Improving an OLD PAINTING! 🎨

[@howlswind]

lucky the painting was light so you were able to paint over it comfortably! the difference is amazing. it's spectacular how much you improved in a matter of four years, you must've put in a lot of time and effort to polish your skills!

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 Yes, that’s indeed the case! It was a very incomplete painting in a way. Would be interesting to try and improve a darker one haha. I’m going to make it harder on myself soon

[@howlswind]

@@LironYan hahah you go! good luck!!

[@sketchingjohn1678]

I've heard this process called "Cure it or kill it." You can't go wrong if you don't like it already. Thanks for sharing Liron.

[@barbaragemin5117]

Definitely better! More depth and interest. I always enjoy seeing your old ( not so good) paintings simply because it proves how much we can improve with practice. Thanks Liron. I’d like to see more of these.

[@mssmiley5691]

This is one of the best teaching methods ever. I hope you do more!

[@weishaark]

VERY helpful & informative. Would LOVE to see more about "bringing it home" - taking a painting from blah to ahhh with those brilliant final touches. Thank you!

[@susangrace2470]

This was really good. Would like to see more examples of improving unfinished, or old paintings

[@LironYan]

Thank you Susan! Definitely more on the way 😊🙏🏼

[@bettyryan4310]

Wow...you have really grown as an artist! Love the changes! There is hope for us beginners! Would love to see more...Thanks for sharing.

[@jia01510]

I have jaune brilliant in my Holbein set and I’ve always seen it as some sort of convenient skin tone color which I don’t need... Such a brilliant idea of using it for high lights :) I really enjoyed this video and learned so much about painting from a reference photo. Thank you!

[@paulah317]

Much better. I have a pile of paintings to "finish" rather than throw out. Another project to add to my list of exercises for artistic growth.

[@harrycompier6496]

Yes I would like to see more fixed paintings too!

[@LironYan]

Thank you Harry! 😊🙏🏼 more to come!

[@ann-marielofberg1159]

Yes, I wanna see more, that makes me think how I can get it better, being able to see why it’s not a good piece and how I can do to let it become a good piece

[@oreed]

This was fun to watch! I'd love to see a full recreation using the same reference photo as an old painting and hearing the more advanced way you observe and interpret it.

[@LironYan]

That’s definitely the plan! Will do one in the following weeks 😊🙏🏼 Thank you so much Olivia!

[@davidtrujillo993]

much better than throwing them out, although when you paint every day you quickly find there is not enough space to hold every single attempt.

[@LironYan]

Haha true 😂 Lucky they don’t take as much space as canvases!

[@scarz1951]

You can also flip em over and paint the back. Make 2fers out of some.

[@fdej51289]

Great to see how much value makes a difference .

[@ann-marielofberg1159]

That went a whole lot better, fun to see those small details make it in a better outcome.

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼 I had my doubts but it indeed went better than expected 😁 Will do more in the near future!

[@marieanderson6311]

Wow! You changed the attitude of the whole painting! That was great! Thank you!

[@LironYan]

Thank you Marie! 😁🙏🏼 It’s a very interesting process and I myself was surprised at the difference (:

[@taichijameson5515]

Great tutorial There called Sails , on the Windmill

[@lynnfetzer6424]

So helpful! Thanks for encouraging us to revisit some earlier attempts that we may not be so proud of. Would love to see more. Every lesson we learn and improve, thanks to your advice!

[@LironYan]

Will do more soon 🙏🏼🙏🏼🎨 Thank you so much! Was really pleasantly surprised by the process and result

[@SugaKookieMon]

I'm interested in seeing more. I believe there are a lot of works I could've saved with this insight.

[@jenfleming9412]

Very inspiring to have a go at improving old paintings with improved skills. Well done. Thank you.

[@LironYan]

Thank you Jennifer 😁🙏🏼 I was pleasantly surprised by how well this went! Will do more in the future

[@Wal48]

Your channel is unique in your honesty. It’s just what’s needed by other improving painters. This was great as a learning experience and as ever, I am able to think along with you as you look at the areas to improve and how to tackle it. Vast improvement and interesting to see how far you’ve come!

[@peggywashburn5154]

Thank you for helping us! I like that you tackle a variety of issues and techniques. This turned out so well, there is hope for us all. Appreciate your efforts in bringing so many concepts and ideas to consider.

[@OhJodi69]

LOVED THIS! Please do more!

[@LironYan]

Will do 😊🙏🏼 Thank you for watching

[@dareimagine7219]

I enjoyed this. I often go Bach and add little touches to my old paintings. I enjoyed your tips on the use of opaque white to add highlights. I am always hesitant to use white paint for fear of “breaking the rules”. Thanks for the video.

[@LironYan]

Thank you! 😁 That sounds great, and I should do it more! I usually never touch previous paintings again (: And as your username suggests - Dare to use the white opaque paint 😉 You make the rules, and as long as you love the result and enjoy the way - that's what counts! 🎨🎨

[@YelidaHierroArt]

Very good! I can definitely see the improvement, though for the most part I think the older version just looks 'unfinished'

[@ratboys421A]

I really enjoyed this. More please!

[@sallywright5503]

Well that was pretty cool to watch. You are so smart, what an excellent way to teach and get the points across. I may have to dig through some older pieces and see what I can learn from them and the re-do process. Clever.

[@Alyona-rl1gt]

Love it! You improved it indeed! 🖒

[@LironYan]

Thank you Alina 😊🙏🏼

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

Enjoyed the highlights

[@marigoldwood8494]

Many thanks for this, Liron. I was just wondering if a better composition might be a " portrait" version of the half with the windmill. What do you think?

[@LironYan]

Michele Homewood Yes! That’s something I’d definitely consider (: Any other way of cropping this one could greatly improve the composition, and avoid having 2 competing focal points here.

[@monica-NJ-123]

It turned out great, you always have me at the edge of my seat when you use the dark colors but I see it turned out good 😘

[@LironYan]

Haha thank you 😁😁 Sometimes it surprises me too, when it ends up working 😂

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

Would it matter if you would have touched skies?

[@scarz1951]

Hey Liron...your paint brush has a hair on it. 😂 Much better result the second time around. Funny I should Find this...I just did the same thing to one of my oldies recently.

[@claywall6]

Made the original look like it was just at the under painting stage.

[@LironYan]

Haha indeed! I definitely stopped too soon with that one. Could be interesting to show a more advanced process and how you can still fix it at a later stage (:

[@kushkungvivo744]

I thought you meant you made it when you were 4...

[@LironYan]

Haha should have titled it clearer 😂

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

I didn't quite like the greens....it didn't improve the depth of painting I think....house looks definitely lit up...I'm sorry if I'm too honest