An excellent video, and a beautiful painting. Is it for sale?
@ArthurGain Жыл бұрын
thanks Michael, means a lot coming from you. The piece was sold long time ago.
@shay10599 ай бұрын
this moved me so much. I haven't painted in a while and this video reminded me how magical it is to paint with oil, I love the medium so much. Will definitely try this, maybe do a self-portrait. Thank you for the inspiration
@JaneIndigoMoore5 ай бұрын
That's a fantastic expose of your process - amazing to see the face come to life in this way. That last bit with the eyes was remarkable - so unexpected - and such a perfect result!
@patriceschelkun8712Ай бұрын
It was very helpful to watch you paint this from start to finish, with explanations along the way! Thank you!
@g8610g Жыл бұрын
Looks amazing. I had a small chuckle when I saw you mix so much paint in the end and using it for just 2 quick dots/hightlights on the eye, blob blob haha
@ronschlorff7089 Жыл бұрын
Yes, if you are painting in oils, you must "Use some paint, they will make more" as one of my art workshop teachers said to his students, who were being too "stingy" with their paints! LOL ;D
@sheranlanger247 Жыл бұрын
@@ronschlorff7089 It's so expensive though. I only ever painted with gouache at art school because I couldn't afford oil.
@samuelvertilus2112 Жыл бұрын
one of sargent pupils said that when she looked at his palette it looked like sargent could paint a dozens paintings with the amount of paint he put@@ronschlorff7089
@dana86569 ай бұрын
@@sheranlanger247oil paint is more expensive when it comes to upfront costs, but you would be surprised with how much utility you can get from a 37ml tube of oil paint. during my intro to painting class this semester, I made around 20 paintings ranging from smaller 8” x 10”, 11” x 14”, 18” x 24” paintings, and a 36” x 48” final painting with 37 ml tubes and ONE 150ml tube of white paint. I STILL have plenty of paint and supplies left to create a couple dozen paintings. It’s also much less expensive if you stretch/make your own canvases. i much prefer oil to acrylic or gouache and I definitely think its worth the investment. on top of that there are a variety of ways to extend your paint and change its properties, including the use of mediums, oils, and solvents.
@Home_Rich9 ай бұрын
@@dana8656 GOOD to hear.
@goldfishzzz Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. As a art student I learned a lot from it and made a successful self-portrait painting from using the alla prima method.
@natashialefay Жыл бұрын
my God, it‘s absolutely beautiful
@atroutflycrazy8057 Жыл бұрын
Thankyou this was awesome ,so many great tips and advice . Loved the way you spoke about exact photo replication doesnt always make a great painting. A great painting should turn out better than the photo copied. Your portrait of her is much better than the photo. Finding the balance between detail and still look painterly .
@johnnyk748011 ай бұрын
Dear Mr Gain, I followed your video over the past month and painted two portraits with your subject to practice portraiture painting. Why? Because your video teaching is instructive and your style reminded me of British painter John Sargent. Thank you for your time and effort to produce this video.
@ЧакНиколаевич-н8к Жыл бұрын
Отличная работа! получились более выразительные глаза, чем в референсе 👍
@ophanap Жыл бұрын
Beautiful piece! Thank you so much for the explanation of your process, I’ve just started learning oil painting and have stumbled across alla prima and this has been one of the best demonstrations I’ve seen so far. Just a little tip from me if you you weren’t already aware; you mentioned not having the correct reference for the eyes, personally, I use one of the newer photoshop features to correct my references before i start a painting. If you use the liquify tool on your portrait reference it’ll allow to to adjust the facial features, including the position of the eyes. It’s not always perfect but it’s often pretty useful!
@ronschlorff7089 Жыл бұрын
Photoshop tool! Ha ha. Rembrandt and Sargent did fine without it, didn't they? !! ;D LOL
@GeraldineDiliberto11 ай бұрын
Ah you are a master how I wish I could do such a beautiful portrait😊
@carlkligerman19812 ай бұрын
Very useful tutorial. Tips about glare are extremely helpful too! Thanks for sharing mate!
@donnybeegoode3 ай бұрын
Really nice. Somewhat reminds me of John Sargent with a psychological touch of Olga Boznańska
@MrsOliva9 ай бұрын
О... Ваш стиль протягивает свои руки в прекрасные времена, когда живопись была влюблена в романтику. Вот это да !
@ArthurGain9 ай бұрын
ой спасибо ♥️ неожиданно
@lizobasuke87652 ай бұрын
Absolutely stunning!
@mjrewertsАй бұрын
Very well done 👍🏼
@karlalikestoread6 ай бұрын
Excellent demo. Thank you so much for sharing your process!
@AndersDroid-kw3fq2 ай бұрын
Fantastic! So informative with important details to keep in mind. Your thinking process is invaluable. Thank you, you’re amazing and super talented! Keep up the excellent work my friend!!
@ArthurGain2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@samirdeb4588Ай бұрын
An exceiient painting
@beneditoart Жыл бұрын
Awesome painting man! You are a big inspiration for me.
@ivanasabin42 Жыл бұрын
Всё понятно, спасибо за демонстрацию. Хорошая работа.
@BlancaVarguesArt Жыл бұрын
Very wonderful Portrait Paintintg Timelapse 😍🌱
@kev3d Жыл бұрын
Wonderful.
@DeanHarknessArtАй бұрын
Wonderful demonstration. Thank you so much.
@demialabi4942 Жыл бұрын
Incredible work
@starbucks197110 ай бұрын
I have a question about using oil medium. Do you only use Linshid when you draw? Or do you use a mixture of linsid and terrefins?
@jay_seijo8 ай бұрын
Loved it! ❤
@nikolaradovic9282 ай бұрын
amazing skill, thank you for sharing
@katleiz Жыл бұрын
Was this done in one sitting while it was all wet? Amazing painting, I love your technique !
@ArthurGain Жыл бұрын
Yes. Thanks!
@EmanuelSpader3 ай бұрын
Hi! I love your paintings and i am wondering one thing about your process. In this video are you using any solvent or medium, and if so do you use it in just the beginning or all the way through? Thank you!
@artbxtch97213 ай бұрын
I have the same question! Hope we can get an answer 😁
@eyeshowyou Жыл бұрын
Very beautiful...well done. 🎉❤
@yamikun5490Ай бұрын
u are god level 💚
@ginger-a76935 ай бұрын
What is the most common size of canvas you use? And what medium?
@Calme1918 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@Leslie272753 ай бұрын
Can you please list your palette colors?
@MDM-wb3in2 ай бұрын
What brushes do you use sir?
@dorkanderson4963 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see some actually knows how to paint and not some "camera lucida" KZbin fraud.
@artbxtch97213 ай бұрын
Hi ! When doing the alla prima technic, do you use any medium or paint straight from the tube?
@ArthurGain3 ай бұрын
lean medium (more often just mineral spirits) in the very beginning and straight from the tube for the rest of the time
@artbxtch97213 ай бұрын
@@ArthurGain thank you !
@pibly7784 Жыл бұрын
What a talent to have . 👍
@daris232 Жыл бұрын
hi! how long did it take you to do this job? thank you
@ArthurGain Жыл бұрын
It was done in one sitting so around 3 hours
@mickrozycki45111 ай бұрын
I imagine you take your own photographs for reference?
@ArthurGain11 ай бұрын
Yes, you can find tons of such references on my Patreon page
@mickrozycki45111 ай бұрын
@@ArthurGain Alright. Last question. So part of your process is contacting and working with a model to set-up a interesting photo shoot to create an image that you resonate with? So that you can translate it into a painted picture?
@kentlein22667 ай бұрын
Ре презент! видно что русский акцент🤣🤣🤣
@ДанилаЛимонов-ж3е9 ай бұрын
Очень
@nguyenvananh36709 ай бұрын
The painting is wonderful but can u put a bit music in the vd pls😊
@JoseMartinez-og2hy Жыл бұрын
Nice. But sizing of features, More work needed
@edgar20146 Жыл бұрын
Sorry, you didn`t get her.
@granmabern5283 Жыл бұрын
Pretty neat how he changed the gaze, hey? On purpose.
@stbuddha35477 ай бұрын
At some point in the video you would feel that Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing the painting.
@Leslie272753 ай бұрын
Unkind comment
@LogosRisen3 ай бұрын
@Leslie27275 it's a joke 😂
@Elliott.Revell2 ай бұрын
Hahahaha that's great I bet that made the guy laugh too
@davirosa Жыл бұрын
Hey Arthur, gorgeous painting and demonstration - And I think you nail making her gaze straight to the viewer. I find that your approach talking about the paint evolution/process - it has a humble and true feel - meaning that you encourage us to try and keep us alert about corrections during the process - I appreciate it. Thank you for your videos - I like to watch them! Hugs from Brazil!
@malman10809 ай бұрын
I come from a photography background. I always appreciate watching videos like these. Really stresses to me that these two visual mediums are just two different ways of seeing the world and presenting that vision to your audience. Love this and the attention to detail!
@douglasacosta49899 ай бұрын
Comparar la fotografía con la pintura al óleo es casi un sacrilegio o una burrada, lo común es el objeto que se ve, lógicamente cualquiera recalcaria su sentimiento, pero el transportar lo visto y la emoción al papel es "Divinidad" en la fotografía,,,,, dímelo tu??
@AR-mu4zq8 ай бұрын
I dont understand how your building layers without creating mush and grey if your not allowing the previous layer to dry. In alla prima do you use a certain mixture of medium that allows for this or just paint out of the tube?
@Korczys2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this! In a world where it is not known what is art now, good painting will always defend itself.
@ronschlorff7089 Жыл бұрын
Another nice one, but it makes me chuckle a bit I must admit. I am a retired wildlife field biologist, that was my "real job" for 33 years, as I did art on the side, since being in grad school for that science profession. Art school at that time did not interest me as I'm a realist not a whatever they call that other stuff, so I pursued a science career knowing I could paint too whenever I felt like it. Just like Leonardo did too, LOL. I started in 1974 painting in oils, portraits too, just different species of animals, antelopes, bears, lions, tigers, and many many bird species, etc. I did do a gorilla portrait once, so, I guess that is close enough to us humans. LOL. But recently been doing some girl portraits, as practice for the eye, as a landscape painter, now more or less full time. I like the idea of the "exercise" needed to do portraits, lots of subtleties, but really just sketches at they are not fully refined like yours are, except a couple of Vermeer "master copies". Very amazing work, you do but the reason for my "mirth" on this one, she looks like an exotic bird, many have those "ruffs", they call them, ornithologically speaking that is, on their necks for displays of aggression or sexual attraction. She is beautiful, and very sexy (so the ruff is working), LOL, none the less, but it is distracting to one who has had as many ornithology identification, classification, ecology, and behavioral courses as I've had at University, LOL. Who came up with this idea for that get up, yours or hers? I think I know, but Mr. Sargent often chaffed at the costuming of his models, that's why, although masterfully painted, they look just dashed off. Again, good work, Arthur, and thinks once more for the little laugh on this one!! LOL ;D
@sarahsimmonds3427 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for a great demo. How/where do you prepare/get your oil ground panel? Sarah
@ArthurGain Жыл бұрын
If you are in the US - you can buy from artefex - check the link in video description. Or you can make them yourself - apply oil ground on the panel the same way as acrylic gesso
@SlickOils8 ай бұрын
I use the Ala Prima method when I paint my movie stills, nice work!
@Elf-y9wАй бұрын
This depth is very beautiful. There is depth in the Renaissance paintings I looked at on Pinterest recently. I love the velvety texture and depth. It is difficult to give this effect and it is perfect.
@davidlugo248 ай бұрын
excellent , I would love to know your palette for this painting
@PluviumGrandis21 күн бұрын
thank you
@debojyotiboruah1651 Жыл бұрын
So beautiful demonstration and painting. Thank you
@lutrueson9000 Жыл бұрын
i played this at the slowest speed so i could see more , i could not stop laughing, subbed!!
@vraquel7 Жыл бұрын
This was awesome. Can't believe I've never seen this before. Beautiful Alla Prima!!
@donnajohnstone4476 Жыл бұрын
beautiful work
@deborahcooper51717 күн бұрын
Excellent video great instruction. Beautiful painting very inspiring thank you
@ArthurGain7 күн бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@my_two_cents21339 ай бұрын
The model is looking to your left though.
@getuptogetdown9182 ай бұрын
What mediums are you using at the start? Sorry I’m a beginner. It seems very fluid with the initial green.
@ArthurGain2 ай бұрын
just Gamsol (mineral spirits)
@l.f.fpetitjean762 ай бұрын
I would be very interested to know how many actual hours it took you to paint this beautiful portrait ?
@ArthurGain2 ай бұрын
was quite time ago but something around 3 hours
@MANIAKRA3 ай бұрын
Love this so much, thank you for the narrated demo. I really want to try painting with oils!
@G1DDD4 ай бұрын
WOW 👌
@59jaguar Жыл бұрын
Well done .
@dimthoi6896 Жыл бұрын
I don't know that Arnold Schwarzenegger can paint so good
@RobbieAllenArtist2 ай бұрын
Great video and beautiful painting!
@nickalton7 ай бұрын
This is spectacular work! I always have an issue with building this much paint up in one setting. Do you mind telling me what kind of canvas you’re using?
@maitev-p9582 Жыл бұрын
I have the same accent when I speak English. Buenísimo compatriota Español ❤
@annachung37933 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your process with us. As an aspiring beginner I would love to paint like you someday. Thanks again.
@raidendawg6839 Жыл бұрын
THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!
@listenuppeople18 ай бұрын
Very informative video! Masterful technique as well!
@attilaayla1234 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@leslieblue83196 ай бұрын
Wow so beautiful and so great to take that journey with you. Thank you for sharing your gift.
@ErykMaler Жыл бұрын
tu mamy mistrza,, psychologa, technika, i to nie jest drukarka
@monsieurli6977 Жыл бұрын
Nice video except I wouldn’t try to change the ”gays” 😊
@Mycooloriginal10 ай бұрын
Hardest part of a painting/portrait is getting through the initial phase of shaping the face and shadows.
@StanleyKubick19 ай бұрын
just so very enjoyable and informative. instant sub
@JohnHoganArtist Жыл бұрын
Another way, and far easier in my view, is to draw it out first.
@anca5480 Жыл бұрын
Bellissimo lavoro!
@luzalvarez78688 ай бұрын
El retrato más bonito que he visto nunca!
@douglasacosta49899 ай бұрын
Exelente el video, gracias!!
@erwanncollin393211 ай бұрын
Amazing tips, thanks a lot for that.
@elconsultoriodecandida73048 ай бұрын
Muy logrado.Gracias😊
@campfirecult43756 ай бұрын
Very nice. Thank you. 🔥
@philsmith7398 Жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thank you
@ninamost5669 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you.
@AlonaPalmer-k6t7 ай бұрын
Excellent artwork! 😍
@yulia-spirit Жыл бұрын
amazing work! thanks for the detailed explanations. Please tell me how you install the camera, what can be seen very well?
@ArthurGain Жыл бұрын
above and behind my right shoulder, maybe 2.5 meters from the easel
@Diguila7 ай бұрын
Master
@komalabbasi5740 Жыл бұрын
Amazing work sir i have a question that can we use alla prima technique in other mediums like poster colors or watercolors acrylics?
@ArthurGain Жыл бұрын
Poster colors are always opaque and watercolors are mostly transparent (you build darks over the lights) while the oil paints can be both and anything in between. Alla prima is just a name for a single session effort.
@arkasha1905 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤ Thanks!!!!!
@JenniferHarris-k5p3 ай бұрын
Beautiful work
@jaspervantilburgh639310 ай бұрын
amazing video! I subscribed! I have a question regarding on Al Prima, do you use linseed oil or other medium with this technique? Im also blown away on how clean your pallet is at the end.. Can you do a video about that? You were only using a small part of your pallet, mine is most of the times completely used.
@ArthurGain10 ай бұрын
I normally use 'lean' mediums when I paint alla prima - sometimes just a thinner like Gamsol in the beginning to make first marks thin and fast drying. I use oil to oil out dry surface if I want to paint 2nd layer
@jaspervantilburgh639310 ай бұрын
I’m a huge fan of your work. I’ll sign up for your patreon. ❤