A Complete Program for Classical Painting Nowadays. How I Painted All These. Cesar Santos vlog 093

[@johaunZ]

a little over a year ago, i decided to clean myself up (depression drugs and alcholism)and get back to a childhood passion. I decided to start drawing again, but I had no idea where to start in order to really hone my skills and make something special with my art. I had seen all the online Art courses and just did not feel they would satisfy my artistic thirst. Then one day, not sure how, but i came across Cesar Santos Blog. I was immediately hooked. He gave me inspiration, technical guidance, and was entertaining too (not a stuff shirt), I really connected with what he had to say. Now, a year later, my art has gone to levels i never thought possible,and i continue improve and move forward. I know this sounds like an info mercial, but I really was lost. So, I guess i just want to say Thank you to Cesar Santos (and Valentina) for your fantastic videos, and guidance they literally have changed my life.

[@purelovepaintings5075]

wonderful story, I am so happy for you @johaunZ, u will go far with discipline and passion!

[@noahruff3999]

Dude a YEAR and a HALF WHAT. That productivity! That enthusiasm! That discipline! You’re such a great role model

[@displaychicken]

I just did about 4 bargue plates, by myself learning from the internet using pretty crappy supplies. It has improved my drawing more in 3 months than the last 10 years combined. The key is that copying black and white sources eliminates colour which lets you really get a grip on the values. The other is that copying sight size makes it easy to see what’s different about your drawing vs the source.

[@TheRoseChunsa]

He should talk less and drawing more.🤷‍♀️

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

May add that we now teach Pictorial Composition (the value families, colour harmony, counterpoint, unity & variety …) in the student's third year, as well as grisaille underpainting in egg tempera. All this is in addition to our previous programme, which is ongoing.

[@santocesart]

Amazingness Maestro!! Can't wait to see the new results!

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

Bravo maestrissimo!!! Thanks Cesar-this is a brilliant explanation of the programme at the Angel Academy of Art, Florence. You are the best!!!!

[@santocesart]

Thank you!!

[@MoMindSetCrypto]

Wow Michael john Angel-- you made history in that establishment, one of the worlds finest teachers.

[@nicasso]

Hola@@santocesart ¿Hablas español?

[@santocesart]

@@nicasso espanol, ingles e italiano!

[@nicasso]

@@santocesart eres un crack! 😉

[@jakeherrera732]

I feel the same way you did about contemporary schools. I’m currently in a BFA program but I wish I had gone to an atelier or academy to learn to actually draw and paint. They don’t care about technique or skill, but instead only the concepts. It’s very inspiring that you keep learning with such a passion. That’s the only way I can learn too.

[@jakeherrera732]

@Luluwolf idk if I'll be able to afford the ateliers lol I used financial aid for bfa. This is my last semester

[@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule]

I did a year and a half in one animation college and then a year in a different one in Paris. Absolutely hated everything about it. The people were the only good thing, the teaching was utter nonsense. I feel the same but from an animation point of view. I want to get to the level of the 2D animation masters, not learning the poses of a walk and copying that. I suggest finding what you really want to do, there's some great online classes for all sorts of things, even classical academic drawing! Online, through some rummaging around, you'll find a class or two that teaches the skills and the level you wish to reach

[@damedeviant1388]

God, your school was awesome!! My UK art degree was awful and I’ve learned a lot more from people like you, who generously share their knowledge

[@artsiecrafty4164]

So good. I started with the Bargue book and my drawings at life class got so much better. It is so wonderful that so many are turning to classical painting and drawing. It has given my art a new lease on life! I no longer struggle and I no longer have long periods of time between works. I also draw every day. I am 70, so you know I gave modernism a long trial.

[@masterpainters1706]

Great to see you back again as always. You continue to inspire me and help me keep going with my training and refusing to settle for anything other than my dreams. It's so generous of you to take the time to share your passion with us. Just want to tell you that it's so appreciated and your effort here is making a positive difference to my life at least. In the same way as you were given hope and inspiration and insights from Mr angel, you are doing the same to me. You showed me that its possible were others were telling me that what I wanted was a think of the past and I should forget my dreams of classical painting. Thank you for being the first person I found who told me that the kind of skills I wanted to learn were still relevant and possible

[@bonnietrefil4070]

Thank you for sharing your education. I would have never known these schools existed now. Your artwork is beautiful!! And your enthusiasm is inspiring!! Thank you from a 67 year old grandmother.

[@basudevpyakurel2496]

thank you for sharing your experience

[@roathripper]

absolutely mic/brush-droppingly breathtaking work!

[@amsimeetart9104]

Awesome. And very inspiring. 👏🏼👏🏼

[@vikke2013]

🎶 If you want to learn the art of shadows and shapes You should study the masters And improve yourself Because that is how new masters are made 🎶

[@wingosstudio8605]

When I was a kid I drew like a master.So now I want to master painting.

[@divinedia]

Beautiful video

[@danieljohnson6261]

Incredible work. I wish so much, that such course existed in Australia. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and amazing work.

[@jeffhreid]

Outstanding work. Truly appreciate the hard work that goes into it. Just amazing.

[@claramrts]

Thank you for always sharing knowledge and experience. Big inspo!

[@willw6196]

Thank you!!! Thank you for the time spent to share this information.

[@patriziaelia1073]

Just WoooW! I attended 4 years the historical Accademia di Belle Arti ( quella di fronte a Rigacci ), and never I saw this level of training ... and student!!

[@chester1531]

Hey Cesar! You have really helped to move my skills forward from hobby to... well... better. Please keep up the astounding work. I love the old masters to and am working now in oil some. You are an inspiration.

[@marcofontolan6592]

Absolutely amazing Cesar!

[@dagoelius]

Discipline and consistency is what i took away from this. Thankyou Santos.

[@ericbrooksby]

Can I click like more than once. This was FANTASTIC. so much info. so much good direction if you want to learn

[@ArwenUndomiel406]

Please bring back artists like this.

[@Ranarr]

Thank you for this! As a training artist trying to build my own 'school', against the plethora of information that exists on the internet, it's nice to get a good, organized look into classical training.

[@leonelvilela5531]

Fantastic video!!!! So hungry to learn that I have been jumping from one stage to another without a proper order. Now I see why I struggled. This video is going to give a framework of practice. Thank you Mr Santos for sharing!

[@P-A-X-]

Troppo bravo!

[@monicabilicic9479]

Ilove this so much! I studied photography at Studio Marangoni in Firenze from 1997-2000 such n amazing experience it changed my life!

[@DennisCNolasco]

Hey Caesar, I'm going through a similar program now. You are definitely a big inspiration!

[@mariodonkartworks]

Really great work. Thank you for showing.

[@exploreandcreatebeyondthep7910]

Love the video and your articulation in teaching!

[@msm8124]

Your enthusiasm and passion is really inspiring👏

[@joycelatham6974]

Thank you. Awesome, as always.

[@BigBoss-ti2xm]

My teacher is Cesar santos, Andrew Tischler, James gurney. They're so amazing and really help you improve your technique.

[@richardoakley6560]

Thank you!

[@sheilaartist6788]

What an amazing course

[@Racheedean]

Amazing video again.

[@MoMindSetCrypto]

Sheer mastery-- pure genius

[@agha0333]

wow

[@graphitepencil6522]

Thank you Master.

[@ronniejensen6951]

I did 10 full sized drawings with two pencil nubs, it was a HB nub and a 2B. Beat that Cesar. lol I'm joking. I enjoy your humor, don't change it for anybody. I also studied Fine Art at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The Sculpture Studio was great, yet, the painting, drawing courses were elementary to say the least. No advanced art training whatsoever. I fully related to your more in-depth video when you explained why you left America for the Angel Academy. It sure paid off. I admire your work. I am convinced I need to learn the old masters techniques as well.

[@Msannamitta]

this is pretty insightful, im like yah thanks i like this video

[@classicallymodern6261]

Thanks my man!!!

[@dhammadasa2563]

This dudes the best!!!🤟☀️🔥❤

[@unennuii1351]

Bro bravo

[@FewFew77]

I've been practicing the Charles Bargue drawings on my own with Charcoal and find it too difficult. I didn't know Angel Academy used graphite for the Bargue drawings. I think this will make the drawings much easier.

[@artsiecrafty4164]

I like the Cretacolor pencil. It gives stronger darks.

[@gabrielkenji5717]

Thank you, Cesar. The baby head was also my first drawing of Bargue's book. I'm trying to improve my skills to be more competent like you. :)

[@jasonsykes4199]

Keep up the great work

[@susanwong6471]

Amazing! Thank you for telling us your artistic journey- so inspiring! You are so delicates and extremely talented- 😍. I am thinking of taking a realism painting class in Toronto and looks like the curriculum is just what you had described.

[@ramelep]

🥇🏆🏆🥇🥇🏆🏆🏆 You are AmAZING!! Much love

[@rudolphbissessar1308]

Great just grea

[@eilmlilm2490]

Awesome video as always, young man. I am watching all your videos to learn what I can as fast as I can. I started drawing late in life, but I do have some natural ability. I have done two reproductions and not so shabby. Thank you.

[@itsrooh645]

Thank you my friend

[@brylidan]

grande cesar santos

[@nvandenhurk]

You must be a great talent to do this in 1 1/2 year. 👏👏👏

[@PriyaSharma-jy4jw]

Sir please make a part 2 of this video

[@mariatarazona3783]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@bobelaite]

What a guy!

[@LizGridleyArtist]

I would love to learn how to draw soo accurately from casts ♡ this breakdown in such a good framework of academy training

[@trahapace150]

I love your artwork!!

[@jkart]

Thanks for sharing Cesar

[@damnn2265]

Make more videos like this. Btw love your work .Love from india

[@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule]

A year and a half? I've already improved a ton since a few months ago, lets see where i end up with that level of dedication! My goals: improve at animation (gonna be doing the Don Bluth University so if i work hard i'll improve a ton), I want to improve with drawing humans and get a more technical and delicate touch (one day i'd love to get to Cesar's level, one day also doing oil paintings), and learn about anatomy and the movements of the body (both to learn to draw humans from the imagination for animation and how to create that beautiful realism in movement from various animated movies, from Disney to Dreamwork's 2D films (and Don Bluth's movies as well) Lot's to do but i'm determined! Then there's also continuing various animations i've got going on and also to take as much as i can from life and put it into my sketchbook. These past few years have been utterly hopeless and I was in pure survival mode. Now that there's a glimmer of hope I feel I have a sort of obligation to at least try to get better, to find something to live and fight for

[@fragwagon]

But what a beautiful paragraph!

[@herrweiss2580]

I always loved Andrea del Sarto. 😍

[@amruddinsaifi2331]

i am from india. i love your videos.

[@slewp]

allora!

[@pravinmedia8inproduction406]

Hello Cesar, I watch your all videos, it's lot to learn from you. You are amazing teacher! I have a question . Can we make sketchbook for oil colour from cotton preprimed canvas roll ? I want to practice and framing every artwork is expensive .if you tried it, then please make it's videos . Thanks

[@PauliensPetArt]

Thank you so much Cesar for sharing all your experience and knowledge! Even though don't paint humans (I draw animals), your videos are really interesting. You've worked (probably you still do) so hard to get were you are now, but you're the perfect example it is totally worth it! You're such a motivation for me to spend as much time possible on drawing and studying anatomy & techniques!

[@friedricengravy6646]

Keeping it real (realism?? Lol no pun intended) by still ending on the rap-Ha! Serious art can still be fun....✌🏻to u & urs. Thank u for the content.

[@ronniejensen6951]

you made me want to attend the Angel Academy! great body of work. Jesus Christ God the Son loves you Cesar.

[@ArtGuruMohitSharma]

Very nyc

[@eslamsaifelnaser5956]

Woow , its such a great work man you are so inspiring . But I wanna ask for some advice about studying alone because Iam an art student in egypt and we don't get that academic ideas and systematic work process and I went through alot of mess learning process allover the past three Iam also intersted in figure art and I would like to start my own school after graduation so I wanna be a good artist

[@ellbdotmusic3521]

#gratitude

[@williamoliveiracarreiro8010]

Thank you, Cesar. Just a few days earlier, I was hoping to see more content about classical training, and this video showed up right on time :) Also, what do you think about going through the Bargue's Course by yourself? I recently got the book and I intend to start practicing the lessons, but I also know that this method requires a very controlled and rigid environment to build skill and technique. At the moment I don't have the means to pay for a course in a traditional academy or get a teacher, however I want to get started with the resources I already have. Could you please share some thoughts and advice on that? Thank you again :D

[@artsiecrafty4164]

I just started drawing and corrected myself mercilessly.

[@LuluBowenTarot]

Hey Cesar. I have purchases this book and plan to work through plates (I am living rural with massive responsibilities and with little to zero ability to join a study group - so this seems not a bad idea to improve my fundamental skills although I realise not ideal for the learning process), but I have a question. Did you immediately start with charcoal pencil or did you start with graphite and progress to a charcoal pencil; if the second option at which stage did you move to charcoal? I'd appreciate the advice. Thank you.

[@aldreibaccay3401]

I couldnt tell which one was the art and which was the cast

[@MrSilva960]

A few years ago I have made a copy from Rembrandt Masterpiece " Nightwatch ", realistic ,it works perfect. I have hang on my wall at home. I paint during a summer, it took to me 2 months, is my skill improve ? copying the Old masters as experiment ? what do you say about that? an opinion.

[@richardl.s1063]

você parece Brasileiro irmão, abracos

[@deborahgonzalezknight168]

Lucky you

[@marcoreis8221]

what paper did you use? what are the brands of pencils? Thanks for sharing!!!

[@marywhittemore7755]

Thanks to you I have been practicing my drawing with the "Drawing Course" by Charles Bargue. And next month a threeday workshop with JD Hillberry. Now I have a book for you. It is called "The secret lives of color" by Kassia St. Clair. This book is like eating chocolate. Tiny bites at a time.Two to four pages on each color. Some colors I bet even you won't know. Isabelline ? named after Isabella Clara Eugenia(page 54) Hope you can find it, if not, I will get another copy and send it to you.Mary W

[@arcuda2001]

fabulous to see the process of growth and learning !! you are such an inspiration ! thank you as always, Cesar .. I 'm norakag on instagram , in case you'd like to see my work.. thanks again !!

[@Dale_Blackburn]

Hi Cesar, i am wondering if you have any oil paintings before the Angel Art Academy? Did you paint canvases before that period, have any works from that time? Thanks.

[@santocesart]

Yes! vlog 061 "how to develop an art series" shows some of my work before the academy

[@Dale_Blackburn]

@@santocesart Thank you so much Cesar! I also wanted to ask if you can make a tutorial about shading like the drawing at 5:33? Your shading quality is really great. It looks so realistic. I really wonder the tips and tools to shade like that. There aren't any videos on the whole internet to shade like that realistic and clean, makes me wonder :) Thanks again.

[@linzhenlu8082]

Where can I buy Bargue plates in large size? Thanks!

[@gustavoadolfoguardado9101]

♡♡♡♡♡

[@susanwong6471]

Hi Cesar, given that you have been through the training, would you recommend painting enthusiast ( as a hobby) to take the lesson? Or would you recommend learn it yourself by practice on your own?

[@mirzazaidtariq2322]

Which city you live in Italy?

[@canalcerrado2433]

Nice! , however , old clasical education was much more complex , it took 10 to 12 years or so 😅,

[@santocesart]

That's why I wrote "modern" and "nowadays"

[@canalcerrado2433]

Cesar Santos :) , true! I forgot , most of these ateliers make you think you are doing it like the classical painters ... hehe... they are very very funny... and poor students who don’t research well are fooled into it... good work ,but not enough to compete with the greats... love your channel !

[@santocesart]

@@canalcerrado2433 always learning

[@Detalle]

Seems like nudes are band everywhere and is one of my favorite ways of learning. I was doing nude art at a local place where we hired a live model and it got shut down because of the nudes. I hate that it is not accepted everywhere and it’s banned or frowned upon. I don’t know how to hire people on my own for this without looking like a creep or being looked down on 😞😞

[@rogerberlin9195]

hello man, how did you got the money to pay for angel academy??

[@santocesart]

My parents sold the house and mom had two jobs to pay for it. So I graduated as quickly as possible making a record of fastest to graduated. All has been repaid to them for supporting me. We are a strong family. We trust eachother!

[@rogerberlin9195]

@@santocesart Thanks man, regards from south brazil.

[@artinveins6688]

I'm obsessed with these mindvalley ads😡

[@sarnastar]

You are very tolerant to nowadays schools ;) it was very good to change and learn in Florence. Btw do You know why in other schools they dont teach realism in painting? cose Im hungry realism too and it isnt only hunger but I feel I can do nothing after graduate my 5 year fine art academy. Very very good vlog with essence shortcut how to draw and paint real. Take care;))

[@Honesty001]

Want to asst you and learn from you any link

[@ocruzandroid]

Wow. Amazing! I wonder what kind of customers you have because no clasical artist is at your level. Not even Roberto Ferri. Saludos desde Israel 🇮🇱

[@arturmxitaryan4735]

SAY A BACKGROUND WHY DO NOT DRAW