Blood Orc Acrylic Painting with Fantasy Artists Jeff Miracola

[@CheloMacabreArt]

The way you paint looks so freaking fun and the results are inspirational as hell

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

I appreciate that. Thanks!

[@rachellane2836]

I love how you show the whole process and don't edit out the places where you change your mind, have a better idea and actually show HOW to alter work mid-flo! Thanks Jeff! ;)

[@Rico.cartunista]

Beautiful art! Congratulations.

[@sharky9493]

Fantastic! Great work! Thank you!😄😃😀

[@jarkokoo]

Every time I watch one of Jeff's videos, I instantly get an urge to paint. Good thing it's Friday and I can paint on the weekend!

[@doctorstrange2280]

jarkokoo same here

[@TaraGraphic93]

I love the detailed commentary! It shows how immerse you can be in creating something.

[@andreanelaroche5717]

i just wanted to say thanks a lot you helped me understand how to build up volumes with paint . i watched a lot of pictures trying to figure out how the other artists are doing and your glaze made me think of a new technique i've just learnt from my drawing classes (you create volume by doing shadows and lights then you add colors) :) i love you and i love your work

[@valterjohansson6397]

I think that the no. 1 reason Jeff is one of my favourite artists is that he's not stuck in characterdesign or realistic tectures with 10000 different ps brushes. He mixes the modern fantasy motives with traditional art, not making this a clean representation of what an orc looks like in this or that universe, but actually work it like a painting. He uses lighting, composition and color to create a feeling not just a concept.

[@lassebrun84]

I can agree on that

[@timsmith1719]

It gives it a nice old school feel.

[@charles7709]

your videos are a true inspiration. loved the dvd, totally worth the wait! thanks for doing what you do!

[@MrTelemikey]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I was not aware how glazing worked exactly and was doing it wrong [oops, yeah, I'm a beginner...]. But I think this has 'unlocked' a wave that I've been trying to do but couldn't make happen properly. NOW I have a way to go forward. Can't wait to get started. Awesome vid and awesome work.

[@jamesstavridis936]

Hey Jeff - finished my first attempt at a fantasy portrait thanks to you yesterday! Thank you so much for making these videos - your skill and imagination are a treasure house to people who love fantasy. I am going to buy your DVD. Please keep making videos!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

James. That's awesome!! Congrats on your first attempt at a fantasy portrait :-) And thanks for wanting to buy my DVD. I know you'll enjoy it and find it very useful. If you ever have questions, I'm here.

[@EricDrawsArt]

I love having your videos on in the background while I paint.

[@jungsang9377]

MANNNNN I ALWAYS ENJOY U IN PAINTING PROCESSS GET ME INSPIREDDDD SO MUCH

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thanks. So go paint :-)

[@jungsang9377]

jeffmiracola well bad news is i quit oil painting on 2010 cuz i had to keep buying brushes that wears down quickly and i did not like that and also i been doing detailed pencil art all my life really so i done that as usual and using colored pencil to do any color work nowdays cuz it is less costy and less labor intensive than oils and faster gratification cuz no need to wait to dry but of courseee wont be rich in color and range like in oils

[@Krispyphasma]

How have I just found you on KZbin amazing videos Jeff!!

[@scjanzen]

WOW... that was awesome !!.. thank u for taking the time and showing a beautiful piece !! totally inspired.. hugs

[@WoM]

Jeff that is very cool! You are totally motivating me to get back to painting ASAP!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Yes, DO IT. DO IT NOW! (I screamed that in my best Arnold Schwarzenegger voice). hehe

[@WoM]

jeffmiracola lol oh no you di'int, Arnold voice?! Now it shall be done. You'll see. I'll be back! ...

[@HiddenValor821]

"Nicks and dings and fun little things" -- that should go on a t-shirt. Love your videos!

[@mat-andre]

You remain an amazing teacher and inspiration Jeff. Thanks for sharing! Amazing work and great tips.

[@LMB9888]

Great process video. Loved the texture and the grunge.

[@MultiCastorFiber]

This one was bloody good.

[@dachlatte8580]

I always enjoy your videos. even though i mostly draw/paint digitally, i benefit greatly from watching your videos. And the way you talk and explain your techniques is very well done. i could listen to you for hours... keep it up! ;)

[@swearymary1967]

love it mate.

[@lucabancone]

Nice work as usual Jeff. Well done!

[@RonaldoBagaRonnie]

Finally a very good real time tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

[@GoNoRdEaTh]

amazing jeff as always thank you so much........saludos desde Perú

[@JeepinReefer406]

This is great Jeff! Love the glazes with green gold.

[@shinzeamon5526]

Amazing!! Just amazing!!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thank you so much, Hirayama.

[@stephonolomax7749]

Fantastic as always Jeff!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thank you very much, Stephono.

[@RocketBoy1969]

Thank you Jeff! I really appreciate you sharing man!

[@AlexGarcia-ul3bt]

Really enjoy watching your painting proses...really good work

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thanks, Alex.

[@brianleblancart736]

Thanks for sharing. Very generous and informative.

[@jramz7589]

Thanks for the great tips Jeff. Your work is amazing!🤘

[@martinromero6629]

unexpected everything it was a great surprise ...awesome...you got a new fan....

[@petersmith1193]

Thanks so much for the Demos I love Acrylics

[@bradutterstrom4105]

Really liked this, I've seen a couple of your vids after watching your interview on Jeff Lafferty's channel. Love hearing the commentary, you've got tons of great art tips. I even love seeing you work through the trouble spots, IE painting something you don't like and then working back over it. Haven't really painted myself in over a decade but would like to get back to it soon. Will come back to some of these painting vids when I do!

[@capfogful]

Great work! Love the longer videos! Keep it up!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Always will. Thanks.

[@BeardedManCrafts]

So sick dude!!! You have inspired me to paint again and not just do digital art!!!

[@AnthonyRosbottom]

Great process and video

[@fanchdelapampa3896]

Bravo. Merci pour les explications. Très beau et très intéressant.

[@Nerflover10097]

Very inspiring, another great video!

[@edgraphycs]

a happy dark painting

[@reliance5580]

Your videos are so helpfull thankyou ♡

[@Gega315]

Thank you jeff!

[@alexandregodard]

I really hoped you post vidéos of your wondeful little paintings. Here is one, I look forward to see the others !

[@laeythh__1211]

I love those videos, they're amazing, that's the perfect time too cuz we don't want them to stop aha :) superb, keep going 👻

[@angelodecapua3991]

I love your videos your a great artist

[@dominum31]

I LOVE IT!

[@pamorale]

Interesting... I have never used that medium, I must check it... Thank you Jeff for sharing

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

You're welcome, Pablo. FYI, It is Liquitex Slo-Dri Blending Medium.

[@alienjesus28]

about time! we missed you buddy!!!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thanks, Jerrod. I've been so busy lately. But I always appreciate the patience with me :-)

[@throne1797]

I love painting portraits of old folks, especially men. Your technique is directly applicable to "real" people. I am surprised you glaze with water, not a medium like airbrush medium.

[@hentesgyik95]

"And when it is complete we will bring through ALL....OF THE HORDE!"

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

LOL

[@metinoncel5673]

thanks for this inspiring video.

[@ozartcreations]

This was really helpful, Thank you

[@RandyMony]

Great stuff, Jeff!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thanks, Randy. btw I checked out your watercolor tutorial. You're using watercolors in a way I hadn't ever thought to use them :-) Cool stuff!!!

[@RandyMony]

jeffmiracola Thank You for checking out that video, Jeff! Your thoughts mean a lot to me!

[@marquezjeffers7171]

See what happens when you have "happy mistakes"? amazing artworks lol

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Love me some happy mistakes :-)

[@DesperoVitae]

Hey Jeff! It's so creatively uplifting to see a new process video from you. I did have a question for you after seeing this one, though. I noticed that your paints were pretty much all liquitex soft body paints and was wondering if there was a particular reason you favored them over the heavy body. I know the soft body are far better to work with when airbrushing, but I was curious if, in your experience, they had another advantage that you preferred.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

In this case I just happen to have a lot of soft body acrylics handy and within reach. For this particular painting I could easily have used heavy body paints. But I do really like that I don't have to add as much water to the soft body paints and that they mix much more easily. With heavy body paints I have to spend more time mixing them to remove all the large clumps of paint.

[@lechingu3111]

Just came across your channel. You're awesome good sir! :D

[@marcossummers9228]

Wow!!

[@popculturechameleon5100]

love your dvd set- though you didn't cover inking in it. I need to do a review of your set to spread the good word about it.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Yeah, that particular DVD is only about my acrylic painting process. My next DVD will be about oil painting. After that, I am considering a DVD specifically for inking :-) And yes, please do give me a review on Amazon. Those reviews really do help. I'm glad you like the DVD. Thanks for being willing to spread the word about it.

[@ArtistBrianSheffield]

Isn't it cool how many different ways artists create? I really enjoy watching your work. I know you like doing fantasy art so would you ever consider doing a Tolkien tribute piece displaying a battle in Middle Earth? I know it is much larger but I believe it would be worth the effort;)

[@udohelmts3884]

Cool,great Job :-)

[@jamesstavridis936]

Hey Jeff - thanks for this video, a fantastic piece of work and I learnt alot from it. Question - is one of the principles of your method of glazing that the color of the light in an area affects the colors of a subject's shadows, midtones and highlights? I have been using your method and have noticed that the glazing build ups take relevance when I consider what kind of affect that color of the lighting in the environment will have on the skin, shadows of the skin and working around that with scumbling etc. For example, if the color of the walls is burnt sienna, and light will reflect of those walls and affect the mood of the room, I should also take that into account when painting shadows on the face of a subject in that room, right? Apologies if this is just basic art theory and knowledge. I have your acrylic DVD but could not find anything on this point.

[@js-sj5sx]

When doing a under painting.How do you know what color to use? Thanks for the information.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

I try to use a warm, neutral color like burnt sienna because I like my paintings to have some warmth. However, I’ve worked on paintings that need to be blue/purple or have a cold tone, so in that case I will often do my under painting with blue or purple paint. Some artists even do their under painting in grey tones. It’s all about your preference and also how you envision the final painting.

[@joseantonioalbarranleyva4529]

Cooooool..

[@leatherandpoemscharmyman5774]

hi there, how I can get clean result with glacing a color after layered step? thx.

[@kugashira24]

Very good painting , for me looks like a vampire xD

[@tamervamper]

very very good

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thanks, Tamer.

[@thewoods8372]

great lesson!

[@ulissyum]

How long do you take to finish a painting? BTW I like your work.

[@fabiocaravieri5121]

What Paper you use

[@AxelR.W]

love it

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thank you, Axel.

[@Artofwilliamrussell]

Hey Jeff, I just bought your DVD. In this video, what all brushes are you using here?

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

The Angry Artist thanks for buying my DVD 🙏 the brushes I’m using are Loew-Cornell La Corneille golden taklon brushes. They are synthetic hair brushes usually used for watercolors. But I use them for my acrylics 😊

[@Artofwilliamrussell]

jeffmiracola cool ty, you remember off hand the sizes?

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

@@Artofwilliamrussell I don't remember exactly off hand. But it was small numbers. I usually use a 0, 1, 2, and 4 for sure. For crazy detail I will use a triple 0 at times.

[@Artofwilliamrussell]

jeffmiracola cool ty

[@RobotJQ]

Hey Jeff, was this all done with the high flow/fluid body paints?

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

RobotJQ yes, just the soft body fluid paints.

[@RobotJQ]

Thanks!!

[@SimonBarnsley]

I'm really interested in the DVD but wondered if you are going to make them available as digital downloads, as then I can watch them on a tablet. Kind regards

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Hi, Simon. The video is available as digital download from Gumroad (I use the Gumroad service to deliver my digital downloads). You can purchase it here: gumroad.com/l/EnKB Also, if you do purchase the digital download at Gumroad, make sure you create an account at Gumroad so you can always log back in to view or download the videos. And be patient as the video files are large. Thanks!

[@SimonBarnsley]

Thanks Jeff. That's great! will be purchasing tomorrow.

[@SimonBarnsley]

Great videos. Thanks for making them. The process is fascinating.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

***** Thanks, Simon. I take it you must have purchased the downloads? I hope you walk away with a bunch of knowledge and inspiration :-)

[@SimonBarnsley]

Yes, I bought them yesterday. Really inspiring. Thanks for making them and keep making great artwork sir.

[@kukuruzzo]

Why dont you use carbon paper for transferring drawings to painting surface? It's much faster and easier than your way.

[@comandosespeciales]

Teachers: Never use white on a painting Jeff: What did you say?

[@8bitkame]

Mine said to never use pure white or black too, haha.

[@mikenino9670]

Not bad.

[@jonmoore7387]

you have just answered how to paint wit these cus they were frustarting me so much i gave up have u got an email i can send u from what it is now to what it turns out like, really thank you so much

[@thatswhatshesaid.literally737]

That looks alot more like watercolor than acrylic... Very thin and transparent paint.

[@richarddunn7017]

Did he stop making these videos?

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

By "he" do you mean me? And no, I have not stopped making videos. Plenty more on my channel. I have been doing simple Inktober videos lately, plus some events, plus running a Kickstarter for my big Ink Drawing video. So I haven't been uploading painting videos lately. But I'll get back to it soon :-)

[@richarddunn7017]

Watching the video again 2 years later! As a fellow Wisconsinite, I'm also a huge fan!

[@johnnymcjohnson1373]

This looks a lot like watercolor Edit: nevermind just looked like that at the start

[@BakerImageGroup]

You're always an inspiration Jeff! Love your channel. Question: Have you tried the Golden "OPEN" Acrylic paints? If not, I would love to see you paint with them to get your thoughts. Thanks! You can see some of my animation work here: vimeo.com/bakerimagegroup Being a fantasy connoisseur, you might like this piece I did for the Pittsburgh Pirates last year. An homage to "Game of Thrones" for their starting lineup. vimeo.com/162323172 I'm getting back into traditional media. It's nice to take a break from digital and work with something you can touch!

[@trimm3]

I used to do this sort of art but it seems the market is kids and they don't have money and moms don't want this sort of stuff above their couch.

[@oalternativo]

Wonderful! But your process made me a little confused. You go to the trouble of detailing shadows and even highlights and then you put a very dominating glaze and it's all gone... and you start doing it all over again! I love your work, but I felt a little agony watching you make it! This is not criticism, just a remark about how I felt.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Ricardo Sócio the layering process I use is all about building up the painting surface as much as it is about glazing to create depth. It's not exactly a process that is best understood by just watching. There's a lot of tactile stuff that happens and can only be understood if you're doing the process. Perhaps try it sometime. There's a lot of depth and interesting color that happens when you do a glazing process rather then try to paint it all in one layer. Also, sorry it caused you such grief to watch :-)

[@tluth]

A question about diluting only with water. I'm sure you have been warned about the dangers of under-binding when adding more than 30% water, and how that can lead to chipping, cracking and actually peeling off the canvas. Does this concern you, and do you worry about this? My solution is to paint a thin layer of matte medium once the water-thinned layer has dried. Your thoughts? Thanks. FWIW, here is someone giving the standard explanation of why one should not over dilute: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3yxoX6LgJmfg8U

[@tluth]

P.S., love the DVD.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Hi, Tom. In 25 years I have never had a single issue with under-binding. I see it talked about all the time, but it has just never happened to me. I do most of my acrylic paintings on absorbent surfaces like illustration board or masonite. I rarely do acrylic paintings on canvas. however, I do acrylic under paintings on canvas for some oil paintings. But agin, never an issue with under-binding. So maybe I'm just lucky :-)

[@tluth]

@@jeffmiracolaartist That is good to hear. I too have never had an issue, but figured I should ask. Thanks.

[@MrTelemikey]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I was not aware how glazing worked exactly and was doing it wrong [oops, yeah, I'm a beginner...]. But I think this has 'unlocked' a wave that I've been trying to do but couldn't make happen properly. NOW I have a way to go forward. Can't wait to get started. Awesome vid and awesome work.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Hey man that's awesome. I am all about handing over the keys. Enjoy what's inside ;-)

[@MrTelemikey]

Cheers @@jeffmiracolaartist . I've been binge watching your vids and got to say your work is AWESOME. Love your style. I got started on that wave and am starting to get there. Feeling kinda chuffed. If you're interested, I can post it here.