Your videos are excellent. You do what not everyone does. Showing the mixing of your colors which to me is probably the most important part of painting, getting your colors, tone, temperature, value correct. I am intermediate, did your painting of silver vase, it came out really nice for my first time.
Even though I paint with gouache, your channel goes beyond "oil painting" and is super-useful. No uber-high-brow terminology or random life philosophizing: just real, easily utilized information. The use of music is just right, as well. Muchos thankos. :)
I was subscribed but never saw your videos on my feed. I'm so grateful I decided to check if you had anything new. I pushed the notification bell so hopefully I dont miss any more videos. Thank you for uploading such an insightful video
I have found your channel today, your videos are excellent, so well done and your paintings are wonderful. Thank you for sharing, you are the teacher I was looking for.
For what it's worth, whenever you lean over the painting and your shadow blocks that direct light source, we can see a better value rendition of the artwork being painted.
You're welcome. Sometimes a direct light is too bright and reduces overall tonal range considerably. Keep up with the great videos, Jason...I always appreciate what you have to share.
When I paint things like snow i like to add a little color depending on the temperature of the light area. Reds, oranges, yellows to have a warm light. Blues, purples or violets, greens, black and white for the cool lights. The complements of the shadows help the complement of the light appear whiter than it actually is. For the neutral lights I mix the cool and the warm to have lean towards neither.
What about the palette on the left? It would be better on the right and the focus in the painting in progress. And the light at 45 degree. Thank you for your all great demonstrations.
Thanks for watching! The palette and light placement is the best I can do right now with the set up I have. I am limited to working within a confined area.
Love your videos. You are very clear and in depth with your information. Can you please say what brand you use? As you know colours change with different brand. My Naples yellow doesn’t look this light. Thank you for your time. You give the opportunity to learn to people like me that can’t go out to workshop. I think it’s very good all the videos you do when you compare different brands. Keep up the good work. Thank you again. 🙏🏻🙂🎨
Thanks so much for watching and for the nice comment! :) That brand of Naples Yellow Light is Vasari, but you don't need to worry about having the exact same colors I use. Anything close will give the same results. Hope that helps!
I am a beginner and your explanation with demonstrations are so helpful for me. I have a question for under painting. People uses paint thinner like turpentine for underpainting and I heard that it is toxic. Because I do my oil painting at home and have concern for ventilation. since my room is not that big and does not have two windows for effective ventilation. I wonder Is there any way to do underpainting without adding medium? For instance, Can I add a little bit of raw amber or burnt sienna when I do gesso? Or can I just apply those colors with titanium white? I hope you can suggest alternative for underpainting without using harmful medium. Thank you so much and I look forward to hearing advice from you ❤
Thanks for the nice comments and a great question! Yes, you can do an underpainting with acrylics to avoid using solvents. You can get a tube of either black or burnt umber acrylic paint (Golden is the best brand) and just mix it with some white acrylic gesso. That is probably the best option. There are also solvent free mediums you can use for the regular part of the painting itself if need be. Gamblin makes them. Another option to consider is the water soluble oil paints. They don't handle in quite the same way as regular oils, but they can be thinned with water. You could use that for just the underpainting and then regular oils for the rest. Hope that helps!
Thank you for great solutions! It is amazing that I can do oil painting in less harmful way in so many different ways!!! You are a really great teacher and I wish all the best wishes to you🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍
I was wondering, what kind of paper canvas you prefer?, recently I bought the Arches oil paper, haven't been able to give them a try yet. I find them convenient for sketching.
Thanks for watching! I use the Fredrix canvas pads and then cut into smaller sizes. It's real primed canvas, but is just in pad form instead of stretched. The Arches oil paper is more like watercolor paper, but you can certinaly use it!
Can I ask what type/brand of disposable palette you are using? I currently use a glass palette and it is really cumbersome to have to clean every painting session.
Can you please make a video on How to paint Foliage ? Painting foliage is not easy as Green is a very tricky color. I have so many shades of green but none seems right for painting leaves
Thanks for watching! I do have a video on painting trees but I can do a more in depth one at some point. You might be going too green for your color. Try dulling the green down with a bit of red or orange and see if it helps.
This is my biggest struggle! I never do my shadows dark enough, therefore my lights are never light enough! I'm not sure why I can't seem to do the shadows DARK to begin with... thanks for this video!
Lisa Gayle Easterwood: I had the same problem, but doing the darkest darks FIRST really makes a difference. It's easier to go lighter once the darks are laid in than vice-versa. I think the problem I had was because things look really abstract when you lay in the darks first-but it's what makes the final painting really pop!
It would help us know why you’re doing what it is that you’re doing if we could see the object or photo you are using as a reference. Wouldn’t you make your background lighter on the shadow side and darker on the lighter side?
Thanks for watching! The background depends on the lighting. I think in this case I was following the photo which has the pitcher casting a shadow to the right. I posted the photo at the beginning of the video but in the future it might be good idea to leave a small thumbnail on the screen while I'm painting.
@@walcottfineart5088 ... ''I posted the photo at the beginning of the video...'' Ah! So you did. I must have turned away from the screen when it was up. Thanks. I have often used a photo as a reference. If the photo is not a good one, and if I ''copy'' it too faithfully, my painting suffers. One time, the photo I used showed a dark black shadow, so I painted a dark black shadow. You can imagine how badly that turned out !
Your videos are excellent. You do what not everyone does. Showing the mixing of your colors which to me is probably the most important part of painting, getting your colors, tone, temperature, value correct. I am intermediate, did your painting of silver vase, it came out really nice for my first time.
Thanks so much for the nice comment! I'm glad you found the video helpful :)
This video is very well done! You have the gift of teaching...and you pack in a lot of useful information in a short time!
Thanks for the nice comment and
for watching! :)
Even though I paint with gouache, your channel goes beyond "oil painting" and is super-useful. No uber-high-brow terminology or random life philosophizing: just real, easily utilized information. The use of music is just right, as well. Muchos thankos. :)
Thanks so much for the nice comment and for watching! I'm so glad you've enjoyed my videos. :)
the best youtube channel i found in youtube, your lessions help me to learn to the core, hope for your future best channel on youtube, thank u
Agreed, definitely the best oil painting channel.
Thanks so much for watching and for the nice comment! :)
More of your great work. A fine painting and a great explanation. Thanks, Jason.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the nice comment and for watching :)
I was subscribed but never saw your videos on my feed. I'm so grateful I decided to check if you had anything new. I pushed the notification bell so hopefully I dont miss any more videos. Thank you for uploading such an insightful video
Thanks for watching...glad you enjoyed it! :)
I have found your channel today, your videos are excellent, so well done and your paintings are wonderful. Thank you for sharing, you are the teacher I was looking for.
Thanks for such a nice comment! I'm glad you have been enjoying my channel. :)
How timely! I'm working on a white pitcher, but it's in water color. Thanks again for such great tips.
Thanks for watching! :)
For what it's worth, whenever you lean over the painting and your shadow blocks that direct light source, we can see a better value rendition of the artwork being painted.
Thanks for watching! Yeah, the camera set up I have isn't the best but for now it's the best I can do. Thanks for the tip! :)
You're welcome. Sometimes a direct light is too bright and reduces overall tonal range considerably. Keep up with the great videos, Jason...I always appreciate what you have to share.
When I paint things like snow i like to add a little color depending on the temperature of the light area. Reds, oranges, yellows to have a warm light. Blues, purples or violets, greens, black and white for the cool lights. The complements of the shadows help the complement of the light appear whiter than it actually is. For the neutral lights I mix the cool and the warm to have lean towards neither.
Yes! White depends very much on what is around it and the color of the light. White always has a little color in it. Thanks for watching!
Great tip Jason for shadows on white object thank you so much!
Thanks for watching! Glad the video was helpful. :)
What about the palette on the left? It would be better on the right and the focus in the painting in progress. And the light at 45 degree. Thank you for your all great demonstrations.
Thanks for watching! The palette and light placement is the best I can do right now with the set up I have. I am limited to working within a confined area.
Love your videos. You are very clear and in depth with your information. Can you please say what brand you use? As you know colours change with different brand. My Naples yellow doesn’t look this light. Thank you for your time. You give the opportunity to learn to people like me that can’t go out to workshop. I think it’s very good all the videos you do when you compare different brands. Keep up the good work. Thank you again. 🙏🏻🙂🎨
Thanks so much for watching and for the nice comment! :) That brand of Naples Yellow Light is Vasari, but you don't need to worry about having the exact same colors I use. Anything close will give the same results. Hope that helps!
Thank you for your replay. Vasari is definitely out of my budget but I’ll try to find something similar. Thank you.
Thanks!!! How about painting black? Like in a black lab dog or a horse or something? Thanks again!!
Great idea! I'll add that to my list of videos to make. Thanks for watching! :)
I am a beginner and your explanation with demonstrations are so helpful for me.
I have a question for under painting. People uses paint thinner like turpentine for underpainting and I heard that it is toxic. Because I do my oil painting at home and have concern for ventilation. since my room is not that big and does not have two windows for effective ventilation. I wonder Is there any way to do underpainting without adding medium? For instance, Can I add a little bit of raw amber or burnt sienna when I do gesso? Or can I just apply those colors with titanium white?
I hope you can suggest alternative for underpainting without using harmful medium.
Thank you so much and I look forward to hearing advice from you ❤
Thanks for the nice comments and a great question! Yes, you can do an underpainting with acrylics to avoid using solvents. You can get a tube of either black or burnt umber acrylic paint (Golden is the best brand) and just mix it with some white acrylic gesso. That is probably the best option. There are also solvent free mediums you can use for the regular part of the painting itself if need be. Gamblin makes them. Another option to consider is the water soluble oil paints. They don't handle in quite the same way as regular oils, but they can be thinned with water. You could use that for just the underpainting and then regular oils for the rest. Hope that helps!
Thank you for great solutions! It is amazing that I can do oil painting in less harmful way in so many different ways!!! You are a really great teacher and I wish all the best wishes to you🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍
Great,thanks so much.❤️
I tried twice to sign up for your newsletter, but the link to verify is not working. Thank you for this great white pitcher Lesson!
beautiful, i want to paint just like you.
Thanks for watching! :) Anyone can learn to paint if they practice. :)
very nice!
I was wondering, what kind of paper canvas you prefer?, recently I bought the Arches oil paper, haven't been able to give them a try yet. I find them convenient for sketching.
Thanks for watching! I use the Fredrix canvas pads and then cut into smaller sizes. It's real primed canvas, but is just in pad form instead of stretched. The Arches oil paper is more like watercolor paper, but you can certinaly use it!
Very helpful thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Very helpful!
Great! Thanks for watching. :)
Thanks for the videos
Long time Jason..? We miss your video's.
Thanks for watching! I will keep uploading don't worry. For now about every 10 to 14 days is a good workable schedule for me. :)
@@walcottfineart5088 all the best and success 💐
Can I ask what type/brand of disposable palette you are using? I currently use a glass palette and it is really cumbersome to have to clean every painting session.
It's the Richeson "Gray Matters" palette. Thanks for watching! :)
It's very quick and easy to clean with a razor blade scraper www.dickblick.com/products/excel-hand-held-scraper-with-blades/
Can you please make a video on How to paint Foliage ? Painting foliage is not easy as Green is a very tricky color. I have so many shades of green but none seems right for painting leaves
Thanks for watching! I do have a video on painting trees but I can do a more in depth one at some point. You might be going too green for your color. Try dulling the green down with a bit of red or orange and see if it helps.
This is my biggest struggle! I never do my shadows dark enough, therefore my lights are never light enough! I'm not sure why I can't seem to do the shadows DARK to begin with... thanks for this video!
Thanks for watching! Don't be afraid to go dark on the shadows..they are darker than you think. :)
Lisa Gayle Easterwood: I had the same problem, but doing the darkest darks FIRST really makes a difference. It's easier to go lighter once the darks are laid in than vice-versa. I think the problem I had was because things look really abstract when you lay in the darks first-but it's what makes the final painting really pop!
Thank you so much for these tips! I will definitely apply from now on!
It would help us know why you’re doing what it is that you’re doing if we could see the object or photo you are using as a reference.
Wouldn’t you make your background lighter on the shadow side and darker on the lighter side?
Thanks for watching! The background depends on the lighting. I think in this case I was following the photo which has the pitcher casting a shadow to the right. I posted the photo at the beginning of the video but in the future it might be good idea to leave a small thumbnail on the screen while I'm painting.
@@walcottfineart5088 ... ''I posted the photo at the beginning of the video...''
Ah! So you did. I must have turned away from the screen when it was up. Thanks.
I have often used a photo as a reference. If the photo is not a good one, and if I ''copy'' it too faithfully, my painting suffers. One time, the photo I used showed a dark black shadow, so I painted a dark black shadow. You can imagine how badly that turned out !
@@renzo6490 Yes, there is a method to using photos succesfully for paintings! That would probably make a great subject for a new video! :)
Is this acrylic or oil?
These are oil paints, but the same technique and colors can be used with acrylics. Thanks for watching! :)
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Cut the disturbing music.
We weren’t allowed to talk in class so why the music?