This is the best technique for painting portraits. Some artists make so much mess and from that mess, they create an image that looks horrible. This technique is so relaxing.

@38lildee

12 күн бұрын

Love your technique.

Amazingly narrated and so helpful … and funny too! Thanks so much, Scott 🙏

I discovered you years ago and bought several tutorials from you, learning an immense amount. You were the start of my artistic career! Thank you for your videos; the value you offer for free is incredible! When it comes to glazes, I prefer to moisten the canvas with the medium as well, as it just brings the colors back to their original vibrancy. There are many ways to achieve the same goal. I admire how precisely and easily you achieve each shade. Please make more of these educational videos!❤

@PHeMoX

12 күн бұрын

I would say to be careful with layers of medium just to bring out colors though. It's possible to get that going just by a final coat of varnish already. I would use mediums for transparent layers and deeper light effects otherwise impossible to achieve. I understand it can be an artistic choice to stay away from glazes as much as possible, but the deeper 3D light effects are only possible through multiple layers of transparent paints. (I'm not talking about shadows and highlights here, I'm talking about the physical effect of light hitting the painting surface and the depth it creates). Oiling out before you paint again also really isn't necessary. I wouldn't say the difference between wet paint and dry paint is that huge in terms of colors.

admire your sense of humour, Scott :)

Thank you. very helpful. Can’t wait to try this out.

Obsession appreciation!!!

Always Fantastic tips and valuable insights ! A pleasure to see you and your work mate! Take care 😊

Excelent class. Thank you👏👏👏

Thank you, Scott, for the excruciating detail!;-)

Great video, much needed information, loved it, thank you

Good to see you...ty

Your talent is so understated... and I get a kick out of all your narrations 😂😂😂 much respect to whom I consider a master of portraiture!!!

your new hat is really great ! congratulation !

Thank you for your wisdom with a bit of wit!!

We really miss you ❤

Peter from New Zealand. Your portraits are so amazing Scott, the best on KZread! I have been flooding my first layers of paint with linseed oil so this video is really useful. Thanks for the videos.

I love chatgpt haha this is the best thing ever! You can learn so much with it, thanks for this video

Thanks for video ... but how do you measure the correct ratio of refined linseed oil to add to the paints when doing revision layers?

Thanks, was curious what you used for a medium!

thank you!

Please tell me about fixing the drawing before painting. Because sometimes I draw and when I paint with any medium my drawing vanishes. So how to fix it once and for all?

Since you paint on oil primed linen. What do you use to seal the drawing ?

I love Scott. what a lesson. Outside of supraorbital process seems light compared to shadow on interior, but I have never seen this model (daughter)?.. I love his school

It just shows your experience. Most people have to value map. I know you've shown us techniques before on how you get it close, but man you just have if it were music, perfect pitch.

You are one funny guy. Good clean technique in portrait painting.

Thanks Scott for spending the time recording and editing your videos for us to learn from. I have found that all of the portraits I've done so far have to be oiled out between sessions for me to rematch the correct values. I also use W&N paints and straight out of tube. Any idea if there is a recommended maximum number of times one can keep oiling out? If/when you do it, what is your complete process and recipe for the solution? If anyone else has some info to share feel free.

@PHeMoX

12 күн бұрын

Too much oil is absolutely never good. It'll create paintings that will literally never dry. You can't oil out every layer. And in fact, I would advise against it to be honest.

thanks a lot!

Thank YOU, I do use Winsor N. oils, but have liked BLUE RIDGE, oil colors. They have a white, that gives the winter scenery that extra appearance I love when seen in Real Life, or in a few Masters,, like the famous one with the sheep and their master. leading them home in a strange snow storm, that GLOW. Titanium white, too bright. Blue Ridge has a few other colors I would love to get, be are in short supply. Guess others too like the Blue Ridge paint. Brushes, I am somewhat stuck, with what I have. I too do not like to over layer. Not often do I do figures, but this helps me if and when I do. I seen another artist and he has his sitter, and scribbles in, and as he scribbles you can see the face features forming. When done it is all in color, after he had worked in all the colors.

Hello Scott, thanks a lot for this video! Very informative. I had a query, and perhaps you were going to talk about this in the upcoming videos. are you oiling out the painting first when you work over a dry area? I always have issues with the paint sinking in and looking dull when it is dry. Is there a solution to this?

@jonyoder2356

13 күн бұрын

Have you tried to oil out your painting before your next session? I too have issues with the paint looking too dull when dry. I've been using a 50:50 mixture of Refined Linseed oil and Gamsol. I paint it on as thin as I can just to restore the values and don't wipe it off since that always seems to redull it.

Sottotitoli, mancano sempre

Amazing ❤, i have only Mars oil paint around me so please make tutorial on how to use them to achieve such an Amazing result like you .

Thank you so much for this video. It was pure pleasure to watch it. In my opinion, beside you are very good and talanted artist, you are a very good teacher. By the way, is this a Martin guitar behind you?

I think on occasions I have seen you use a toned ground. I often (not always) use a toned ground - matching the tone, colour etc... of my palette with, among other purposes, the intent of making mixed colour transfer between the two less jarring. Have you done, or would you consider a video on Toned Grounds? ... My suspicion - with absolutely no evidence - is that the different toned grounds used by many ‘Old Masters’ may reflect the timber colour of their palette. ...maybe.

@itsshepherd5618

14 күн бұрын

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I tried different alkyd drying mediums, but they give strange kind of plastic gloss to the paint layer. But its just me... 😊

I do not add mediums when working was but if I play then I do.

On your flesh palette: WN alizarin crimson or WN permanent alizarin crimson?

Is to you possible , sooner, to post a video about brushes for Oil Painting , what do you use ?

H E L P me to understand please. Does this solvent, Gamsol, have binder in it? I'm told that we shouldn't thin our paints too much or the paint won't bind to the canvas strongly or the next layers of paint, and consequently the whole painting on top will eventually crack and/or peel off. I'm sure you are correct because you are a top professional, but help me to understand my important to me, question.

@vickrdable

15 күн бұрын

that would only happen if you're adding extreme amounts of solvent to the point where maybe you wouldn't even see the pigment (because the pigment particles would separate so much that they are scattered, so once that dried perhaps you could actually scrape off the particles as dust almost--but there would be no point in doing this) ...for the purposes of painting (like in this video for example) you don't need to worry about it. as long as you use a reasonable amount of solvent so that you still see the pigment (like a watercolor consistency) you're fine. especially if you then add more layers on top after the solvent layer is dry.

@vickrdable

15 күн бұрын

oh and the "whole painting on top would eventually peel off" part also not a worry since the solvent in the solvent layer evaporates once dry and you are left with an absorbent surface (preventing peeling off) to work on. the peeling off could hypothetically happen if you're painting on a surface that's maybe not absorbent enough (not porous). solvent does the opposite, it retains the porousness of whatever surface you're painting on because it evaporates.

@JoyceAnderson-ChristianMusic

14 күн бұрын

@@vickrdable Thanks so much!

@JoyceAnderson-ChristianMusic

14 күн бұрын

@@vickrdable Thank you. :)

@xxtragg

3 күн бұрын

Your concerns are legit and a lot of these teachers can show how to make a pretty painting but don’t know the first thing about archival materials and practices.

Correction! You do know what talking about.. you have got to be , and please 🙏 correct me comments if im wrong? The most sharing artvimprover on free app KZread there has ever been! Perfect vocabulary, all the facts that matter, and the questions the viewers would have completely answered and i might add with a good touch of humor 🤨 that i have been distracted by before on more than one occasion when im truly trying to go serious. Cause this ain't a joke! Stuff will turn out funny looking, and yeah you can go with that kazy carton, but.... and of course better than 1 out of hundred people, but i dont want compliments from friends and family. I want to delight in delivering the information in visual 2d to 3d as you do. Your sketches are even amazing!

God's teeth….we *eventually* find out his medium is refined linseed at 11:05. Why doesn’t he say, right at the start. Here is why I only use linseed oil.

@Ejay-thecreator

14 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@Iwanttodrawachicken

14 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@user-rq3cc2td8r

13 күн бұрын

god’s teeth 😜

Question: Wouldn't it be time saving, to pre-mix certain shade of flesh colors you know you'll need, cover them in plastic wrap, and save them in your fridge, so as to not have to constantly mix your colors all over again daily as you go? It seems that then it would only take slight adjustments in the colors? I ask because I'm not an experienced painter as you of course are and you probably don't need to pre-mix.

@jonyoder2356

13 күн бұрын

Have you done this before with oil paints and if so how long did it 'last' in the fridge and perform when taken out? Thanks

@JoyceAnderson-ChristianMusic

10 күн бұрын

@@jonyoder2356 I've done it with acrylics premixed in small plastic containers with tight lids, for years and it keeps the paint fresh for a year in sealed small plastic containers, but not refrigerated. I always sprayed a small fine mist of water inside the container before sealing it with the lid. I throw them out after several months just as a precaution for perfect quality. I haven't done it with oils yet but I'm going to try it. I read that a drop of clove oil in something in a container & not touching the paint, evaporates and works great to keep the oils fresh along with refrigeration. I'm going to try this too.

Obrigada de novo❤

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Don't use turpentine, use petroleum based OMS solvent. OMS can be used with all -non resin- oil and alkyd based mediums. Use turps only if the medium being used contains 'resins' like damar or Venice turpentine.

I know, I know😀😀

If using Liquin, you don't have to worry about the fat over lean rule.

First

Mediums aint magic. Its the paint that can make magic, if ure good...

I am not getting notifications from your channel, YT. :(

When you are sayung I know I know... are you upset that the flesh tint is now blush?

It's such a shame that you don't have subtitles on in most of your videos. As a result, your videos are only watchable for the English-speaking world and you are depriving yourself of a large part of your audience. Your touch of painting is magnificent even if I understand absolutely nothing about your explanation, which is only available in your native language. I wish you good luck and hope that you will add the availability of subtitles.

@collaconiglio

Күн бұрын

Ok.. But I suspect that Scott never look at the comments write under his videos.... so I am afraid that all of us asking something just loose time

@collaconiglio

Күн бұрын

As me too ask that i want buy one of his video but I needed some infomations....no answer

MAE NO ENTIENDO NI PICHA EL INGLES APRENDA ESPANOL..

درود استاد چرا زرنوی رو فعال ندارید شما ؟لطفا فعال کنید😢❤

you are a good painter But your presentation need to be more direct. I guess you dont work with a script. Try another video with script and see if you like it. Have your points down on paper in front of you. It will flow so much better. Kinda like the medium.

this dude is master but he can't communicate with audience properly. he can't sell out self. he has weak marketing strategy. I have seen worse artists here at YT with millions subscribers, because they have "warmer" talk to audience. sympathy is the key.

You talk too fast and agitated. Can you structure your talks and stick to the order of your tale instead of jumping everywhere, please

@Rollie-go

15 күн бұрын

You can slow down the video in the video settings if you want him to talk slower