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In this oil painting tutorial, I'll show you how to paint the moon. You'll learn what oil colours to use to make a moon glow and look photorealistic. I'm also testing a new panel in this demonstration - Belle Arti, multi-ply, poplar wood, gesso panel, which you can find here: pieraccini.com
I'm a professional landscape artist with over 20 years of experience in oil painting. My KZbin Channel is dedicated to helping people learn how to paint in oils. I really believe that everyone can learn how to paint!
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[@user-ws2po1wd9k]

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[@ThatOldBiddy]

I started watching about a year ago. I can not believe how my painting has improved. I get an incredible reaction by the people I do the painting for. Practice really is paying off. Applying the techniques shown in your videos is what has made the difference for me. One thing I would tell people is TAKE YOUR TIME... Photo realism takes time...more than you would ever think. Most of my 18x20's take 130-150 hours... but the results are worth it. Thank you for sharing!!!!

[@berika2018]

Hi, is there any place where we can see your work on the net(instagram maybe)?

[@ThatOldBiddy]

No, I've thought I should have taken pics just to see my own progress. (I really never believed I'd be able to paint something I'd like let alone give to someone else... or SHOW to the public! :) ) What I've been doing is taking pics of family or friends on trips then painting my favorite one. I then give the painting to the person as a gift. So far, no one has hanged them in garages! (I always tell them if they don't like it too much they can hang it in their garage. :) ) They have all been framed and hung inside their homes. :)

[@James.99]

I recently started watching these videos and within a year of painting finally created my own photorealistic winter scene using these techniques

[@danattack4779]

ThatOldBiddy thank you

[@lubnafatiha1702]

Agree. His lessons improve my painting skills as well. I've been painting for sometime, but suck with landscape. But his lessons helps A lot!

[@beagustafson2666]

Michael, I LOVE the way you paint and watch your videos to learn how to paint. Thank you so much.

[@user-ft4zu8gg6x]

very interesting and beautiful. Looking forward to continuing

[@waasas1216]

I just fall in love with this painting ❤️❤️💔

[@bizzybee6301]

Beautiful!!! ♥️

[@nuriacedeno3155]

No hablo ingles ni entiendo nada pero este artista me enseñado demasido,tan minucioso detalle a detalle tan realista sin caer en en el aburrimiento,que hermoso es su arte no se le escapa nada,gracias joven por compartir tu talento y darnos clases de un arte bello,profundo,poetico y exacto,no dejes de subir videos,gracias.

[@davidpearceartprofile150]

Words cant even describe how great these are! Top marks for standard!

[@BeckyChanArt]

Such an informative and enjoyable tutorial, love it, thank you!

[@AntonioMarino]

Goooooooooood!!!!!!! Super Michael!

[@user-pk2ck7pt9i]

Out standing and unbelievable👍

[@edwill62]

Of all the years of watching Artists of various ages and subject matter. I believe personally Michael is one of the best if not THE Best Artist of this generation .That is my humble opinion, for what it's worth

[@anniebelle108]

Thank you for sharing your artistic gifts!

[@noura-gz9026]

I love it. Cheers Jimmy.

[@davifernandeslima01]

by God, even the blocking turns out realy cool.

[@gloriabueno7433]

Very handsome teacher!!! Thanks by teaching as very well!!!

[@EasyDrawingSA]

Awesome sir

[@carloscoelhoguimaraes5656]

Mais uma demonstração espetacular Sir. Michael, thanks

[@f7viivvgiv]

Carlos Coelho Guimarães check out aroze artistic

[@PVHanumanthuArt]

Amazing 👌

[@christianedeschenes7159]

Merci beaucoup 😊 c’est magnifique ce que tu fais

[@rassulaitzhanov5691]

Wow Super! 👍👍👍

[@boxer.h4920]

Thank you for your video! Your tips are very helpful to me.

[@sana9519]

U are a brilliant artist

[@f7viivvgiv]

sana student check out aroze artistic

[@art4soul384]

I love your art works!!

[@antonioluizmarzzulli6646]

Parabéns por tudo isso que você está fazendo pelas pessoas que amam pintar, aqui no Brasil estou seguindo tudo que você pinta e estou aperfeiçoando os meus trabalhos, muito obrigado.

[@pedroerick1874]

Realmente, eu comecei com oleo por causa dos videos dele, alias comecei a pintura por causa dele kklkklkklkk minha maior inspiraçao

[@anvo3595]

You are the great artist👍

[@user-le3lg4qq9d]

Very beautiful the moon and cluod

[@FendzSArtTV]

U are great artist... Thnk you for sharing your style... It helps me improved a lot...

[@claudetteleblanc5273]

Awesome!

[@h_sa.0429]

Really cool

[@UNCION777]

You have a amazing talent.... I love to wach your vídeos.... I learn to much...

[@OmegaMegalodon]

beautiful

[@andrenoverola11]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS SO MUCH! THANKS FOR EVERYONE❤

[@lankabhumi1114]

Thank you. Liked it, cheers

[@saadiaahmed3124]

Wonderful. So realistic. Mashallah

[@SennaTutoriais]

parabéns ! Ficou ótimo !

[@f7viivvgiv]

Senna Tutoriais check out aroze artistic

[@artsalivestudio]

Michael, this would be a GREAT tutorial for your school, along with a moonlit River Wye below.

[@mukhlisbinmuslim73]

Yeeeeees !!!!????...great my friend,..

[@amardeep7855]

good after none michal i love your work

[@maximobrenessolano2830]

excelente trabajo, saludes desde COSTA RICA

[@sharonjack7239]

THANKS SO MUCH !!!!

[@bruceschneider4928]

Outstanding lesson, including the music.

[@daliadavid1010]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@khatzeye]

Just what I was looking for!! Thanks! Also, you are sooo handsome lol!

[@genevievesosnowski9015]

amazing

[@honybee3501]

beautyfull 👏👏👏👏👏

[@gillda1958]

Please consider a painting with the full moon and a moonbow. Excellent work here with the lighting effect, it shimmers.

[@markstothard630]

Hi Michael, I'm a Picture Framer and that board is bevelled on the back for framing reasons...to make for a neater finish when pinned into the frame.

[@nrdecastro]

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹❤️😍

[@Art26426]

Muy bonito

[@rajendrajagtap9823]

Very nice ,

[@bryancoombesart]

Great vid! keep in mind that the factory gesso finish is completely sealed when you do an acrylic block-in. You lose the tactile feedback of how oil paint will respond to the panel, how it moves, soaks in, stains the gesso etc.... One is actually painting on a plastic surface after an acrylic block-in. Something that new painters won't really care about.

[@jordi550]

Saludos desde Ecuador ! Maestro

[@tariqsaddique4080]

Great.

[@sureshshenoy6393]

Nice one

[@user-bf6ez7ue3l]

Super👍😍

[@rezasastrawijaya9445]

clouds paiting tutorial please...🙏

[@butty042]

Beautiful work sir, love your videos, very inspirational. I may be wrong but If those are pre made panels they look like they are panel inserts for doors etc. the sham fer bit slides into a grooved frame, don't quote me though.

[@maraarroyo107]

Me encanta

[@dheajamila4295]

😍😍😍

[@luisherrera6378]

panama increíble thank

[@Yet1moreUtuber]

Your blocking looks better then my finished painting,..LOL

[@baruchgaffen8327]

The chamfer at the back of the panel seems to me as an aid to prevent paint build up between the panel and the easel or in your case the wall. It creates the separation so that one can paint edge to edge with comfort.

[@aldooliveira5189]

Queria aprender a pintar igual vc cara vc é um mito tá de parabéns pelo seu trabalho

[@f7viivvgiv]

José Aldo check out aroze artistic

[@deadsmokers5650]

Learned so much about landscape painting and loved your bird painting and learned how you make fur. God bless !!

[@saadsaad-pv4ii]

tres jolie

[@sandraakins8998]

How do you stick the panel you are working on to the surface it is hanging/glued/whatever on? I think that would be great, better than an easel.

[@stevenchavez5979]

If that is not the perfect moon painting music, then I don't know what would be.

[@lynnmcelroy1087]

Beautiful! You blocked with acrylic? Then Windsor Newton oils? What colors in oils?

[@ssaha_17]

Amezing ❤........can you please upload full video

[@huyenthanh1782]

beautiful tutorial! anyway can i get the name of the background music? It's super inspired and chill

[@smallbudget193]

7.7 stars out of 10.

[@antoniodelmar4406]

Fantastic me inspira a pintar una marina nocturna, ojala me salga algo parecido. 😀

[@dheajamila4295]

😍😍😍❤❤❤

[@phuctainh7186]

Good

[@bobbycrim]

Oddly enough, I have been looking for a place to buy MR MDF here in the states and I'm coming up with nothing. How did you like these panels compared to the MDF ones that you cut yourself?

[@lurdesoses2418]

Michael seria ótimo se vc falasse português , mais mesmo assim grata pelas aulas são maravilhosas. Gostaria que vc postasse mais ...como pintar folhinhas de árvore kkk estou tentando até hoje essa técnica e é muito difícil . Grata 🙏

[@780675]

Están increíble tus vídeos y pinturas y si me han ayudado mucho pero estaría cool que también tengan subtítulos en español 😢

[@brooklynreed7246]

I generally sculpt. But you make me want to paint!! Is the online school good for beginners to oil painting? I would have no idea where to start on materials and paints.

[@julioparra8031]

maestro buen dia DIOS te bendiga queremos los de habla hispana videos en español gracias buen dia

[@joseheberthmina6322]

Buen día, también me gustaría, tutoriales en español, bendiciones para todos.

[@tahminaali5170]

Hi Michael Could you please explain the colours you used for the night sky and clouds. Thanks

[@veronicabelly9497]

Hi Mr Michael, for me, this moon is very very beautiful, final result fantastic... But, I don' see very well what color you use under white.. Congratulations, at next🙋‍♀️

[@eleojay401]

Hey, Micheal! It would be interesting to see you paint a landscape without a photo reference. Im a painter myself, and the best paintings are most of the time out of my own imagination and intuition. Some of your videos are super, but a little more info on how you mix colors and find the right value would be great. Keep up the splended work, Micheal. Eleo Jay

[@gigi-kq6nu]

A painting should be planned out...artists spend so much time taking photos and such to obtain material for a composition...many go out plein air painting for a studio piece/s... Cannot sit and paint a realistic or even just good composition from the air. . He has many videos in his earlier vlogs where he covers his colors and mix. What makes an artist's work unique is their brushwork...and color mixing...(choice of hues and how mixed).. This is very individual..no one can learn color mixing and values from another...you must know color theory and decide on your palette...once you've obtained your palette...mix and get to know your colors... Values...its best if having difficulty finding the right values to have your photo in black and white...then paint it in black and white...gray.. Understand and become familiar with the value scale...with time and practice it will become second nature... Color is an individual thing...we all see color differently.

[@jeffbeaven1118]

Gigi thankyou so much

[@gigi-kq6nu]

@@jeffbeaven1118 thank you...

[@beatrizbastidas3409]

Muy buenos sus tutoriales, trabaja muy bien, lo felicito, lo malo que no sé inglés, entonces no entiendo sus instrucciones. Se podría hacer vídeos traducidos ?

[@tieunguyetnga5532]

Cháu rất hâm mộ chú

[@yuswardimawardi4188]

ha..ha... your first step like van gogh painting..... ok u r the best

[@DJSHADDY2K7]

this one painting i real like post more.

[@dami123ist]

Hi, do I see that you use Italian supports, it means that they are excellent?

[@mwh82108]

fucking awesome mate!

[@susanlindblad234]

Hi Michael, this was very interesting. I wonder, could you tell me what colors you used to create the evening sky, it's quite lovely and realistic. Thank you.

[@gigi-kq6nu]

Mix...ultramarine blue..with burnt sienna...add dash of white to check color...before...

[@rohithrajeev4411]

The first step is a painting itself nowadays!

[@reemychan2585]

Did you start the first layer with acrylic?

[@wathah323]

What is the largest canvas you worked on?

[@SewWhittle]

I am a very beginner painter, but wonder if these same techniques can be used with acrylic paints?

[@A7md__fc]

What type of painting do you paint?

[@sunnyKumar-ij8rc]

That's how god would have been made this beautiful world😇😇😇

[@natalimartin7764]

QUESTION FROM CANADA: What brand, type and size of paint brushes did you use on this painting. AND what type of paint did you apply directly onto the gesso board?

[@bruceschneider4928]

Click on "Show More" under the video description, and you'll see links to his brushes & etc. He usually blocks in his undercoats in acrylic because it dries quickly, and gives him a good base to begin with. You'll see that the more of his videos you watch. May you have much success in your own painting!

[@eleojay401]

Hey, Mr Smith! How about doing a painting out of your own imagination? It would be interesting to see. Thanks.

[@MrBerru]

Does oil painting have the same techniques as acrylic painting?

[@SeeliaVachon]

Hi! I love your work and was wondering if you sell brush sets. I just started painting again a few months ago and I haven't been able to find good brushes. Using your technique has helped me tremendously but I think the other 50% has a lot to do with the brush being used. Thank you ahead of time!

[@harrypike3934]

SeeliaVachon , go to rosemary&co and ya can order the Michael James smyth brush set , cost about €60

[@harrypike3934]

SeeliaVachon , just checked the price £69 = € 80 , I got a set haven't used them yet can't wait to try them

[@SeeliaVachon]

Harry Pike Thank you so much!

[@maldoori238]

Very nice and informative. Thoroughly enjoyed watching the video. I very much like your style of realism which is my style too. Lots to learn from each of your videos. So a big thank you to you