Four ways of beginning a portrait. By Ben Lustenhouwer

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    Four different ways to get a portrait on the canvas.
    1). The tracing method 1:15
    2). Using a projector 5:36
    3). The grid drawing 7:08
    4). Drawing from observation 10:16

Komentáře • 982

  • @zemiii9488
    @zemiii9488 Před 3 lety +140

    CZcams: *after 7 years* let's recommend this

  • @grumblekin
    @grumblekin Před 9 lety +313

    OK, out of the thousands of how to videos out there, this is one of the few channels that encourages practice and exploration. It focuses on basics that beginners like me don't know. Far too many other artists spend a lot of time insulting the techniques of others just to get subscribers.
    This is old fashioned teaching and I like it! I'm subscribing right now!

    • @RGAlexanderVision
      @RGAlexanderVision Před 9 lety +10

      TheNickTheM First, since this video called the Bridgman and Hogarth books essential, I would say that this video is encouraging breaking down the basic forms of the face, and those steps are just not given to the detail you want in the video itself. Second, the commenter said that the channel does that, not the video per se. Third, trying four different things (tracing via use of a projector, grid method, tracing paper, or drawing from life) counts as exploration, particularly for someone who is completely new to drawing. Frankly, I'm happy to see videos encouraging the viewer to do more than one thing, regardless of what those things are. Too often similar videos give the impression that artists only work in one way every single time, when in reality most artists will bounce back and forth between many different things depending on the work they are doing, using photos in some cases and live models in others and maybe sometimes a grid or a projector if the piece is particularly detailed or finnicky in some way or if they are combining several existing studies into one larger work... etc. Doing different things is the fun part of art! Sitting there doing the same thing over and over and over is not creative. Repetitively doing identical things over and over and over for skill-building is meaningful, and it's important, but you have to try new things as well. Even when you're doing the same thing, you should often be trying SOMETHING different!

    • @nanadelamer6277
      @nanadelamer6277 Před 5 lety +2

      @@RGAlexanderVision the grid counts as cheating however its the first time i hear abt this way and i believe its the best way for an artist to get used to drawing .on top i ve seen in documentary that at rennaisance they used mirors ,hiden,basicaly projecting the image and copying it .
      i personaly hate ,deeply, practising especialy meaningless objects to the point of giving up.i d rather draw to my hearts content bad proportions becoming beter at itwith time as i realise whats wrong and redress the eror... thus a projector retracing the lines over the image a few times would help enormously with picking up the proportions of the face,understanding them so i could thereafter draw freely w/o it
      this is also why this kind of drawing is rather rechnique than art .i couldnt understand in the past why artists, were teling me that they dont like drawing portraits to earn a living .art is to express your sense of whats beautifull ,Noone calls art the tecnical drawing such as industrial design and yet realistic drawing of faces ,people, fruits and baskets isquite similar,Art comes after you ve mastered these basics ,when you can draw a face in its corect proportions,then you can give your own expresion to say the eyes etc which is ypur personal touch, your art .Frankly thats too litle of self expresion in a sea of technical drawing

    • @snehalary_r_arts972
      @snehalary_r_arts972 Před 4 lety +2

      @@nanadelamer6277 yes.. i agree but i think really it is the best method for artist who really wants to know the technique of sketching...i really don't know such methods before...

    • @brunofellite8969
      @brunofellite8969 Před 4 lety

      And me, 4 years later, agreeing with you and also subscribing
      :)

    • @MrPeteBaker
      @MrPeteBaker Před 3 lety +1

      Are you destroying 5 years later?

  • @lazysundaybook1
    @lazysundaybook1 Před 8 lety +29

    The painting at 10:10 is remarkable, genuinely one of the most beautiful paintings I've ever seen. -Scottish painting student.

  • @atroutflycrazy8057
    @atroutflycrazy8057 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Thankyou so much for your knowledge, Ben😊
    I used gridding when I 1st started but then began pencil and charcoal sketching along with using a proportional divider which really helped my drawing and accuracy in portrait.

  • @lustenhouwer
    @lustenhouwer  Před 10 lety +222

    Thank you all for your overwhelming response!

    • @iikilleliteiidan1593
      @iikilleliteiidan1593 Před 5 lety +1

      Ben Lustenhouwer I am in admiration of your skill. Thank you for sharing your talent. Best wishes for your future career. 💋 to

    • @Prajwal____
      @Prajwal____ Před 5 lety

      i think like it is cheating, i am wrong, but how pls tell

    • @BabyChili1
      @BabyChili1 Před 4 lety

      Thank you for sharing your methods. Very helpful and I am grateful to find you. You are so talented. ~ Peace

    • @lavonnecarrick2238
      @lavonnecarrick2238 Před 4 lety

      मेरा status DHASU there is no cheating, you are on a journey this is a learning tool. You will repeat again and again until it becomes muscle memory and then you can become truly creative!

    • @sowa7760
      @sowa7760 Před 4 lety

      Which protector do you recommend? The choice is so big. It is difficult to choose the right one. I would be thankfull for your tip.

  • @TheFogCurtain
    @TheFogCurtain Před 10 lety +14

    my jaw dropped when i saw the portrait he did of the girl in a green dress. his colors and his realism were so vibrant yet precise!

  • @blueplanet1380
    @blueplanet1380 Před 3 lety +7

    I am a painter, and it is better to rely on the classic method of drawing directly, as this increases the skill of the painter.
    Good job mr . Ben

  • @yellowpink9962
    @yellowpink9962 Před rokem +2

    I loved watching you draw from observation. The quiet discipline, ease and gentleness. You are a brilliant Artist and Teacher. A combination I find haven"t found often in my learning. Thank you, Good Sir. Bravo.

  • @GretaGlass
    @GretaGlass Před 3 lety +3

    Sir, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I love everything about this video it is the calmest most informative thing i have ever watched, and the documentary is a magnificent recommendation. 7 years and your video keeps teaching. Long live to Art.

  • @MariaIsabelracine
    @MariaIsabelracine Před 7 lety +3

    Thank you Ben for all your tutorials, you have no idea how much yours tutorials are helping me to improve my painting skills, I cant wait to take one of your classes, send you and your lovely wife a hug

  • @hideentity1518
    @hideentity1518 Před 7 lety +1

    Listen begginers artist. This clip is a fortune.
    It worth thousend clips that offer you "free lessons" or such a things.
    No one explaine and bring you methods better than this artist.
    Very appreciated.

    • @ZZmsz
      @ZZmsz Před 3 měsíci

      We agree!

  • @lynnpadwe4027
    @lynnpadwe4027 Před 10 měsíci +4

    You are an excellent teacher. Your videos have helped me see better. MORE!!!!

  • @lustenhouwer
    @lustenhouwer  Před 9 lety +146

    Actually I did the live sitting demonstration for the sketching only. Later I decided painting the portrait in oil. Usually I do not start with a drawing that is that much elaborated.

  • @JackRainfield
    @JackRainfield Před 4 lety +4

    Wow! What an education in 17 minutes! Thank you.

  • @bradharper5397
    @bradharper5397 Před 4 lety +3

    This video, for me, was the most valuable one for drawing/sketching/painting that I have come across on youtube-and for that I greatly appreciate it. With these instructions, I was able to meet a goal I was trying to achieve: to sketch an accurate portrait from an photograph. Then, holding on to this knowledge, and using another video of yours-3 Color zones in the Face, I was able to produce a sketch using oil pastels, that gave me a tremendous boost in confidence in my "artwork". I now enjoying practice sketching from photographs of my friends and relatives, with an occasional laugh or two along the way..and I hope others are able to have similar results....

  • @garyklett405
    @garyklett405 Před 9 lety +16

    My favorite one was the old fashioned drawing in charcoal - so beautiful !

  • @Bubleone1
    @Bubleone1 Před 4 lety +6

    How I love the charcoal drawing at the end of the video, it's wonderful, and the way you have explained how to measure with this technique is great, I could never understand how it worked before, but you explain it perfectly. another video to add to my list .Thank you again Ben.

  • @boomshake387
    @boomshake387 Před 10 lety +12

    A great tutorial by someone with a soothing, calm and gentle voice. Thank you!

  • @IvyEveIvs
    @IvyEveIvs Před 8 lety +3

    I appreciate the way you explain every way. I can tell you are a great teacher. Lot of peace and calm on your drawing, thats something to admire.

  • @stephill3516
    @stephill3516 Před rokem +2

    Oh, thank you! This is really helpful! I love your tutorials! ♥️👍 you are so Kind to share your Knowledge for free!

  • @DjSkyattack
    @DjSkyattack Před 4 lety +7

    a true master ..you Sir...
    Im glad to have found your teachings here on youtube...
    This reminds me that
    i need to get back into my artwork.

  • @JNeedels
    @JNeedels Před 4 lety +4

    Thank you Ben, I've learned so much in this brief tutorial. I am a casual artist so your demonstration on, "how to measure" and partition the markers of the face. Thank you.

  • @kylestevens7497
    @kylestevens7497 Před 9 lety +1

    Don't care if 100+ people said it before me, but the observation piece is marvelous.

    • @ZZmsz
      @ZZmsz Před 3 měsíci

      Marvelous teacher

  • @twicetwo223
    @twicetwo223 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Certainly, (of course), the latter method of drawing the human figure, and in particular the head, is the most productive. Especially if the artist is just starting his passion for painting. Thank you!

  • @learnerlearns
    @learnerlearns Před 10 lety +61

    WoW!
    I really appreciate the effort you make in these well-made, concisely edited, clearly shot videos. Your clear narration, soothing voice and pleasant music make learning a pleasure.
    As you say, learning to draw is essential to painting success, however there is no shame in using photo references, especially for children ( who can't sit still for long ) and for moving subjects such as athletes, musicians, etc.
    I never had luck with projectors, simply because the low-lighting necessary for clear projection makes seeing my marks difficult, and good projectors are so expensive. Even in school, with their expensive projectors and special lighting, I found most of those paintings ended up looking funny or "flat" somehow.
    In school I learned the horizontal / vertical grid method you use, and have adopted it ever since, however your adding of the diagonal lines is new to me & VERY helpful!
    THANK YOU!

    • @drprabhakarbhushanmishra3258
      @drprabhakarbhushanmishra3258 Před 4 lety

      I will give you a different idea which is most easiest. From the photograph have a photocopy of decided size then prepare a pencil carbon .First on the Canvas put the pencil carbon and over it place the photocopy.Now draw the figure form your pain directly .Through pencil carbon it will get traced over your Canvas .And there is no need of any projector or grid method or anything else

    • @ronaldlinclau4203
      @ronaldlinclau4203 Před 3 lety

      Watercolor lessons

  • @1950Bearman
    @1950Bearman Před 9 lety +18

    i have just retired and getting o lot of time over for my dream, to become better in portraitspainting. For many years ago i did some, but my work took all the energy so there where not much left for painting. Now i have time. Looking at your films and teaching has been a great enjoy. To me you are a Master, and i hope to learn more from you
    regards
    Björn

  • @logezflorence3095
    @logezflorence3095 Před rokem

    Vous êtes un merveilleux pédagogue et j’apprends à chacun de vos tutos que je regarde à plusieurs reprises.
    Merci infiniment de bien voulois divulguer votre savoir et votre manière de faire.

  • @theeaselrider4032
    @theeaselrider4032 Před 9 lety +10

    Hi Ben, I am in my 3rd year of a Fine Arts program, but I have also taken on the task of teaching an "Art Exploration" class to a couple of groups of beginning artists.
    Several of your videos have been very helpful to me in being able to explain and show my students simple methods for drawing & painting. Especially the part about working from a photograph, even my professor agrees with you on that one.
    I just wanted to say thank you, and I will continue to pop in when I'm struggling with an idea.

  • @AbleCarpetDyeing
    @AbleCarpetDyeing Před 9 lety +3

    he is so lovable. very kind to share with us.God bless you.

  • @amberl4401
    @amberl4401 Před 7 lety +3

    This is great! I never learned the measuring that much in art class just to make the two lines on paper. You explain it well. Great talent :)

  • @CatherineSummerfield
    @CatherineSummerfield Před 4 lety +2

    the most amazing calm imperative videos I have seen as I begin my sketching journey. Thank you for sharing. Love and Peace
    Catherine

  • @crisalidathomassie1811
    @crisalidathomassie1811 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks so much for supporting these four ways to begin a portrait. I truly appreciate it. Blessings and take care.

  • @ThePaintingStoof
    @ThePaintingStoof Před 5 lety +3

    Great tips! I personally use the grid method- I think it just takes some time to get used to. Thank you for sharing!

  • @rascarabia1397
    @rascarabia1397 Před 4 lety +3

    Great rendition, beautifully inspiring, thank you sir for sharing. Thumbs up.

  • @rizrrr
    @rizrrr Před 4 lety +1

    Am I the only one thinking this? I enjoy and learn so much from his video.. But his voice and music choice is so relaxing. Thanks for the informative videos uncle Ben!

  • @lisajanetwheaton4620
    @lisajanetwheaton4620 Před 10 lety +1

    Your direct drawing was so lovely!

  • @1951jmds
    @1951jmds Před 8 lety +89

    Great video. I study at a fine art academy on Long Island. May I offer a suggestion to save three steps? When transferring a drawing or photo to canvas, we use transfer paper from the art supply store. Think of it as old fashioned carbon paper but not as messy. We tape the drawing in place on the canvass, place the transfer paper between the drawing and canvass and then trace the outlines as you have. We then spray the transferred drawing with clear acrylic to preserve it and let it dry for 15 minutes. This save three steps and eliminates any distortions from retracing. I look forward to more of your videoes.

    • @philsmith7398
      @philsmith7398 Před 8 lety +3

      Great tip!

    • @xihanhu8075
      @xihanhu8075 Před 6 lety +2

      At stony Brook??

    • @afzalbutt9649
      @afzalbutt9649 Před 6 lety

      Michael Swedenberg , !

    • @Soltice-ty2nf
      @Soltice-ty2nf Před 5 lety

      Clear acrylic??
      How do I find that?
      Do I make it myself?

    • @PntrGrl
      @PntrGrl Před 5 lety

      @@Soltice-ty2nf He is saying to spray it with a matte spray I think anyway

  • @gabrielcurca703
    @gabrielcurca703 Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you Ben, very useful information you give in to the world and we appreciate very much. ❤️

  • @backpropalgo
    @backpropalgo Před 10 lety +1

    Fantastic - I have not used the grid or trace methods, but the keen awareness of angles and lengths by measuring with an outstretched arm works for me

  • @Pema_Gyeltshen
    @Pema_Gyeltshen Před 9 lety +1

    Thanks a lot Sir, had a wonderful time watching your tutorial, very inspiring.

  • @musicshortsplus
    @musicshortsplus Před 4 lety +6

    Thanks for this good teachings, friend. I love painting too. Greetings...!!!

  • @mohamedmkpaintingandaceo1790

    I tried these techniques and they went good

  • @desireeglowa86
    @desireeglowa86 Před 5 lety +1

    This video was EXTREMELY informative!! I have a challenge with judging my size ratio when I draw from sight and have never grafted my drawings before. Thank you for that helpful tip

  • @kurtianoliveriovillegas6916

    Never seen this kind of teaching before. Everything is said clearly. I like how you teach.

  • @PabloPazosGutierrez
    @PabloPazosGutierrez Před 4 lety +7

    For the tracing method you can also trace from a big screen to avoid making a paper photocopy, sometimes directly too the final paper if it's not too thick and increasing the brightness of the screen

  • @TSD0416
    @TSD0416 Před 9 lety +21

    Dear Mr. Lustenhouwer,
    Thank you very much for this wonderful tutorial on different methods of portrait drawing. I have learned so much in 17 minutes that you have uploaded, then an entire semester in a drawing class. I'm a beginner and I never thought that tracing the image onto the canvas was allowed. I thought about tracing many times, but I always felt ashamed and thought it was cheating. I want to draw the portrait of one of my favorite movie characters (Thorin Oakenshield) but I have been struggling in vain. Now that I've seen your methods, I think I will try them and I hope in time (with lots and lots of practice) I would be able to draw simply by observation. Many many thanks for your free lessons. I have just subscribed to your channel and I cannot wait to see your other videos.
    with kindest regards
    Tilla

    • @lustenhouwer
      @lustenhouwer  Před 9 lety +21

      Drawing skills are very important and practice as much as you can. BUT: everything is allowed!! Do not trust teachers who forbid things. Make your own rules.

    • @RGAlexanderVision
      @RGAlexanderVision Před 9 lety +1

      ***** Forbidden according to many but not all. At least some of the Dutch masters, for example, traced using projectors, as early as the 1500s. Learn from the masters and use a projector and trace as a drawing aid, just not as the ONLY way you learn.
      Plus, if you follow the directions here, you're tracing the basic form and some guidelines. Take the first method given here as an example. You get the outlines and some rough detail in place so your drawing will come out at least reasonably accurate in terms of proportion--though someone new to drawing can still lose those proportions as they go along from there. Then he is correcting the drawing freehand, and then painting over it, also freehand. At those later stages, one would be developing precisely the drawing skills you are talking about. He also says "and hey, you should also draw from life observation" which again encourages developing the skills you say need to be developed. So what is the argument against doing this? That you didn't do it and that your life was harder because of that? Sounds like an argument FOR doing this.

    • @TSD0416
      @TSD0416 Před 9 lety +2

      R Alexander
      thank you very much for your comment. Your words are very encouraging to someone like me who is just a novice. I agree with you completely that tracing isn't absolutely forbidden. From what I've gathered it is allowed and aids in expediting the drawing phase of a painting. I watched a documentary not too long ago that illustrated how the old dutch masters used camera obscura to draw perspectives and other paintings that required extreme detail. Jan Vermeer and Jan van Eyck both used this technique. It's not that it was forbidden, it was just a secret that they guarded with their lives. I don't see why I shouldn't use tracing methods to get a head start. Besides my tracing doesn't look anything like the final result. I still have to work on it to make the drawing/painting believable. I don't think I'm cheating by tracing the outline first. As I progress through time and with lots of practice I believe I can draw the outline without tracing it. But for now I will stick to the tracing to pass the most frustrating part of the painting.
      Cheers :)

    • @RGAlexanderVision
      @RGAlexanderVision Před 9 lety

      TillaTequila72 Glad to help! As for the documentary, if you're thinking of the Hockney one, it's pretty controversial... And so are the claims that Vermeer and van Eyck used the technique. There is no unambiguous evidence that THEY did, and in fact the evidence that they may have done so is pretty weak. But there is a great deal of evidence that many artists throughout the ages have done so, and until very recently the "grid" technique and similar methods were pretty standard recommendations for how to learn to draw, and certainly as tools for painting. The use of projectors and camera lucida were definitely done, and were definitely less openly used... We know that some master painters did it. Personally, I think it's not really important who did it!

    • @TSD0416
      @TSD0416 Před 9 lety

      R Alexander Thank you for the clarification. Yes, I was referring to the Hockney documentary and as you've mentioned, it was a bit controversial. But I saw a movie a long time ago called Girl with the Pearl Earring which was painted by Master Vermeer. And in the movie they showed the camera obscura in his studio. Who knows, maybe he did use it to do the outlines. Either way his work is stunning. I wish I could paint like that.

  • @nickthombley675
    @nickthombley675 Před 6 lety +1

    Wow thank you so much for sharing. I use a projector to cut down on the time of making paintings, I felt self-conscious until I saw you explain it. Thank you so much.

  • @malcolmnorton2217
    @malcolmnorton2217 Před 4 lety +2

    I can only admire! And wish you had been around [and the internet too, of course] when I forsook portrait painting for other pursuits, lacking the kind of inspiration you so generously afford with your admirable talent. Thank you, sir!

  • @yoda12439
    @yoda12439 Před 10 lety +6

    thank you ben love the ipad idea so the model stays focus.

  • @harshadk4595
    @harshadk4595 Před 4 lety +3

    For all those impressed with the perfect lighting in Sir Ben's studio 0:19 , 1:10 are perfect frames for painting his portrait !

  • @Andie_Shore
    @Andie_Shore Před 7 lety +1

    Wonderful tutorial! Thank you, Ben!

  • @alyceart2666
    @alyceart2666 Před 8 lety +2

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I am going to attempt my first portrait painting and this is very helpful.

  • @gokharol
    @gokharol Před 8 lety +3

    This is magnific. I've wanted to reproduce that Titanic movie drawing scene since the last time I watched it XD lol. I have a way with my hands ever since I can remember, but nowhere near this good, so I want to learn and get as good as this incredible artist. Thank you sir, for sharing your talent.

    • @fergalbrady3089
      @fergalbrady3089 Před 7 lety

      Did you know that James Cameron drew all of the sketches in TItanic. Yes all of them! The ones in Di caprio's hand sketchbook are from Cameron as well

    • @gokharol
      @gokharol Před 7 lety

      Fergal Brady Yes I did know, in spite of that thank you for sharing anyway! Titanic is a movie with more than a few iconic scenes, a masterpiece movie :D

  • @MeervanJoshopplazillacom
    @MeervanJoshopplazillacom Před 8 lety +33

    When you have a model , a photografic painting is beautifull
    when you paint using a photo, do not make an exact copy but give something else from yourself.

    • @oldschoolwaverider
      @oldschoolwaverider Před 4 lety +1

      Definitely! I do this usually, because I tend to think that you lose many aspects of the subject from just looking at a photo, so I have to add something else.

    • @southclark
      @southclark Před 4 lety

      how do you do that? Any suggestions?

  • @kamransharjeel
    @kamransharjeel Před 4 lety +1

    I bet you're very kind and good person, and an excellent teacher. I am happy that I find your channel your methods are unique and no one talks about these now a days.

    • @lustenhouwer
      @lustenhouwer  Před 4 lety +1

      Thank you! 😃

    • @kamransharjeel
      @kamransharjeel Před 4 lety

      @@lustenhouwer Hi Ben, what are your thoughts on Anders zorn limited palette? did you make any video on that? or should I start with that as a beginner?

    • @lustenhouwer
      @lustenhouwer  Před 4 lety +1

      Maybe one day I will show that approach. It really is interesting. But realise that Zorn had scandinavian light. His colleague Sorolla had mediterenian light and a full range of colors on his palette.

  • @noahalhawary7779
    @noahalhawary7779 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for your video and your efforts
    I think the last method is the best, I know it might be hard for some people to start with it. But you get to learn a lot from it. Especially when you feel that everything in this drawing was made by you. You feel free.

  • @aya.mamdouh6229
    @aya.mamdouh6229 Před 9 lety +3

    Iam an artist from egypt and iwant to reallly thank you for sharing you great experiance you are agraet artist

  • @jamesmoyer5242
    @jamesmoyer5242 Před 7 lety +11

    I think tracing almost helps to train your hands to tell your brain about the basic proportions, but it's better to draw by simply looking to create your own style... well for me anyways. I love putting stories into my drawings, even if it's just a portrait it should still say something, even if it's just one person who relates.

    • @inspiringwomenwiththewordo1260
      @inspiringwomenwiththewordo1260 Před 7 lety

      Great video

    • @projstax2611
      @projstax2611 Před 6 lety +1

      That’s a way of thinking I didn’t come up with, I always detested tracing because I felt like it was too easy didn’t really help you grow because you could mindlessly put in lines where you see them

    • @africaart
      @africaart Před 5 lety

      Drawing from observation gives the drawing life because you would eventually make some slight errors which would be part of the drawing and give it "movement". An extreme example would be Van Gogh's paintings, a good one would be any of the great masters.

    • @africaart
      @africaart Před 5 lety

      Drawing from observation gives the drawing life because you would eventually make some slight errors which would be part of the drawing and give it "movement". An extreme example would be Van Gogh's paintings, a good one would be any of the great masters.

    • @jillp3761
      @jillp3761 Před měsícem

      I saw tracing used in a competition, I really believe in THAT INSTANCE it WAS cheating. In the competition you had 4 hours to complete your portrait to trace the image from a photo cut the time spent actually DRAWING the face drastically so allowing more time to paint. Am I wrong to think/ feel this way?
      It is an excellent way to learn some things but I feel that it doesn't teach you to DRAW in the long run.

  • @EminePazan
    @EminePazan Před 2 lety +1

    Wow, what an honor to learn from you. Thank you. May GOD Bless you. 💯🙏❤

    • @lustenhouwer
      @lustenhouwer  Před 2 lety +1

      My pleasure

    • @EminePazan
      @EminePazan Před 2 lety

      @@lustenhouwer Mag ik u misschien vragen hoe ik Gele Oker kan mengen met de kleuren die ik al heb? Ik heb de kleuren Azo Yellow Light, Azo Yellow Deep, Azo Red Medium, Quinacridone Rose, Ultramarine, Ceruleum Blue Phtalo, Permanentgreen, Burnt Umber, Titanium White ofcourse... (Ivory Black for black and white studies)... I bestel mijn materialen online, heb de kleur Yellow Oker nooit in het echt gezien. Maar als ik online kijk dan lijkt het op een lichte mosterdkleur, klopt dat? Het spijt me dat ik u hiermee lastigval.

    • @lustenhouwer
      @lustenhouwer  Před 2 lety +2

      @@EminePazan Gele Oker is een zo fundamenteel kleur in portretschilderen dat ik je aanraad die aan te schaffen. Het is niet slechts de specifieke kleur maar ook de dekkingsraad van de verf die de waarde bepaalt.

  • @sofiabepre1164
    @sofiabepre1164 Před 7 lety +1

    amazing techniques and so your pieces! gorgeous work! congrats!!

  • @LondonLadsArt
    @LondonLadsArt Před 10 lety +34

    The end product is what people/clients are paying for. How you achieve that is neither here nor there. The whole cheating philosophy is built out of, and from competition. Eric Clapton once said "there's guys out there that can beat the pants off me playing guitar" Really humble comment coming from one of the greats. Put your EGO to one side, life's easier that way...unless your determined to make it hard.

    • @sempre8135
      @sempre8135 Před 7 lety +4

      This^^

    • @HeavenBrothers
      @HeavenBrothers Před 5 lety +2

      Some people do care, and some have an eye for a work that took hours to days completing. Can't bundle all of us under the group that wants simply the end result.

    • @c.m.lollar7501
      @c.m.lollar7501 Před 5 lety

      cutting corners by tracing photographs CHEATS YOUR CLIENTS, AND OTHER HARD WORKING ARTISTS, and is FUELING THE COLLAPSE OF INTELLIGENT ARTISTRY. tracing a photograph is in fact MUCH MORE COMPETITIVE for ANYONE CAN DO IT and there is no real PRACTICE involved. they do not pay for the end "PRODUCT" they are paying for real art made by a real hard working artist.

  • @artsmaevlogcanonigo8007
    @artsmaevlogcanonigo8007 Před 7 lety +11

    I love drawing..
    so inspiring

  • @aasthakamboj4900
    @aasthakamboj4900 Před 6 lety +1

    I am an absolute beginner and seeing this video gave me a lots of tricks and ideas! Thank you so much for this demonstration sir! :)

  • @nervetonic1
    @nervetonic1 Před 7 lety

    Thanks for everything, Ben!

  • @royboy3129
    @royboy3129 Před 8 lety +13

    You don't need to use the transparent paper. Just cover the back of the paper you printed the image on with charcoal and then trace over the image. it's more accurate and you don't have to trace twice

    • @Prajwal____
      @Prajwal____ Před 5 lety

      most of the time we don't want to spoil the reference

    • @meerabakshi2676
      @meerabakshi2676 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Prajwal____ Can have made 2-3 copies just in case...even one such GURU painter had suggested to have one dark copy and one lighter copy of the same photo that we have to use in portrait to get darker shade area and light shade area are more distinct and easy to apply first layer of colors. I liked that idea. And I have still found having sketch drawn becomes useless once we start coloring...at that point we have to depend on our judgement to give clear final touch!

  • @ilzafrancisco9282
    @ilzafrancisco9282 Před 5 lety +3

    Sou artista plástica e estou amando suas técnicas, parabéns, ficou perfeito

  • @puteriiman9162
    @puteriiman9162 Před 7 lety +2

    wow u really inspired me to draw. Actually, i'm very thankful for your guideness. I have never heard of the last method,i'll try it soon.Thank you so much😊

  • @KarrGalaxyStudios
    @KarrGalaxyStudios Před 5 lety +2

    Fantastic Video! I just found you today but i'm in love with your video style and your teaching method!

  • @laithakram6519
    @laithakram6519 Před 7 lety +9

    Classical way is the best from my opinion

    • @crustydog1666
      @crustydog1666 Před 4 lety +1

      I think the grid method and using a proporional divider are ok, but doing the classical method raises the coolness factor exponentially. I definitely liked the result he achieved.

    • @ernestoguevara7624
      @ernestoguevara7624 Před 4 lety

      Se sabe que grandes paisajistas de siglos anteriores utilizaron la proyección con cristales y retratistas el método de la cuadrícula para obtener óptimos resultados.Entonces?

    • @calogerocarita4697
      @calogerocarita4697 Před 3 lety

      @@crustydog1666 unicum by

  • @mykytadoroshenko4500
    @mykytadoroshenko4500 Před 7 lety +15

    What is the wonderful music playing on the background?

  • @ksandralemus5024
    @ksandralemus5024 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom as an artist, I love your work, I watch your videos over and over again.

  • @me.1587
    @me.1587 Před 6 lety

    thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in such a concise way. love the music too

  • @michelvds100
    @michelvds100 Před 9 lety +21

    I propose anyone who liked this video sents 10ct to Ben!

  • @vampRaziel
    @vampRaziel Před 10 lety +4

    At first thanks so much for the video. I would like to ask You Ben and also others about tracing method and projector method. Aren't these methods a bit "cheating"? I've done tracing method (directly on paper from image, not using canvas or transparent one) few times and I felt a bit cheating on skills and I was not sure if I can stand behind my work as an author when I've done few basic lines directly from image (so proportions and lines skills on start were not needed). Most of effort and time when I draw is consumed right on start by setting proportions and basic shapes. When I use tracing method I'm not frustrated anymore by unballanced proportions and shapes at the beginning and I can do some nice works way easier.
    Of course with growing skills it's neccessary to draw from observation and so on, but am I even able to use tracing method and feel like complete author of work with no bad conscience about cheating? It's kind of important in my opinion.
    Thanks for reactions.

    • @konstantinbazelyuk
      @konstantinbazelyuk Před 7 lety +2

      vampRaziel
      each method is unique because of the artists ability to translate what they see. the more in depth you go with the picture the more errors or unique markings you make so it doesn't take away from being able to create a work of art because it's your interpretation.

  • @johnbarry7573
    @johnbarry7573 Před 9 lety +1

    You are such a true artist! Very open-minded and talented! Let's keep our arts alive! :)

  • @joannabatherson6783
    @joannabatherson6783 Před 5 lety

    Thanks for your excellent tips and techniques! 👩🏻‍🎨

  • @DenizzDogan
    @DenizzDogan Před 10 lety +54

    1). The tracing method 1:15
    2). Using a projector 5:36
    3). The grid drawing 7:08
    4). Drawing from observation 10:16

  • @a690ac52ed7
    @a690ac52ed7 Před 8 lety +9

    Best fixative? Cheap hairspray! Inexpensive, nontoxic, and it actually does a better job than the stuff you can buy at an art store for £5 a can!

  • @prof.catastrophe6977
    @prof.catastrophe6977 Před 7 lety +1

    Thank you :) These tips are extremely helpful for me as a beginner.

  • @AnatolySmolyansky
    @AnatolySmolyansky Před 4 lety +2

    I like the music. Thank you for putting this together. Good start. I stopped competing with nature long time ago even though art is interesting craft.

  • @KidScipio
    @KidScipio Před 9 lety +6

    seems like a lot of work. i just freehand stick figures and i'm good

    • @luciamotoc7066
      @luciamotoc7066 Před 5 lety

      I do the same thing, but my teacher always desagrees

  • @djacob7
    @djacob7 Před 5 lety +5

    A 5th way: Instead of having someone sit still for a long time, take a photograph and draw it from observation.

    • @alil3231
      @alil3231 Před 4 lety

      He said he prefers you to do portrait drawing from real life in real time, not from photography.

  • @LordLacerda
    @LordLacerda Před 7 lety

    Amazing drawing, nice techniques and a great way at teaching, thanks a lot!

  • @alshofcharityinuganda
    @alshofcharityinuganda Před 8 lety

    its really a great work to have E_learning about Art! I Love it

  • @steve22933
    @steve22933 Před 7 lety +3

    Isn't tracing cheating?

    • @rickyryan8791
      @rickyryan8791 Před 7 lety +5

      There is no cheating in art, it's not highschool Math test.

  • @Chathurinda711
    @Chathurinda711 Před 10 lety +14

    so tracing a picture isn't cheating ?

    • @MaSsiVeGaming1
      @MaSsiVeGaming1 Před 10 lety +4

      No, not at all. Its just a transfer, great masters did this at times. During the 18th to 19th centuries, there we many artist who used methods to transfer the drawings for paintings.

    • @jefui1
      @jefui1 Před 10 lety +1

      It helps you see

    • @Chathurinda711
      @Chathurinda711 Před 10 lety

      ***** Thanks for the advice !!!!!!!

    • @Chathurinda711
      @Chathurinda711 Před 10 lety

      jefui1
      thanks for the advice!!!!!!

    • @Chathurinda711
      @Chathurinda711 Před 10 lety +1

      *****
      thanks for the advice

  • @Anetaaaable
    @Anetaaaable Před 8 lety +1

    So talented. I see a lot of hard work behind you. Hats off :)

  • @aniknatsa
    @aniknatsa Před 10 lety

    A true artist. Thank you!

  • @curlyanneb1973
    @curlyanneb1973 Před 4 lety +5

    People who say any kind of difference is cheating, clearly don’t know but one way, and can’t master the others.

    • @lustenhouwer
      @lustenhouwer  Před 4 lety

      I agree.

    • @lustenhouwer
      @lustenhouwer  Před 4 lety +1

      What you also have to realize is that against 1 professional artist are 1000 amateurs.
      Those who start will find the energy in the FUN and perhaps eventually they will acquire the skills by continuing. We, the professionals, will have to step down from our throne and offer everything that drives this energy.

  • @tuanmanbin3650
    @tuanmanbin3650 Před 9 lety +3

    we called "job", not "art"

  • @abhaadhikari809
    @abhaadhikari809 Před 5 lety

    Thanks for this straightforward and useful video!

  • @Geiger1983
    @Geiger1983 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks a lot for your beutiful art and useful tips. You are an excellent teacher

  • @zuheyr1
    @zuheyr1 Před 7 lety +3

    If you cannot draw you have to copy.... sad but true. Unfortunately this leads to lifeless and distorted images because camera always distorts... it is a much better thing, if you are young, to invest in drawing. if you are old and no chance and no ability of course then no choice.

    • @mouseonthestreets8675
      @mouseonthestreets8675 Před 7 lety +6

      Zuheyr Alsalihi you don't HAVE to copy, you can just learn how to draw......

    • @charliebaker1427
      @charliebaker1427 Před 7 lety +2

      DW and tracing teaches you to pay attention to shapes and proportion

    • @jbig808
      @jbig808 Před 7 lety +2

      Not cheating, Michelangelo did the same thing with cartoon rubbings for his ceiling work

  • @rohankm
    @rohankm Před 10 lety

    Thanks Ben.. I was searching for this for a long time.. Your video really helped.

  • @gizimama
    @gizimama Před 10 lety +1

    Thank you a lot of knowledge transfer. I really liked the portrait.

  • @heather937
    @heather937 Před 7 lety +1

    Amazing and inspiring. Thank you

  • @rohitnag7813
    @rohitnag7813 Před 10 lety

    awesome teaching every1 can understand easily. HATS OFF BEN for guiding us

  • @nazaninmotamedinia1941
    @nazaninmotamedinia1941 Před 5 lety +1

    Wow!!! Wonderful painting and drawing live portrate.
    I really enjoy and learned from your video, thank you

  • @TheMrSlyxx
    @TheMrSlyxx Před 4 lety

    Great stuff. Thanks for showing us your work!

  • @ashok5591
    @ashok5591 Před 4 lety

    I have respect for this painter.May God bless him !