...and a speed sketching demo.
If you are looking for a few tips about how to streamline your practice process this video will give you a few guidelines for starting that journey.
Don't forget- Block In Bootcamp lesson goes live TOMORROW, June 18th at 4pm Oslo time. If you want to make sure you get the pra...
2022-06-17 08:22:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The stunning conclusion to this direct and intense section of the lesson.
All thats left is to consider the glazes and scumbles we will tackle in part 4.
2022-06-01 07:49:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This 1st part of the real time edition takes you to the half way point of the painting showing you every step and insight in the process. And it's loooooooooooong. About 3 hours.
Side note- I am having some trouble with video thumbnails showing up in email notifications and posts. If you click the play button or "watch ...
2022-06-01 07:43:21 +0000 UTC View Post
This section of the lesson is HUGE. The real time edition is like 6 hours long. The refined edition takes you through the process of painting the entire cast, top to bottom in 1 session!
There is also a new, more descriptive thumbnail for the video as well. Hope you like it.
2022-06-01 07:31:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Been wanting to make this vid for a long time. One of the hardest challenges you face starting out as a pro is handling the business side of a portrait commission- and the artistic side for that matter! Here then is my best advice to those of you thinking of taking the plunge.
I have also attached 3 important documents:...
2022-05-28 10:55:13 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: This video is the introduction to the structural style taken directly from The Block In Course. It is rigorously edited for clarity and many diagrams have been added to express the concepts with a crystalline clarity.
In this lesson we are going to practice a more structur...
2022-05-20 10:17:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Everyone! A couple of quick things:
1. Next Bootcamp lesson is coming up on the 22nd. We are getting into the structural style of block in. The last 2 lessons are still available to wor...
2022-05-13 13:41:32 +0000 UTC View Post
At some point we are all going to experience some kind of art block.
Being a professional or a student the answer can never be: "I will just wait until I am inspired again."
In this video I will tell you what I do when my art making process is stuck in a rut.
Btw- Block In Bootcamp ...
2022-05-07 11:28:25 +0000 UTC View Post
All the best bits in half the time- here is the refined edition!
In all the excitement about the Bootcamp Tier it's easy to forget about the cast painting project that we have going on...
Don't sleep on this technique!
If you practice and master the underpainting stage I promise that you will successfully complete way more of your paintings. It is the bed...
2022-05-01 08:02:04 +0000 UTC View Post
In the long run we are going to cycle through several different styles of block in. Each one has it's strengths and weaknesses, rules and concepts, etc...
This 1st stream will focus on the visual approach that I learned and taught at the academy during my time there.
Its primary strength is that it wil...
2022-04-14 13:17:42 +0000 UTC View Post
There are a few things about color and value that always need adjustment at the end of a project.
2022-04-07 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is made in support of a course that I am working hard to get off the ground- but it's FAR from ready.
Eventually it will be available on my personal website.
In other news- we have hit the 60 subscriber ma...
2022-04-06 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
These notes are compiled from the almost 3 hours of video content I recorded for this lesson.
This synopsis will provide some clarification and enable you to reference individual sections of this lesson much more efficiently.
Download link is at the bottom of this post.
Here is a link to the lesson its...
2022-04-02 08:53:50 +0000 UTC View Post
In this real time lesson we are going to go through every mark and every decision in the process of making a proper transfer drawing. Run time is about 3 hours and 40 mins.
Cast painting is the lesson that marks the transition from a students education in drawing to the beginning of their painting career.
In part ...
2022-04-01 11:49:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Cast painting is the lesson that marks the transition from a students education in drawing to the beginning of their painting career.
In part 1 you are going to learn about transfer drawing. A preparatory stage from which you will gain some knowledge about the structure of your subject while establishing the parameters ...
2022-04-01 10:08:57 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE:
Theres A LOT of info here so please stick with me- I promise it's worth it.
Do you co...
2022-03-27 12:39:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! Spring is about to happen! This is of particular importance to us here in Norway.
Here is whats happening on my Patreon right now:
> Sargent Master Study final cri...
2022-03-18 17:13:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Among drawing instructors it is commonly understood that a drawing won’t really get any better than the block in allows- no matter how beautifully rendered.
Because of this the longest standing project for students at the academy where I worked were short pencil drawings that focused exclusively on th...
2022-03-16 12:53:19 +0000 UTC View Post
In this lesson we will pass through the final stage of the painting- a treacherous territory.
This 4 hour video covers every mark I made in this final layer of the painting- and commentary the whole way through.
I hope you will enjoy/be-challenged-by working along with me.
2022-03-01 12:09:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 3 finally! Lets wrap this project up the right way- with well organised opaque brushstrokes and fresh color values.
A couple of unrelated things you should also know:
There is an ongoing bug related to the use of my navigation site and Patreon on mobile devices. It involves the "handoff" between the web...
2022-03-01 12:05:05 +0000 UTC View Post
So, what's this lesson notes thing all about???
Well, video content can be dense- even the refined editions of my lessons can be up to an hour long!
I wanted to create an easily scannable reference document to go along with each of my video lessons- and this is the 1st result of that effort.
It is my sincere...
2022-02-15 09:23:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you all so much for al of your time and thoughtful input. The survey is closed as of 29 March, 2022.
I know that when seeing this model it would be impossible to know how much effort and time went into making it what it is. I worked with 2 different digital sculptors on and off for about 12 months to get the result I was looking for. Countless drafts and revisions. The labor was super fun and engaging- and I am pretty sure t...
2022-01-23 10:25:38 +0000 UTC View Post
It's finally here! Our life with our new puppy has settled down a bit and I've had some time to produce videos again.
So, what isn't happening this month?
I mostly want to tell you about the lessons that are coming up but theres some other stuff as well.
1. My planes of the head model is coming close to being finished. Once it's done I will eventually I will make it available to purchase...
2022-01-18 09:52:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the whole lesson- what you really need to get going on this is a well mixed set of color-values and your intentions set on painting clearly each color as you proceed through the phases of form. Keep your smudging to a minimum!
By the way: Vimeo, my video hosting platform, has lately had some issues displaying vi...
2022-01-01 15:24:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the refined edition of the (flesh) color sphere painting lesson. All of the important bits in less than half the time.
By the way: Vimeo, my video hosting platform, has lately had some issues displaying videos across various devices (particularly ipads). If there is some trouble seeing thew video let me know in ...
2022-01-01 15:06:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a lesson that will prepare you for your (flesh) color sphere painting project. Super important stuff- Color mixing is a whole different ball game (yes, that is a sphere pun).
Full disclosure, these colors are mixed for a caucasian skin type- the same system can be adapted to all skin tones that I have e...
2022-01-01 14:59:03 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: The official web address for my navigation site has now been changed!
There is a URL forward currently in place so even if you type in the old address it will take you to the new one.
Go there and bookmark it now:
2021-12-10 13:30:24 +0000 UTC View Post
