"as a portrait I'm happy, as a painting, I'm happier". True master words. thank you Alex, amazing painting/interview

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

inspirational work. Andrew's final remarks about precision and control were insightful

It has far more personality, character, and expression when he painted the portrait like that. Love the texture of brush strokes. Gives it life and vibrancy.

this is a different level from 'portrait artist of the year'. A master at work.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

16 күн бұрын

I couldn't agree more!

i'm taken by how kind and respectful he is about the whole process and subject relationship. great stuff. you can't have absolute precision and freedom...

Alex should do more of these sittings. The thought process that goes into creating them is fascinating and an interesting counterpoint to his own creative philosophy

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

I definitely plan to do more demos with artists on my channel, but I'm not going to get them all want to paint me.

I really enjoyed that, especially everything Andrew said from around 8:30 onwards - about what art and life is about. I also enjoyed hearing why he paints and what makes a successful painting, which he also touched on at the end. I've always felt that the value in a painting, esp in the age when we have photography, is in the capturing of the person's spirit. Something that I think you do well.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thanks Leo!

Thank you very much Alex for this useful and well set up video. I imagine a lot of people will find this capturing of portrait painting very helpful.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you Paul! I'm glad you like it.

@andrewjames3220

18 күн бұрын

I hope so too.

Very interesting to see, thank you. Great initiative to do something like this

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Beautiful. There was a moment there where I exclaimed out loud, “he got you”.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thanks! I could definitely recognise myself, though I reckon he definitely made me look younger.

This gentleman is a master painter in that he realizes that there is a compromise in the process and a yielding, nothing forced, which is what comes through practice over years!

'wish I could paint like you two do.

Exactness and freedom do not coexist in the same painting so he is right, you must choose whether you are wanting exactness or freedom with likeness. Well done!

With having no formal training only KZread free videos it's a freedom and mastery of painting I can't understand but magnificent to watch.🎨👏

Thanks for creating and posting this video Alex. It's one of those video's I'll come back to again and again.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you very much Paul! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

That was brilliant, superb and really enjoyed. Now I see how it’s done, you first make a mess then work your way out of it. Well that what it looked like. It’s also interesting to see how different artist go about painting. No real formula as such one can find their own way.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you very much John! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Brilliant, I'm using Andrew's method, great results. 👍❤🇬🇧

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful.

what he says, the way he thinks and experiences painting is truly inspirational.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

It is! I'm gkad you think so.

Awesome! I love the freedom of the brush strokes

@mike7gerald

19 күн бұрын

We see Andrews' enjoyment of portrait painting by his attitude of using bold brush work.

Wow I’m so glad I saw this. What a beautiful painter.

Thank you two of masters!!

Very striking painting. I love the loose but yet precise approach. Thanks for sharing.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you Stefan!

Ah this was fantastic thank you! Interesting, informative, insightful commentary too! Very helpful!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you sally! Glad it was helpful.

Great portrait and some good tips to apply when painting portraits, thank you!❤

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you Frances, glad ut was helpful.

Just fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing the experience with us.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

So good, Andy. Loose and so full of energy. Just sublime.

@andrewjames3220

19 күн бұрын

@@rinaldocolombi3900 thank you Rin. That’s very generous of you.

Wonderful portrait and fascinating to hear Andrew's thoughts.

Thank you❤ so love your lesson.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it.

I thought it was a great painting by a great artist and, for me, freedom always comes before likeness - but hey the likeness was also great! Shame some people are negative about other people's work - I bet they have no idea what it takes to get to the level both of you have attained. Thanks so much for sharing - so generous of you both.

Amazing!

You both are very skilled and Im learning a lot.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you Tyrone!

Good video . Iam in the midst of trying to paint portraits from small old photos and it’s just pure madness trying to blow them up larger and to capture a likeness in oil paint. No wonder why artists go mad. Lol

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

I always find working larger more difficult as there is much more room for error.

So good!

Loved this

First of all: what an amazing portrait and painting too! And Alex, thank you so much for the video. I enjoyed every second, it was incredibly inspiring. I brought my pochade box with me on vacation. I definitely want to do a portrait of my partner

Fantastic !

I always appreciate your timelapses of how you approach a painting, and it was such a treat to get the same great footage of a different artist. Thank you!

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

16 күн бұрын

Thank you very much! I'm glad you like it. I plan to feature more painters.

I always look forward to your videos. This video was an absolute treat. I loved his style. I’ll watch it again but slowed down. Thanks

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

16 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad you like it.

Excellent Alex. And thank you Andrew.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Andy! Glad you liked it.

Absolutely love it very good work

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you Joe!

Thanks so much Alex!!! Beautiful and useful. Greetings from Valparaiso, Chile.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Thank you Ricardo, glad it was helpful!

Loved this video, such talented and inspirational artists

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

16 күн бұрын

Thank you very much Julie! Glad you liked it.

His sketching style seems really unique. I love the muscularity he added to your face. Very masculine.

Thank you both for sharing this. Very inspirational. I have Andrew's book; I recommend it.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

16 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

OG painter, all observation and no hype

Somewhere between absolute precision and freedom, you have to compile the information and choose where you want to go in that spectrum - Beautiful words. I guess it also depends on the audience, if your audience values likeness more than painting, well you know you wouldn't hit the mark there.

great!

I quite like the style which reminds L. Freud and maybe some line execution of F. Auerbach - but I did not quite like that from half length of the nose down to the chin the face/skull got elongated and because the different angle of the nose which should turn left along with the rest of the face it changed the whole. The forehead and the eyes much more resemble Alex features. But as it was said artists often add something from their own look - so perhaps that's the case. The Question remains to what extent so called free treatment justifies changing main proportions of the painted person's face?

This video was really helpful to me. I wished all the colours used are listed as it's always been the colours that helps a good painting.

@andrewjames3220

11 күн бұрын

Titanium white Lemon yellow Cadmium red Magenta Ultramarine Raw umber Yellow ochre Regards Andy J

In this painting, the proportions of the features need some adjustments. The ears seem slightly too small and are positioned too high. The perspective is also a bit off; considering the camera's gaze is slightly above the middle, the top of the head should be larger and brighter, while the jawline should be smaller. The current depiction of the mandible disrupts the overall facial proportions. I believe that correcting these aspects could significantly enhance the painting's realism and impact.🤔🤔🤔

Salamat po

I have to add another comment. Those who quibble that the likeness isn't good enough should realise that when we're all dead no-one will know how good or not the likeness is, but if it's a great painting it will always be a great painting.

@andrewjames3220

13 күн бұрын

As the maker of the portrait in question I want to thank you for your amazingly considerate and generous comments, I do appreciate them enormously. My goal was always to engage in the proper spirit of painting - unfinished as the work was - and not to simply protect myself, thereby serving up to the world yet another soulless, over managed work. Many thanks again. Andy

His painting has more personality then your face, he, he!😂 Fantastik!

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This painter must imagine your head as pulled taffy.

🎨No Best&Worst With Hit/Miss The Q🎨

Ahh.. I recognise that Cadmium Red Andy!

@andrewjames3220

19 күн бұрын

Very well spotted!

@jakefernart

18 күн бұрын

@@andrewjames3220 Now that tube of paint is famous I want to meet her again..

@andrewjames3220

18 күн бұрын

@@jakefernart I’ll take a look at her diary.

like it its you alex very nice

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

15 күн бұрын

Thank you Kaj!

How many hours did Alex pose?

@andrewjames3220

19 күн бұрын

@@mike7gerald two and a bit

Alex it is very difficult to comment on this one, personally I don’t think he really captured “you”. Yes there is a some likeness, I do appreciate the apprehension of both of you. But I have to be honest I prefer your style of painting as you really do capture a true likeness. I hope your friend is not offended as he was happy with the portrait and that is what is important. My reason, the face is too long and too frontal, if anything he’s made you look too old. There is too much of his own portrait, with a touch of you. Hope you accept an honest comment.

The language of professional artists is so colorful itself. I just laugh when I look at my own portraits that are so bland compared to this one.

@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting

19 күн бұрын

Keep practicing, you'll get there.

I am sorry. It needs more layers and corrections. I find some likeness, but thats only because i know who he paints.

Normal-speed video of longer duration would have been better for learners.

Though I like his painterly qualities, it looks more like a cousin. The lack of true values lessens the success of a portrait that is meant to capture a likeness and spirit of a person.

You look like you could kick some ass

bruh common man ...ngl youre better than that dude.

"simplify" he bashes colours for 14 mins wtf.

I’m sorry but he made you look older than your younger age.

i don't like his style at all.

@andrewjames3220

19 күн бұрын

It’s very important to be creative and not to want to be liked.

@Shamufrootyboots

19 күн бұрын

⁠@@andrewjames3220 I’m reminded of a David Bowie quote “It’s dangerous for an artist to fulfill other people’s expectations”.