I don't recall the basics ever being presented so clearly, and so simply. Amazing how painting a white cup and onion has suddenly become an exciting challenge. Not boring at all. Thank you.
konanoobiemaster we can stand watching a lot....we need to see real life deem as and the mistakes real artists over on and how they do it...i can give you names of artists that have realized that and the subscription count has gone way up. The least interesting artist are the ones that basically show off there finished product as though [no problem man I'm good and you'll never get there]. Thanks for you efforts and I do hope to see the longer honest approach. And trust me I'm not alone in this wish! Brush on!
@@randym1317 You might be interested that I've started a new Patreon channel where I'll be showing longer demos in real-time: www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting
Thank you so much for this lesson! You had managed to explain the subject to me that other art teachers couldn't. It's a rare case when an artist bothers to transform their intuitive painting process into a technology on such a deep level. Many blessings to you!
I've struggled with the concept of soft and hard edges for many years, and your video really helped in breaking it down for me. You are an absolutely brilliant teacher, thank you so much for making this video!
You have an extraordinary way of clearly explaining basic techniques that others seem to gloss-over. Your skill in realising this information is absorbing to watch. Thanks for all your work.
...and the crowd goes wild!!!.... EXACTLY what I needed to hear on value/ edges that I've been missing in some of my work. (Been drawing since I was 6, but just started oil painting 6 months ago.) THANK YOU!
Great video again! I'm so grateful for the content you put out to help all of us out. Your video about opaque and transparent colors was such an eye-opener for me and really lifted my whole painting process to another level! Thanks for your work! Keep it up!
Hello. It is important to understand what Tzavaras mentions in the video that the way the edges are handled defines the style. This video shows how to do it for a more impressionistic, atmospheric and gestural style. Excellent demonstration. Thank you
I appreciate the recap at the end. For me, one of the most important concepts was the last one: don't leave too many hard edges.Not only will they distract the viewer, but also lose the painterly feeling and become a graphic. Love that. Thanks again and cheers.
I can't explain how much im grateful for your videos. This is the best channel with true knowledge and techniques in painting. You're doing a very wonderful job sir!
Good video. That's one way to tackle edges. I think you may be being a little dogmatic saying don't blend edges though. Painting into edges with more paint is certainly one way. You can also make a single sweep of a soft brush to blend edges and this is exactly what you see in works by Zorn and Sargent as well modern masters like Schmid. This is blending edges optically because at a distance it creates the illusion of intermediate values. Depending on the direction of the brush stroke and how sensitively the stoke is made the edge can be varied from soft to hard and the edges can have a vibrancy and energy too.
You are sharing very useful informations which an amateur painter looking for, like me. You are a dedicated teacher, who knows the heart of a real devoted artist. Thanks a lot. God bless.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and techniques!! esp the tip abt the dark color applied on light which gives soft edges was an Aha moment!! Truly grateful for the efforts you put in making these vdos and the quick recap at the end! 🙏
I'm a beginner to oil painting, struggling with my edge control - I'll try to apply your tips to my work! It's fascinating that dark will blend more smoothly into light than light into dark, I have never heard of that. I think working on more deliberate brushstrokes will also help me, rather than overblending. Thank you for the very helpful video, I think it will save me some frustration!
Glad you found this helpful. Simple still lives like this and also working on monochrome are a great way to focus your practice on paint handling. And yes, try your best to be deliberate, try to touch the canvas with as few brushstrokes as possible. Which is really hard. When I watch back these videos, I still always catch myself fiddling around too much.
Very good tips! Art is so interesting, but can be frustrating, it's nice to be shown and extends the interest in what is a rewarding and fascinating hobby which I've started during lockdown at age 74! Every encouragement is welcome thank you for your valuable teaching
There aren't as many soft edges in landscape painting (apart from clouds) and you normally see more edge variety, say around the edges of trees, the nearer they are to you.
Timely n succinct advises! Current oil painting of mine too many hard edges. Too distracting. U r right! Dark paint over light color to soften edges and to transition tip useful too!
Muchas, muchas gracias. Es usted muy generoso al compartir tanta y tan valiosa información. Nunca en mi época de academia de arte aprendí tanto de alguien
What separates a good teacher from a great one is they're talent for explaining complex concepts and choosing what will improve theyre work the most based on what gives an artist more choices and control over the work. I for one will never stop learning , and I also like to review and revisit techniques like this one , and also the fact that shadow edges or boundaries should appear softer , and where the light hits an object that edge should appear a bit sharper. As well as keeping some shadows transparent Thx 4 another 👍 video .
well done. I've been puzzled by this issue while working on my first oil. Some artists tell you to blend while others point out as you do to paint each value separately. It works if you can overcome the urge to blend. You have brought this home for me.
Such a good explanation of the basics in painting which is invaluable when learning .Quite a rarity to find an artist who is willing to put the time into great teaching . Thank you so much . Would be great to go to one of your classes .
I have to say this is the most subtle and simple tutorial i have ever watched, Mr Tzavaras thank you so much, I've spent a lot of long times trying to get to those important conceptions and understanding, in only ten minutes, you have just summarized ART.. Thank you This is best simple art channel on youtube ... Just go ahead 👍
Thank you very much! So glad you find it useful. This one took me a while to make. The painting, filming and editing is quite straightforward, but actually writing them takes time. Trying to figure out what I think are the most import concepts and how best to explain them in a short space of time.
Thank you Alex! all your videos are volumes of great knowledge, and so simple and to the point, you make it pretty graspable and effective, true to your channel name : truly SIMPLIFIED :D Thank you so much! I never leave comments, but your beautiful stoic face has made me, this time, haha !
so appreciate your incredible generosity and knowledge...stunning painting! I look forward to listening very carefully to what you are saying, and trying for myself! Thanks so very much!
very grateful for your explanations, it is of great value to me, I hope that others will come soon! The concept of modeling (because of its simplicity) is very illuminating to understand the technique of painting
Have you seen any of the other portrait videos on my channel? I'm planning on doing a real time full length demo sometime soon. In the meantime you might find these useful? ua-cam.com/video/jczrAB1_M6s/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/7CtFkjpzVjQ/v-deo.html
Nice. I've been practicing not putting an edge on the shadow side where it meets the cast shadow. The light into dark rule is probably why Ive had a hard time getting soft edges. I'll give it a go. Thanks
"Simply" the best painting tutorials online. Way to go Alex!
Thank you very much Douglas! Glad you think so.
I don't recall the basics ever being presented so clearly, and so simply. Amazing how painting a white cup and onion has suddenly become an exciting challenge. Not boring at all. Thank you.
the knowledge you give away for free is almost criminal ;) thank you so much - you're a wonderful teacher!
Haha. Thanks. I ended up editing this down and leaving quite a lot out. I wasn't how long people could stand watching me paint a cup.
konanoobiemaster we can stand watching a lot....we need to see real life deem as and the mistakes real artists over on and how they do it...i can give you names of artists that have realized that and the subscription count has gone way up. The least interesting artist are the ones that basically show off there finished product as though [no problem man I'm good and you'll never get there].
Thanks for you efforts and I do hope to see the longer honest approach. And trust me I'm not alone in this wish!
Brush on!
I second that comment. Brilliant teacher abe I could watch an hour of this no problem.
@@randym1317 You might be interested that I've started a new Patreon channel where I'll be showing longer demos in real-time:
www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting
He's.
Thanks a lot! You're a wonderful teacher! Every lesson is a treasure especially for self-taught artists.
Thank you Roxana!
You are the best teacher on UA-cam. Thank you Alex!
Brilliant. This made miles of sense - each of your videos delivers the equivalent to twenty years worth of practice. Thank you.
Thank you very much Jeffrey!
Great instruction from such a skilled painter, Clear and to the point.
Thank you so much for this lesson! You had managed to explain the subject to me that other art teachers couldn't. It's a rare case when an artist bothers to transform their intuitive painting process into a technology on such a deep level. Many blessings to you!
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful.
Very well done. The best explanation of edges that I’ve heard. Thank you.
I am so lucky running into your tutorial. You are the best teacher! I subscribed immediately.
Thank you Jenna!
Just the right advice on hard edges. My beach landscape looks too harsh and now I know why!
I've struggled with the concept of soft and hard edges for many years, and your video really helped in breaking it down for me. You are an absolutely brilliant teacher, thank you so much for making this video!
Thank you!
He.makes it look really easy, doesn't he!?
You are perhaps the best TEACHER & Undisputably the best OIL PAINTER. Your presentation & the quality & crispness is amazing. God bless you.
Thank you very much!
Super helpful! The tip about paint a dark colour into light and vice-versa really turned on a lightbulb in my cob-webby brain. Great videos!
Thanks Angus!
You have an extraordinary way of clearly explaining basic techniques that others seem to gloss-over. Your skill in realising this information is absorbing to watch. Thanks for all your work.
I was scared that this would be another over complicated instructional video but I was pleasantly surprised- what a great teacher you are!
Thank you!
This was most helpful because you first demonstrated and then summarized at the end. This kind of organized teaching is how I learn best. Thank you.
Thank you Katharine, glad you've found this helpful.
Thanks Alex. Great teaching style.
...and the crowd goes wild!!!.... EXACTLY what I needed to hear on value/ edges that I've been missing in some of my work. (Been drawing since I was 6, but just started oil painting 6 months ago.) THANK YOU!
Thanks Kevin, glad you've found this helpful.
Great video again!
I'm so grateful for the content you put out to help all of us out. Your video about opaque and transparent colors was such an eye-opener for me and really lifted my whole painting process to another level! Thanks for your work! Keep it up!
Hello.
It is important to understand what Tzavaras mentions in the video that the way the edges are handled defines the style. This video shows how to do it for a more impressionistic, atmospheric and gestural style. Excellent demonstration. Thank you
this is by far the most brilliant and clear video about edges, thanks a million !!
Thank you very much!
so simple but so effective,dark on light giving softer esdges is illuminating
You rock master! Thanks a lot for your wonderful job! You’re a great teacher ❤️
Thank you Maxime!
Thank you this video has solved a sticking point for me dark into light edge particularly
Thank you Pauline! Glad it was helpful.
Again, one of the very best art instruction videos in all of Artdom!! Thank you 🙏 maestro Alex. Wow that painting of Anders Zorn! Amazing!
Thank you Joann! Glad it was helpful.
What a great, succinct lesson. Thankyou!
Thank you. Glad it was helpful.
I appreciate the recap at the end. For me, one of the most important concepts was the last one: don't leave too many hard edges.Not only will they distract the viewer, but also lose the painterly feeling and become a graphic. Love that. Thanks again and cheers.
Excellent explanation and demonstration. Thanks!
Thanks you Heleen! Glad it was helpful.
I can't explain how much im grateful for your videos. This is the best channel with true knowledge and techniques in painting. You're doing a very wonderful job sir!
Thank you very much!
Good video. That's one way to tackle edges. I think you may be being a little dogmatic saying don't blend edges though. Painting into edges with more paint is certainly one way. You can also make a single sweep of a soft brush to blend edges and this is exactly what you see in works by Zorn and Sargent as well modern masters like Schmid. This is blending edges optically because at a distance it creates the illusion of intermediate values. Depending on the direction of the brush stroke and how sensitively the stoke is made the edge can be varied from soft to hard and the edges can have a vibrancy and energy too.
You are sharing very useful informations which an amateur painter looking for, like me. You are a dedicated teacher, who knows the heart of a real devoted artist. Thanks a lot. God bless.
Thank you
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and techniques!! esp the tip abt the dark color applied on light which gives soft edges was an Aha moment!! Truly grateful for the efforts you put in making these vdos and the quick recap at the end! 🙏
Thank you very much! Glad you liked it.
I'm a beginner to oil painting, struggling with my edge control - I'll try to apply your tips to my work! It's fascinating that dark will blend more smoothly into light than light into dark, I have never heard of that. I think working on more deliberate brushstrokes will also help me, rather than overblending. Thank you for the very helpful video, I think it will save me some frustration!
Glad you found this helpful. Simple still lives like this and also working on monochrome are a great way to focus your practice on paint handling. And yes, try your best to be deliberate, try to touch the canvas with as few brushstrokes as possible. Which is really hard. When I watch back these videos, I still always catch myself fiddling around too much.
Agree, never hears about the tip on how lighter and darker color interacts
Love how you did this video of explaining this process.
Thank you!
Brilliant and invaluable advice - as always. Thank you so much 🙏🔥
Very good tips! Art is so interesting, but can be frustrating, it's nice to be shown and extends the interest in what is a rewarding and fascinating hobby which I've started during lockdown at age 74! Every encouragement is welcome thank you for your valuable teaching
Thank you very much David! Good luck with your painting.
Mind blown. Soooooh incredibly helpful. Thank you !
This is very well explained and delivered with a clear narrative and visual demonstration. thank you!
Thanks Howard! Glad it was helpful.
Really enjoying how thorough these videos are. Thanks man!
Thank you all of your lessons are so helpful
Thank you very much! Glad you like them.
Excellent demonstration and lessons. I imagine that the same lessons can be utilized in landscape as well. Thanks so much!
There aren't as many soft edges in landscape painting (apart from clouds) and you normally see more edge variety, say around the edges of trees, the nearer they are to you.
Brilliant. Quick and to the point. Clear and informative - without any blending! 😉
Thanks David!
Love your video, inspired me to do the monochromatic lesson.Thankyou
Good lord this is glorious! Thank you!
Timely n succinct advises! Current oil painting of mine too many hard edges. Too distracting. U r right! Dark paint over light color to soften edges and to transition tip useful too!
Thanks Johnny! Glad it was helpful.
This is incredibly useful!! Thank you!
Thank you. Glad it was helpful.
This is an excellent teaching video, simple, direct, and important.
Muchas, muchas gracias. Es usted muy generoso al compartir tanta y tan valiosa información. Nunca en mi época de academia de arte aprendí tanto de alguien
Thank you very much Ana! Where was your art academy?
An absolutely excellent video! You are an exceptional teacher. Thank you.
Thank you Dorian!
Excellent tutorial, thank you
Thank you nadia!
Your videos are so helpful. Thank you so much. You explain things so well, I've finally found my teacher. 👍
Thank you very much Keith!
This is excellent. Thank you.
What separates a good teacher from a great one is they're talent for explaining complex concepts and choosing what will improve theyre work the most based on what gives an artist more choices and control over the work. I for one will never stop learning , and I also like to review and revisit techniques like this one , and also the fact that shadow edges or boundaries should appear softer , and where the light hits an object that edge should appear a bit sharper. As well as keeping some shadows transparent Thx 4 another 👍 video .
i love this dude. look how good that looks.. amazing.
Thanks!
This is BRILLIANT! Thank you so much!
Thanks Rioni, glad it was helpful.
So easy to understand! Thanks for posting, you explained this so clearly
Thank you. Glad it was helpful.
Extremely helpful video, Thank you
Thank you Julia! Glad you liked it.
Great tips! Thank you
Love how you broke down the paint steps into easy to understand concepts.
Very helpful video Thank you
Greetings from Greece
Simply the best❤
well done. I've been puzzled by this issue while working on my first oil. Some artists tell you to blend while others point out as you do to paint each value separately. It works if you can overcome the urge to blend. You have brought this home for me.
Thank you. Glad you've found this helpful.
Awesome, thank you for charing that knowledge whith us ,the art is amazing and you're a pretty good artisr
Thank you Hector!
Very good lesson thank you.
Brilliant. I paint in acrylics, but am using the same principles. Thanks so much!
Great video 👌
Thank you for the helpful info
Keep up the awesome work 💜
Lovely!
Great video...so well explained
Thank you David!
This is amazing
I feel like I understand still life’s a bit better now, more than that in fact
Thank u Thank u!
Such a good explanation of the basics in painting which is invaluable when learning .Quite a rarity to find an artist who is willing to put the time into great teaching .
Thank you so much . Would be great to go to one of your classes .
Thank you Ruth
Your content is mind blowing, really refreshing painting philosophy. Thank you for doing this.
Thank you so much! A lot of important make or break elements packed into a short space.
Great video! Thanks so much! Value transitions is my weakest area. Many blessings.
Thank you for the video 🙏 So much useful information in one video!
This is the best content! Thank you so much!!
Thank you very much Amy! Glad it was helpful.
More vids like this one. Very useful.
Very helpful! Thanks!
Thank you for your tutorial of how to paint light shadows. I have been having issues with creating shadows on faces. 👍🏼
My favorite online teacher
Thank you very much Emilia!
I have to say this is the most subtle and simple tutorial i have ever watched, Mr Tzavaras thank you so much, I've spent a lot of long times trying to get to those important conceptions and understanding, in only ten minutes, you have just summarized ART.. Thank you
This is best simple art channel on youtube ... Just go ahead 👍
Thank you very much! So glad you find it useful. This one took me a while to make. The painting, filming and editing is quite straightforward, but actually writing them takes time. Trying to figure out what I think are the most import concepts and how best to explain them in a short space of time.
Thank you sooo much! I have always had problems with blendig the edges in my paintings, and your video helped a lot!
Brilliant Alex, so glad i found your channel..
Thank you Alex! all your videos are volumes of great knowledge, and so simple and to the point, you make it pretty graspable and effective, true to your channel name : truly SIMPLIFIED :D Thank you so much! I never leave comments, but your beautiful stoic face has made me, this time, haha !
Thank you very much Akshita! Glad you've found them helpful.
Great tips - thanks
very helpful. Thank you
so appreciate your incredible generosity and knowledge...stunning painting! I look forward to listening very carefully to what you are saying, and trying for myself! Thanks so very much!
Thanks Vanessa!
Thanks for this video!!!
very grateful for your explanations, it is of great value to me, I hope that others will come soon!
The concept of modeling (because of its simplicity) is very illuminating to understand the technique of painting
Have you seen any of the other portrait videos on my channel? I'm planning on doing a real time full length demo sometime soon. In the meantime you might find these useful?
ua-cam.com/video/jczrAB1_M6s/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/7CtFkjpzVjQ/v-deo.html
Really nice demo and explanations. Thank you.
Thank you very much, I absolutely love your paintings and you are a great inspiration
Wow! Even on my phone leaning back took me from lines of colour to a beautifully realistic porcelain cup.
Super interesting, thanks!
Thank you Iris! Glad you liked it.
Very useful teaching. Thanks a lot.
Love your videos, thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Brilliant !
Nice. I've been practicing not putting an edge on the shadow side where it meets the cast shadow. The light into dark rule is probably why Ive had a hard time getting soft edges. I'll give it a go. Thanks
Thanks Patrick.
Very helpful, tyvm!
Excellent video, thank you. Very clear explanation. I appreciated the recap too.
Thanks, Chris
Beautiful