How Masters use Edges / Sargent & Sorolla

[@jewman1493]

I never thought about edges that way

[@mrjanssen3856]

Great video man! I wish you all the best on your painting journey, and that you may discover all the wonderful things that painting can bring.😊👍 Greetings from Austria, a fellow artist

[@MatinaRose]

I went to art school years ago and they never covered this as well as you just did. Thanks

[@phipsart6424]

great lesson.

[@Willsing7]

Well explained. Thanks for sharing!

[@GarmanyRachel]

Your handwriting is beautiful

[@GarmanyRachel]

Great video! I’m taking an oil painting course soon and trying to get some studying in first😅 appreciate you sharing your insight

[@cjacobsart]

Haha, well thank you and goodluck!

[@mott4vito]

🤯🤯🤯

[@marwan1766]

Good video but Can you please fix the surface you are drawing on? it will be much better

[@roger_rohan]

Thank you.

[@paulovasquez82]

Great video, keep it up! What's the name of Sargent's painting @ 5:45? I haven't encountered it before from books and internet. Thanks!

[@cjacobsart]

Thank you! It’s a master study that Sargent did of another painting. The book was from an exhibition in dc gallery on his time in Spain. Probably a Velasquez study if I were to guess

[@paulovasquez82]

@@cjacobsart Thank you

[@Kikimakashi]

If you dont mind me asking what are your thoughts on Ai art? I wasn't sure if you were asked this before, but I would like your insight on it

[@cjacobsart]

Ai art is derivative in nature. Meaning that it is only a reorganization of what it was consumed. Now you might think that human artists are exactly the same but there’s a large difference. Every masterpiece has something new and personal attached to it. When a good painting is made it’s always because of the artists strong subconscious reaction to a new scene in their environment. This could even be by reacting to imaginative sketches. Because art is so psychological Ai art will never have the human touch that is immediate because it is only like someone listening to a conversation through a door. It mimickes good art by being a student of masters but it will always feel derivative. I personally have never been emotionally ‘hit’ by ai art on any level because it’s always using design tricks that are gimmicky and second hand. Furthermore in art the more filters a source goes through usually the worse the final art work is. That’s partly why photographs are frowned upon. For Ai it is doing the same thing but it’s going through so many artists and styles and what not that it is simply a muddy blend of vibrant colors. Now my concerning thoughts are: I think that everyone always looks for excuses to get out of hard work. And I’ve seen many artists just give up because ai was created. Those people never had any passion to begin with frankly. Any chess player who stopped playing once the computer engine came around was just a novice and a excuse seeking dabbler at best. Now I’m also not naive and will be the first to say that ai art is generally better than 98% of art that is made with human hands when you include the whole pool of experience from amateurs to masters. Honestly It will probably replace most artists who did the grunt work of the industry. But it will be diminishing returns of improvement to actually exceed the greatest art ever created because mimickery and cheap eclectic plagerism can only bring an artist so far. Great art touches people deep within their soul, reaching out in its divine nature, and that is something a machine could never actually learn to do. If you think a video on this topic would be interesting to you let me know! Otherwise have a great day :)

[@Kikimakashi]

@@cjacobsart Thank you so much for replying. I do find this topic very interesting, and I'm very keen to see you touching on this subject. Regarding with the subject of AI replacing artists, I wonder where art and artists currently stand as of now. How future generations might interact with art, considering Ai is open to the internet for anyone to use. As well as the ungodly amount of AI images flooding the internet and the social media. Also I've been wondering if you make art/paintings professionally or just a hobby, and what you would say to anyone who's interested in pursuing art professionally in this current environment. Thank you again. I'm surprised you don't get more attention or traction, considering how well thought out your analysis of the Old masters is. And how it has personally helped me improve in my art and improve my understanding on the fundementals and design.