David you make it look so easy , a flick here , a stroke there , amazing. Unique style is what sets you apart , motion and the harmony of your colors is what I see in your work. Brilliant technique and sense of light is the thread that runs through all your work as well as this one.
Thanks so much for this, David! I've watched it a few times and have found it very helpful in showing me that it *is* possible to paint a portrait with fewer, looser strokes than my inclination would be. I've purchased 2 of your downloadable tutorials and am enjoying them as well, having first been introduced to you by Antrese Wood on "The Savvy Painter." Then, I got to know your work even more through John Thornton's videos. It's quite generous of you to share your techniques here for all to see.
Great work and contrary to the posts above I like the tension with not too much finishing as the scale of the marks in a too fussy finishing phase can spoil the earlier sense of movement. Thank you its a refreshing change to the slick styles of many of the realists school.
@PAPASINO This was just a one shot, wet into wet painting. I like to work on these small paintings while they're wet. My larger paintings are done in layers and dry in between sessions.
nice work, dude, but after this den=monstration do go back again to it when is dried? im trying to say, do u always finish your paintings in a day? i wanna see how u progress on a dry painting...thanks very much for sharing this, i have learnt one thing today
@SrLaberynto This was done on panel. When I work on canvas, I prefer linen. If I'm working on something where I want it to dry more quickly, I use Galkyd instead of oil. BTW, I have a new DVD about all of this stuff coming very soon.
Wow David, great movie! Great painting. BTW, did you know that some people think you look very much like a famous graffiti artist? I saw it in a movie someplace and man did that guy look like you!
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Everytime I watch David work I'm blown away. I wish I could paint like that , brilliant and vibrant.
David you make it look so easy , a flick here , a stroke there , amazing. Unique style is what sets you apart , motion and the harmony of your colors is what I see in your work. Brilliant technique and sense of light is the thread that runs through all your work as well as this one.
Thank you for sharing this. I really enjoy watching the way you use your brush with those quick loose strokes. Beautifully done.
Thanks so much for this, David! I've watched it a few times and have found it very helpful in showing me that it *is* possible to paint a portrait with fewer, looser strokes than my inclination would be. I've purchased 2 of your downloadable tutorials and am enjoying them as well, having first been introduced to you by Antrese Wood on "The Savvy Painter." Then, I got to know your work even more through John Thornton's videos. It's quite generous of you to share your techniques here for all to see.
Thank you, Jane.
Thank you for letting us watch this portrait develop. Just watching how you move your brush is helpful!
Great work and contrary to the posts above I like the tension with not too much finishing as the scale of the marks in a too fussy finishing phase can spoil the earlier sense of movement.
Thank you its a refreshing change to the slick styles of many of the realists school.
Thank you for sharing. I love your work and you have an incredible style to watch, it's hypnotic.
I love the painting and the music.
@PAPASINO This was just a one shot, wet into wet painting. I like to work on these small paintings while they're wet. My larger paintings are done in layers and dry in between sessions.
Love your work David !!!!! !!!!!
Thank you. Wonderful work and commentary.
I took some tips from you about using burnt Siena, it helped me a lot, I've sold some portraits already.
vous êtes crack monsieur DAVID .
j aime votre style .
It's very impressive to see how all of this is done basically with very large brushes.
nice work, dude, but after this den=monstration do go back again to it when is dried? im trying to say, do u always finish your paintings in a day? i wanna see how u progress on a dry painting...thanks very much for sharing this, i have learnt one thing today
@SrLaberynto This was done on panel. When I work on canvas, I prefer linen. If I'm working on something where I want it to dry more quickly, I use Galkyd instead of oil. BTW, I have a new DVD about all of this stuff coming very soon.
Wow David, great movie! Great painting. BTW, did you know that some people think you look very much like a famous graffiti artist? I saw it in a movie someplace and man did that guy look like you!
@UncleRabbit1 I use a variety of different tones. I think that day I just happened to grab a panel which was toned green.
Excellent. Much appreciated the trouble you went to sharing this with us out in the wanna be artists world.
Awesome portrait. I was wondering, do you prefer linen over cotton duck? and also, what medium other than poppyseed oil do you use?
nice, is that a medium of poppy oil+ turpentine?
Have you thought of painting on a gray toned canvas instead of a green toned canvas?
Incredible!!
did you painted with galkid too?
Bravo!!!! Bravo!!!
masterful.....thank you
@PogueSquadron I think I was using poppy seed oil for this portrait.
love it
thanks, David !
@davishev Was it Keith Harring?
What kind of medium are you using? You seem to get a lot of mileage with your paint!
this is amazing thank you.
che tipo di pennelli usi ?
grazie
Gessoed MDF
I pennelli sono sintetici, ma somigliano pennelli di setole.