Really helpfull

I think slow drying can be a deterrent at times. If I'm on roll I don't want to wait until tomorrow to paint. If I want to blend some paint the next day I just add a little more paint and blend.

I learned more from Mark Carder in one month than I did in four years of art school

Painting is my hobby... whenever I have some time. I'm truly an amateur, an apprentice if you like, still have a lot to learn. I've seen some of your videos. They were inspiring, shall we say. The method you created was nice, even though demanding in terms of time and insistence until you would start to get a hold of it. I've improved a lot in terms of colour mixing and getting the "right colour" instead of the one that seemingly I wanted. 😏🤭😊 I thank you for that. Once, I saw in one of your older videos Mark, you were using a medium called "DELQ" medium. What exactly is that ? Is it home made, and if yes, what is it made of ? Or is it a secret recipe ? The only thing I remember, if I'm not mistaken, is that it had clove oil, which delays the time for the paint to dry. Can you or anyone help me please, and give me a clue ? Thank you.

WHY NOT USE MAGENTA?

This was extremely helpful

I am a watercolorist, and I have been following you since the beginning as I always enjoyed your content. I also tell myself, when I start my oil painting journey, I have Mark videos to teach me! So, well deserved.

So maybe I can trust AI now! Definitely spot on!

You don’t need to use AI to know that Mark Carder is without doubt the best art teacher ever to have taught art. Once again, thank you Mark for sharing so generously. From not being able to draw stick figures to Painting good portraits that I’m proud of.

I agree! 100%

A person can be their own worst critic.

can I diffuse the light on lower ceiling to compensate for the quick light fall off on big paintings?

Beautiful❤❤❤

Just came back to tell you that this has been a complete game changer not just for my painting in oil, but for acrylic and watercolor, too. Excellent, down-to-earth explanation.

Wow.. so pleased to move forward now on an old piece with confidence and satisfaction using this method 🙏

We knew without asking 🫡

Warm Congrats! Bravo!

We all know you are the best instructor in KZbin, selflessly sharing all your knowledge. I now paint portraits on commission and I can say that most of what I know comes from your instruction. Thank you very much. 😎👍

Now you are just bragging.

Mark is so great. He's like a psychiatrist for painters. Sometimes I have a string of really great paintings then I hit one where I mash up the colors, I hate the lights, whatever. Take a breath, come back to drawmixpaint, watch the advise videos and suddenly things are back on track. Breath in...breath out...watch drawmixpaint.

Yes,I agree too!

I for one want to be the first to welcome our robot overlords.

All the secrets of color mixing. DONE! Simple. Direct. Methodical. Thank you Mark!

Any chance you could let me know what black paint you used?

By far the best color mixing artista AND teacher, hes so knowledgeable,well spoken, and generous aaat the same time

I strongly agree as a humanoid

That is awesome Mark, congrats. BTW, I agree!

Copilot is also mentioned you, Mark, as one of the most effective teacher of realistic oil painting on KZbin :)

OUR AI OVERLORD HAS SPOKEN HAIL THE AI

That's because you say all the nice things about AI art as reference material. Confirmation bias! All joking aside: You're clearly the winner. Sure there are other painters who utilize elements (like how to modernize your studio to make more realistic art with no brush strokes, or reviews on different paint companies and their complex history and comparing different paints of the "same" name, etc), but overall, your tutorials capture precisely the sort of mindframe to help newbies like me develop their own style and technique. Plus your no-nonsense approach and open mind with paint (as well as pragmatic/realistic look at the complexities of art history and application) makes you the best most digestible teacher I've experienced. Your channel (along with Florent Farges channel) has taken away hours of painting technique speculation by directly answering questions for problems I didn't even know could be problems. I mean, who would've guessed the solution to colors dulling out and looking flat due to "drying" is to add a thin layer of linseed oil over it ("Oiling out") to refresh the colors? I would've quit. Heck, even the simple statement "Hey so depending on the color, you might need to oil out 3-4 times repeatedly, but eventually the color WILL keep the oil and remain good. Just keep it up." was incredibly helpful, and saved me hours of trial and error. I cherish this video, and your modern/forward thinking towards a lot of painting techniques and approaches. Thank you.

Right ❤

Mark is the only one I’ve seen talking about lot about using A.I to create reference pictures. It’s like a mutual appreciation society. However marks vids are helpful particularly for colour mixing as A.I says. Other goodies on KZbin include: Andrew tischler Stephen bauman Florent farges Ben lustenhouwer Apologies for any misspelling

Totally agree

I think the artists curse was mentioned in the Artists way by julia camrron AMAZING many carry a shame and many never even paint because of this shame fascinating read

Are you still teaching??

I agree with Grok! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations! Well deserved

Highly agree - even though grok is a MAGA-AI

Oh brother!! All kidding aside always my go to.

Fantastic. Never any doubt.

The Machine has chosen you. You will be spared after the robot revolution 😂😂

Yes!! 💯👍

❤ Mark, you are THE BEST. Your workflow method has transformed my art and also removed all fears, as I trust and follow the workflow to letter. Final results are always exceptional. ❤❤❤❤❤ All others teachers complicate the process and it's very difficulty to follow. And very time consuming to learn from them.

Nvidia Nemotron = #4 Mark Carder. Realism Level: 9/10. Beginner Friendliness: 6/10 (More challenging for complete beginners due to the high level of detail). Focus: Highly realistic oil painting, primarily landscapes and still-life. Teaching Style: Detailed, methodical, and focuses on achieving realism through layering and glazing.

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Very interesting. I'm going to ask AI the same myselff, not because I don't believe it, but just for fun. Like asking the mirror "Who is the most beautiful of them all?"

wow pretty cool. Always thought that and now its confirmed by an AI machine. Scary.

With great respect to Mark, if highly realistic oil painting on YT is the sole criteria here then Michael James Smith is the top. There's also a Dutch guy here who is great on realistic skies. Both Mark, and James Gurney, give an overall more balanced view on all aspects of painting. Beginners should, however, be careful of what they wish for - watching someone painting highly realistic scenes is, by definition, a long boring business. Maybe start with fun loose painting and then later swing more toward that.

The GOAT

No offense, but what does the opinion of the plagiarism machine matter? I'd much rather hear testimonials from real humans.