Oil Painting, Old Masters Method
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2019
- A workshop by Sergei Chudanov / chudanovsergei
DETAILED STEP-BY-STEP DESCRIPTION:
This is a private workshop I took at Glazunov Art Academy in April 2019. Sergei and I were painting simultaneously two master copies of Pope Clement X by Giovanni Battista Gaulli, circa 1670-1671. I was shooting Sergei's master copy on days 1, 2 and 3, but on the day 3 he did not have time to finish his layer, so on the 4th day I am shooting him painting on my master copy instead, you can notice the difference.
Normally, it takes a week for the layer of oil glazes to dry, but Sergei and I were mixing some cobalt dryer into the paint, and our layers were dry in 2-3 days.
DAY 1. On the first day we were painting on a canvas previously primed by several layers of gesso, sanded, and painted with raw umber on top. We transferred the drawing using regular charcoal, sprayed fixative over it. Afterwards we lightly painted the shadows with a mix of black and ocher. The most interesting part was lights and highlights. Sergey mixed the titanium white and ocher, put thick brushstrokes on the most highlighted parts of the face, and started spreading it onto less highlighted areas, rubbing it into the canvas, using a pretty dry brush with a little bit of oil and turpentine (very, very little!). This color looked warm when applied in a thick layer, but being rubbed into the dark primed canvas with little to no thinner it the color turned cool!
My painting from Day 1: / bwacw5khq-t
Day 2. Next session Sergei and I have started by taking excessive white paint off using a regular razor blade, and getting rid of the brushstroke texture. (You have to keep your painting surface smooth at all times, overwise the glazes will not spread evenly). Then he made the following mixtures for the skin tones:
1) Highlights: white + cadmium yellow + cadmium orange
2) Lights: white + cadmium red + lemon yellow
3) Halftones: emerald green + ocher + black
4) Shadows: earthy colors (ochers and siennas)
(since I was mostly interested in the way old masters painted human skin, we did not talk much about other textures. But, basically, it's always a warm highlight, slightly cooler light, cool halftone and warm shadow.)
It is important to use a new brush (or a well-cleaned brush) for each mixture, and blend highlights only with lights, lights - only with highlights and halftones, halftones - only with lights and shadows, shadows - only with halftones. This will keep your color temperature solid.
It felt weird applying colors that were so different from the colors on the original painting, but they were changing on the go. Transparent layers of pretty intense colors were dimming in minutes, being optically mixed with the previous monochromatic layer!
My painting: / bwac3hqh-tk
DAY 3:
Sergey prepared the same mixtures, except for the emerald halftone, and told me to enter the halftone from both sides: with pink color from the lights and with earthy colors from the shadows. I was basically painting repeating the first layer with more details. At the end, it looked ready, but cooler and brighter, than the original.
My painting: / bwklc9tbumd
DAY 4.
Final glaze! Sergei has covered the whole canvas with a very thin layer of black (wiped exessive color off), so it worked like a darening Instagram filter. He used a mixture of oi and dammar varnish this time, and a bit of turpentine, since the cobalt dryer was thickening the paint significantly.( If you paint with normal drying speed, you probably won't need turpentine at all).
Afterwards, he entered this layer with highlights. Now THAT'S WHY all old master's paintings are so well blended with the backgrounds! All because of this final overall glaze.
At this stage, you can fix anything you want to fix, unless the previous layers is too different. I moved one eyelid slightly higher, worked fine. Also tried to move a fold, and that did not work: in a few days the old one started showing through, and now I have two similar folds instead of one :)
/ bw0xfj2h8bc
Overall, it was a fantastic experience, and I have taught many people this method since then.
We even painted a live model in a Renaissance dress: / bzmlurgb5fb
Huge thanks to Pelageya Infante for video editing. She has removed my voice since it did not record well, and replaced it with nice music.
And, of course, I am very grateful to Sergei Chudanov, a teacher at Glazunov Art Academy in Moscow, Russia.
Thank you for watching this and reading this to the end. I did not expect this video to become this popular:)
I've been painting for close to 60yrs and used to copy a lot...this would have taken me about 3 mths.. and still not happy with it.. I enjoyed watching it and thank you. Repaired my memory and I may start something very soon.
Please make an Instagram account, cuz i wanna see ur art so much plz i beg of u
I second this. I want to see this Instagram
same here, would love to see it
we have an instagram account, instagram.com/artschoolsfbay/
Hey ray whats up
People often demonstrate Grisaille as just a single layer of grays. But applying it per chiaroscuro is a revelation. Thank you.
Chiaroscuro is the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting. So the grisaille is a chiaroscuro technique. It has been a common technique to glaze over an underpainting since Van Eyck's time and only late 18/19 century painting used alla prima technique. .
7:21
I could sense the panic. XD
The Red Sterling Mc'Bae me tooo!!! Ahahah
The Red Sterling Mc'Bae
I felt that
Whew! Judging by the way he rubbed his hand all over it @ 7:44 he's not babying it.
It's a good thing that this gentleman is such an excellent painter because I'm not so sure how much more of that heavy breathing I could take in the first part of this video.
All original sound has been removed and replaced by music. Not sure what you refer to
What breathing?
I wasnt referring to the artist himself but there is definitely heavy breathing, maybe the classical guitarist.
@@jamieomeara7686 Darth Vader was the camera man.
I’m kidding I do hear heavy breathing but I wanted you to become paranoid thinking someone is breathing in your room wile you watch this video
I'm glad to see that people are keeping the rare skill of the old masters style alive
modern art nowadays...sigh
@@kemalikemali9367 What? Are you saying you don’t like the beauty that is modern art? What about the banana taped to a wall? What about the poop smear on canvas? What about the blank unpainted white canvas??? Those are all beautiful pieces of art! The masters could never hope to achieve such perfection!
@@JebemTiZivot with all things considered the banana one had some potential.. 🍌
*Gallery owner starts sweating*
Very good work. One of the most accurate copies I've seen. I don't think I'd be happy starting on such a dark base, but it definitely seems to work here.
Bravo! Finalmente un video serio sulla pittura fatto da chi sa dipingere 👍
Very impressed by your skills there up there with the old masters
Beautiful workmanship,thank you for showing us these interesting techniques.
This is great, so enjoyable to watch, I watch it happen and still don't believe my eyes
A great watch and learning curve.
Thanks for sharing your remarkable talents. The monochrome approach at the beginning brought back memories of when I used to dabble with acrylics. I always found that I painted better looking portraits of people/animals using that approach. But the books/magazines I used for reference to aid my hobby never used that method, so I gave that up thinking it was not the way to do things. You've got me itching now, wanting to reach out for my old brushes.
This is stupendous work!! He’s a young guy. Very excellent!
Les meilleurs sont toujours ceux qui ne parlent pas de leurs qualités mais qui les dévoilent sans tapage...😀,bravo pour cette démo excellente,vous souhaite pour 2020 de continuer ainsi et de réussir vos rêves🥂👍
It was memorizing watching how your painting came together. I can see why so many artist say trust the process.
Thank you for showing the difficult intricacy that is the technique and layering effect of high shine and low light points . People don't realize how the artists' minds eye transmits to the hand what to do after much practicing .
When you started off with just the highlighted areas and a tiny brush, I thought it was going to be painstaking to watch, but boy am I glad I did! Great job, man!!
Grazie per questo meraviglioso video, buon anno!!!
A truly outstanding video. A fantastic insight as to painting technique and, also, an enjoyable watch when paired with the brilliant lute music!
Слава Богу что есть такие удивительные люди, как Сергей!
Огромное уважение от Сербии!
Василь
Сергей, безусловно, молодец, и хороший преподаватель. Эту технологию перенёс на современные материалы не он, а реставраторы Эрмитажа, которые впоследствии поделились с преподавателями Глазуновской Академии Художеств.
Beautiful. He makes it look easy. That is the mark of expertise and true talent.
Excellent job. This is how I taught myself to paint many years ago. The grisaille method is an oldie but a goodie. There are certain pearlescent greys that cannot be obtained any other way.
Fantástico, e um artista com uma técnica absurda.,grande referência para os apaixonados por arte como eu e muitos!!! Parabéns mais uma vez!!!!😗😗😯😯🙂😀
Good lord, the whole video I couldn't keep myself from thinking in the Screaming Popes series by Francis Bacon. This is a very inspiring video, thanks for the upload!
Awesome! I have no words! 🎨🥇👏👏👏
Very beautiful.wow a master of color,art, painting.i loved this video .thank you👍😁🌟☕
Sergie,Bravoooo,Excellent work !!!
Thank you.Very good demostration.Nice work
You young man are amazing !
Very useful and clear. Thank you for all that explanation, so helpful. Happy New Year!
Brilliantly done!
I don’t know if it’s an old master’s method but it definitely works.
You from Pittsburgh?
CIAK nah, mom is, and both my parents went to PSU and lived near there for about 10 years. So I’m a pens fan.
Talk about a painting like this 🥰😍😱
@M.L of course it’s genius it just wasn’t the traditional old master way of painting a portrait, just because one artist used a similar technique it doesn’t mean it’s an old master technique.
@@nothingbutart7473 which Old Master didn't work from a dead layer or underpainting?
Absolutely master!!
Absolutely fascinating
Wow . Incredible work .
This is excellent. I love the the tiny golden face he painted on the palette at 4:27 .
Thank you, very observant Jorge.
Great job. I will use this technique...thank you to share your skills. ❤️
BRILLIANT! ♥️♥️♥️
Magnifique, quel artiste !
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing
Please post more videos like this! Congratulations !!!!
Thanks for the video and the step-by-step description! I've been wanting to try this technique for so long now. The accompanying description definitely helps. Great work!
Yess:) I'm so glad to hear it.
what description 5 minutes through and he hasn't said diddly squat. Just some showing off, "oh look How I can paint"
You mean meee? Oh haha:) could not shoot a video of myself painting, you need an extra hand for that. I’m a girl btw. Here’s a video of me talking:)
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@@brainlessidiot5322 Dude, the detailed description they're referring to is in the... wait for it... the description under the video!
Some people lol.
Edit: Just noticed your username. Can't say I've ever seen one more fitting. 😂
Thanks for sharing sir, awsome work. Congratulations. Greetings from costa rica.
This is so good!! Well done!
Very interesting thank you.
I live in the South of Spain. We don't even have life drawing here. I wish I could go somewhere to learn all this about colour.
Браво,аплодирую стоя
Thank you so much for the detailed description. That is so helpful and inspiring. Please share more of the old masters techniques 🙂
Thank you! Will do eventually
😄
Amazing. Love him
Beautiful thx. Master artist 🙌🏻
Extraordinary!!!!
These are the techniques and effects of the old masters that bring the use of light and shadow to its end result. The drama achieved by this result is a style I've always loved for its classical appearance and its ability to last for centuries.
When done right this time tested alchemy using the fat over lean rule , as well as the measured applications of the pigments and mediums assure an outcome that will remain bright and allow the light to penetrate the layers adding to its visual impact.
I really enjoyed seeing a young master achieve this example of the classical style so beautifully. Well done.
Thank you! I added the video description that explains the process.
glazing master! well done indeed!
Assolutamente bravissimo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😃👍🏻
muito bom o resultado com a utilizaçao dessas camadas .. da um otimo volume parabens
It’s beautiful to see that master painters are still living today. Thank you for the privilege of watching this.
wow thank you for such a nice comment! made my day
@@artschoolsfbay It’s sincere. 👍
Amazing!
Wow... I've read about this technique (or a similar one) that was used by painters in the renaissance, I think, where they would start a painting with monochrome colors... Cool to see it actaully being applied... And by such a master! Fantastic work!
Thank you! Honestly, painting Ike this - in stages, first shading, then color temperature, then color and texture, then atmospheric effects - is easier, than taking care of all these at the same time with post-impressionistic technique
очень круто, спасибо Сергей
Can you PLEASE make some more videos like this and in greater detail. I don’t care if they are hours long, I and others I know will watch and cherish them, considering them a great blessing!
Thank you for the encouragement. Because of your and other people's comments I am currently shooting videos of myself painting. I am not Sergey, but I am using this method in my work. Will post it soon!
Magnifique!🤗
Brilliant!
Too good to comprehend
Such talent! And a real hotty to boot.
Wow! Your Pope Clement X painting is impressive
Oh yeah.... y'all this has inspired me
Excellente work man. Congratullation. All Good Weekend. Great hug.-
Bravissimo maestro!!!
amazing! thanks for sharing!
Beginning of video: * heavy breathing *
Excelente trabajo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
This makes me wonder just how many of the original paintings in our musea are actually real and not forgeries.
forgery of paitings from before the XIX century are hard to make, when even the canvas was hand woven. And we have x-rays and tests to show the materials used, even in the underpaintings. Also provenance is a big deal for the big museums. You would have to have access to lots of materials and knowledge for a specific period/artist.
Things get shady when there are art dealers and galleries involved, specially auction houses.
I ve never seen a most beautiful and gentle man in my life than the artist! I ll keep his hologram in my dreams and I might be lucky to meet someone that resembles his light
I'll pass the word:)
Art School of SF Bay merci bien :-)
@@gm6719
so romantic from you.
Manuel R Lol
Anthony C ?
Excellent ❤
Very good! Thank you!
Perfect!
Foarte FRUMOS!
Bravo !
Ciao,molto molto bello,bellisimo profesore ,complementi grazie braccio
I bet it's even more impressive seeing in person, because of all this glazing, it must be very '3D'
Merveilleux...
I want to paint like this one day.
Fantastic thanks 🙏
Just make art, continue to learn, and put your soul into it, if you do those I know any artist will feel satisfied.
Wonderful, you are verry good !
Very good!
Great work ❤❤❤🔥🔥👍👍👍👍👍
I’m back again months later to learn from your technique.
Супер!!! Браво!!!😷👍
Wow you are Master Painter!!!
Fantastic painting very nice
Nice video. Thank you very much!
You are welcome:)
Excellent…enlightening…thanks…
Glad you enjoyed it
Удивительно красиво!
Brilliant
Amazing
Meus parabéns. Pinta super bem
Very beautiful
que buena técnica maestro
Great!!!!