I am taking a class in monotype. We carefully clean our plexiglass plates, everyone wears latex gloves, the different stations - inking, printing, drying - are all kept apart to avoid an ink mess. And the printing is done using a massive intaglio press that the instructor operates while we watch. There is nothing wrong with that and I enjoy the class. But it is a huge breath of fresh air to watch you create your minimalist monotypes using the flimsiest matrix imaginable along with a bit of tape and a few scraps of torn paper!
Dan, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and talent with us . After 50 years you have inspired me to paint again . love the monoprints . thanks again Nick .
You inspire me to “play” in the art room. I have had so many art supplies, collected over the many years I worked, but now I feel like I have been given permission to play with everything I have in mindful abstraction. Thanks for sharing your talent with the community.
Thanks very much, it is good to hear from those who have found the videos useful (it's why I make them) I too have art materials bought and left unused so using them in some of the demos is a great way to inspire others to do the same. Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks for all your positive comments for this latest video, I try to respond to all when I can. The next one in this series (Head #2 ) will be filmed later this week. Monoprinting with 2 colours.
such a "simple" but yet not, technique! You blowing my mind with this style! LOVE , LOVE it! I so get you. Thank you for the inspirations. And sharing the mighty fine DEMOS!
As always, I am astonished and thrilled how you can FEEL the forms without seeing them through the painted transfer sheets. And I never thought to achieve such an effect with the white highlights. Excellent, Dan.
I real enjoy this process in a way it does remind me of sculpture working with your fingertips to transfer the paint to the surface, it can achieve marks that are not possible with brushes. Thanks for the feedback.
I can't thanks you enough for the great ideas and inspiration to create art, I am new to it, but I do believe after watching your videos I am going to work hard to create great arts using your techniques.
Oh my word!!! I'm completely mesmerized by this one! I think it's my favorite so far. Every single video I learn so much and am so inspired to get to my studio and work! So many times I think you are through, then you keep going and blow me out of the water! Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us here. You are a warrior teacher!
Thanks for your positive words for this latest demo, I always enjoy to hear from those who find inspiration from the videos, its good to pass on creative tips and encourage others to give some of the ideas a try. Thanks for your feedback.
Hi Dan. This really is a superb video. It is such an inspiration to watch your fascinating work process often using a minimum of resources to achieve so much. The finished work is truly amazing. Thank you very much.
Hi Dan, ever since I watched your wonderful video I can't stop painting. thank you for your wonderful work and for inspiring us to be a better artist. Thank you from the bottom of my heart (translation from google ha ha)
I thought it was amazing before you added the white highlights but that addition took it to a whole other level! Great work! Inspirational and relaxing video. Thank you! 😊
Thanks for making your videos, they are the best things I've seen so far relating to fine art techniques.. Very inspirational and will help with my next uni course I'm sure!!
Hi Dan, great vids could you tell me if you use a fixative when you use oil sticks. I want to make a book of monoprints seeking inspiration from you, but I don't want the prints sticking together. Best Steve
I often edit the videos and sometimes it can appear that some stages have been missed out, but I'd rather show videos this way than a time lapse sequence of the full process. Sorry for the confusion.
Yes that can be a problem with oil paints, when I film these videos, I do sometimes leave an hour or 2 between each application of paint, but I didn't do that with this one. I would suggest using very little black for the first layer and slightly more white for the highlights. leaving the black layer to dry for a few hours would help, so work on more than one at a time.
Just looked in your shop to see if this one was for sale but couldn't find it. In fact I couldn't find any original work. Am I looking in the wrong place?
Thanks for the interest. I am hoping to add some original artwork to the website soon, I will have a selection of the larger monoprints as well as work on canvas.
This took approx 1 hour, including the previously painted acrylic wash. I like to show real time filming rather than a fast time lapse sequence so most of my demo videos are edited together.
i do like your type of editing. it is efficient. some artists just speed thru and it is hard to follow and they leave the inactive portions. with your selective editing you take out the dead time and show the important parts. nice music, too. makes for a relaxing video.
Im old artist Brazilian, you open my
mind about ART!Congratulations!!!
Thank you. I am so pleased to have provided some inspiration. Thanks for watching.
I am taking a class in monotype. We carefully clean our plexiglass plates, everyone wears latex gloves, the different stations - inking, printing, drying - are all kept apart to avoid an ink mess. And the printing is done using a massive intaglio press that the instructor operates while we watch. There is nothing wrong with that and I enjoy the class. But it is a huge breath of fresh air to watch you create your minimalist monotypes using the flimsiest matrix imaginable along with a bit of tape and a few scraps of torn paper!
I started using this technique years ago when I was a poor student, I still enjoy it.
One more wooooow!!! Watching you work is a great experience. I’ll try this technique!!!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed this
Soo inspiring! Thank you very much vor showing us!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really you are great artist I appreciate it.
Thank you so much for sharing your gifts 🙏🏼 I am a new subscriber and already learning so much.
Thanks for subbing! Glad you are enjoying the videos.
Mesmirising
Best thing on UA-cam ❤️
Thanks so much, I appreciate your support 🙏.
Absolutely brilliant.
Thank you.
Wieder einfach nur super 👍👍👍
Great techniques
Glad you like them!
simply amazing
Really great!
Amazing. Thank you
Fantastic !
Excellent! ❤
Glad you like it!
beautiful!
Beautiful 🖤
I am inspired 😊
Awesome
Absolutely gorgeous.
Vous avez énormément de talent, et une façon bien à vous de peindre
merci de partager votre savoir-faire
Merci beaucoup, j'apprécie votre réaction très positive à la démo.
je crée &avec toi en fond ! méditation et la musique
Merci, j'espère que vous apprécierez le processus et obtiendrez d'excellents résultats. Merci d'avoir regardé.
Dan, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and talent with us . After 50 years you have inspired me to paint again . love the monoprints . thanks again Nick .
Thanks very much, always great to hear from those inspired by the demos.
Dan a stunning truly inspiring piece, possibly the best portrait I've seen you do to date, just wow!
Thank you, I will film the next one in this series later this week.
@@DanTirels Great stuff, btw got some coloured card started playing with a seaside theme last night lol
You inspire me to “play” in the art room. I have had so many art supplies, collected over the many years I worked, but now I feel like I have been given permission to play with everything I have in mindful abstraction. Thanks for sharing your talent with the community.
Thanks very much, it is good to hear from those who have found the videos useful (it's why I make them) I too have art materials bought and left unused so using them in some of the demos is a great way to inspire others to do the same. Thanks for the feedback.
Yes giving one self permission to play is so inspiring
Thanks for all your positive comments for this latest video, I try to respond to all when I can. The next one in this series (Head #2 ) will be filmed later this week. Monoprinting with 2 colours.
such a "simple" but yet not, technique! You blowing my mind with this style! LOVE , LOVE it! I so get you. Thank you for the inspirations. And sharing the mighty fine DEMOS!
Thank you for your positive response to this video, much appreciated.
Your refined touch is mesmerizing to watch, an inspiration indeed!
As always, I am astonished and thrilled how you can FEEL the forms without seeing them through the painted transfer sheets. And I never thought to achieve such an effect with the white highlights. Excellent, Dan.
I real enjoy this process in a way it does remind me of sculpture working with your fingertips to transfer the paint to the surface, it can achieve marks that are not possible with brushes. Thanks for the feedback.
Lovely one Dan. Never thought of using white. Works a treat!
I can't thanks you enough for the great ideas and inspiration to create art, I am new to it, but I do believe after watching your videos I am going to work hard to create great arts using your techniques.
Wow! Thank you so much for illustrating the method of this wonderful, amazing monoprint.
Brilliant!
Oh my word!!! I'm completely mesmerized by this one! I think it's my favorite so far. Every single video I learn so much and am so inspired to get to my studio and work! So many times I think you are through, then you keep going and blow me out of the water! Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us here. You are a warrior teacher!
Thanks for your positive words for this latest demo, I always enjoy to hear from those who find inspiration from the videos, its good to pass on creative tips and encourage others to give some of the ideas a try. Thanks for your feedback.
Hi Dan. This really is a superb video. It is such an inspiration to watch your fascinating work process often using a minimum of resources to achieve so much. The finished work is truly amazing. Thank you very much.
Thanks very much, always good to pass on a few creative tips.
I'm very impressed, you're a wonderful artist... thank you!
Isn’t it a magic...bravo!
Great painting! Thank you for sharing. This is a great idea! I was surprised.
Hi Dan, ever since I watched your wonderful video I can't stop painting. thank you for your wonderful work and for inspiring us to be a better artist. Thank you from the bottom of my heart (translation from google ha ha)
Thank you for your comment. Glad to have inspired you.
Interesting way))) the glass table and lightning under table - i think will be more convinent to draw )))
Great piece, Dan. Got a Giacometti feel about it. Thanks for all your inspiration.
One of my favourite artists so there is some influence, I'm thinking of filming a demo of a Giacometti style figure.
@@DanTirels Definitely one of my favourite artists too. Really forward to that, Dan.
I thought it was amazing before you added the white highlights but that addition took it to a whole other level!
Great work! Inspirational and relaxing video. Thank you! 😊
Thanks very much
👏👏👏👏
Absolutely stunning work! Thank you very much for sharing, I really appreciated seeing how you developed the work. It’s very talented!
Thank you
Hi Dan, I love your work! I have learned a lot and try to personalize my style. You seem to enjoy so much! The effect
Transports to ancient epochs and mysteries!🌱
Thanks very much, I appreciate your comment and feedback.
Adore, thank you for the peaceful watch.
Love the inventive technique, subtle aesthetic and distinctive style
Thanks for making your videos, they are the best things I've seen so far relating to fine art techniques.. Very inspirational and will help with my next uni course I'm sure!!
Always good to pass on a few creative tips, thanks for the comments.
You enjoy, I enjoy watching you create, a hug!
Thanks
love it!❤ A mesmerizing piece. i enjoy watching you play and refining. awesome!
Thanks
Wow...
This makes me want to create again.
Thank you.
Your work is magical. Thank you.
thanks
Brilliant demo and so inspirational, thanks for sharing, Dan.
Thanks very much
Cool as always. Thanks for the video.
okay, that was magnificent. Wow
I always love watching your videos :)
Thank you
This is truly amazing!
Just woooooooow
Beautiful!!!1
Große Kunst! Danke
Vielen Dank
Wonderful.
This one is just great Dan!!! May I ask what kind you paper you recommend regarding surface?
I would use a heavyweight cartridge paper (200gsm) If using a thinner paper try spraying with white acrylic as a primer.
Dan Tirels Thanks 👍
THANK YOU.
Geniaal :)
Lovely music
Seems like a fitting image for Holocaust rememberance day today
It does have a very intense appearance and it did make me think of this after I had finished the piece.
Hi Dan, great vids could you tell me if you use a fixative when you use oil sticks. I want to make a book of monoprints seeking inspiration from you, but I don't want the prints sticking together. Best Steve
The oil sticks can take a few days to dry, I would recommend adding a layer of tracing paper over each print in the book. I have done this myself.
Stunning ...Did you miss a step after tearing up the carboard for face and body. I'm a little bit confused. 🙄
I often edit the videos and sometimes it can appear that some stages have been missed out, but I'd rather show videos this way than a time lapse sequence of the full process. Sorry for the confusion.
This is brilliant !! Amazing 😮 is it a self portrait ? 😁🎨💕✨🇺🇸
No this isn't a self portrait, I think I will save that for a future demo.
👍
Is the black color usedIs the black color first used is charcoal..or what?
No this is an oil stick or bar (NOT oil pastel)
Do you let the first black layer dry before adding the white? I keep getting a muddy grey otherwise
Yes that can be a problem with oil paints, when I film these videos, I do sometimes leave an hour or 2 between each application of paint, but I didn't do that with this one. I would suggest using very little black for the first layer and slightly more white for the highlights. leaving the black layer to dry for a few hours would help, so work on more than one at a time.
@@DanTirels Thanks Dan, I love your work btw, it's so unusual. I am really enjoying your channel and your book has come in very useful.
👏👏👏💣💥🤘
Another question... Is this one available for sale?
This one isn't for sale but I will add some of these to my website shop in a few weeks. Thanks for your interest.
Meraviglia
I swear you are a latter-day Da Vinci.
Thanks
Just looked in your shop to see if this one was for sale but couldn't find it. In fact I couldn't find any original work. Am I looking in the wrong place?
Thanks for the interest. I am hoping to add some original artwork to the website soon, I will have a selection of the larger monoprints as well as work on canvas.
out of curiosity, how long did this one take to do in real time?
This took approx 1 hour, including the previously painted acrylic wash. I like to show real time filming rather than a fast time lapse sequence so most of my demo videos are edited together.
i do like your type of editing. it is efficient. some artists just speed thru and it is hard to follow and they leave the inactive portions. with your selective editing you take out the dead time and show the important parts. nice music, too. makes for a relaxing video.
@@rosom5516 Thanks for the comment about the editing of my videos, I'm trying to improve them each time and I think they are getting better.
Sorry if you've answered this before...
What do you use to seal it once done?
This doesn't really need to be sealed, leave a couple of days to dry. If working on canvas I usually spray with a few coats of acrylic varnish.
@@DanTirels 👍 Okay, thank you.
Love your work. So fun to watch.😀
I wish I could locate an oil stick!
Depends on where you live. In the States, Blick Artist Supplies, Jerry's Artarama, Cheap Joe's Art Supplies.
Ebay or Amazon
My Name Is I live in Canada and oddly I found them at Wayfair online.