Every time I think I know enough I watch and read something and realize that there is still plenty to learn as I just did. Thank you for the delightful video. It’s to the point and shows real examples. Pro and beginners can all learn from this.
I really love the way of your teaching.........I have learned so much from your tutorials........I really want to thank you for sharing your knowledge and your methods........
I am a NEW subscriber, and have spent the past two days devouring your video output, with great interest and enjoyment. I have to say that you are so very generous, giving so freely of your knowledge and experience. Thank you for allowing me the oppotunity to learn so much from your many and varied videos. You have, Sir, my deepest respect and admiration. Happiness and health to you and your family. Peace.
I like to do a portrait that shows a different element than just the face. I like the painting to appeal to the wider world forever. That might mean they are working in the garden or kitchen or sitting on their tractor. something that not only the family will love.
Thank you. I have needed this information to move my portraits forward but until I saw your videos, I was working in the dark. You are an excellent teacher as well as a generous and kind one. I am so grateful to you.
Hi Ben, I've just found your channel. You have such helpful tips. The About Me section on your website is really inspiring to me to create paintings as not only a livelihood but also as a gift to the world. Thank you for your presence.
This video is just what I’ve been looking for. The way to getting a good portrait is having a good reference photo. How you explained the simple lighting arrangement is brilliant! You nailed it! Thank you so much for this information👍😊
Precioso, nunca había visto que alguien explicara con tanta paciencia y detalle este tema, al igual sus videos de pinturas comparte con mucho amor lo que hace, muchas gracias es un placer tomar sus enseñanzas.
Beautiful, I have never seen someone explain this subject with such patience and detail, just like his videos of paintings, he shares what he does with much love, thank you very much, it is a pleasure to take your teachings.
Thx Ben I’m glad I’ve found your videos. So so practical…you look like my dad a little…out family is originally from NW Germany…I see a similarity in the nose and eyes
Thank you for sharing such good information! So much great advice, loved your anecdotes on the sitters too! Im looking forward to starting my next painting!
Wow, what an amazing video! Thanks so much. This is a great lesson and demo. It is so hard sometimes to find a good photo reference to paint from. I have learned a different way to take a good picture! You are an amazing instructor. I truly appreciate your knowledge and experience as well as your work. Very impressive. Blessings and take care.
I only discovered your channel recently and I must say I love your videos, they are very informative. I also love your style of painting and your approach to the craft. Thank you for sharing.
I concur with Antony under, your help and experience is invaluable. So generous of you to share, I so appreciate it. May all good things come to you and your family. Very best wishes.
Ben Lustenhouwer hi Ben, this is such a relatively new interaction, it’s wonderful when I think about it. I love UA-cam because it gives a voice outside of the mainstream media and different opinions. I’ve been isolated in the Swedish forest painting for 35 yrs, mostly making a living doing jobs for interior designers in Stockholm and odd trips to London, but the desire to be the best I can be in portraiture has had to wait till I became of pension age. Always done portraiture,mostly family but also commissions . Now I can eat and paint what I want. Bliss. I will put forward my work to the BP portrait artist of the year and have to the Royal society of portrait artist’s. They will put it on their social media. Fun. It’s so wonderful to see your videos, someone sharing. It’s as if I were talking to you. Suddenly I don’t feel so isolated. It means a lot. Thank you again.
Thank you Ben, I really appreciate your videos and learn lots. So much good information from your experience, and so very helpful to help me in my portrait painting. Again, thank you.
Very good practical instruction with words that are direct and to the point. No waffle. Your other painting videos are great WIthe the same directness. Thanks a lot.
Regards. Learning a lot, doesn’t matter i am 65 and have no Academic degrees on Art or painting. I studied Zoology, teach Environment Science at an University. I am doung drawing, painting, etc since my childhood. Learning a lot from you. I started photography once i got a low cost thrown by my uncle's camera just at the age of 12, I do painting just for Peace and mostly present to Dear onces. I love to paint, portraits of animals but also i do of People’s. Be Safe and always Happy. Regards. - Raguib, Bangladesh. A very colorful country. Visited The Netherlands in 1998.
This is truly wonderful , simply explained. I am just starting to take my on pictures to paint. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this on UA-cam
I love you, Im binge watching all of your videos over and over again(looped_ Your zone painting my first video to watch of yours was very profound and helped me sooooo much!
Very helpful, thank you. I learned illustration from pictures and most people seemed to regard working from pictures as a cheat. I am glad to see these very specific instructions for photography as a necessary factor in your portrait preparation. I wonder if I could position the reflective board with an easel next to the model?
Vielen Dank für diese guten Tipps. Einfach, praktisch und gut anzuwenden. Es wird deutlich, wie wichtig eine gute Vorbereitung für ein gutes Bild ist. Das wird im "Eifer des Gefechts" schnell vergessen.
Un vídeo excelente. Ya no tenemos excusas para hacer mejores fotos para trabajar el retrato, además al alcance de todos. Mil gracias por los subtítulos en español. Saludos desde España!!
@@lustenhouwer perdón por mi torpeza, yo soy manchega(C. Real). Lo acabo de conocer hace poco tiempo, solo soy una aficionada pero sus videos me parecen fantásticos.....ahora me cuadra esa música de guitarra española de algún otro video 😊😘👏👏👍
@@silviajimeneznieto-sandova2549 No pasa nada Silvia. Soy Holandés y vivo ya mas que 30 años en España. La música es de primo. guitarrista profesional. Pero...es Holandés.
Nice comment on the sitter, especially if it´s a commissioned portrait. It jumped t my mind the series of portraits of Tsar Nikolai II by Ilya Repin: not even a portrait genius like him could do something bright with such a dull expression.Three main portraits failed: no sweet lie can change the nature of some models. Allso, seen your work, I realized how tough or disappointing it can be for you when the client wants to get a Hollywood star result and the painter thinks "OK, you pay, but this is an expensive photo in oil and canvas"
@@lustenhouwer It takes a patient and good natured artist to make some commissions. I´m glad you are no longer constrained by it, and free to develop you own works.
Will keep what you have said in mind when dealing with portraits, and photographies use in establishing values of shading that are present. My experience in all three areas, having been a Professional Model, an advanced film photographer, and painter since childhood has left me working from a very different skill set than many. It's more a handicap when I find myself having to bridge across the gulfs from differing prospectives, and must make allowances for the sitter's character & temperament, along with the paintings' intended mood. Not a strong advocate of digital imagery, or the express use of app's coupled with software filtering, since I am already proficient with real filters, and have Neutral density, skylight, graduated, and color-correction varieties to account for subject. Years of Commercial and Graphic Arts has left me certain of the gross inadequacy of most image manipulation softwares, with some maker's better than other's, still each defy a specific purpose, with no better, no worse, being the final outcome. Not certain why you even suggest a white card for color balancing, since most professional photographer's would use a neutral gray swatch instead, but I guess its close enough. Thank you for your effort and time in this discourse. Best wishes always.
Every time I think I know enough I watch and read something and realize that there is still plenty to learn as I just did. Thank you for the delightful video. It’s to the point and shows real examples. Pro and beginners can all learn from this.
I really love the way of your teaching.........I have learned so much from your tutorials........I really want to thank you for sharing your knowledge and your methods........
You are a fantastic teacher-thank you for sharing your expertise!
Thank you Mark
I am a NEW subscriber, and have spent the past two days devouring your video output, with great interest and enjoyment.
I have to say that you are so very generous, giving so freely of your knowledge and experience.
Thank you for allowing me the oppotunity to learn so much from your many and varied videos.
You have, Sir, my deepest respect and admiration.
Happiness and health to you and your family.
Peace.
Thank you for your kind words.
It,s a very useful video. Thak you Sir.
I like to do a portrait that shows a different element than just the face. I like the painting to appeal to the wider world forever. That might mean they are working in the garden or kitchen or sitting on their tractor. something that not only the family will love.
Thank you. I have needed this information to move my portraits forward but until I saw your videos, I was working in the dark. You are an excellent teacher as well as a generous and kind one. I am so grateful to you.
Hi Ben, I've just found your channel. You have such helpful tips. The About Me section on your website is really inspiring to me to create paintings as not only a livelihood but also as a gift to the world. Thank you for your presence.
Thank you Sarah for your kind words
very useful video - thank you very much.
you are welcome
Sir, you are a great teacher and a great artist, I really enjoy your video. Special greetings from Bogotá - Colombia.
So great to see a video from you...very helpful content thank you!!
Fantastisch gedaan Ben. Mooie voorbeelden waar ik wat mee kan oefenen.
This video is just what I’ve been looking for. The way to getting a good portrait is having a good reference photo. How you explained the simple lighting arrangement is brilliant! You nailed it! Thank you so much for this information👍😊
Thank you Chris
Thank you, Ben.
You are not only a great artist but also a fantastic teacher. Many thanks.
I hope so.
i remember watching one of your videos some years ago came across your channel today i am glad to you are still uploading :))
Sorry for posting a second time but I hear a hundred things in this short video. I need to listen to it at last twenty times to get it all.
Precioso, nunca había visto que alguien explicara con tanta paciencia y detalle este tema, al igual sus videos de pinturas comparte con mucho amor lo que hace, muchas gracias es un placer tomar sus enseñanzas.
Beautiful, I have never seen someone explain this subject with such patience and detail, just like his videos of paintings, he shares what he does with much love, thank you very much, it is a pleasure to take your teachings.
Gracias.
Thank you very much for these notes.
Thanks Ben. That was very helpful - especially how to light the model without expensive equipment.
Good to hear. Thank you
Wowww this is amazing!! thanks!!
Wish there was a love button!! ❤️ it!!
Thank you.
I'm loving all your videos! Thank you!!
Thx Ben I’m glad I’ve found your videos. So so practical…you look like my dad a little…out family is originally from NW Germany…I see a similarity in the nose and eyes
Thank you Dan
Muchas gracias maestro desde Bogotá Colombia
I'm a pro shooter for 40 years, this is great advice to the beginner.
Nice to hear Christopher.
Thank you for sharing such good information! So much great advice, loved your anecdotes on the sitters too! Im looking forward to starting my next painting!
Go for it Roger!
Great video and excellent explanation about taking photo. Thank you so much!
Thank you Ben, another jewel of information to me. I am excited to have discovered your channel.👌🏾👏👍
Thank you.
Thank you. That was really helpful.
Lots of good information, thank you!
Thank you Mr Ben from Greece.
You are welcome
Wow, what an amazing video! Thanks so much. This is a great lesson and demo. It is so hard sometimes to find a good photo reference to paint from. I have learned a different way to take a good picture! You are an amazing instructor. I truly appreciate your knowledge and experience as well as your work. Very impressive. Blessings and take care.
thank you for your kind words Crisalida
Thank you! Very much, master! I take a lot of notes and information. I wish that you can make videos in Spanish! i'm from Mexico. :)
Excellent video. So many good tips. Nice job, thanks!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Just excellent. Every time I listen I hear things I know I should be doing 1/3,1/31/3 but skimp on the preparation. Crap in crap out.
A big 'thank you' to you,sir!I'm grateful..
Just what I needed! Your photos already look like paintings, I see what you mean by a third of the work is done in taking the photo, thanks
Glad it was helpful!
I only discovered your channel recently and I must say I love your videos, they are very informative. I also love your style of painting and your approach to the craft. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you like them!
Gracias,esperaba algo a sin hacia tiempo
Ben. 🤗💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕👌👍merci pour vos bons conseils .
Thank you.
Excelente maestro, como siempre.
Thank You
Great
Excellent tutorial sir
I concur with Antony under, your help and experience is invaluable. So generous of you to share, I so appreciate it. May all good things come to you and your family. Very best wishes.
You are so welcome
Ben Lustenhouwer hi Ben, this is such a relatively new interaction, it’s wonderful when I think about it. I love UA-cam because it gives a voice outside of the mainstream media and different opinions. I’ve been isolated in the Swedish forest painting for 35 yrs, mostly making a living doing jobs for interior designers in Stockholm and odd trips to London, but the desire to be the best I can be in portraiture has had to wait till I became of pension age. Always done portraiture,mostly family but also commissions . Now I can eat and paint what I want. Bliss. I will put forward my work to the BP portrait artist of the year and have to the Royal society of portrait artist’s. They will put it on their social media. Fun. It’s so wonderful to see your videos, someone sharing. It’s as if I were talking to you. Suddenly I don’t feel so isolated. It means a lot. Thank you again.
Thank you so much 😊
My pleasure
Thank you Ben, I really appreciate your videos and learn lots. So much good information from your experience, and so very helpful to help me in my portrait painting. Again, thank you.
Thank you Peter for letting me know.
Thank you. Your teaching is very helpful. Again, my deepest thanks.
You are so welcome
Very good practical instruction with words that are direct and to the point. No waffle. Your other painting videos are great
WIthe the same directness. Thanks a lot.
Thank you John
your smile is beautiful.
very helpful video thanks
big love from Saudi arabia
Wonderful! Thank you, Ben.
Thanks alot dear ben it was very much helpful information for me.
Good to hear
This is one of the most helpful videos I have watched. Thank you!
Thank you Ruth
Regards. Learning a lot, doesn’t matter i am 65 and have no Academic degrees on Art or painting. I studied Zoology, teach Environment Science at an University. I am doung drawing, painting, etc since my childhood. Learning a lot from you. I started photography once i got a low cost thrown by my uncle's camera just at the age of 12, I do painting just for Peace and mostly present to Dear onces. I love to paint, portraits of animals but also i do of People’s. Be Safe and always Happy. Regards. - Raguib, Bangladesh. A very colorful country. Visited The Netherlands in 1998.
Nice to hear Raguib.
This is truly wonderful , simply explained. I am just starting to take my on pictures to paint. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this on UA-cam
You are so welcome!
Outstanding! Excellent Tips!
Glad you like them!
Thanks! Many useful tips!
Dank je daan
Very helpful tips! Thank you very much Ben!
My pleasure!
I love you, Im binge watching all of your videos over and over again(looped_ Your zone painting my first video to watch of yours was very profound and helped me sooooo much!
muchas gracia por subtitular en español tus excelentes y educativos videos. bendiciones! desde Cali-Colombia
Very helpful, thank you. I learned illustration from pictures and most people seemed to regard working from pictures as a cheat. I am glad to see these very specific instructions for photography as a necessary factor in your portrait preparation. I wonder if I could position the reflective board with an easel next to the model?
Thank you Janet. Try everything that comes into your mind and see if it works.
Much needed topic great sir
Thank you.
Excelente video mister Lustenhouwer ,siga así dando consejos a los que nos gustan hacer retratos , saludos desde Ecuador,Guayaquil
Muchas gracias. Y sí, sigo este rumbo.
Muchas gracias Ben.
Fantastic. Lots of hands-on information that is easily accessible for immediate practice. Thank you Sir.
Very welcome
You have demonstrated the whole idea in so simple and practical manner! Thanks a lottt..
You are welcome.
Vielen Dank für diese guten Tipps. Einfach, praktisch und gut anzuwenden. Es wird deutlich, wie wichtig eine gute Vorbereitung für ein gutes Bild ist. Das wird im "Eifer des Gefechts" schnell vergessen.
Thank you Norbert
Super nauczyciel. Dzięki Ben :-) (Great teacher. Thanks Ben.)
Thank you
Un vídeo excelente. Ya no tenemos excusas para hacer mejores fotos para trabajar el retrato, además al alcance de todos. Mil gracias por los subtítulos en español. Saludos desde España!!
Gracias Silvia. También saludos desde España. Vivo en Chelva Valencia.
@@lustenhouwer perdón por mi torpeza, yo soy manchega(C. Real). Lo acabo de conocer hace poco tiempo, solo soy una aficionada pero sus videos me parecen fantásticos.....ahora me cuadra esa música de guitarra española de algún otro video 😊😘👏👏👍
@@silviajimeneznieto-sandova2549 No pasa nada Silvia. Soy Holandés y vivo ya mas que 30 años en España. La música es de primo. guitarrista profesional. Pero...es Holandés.
I really enjoyed your video - so much usefull information in a very clear manner. Thank you very much for all your knowledge and great inspiration
It is my pleasure
Excellent video! Concise, practical advice. MUCH appreciated Sir!
Thank you.
Excellent👁👁
Thank you
es muy generoso al compartir estos videos, gracias.
Thank you for share your knowledge!
Nice comment on the sitter, especially if it´s a commissioned portrait. It jumped t my mind the series of portraits of Tsar Nikolai II by Ilya Repin: not even a portrait genius like him could do something bright with such a dull expression.Three main portraits failed: no sweet lie can change the nature of some models. Allso, seen your work, I realized how tough or disappointing it can be for you when the client wants to get a Hollywood star result and the painter thinks "OK, you pay, but this is an expensive photo in oil and canvas"
Sometimes it can be difficult indeed. But it depends always on the approach.
@@lustenhouwer It takes a patient and good natured artist to make some commissions. I´m glad you are no longer constrained by it, and free to develop you own works.
These video tutorials are wonderful! Thank you for teaching!
You're very welcome!
Thank you Mr. Ben
Fantastic tutorial! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was really helpful, thank you so much. I learned a lot from your tutorials so far. 🌺
Good to hear. Thank you.
ThanksBen. I enjoy your videos. Iformative and useful they are.
Thank you.
Thank you for this video Ben, it was very informative and helpful.
My pleasure!
Thank you very much.you are a really good coach of paining 🤟
Thank you too!
Learned a lot. Thank you.
Nice dropped a few gems in there. Nice method of teaching
That's so clever!!!
This is excellent! Thank you!!!
So useful!!! thank you a lot!
No tenia ni idea. Realmente deberias ganar mas de los que ganas con tus retratos.
Tengo lo que tengo y suficiente. Gracias Antonio.
Will keep what you have said in mind when dealing with portraits, and photographies use in establishing values of shading that are present. My experience in all three areas, having been a Professional Model, an advanced film photographer, and painter since childhood has left me working from a very different skill set than many. It's more a handicap when I find myself having to bridge across the gulfs from differing prospectives, and must make allowances for the sitter's character & temperament, along with the paintings' intended mood. Not a strong advocate of digital imagery, or the express use of app's coupled with software filtering, since I am already proficient with real filters, and have Neutral density, skylight, graduated, and color-correction varieties to account for subject. Years of Commercial and Graphic Arts has left me certain of the gross inadequacy of most image manipulation softwares, with some maker's better than other's, still each defy a specific purpose, with no better, no worse, being the final outcome. Not certain why you even suggest a white card for color balancing, since most professional photographer's would use a neutral gray swatch instead, but I guess its close enough. Thank you for your effort and time in this discourse. Best wishes always.
Tank you Murray
@@lustenhouwer your most welcome my friend. Have a very fine week Ben.
Excellent. Thank you
Zeer interessant. Veel van dit filmpje geleerd. Bedankt!!
dank je Irma
Helpful advice. Thanks for sharing
my pleasure
Excellent thank you for your time and effort .
Very useful information.many thanks 🙏🌹
my pleasure
Thank you! This is very helpful
Thanks.
Thank you so much. Thank you so much!,,
Great information!
Thank you.
Thank you!
Thank you. It is very useful.... =D
Stupendo, meraviglioso,.mi è di molto aiuto, GRAZIE
Gracias
Realmente muchísimas gracias por este gran aporte , me esta ayudando mucho .
Gracias Harold