My study of one of famous painting by French Master William Bouguereau. My goal is trying to match his skin tone color by using my pastel pencil technique.
skintone actually have green tone in it, when coloring skin, on digital also, if you want a more realistic approach to the skin you'd use some green in the mix too :)
That green underpainting is called a verdaille. it s a traditional method used to get skin tones right and was invented for oil painting originally. You can also use either a gray (grisaille) or brown (brunaille) depending on the result you want to create. I find it fascinating that color pencils can be worked in layers and using the transparency of the medium to imitate the results of oil painting.😀
Green and yellow are very common undertones in skin colour! It gives more of a realistic tone to skin, and makes it easier to paint/draw things realistically. A lot of artists have trouble with making undertones too cool or warm, but green is like the perfect median of that- warmth from yellow, but cool from blue.
C - 1. downvoted? This isn’t reddit 2. that’s a shallow reason dislike somebody’s video. the whole thing probably would’ve taken a long time to film. Maybe the camera cut out / lost power? Who knows?
i'm so curious how the change from 3:48 to 3:51 happened... the skin looked so real all of a sudden. would have loved to see this happen in detail. the outcome is gorgeous
The best I can guess from the video and past experience is slowly applying flesh tones of various shades extremely gradually. It's super painstaking and time consuming is why Im assuming he edited in a quick transition. I could also be talking out of my ass.
You should read about verdaccio, but my explanation "for dummies" is that our skin accents (lips, checks, nose) are always reddish. The opposite to red is green, so coloring a skin on a greenish tone will pop the red zones :)
I'm some what confused here. When doing theater make up apply green to cancel red. Like blemishes and stuff before applying foundation etc you put green cream over pimples to cancel the red. Did you mean that it'll pop zones that have no green? It's 3am i may not have read any of this properly. Sorry.
Search about verdaccio, do some study for yourself. For me, it's a shame how you can demand more to a stranger, who is giving you free content, but is still not generous enough for you.
His pencil rendering is beautiful when seen alone, but in comparison, Bouguereau's painting is less perfect, less smooth, more human. But his pencil rendering is still a master-class in the use of the medium.
M M Yes that is true this artist is very good at what he does but in comparison to the original the final product does not breathe it does not live it doesn’t have soul it’s just a very very good drawing! I wonder if he were to use the same medium as the original artist if the sole would come through?
What people confuse about those green color in the skin, my analyze is : - Maybe the color from pencil mix together and change into other colors. - Maybe that green color in the skin was the base color. This coloring technique is really true master skills. And what make me more surprising is that he can adjust the value of the colors directly into canvas.
Bouguereau was INCREDIBLE! I have seen his paintings live at the Denver art museum. The children he painted had a glow to them, and a joy, and wonder about them that was almost miraculous. Also the backgrounds were intimate, and would fit the subjects perfectly. The man lost children, and even though he was a master at the French school, he was no stranger to sadness and much of what we all go through. He once stated that when he got up in the morning, he could not wait to get to the studio to paint. And that was usually all day!
Wow! Your technique is amazing! Thanks for share this videos. I´m art student, and i learn so much step by step with your work. Best regards from Argentina
My favourite is the look at 3:56. It's even more vivid than towards the end when the tone is softened. The beginning penciled drawing in brown is just as enchanting. A spectacular study!
@@FFede-ji9lv yeah I know. Which is why I lean more towards Carravaggio. I favor more dramatic lighting (Baroque). Not a huge fan of traditional Renaissance painting/drawing.
@@33akachi10 Well, Bouguereau was an academicist painter, and he does have some works with more dramatic shadows (not much like Caravaggio of course). However, I don't think Mr. Cuong dulled the colors down that much; it was the contrast with the very dark hair that allowed the face to look brighter. I'm fond of the contrast that was before too, but the piece is remarkable anyway, amazing technique.
@@kavalkahn true. It's just a personal preference is all. "Academicist painter", yes and Neo Classical. Bouguereau was definitely born in the wrong era. It's really a shame he's not more well known. I actually seen a few of his paintings in person. They are quite amazing. I've always disliked the lighting on classical works though. I like work with character.
Your work is phenomenal, I wish we can get more behind the scenes in the future! One thing you can't beat though is the slightly annoyed expression of the original, it's priceless!
The piece is beautiful really. The face is inviting and the scene is soft. The technique used is simple yet done masterfully making it pop. It shows high intelligence. Surely a valuable piece.
Ah it was so nice after the music stopped but then BAM again over that wonderful pencil sound. I wish this didn't have music. It's so pleasant to watch and learn like you're there. Beautiful!
Absolutely stunning! You are a master of your craft. With so much Photoshop painting these days, it's refreshing and reassuring to see that true skill and real, tactile medium still exists. This is timeless art.
Perfection. Lot of folks complaining about the transition from green to flesh wasn’t complete. Get your pastel pencils out , preferably carbothello and just experiment gently layering various colours over green. Familiarise yourself with the mixes, how various layers produce different outcomes. If you go a little too pink, ‘quieten it down’ with green and vice versa. Do the work, that’s how you learn.
looks like it's the masterpiece by some artist from Renaissance
Варвара Ильина because it is
For me looks like a Italian baroque portrait
Ahem..... "Bouguereau".....
Exactly!!!!
Super👍👍👍
My man put GREEN on the piece and i was like "nahhh dude, green?" Needless to say i ate shit after the transition
skintone actually have green tone in it, when coloring skin, on digital also, if you want a more realistic approach to the skin you'd use some green in the mix too :)
That green underpainting is called a verdaille. it s a traditional method used to get skin tones right and was invented for oil painting originally. You can also use either a gray (grisaille) or brown (brunaille) depending on the result you want to create. I find it fascinating that color pencils can be worked in layers and using the transparency of the medium to imitate the results of oil painting.😀
As an olive skinned person I can say that hell yeah green and yellow are definitely normal skin tones
Green and yellow are very common undertones in skin colour! It gives more of a realistic tone to skin, and makes it easier to paint/draw things realistically. A lot of artists have trouble with making undertones too cool or warm, but green is like the perfect median of that- warmth from yellow, but cool from blue.
theres more colors other than green there could be redish tone or blueish and etc
why did you skip the transitions of color on the skin :(
@@Kajenx what?
Kajenx 🤡🤡
C - 1. downvoted? This isn’t reddit
2. that’s a shallow reason dislike somebody’s video. the whole thing probably would’ve taken a long time to film. Maybe the camera cut out / lost power? Who knows?
@@Kajenx i-
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i'm so curious how the change from 3:48 to 3:51 happened... the skin looked so real all of a sudden. would have loved to see this happen in detail. the outcome is gorgeous
MiEZEKATZE literally the exact thing I was thinking and it does little justice to the point of the video for him not to cover it
The best I can guess from the video and past experience is slowly applying flesh tones of various shades extremely gradually. It's super painstaking and time consuming is why Im assuming he edited in a quick transition. I could also be talking out of my ass.
Maybe he forgot to press record? I do that way too often :)
He probably blended the different colours with the white pencil
@@nunuri7894 well, that much I can imagine. I'd just like to have seen how he built the different layers
The softness in her face is just unbelievable.
where did the green color go? i was like why is he using green?? true masterpiece... very beautiful....
the technique is called "verdaccio" and is usually used in oil painting..
You should read about verdaccio, but my explanation "for dummies" is that our skin accents (lips, checks, nose) are always reddish. The opposite to red is green, so coloring a skin on a greenish tone will pop the red zones :)
If you look at a corpse (zombies for example) it's greenish : that our color without the bright red blood flowing.
Think color correcting
I'm some what confused here. When doing theater make up apply green to cancel red. Like blemishes and stuff before applying foundation etc you put green cream over pimples to cancel the red. Did you mean that it'll pop zones that have no green? It's 3am i may not have read any of this properly. Sorry.
I'd really like it if this was a timelapse, we're definitely missing quite a few stages
I was actually really interested in how you were going to turn the green into a skin tone. It’s a shame you skipped that part
Yattah123 it is the same principle that is used in makeup, green conceals red blemishes because green is opposite to red
@@clonblurmin8194 this is on a canvas, not a face full of acne. what does that have to do with this?
@@donotreply8979 it looks more realistic. Green is the undertone of her skin that's why
@@donotreply8979 it's called color theory. Canvas or face with acne it applies in both.
Search about verdaccio, do some study for yourself. For me, it's a shame how you can demand more to a stranger, who is giving you free content, but is still not generous enough for you.
Bouguereau’s painting breathes, it lives, it is not just a drawing or painting.
It has “ soul”.
His pencil rendering is beautiful when seen alone, but in comparison, Bouguereau's painting is less perfect, less smooth, more human. But his pencil rendering is still a master-class in the use of the medium.
M M Yes that is true this artist is very good at what he does but in comparison to the original the final product does not breathe it does not live it doesn’t have soul it’s just a very very good drawing! I wonder if he were to use the same medium as the original artist if the sole would come through?
What people confuse about those green color in the skin, my analyze is :
- Maybe the color from pencil mix together and change into other colors.
- Maybe that green color in the skin was the base color.
This coloring technique is really true master skills. And what make me more surprising is that he can adjust the value of the colors directly into canvas.
the green base makes the blush stand out more
it makes the redder portions stand out and it makes the skin appear to have more depth
It’s the same as how we have blueish and greenish undertones. He blends the tan color on top of it to add extra life
i think it's supposed to make the skin have more depth. if you look close enough, it's still present at 3:28
People have undertones in their skin colors, olive is a common one in ethnically French people.
Beautiful ! Interesting technique, starting skin color with a green basis.
Yeah so you bild the different undertones and the result is a ralistic skin
old portrait painting technique Verdaccio uses Green undertone/ Verdaille is a painting done in green scale.
Bouguereau was INCREDIBLE! I have seen his paintings live at the Denver art museum. The children he painted had a glow to them, and a joy, and wonder about them that was almost miraculous. Also the backgrounds were intimate, and would fit the subjects perfectly. The man lost children, and even though he was a master at the French school, he was no stranger to sadness and much of what we all go through. He once stated that when he got up in the morning, he could not wait to get to the studio to paint. And that was usually all day!
I could watch this blessing forever! Thanks for sharing.
This artist doesn't know when to stop. A perfectionist. 😆Beautiful, beautififul painting!
Idk why I got it in my recommendation but I’m so glad it happened. Thanks For sharing such a lovely masterpiece
Green!
Did not see that coming!
Amazing job! 😍
Bouguereau is my favorite artist, and this work of yours is truly enchanting.
Me too. I like the polished/lacquered aspect of his painting ☺
Absolutely superb!!!! Beautiful beyond measure!
Che meraviglia! Ogni volta rimango incantata dalla bravura del Maestro!
You’re just out of this world !!
Awesome..words fail me..this is just too lovely for words.
Amazing ❤️ Bouguereau is my all time favorite artist.
Gorgeous! Amazing and surprising color usage. I learned something new and love that style; classic! Thanks for sharing with us.
Sooo beautiful piece of art ! Just loved and enjoyed the process. Thanks
I have seen this many times and i never get tired of seeing it again. Jus freaking amazing, i really love it.
Just "WOW" Love how you work and your pencil technique. Thank you for enlightening me.
Its soooo amazing! Just unbelievably beautiful.
Stunning a delight to watch i wish i had that talent
Wow! Your technique is amazing! Thanks for share this videos. I´m art student, and i learn so much step by step with your work. Best regards from Argentina
Lost for words. Truly amazing.
I love these Renaissance master pieces.
Beautiful work 👏, no words to express the wonderful work.
simply stunning
This is great, thank you. The editing is perfect as it chills and lets you see in real time and then skips the perfect amount ahead after a while.
Beautiful...the draw look so perfect
Unbelievable... prodigious !
So beautiful!!
Ver su maravilloso arte, ver su creación, para mí es como la más hermosa de las poesías. Qué maravilloso talento. Gracias 🇪🇸👏👏👏👏💖😘😘🍀
Amazing! Thank you so much for this! Made my day.
Loved it. it's superb ❣️
MARAVILHA!!!!!!
I would have never thought to start with green, that’s just amazing, like it’s awesome, congrats
Wow! Beautiful!
My favourite is the look at 3:56. It's even more vivid than towards the end when the tone is softened. The beginning penciled drawing in brown is just as enchanting. A spectacular study!
Great job! Rare to see a colleague of such caliber. Tonal shading, chiaroscuro, sfumato, all executed lively!
Gorgeous work. Thank you for sharing your technique.
Wow it’s look like oilpaint 😍❤️❤️❤️ thank u for sharing ❤
Stunning!
Looks perfectly beautiful ..😍
its literally popping off the page, amazing
Hermosa y artística realización. Mil gracias, es un trabajo bellísimo y gracias por compartir todo el desarrollo.
😯Admirable!... Y hermoso
Breathtaking
AWE! Big hugh from Brazil!
What a nice music with this pretty painting
I am in awe of your talent,x
It's like the artist is painting with those pencils.
Wowwww marvelous.
You have amazing skills! a truly beautiful masterpiece.
So beautiful and awesome painting!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Your talent is beyond belief, truly incredible
This is incredibly beautiful! Really looks like a renaissance painting with that facial expression
Fantástico, que talento!!!!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
A splendid result!
Wow!! Initially I thought, this color, then the skin color looked so beautiful!!
Emerging signature piece.
SO TALENTED!!
Beautiful. I am amazed with your technique, the subtle naunces between light and shadow and all executed with pastel pencils.
awe man the shadows on the face at 4:00 was amazing. Why dull it down? I'm more in the camp of Caravaggio when it comes to lighting.
Because this was a study of Bouguereau.
@@FFede-ji9lv yeah I know. Which is why I lean more towards Carravaggio. I favor more dramatic lighting (Baroque). Not a huge fan of traditional Renaissance painting/drawing.
@@33akachi10 Well, Bouguereau was an academicist painter, and he does have some works with more dramatic shadows (not much like Caravaggio of course). However, I don't think Mr. Cuong dulled the colors down that much; it was the contrast with the very dark hair that allowed the face to look brighter. I'm fond of the contrast that was before too, but the piece is remarkable anyway, amazing technique.
@@kavalkahn true. It's just a personal preference is all. "Academicist painter", yes and Neo Classical. Bouguereau was definitely born in the wrong era. It's really a shame he's not more well known. I actually seen a few of his paintings in person. They are quite amazing. I've always disliked the lighting on classical works though. I like work with character.
I agree I loved it like that
Fantastic art work🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Your work is phenomenal, I wish we can get more behind the scenes in the future! One thing you can't beat though is the slightly annoyed expression of the original, it's priceless!
I loooove it 👍👍👍💕
Masterpiece art work .. master of art .. your hand like a printer .. AWESOME ,,.. LEARNING ART WORK FROM YOU SIR... GREAT
Great Great Great 👌👌👌👌👌Divine Artwork
just beautiful
Amazing work, your technique is truly remarkable
Props, you make it look so easy
The piece is beautiful really. The face is inviting and the scene is soft. The technique used is simple yet done masterfully making it pop. It shows high intelligence. Surely a valuable piece.
I wish I had just 1% of the talent you have... Perfect.
Masterpiece!
Ah it was so nice after the music stopped but then BAM again over that wonderful pencil sound. I wish this didn't have music. It's so pleasant to watch and learn like you're there. Beautiful!
SPEECHLESS! AMAZING MR.NGUYEN
It looks so simple! Bravo!
gorgeous!!!
Wauuu magnífico !!!
This was magic to watch!!
I'm glad I'm not the only one using green undertone in works. This is great
Absolutely stunning! You are a master of your craft.
With so much Photoshop painting these days, it's refreshing and reassuring to see that true skill and real, tactile medium still exists. This is timeless art.
Amazing. It almost feesl like she's alive, like she's gonna turn her head at any moment and look at you. You gave her a soul! Love it :)
I refuse to believe that this is a work of a human!! Goddamn! ❤️🔥
Maravillosa técnica, felicidades al artista!
Hermoso trabajo maestro
Wow... You are very talented.
Beautiful. Lots of Love from India
Thank you to share your work. Was a pleasure to assist .
Прекрасная работа !!! Спасибо за видео !!!!
Perfection. Lot of folks complaining about the transition from green to flesh wasn’t complete. Get your pastel pencils out , preferably carbothello and just experiment gently layering various colours over green. Familiarise yourself with the mixes, how various layers produce different outcomes. If you go a little too pink, ‘quieten it down’ with green and vice versa. Do the work, that’s how you learn.
Appalled Person Thank you! I forgot to film some parts of this progress. Can’t please everyone...
Genial!!!Fabuloso!!!
Beautiful!
That's so pretty!
I CAN NOT BELIEVE YOU ARE REAL!! IMPOSSIBLE SUCH A PERFECTION.