Which video fits best for my development..

Marianne Molgard · 07-29-2005, 07:51 PM

Hi, I have painted portraits for 7 years and want to develop more..

Which video do you think would help me best?

Look on my page..to see my portrait..

http://web.telia.com/~u11503424/portattiolja.htm
or http://konsten.just.nu

I love the old masters technique. and I

Ngaire Winwood · 08-02-2005, 05:54 AM

Marianne, although I cannot help you with any advice, I am eager to find out what others might suggest to you.

Have you done a search on this subject yet as there is so much information here that is itching to be found. Good luck!

Tricia Migdoll · 08-02-2005, 06:49 AM

Hello Marianne,

I am also a novice at this portrait / figure learning.

I can tell you that i have learned much from DVD's with both Dan Gerhartz & Daniel Green. - both for different but similar reasons.
I expect the more you watch others paint, the more you will find that which suits your style , and/or find the way that sings for you.

What both have "spoken " to me especially, is in finding the warms & cools within each value. This has rather opened my eye to something I had not considered before. I think Daniel Green goes into more depth of explaination.

It really is an exciting journey we are on. I often wonder if the more experienced remember the joy of the discovery that we babies enjoy at this stage.

I kinda hope I never loser this aspect of it all.
It is so beloved.

Marianne Molgard · 08-03-2005, 05:22 PM

Hi Tricia,

Thanks for your kind words and answer on my question.

Yes it

Richard Budig · 10-02-2005, 03:05 PM

Marrianne

Like you, I consider myself still a student, even though I've been painting for years.

I've been buying and watching videos and cd's of just about every portrait painter I can find for a good price. I look through ebay every once in a while, too. I sometimes find painting videos for less money on ebay.

I have also gone to several "workshops," including two with Daniel Greene, and several with local or regionally known artists (local to the USA, that is.). It is because going to these workshops is so expensive that I began buying videos and cd's. It's much less expensive paying $50 or $100 for a video than, say, almost a thousand dollars (counting living expenses and the price of the workshop) to go study with an artist.

The good thing about the videos and cd's is that you can watch them over and over, and you will always learn something from them. The surprising thing, for me, was/is that while I learned from each video, I often did not learn what I thought I would learn. For example, I was surprised to learn all about "gray" from John Howard Sanden. I learned some other things, also, but watching him use his "neutrals," as he calls them, was educational for me.

The same with several other videos I have. Also, you get to here the viewpoints and educational gems of several artists instead of just one.

If you can't go to workshops, buy videos form several artists. See what they have to say.

About Zorn . . . did you know that his basic flesh palette consisted of only four paints -- cad red light, yellow ocher, and black and white. Look at his work. It will stun you when you realize he painted all that glowing flesh with those four paints.

My point is, you don't need a box full of paint to be a painter. Zorn prooved that.

A fellow here in the states -- Marvin Mattelson -- paints stunning work with Indian red, terra rosa (or Venetian red), yellow and black and white.

In fact, it's a very good learning experience to pick a red, a yellow, and ivory black and white and paint a few heads with just these colors. It's amazing the range of flesh tones you can get from this very limited palette.

Best of luck.

Richard Monro · 10-02-2005, 08:12 PM

Daniel Greene has several outstanding videos (http://www.danielgreeneartist.com/videos.htm) that cover the range from getting an accurate drawing (excellent), color selection, palette setup and accurate color selection. You can't go wrong with any of the videos produced by this world recognized Master.

Marianne Molgard · 10-03-2005, 05:49 PM

Best Richard Budig

Thanks alot for your answer.
And your generous and personal answer.

Yes, it sorry that the workshops are so expensive..
But of course It gives the

Marianne Molgard · 08-03-2005, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ngaire Winwood

Marianne, although I cannot help you with any advice, I am eager to find out what others might suggest to you.

Have you done a search on this subject yet as there is so much information here that is itching to be found. Good luck!

Hi Ngaire
Tanks for your answer..
No,, I did not search on portrait artist forum, only on the web..
And on the web it was so many different,, so I wrote the message to get a clue.. on good vhs or dvd.
Haven