Alla Prima Brushwork Demo & more - Ep.9 Oil Painting Q&A with Mark Carder

[@sidekickkato2027]

I've tried and failed repeatedly with oils. This is the first time I've ever seen anyone do alla prima that made any sense whatsoever. I've got the urge to give it another go! Thank you!

[@turnereverett2363]

Instablaster

[@mikehubbard5493]

I like to kid around sometimes, but I wanted to compliment you on your ability to teach oil painting. I think outstanding is the right word. You are easy to follow, and understand. I think a lot of teachers tend to spout off what they know, rather than actually teach somebody something. You are a teacher-truly.

[@JackieInMn]

Your generous sharing of both your talent and your experience is so very much appreciated. You obviously are a very kind person. I intend to take advantage of all your informative lessons with much anticipation. You are a wonderfully talented artist. Many thanks.

[@prestonowens4594]

A lot of what Mark says reminds me of my painting professor at College. He always told us that all painting is really an abstraction of what we see in reality. Thanks for the videos.

[@livelaughleave]

I just want to say that I really appreciate you being here on youtube. i've learned a lot from these episodes, and your other videos of course. Not easy to find someone as helpful as you online, thank you Mark!

[@edisonpaucararroyave8129]

Johannes N.H oi

[@edisonpaucararroyave8129]

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[@Zecaprades]

This is a comment from a Brazilian student. I'm watching your videos and learning a lot from your classes, I don't understand sometimes hahaha but your classes are great. I will work hard. Thanks!

[@kmontgomery3690]

Love all your educational videos showing us how to but I love this so much, watching your process is just lovely, your recent landscapes were so calming and enjoyable too I’ve watched them many times even though I don’t do landscapes. Please if you can consider doing more of these demo’s. I’ve not painted in a long time since I lost my baby boy but watching you paint brings back some joy in me. ❤

[@adrianadelgado2429]

You are amazing, such a generous teacher! Thank you a lot! I'm learning a lot with you. Best regards from Portugal :)

[@eyeshowyou]

You are by far the best teacher on youtube. Love it

[@nrceng]

Thanks for your time and effort in doing these videos. Yours were the videos that gave me the confidence and basics to start painting a few years ago and now I am hooked. I re-watch (if that is a word) your videos from time to time and seem to learn a little something each time.

[@NevardArt]

Mark I watch a lot of your stuff. its amazing and thank you for putting it all out there free. you cover everything.

[@airamona]

This tutorial is so soothing to watch and listen. I feel calm and sleepy. By the way, beautiful painting.

[@jenifermazansky9479]

Your knowledge is invaluable, thank you so much for sharing your videos.

[@hansuha4910]

Your video has done tremendous meaning to me. Thanks for that Mr Carder . Best regards from Korea

[@vickycurtin5622]

The time you put into these videos is so much appreciated. The pear demonstration answered my next question. Thanks again!

[@AD-zy4qw]

Mark, great tutorial! Alla prima is my preferred style and this tutorial was clear, educational and helpful. It helps me overcome my reluctancy to use oils.

[@billsrippedfitnessover5047]

great demonstration with the brush strokes and great advice on approaching galleries. Thanks.

[@SteveMandylifestyle]

I have really enjoyed the way you deliver your lessons. I learn with every video I watch

[@hideentity1518]

very nice demonstration. i really like your attitude and patience.

[@KaustavMukherjeeFineArt]

This was really a great learning. I actually placed my cell phone upon my canvas and started painting looking at the photo and your demonstration. I can now compare the three. Takes time to understand what I am looking at.

[@IFRSKIES]

Great demonstration Mark. Thanks as always for sharing in such an honest and credible manner.

[@willyD200]

Very good example of this technique. Appreciated.

[@dusty9204]

I get so much out of your lessons ! It's fantastic. In a world full of rubbish, your instruction and insight stands out as meaningful & inspirational. I have a constant struggle with dust in studio, so have made a section of studio into a drying area with plastic drop sheets, so it's sealed of from dust etc. Wondering what you do to stop dust settling on wet paint, and if you no what Sargent did or any other masters past or present? I don't find facing them against wall that great an option. Thanks Dustin Stahle

[@DrawMixPaint]

Dustin Stahle The facing-them-against-the-wall method works fine for me, and when I'm actually painting, using a vertical easel instead of a tilted-back easel makes a big difference. If I'm doing work that creates dust in my studio (like wood work), I would do that in a sealed-off section like you mention.

[@dusty9204]

Thanks Mark. I look forward to your future lessons as always they are inspiring!

[@accorsistudios]

Really enjoyed this and seeing how you build up value in the color. Adds such depth and volume.

[@sergeantcrow]

It's just a sheer pleasure to listen to Mark...

[@infowazz]

my teacher taught just like this in college but not as good with the color mixing advice and color checking. the limited palette is the most helpful advice i ever had. i used to jump all over the place and get lost.

[@jofox8066]

I'm really finding your videos helpful and informative. You're a super teacher - thank-you!

[@henshaus]

Always like to come back and review what you've done.

[@zemiFTW]

ComPEAR your values

[@aesaehttr]

Congrats on being a dad

[@tylersimpson5541]

you are a nuisance

[@MarianRothschild]

Love these videos. I've watched 4 of yours so far and will be watching more, following your method. I'm excited!

[@frhythms]

Nice. I have only dabbled in oil painting (many decades ago) but I want to start oil painting again. I know you said that you don't normally do all the paint mixing on the palette -ahead of time - as you did with this painting ... but as someone who has recently dabbled in digital painting, I think how you pre-mixed the various colors on your palette here is pretty cool. It reminds me of my recent digital painting (of a beautiful green pear!). I used a photo image of a beautiful green pear as a reference image and, working in Photoshop, I used the ink dropper tool to create a digital palette for myself. Created a layer, traced the pear, and then used my digital palette and a PShop paint brush to paint it. It came out nicely. I'm now going to paint the beautiful green pear in oil ... starting with only basic colors on the palette. Because that's part of the joy of painting in oil. And even though I only dabbled, decades ago, I was always Alla Prima. I like to be able to be intuitive and spontaneous... but I need time, too. I could never understand why anyone would want to work with fast-drying acrylics.

[@texastim7502]

Lots of important information. Thanks for the instruction.

[@MiuArtStudioUK]

Thank you very much for explaining very clearly, I am really learning through watching this video.

[@TS-pt4yt]

Superb demonstration

[@julioluna3366]

Muchisimas gracias, estos videos son buenisimos. I just got my first Old Holland Oil paint set and I am so ready to start painting after I have seem this video.

[@JeanEmar3]

Thank you master Carder!All your videos are so helpful.

[@clownpocket]

Thanks for the videos, and for answering my questions in previous videos, and in text. Great stuff.

[@zootgambale1]

Thank you so much for your apperence here on youtube. Great presentation and skills! 🌞

[@jcepri]

You are just fascinating to listen to. Thank you for sharing your expertise with the world.

[@matousabderrahmane1162]

I really love alla prima paiting methode its the real painting or the real art because Photorealistic paintings it looks like photos however alla prima u can feel the art on those paintings , thank you for charing your time with us and im really looking to see some tips from you in How to paint in alla prima, thx.

[@daleshawn1910]

Thank you for your instruction. I’m new to painting and this information is such a help to me. Bingeing on your videos.

[@mtmeade3]

Thanks for Your insights Mark. As always, love hearing your thoughts on painting in oils. Thanks for your great advice. Reeah.

[@aklesta]

Thank you so much! Big hugs from France.

[@ronschlorff7089]

"Bravura brushwork", that's a word often used in observing Sargent's paintings, beginning with some of his earliest work! That's what you said, in effect, paint with Confidence. I like your work because of that style. Very nice!!! Oh, and if painting a pear, be sure to consume the "model" when done, then no one will ever see if it looks like it or not! LOL :D

[@AlBerto-ph6bu]

Thank you for the demo. Simple and clear as usual !

[@sketchartist1964]

Just a note to say thanks! I am an art student who is enjoying your art instruction very much. I hope to see many more. You are generous with information that is not found anywhere. Thanks again!

[@edruddy3427]

What a great guy. Super video.

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

Good to see your channel active. I'd like to see more on alla prima. Unless I use Bob Ross paint, I have difficulty

[@jamilhuseynov4669]

beautyfull painting Sir. Thank you very much.

[@jardinsilvadiaz3132]

Excelente, amigo, saludos desde Medellin Colombia, soy tu nuevo suscriptor

[@sarahnada8610]

I've did a similar pear and it turned out fine

[@Jamie-Russell-CME]

You done a pear. It was turned out, real good.

[@Jamie-Russell-CME]

Just playin

[@Xbrush]

So generous as always

[@ScotCampbellwindowpainter]

What a great presentation.

[@bluebow68]

Great tutorials! thank you..Greetings from the U.K.,

[@T.E.P.]

superb video .. such a delight

[@mikehubbard5493]

Everything comes together , and becomes a nice painting. (hopefully), but in my opinion color can inform the viewer as much as execution. Just spouting off from my experience. Great stuff sir.

[@ZZmsz]

I love it. you didn't copy the shape and created a beautiful Pear !

[@structuresofficel.l.c.853]

Could you talk about brushes? What do you look for when purchasing? Is there a favorite manufacturer and why? How do you decide which brush to use for a given stroke.

[@francotomasi]

thanks for all your info and tips. greetings from argentina!

[@ivonneflorez8916]

FANTASTIC!!! thanks teachers

[@paolabueso]

Exceptional video! Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@corbetpiano]

Such a fantastic tutorial!!!

[@Pinguiny13]

Love your videos and your art!

[@linzertube]

Wonderful demo! Thank-you!

[@mikehubbard5493]

Ahhhhhhh, the bumpy pair. Great choice. I'm kidding, but seriously a great choice. I like it.

[@cheemakhaled2092]

Wonderful work

[@HallGroatII]

I just stumbled upon your work and DVDs today while searching on line for solid tutorials on setting up an artist studio.This is a terrific pear painting. Love the bold, sensual brushwork. Do you ever scumble to softly diffuse edges within the shadows? When I look at an actual pear I'm not able to focus my attention equally along the edge on the shadow side. This would be an interesting philosophical discussion: how we see as humans, versus cameras. I suppose people all see things differently based on their optic nerves. Everyone is wired differently in terms of their "rods and cones." Your approach is cool, and very similar to many contemporary photo and hyper-realists in terms of color isolation. My hunch is that a good portion of classical naturalist painting is rooted in "optical color mixing", which mirrors nature. When one really studies the underlying aesthetic of a Velasquez or a Sargent edge manipulation seems to be a big component. Notice the dissolving edges at the bottom of this Sargent piece: uploads4.wikiart.org/images/john-singer-sargent/gondolier-1905.jpg I'm seeing the same thing taking place within this Velasquez -- there appears to be scumbled, broken brushstrokes breaking through the form of the hair and figure. In my eyes this piece mirrors how we see the world as humans, which is profoundly different from the camera. iamled.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/juan_pareja.jpg

[@ducbashoaib958]

Thanks for the lesson 😊

[@oleglitvak6177]

Mark, could you please explain why and how to tone (stain) canvas properly before painting for example, a very sunny bright day with light blue sky and sunlit landscape painting. Also, are there any cases, when toning is not recommended? Thanks.

[@silkesauritz7690]

That for me was a very useful video. Actually I am trying to get a more painterly look in my pictures and am thinking a lot about brushwork etc. But as always what counts is getting value and color right and then put it in the right place - and then leave it.

[@ketan15397]

Thank you for your stimulating videos. I also like your detailed explanation of the subject. I have quite a few paintings hanging on the walls. How often should I clean them and with what material so they have a fresh look all the time. The environment is quite clean and not much dust.

[@emilbordon1329]

I learnt a lot from that. Thank you. I was going to try a mango but it’s being dismembered for inclusion in a salsa.

[@moseskiarie6139]

I bought your tutorial on portrait painting and learned a lot. I was just wondering how long it took to create such an impressive work of art

[@deborahgonzalezknight168]

Mark, You are fab xxx

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Great demo

[@FrederickDunn]

OOohhhhh! Thank you for showing me a new place to clip the microphone! (';')( ';')... YOU are the MASTER!

[@TheSilverEnthusiast]

+Frederick Dunn I always thought that was so clever haha

[@Jacklette]

great demo! Thank you. I have very much a tendency to smooth out all rough brush strokes but would love to paint alla prima. Do you have an advice for me?

[@sanazsnz4925]

you are exellent, thanks for your instructions

[@mickyleachlover]

Great demo which I very much enjoyed. One question: your paint glides over the canvas rather than soaking into it. Have you varnished your prepared canvas so that your paint stays wet! Would really love to know how you prepare you canvases. Many thanks...

[@thinkingarchitect9084]

hi ...you are so excellent painter..i just wanna ask that :is it okay or safe to painting on oil inside the house when its winter that all windows are close.?what safe materials or mediums ,or thinners to be used?Thanks.

[@Mamaosa63]

Thank you Realy great help for a beginner Mart

[@zul7724]

Please, can you tell me which brand and model is the camera you use to record? Can someone read the brand of the camera that appears fleetingly at minute 11:43? Thank you

[@tnagtegaal3688]

It's a Panasonic Lumix (that's as far as I can get). Since this video is quite old, the camera model will be replaced by newer ones I guess.

[@Trabelsihouda]

Excellent !

[@DeerHunter308]

I have one of your original color checkers made out of stamped metal. Will the new one you are going to produce be like this?

[@dovidroth9622]

I notice that you hold the brush far down the handle rather than high up and anchoring your pinky on the canvas. Can you speak about this? Does it make a difference to the final result?

[@Flux_One]

Hi Mark, great Alla Prima excercise. It's always really fun watching you paint. I have a question for you, have you ever painted using the Grisaille method, of perhaps a chromatic black and white and shades of grey, and then glazed color on top once the dead layer is totally dry? That's how I currently paint, as it teaches me to think in terms of value first, color second. Cheers

[@charleswebster2682]

I will try wet on wet with plenty of noise thank you Mark

[@SonicVision360]

Wow! Awesomeness. Thank you.

[@Jamie-Russell-CME]

What's a better focus, getting closer to precise hue or comparative shading within colors of the subject?

[@katherinebjorn1042]

MARK, would you advise using oil paints with turpentine (or mineral) as you paint? Thanks. Learning a lot from you.

[@ThaRealDJNine]

Hey mark, when mixing your own paints with delq, when you've used all the paint in your jars, do you clean these jars out before mixing new paint in them. So my real question would be "What is your recommendation on refilling your own paint in previous used jars with sometimes paint that has dried inside?"

[@niksdeep]

Your Geneva paint looks great, I understand that it is already mixed with the correct amount of your medium, but should one wish to paint thin under layers, which medium/thinner would you suggest with these paints, so as to not upset their characteristics? Cheers and thanks.

[@ronschlorff7089]

Very nice! I love pears! I'd eat the painted pear before I'd eat the photographed pear, if they were both real fruits! Nice and juicy; like the reason we paint in oils! Yum!!

[@katherinebjorn1042]

MARK, would you advise using oil paints with either turpentine or mineral spirits to paint WITHOUT a medium until closer to the end of the finish painting? Thank you!

[@bigrayink2155]

Thank you for sharing I never worked with oils but they look fun to use. Is it possible to paint with acrylics in that style?

[@tomcuff9971]

Thanks for the fantastic insight Mark, and your response to my question in episode 8! I noticed you use Rosso Corsa as your primary red in your Geneva paints. What do you like about it more than the Alizarin Crimson you've used in the past?

[@virginiarparker9503]

Thank you for no music. Thank you for explaining so well.

[@nardela87]

Hi, Mark. Congratulations I am from Brazil. I'm just starting to paint on canvas and making true a childhood dream. I subscribed to your channel and have learned a lot. A friend gave me some paint tubes with expiration date since 2003. Can I use them?

[@kirtgermond2009]

Thanks Mark. nice lesson. do you ever use a mahl stick?

[@jellybeanstalk6]

really beaitufl painting!