How to INSTANTLY IMPROVE your landscape PAINTINGS

[@MrTelemikey]

Yes, yes, yes to tutorial(s) on composition!

[@MrTelemikey]

PS I really appreciate your vids! Great work

[@reginafromrio]

Yes yes yes!!! Teach us all you know from the landscape books you have that we cannot afford.

[@fereshmahta6113]

focus on colors and value is a good idea! simplification is wonderful. yes, mixing colors is the key. i learn from the masters.

[@jasonadamik2206]

YES to an in-depth composition video.

[@powderriverfarrier]

Another outstanding, straightforward, no bs video that's chock full of common sense and insight. We can't thank you enough for your efforts to teach us to be independent informed painters. Being able to hear the content without the distraction of background music is greatly appreciated. The full version of the newly released foundations course is probably the best tutorial available for folks just starting out. The difference between that course and all the others is that the students get to learn content that can be applied in multiple situations and is not just 'do this, then this, then this, etc'; it's not just a case of copying what the instructor did; there are good explanations as to why things need to be done. The man really does know how to teach!

[@jonquilbennett8411]

Yes YES please, a session ( or 20!) on composition would be brilliant! I always learn so much from you ☺️

[@alexanderyermakov5437]

I'll glad to watch video regarding composition.

[@garyji]

I love that you chose an Edgar Payne painting for this assignment. He's new to me, but his work is so striking, and the desert southwest offers such iconic views.

[@petalparker5]

When ever I hit a wall creatively I spend some time doing a small 8×10 copy of my favourite van gogh and it works miracles it's like a creative palette cleanse. I trust the choices he made even if it doesn't seem to make sense then at the end I be like aahh so that's why he chose that colour now it makes sense! It's also like a lesson in seeing all over again. Great recommendation!

[@sophs9818]

Yes! Please, please please can you do a whole video on composition!

[@Yakone]

Yes, I would love videos on composition!

[@Sambeeeer]

Always learn so much from your videos, and laugh out loud at least once!

[@Abi-tm1fj]

Yes to the composition video

[@coloradocorri]

A 10 hour course on landscape painting with emphasis on composition and simplification, you say? I’m in!!! 😊

[@delorisgilmore4959]

So awesome of you to post this information. I'm a self taught artist since I was 40. Started with colored pencil to ink to pastel to oil. I was very lucky to have an instructor who took an interest in me. He had a workshop after hours at a high school. You are very clear to understand. I just hit 70 this year and love oil painting but struggle with composition and with where to place the light.

[@JDLandscapePainter]

Yes please! More videos on composition! Edgar Payne's book on composition is fantastic!

[@mirandajuric1530]

I can"t wait to watch your video regarding composition!

[@jadkoolkatify]

yesssss please do a video on composition

[@marcyperrier7030]

The running down hill comment was so true.....thanks for painting this beautiful scene.. .I hope to go out side when weather permits and paint these mountains behind our house......

[@joymcmicken6629]

I love to see a video on composition by you

[@lardo444]

once again, thank you sir. YOU DA MAN. whatever composition you decide, i watch and i learn. when i paint i try to think about things that will look good hanging on the wall. kinda like the movie 'the big lebowski' when he said, "that carpet really tied the room together." needless to say my walls are very colorful.

[@jonathan5914]

Composition! Yes!

[@aleksandra7508]

I would love to see tutorial on composition :)

[@abysmalguitar2722]

Definitely do a video on composition. I don't really get it, I consider it when I consider it when I start but I don't think I know what I'm looking for. Also don't want my paintings to feel formulaic so I just assume it ain't thaaaaast Important. I dunno

[@abysmalguitar2722]

@@user-lk2qf4rt3m AHH thank you, I'll check it out. You got a Instagram I can follow to? Would like to see some of this communities paintings

[@abysmalguitar2722]

@@user-lk2qf4rt3m shoot aiit aiit. I wish but I ain't got the bank. got bless 👌

[@abysmalguitar2722]

@@user-lk2qf4rt3m thank ya! 👌👌

[@johnr6087]

Interesting food for thought: Van Gogh thought the composition on Starry Night was really bad after he painted it.

[@josephinedorico6146]

Yes more composition information - Thanks

[@Cheetahpops]

Yes! Composition video please.

[@lynnquast72]

Would love to know more about composition!! Love your videos !!

[@anmw8473]

Yes please !! I‘d love to watch a video about composition.

[@tedcarolus5971]

Yes, please do a session on composition! And take as long as you think you need to cover it thoroughly. Thanks!!

[@sukruti529]

Everytime you upload my painting skills become better and better and this video is very nice because I usually paint landscape this video will help me so much thank you❤️

[@paintcoach]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Janet_scribbles]

I have about 2,000 beautiful photos from many long road trips to national parks!

[@claygreen4723]

I saw a video from another painter that was about composition and he used this same painting as an example. There is a lot going on in this work that doesn't jump out but once you're aware of it you really can tell why Payne is so famous. It's definately more than just a pretty scene!

[@jonroads8281]

I absolutely love your videos, you've helped my painting get better more than any other channel (I'm still a real beginner). I shall certainly become a supporter and take your course when my financial situation is better (the virus has wiped my income right now unfortunately).

[@TL-AZ]

Videos on composition for landscapes sounds great

[@rebeccanewberry3176]

Please do a whole video dedicated to composition! It's an area I really struggled with. Love your videos, thanks for all the great info 👍

[@davemalt2451]

Top demo Chris. Couldn’t use a better example than Edgar Payne, one of my faves. You teach like someone who has been painting for longer than you have lived. ( compliment)😀. I really enjoy your insights etc. I learned a lot from this short demo , more of the same would be bonza !! Thanks, Dave M., ( Australia )😎🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🦘

[@ericdoran24]

Composition. Yes please 👍

[@anthonyhernandez2786]

Omg I love these videos! They’re so helpful, thanks for the great content. Can’t wait for more great videos!

[@HumbleHippo]

I discovered you channel recently and I LOVE Paint Talk! Really engaging, informative and well presented. Keep up the great work!

[@deeburks]

"Some old painter once said" hahahahaha...loved that...also love the outtakes and funny bits you put at the end of some vids....

[@niadavies5223]

thank you for making these types of videos and offering such valuable information for free! Your definitely one of the best and most educational creators on this site, and I cant wait for you to gain more of a following! Also I would love a video on composition, especially since it's something I find so hard to understand despite reading up on it quite a bit

[@williammcmanus7448]

I would definitely be interested in a lesson on composition.. 🙏

[@matthewgitomer5325]

Thanks for the continued content Chris- really informative and helpful to both watch and listen to you talk about how to improve. Appreciate how you make it easy for people at any skill level to pick up the brush and just start painting. Agree with others and would love to see some videos on composition. I always find it a challenge when starting a painting, depending on the genre of course, to decide whether I actually need to narrow down on a specific focal point vs not having one.

[@magnolia2]

Love this weekly show and of course your work is superb! 👌🏽😻 It makes sense what you’re saying too.✨

[@ljstearns1]

Good advice! Edgar Payne is an outstanding landscape painter 👩‍🎨

[@sp9138]

Thanks Coach

[@sonyaj66]

Good tips! I cannot stress the importance of plain air painting, either: even if your plain air pieces end up being crap (which, let's face it: many, if not most, are probably going to be...and that's totally okay!), they are invaluable for learning and improving as a landscape painter. There are too many reasons to list here in a YT comment, but one of the best reasons is that you'll see huge benefits when you do studio paintings from photos. Also, as someone who is also a photographer (non-professional, but am serious about the craft, and am willing to spend the time and effort to get an exceptional photos), for me, there is almost zero overlap between photos I take for painting references and those I take for the photo itself...because elements that make a great photo - like the fleeting moment of a rainbow or the high-resolution detail of a native orchid wildflower or butterfly - just don't translate well to paintings. Nor should they. But, a quick snapshot taken on a walk, hike or backpacking trip that immediately grabbed my attention because it had an amazing abstract design or composition? Those can be gems for studio work. It's also worth pointing out that there are probably very few exceptional painters that did NOT copy other artists' works during their training or apprenticeship; it was not only the norm, it was the expectation. I love Edgar Payne's work, and was lucky enough to find his book, Composition of Outdoor Painting, at my local thrift store for...wait for it: $2! And complete with dust jacket. I'd recommend that book, along with Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting, to anyone and everyone who wishes to improve their paintings. Both are classics, and the lessons hold true over time👍🏻.

[@adraevic7840]

"walking in the brush strokes of another painter" hahahaha XD i like that! I do not know how this man hasn't reached a million 100k subscribers, I always find his videos very direct and informative... I've watched about all of them and I dont recall a moment where it dragged on.

[@Polecat54941]

Very true and even though taking a perfect photo, once you print it off as a reference it becomes muted and the detail gets lots, Plein air painting can be full of problems as well if you have variable conditions and the light is constantly changing and shadows shifting!

[@jayyarnold4508]

Yes to composition.

[@40bdg]

A composition video would be great!

[@hollylong2511]

Composition tutorial would be great!

[@brit2190]

Would love a video about composition! :)

[@patrickhughes9206]

great video - doing this painting tonight - lets see - composition video would be helpful

[@zaidshah4535]

Compositions, yes please!

[@thomasbroderick6388]

Edgar Alwin Payne, great choice coach.

[@bridedavis5152]

I would love a vid on composition

[@freespiritwithnature4384]

Or when stuff sticks to the paint, or the hair off the brush lol. Keep up the great work. So true. Great pic ,not always a great painting. ☺

[@artgeometrix6346]

This is great. Very, very impressive work indeed.

[@pjprimadonna]

loved this! yes, composition tips please🙏

[@phyllissamprone132]

Have you do a program on composition would be great!

[@savyaaa9238]

your videos are like helpful tutorials lol tysm!!

[@paintcoach]

Glad you like them!

[@radsoup89]

love it.

[@chrono5128]

Composition vid would be great

[@trashlover3495]

this was very helpful! thank u ❤️

[@paintcoach]

Glad it was helpful!

[@szymonadamczyk8838]

Video on composition would be great!

[@eddienew2044]

Composition? Yes please.

[@larsvaahlmar1784]

Captain here: I haven't watched the video but I can tell you the way to instantly improve ... anything, really. Keep at it. There's no instant way to improve a skill. * flies away *

[@AlonzoTheArmless]

Here's another YES vote for a composition video.

[@fereshmahta6113]

make a video on composition, dear Chris. please.

[@theartisticperfectlife7502]

yes, a 2-hour session on composition!

[@sherrigibson6739]

I NEED a tutorial on composition. 🖼

[@MetaMessiah]

Another great video! Good lesson!

[@paintcoach]

Thanks again!

[@tlwest1]

Yes composition

[@PaintingWithSamir]

very nice video ;) you have a great channel. cheers

[@leemitchell1587]

Super info, thank you ♡

[@paintcoach]

Any time!

[@MetaMessiah]

Just wanted to add as you are right about purchasing rights for photos, but if just educational or not making money from it you can paint anything copyrighted.

[@aartiv1957]

Thank you for another informative video :) Pls show the reference photo(before skewing) for a few seconds before you start the demo with the reference photo adjacent to the canvas. Thank you once again

[@spate7207]

I just found your channel and already love your content! I have a suggestion for a future video that I haven't seen addressed anywhere but still really stumps me in painting, how do you paint with vivid brushstrokes whilst also keeping in mind the texture of the subject matter?

[@rezahosseinzadehnasser993]

I wish I had learned such advise many years ago. Thank you so much. would you suggest any artist to copy his paintings.

[@tammiehayes281]

Please do a video on composition. I understand some but, I need a lot of help.

[@jillkama7614]

A video on composition would not bore me

[@Viigan]

How is the canvas stretched out and held here? It seems to be taped to the wall on some sides, but I can't for the life of me understand what holds it taut.

[@kathyprince1608]

Yes, I would like a long boring video on Composition.

[@arvetis]

Here's a question. Whenever I want to copy a master painter, I find that my printer doesn't do the colors justice, or the paper is too small. However, most print shops won't reproduce art because they don't know who has the copyright. How do you get good quality reference printouts?

[@carolkw2149]

Good~

[@franktroy609]

Yes...composition tutorial.

[@zoeuphoria]

I find composition guidelines overwhelming, but maybe bite sized chunks would be good

[@fereshmahta6113]

i like the raindrops on the leaves in the sunshine. in fact, painting the raindrops on the leaves needs skill. i use an empty frame and paint what I see in the frame.

[@imnedmonton]

Thanks for another good video. I sometimes wonder about copyright infringement. It's o.k. to study an oil painting by another artist without expressed permission but not o.k. to .... fill in the blank here. If I use a snapshot from a movie or t.v. show because I like the bones and palette of the cinematography, am I contravening copyright laws? What general rule/rules do you follow, Mr. P. Coach? And please stay safe. ♥♥♥

[@fereshmahta6113]

how can i find you on Facebook!?

[@morimation6885]

who is the Original painting artist?

[@arvetis]

Composition video right now pls thx u

[@joshuabarringer5961]

Would a paint by number be a helpful way to improve my skills and play with different painting styles?

[@roxannekeomaka4754]

How to break down a scene. Help!

[@sryformyalex8262]

Urgh, finding raw photos without extreme editing and ultra high resolution is definitely one of the biggest challenges.

[@maddypape]

If you find a good source please share 😅 unsplash is the main one I use but it’s getting hard. I’ve also been messaging photographers on Instagram and asking them if I can use their pictures sometimes

[@albebru5610]

(Changed accounts) I almost forgot, you might wanna search Noah Bradley reference packs. He offers GBs worth of pictures from different locations for a price of your choice.

[@maddypape]

@@albebru5610 thank you! I’ll check him out

[@Majkl_D]

Great advice, but artists always need remember copyright law ... Copies are only for personal purposes, not commercial 😊

[@zerocalvin]

composition is something really difficult to understand... I mean, I still dont really understand what does "path of light" means... no matter how many video on composition that I have watched... so in the end i just wing it and just paint something that look nice to me.

[@marcyperrier7030]

Again......first one ....a year ago was a disappointment

[@SoyFernandaGarat]

Great one! Thank you as always. ♥️