Love that you have no music...I rather be in your painting than in the 'real' world...the same feeling when looking at Chardin or Morandi. Checked your site and really like the 'Still Life w/Oil Can." I wanted to look at all paintings (so tiny!)...takes time to click on each one...then it goes back to the top and then have to scroll down and find where I was. But, I like all the quietness your paintings (and your site) exude. Like the space you have around the subjects, not cramped at all. ^ . ^
@GahDub Actually I don't ever draw from photos... What you said about the lens seems correct, still, the farther side of the cake shouldn't be wider than the front side. No rectangle in the world gets wider on the farther side no matter how you look at it.
@J3SUSFR3AK29 I hope it was! I know a bakery nearby where verything always looks oh so yummy, but is really bland and tasteless. What is Chipolata anyways?
@stee1face mdf board, as opposed to tempered masonite, is very absorbent stuff. After applying 1 or 2 layers of acrylic gesso, or acrylic varnish to seal, the surface still retains some absorbency. More than tempered masonite, anyway. Thus it is easier to get rid of brush marks, if you want..
@josvanr if you want masonite to keep more of an absorbancy quality, sand it down good on the painting surface first. I would hate for the binders in the MDF to attack your colors over the years. they are little masterpieces.
@josvanr Awesome stuff, you just saved me from buying a bunch of canvases :)
I realized I have this spare MDF board, quite large, and already gessoed. Rather than storing it til next year (when I'll need it for school) I'll cut the sucker up and paint a bunch of still lives instead.
If you can spare the time to help out a first year art student with some critique, please drop by my channel and leave some thoughts :)
thank you for your answers, I really appreciate it! And please, don't stop making those paintings, they're so yummy and gorgeous. To me, you're the best still life artist, and I'm waiting to see more of your work. Thank you.
I've watched all your videos and I'm always amazed at the results. WOW again!!! How long does it take you to make a painting this size? Do you have to wait for the paint to dry sometimes, in between layers for example? Thank you so much, forget acrylics, I want to try still life with oil. 5 stars!
I have more dificulty with proportion I think, ie getting all the contours in the right place. In still life painting however, this is not so important (not as important as in figure or portrait). But still, getting the colors right, ie capturing what the light does to local color is not an easy task. I still regularly have to throw with brushes to get it right..
very well noted... I did see it but I kind of both liked the light edge at the right and the dark one at the left, so I just left it like this. But it is actually a perspective error (or a correct depiction of a twisted pie)
@Stellmarine Yours is a common mistake to see or draw/paint by using most photos. The lens, especially a wide angle such as this, will throw an exaggerated perspective on even a small subject. In real life you don't see that much skewed planes. From the artist's perspective here you would see completely straight lines down both sides.
no I usually don't practice for a painting. But I have been drawing a lot lately (portraits), to learn proportion. But for most
still life paintings I think proportion is not so important (ie it doesnt matter if the pie would be a bit higher or narrower than in real life). I've been painting for about 10 years..
I'm painting on mdf board, seized with some acrylic varnish. This forms a rather absorbent ground to paint on, feeling similar to a canvas (but without the structure).
Love that you have no music...I rather be in your painting than in the 'real' world...the same feeling when looking at Chardin or Morandi. Checked your site and really like the 'Still Life w/Oil Can." I wanted to look at all paintings (so tiny!)...takes time to click on each one...then it goes back to the top and then have to scroll down and find where I was. But, I like all the quietness your paintings (and your site) exude. Like the space you have around the subjects, not cramped at all. ^ . ^
ortegablue 2 months ago
@ortegablue thnx.... Yes i have to change that some time on the siite, but when........
josvanr 2 months ago
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this is so real and creamy. more than the photo! love that it's not a perfect square cut piece of pie. more lifelike. excellent!
moomoomagee 7 months ago
this is so real and creamy. more than the photo! love that it's not a perfect square cut piece of pie. more lifelike.
moomoomagee 7 months ago
So at about 0:30 you do that step where you pre-mix the right colors, for different areas, and compare with the real thing, right?
Very good to know, I never did that until now, must save a whole lot of time to have them pre-mixed like that :)
firuinthehouse 8 months ago
@firuinthehouse yes, its nice to have some piles of paint that are more or less what you need for the different areas in the painting.....
josvanr 8 months ago
If you don't mind mentioning, how much do you sell these paintings for?
Anonymous98706 10 months ago
I love the edges on this one, nice and sharp :)
firuinthehouse 8 months ago
Your style and approach is mesmerizing! I can't get enough. Thanks!!
arthagd 1 year ago
@GahDub Actually I don't ever draw from photos... What you said about the lens seems correct, still, the farther side of the cake shouldn't be wider than the front side. No rectangle in the world gets wider on the farther side no matter how you look at it.
Stellmarine 1 year ago
@Stellmarine you are right, I could have corrected it but kind of liked it like this.. (theoretically the pie could be a trapezoid)
josvanr 1 year ago
@Stellmarine HE WAS HURRYING TO EAT THAT CAKE!! it looks scrumptious!!!
J3SUSFR3AK29 1 year ago
@J3SUSFR3AK29 I hope it was! I know a bakery nearby where verything always looks oh so yummy, but is really bland and tasteless. What is Chipolata anyways?
Stellmarine 1 year ago
I have a VERY curious question.......Do you consume these subjects afterwards? ;)
They all looks SO yummy.....almost as good as your painting!
GahDub 1 year ago
May I ask why MDF board?
stee1face 1 year ago
@stee1face mdf board, as opposed to tempered masonite, is very absorbent stuff. After applying 1 or 2 layers of acrylic gesso, or acrylic varnish to seal, the surface still retains some absorbency. More than tempered masonite, anyway. Thus it is easier to get rid of brush marks, if you want..
josvanr 1 year ago
@josvanr if you want masonite to keep more of an absorbancy quality, sand it down good on the painting surface first. I would hate for the binders in the MDF to attack your colors over the years. they are little masterpieces.
TheDrewKiger 1 year ago
@josvanr Awesome stuff, you just saved me from buying a bunch of canvases :)
I realized I have this spare MDF board, quite large, and already gessoed. Rather than storing it til next year (when I'll need it for school) I'll cut the sucker up and paint a bunch of still lives instead.
If you can spare the time to help out a first year art student with some critique, please drop by my channel and leave some thoughts :)
calin4thewin 8 months ago
You are a thru inspiration. Keep them coming buddy.
stee1face 1 year ago
thank you for your answers, I really appreciate it! And please, don't stop making those paintings, they're so yummy and gorgeous. To me, you're the best still life artist, and I'm waiting to see more of your work. Thank you.
Danetochoco 1 year ago
I've watched all your videos and I'm always amazed at the results. WOW again!!! How long does it take you to make a painting this size? Do you have to wait for the paint to dry sometimes, in between layers for example? Thank you so much, forget acrylics, I want to try still life with oil. 5 stars!
Danetochoco 1 year ago
hello, these small ones take about 2 hours. No for the small ones I dont let the paint dry, just paint wet in wet until it is finished...
josvanr 1 year ago
I have more dificulty with proportion I think, ie getting all the contours in the right place. In still life painting however, this is not so important (not as important as in figure or portrait). But still, getting the colors right, ie capturing what the light does to local color is not an easy task. I still regularly have to throw with brushes to get it right..
josvanr 2 years ago
the hardest part i quess is to get the colors right?
Djole0 2 years ago
very well noted... I did see it but I kind of both liked the light edge at the right and the dark one at the left, so I just left it like this. But it is actually a perspective error (or a correct depiction of a twisted pie)
josvanr 2 years ago
That was educating.
Still, what bugs me is that the painted cake looks like a trapezoid rather than a rectangle while the real cake is quite obviously a rectangle.
Stellmarine 2 years ago
@Stellmarine Yours is a common mistake to see or draw/paint by using most photos. The lens, especially a wide angle such as this, will throw an exaggerated perspective on even a small subject. In real life you don't see that much skewed planes. From the artist's perspective here you would see completely straight lines down both sides.
GahDub 1 year ago
excellent idea!
josvanr 2 years ago
Hi Jos,
I thought that you were going to scrape the cake with the painting knife and apply it on the canvas :-)
Great work !
José
hushcolours 2 years ago
in fact, there is actually a drawing error in the pie... I did notice, but decided to leave it in there. (Can you spot it?)
josvanr 2 years ago
first of great job.I think the error is that you forgat to put the black sign.
osleyee 2 years ago
hi
no I usually don't practice for a painting. But I have been drawing a lot lately (portraits), to learn proportion. But for most
still life paintings I think proportion is not so important (ie it doesnt matter if the pie would be a bit higher or narrower than in real life). I've been painting for about 10 years..
josvanr 2 years ago
how long you being painting?
osleyee 2 years ago
do you practice in a paper first or you go you straight to paint ? 5 stars
osleyee 2 years ago
ah thank you , stars always welcome!..
I'm painting on mdf board, seized with some acrylic varnish. This forms a rather absorbent ground to paint on, feeling similar to a canvas (but without the structure).
josvanr 2 years ago
Very o.k.5 ; )
dasr77 2 years ago
Excellent, what surface are you painting on?
organicpaul 2 years ago
prachtig gewoon
arneduym 2 years ago