How Leonardo da Vinci made his underpaintings - part 1

This video was made to demonstrate how a monochromatic underpainting could give the base and structure to your paintings.
The painting technique was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's Treatise on painting .
With descriptions in the subtitles.

[@kwailass]

This looks exactly like Leonardos artstyle. Good job!

[@antoniogilart]

Thank you for sharing this interesting video, very heplful for beginners like me in oil painting. A mes follower from Spain.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

FINALLY: somebody who knows how it was done (AND knows how to do it well !!)! An underdrawing in umber, followed by a grisaille underpainting in the light parts of the form. This became the classic method for most painters over the subsequent 500 years. Bravo, Mr Ianos, and thank you for posting this for everybody.

[@parpalacus]

Wow, many thanks for this wonderful comment. I've tried to analyze some of his unfinished pieces, and saw , specially on the National Gallery's Madonna of the Rocks ,a more visible dead layer, compared to his other more finished pieces. Seems that the form ,has more grey than we thought.

[@Braun09tv]

He made washes, no brush. And not umber but yellow or yellow ochre. Look at Adoration Magi or other unfinished work. Da Vinci didn't work like in the video.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

@@Braun09tv I've lived and worked in Florence for the last 35 years and I've looked at Leonardo's Magi many times. I'm also the director and an instructor at the Angel Academy of Art, Florence. The video gets it right, believe me.

[@Braun09tv]

@@michaeljohnangel6359 are you serious? Da Vinci has no brush strokes, everybody knows that. You should know that the underpainting is washes, did you see any brush strokes in the skin?

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

@@Braun09tv Yup, they're there, m'dear. Your misunderstanding probably comes from Leonardo's technique of blurring each paint application, as shown in this video. Go to the Uffizi and look at it closely. There are also some excellent videos on KZbin that show close-ups taken during the recent cleaning of the Magi. If you have ever painted successfully, you will know that you have to apply brushstrokes before you can blend them.

[@nathaliechavieve7055]

Thank you, Dan, for presenting us with this valuable demonstration on Leonardo's painting techniques !!! Masterfully done ! As always !!! Very interesting choice of medium.

[@parpalacus]

Thanks. It was a good exercise ,lots of thing learned .

[@AldoOlivera-vw8ir]

Larga vida al gran.. Leonardo Da Vinci ❤

[@nadiasantacruzperez22]

Qué belleza de trazos! Y esa musica 1 me hace llorar 😊

[@malquezare]

I always want to know the da Vinci sfumato technique. Thanks to share the demonstration

[@okidokicreations1075]

Super fain felicitări 😊🏆👌🥇🏅🌷🤗🥳💐😁

[@nordfaen]

Thank YOU very much 😊

[@kingafendikingafendi8897]

Very entertaining to watch

[@chaztruog5448]

Very beautiful!

[@parpalacus]

Thanks ,man! Hope it helps

[@elianerogers811]

merci beaucoup

[@trouble2121]

HEY CAN U SHARE DA MUSIC U USE AS WEL BEHIND AL DIS AMAZIN PIECES;💙

[@jaydepalma1071]

what's a coat of weak size?

[@cesaraugustocavazzolajunio7438]

Perfect. Could you tell me what materials did you use ?

[@parpalacus]

Thanks .I think you can find them,on the subtitles.

[@mh167434]

Did you use watercolor or oils?

[@parpalacus]

tempera grassa . egg and oil emulsion

[@nefermerenmut]

will try to do the same with oils) but that will be 2 times longer, as all layers need to dry🥲

[@parpalacus]

yes, you could do that ,and it will be much more easy. You can correct mistakes with slower drying medium .

[@Braun09tv]

Look at Adoration of Magi, the unfinished painting. It is not a monocromatic underpainting.

[@HermezBotello]

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