5 Ways to Make Your Paintings Better

[@DamaMora1]

This is very helpful, I listen to this three times, and will do it again while looking at my artwork...Thank you.

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

DM, you’re welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@jesvictor3788]

This was really so helpful. I will definitely be taking your online course soon. Ive been binging your videos for the last day and it has helped me immensely!

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Jes, happy to hear the videos are helpful!

[@Shalinee2212]

This is such a useful video! Thanks David.

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

You’re welcome.

[@howtoart9201]

Great advice!

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Thank you!

[@laurielatour2862]

Thank you, David. This was very helpful! I kept looking at the painting behind you and hoped you'd show it to us and illustrate your points. Would love to see in this, or another painting how you varied shapes, edges, values, etc. Always love your videos!

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Laurie Latour I’ll save all that information for my workshops. Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!

[@k8paints]

Always a great reminder list!! I retake notes to keep it fresh in my mind!!

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Kate Jackson thanks for watching! Always good to hear from you!

[@craignovak8291]

Yes thanks David a great recheck list ...noted . You are great . Love your videos

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Craig Novak thank you so much!

[@margaritasilva708]

Thank you so much for all your advises... very valuable information! can you use example on your art work.,

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

You’re welcome. I use it to analyze my work everytime I do a painting.

[@milakovac9639]

THANKYOU DAVID❤👍

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Mila Kovac, you’re welcome - thank you so much for watching!

[@anamullan9558]

Thank you David, very helpful. I am working on a painting at the moment and what you shared it is going to help me tomorrow when I work on it again. Greetings from Dublin, Ireland.

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Ana Mullan great, I hope they will be helpful in analyzing your painting. Thank you for watching!

[@Vervayne]

Now that's a pile of brushes! What kind of brushes do you recommend?

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

I don’t recommend any type of brushes - everyone has a personal preference. The ones I use are listed in the video description

[@sarahmiller6183]

I want to know where I can get that tee shirt.

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Sarah, that shirt is only available to Golden Artist Educators. Sorry.

[@youmarc11]

I tend to have only hard edges but it makes my paintings look a little "cartoon like".

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Marc, varying your edge quality can really improve the look of your work. It’s something lots of artists overlook, or just don’t address, but I feel its very important. It helps the eye move more fully through the painting. All hard edges keep your eye from moving between the shapes. The eye has to hop around the painting rather than easily moving through.

[@youmarc11]

@@davidm.kesslerfineart1717 Agree. I need to blend edges of my portraits so the shapes look more soft and round, rather than harsh. It takes a lot of confidence to really soften an edge though.

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Marc Tonzillo its really important with portraits so the faces don’t look like cut outs.

[@youmarc11]

@@davidm.kesslerfineart1717 Yes mine look a little cut out ish. Mostly because I paint the background and face at different times so its hard to blend the side of a face into a background softly. I don't know if you've seen my work.

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Thanks for watching "5 Ways to Make Your Paintings Better." Let me know if you have ever used any of these methods before. If not, what do you do to analyze your work to make it better?

[@DamaMora1]

David M. Kessler Fine Art I have some art education. The work I do is figurative, usually focused only on value and shape. ( It will change). Practice, research and your videos help me to make my art better. The art world as business is new to me.

[@DebraMarchArt]

To check values, I use my mobile camera and switch image to black and white. It helps.

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

@@DebraMarchArt that’s the best method - that’s what I do too.

[@bluemoon8268]

... I couldn’t catch the last name of the figurative painter you mentioned ... Kevin ? ... would love to know ...

[@davidm.kesslerfineart1717]

Kevin Bielfus