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  @raindog22629 күн бұрын

  Wonderful clip, thanks Mitch and Loriann!

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  @glenda7921Ай бұрын

  12:51 was my aha moment

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  @MitchAlbalaАй бұрын

  Ah, glad to hear it. I love aha moments.

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  @elenastruch3754Ай бұрын

  A very very good book! 👏👏👏👏👌👌

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  @MrBKuv2 ай бұрын

  I’m 64 been trying to paint all my life, took lessons, took classes in college and never could get it. I’m on the first lesson of Mr. Albala’s Book and have learned more in one painting than all my life. The way he articulates reductionism and shape and then shows us how to put it to practical use is unique, to say the least. Thank you

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  @MitchAlbala2 ай бұрын

  Wow, that’s quite the review! I really appreciate it. Carry-on, and I hope the forthcoming lessons in the book are as powerful for you as those in the first chapter. BTW, do you mind if I use your quote on the book page on my website? - Mitchell

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  @gabrielaleanca87282 ай бұрын

  Wonderful painting and great information. One of your book just arrived yesterday, "The Landscape Painter's Workbook". I also enjoyed and found interesting the video in mastrius, about color, composition, and really like the dark landscape area in the back. Did you glazed?...looks so nice, foggy, and make the view of Bagnoregio more intrigue.

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  @MitchAlbala2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching the video and for picking up the book. You asked if I glazed: I’m not much of a glaze painter. Most of the effects you see are wet over dry, or dry brush. Occasionally I will wipe back some layers while they are still wet, which is kind of like creating a glaze. But mostly wet over dry.

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  @gabrielaleanca87282 ай бұрын

  @MitchAlbala Thank you!

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  @1cmp1wf14 ай бұрын

  This video is so helpful, and I show it to my students often. I also use your book! Thank you for explaining concepts so clearly. You are an excellent instructor.

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  @MitchAlbala4 ай бұрын

  Thank you, kindly, Sarah. Thanks for letting me know and for spreading the word. BTW, in my most recent book, The Landscape Painter's Workbook, that came out in 2022, has a whole chapter devoted to Notan with lots of cool images.

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  @1cmp1wf13 ай бұрын

  Yes, I show my students that section all of time.@@MitchAlbala

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  @MitchAlbala2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for spreading the word and sharing. Also check out the video "Going for the Glow," which discusses the notan, as well.

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  @marycunningham50505 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the demo. Do you know if tape will lift up gesso if you tape down gessoed paper?

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  @MitchAlbala5 ай бұрын

  I think that’s safe to do. I don’t recall tape yanking off already gessoes paper. Of course, there are variables. Don’t pull the tape too hard and, of course, don’t use tape that’s overly sticky.

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  @jonroads82816 ай бұрын

  Great video, very helpful!

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  @MsPepperpod6 ай бұрын

  Another great video, Mitch! I was especially interested in the less saturated shadow in this painting. It really did bring a much nicer balance vs a darker shadow on the right side of the hilltown. Thanks for the clear explanations. I've added "tactile perspective" to my list of ways to create the illusion of space and depth. I wouldn't have thought to use it in the middle ground in the same way you did in this painting. Lots of great info you've shared. I hope to see you on a course in Italy again one of these days.

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  @MitchAlbala5 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the thoughtful response. I’m glad you liked the video. “Tactile perspective” is not a term you readily encounter, even when you search online. So maybe I can bring it into the lexicon. Thanks for watching.

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  @renzo64906 ай бұрын

  Bagnoregio. Bagno pronounced. BAHN-yo. Not bahg no Regio pronounced REH- Jo Not Reggie-o

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  @MitchAlbala6 ай бұрын

  Oops. Like a true American, I guess I bungled that one!

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  @lisengel24986 ай бұрын

  I have loved and still love your vibrational abstraktes landscape paintings very much and I am also a Great admirer of your very clear explanations and showing your process and principales 🎶🧡💛🧡💛🩵💜🎵

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  @MitchAlbala6 ай бұрын

  Thank you. Glad you liked it.

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  @karenwhite61406 ай бұрын

  This is a great video! Your explanations are thorough and informative. Note: I have both of your books and find them very helpful! One additional feature in the final painting is that you let the tower break through the roughly horizontal line of the distant hill, emphasizing the majesty of your subject.

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  @MitchAlbala6 ай бұрын

  Thanks, Karen. Nice to hear that folks are “getting” it.

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  @carolstrockwasson77786 ай бұрын

  Nice!!!

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  @katpaints6 ай бұрын

  Interesting thought about where you think texture goes! I agree... and I find that with my watercolors, I honestly have not thought about that before. Now to see what I can do with this! Oh, and Pinnacle Peak... my mother worked up at Paradise one summer back in the early 1940s and went on her first horseback ride. And where did they go? Pinnacle Peak! I heard all about how terrifying that was for her many times! I love your instruction! Thank you!

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  @lifeismusicparnadonkers7 ай бұрын

  Wow thank you for showing how to gesso watercolour paper. I use 300 gsm watercolour paper i buy from my local budget craft store action in the netherlands 😊👋🏾👍🏾 i make my own canvas boards were i glue my 300 gsm watercolour paper on. I paint whit gouache. 👍🏾👋🏾😁 thank you again and have a njce evening or day

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  @MitchAlbala7 ай бұрын

  Great! Netherlands likes working on paper!

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  @medievalification8 ай бұрын

  This is the best explanation of the usefulness of Notan studies I have heard. Thank you !

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  @MitchAlbala2 ай бұрын

  You are most welcome. Also check out the video "Going for the Glow," which discusses the notan, as well.

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  @Ledareen9 ай бұрын

  Thank you, Mitchell for sharing your knowledge and your way of thinking!

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  @MitchAlbala9 ай бұрын

  Thank you for watching. Glad you found something useful in my comments.

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  @jessewhitacre242610 ай бұрын

  Cleared up the confusion for me

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  @yukihana421610 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @andrecardon214110 ай бұрын

  Thanks you how you create... Could I ask one vidéo about digital way of your work. Many thanks

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  @andrecardon214110 ай бұрын

  Interesting all these variations in studio with only one in plein air.... BUT WHY ? THANKS

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  @MitchAlbala10 ай бұрын

  For the video, I chose those paintings I felt were most luminous. Most of these paintings in this series were done in the studio, so that’s why there is only one plein air here. Getting things to glow and appear luminous was my primary goal.

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  @andrecardon214110 ай бұрын

  Golden triad for Me

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  @andrecardon214110 ай бұрын

  1:52 Î regret that I couldn't find a questioning summary in french, because you insist on this skill to progress. All chapter are in a affirmative way in french .

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  @andrecardon214110 ай бұрын

  I bought this book in France on July 23 because there is no other book wich such content on Landscape paintings. I read with interest. Thank you Mr Albala

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  @MitchAlbala10 ай бұрын

  I’m delighted to see my book reaching all the way to France. And glad that you are finding the information valuable. Paint on!

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  @andrecardon214110 ай бұрын

  I bought your book in France , and I read the Notan chapter first, because teachers told me, to do Notan's vignette first.

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  @MitchAlbala10 ай бұрын

  Your teachers were right! Always begin with a compositional study. May all your notans be beautiful!

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  @MitchAlbala2 ай бұрын

  Ah, glad to hear you got the book in France. Was it the French language version? Enjoy.

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  @andrecardon214110 ай бұрын

  Yes .Tku. Demo with Monet was a must

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  @slaznum111 ай бұрын

  Really nice job Mitchell

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  @MitchAlbala10 ай бұрын

  Glad it was helpful! Paint on.

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  @FluxyMiniscus Жыл бұрын

  So excited to find your channel- I bought your Landscape painter’s workbook earlier this year, and have been blown away by the work that’s been featured within it- so great to have as a reference! I returned to painting during lockdown, after abandoning my 2d practices to pursue a career as a jeweler in ‘98 (after a terrifying health scare, I felt the need to have a conventional skill … and quit pursuing a somewhat lost line of painting that I’d cultivated for the previous decade.) I’ve found so much encouragement from videos, so I’m always happy to find other fonts of knowledge to connect with/learn from. Thank you for your generosity in your teaching- I hope to take a class from you someday (currently enjoying Ian Roberts classes after finding his channel on KZread…learning so much that my ‘80’s art school education missed) I’m a lifelong student, so I will definitely keep my eyes open for future classes/workshops- always more to learn

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  @macdasi Жыл бұрын

  Very good explained !

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  @quratulainabidi4230 Жыл бұрын

  Why gesso a paper?

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  @MitchAlbala Жыл бұрын

  1. You can’t paint with oils on raw paper; it’s not archival. So you need the gesso to act as a protective layer. 2. Paper is very lightweight and portable, good when painting outdoors or traveling. 3. Paper offers a variety of different textures, from very smooth to coarse, as opposed to always having the same texture of canvas.

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  @SJ-qd3nx Жыл бұрын

  This was life changing thank you. I always knew notan was important, but it always seemed kinda unhelpful when I used it. now I feel like I can use it for composition and learn from it. Thank you so much.

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  @MitchAlbala2 ай бұрын

  "Life changing!" Wow, that's high praise. Well, the notan is like that. It gets down to the bones of the composition. Enjoy!

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  @maladjustedmalcontent1532 Жыл бұрын

  Excellent. Thank you.

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  @navasabetimani7090 Жыл бұрын

  This book is one of the best books I have read about painting. And it helped me a lot. Many thanks from Iran❤

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  @pktdbgnzwl Жыл бұрын

  What a treat ! i appreciate his elevating of such close values, & his stunning portrayal of them. Values that are very close together are a big challenge for myself, but am very capitavated by them especially during winter inversion layer days. Love Mitch's work & his incredible books are right here on my work table.

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  @KathyBrooksArt Жыл бұрын

  This was the most useful lesson I've ever had on Notan and related compositional factors. The way you explained it really made it come together in my mind, and finally it makes sense! Just got your new book, looking forward to studying it and using it. Thanks.

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  @MitchAlbala2 ай бұрын

  Thanks. Also check out the video "Going for the Glow," which discusses the notan, as well.

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  @Magnificent1393 Жыл бұрын

  Can you draw with graphite pencils on a gessoed paper?

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  @MitchAlbala Жыл бұрын

  Yes, you certainly can. However, graphite does smear. So when you start applying paint and color, the graphite might smear and mix with that color. But yes, the graphite is perfectly archival and can be applied to gessoed paper.

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  @maybeimacat3183 Жыл бұрын

  How do you know when a composition is working or not? How to improve it? Do you have any resorces to understand composition? I've only learned all the rules, but I don't quite understand why they work and how to "break" them

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  @MitchAlbala Жыл бұрын

  That’s a big question. I can direct you to the chapters on composition in my most recent book, The Landscape Painter's Workbook, which you can find on Amazon or other online retailers. Essentially, I see composition falling into three areas: managing the picture window, which is how you place elements within the picture window. Second: variation, which comes in many forms, such as big and small, visual weight, intervals, etc. Variation = differences, and the differences are what make a painting interesting. And third, movement. Think of the rules, as you call them, as awareness builders. You don’t just do them, they make you think about the composition, and when you do that, you can usually tell which solution is better. You can also find several resources on composition on my blog: mitchalbala.com

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  @maybeimacat3183 Жыл бұрын

  @@MitchAlbala thank you!

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  @sophiefernelius6900 Жыл бұрын

  Extremely helpful video!! I thought I understood notan but you made it so much more understandable.. Thank you so much!

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  @MitchAlbala2 ай бұрын

  Yes, my take on the notan a little bit different than some other discussions; in partiicular, I don't position it as a value study, but as a shape- and pattern-defining study. Enjoy.

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  @danlightened Жыл бұрын

  I'm not much into painting but I'm looking to print my photography work on fine art prints. I didn't know paper had to be primed too! Only knew that about canvases.

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  @MitchAlbala Жыл бұрын

  Printing fine art prints is a completely different thing from putting paint on a surface. With oil painting especially, the gesso acts as a protective layer. If you just put the oil straight onto the paper, it would not be archival, and could deteriorate. Printing photographs, on the other hand, on paper designed to be receptive to those inkjet inks, is perfectly safe. So, gessoing the paper is a painting thing.

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  @danlightened Жыл бұрын

  @@MitchAlbala Ok thanks a lot!

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  @lilyotv9767 Жыл бұрын

  Perfect timing - I went to the library yesterday & checked out Mitchell's book Landscape Painting. Excellent teacher - beautiful paintings!

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  @pyxelpub8251 Жыл бұрын

  Hey Mr.Albala, I was wondering, while I am not a beginner, would you recommend I start with this book over your other book 'Landscape Painting'? Thanks!

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  @MitchAlbala10 ай бұрын

  Both books cover topics that are important for both beginners and intermediate painters. I’m biased, of course. I think you should get both! However, if you’d like to see a comparison of what’s covered in each book, go to this page at my website: mitchalbala.com/books-compared/

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  @KathyBrooksArt2 жыл бұрын

  Very interesting and useful information. Thanks!

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  @MitchAlbala9 ай бұрын

  You are most welcome! Paint on!

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  @KathyBrooksArt2 жыл бұрын

  Great tutorial, simple and straightforward. Thank you!

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  @MitchAlbala7 ай бұрын

  You are welcome!

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  @KathyBrooksArt2 жыл бұрын

  Very helpful, and interesting. thanks

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  @haidy.f41612 жыл бұрын

  This was very helpful, thank you

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  @TimGreig2 жыл бұрын

  Very helpful. The "white" path was pretty obviously not going to be black in the notan. How do you decide on middle greys?

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  @SehrishAziz2 жыл бұрын

  Very easy and informative tahnk you ✨👏👏

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  @colonel.gaddafikhan91072 жыл бұрын

  Really great book

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  @paulwoodford62292 жыл бұрын

  I love notan art

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  @emclark10002 жыл бұрын

  I bought this book during surgery recovery and devoured it in just a few days...now I'm working my way through it. Thank you for such a thorough AND concise and pointed series of introduction of key concepts. The book presents them in a way to get the artist to learn how to apply the CONCEPTS, thus being able to apply them in personalized choices in the workbook exercises. It is a great teaching and learning approach. Thank you! (I also bought several other books at the same time and this is the only one that pulled me in and kept me eagerly reading and underlining and planning practice paintings).

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  @MitchAlbala2 жыл бұрын

  Delighted to hear your story. That’s exactly how I intended the book to work - to be very practical. No up in the sky theory, but principles and practices you can apply in your paintings right away. Paint on!