Afternoon at the Met : Lesson in Drawing and Painting ( Part One )

Hello Everyone,
+This is Part One of a start-to-finish watercolor painting recorded in real-time. In this segment, I go over intention, interpretation, formatting, composition, values, drawing, perspectives, etc.
+In Part Two, I will walk you through the painting process for this piece - also in real-time. The subject for this painting is the Greek and Roman Sculpture Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art here in New York City.
Thanks for watching!
Tom
+This painting was done on Arches Watercolor Paper - rough surface - 300gsm :
+15X22 inches
+Pigments by Daniel Smith
+Brushes by Escoda and Neef
+Palette by House of Hoffman
+Sketch pencils by Blackwing and Faber-Castell
+Sketchbook by Stillman + Birn
Thomas W Schaller AWS NWS TWSA ASAI AIA
www.thomaswschaller.com
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Thomas W Schaller - Artist, Architect, Author
New York City - 2024

[@betsyoglesartist]

I cannot thank you enough for doing this Tom. How to know where to begin a drawing like this has been such a mystery to me until I saw your wonderful explanation. Thank you so much!

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks Betsy - Glad it helped

[@MsVnewman]

This was so very informative and inspiring. I particularly enjoyed your communicating your thoughts on creating the composition, your choices, why you are making them. Thank you

[@thomaswschaller]

Great to hear - Thanks! So glad it was helpful

[@adriennesaracen6525]

Excellent tutorial, thanks so much. I’m often fearful that my drawing will be visible in the finished painting, but I can see now that the line drawing can add beauty where it’s not too detailed.

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much, Adrienne - As for your linework showing in the final work - this is really an aesthetic choice. It is not right for everyone, nor for every painting. Generally, I consider the drawing so much a part of my process that I don't wish to deny its importance in my final work. Like anything else - it can sometimes be overdone or too obvious, and just has to be balanced and decided on a painting-by-painting basis. I love to draw as much as I love to paint and so most often for me, I prefer when both techniques to work together in the final result

[@adriennesaracen6525]

@@thomaswschaller That’s good advice, thank you for explaining your thought processes. Very helpful information.

[@marion6223]

This is absolutely fabulous!! I always struggle with your "so called" ALIENS😂 and ruin my paintings with them... hopefully I will remember your great tips for my painting/drawing of people. Thank you so much😊

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks a millon - Oh I hear you - I have drawn many an alien being over the years -:)

[@Saamoreal]

That's awesome Thomas. Show us more of that please. I am a great fan of your representation of people - just the right level of detail. What about doing a video on it alone! Thanks again. Olivier

[@ellenfriedman8290]

Beautiful, engaging drawing and excellent explanation, Tom. Thank you

[@thomaswschaller]

Thank you so much

[@dianerose4469]

Hi Tom , I am a great fan of your approach to watercolor, In addition to watching your tutorials, I also occasionally hear the sounds of cabs and sirens in the background. As someone who lived and worked in Manhattan for years it's a wonderful sound an so reminiscent of many happy years in NY. Thank you for your tutorials as they have helped my painting enormously. Diane

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much Diane - Ah yes! The sweet sounds of New York :)

[@wmbriggz]

Well…I guess if you take an hour and a half for a sketch, I maybe should take more than two or three minutes….sigh….

[@thomaswschaller]

This is a little more than a sketch - and I completed an intention and a composition sketch as well -And I was explaining a lot more than that as I was drawing. So if you could accomplish all that in 3 minutes - I'd love to see it

[@wmbriggz]

@@thomaswschaller 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mr59Kenzo]

love your paints Mr. Schaller so happy to find your YT page, so many of your paintings I've seen every time, man I wish I could paint like that. huge thank you for these videos.

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much for watching

[@viviennewilliams7510]

How wonderful to have opportunity to see this master class whilst in the comfort of one’s own home! I love your work and your clear teaching of crucial aspects to create a beautiful painting . Thank you for posting it , much appreciated !

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much Vivienne

[@AnnaShevardina]

I never saw you drawing, only painting. I enjoed every second of this lesson and learned a lot. Thank very much!

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks

[@BlakelyPhillips]

I saw this painting on Twitter and wondered how you did it! Thanks for this!

[@thomaswschaller]

You're welcome

[@rosine2]

Impressive. Thank you Sir. I will try ..

[@RaquelViloria]

Thank you for this master class. It’s a real pleasure to observe the magic of your paintings step by step... That combination of lights that makes me fall in love with them. Stunning! 🤩 🥰

[@thomaswschaller]

You're very welcome

[@ivodassen87]

Wow Thomas, this feels like a private lesson. Thabks for sharing your wisdom and experience. And I saw your post on the new studio, congrats and enjoy!

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much and glad you liked it! Happy painting

[@raiyan1094]

sir, how do you price your paintings, and how to set up our own website? @@thomaswschaller

[@robyncutts628]

Thank you for sharing, I love your work and you’re a brilliant teacher too!

[@thomaswschaller]

Thank you so much

[@tikaartnomade1615]

Vraiment un grand merci pour partager votre méthode de mise en place de votre sujet, avec tout votre savoir faire et votre expérience, qui eclaire grandement mon travail personnel. Cela a une grande valeur. Une precieuse valeur.grand merci encore.

[@thomaswschaller]

Merci d'avoir regardé et pour vos gentils mots

[@famillesergent]

I love when you explain the process❤❤❤

[@thomaswschaller]

thanks

[@pedinurse1]

I am crazy over this picture.

[@thomaswschaller]

Thank you

[@maxella7]

My late father-in-law, Dick Cole, was a former President of the AWS. He lived in Sonoma and painted the day he passed, a handful of years ago. Damn, was he talented. Having acquired some of his brushes, I recently took up watercolor painting and spend quite a bit of time looking for inspiration (and tutorials) of other works online. I'm not there yet but the exploration has taught me so much. Thomas, your work is so exquisite, reminds me of Dickie. Thank you for for such an excellent tutorial.

[@thomaswschaller]

I loved reading this - very touching and I appreciate it greatly. I have painted in watercolor all my life, but dedicated myself to being a "real artist" only about 12 years ago. Never regretted it for a moment

[@adamburges4807]

Holy smokes this is amazing, so intricate. Thanks for pointing the first part out. The second part came as a recommendation to me which i'm sure youll be happy to hear. I need to make sure i set a bell notification for your channel so I get reminded, maybe you could tell your viewers the same, you'd get more traffic. Loving your work, sooo inspiring. Can I try and paint one one day please? I presume youre doing this to share your process for education and technique purposes?

[@thomaswschaller]

That's great to hear Adam - Thank you!! Yes - I teach all the time, but some don't have the chance, the time, or the money to take online courses or to travel to workshops. And so this channel is just a place where I can share what I do

[@sarahyeomanwatercolor]

Wonderful! Thanks Tom.Love the "museum pose" guy

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks :)

[@maribi007]

It is very kind of you to explain clearly the technique of drawing such as perspective, the distribution of the figures, their sizes, etc. I appreciate it very much!

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much for watching

[@lawrencekownacki2112]

This is great! Thank you

[@davinrsmith]

Love how you discuss composition through levels, narrative, architecture and organic contrast, and perspective, thanks for sharing!

[@thomaswschaller]

thanks Davin. ! appreciate it

[@SouthernArtGallery]

So very helpful. ❤

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks

[@carolray3637]

Excellent - thank you, from British Columbia, Canada.

[@thomaswschaller]

Thank you

[@famillesergent]

Thank you Thomas

[@famillesergent]

It is my husband, I am Marie-Christine 😁

[@morgenmachen2400]

I love to see the process from start to finish- and I'm so excited to watch! Thank you so much 🩶

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks

[@sdubrau]

Thank you so much, Thomas.

[@ermalbino7715]

Thank you. Fabulous!

[@GotArtist]

Excited to see the part 02 !

[@ricardomyself3813]

Brilliant, thx Mr Thomas

[@thomaswschaller]

Thank you

[@jcline147]

Thank goodness! 👏👏

[@thomaswschaller]

:)

[@heronalvarez3600]

Gracias Maestro!!

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks

[@jobod01]

Bravo Thomas!

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks

[@blackimp4987]

I would have done the opposite: first I would have found the vanishing point by intersecting lines in perspective provided by the pictures, then I would have traced the horizon by drawing it horizontal and passing through the vanishing point. You did a great job by eye thou

[@thomaswschaller]

That's not so different from what I did. But whatever works for you is fine. It's such a simple one-point perspective that it wasn't too hard to just eyeball it