How to paint like Lucian Freud expressive portrait painting narrated lesson by Aleksey Vaynshteyn

[@ianfinnity2732]

Dude, considering that Freud took months to complete a portrait, you’ve captured his spirit in an hour or so. Impressive!

[@mauritscornelis5125]

Very deep!

[@anotebgmot8793]

That's a joke right? You gotta be kidding with this comment.

[@lawrencedriscoll8866]

Great work. Thank you....a real joy to see your method. Great inspiring lesson.

[@estherlowe4832]

This is great, thank you! I love Freud, even to do a copy is a challenging undertaking and you did a fantastic job. Lots of worthwhile teachings in your narration, and your voice is nice and relaxing to listen to which helps haha. Nice work, I've subscribed.

[@m.rutherford9997]

Aleksey, you painted this really well, and 90% talking/teaching while you painted this the whole time is impressive.

[@alekseyvaynshteyn]

Thanks. I did the narration after I painted. Not great at multitasking.

[@CSchaeken]

You have inspired me to learn more about painting by copying masters. And I find it amazing that you can paint and talk at the same time! Thanks for this interesting video. Greetings from Alsace, France

[@ecooper4870]

Great Originals. Thanks for taking the time to walk us through LF's style of painting. eec

[@adib396]

Have to say that is a very good study of the original.

[@og1kanobi40]

love your work! at 29:20 you're palate appears to have a painting of a girl with her arm half raised on it! cool!!!

[@pincha2024]

Mis felicitaciones! Muy claras tus observaciones sobre la técnica y el método de trabajo del genial Lucian.

[@uflashman]

Really enjoyed watching this. Very informative. Thanks and please.....do more portraits.

[@johnsmall4318]

Really fantasic thanks...love to see more of this portrait painting STYLE... Thanks again

[@nickfanzo]

Lucian painted on stark white canvases and only drew a rough idea lightly with pencil; very quickly. He used these the most: Lead white- Cremnitz More lead white - flake white Naples yellow pale Naples yellow no.3 Indian yellow Cadmium red Rose madder Ultramarine blue Cerulean blue Payne’s grey (wonderful color) Charcoal grey Burnt umber Raw umber - essential Burnt sienna Raw sienna Terre verte Verona green earth Natural bohemian green earth Transparent red oxide

[@paulinesterry7810]

Ciao, thank you very much for that information, it is very considerate of you.

[@capitalistche]

absolutely! this really doesn’t much to do with his technique.

[@stephenmccann4934]

Good attempt! Enjoyed watching

[@javierayala967]

Many thanks. Very enjoyable session. Very good result!

[@alekseyvaynshteyn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anotebgmot8793]

I'm not so sure if trying to draw and paint like someone else could be called a session anymore, today computers and programs can paint like certain Artists or generate images in different styles. If the way you paint naturally looks similar to someone else - both of you have the same or similar styles.

[@anotebgmot8793]

I just came here to say there is only one man who can paint like Freud and he passed away! Rest his soul R.I.P. L.Freud.

[@spidersheep992]

He says that in the video

[@david-vk6gw]

hes not claiming to be better than him

[@brooklyn7189]

Excellent work!

[@shamsart]

Very beautiful painting.

[@alekseyvaynshteyn]

Thank you

[@mauriceboucher2221]

Very Interesting technique !

[@nickfanzo]

Check lucian’s unfinished portraits. He worked from the bridge of the nose outward, extremely slowly. To cover three inches of a portrait took days, even weeks.

[@truthseeker2797]

Well done. Many thanks

[@MoniqueBourgeois]

Awesome 😊

[@person3496]

The main difference is that your paint is applied much thicker, and - from the looks of it - a sable/softer brush. Freud used hog hair brushes which create that distinctive scratchy effect within the sections of pigment.

[@alekseyvaynshteyn]

I use bristle brushes. That said, I don’t deny that there are many differences. I don’t pretend to hold a candle to the master.

[@beedeeuniko]

Freud paintings took a very long time, as far as I know, never in one go for a portrait like this, more like a couple of months, that’s why a copy is most of the times not close to an artists technique nor process but rather a mere recreation of the paintings top layer of course 👋🏼😂

[@alekseyvaynshteyn]

Absolutely. But still a worthwhile exercise IMO.

[@javierayala967]

All copies are a recreation of the top layer!

[@beedeeuniko]

@@alekseyvaynshteyn I agree 🙏

[@nickfanzo]

@@javierayala967 yes but that is why a lot of copies fall short. The history and mental engagement of time ,isn’t captured by the paint.

[@javierayala967]

@@nickfanzo Totally agree. But my point is that no matter how good you are, you can only copy what you see. In my opinion painting is like handwriting, it is very personal. I think Aleksey mentioned in the video "only Lucian Freud could paint like Lucian Freud". Yet as an exercise for lerning is very valid. I believe copying it is in the curriculum of some schools of Fine Arts.

[@vicentrbarquet]

Hi man, can u pls tell me which brushes do u use at ur painting? Looks great!

[@gordenooo9]

Great work you are good

[@pritchetty]

Great work, but if you look at Freud's unfinished paintings and photos of his painting progression, he started painting differently.

[@marie-claude614]

what kind of brush are you using? what size? I am going to buy all the colors today and do this... great practice exercise! thank you for doing this! Freud is my one of my favorite painters

[@alekseyvaynshteyn]

I’m using bristle brushes, sizes 1-4

[@marie-claude614]

Merci! @@alekseyvaynshteyn

[@nickturra5785]

What brand of Brushes are you using in this video?

[@JackBoyle99]

Did you mix your paint with any medium or are they straight from the tube?

[@SantiagoycierraEspana-dr4vs]

Wouldnt be way more interesting painting alla Freud whoever portrait, rather than painting alla Freud a painting that is already Freuds?

[@rachmonte]

Would by far rather see you paint from a live model instead of producing a bad reproduction.

[@alekseyvaynshteyn]

There is value in copying masters, though perhaps not to you.

[@KpxUrz5745]

I've never been the biggest fan of L. Freud for reasons such as his total failure to consider composition (and other reasons). Anyway, I can see here a superficial stylistic similarity, but I do not think it captures the full color modulations and kind of light we see in Freud's paintings. Therefore, I always wonder why such videos are made and published.

[@hugovandermeer1566]

Amateurish nonsense. It's almost a cartoon caricature. You cannot compare that abomination to Lucien Freud's work. It is ridiculous!

[@jimicas8275]

Freud is not painting alla prima!

[@maitreboissier2510]

oh please don't do that, what's the point!? can't replace the master!