FOCUS ON VALUES alla prima OIL PAINTING DEMO

[@sherrierichard2848]

GREAT teaching moments in this one. Wish it was longer. It’s the in-betweens that the artist works through all the problems which you summarized at the end that made this video so good. Yes, VALUE RELATIONSHIPS make all the difference. Thanks!!

[@bjuddville]

One of your greatest strengths is the adjustments you make to what you see... boat smaller, moving elements for better composition. Bravo!

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks, Brian!

[@oliverhill113]

Your painting contains so much more than the photograph gives. Another lovely piece of work.

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks Oliver!

[@LeeAnnM]

Well this one goes into my top three favorites. Another instance of the a beautiful painting from a plain photo. It’s “value does all the work but color gets the credit.” Unfortunately true as I struggle with value most.

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks! Glad you like.

[@mikeb7526]

Excellent painting and your comments are exactly right along with the way you approach a painting.i wish it was as easy as you seem to find it, I will be watching this a few times and hope some of it sinks in.

[@raynoladominguez4730]

Love this one. Thank you for all of your helpful tips.

[@lopezelba1]

Thank you for this. I'm a begginer and practically self taught. Of course medium of choice is acrylic. I'm starting to delve into oils as I find them so beautiful and rich, I've been terrified to do so and revert to my trusty acrylic. I have that issue you mention, understanding value, so this was quite helpful to me. Thank you.

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Glad you found this video helpful! What is it that scares you about oil paint?

[@frozencancukfinearts]

Sweet painting. Draftsmanship was impressive. And the boat pops. Great work Michael. Heading out myself shortly into smokey skies - again. I have a whole series now titled "Smokey Sky Series."

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks! Yes, the smoke creates some interesting lighting effects.

[@MelinaEspinoza]

So much info to chew on for a while. Learned a lot! ☺️ The painting is amazing. Love your take on this scene. Also like how you talk about comp/subjects adjustments.

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks Melina! 😊

[@CaseyRice]

Is there a video of you roughing in the sketch by chance? I thought I saw one somewhere. Love this painting.

[@emrazum]

You should paint in the tomales area a little more, I love the scenery of that place.

[@sasquatchberries]

Great composition, great painting, great instructional video. Very well done!

[@d.w.h4053]

Love the vibe

[@claygreen4723]

A transparent black gives the illusion of depth since it's not reflecting light. It's the absence of light that defines a dark.

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks for the explanation!

[@claygreen4723]

@@chamberlainpaintings got that from one of Kevin Macphersons books!

[@yesymorales2406]

you should do a painting in the napa valley vineyards, loved this one btw

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Hmm... maybe I'll do that. Glad you like!

[@martingimenez339]

What a beautiful painting, it's like the perfect composition and it's all complementary colors between the rusty and the blues...really well balanced. I really have to paint!! I keep procrastinating on this environment I live in lol...Im turning into a really lazy guy in terms of my creativity. Anyway, this is one of the painting I'd hang on my wall without a question. Love at first sight. Seriously.

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks Martin! I really spent extra time thinking this one through before starting 😊👍

[@garrytaylor9778]

Great advice about values.

[@ricpix9427]

Loved it ❤️

[@user7kjs]

Your videos are so entertaining to watch! I absolutely love your artwork, its so beautiful. Definitely subscribing!

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks Mari! 😊

[@BarbrajoanOriginals]

This ( for me) is a combination of everything I like in a painting. A little more finished than you’ve been doing lately. I like the warmth to it, the lights and darks , the subject , composition. What else can I say? From Tallahassee, Florida

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks, glad you like 😊

[@MrAddison79]

tons of great info in this one thank you sir!

[@jonron4729]

👍👍👍

[@joywhitley3141]

Thank you so much! You’ve inspired me to start painting en plein air. You’ve given me concrete advise I can use. I love your loose style and so I’ll dive in. 👉🏻

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks, Joy. So glad to have inspired you!

[@joycebutler3494]

Awesome video and painting and excellent composition with the boat and structures . Thanks

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks Joyce!

[@natalielaraa]

THEY LITERALLY LOOK SO IDENTICAL OMG

[@jatinderdevgun9093]

Very well explained, executed and above all motivating!, thanks!

[@rachelscottart6908]

I love watching your painting process, values are a struggle for me! This video really shows the importance of getting the values right - at the end of the underpainting stage, you already have a painting that works!) The image reminds me of Edward Hopper, love it!

[@omo3643]

you deserve more subscirbers or however it's written...

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks! 😊

[@rachelrettig]

Very helpful video and beautiful painting.

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks!

[@joeIIed]

This gives me bob ross vibes and now I’m happy

[@meredith7236]

Great work

[@retiredpainter259]

Very nice thanks

[@frankpainter2203]

Thanks for another informative video!

[@dm3609]

I was wondering your thought process on choosing your size canvas, you mentioned bigger & your reasons, but is there anything specific that makes you choose square versus any of the rectangle sizes?

[@chamberlainpaintings]

I just experiment with different shapes until I come up with a composition appeals to me :)

[@dm3609]

chamberlainpaintings thank you

[@hannahvalentini2643]

that's a really nice one

[@Pedro_Cardoso]

Another great work! Thank you, Michael.

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks Pedro!

[@72lonewolf72]

Thanks for another great video. Values are not so easy for me to control, so watching you do it is always a big help. Do you shoot your reference photos with the same camera that you use to video yourself as you paint? Is camera quality an important consideration? Which camera do you use for shooting your location reference? How much photo correction do you need to do before you paint from it?

[@chamberlainpaintings]

This is a good topic for a video. Coming soon 😊👍

[@mogalcat3091]

I love it, thank you

[@mogalcat3091]

You can upload them to imgur.com

[@chamberlainpaintings]

I’ve considered making them available on my Patreon page. 😊👍

[@mogalcat3091]

@@chamberlainpaintings good thinking. No freebies. A man's gotta eat 😉❤️

[@chamberlainpaintings]

😂👍

[@Fasaiemaryam]

❤

[@rasmus9311]

Funny how both you and Paint Coach released a video on similar subject on the same day

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Oh interesting! I haven't heard of Paint Coach, I'll have to take a look!

[@es-gf1rd]

so interesting to watch:)

[@alydaragay4943]

Love it :)

[@kimlanoue2033]

It’s beautiful. Love it. Money honey!

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks Kim!

[@gwendolineflo3824]

AMAZING ^^

[@chamberlainpaintings]

Thanks!

[@michellenadine3595]

Can you do a painting of the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland

[@chamberlainpaintings]

I'd love to. I've stood atop the Cliffs of Moher many years ago. Very beautiful place.

[@michellenadine3595]

@@chamberlainpaintings Thank you. I visited the place last year.