Classical style speed painting of a live model by Jonathan Hardesty

Hi Everyone, My name is Jonathan Hardesty and I teach and paint for a living. This painting was a quick sketch over a 2 hour period. I did it as a live demo for my online students, but decided to increase the speed by 2000% and put it up here on youtube. I love doing these quick sketches of models because it is a nice departure from the longer, more involved pieces that I send to my gallery. These type of sketches, while not perfect, are fun because you can focus on capturing a person using your first impression.

I paint exclusively from life and you can see the model there at the end taking a look at the painting. You can see more of my work at http://www.jonathanhardesty.com . I teach the classical methods online as well at http://www.classicalartonline.com . I get questions about my materials a lot as well so here is a list:

Palette colors:

(Rembrandt - Ivory Black, Ultramarine Blue, Viridian, Asphaltum, Transparent Oxide Red, Permanent Red Medium, Yellow Ochre Light, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Lemon)

(Gamblin - Alizarin Permanent)

The medium I use is gamsol with about 25-30% poppy oil. I use silver grand prix filbert brushes, and langnickel 5590 sables. My canvas is Claessens Type 13 oil primed.

Category:

Howto & Style

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• Jonathan
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• classical
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• portrait
• model
• representational

[BigDogGMoney]

Jonathan, love your technique! Are you using oils or acrylics? I noticed early on when you were marking out the features that you did some correcting with lighter paint and your work didn't dirty with colours running into one another, which makes me think you're using acrylics?

[JonathanHardesty]

Thanks! I'm using oils actually. I have found that I am horrible with acrylics. They dry so fast that I feel like I can't do anything. I've seen beautiful work with acrylics but I could never quite get them to work for me. The trick with overlaying oil paint is to make sure you haven't used too much medium/thinner in the first layer. You have to make sure to use enough paint for the overlaying stroke as well and use a light touch. You have to leave the stroke too and not mess with it.

[dcolman27]

welll done man I like your text overlays with little tidbits of valuable info Someone commented you on seeing the model, you can always set up another camera to capture her @ same time and put it as an insert/small thumbnail in upper left or lower left of this main screen. Something my camera guy did on my demos. I will show you an example when its up

[JonathanHardesty]

Yeah I think you are right. Showing the model would help tremendously...even if it was just a picture in the upper right. I've got some software now that allows for picture in picture so I think for my next one I will have both my palette and also the model reference.

[bagoona]

how do u lift the paper w/out ripping it when done?

[JonathanHardesty]

This is actually canvas that I have taped to the drawing board. The reason I do it this way, especially for quick sketches, is to allow myself compositional room. I don't have to worry about the composition while I am painting...I can always just take it off the board and stretch it later. Because of the ground on the canvas the tape doesn't stick or leave a residue...at least in my experience I've never had that happen. It probably depends a lot on the tape and the canvas used.

[KeithEPatton]

you're 19... do you have any training? It doesn't sound like you know what you're talking about. This guy is one of the most trained skilled realists alive. Block-in's are the first abstract 2d shapes of the drawing (the first 1:30), proportions, placement, etc; the tones involve the lay-in, posterizing, and the modeling. He only has two hours on a quick sketch, the modeling won't be perfect.

[HERMIONExCANTxDRAW]

I love your videos. Good art and music at the same time :)

[pagnes61]

very good painting. I wonder only why don't you lift a bit the canvas in way that it is directly in front of your face. It must be very uncomfortable curving your back every time.

[electricsparty]

whats the title of the back song?

[nervousnotebooks]

9 people are mad they can't paint like Jonathan Hardesty.

[sclewi]

Try a good quality odourless mineral spirit, only put out small amounts while working. Use sparingly to thin paint. And wipe brushes on rags or paper to clean brushes. If your wealthy apparently Spike of Lavender will work.

[LukeShetler]

Is there any way to do this sort of thing with 0 harmful vapors? I love to oil paint but it is such a pain to do it in my bedroom, without turpentine and the like. As of now I only use walnut oil (and a fast drying variant)

Thanks (I'll take advice from anybody)

[TRASUPO]

Remember the painters philosophy, or the 3"M"s, 1st stroke Magic, 2nd stroke Mediocre, 3rd stroke Mud.

[edifice9]

Beautiful



[grdemihop1]

goooooooooooood