This was so delightful to watch in many ways. I wish there were more videos like this. Thanks for sharing Steve.

Hi Steve, Your Rock much more appealling than the picture Thank you so much .

This is rather amazing. So helpful especially on the printing side. Thank you so much.

This is really a beautiful artwork about Abraham Lincoln. I would be happy to know your opinion about my artwork that I posted on my channel about Abraham Lincoln.

I think it’s a lovely painting however, the split in the middle tree seems too symmetrical for me. I enjoyed watching you, Page thank you.

My competition is after 2 hours and I am watching it now😂

OOOH!! I have been stuck on large canvases and need a change. I'm going to give your idea a go. I did hear about a Dutch painter who recommends this too. Thank you.

This is so awesome. Could you please do a series of 30-minute paintings? Thanks!

Nice review !! I have just bought and assembled this very model and overall I am quite happy with it !! I too, encountered the swinging “problem” from the base of the frame, hence my searching for an explanatory video … which you nailed for me !!! Thank you for your detailedbreview … it absolutely helped !!

you are not sharing your paintings

I'm watching this last minute 😂

Awesome work! Can you share what colors you used?

I like the slow version

Good video

Anyone in 2024😢

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Love your studio Steve! Thanks for the review, i've been contemplating an easel, this is helpful.

1. Use a macro lens, even though you're not trying to shoot small things. They are WAY less prone to distortion. 2. Get a mirror, place it where the middle of the painting is so that it's perfectly on the same angle / plane as the painting. 3. Point your camera so you see your lens reflected in the mirror. This ensures your sensor is parallel to the painting. Don't take the pics at angles like you did. Resizing it like you did reduces the image quality. Using the mirror technique also helps you eliminate a ton of post-production work. You can also glue a mirror to a white canvas, so you can use that as a template for aligning the camera and setting white balance too, in case you're not using a color grid for calibration (which you should) 4. Ideally your would have 2 sources of light at 45 degrees to the painting, one on each side. Your lights are in the ceiling, that's probably why you have darker shadows than you want. 5. Measure the exposure with the gray card, not auto exposure. 6. Use a color grid to calibrate your colors.

Great video! Thank you for all the tips!

Even though this video is 3 years old, it is exactly what I needed. Except for the rap😅😅 thank you 😊

Love this!

You mentioned JetPens, so you may know about this already, but they have a whole guide for Noodler's inks specifically, and there's a section of it called "partially bulletproof", where there is a base(usually blue or black) of some kind of bulletproof formula mixed with water soluble colors. These inks will still run, but the original lines will still be fully intact in that black/blue/etc bulletproof base color. Black Swan in Australian Roses/Black Swan in English Roses are popular examples where they will run a bright magenta/red, and leave behind fairly crisp black lines. I believe Rome Burning falls under this category too, running yellow while leaving purple lines behind, as well as House Divided whicu runs blue and leaves red lines. If you can't tell, I'm a huge Noodler's fan and love messing with the different properties of the inks!

Wow, that's beautiful. Thank you!

Same my competition Tomorrow and can't decide

😂 me too I am an Indian And can’t even understand What they saying 😂

Time is money. Trace the image from a computer monitor.

Same

Very nice enjoy your video thank you yes I subscribe because I do like it LOL. keep them coming❤

Thank you Mr Steve, really enjoyed watching your video. thank you for letting us be in your world. May the Lord bless you yours and your career.❤.. keep them coming.

Loved the demo. Do you ever post paintings done in watercolor?

You are so inspiring. Thank you.

The tray looks like it has a lot of play side-to-side when you loosen it to adjust the height. Are you able to tighten it down in a crooked position?

Thank you for this detailed and clear lesson on art photography. You are an excellent instructor.

That was really helpful. Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom.

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Great

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE this demonstration! Thank you.

In terms of non waterproof inks that are lightfast, are they considered less valuable. For example if I use an India ink like Higgins non waterproof or Tom Norton's Walnut Drawing Ink that is non waterproof because water can affect it is it considered less valuable than one done with waterproof ink? Especially if it is a delicate line intensive drawing ?

The Meeden products are really being pushed online. Why? I don't know but a quick search finds its all Made in China. Hard pass.

Thanks Steve. There are a huge number of easels out there to choose from. Your video helped me in making a decision for my next purchase. Do you have a setup preference for when you paint outdoors?

Hey Steve. Great review on the easel. Very thorough. I am looking forward to the mountain lion painting video.

May I ask what brand of floor easel you use and who the manufacturer is? Also, would you let us know the benefits of your easel? Thank you so much. Love those paintings of yours!!

I feel the need to mention that you might be able to paint with two paintings on this easel, if you are sitting, as you paint on painting on the bottom. This will only work if your painting is not too large since you'll have to almost be on your knees to paint along the bottom of your canvas. But, hey, you do you!

Great review ,Iam a great fan of your channel and your art,thanks Steve

This was absolutely fantasticand an enormous fun to watch. Your relaxed style is exactly to my liking. The result looks great. What is great with this illustrational (urban sketching) kind of art making that it is inherently abstract still figurative looking easy unlike a heavy colorful realistic oil painting which people admire and stand behind 3 meters respecting it.

Regular masonite is just wood chips treated with high temperature, high pressure steam, then moulded into panels. So there shouldn't be any noxious chemicals in it, unlike MDF. It's the lignin in the wood chips that bonds it together.

Bravo.

Looks like a dental floss box. That was a neat little painting you did of the falls at yellowstone, great use of color.

So beautiful.

Thanks so much. Painting the canyon is on my schedule but it is daunting! This was helpful to remember not to put in every little detail!