Thanks for the URL Joseph. I checked it out and it is Alexei Antonov's video that you are refering to...
I really admire Alexei's work and sent for his video last year. I found his video extremely interesting...but even though I paint in a similar manner, I think it is not a video for a beginner. It raises more questions than it answers, and it is difficult to follow unless you know "what you're looking at"...
Alexei makes the following statement that I TOTALLY AGREE WITH 100%!
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My experience has shown that the classical school of painting can be studied without having a special "talent." The only condition is a passionate desire to learn and a little patience.
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Anyhow, if ever I can figure a way to make a video on classical painting, I wish it to be SIMPLE with the beginner in mind.
I feel that it is unfortunate that this nearly "lost" information is not widely available to all who wish to pursue it.
When I have done workshops in the past, I taught "painting principles" in general...without ever concentrating on the portrait. I felt that when the student struggles for a "likeness," he cannot focus on and master the underlying principles of classical realism. To my surprise, most "got" the principles, but did not easily translate this information into a portrait without extra help.
I guess that I would have to make a two-part video and I'm still not sure how to go about it all.