Efficient Portrait Painting from a Live Model

[@f1shze4lot]

Was a pleasure to see you paint. Thanks!

[@SebastianTinajero]

Watching an incredible Artist like Jeff with so many years of experience with his craft, intuitively moving paint around creating soft edges with his finger is so incredibly satisfying.

[@madjidchouarbi3921]

Thank you so much Jeff to share your technique with us. You're certainly one of my favourite teacher and I really admire the rendering of your paintings. It's a precious gift and a chance to learn from you since the actual art schools don't seem to worry about the skill but about how to advertise you as a professional artist whatever your skills are. Academic art is a mankind legacy we have to perpetuate for future generations. Love from France.

[@juanjosetrigo8899]

muchisimas gracias por el doblaje . falta muchoo mas contenido en español como este! Saludos!

[@alexiscortesdarker6721]

His advice, little drops of wisdom distilled over the years, saves lives. Mine included. Thank you for sharing your knowledge over the years.

[@witcrack]

Thank you for this. Lots of great info weaved in between your words and your live demonstration. I learn a LOT, not only on painting but also on teaching. Waiting for the gouache vids. Cheers!

[@art_noah]

Awesome artwork

[@arcuda2001]

this was wonderful to watch, and also to hear your thoughts and process along the way.. i love these studies even more than " finished " pieces, many times.. so much life in each stroke.. I work mainly with gouache and love it so much!!! Norakag 👍👍

[@sarviaquara4519]

Belíssimo trabalho... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🖌️🎨✨🖼️🌹💞

[@grapawhpor6723]

Always appreciate the wisdom. Thank you

[@ФедорСмолин-э5о]

Работа настоящего мастера профессионала, здорово!

[@blackpoppymagazine]

Wow this was soooooo helpful for me as a self taught artist. Thank U , new subbie!❤

[@rudyadnan1445]

Very nice painting.Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏

[@claudiooliveira7588]

Thank you very much for putting the audio track in Brazilian Portuguese

[@RawazDraws]

Keep it coming master watts 🙌

[@airfransa]

Winner.❤

[@AntonioMonteiro-k7l]

I'd líder to return this iten.

[@shadiazad9858]

Merci

[@kugashira24]

Muy Bien eso buscaba contenido en español

[@VishalNamani]

So young

[@jaicalim]

If an artists wants to become more efficient, should they focus on optimizing a process that already yields good results, or should they attempt to adopt a new procedure even if its radically different from what they're used to?

[@NobleHusky]

Coming from someone that loves learning multiple styles, it depends. For me, learning different methods helps me understand the nuances of my own personal work method. The problem with learning from multiple masters though is that you're probably not going to master any of their methods. I would become efficient in your own style of working first, likely using a master's style, then branch off by including new pieces of knowledge you learn over time.

[@mbivert]

@@NobleHusky Yup; this is what Leonardo advised centuries ago, and I think I've heard Watts recommending it as well. Essentially, start reaching proficiency in one way of working first, *then* do branch and study other masters as well. Especially for self-learners: the risk of getting distracted by the variety of mediums, and diversity of technique is far too great, and will make learning more difficult than it already is.

[@wattsatelier]

That's a great question, and @NobleHusky has some good insights. No matter what kind of procedure you're using, it should be informed by sounds fundamentals (shape, value, edge, color). To become more efficient really means that you've become a better thinker and you're able to process information at a faster and more intuitive rate, and if you're constantly changing different procedural methods, it might hinder your ability to develop sound analyzation skills. Try your best to gain a good level of proficiency in a specific procedure and that will help you find a good baseline that you can experiment off of. If that procedure works, then just keep using it and over time you will develop your own deeper personal understanding and be able to incorporate multiple ideas.