

Very insightful Alex. Such clear explanation. Thank you.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful.

Excellent tutorial, so descriptive, thank you !

Good to see you back! Thanks for the informative video 🙌🏻

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Rosey! Glad you enjoyed it.

Such a beautifully painted portrait. Exceptional work!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you , Alex ; I like your ability to clearly explain your process.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you think so.

So wonderful! Both technique and teaching, thank you for sharing.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Eliana! Glad you liked it.

Just amazing. I love to watch artists paint portraits. It's always like magic watching these marks made turn into a face.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Great tutorial, fascinating how it comes together.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Martin!

Thank you. That was very helpful. Good to see you back again.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Garin!

Excellent, generous, lesson. Very enjoyable as well as informative to watch. Thank you.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Harry. Glad you enjoyed it!

Beautiful painting and tutorial.Thanks for sharing.❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Cathy!

Thank you Alex for this excellent instruction of painting the eyes. I have learned al lot of it in looking to the alignment of the features

Bravisimo Maestro! You've captured her perfectly! You have my utmost respect, and much can be learned here!

I got a pleasure by watching and understanding the details of not simple concepts of drawing portrait.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Alex!

You really explain your steps so clearly and easy to understand. Thank you so much for this lesson.🥰

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Sandra! Glad it was helpful.

Super helpful video-thank you!

Great teaching! Thank you for sharing your beautiful art and information

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Corina! Glad it was helpful.

Blimey that is magical ! Great lesson ,amazing portrait

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Nicky!

A really inspiring video Alex thankyou for this. It was very helpful to see how you progress from the initial block in and establishing the main shapes and lines and angles and your tip of how if you fail to keep refering to this and get lost in refering to the altered movements of the sitter you can get a bit lost.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you John. Glad it was helpful.

beautiful work - thanks for filming and posting - much appreciated.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

11 ай бұрын

Thank you Tom! Glad you liked it.

Whoa...you just cleared up a bunch of questions I had and mistakes I've made .Thank you

thank you for this fluent demo + explanation. You are a talented teacher.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful.

You are a brilliant artist. This is the best eye tutorial ever. Thank you for sharing.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Linda!

Hey Alex, amazing video, i always struggled with this, great lesson lots of good information, thanks 🙏

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Emilio! Glad it was helpful.

Beautiful style & interpretation. I'm sure the Model, if the Recipient, will be thrilled to have such a stunning Painting of herself in the prime of her Life.

That was enjoyable, thank you for a nice easy tutorial to follow along with ease.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

Very helpful. Thank you! Good model too. She sat so still.

Beautiful! Thank you.

Great tips as to alignment and keying the value of the white of the eye off the local fleshtone. Good video

Thanks for this great video! Its almost a complete portrait tutorial which is really helpful!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jaycee! Glad it was helpful.

Mind blowing. I'm not an artist but that was fascinating watching her come to life on the canvas

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it.

@flippy66

Жыл бұрын

It was bollocks though.

Absolutely top notch lesson! I can't thank you enough.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Marlene!

fantastic lesson, thank you Alex.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Coralie!

Beautiful work and really lovely eyes on the model. I would love to see a similar video on painting older eyes where the eyeball shape isn't as obvious. I'm currently stuck on trying to paint my grandmother (85y.o.) who has very small eyes with skin and wrinkles covering the shape of the eyes.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Here is an older video I made about painting my grandmother. She's wearing glasses so I'm nit sure how helpful it will be. But basically, any shapes or wrinkles that can be seen on both sides of the face should still have the same tilt, approximately parallel with everything else: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eYeHuM6Hqpi_aZc.html

@racheledington5447

Жыл бұрын

Or even how some men have barely a sliver of an eye.

@Vilidaite

Жыл бұрын

@@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting Unfortunately, that painting is not very helpful as the model still has big, well-defined eyes with large eyelids. What I'm talking about are eyes such as Jimmy Carter's in present day.

Wow! Amazing work. Thank you for posting this very helpful video.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kathryn, glad it was helpful.

Great lesson and amazing end result!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sabelo! Glad you liked it.

Great video. I tried this today with a portrait drawing today and it really helped with the proportions

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad it helped.

Fabulous, your observations really help.us to understand your thinking processes!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dianna, glad it was helpful!

It is masterpiece of a young master. fresh, characteristic, the eyes are wetty, great.

just amazing! Thank you for this very helpful demo.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Susan!

A wonderful teachable moment. I learned a lot. Thank you for your generous sharing of knowledge.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Ай бұрын

My pleasure! I'm glad it was helpful.

Great to see you're making new videos.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

He is a master of the arts. Outstanding work.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Alexander!

Brilliant tutorial, very helpful, thank you for sharing

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Sopiha!

Wow! How I wish that I can paint portrait I hope I can learn someday. Your instruction is cleared

Wonderful tutorial very clearly and personally, I´m beginning to understand the concept of the light in the painting. Thanks a lot. Greetings from Bogotá, Colombia!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Alberto! Glad this was helpful.

This is BEYOND amazing!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard!

If it doesn't click right away, take heart, and don't worry. Ability can improve subconsciously over time. It was a pleasant surprise to discover a natural talent for painting that was not there a few years ago. Information is picked up and stored somewhere. Coming back to videos like this helps to pin labels on the workflow that would be difficult to describe otherwise. To see what improved and what has not. And what to do about it. Good video.

Thank you for this really helpful video. I work mainly in soft pastels, but still find this video excellent and helpful for that medium.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Wendy! I'm glad you find it helpful.

Thank you! This helped me with my work.

Excellent. So well explained and demonstrated.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Pamela!

Fantastic lesson! Thank you so much!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Marieta!

That was brilliant and I learned so much! Thank you!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Judy!

Alec thank you so much for your sharing your knowledge. I wanted to become an artist when young, but my parents could afford to send me to art classes. Only recently due to disability I had to leave work. This left me time to focus on developing what was left, this happened to be my artistic desire. I’ve never had any formal training and it shows I’m afraid but I have sold a few amateurish attempts of mine through local exhibits.i was comforted to know the m8stakes I was making were the same as the masters. In my last portrait I had noticed the problem with the eyes but wasn’t sure how to prevent it from happening. Then I found your video! The mistakes I was making were the ones you described and Now I know ho to fix them. My next portrait will be much improved I’m certain.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

5 ай бұрын

Well done Kathy, that's great!

Amazing lesson , brilliant

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Shahzad!

Wow--that was amazing to watch! You're SO TALENTED!!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Erin!

You are a very talented artist and teacher. I've watched this twice and will again. So far I only use watercolors. But your video is full of information that translates across all genres. Thanks!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Kathleen!

Absolutely terrific lesson!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Diane!

Thanks for the video. I've never sketched out the straight lines for the eyes, eyebrows and mouth, twice, like this. I like the idea, its a good reference to begin with and easy to repeat after its painted over. The way I do it; there's less unity because there is no unifying color underneath the detail. I end up unifying with top, translucent, layers of color. My way works, but I'm going to try it different on my next portrait.

I think you're an excellent teacher and the quality of your art is a delight to see emerge. These are the only art videos on KZread I've been able to keep watching. Thank you.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Fantastic. Wonderful work. Thank you for sharing.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Cass, glad you liked it.

@cassgascoigne

Жыл бұрын

@@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting Credit where it's due.

Fantastic painter.

Excellent demonstration.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard!

Nice tutorial, perfect anatomy, color harmonisation easy to follow. Success always

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Very useful indeed, thankyou so much

Very helpful!

Bravo Alex!

The accuracy remains throughout as the progression ensues from general to specific. Fascinating to watch as everything seems to suddenly sharpen up.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Marty!

Thank you Alex for sharing your gift with us. ⬆️

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Paul. Glad my videos are helpful.

Always Amazing!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Emanuele!

You have the most-steady models... that makes me freak out whenever they blink!

Very excellent painting and you teach very well thank s

Brilliant! Thank you!

Absolutely beautiful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ann!

Great video! I learning so much watching you paint and explain!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful.

Absolutely excellent instruction and video

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

6 ай бұрын

Thank you kathleen!

This was fascinating and very informative to watch!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Johannes! Glad it was helpful.

SO talented!!!!

That was very helpful, thank you

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard! Glad it was helpful.

From my experience with commission work, almost all people have uneven or imbalanced faces. The idealized face is just for a base, a starting point, imo, but to capture the likeness, Ive had to ignore the "rules" to bring a portrait to a finish. Unless ofcourse im painting an idealized or stylized portrait, but again my clients didnt like the result. The imbalance and imperfections, to my surprise early on, plays a huge part in what makes them look like they do, or appear as such, even at the emotional level. Most of my clients may have been so used to looking at their photos that they have developed an intuitive feeling about looking at their image in a still picture.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

I agree there are small imbalances in the features, with one eye being slightly bigger than the other etc. But if you look in a mirror and hold a pencil up to your brow bone, the bottom of the eyes and the corners of your mouth, they'll be pretty much parallel with each other. This is why so many artists use centrelines when mapping out the features.

Great video as always.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Suzan!