Still life painting demo in artificial light

[soccerchick24913]

Amazing work. Very realistic!

[09monos]

I love your work! Stunning artwork and skills! Congrats! One question if I may: I saw a light meter...how do you use it?

[josvanr]

@09monos thnx... Ah yes when painting with artificial light I just check if I have 100 lux or more on the canvas, otherwise seeing the colors is more difficult....

[Jun127]

@josvanr How do you get those smooth gradients and blends? Can you do a lesson at slower speed and narrated? that would be awesome...

[josvanr]

@Jun127 For the gradients you need enough paint, preferably opaque, then blend with a dry brush when it is still wet. It is easier to do this when the surface has some structure, because otherwise you move the paint and you see the brush marks. So fine canvas or cardboard is easier than MDF panel....

[Jun127]

@josvanr also, do you have any favorite brands? which liquin do you use?

[josvanr]

@Jun127 Right now I use a slow medium of equal parts venice turp and stand oil. I think in ths painting I used 3 parts linseed oil and one part Graham Walnut Alkyd. Normal Liquin also works but has evaporating solvents in it...



[ThomaliciousTV]

Geef jij toevallig ook nog les in schilderen? Op een school of academie?

[josvanr]

@ThomaliciousTV hallo, nee is er nog niet van gekomen..............

[ThomaliciousTV]

@josvanr Denkt u er ooit nog aan cursussen te geven, je kan op de academies (waar ik op zit) nog alleen maar heel autonoom les krijgen waarbij het gaat om je geest i p v de techniek. Dat vind ik best jammer dus ik vraag me af of er in Nederland überhaupt nog wordt les gegeven in techniek.

[josvanr]

@ThomaliciousTV Misschien dat het er ooit nog eens van komt, maar voorlopig nog niet.. In nederland weet ik 2 instituten waar een beetje in de richting komen: Wackers Academie in Amsterdam en de Klassieke Academie in Groningen. Maar wil je echt heel traditioneel onderwijs dan moet je zijn bij de 'Florence Academy' in ... Florence...

[ThomaliciousTV]

@josvanr Ik zoek het op! Thnx

[fdh1004]

What a talent. Nice job.

[danielloja]

dam you make it look wasy but its hard to make

[macrsd1]

yes - I saw the smiley face at :26

[alcugasa]

La forma de pintar y el acabado de las obras de este hombre, me recuerda a los viejos maestros. Los videos están bastante bien realizados, se ve la forma de trabajar del pintor y su resultado final, conjunción en las luces, tonos, color, composición, etc. En estas últimas obras, hace el cristal tangible.

[cestchaz]

I saw that smiley face! right back at you there my friend!

[terrapin52]

Did you catch the smiley face at :26? Like this post if you did.

[suntanners]

heel mooi

[charlesport1]

I think you are so talented, maybe a slower dvd later?

[josvanr]

@charlesport1 thnx.... yes have to do that some time..........

[josvanr]

@charlesport1 i hope to do so some time.....

[gardenofarcane]

DO you varnish your paintings after finishing them? if you do do share that as well. And what are your views on Oiling out, as painters do to even out the shine on surface.

[josvanr]

@gardenofarcane Sometimes I varnish but not systhematically. I maybe should do so.... Usually I also oil out the painting (with oil+liquin) to even out the shine. So far I didn't have any problems with this. As long as it is done thinly?....

[calin4thewin]

Great work, and it really helps that you share these details with us (how long it took for instance).

Say what are my chances of some critique from you?

You're one of the main daily painters that have motivated me to focus on still life and start daily painting. But I'm still a student and could really use some advice on how to improve.

Can I send you a PM with some of my still life paintings? or should I do a speed painting video like yours, for some better critique?

[josvanr]

@calin4thewin thnx. Yes if you like just send some images. Most convenient is on my email address.....

[calin4thewin]

@josvanr Very well, email sent, I am letting you know here as well, just in case it reaches your spam folder :)

[paulcorfield]

Very nice work Jos. Did you wipe the medium all over the panel before the start? Do you prefer this medium to your old alkyd/oil medium?

[josvanr]

@paulcorfield yes I applied it very thinly all over the panel, but as thin as I could; just so the paint flows off the brush in the first strokes. This medium dries somewhat slower. I dont reallly know if the alkyd makes any diffference, because I used so little. (I just added some more linseed oil to what I already had.).

[josvanr]

@paulcorfield It's about the same medium, only more linseed oil so it dries more slowly.. Yes I oil out the panel but very very thinly, just to get rid of the 'scratchy' feeling when painting on a dry panel..

[rainsong89]

amazing josvanr you are my teacher ,, really i'm glad that i can learn from you'r work

[engelteir]

i liked the little smiley face you hid in the middle! great work as always!

[josvanr]

@engelteir the work 'has multiple layers of meaning'...

[LioeIe]

great work as always, josvanr

[Cruelhazard]

I'm guessing to get that textural effect on the objects, you're dry brushing? I can't really tell :P. Good stuff, nice job with the reflected light.

[josvanr]

@Cruelhazard Yes on the lower part of the painting (the side of the table) I first applied paint, then later removed some of it with a large dry brush, so empty panel shines through. It gets lighter and the panel structure shows. In the other objects it's mostly just the effect of painting on panel. Every touch is visible so one always sees a texture...

[koron44]

god that audio is causing headaches

but nice painting

[LioeIe]

@koron44 youtube provides this great feature called the mute button!

[josvanr]

@koron44 thinking about adding some bach music, but this track has become more or less my trade mark. (sound from the street in my studio)...