Brushstrokes (Part 1 of 3) - The Early Masters

How do brushstrokes influence a work of art? What are the different brushstrokes available to artists and which Masters made them famous? This groundbreaking video by artist Jill Poyerd traces the history of artistic brushwork from the pre-Renaissance era up to the 1800s. This is part one of a 3-part series.
*Learn more through Jill's online painting course MASTERING BRUSHSTROKES, a two-part painting instruction course available on:
Jill's Website:
www.jillpoyerd.com/classes
SkillShare
www.skillshare.com/en/user/ji...
UDemy
www.udemy.com/user/jill-poyerd/
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Music Credits (Part 1):
Night Scenes by TheJRSSoundDesign
Simple Piano by TheJRSSoundDesign
Night Scene by TheJRSSoundDesign
Above the Clouds by TheJRSSoundDesign
Emotional Flashback by TheJRSSoundDesign
Simple Piano by TheJRSSoundDesign

[@lylehimself9287]

This is why the Internet exists, so informative that I will say I learned something today.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

What a wonderful comment - I'm honored, Feng Jun. Thank you.

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Such a rare thing though.

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Yes, the internet is very much like a huge library that never closes because it is open 24/7.

[@JuanCarlos-bo9rd]

The voice of the narrator is Relaxing and full of peace ... ! Thanks for the formal analysis !

[@nancyboorujy8090]

Thank you for this video. Beautifully done. I learned a lot of painting terms and where the origin of them came into history. I am inspired.

[@bottegadelloscuro]

Very interesting. I love learning techniques and see how they changed over time

[@amalofoto]

Stumbled over this while on a search for an art related documentary to play in the background while doing some else - this was not it. I quickly put everything away and focused solely on this video, because it is excellent. Beautifully made, informative, with great examples... Exceptional. Thank you! I can only imagine how much research this must have took. This deserves a lot more views, and you have a new subscriber =)

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you so much, Hedwig Art. How wonderful to know that the video captured your attention (in a good way, of course) and that you benefited. Thank you for letting me know. And, yes...it took a about a year of research, but it was an enjoyable process.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, David

[@christopherneelyakagoattmo6078]

I must also say that your production values are great. It helps that your voice sounds like you are trying to seduce the viewer a bit to fall in love with the art. Your passion shines through. It is obvious that you have spent many hours on each video. Kudos. Art is about communicating emotion; presenting a personal world view, a fleeting moment, a connection, a timeless harmony. You have hooked me with your attention to detail.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, Weedus - that's exactly right. That is one of my high-level goals.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you so much for your kind comments, Christopher. I have indeed put many many hours into each project, but it's so worth it when I hear how they touch people. That means so much.

[@rollasabra307]

I very nuch loved the documentation .Very informatic.Thank you .

[@michaeloberhofer7183]

What a wonderful resource! As a professional artist & having studied the masters for decades, I still learned a LOT from this beautifully produced film. Many thanks.

[@0to100Art]

Your paintings always create the aura of what you make .

[@trianamiamor]

I learned so much about art history from the perspective of techniques in your informative videos, than in 2 years I took in my studies of art and art history at a college of Art in Toronto. Thank you for such a well explained and beautifully displayed documentary. Yours truly, Alfredo.

[@velvetchiharu]

Wow this is the first time I was so impressed by how much I learned in a video that I actually HOPED I could find more content and pay for it as well out of sheer gratitiude. I found your Udemy courses and as an artist who is highly in love with the work but has a very hard time actually getting around to practicing and experimenting, I am so very grateful that people like you are providing these resources which help to give the rest of us greater context and understanding so we can actually develop a sense of which direction we'd like to go. Thank you so much for all you invested putting this series together.

[@utopian123]

Thank you. This video and others in the series are absolutely beautiful. I'm so glad that such materials even exist on KZbin. What a time to be alive!

[@bernadettekendell1176]

What a passionate and knowledgeable artist ...thanks for sharing this with all of us

[@BvousBrainSystems]

I didn't expect this to be EXACTLY what I wanted. I wanted a documentary explaining the specifics of how different paintings were made, but I thought this would be another boring art history lesson. This documentary is invaluable and I'm very very excited! THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@333Vampirewillrule33]

Just as you were wrapping up the video, I was thinking of Monet when the painting of the minimalist distant boat scene in the water. No wonder it made me think of his work 😅

[@greatquotesdaily4253]

This is taking my breath away. I can't breathe!

[@athenassigil5820]

You're an excellent teacher and I, and so many others, really appreciate your knowledge and understanding to explain both the history and techniques of the masters. Thank ypu.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome.

[@linzertube]

Great inspiration for an upcoming art class. Thank-you!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Oh, that's wonderful! So glad it was helpful.

[@jimbelfie9619]

I've seen a number of videos on art in its various forms, and the how's and why's, but I find Jill Poyerd's videos to be the best I've viewed. They fully explain the techniques used by artists in the various schools of painting, and give the viewer a better understanding of the historical progression of techniques. Informative and beautifully presented. Thank you, Jill Poyerd.

[@MeasAgun]

I agree, this is the best course I've ever seen.

[@silvanocece1365]

Thanks Jill for your research and sharing this with us. Much enjoyed 👏🎨✍️👌

[@lawrence2992]

I’m so glad I found this channel.

[@OliveraK]

I am amazed! I knew all of this, but it was presented to meticulously, easy and to the point that it was a great pleasure to watch it. Goes to my playlist for sure!

[@davidlemeur9695]

Wow - a wonderful lesson presented beautifully. Thank you very much.

[@rupertrozells5816]

I envy anyone who is able to paint as well as these maestros, remarkable, so engrossing & calmly therapeutic.

[@NeonsStyleHD]

This series is an inspiration! Thank you so much.

[@lindahl458]

I’ve watched this so many times, and every single one I start crying out of sheer joy from all this beauty

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

I'm honored...

[@katjabrakenhoff6977]

Amazing eh? Me too, searching for every grandmaster after on the net.

[@davidottley2739]

Jill- these videos are incredible. Thank you so much for your time and talent. It's such an honor to be able to view your work.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you so much

[@daleshawn1910]

I’m learning so much from these videos. Thank you!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, Dale - Glad you're enjoying them!

[@ktownation]

Jill's videos are quite possibly the absolute best there is on youtube. Thank you so much for making and sharing these.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

I'm very honored by your comment, David - thank you so much. I'm very happy to create them.

[@ryanpkelleher]

What a joy this was to watch. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome - I'm honored to

[@AleadaA]

How beautiful - her voice, the music and such great description - just a joy - I am an artist who loves art history and learns so much from its study -thank you!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you so much, Aleada - I'm glad. you enjoyed it!

[@incognito3620]

What is amazing we are still trying to achieve these results today. I have been doing master copy painting myself and I see this is how we artists today are still trying into paint “loosely” using ” bravura” brush work.. These geniuses were so far ahead of many painting today. It took us centuries to try and reinvent the wheel. They people, men and women,en, were and still are the greatest artists of all time

[@lwtcmedia1874]

This is THE BEST series to cut-to-the-chase knowledge of painting's GOAT (Greatest of All Time). THANK YOU!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the series.

[@jacquestaulard3088]

All three parts are so well done! I never thought I would ever sort out the various nicknames given to artistic periods and styles. But you really did sort them out and not try to intimidate us! So give three cheers and one cheer more for the mighty Poyerd of Art World!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you so much, Jaques! Very kind. Yes, I really think aspects of the art world can get convoluted. I enjoy trying to simplify the information but in an interesting and pleasant way.

[@MargaretBrowngeekbytes101]

I am so in love with this series, such a fresh take on art history. I hate I just found it, but I am glad that I'm here.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, Margaret - I'm so glad you're enjoying it! I'm glad you found my channel.

[@barbaragordon6177]

This video is wonderful and very informative. I'm showing part 1&2 to everyone I know...please continue to educate. People ARE listening. 🔥

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you so much for that encouragement, Barbara. Believe it or not, knowing people are enjoying them really does keep my motivation going. I am currently working on a new one, but a long way to go yet.

[@lukegreaves4111]

This is so good Jill! You've also got a very good voice for doing these videos!

[@highphysics3617]

This is exactly what I have been seeking. I think I passed over this video feeling a little intimidated by the title The Early Masters. Now, I understand so much more about why I have always loved The Early Masters,and,didn't know why. Thank you so much for your informative, well presented video. Absolutely superb.

[@toddelliott3239]

Awesome display! As a painter, it was very exciting to see this and remind me why I love these mediums so much.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

That's so wonderful to hear, Todd. I love it when people feel inspired by the videos. Means a lot.

[@nmarcel]

Great content, it's like a class of history and painting techniques. Thanks!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, Nestor

[@gregsmith1719]

Beautiful video, beautiful images, and beautiful voice! Thank you so much! This subject was a favorite of mine in my youth and still pops up to haunt me now. Thank you so much. Perhaps I will paint again.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Oh it's very, very rewarding to hear that my videos may have inspired you to paint again, Greg. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

[@michaelezra9290]

Jill, I am happy to discover your channel! Thank you for putting this all together, I thoroughly enjoyed viewing and listening.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

I'm so glad you've enjoyed the material, Michael

[@paintingwithtimothy7590]

Beautifully created and inspiring. I put off my days painting to watch it twice.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

I consider that a high compliment for sure! Glad you enjoyed it, Timothy. (Did you know there are two more parts?)

[@1DaTJo]

Exquisite! Thank you so so much for posting this! 🙏

[@squigmunster]

Very good and informative video.. I've always wanted to see something like this! Thank you

[@nick1f]

It was such a pleasure to watch this documentary. Great information and extremely well chosen examples of painters and paintings.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, Nick - I appreciate that

[@Jkw211]

A hidden gem… what a great series!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you!

[@six-missing]

Congratulations on being awesome! your narration is informative and mesmerizing. Thank you. I look forward to watching your other videos Jill.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, SixMissing! That's so kind of you.

[@supriyalal]

I was almost choked (in a good overwhelming way ), artworks are so emotional, beautiful piece of documentation. So great to be learning from here.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, Supriya....that means a lot

[@JuanCarlos-bo9rd]

Well done ! You came to the best channel to learn from ... !

[@alistairshephard2014]

This series is fantastic, thank you so much - it was very informative and inspiring

[@njmccormackgmail]

Excellent review. Marked to watch again, and looking forward to seeing parts two and three.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Great! Hope you enjoy all three

[@darrenharper8843]

I paint in oils as a hobby and have watched a number of KZbin videos, but I haven't come across one beforehand that I feel has increased my understanding (and overview) so much, so quickly. A significant number of ideas communicated clearly and absorbed enjoyably. Much appreciation from me!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you so much for that wonderful comment, Darren. It means a lot.

[@rodrigodiaz5003]

Great work!!! even better than my teachers of art history back in the 90`s. Thank you very much!!!

[@CharlotteG754]

What an amazing video! I definitely learned something I never learned in my art history classes. So interesting! Thank you!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, Yana

[@cincy.a.l.w3219]

thank for making the video! Love to see people keeping art alive

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, Aaron. It's so important.

[@huntrrams]

Accidentally found this video when searching for Baroque artists for Art History class. This video helped me to understand how artists painted these wonderful masterpieces! Thank you for this video!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, moviemagic - glad it was helpful for you.

[@satyaramc]

great works of art explained with great passion

[@JWentu]

wow! wow!! wow!!! I can't even start expressing how much I loved this! it's an amazing ride through art history with so many interesting aspects, ideas, suggestions, details. I loved this so much, it is so precious! thank you, this was truly enlightening!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, JWentu!

[@bronbain]

I studied Affreso painting at IL Laboratorio per Affresco Di Vainella near Prato for 6 months. The school is wonderful and the best experience in my life. It is still running they have a website. All the best. You are a good teacher

[@ChristopherHemsworthCreative]

Thank you for this superbly narrated and produced video. I learned more within the span of this video than trying to acquire the knowledge between several books.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, Christopher - that means so much!

[@cindy8994]

I've just stumbled on this series after watching some of the National Gallery Lunchtime talks. What a marvellous day! Thank you for making these talks.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

I'm glad you enjoyed them, Cindy. It's my pleasure to produce them.

[@rafatjack3599]

frankly amazing video .. please more arts education videos.

[@ronschlorff7089]

Lovely presentation! I dare say many art students learned more in this short video than in a semester of their art school regarding the beauty, methods, skills, and most of all, the enduring power and magnificence of the masters' work of so many centuries ago!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, Ron - That means a lot.

[@yorgoVV]

excellent video Jill, thank you, as an artist I don't consciously think about strokes, techniques etc. rediscovering the wheel every time you face the canvas perhaps is our curse

[@marcosfontonio]

Hello from Brazil! I'm so glad to find your channel, thanks for share with us your vision about art and help me to construct my own way. I'm not radical about art, I love all the movements, styles and techniques. In this moment I'm finding out my voice and I know that studying the past is fundamental to construct the future. Thanks for your amazing content!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, Marcos. I'm so glad you found it helpful. It truly does help us discover our own voices - to see what draws us and what we may want to incorporate into our own style.

[@aretelibertas6988]

Perfection! Excellent content, very informative and professionally recorded. Thank you!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, Arete

[@leveraged6694]

I am much more appreciative of fine art now that I started painting. I’m just blown alway by the detail on portraits.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Agreed. Such amazing talent.

[@copernic1543]

By far the best tutorial on brush stroke! The fact that it is based on the history of painting techniques since the middle ages puts it way behond every other tuturial. Thank you so much Jill.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, Daniel. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@annekeel2694]

Excellent...and now I look even closer when I go to museums to view the masters in person. I am a student artist and this is invaluable to me as an admirer of classic art and as a fledgeling artist. It has helped me immensely as I attempt to copy the work of the masters in order to learn techniques of shadow, line and blending. You have unlocked the mystery of how they employed the brush or palette knife and the mediums they had available to them. Thank you.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

That is so very rewarding to hear, Anne. It's feedback like that that makes what I do so worthwhile.

[@roymicha1]

A masterpiece of educational value, beautiful illustrations, look forward to viewing more. I am a self taught painter and I can see the process these artist went through as related to my personal journey.. Thanks so much for this beautifully produced video.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, Michael. It was very rewarding as a fellow artist to put it together as well.

[@dannygjk]

There is more to artist's painting than meets the eye. In the case of artist's painting beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder but also in the eye of the painter, the technique of the painter, the patience of the painter, the paint, the canvas. Oh sorry I forgot to compliment this video! I'm not an expert but to me it seems to be well done.

[@valstrom7672]

Very insightful. Thanks for this!

[@islandhi2u]

Thank you for this video. This is the best video I have found to learn about brush work and time period that this was used. I am GREATFUL to you for your knowledge an sharing your knowledge with us. Salute!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you so much! It’s my pleasure

[@Travis-no3wh]

Incredibly informative video for us beginners. Thank you.

[@dianadinuzzo]

this is a sort of Semiotic of colours, very well put!

[@kaychristophertv938]

What an excellent video! So informative and beautifully done. Thank you so much for creating this, Jill. I learned so much!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@kepler_0008]

Magnificent video!! Thank you so much, I just found mesmerized myself with this perfectly done video!!!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you so much, Kepler_000!

[@melik5398]

Superbly done and very instructive! So nice of you to take the time to create these wonderful videos. I've learned a great deal from your channel. Thank you!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, MM - so glad you've enjoyed them!

[@saint_gales]

i keep coming back to this video every now and then. it's extremely useful and entertaining

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

I'm so glad you're enjoying it, saint gales

[@Victor-pk6mz]

Greatly enjoyed your series on brushstrokes. As a point of shared interest; there is a segment in an Andrew Dixon Graham video where he looks at a portrait painted by Rembrandt this is still hanging in its original location in a private house in Amsterdam and where its present owner discloses unscripted that Rembrandt had used his thumb to paint the series of buttons on the subject's jacket. A close up reveals Rembrandt's thumb print in the buttons.

[@sedetweiler]

This was awesomely informative! As a photographer, I often try and use a defined mark to add a painterly feeling to my images, and this is just food for that idea to be carried further. Thanks for this!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're so welcome, Scott. It sounds like you have a very interesting/creative way of individualizing your photography. That's wonderful and I'm so pleased if my video(s) were able to help you in some way.

[@dalelerwill3207]

I really cannot express how useful and insightful and fearless this video doc is to me. I have only recently started painting and my progress is slow, but it is astounding how much you can learn from art history, and I feel that using brush work as a flag ship for a the change and 'progression' in art is so effective. Thank you V much!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, Dale. Absolutely - studying the work of the Masters is both informative and inspirational.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

Brava!!! This is excellent. Thanks Ms Poyerd.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, Michael - so glad you enjoyed it!

[@moisescervantes3801]

OMG! This video is the best thing I’ve found in a long time in KZbin.... thankyou so much for making this... keep on going 🙌🏼❤️🍀🤯

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, Moises. I'm so honored by your comment!

[@MrHealth07]

Fantastic commentator, so clear and informative. So easy to listen to. Thank you for a great presentation

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you - very glad you enjoyed it.

[@spanixtanspanixtan8757]

Awesome lesson, in just 15 minutes of pure content you can learn techniques that in most art history classes would go unnoticed or just classified vaguely without detailed examples.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, spanixtan. I really did try to be thorough, so your comment means a lot.

[@zuzagal13]

Thank you! What a fantastic matherial. Really great job, I think. Clear, visible ideas transformed into sth joyfull ^^

[@watchvids7802]

Great, informative video! You can really tell when it's done by a knowledgable working artist.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you - that means a lot

[@TiNA-zr7ku]

Wonderful! Many thanks!😊

[@saundrakielborn2201]

What an eye opener😲

[@KenLives333]

Mighty research. Thanks for sharing.

[@markh7523]

great video especially like the timeline to get a sense of who came after who, thank you

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Glad you enjoyed it, Mark

[@cesantaguport]

Just find your channel, please keep uploading videos, loved them

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, Cesar

[@MonicaAshley1991]

Superb, educational video. Bringing knowledge of the arts for all. I know virtually nothing of painting styles and artist history but this has been a great help. Thank you.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

I"m so glad you enjoyed it and that it was helpful, Monica

[@tadeophillips]

One of the best art documentaries on the internet

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

I'm so honored, Tadeo. Thank you!

[@andrewschofield3257]

Fabulous and informative series thank you for sharing this with us.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Very glad you enjoyed it, Andrew

[@claireonlinex]

Well thought out, beautifully narrated, excellent informative video. Thank you!

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Glad you enjoyed it, Claire!

[@bens.5127]

Beautiful and educational way to use the internet! Thank you!

[@jamiewashere]

Terrific lesson, learned so much! Thanks for putting so much effort into this excellent video

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

You're very welcome, Jamie

[@josephtermeer4595]

A fresco (Italian for fresh) was a surface that was made before painting over this surface with tempera paint. I really appreciate this video, I learned a lot about styles evolving even in early painters.

[@JillPoyerdFineArt]

Thank you, Joseph. From my research they just used paint mixed with water to apply the pigment onto the plaster - not egg (tempra). You may really like this video that explains and demonstrates Michelangelo's freak process: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZbNZXqdppqhh6s

[@sunipeters]

Very useful! Thanks! Hope to lot of videos!!