Paint like Basquiat in 7 easy steps!

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[@RookCustoms]

The layers and drying is why he would work on multiple works at the same time

[@MemphianSounds]

You would think this would dissolve the mystique. It's done the opposite. It's incredibly inspiring. Thank you for this. Seriously.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

[@hooooyeonie8507]

love how you explained it and absolutely adored the end result!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

[@harikoo8309]

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[@ftrsaliyf-zd4wk]

VVhy is your avatar styled like My Generation and Culture VVhy have we been made Fashion and by people we have nothing to do with

[@phrase267]

Wow! That looks awesome!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@pounehtrockle4757]

Thank you for this great video. I will use it for teaching my high school students.

[@Bannock_Enjoyer]

Oh this awesome!! Great work, very detailed and informative!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

[@BobbyBlaine730]

This is so dope! Going to try to draw this

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Cool! Let me know how it turns out! Thanks for watching!

[@SingYourselfWell]

LOVE THIS SO MUCH! 💖

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you very much!

[@tkwpcnfak9421]

ty for this! i love basquiat so much.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@AlejandroRamos-kn5cd]

Whoo great/great contribution!!!!

[@fionamcintosh5970]

Thank you so much, my class loved following this video!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Oh cool! Thanks a lot! I’d love to see their work! You can post them on Instagram with the #mgfcpaint!!!

[@zyuh64]

Are you kidding me??? Thank you so much for this! I’ve been wanting a different style to practice !!!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Happy to help

[@affable.pebble]

That's a nice and concise lesson, thanks! The finishing touches in white really elevated the whole portrait! Guess I'm gonna use the showcased techniques but make my painting more symbolic instead of a portrait. I'm using a 60*80 cm canvas on cardboard as the base and it's been a long time since I last used such a large format to paint on, so I'm pretty psyched!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching and for your kind comments ! When you are done, please post your work on social media with the #mgfcpaint, so I can see it!

[@panderichthys_rhombolepis]

EXCELLENT video!! Thank you so very much for putting this out!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you very much!

[@lolappank4147]

Really love your 7 step tutorials. Keep up the great work 👍

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you very much!

[@youness.2461]

Magnifiquement bien explique ! Merci beaucoup. Très beau résultat :D

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Merci beaucoup!

[@nme_13]

Cette homme vient me sauver tout mon projet personnel en art attaché à Basquiat. J'ai connaissances des techniques maintenant🙏🏼🙏🏼🦋

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Merci beaucoup ! Mais l’analyse est quand même très superficielle, peu de temps dans une vidéo si courte!

[@nme_13]

@@mygeekfamilycotton T'inquiétes ça le fait merveilleusement🔥

[@giovannirodini]

Amazing video!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Grazie mille, Giovanni!

[@wadiizaim1419]

Amazing, super clear video. Even with my lack of talent you helped me create a personal and lovely painting. It leaves space to your own creativity. Seriously, 1000 thumbs up

[@wadiizaim1419]

Ok, could only upvote once, damn

[@wadiizaim1419]

Would love to have another tutorial for abstract painting or street-minded one if you have any suggestions on where to head up next

[@wadiizaim1419]

I'm having a whole conversation with myself, loving it. On a more serious tone, do you have an instagram account ?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hahaha, thanks Wadii! Yes you can follow me @hervecotton

[@oscarkawan5337]

God bless you and your beutiful accent. This video has made me achive something i could be proud of

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Great! Don’t hesitate to show it on social media with the hashtag #mgfcpaint! So I can see it too! Cheers!

[@oscarkawan5337]

@@mygeekfamilycotton I will, i will post it on instagram

[@sugarfury]

Really good teacher well demonstrated and explained, one of he best. Thank you, please do more

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you, Deborah!

[@skeletor7823]

this is so underrated, thank you!!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you to you for watching!

[@itsmehoney7864]

Let's try it

[@velvetbees]

Thank you. Very interesting.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

@@velvetbees thanks for watching !

[@g.r.a.h.a.m.]

I'd like to paint.

[@HeartBeatSurfer]

Super, merci beaucoup !

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

De rien, Jeremy! Merci de regarder mes vidéos!

[@CarlosGarcia-fj2jh]

Nice work

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@sxldner]

Followed !

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@scottbenoit7257]

Hey bruh tell me if that’s a self portrait?

[@sillyveemo]

awesome video thank you

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@theseamonstersknit]

I would have like to have heard why Basquiat used these techniques and symbols in his paintings, but nevertheless I like this tutorial a lot. You did a great job breaking it down into manageable pieces, especially for folks like me who are learning the basics. Thank you for the tutorial :)

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you! Yes, that is what I was saying in my latest video about Rothko: the essence of these little videos is to focus on the painting techniques to see what we can use in our own. And it doesn’t work so well with modern painters who focus more on the meaning than on the technique… but I’m happy you liked it!

[@theseamonstersknit]

That's wonderful, thank you :) I am inspired by the techniques you showed. I hope to incorporate them into my work! @@mygeekfamilycotton

[@soumyadeeproy9624]

This was beautiful. Subscribed.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@BuenasConLaCalavera]

I love you. Thanks

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Haha! Thanks!

[@theovonmiller7811]

I’m just starting to paint and I ordered oil paint. Can this technique still work instead of acrylic?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hi Theo! I believe you could use oil, with some adjustments. The main issue I see is that oil will take a much longer time to dry, so you will need to wait before you do the next layer. But, other than that I think you should be ok!

[@theovonmiller7811]

@@mygeekfamilycotton will crayon be okay to use on the oil paint as well? Thank you in advance!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Yes! Fat on fat shouldn’t be any problem! If you are using pastels though be careful to use oil-based ones because the lean stuff will not stick. Cheers!

[@BurnellBrownIII]

Yea, new to his work, But this definitely looks like it would get konfused w/ his own. Find a page in a old anatomy Book and follow this procedure using kontrasting kolours and u mastered his "style"..

[@frbr4495]

Parfait mon ami! Je suis en train de tenter la même chose, penses tu que la seconde couche est 100% indispensable? J’aime beaucoup les traces de pinceau apparentés

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Salut! Basquiat travaillait par couches. Et honnêtement, je l’ai faite rapide, par ce qu’il passait et repassait. Il y a plusieurs solutions : tu peux ne pas tout recouvrir, ou bien faire des couches translucides, ou bien tu ne mets pas la seconde couche, hein… c’est ton tableau, tu peux faire ce que tu veux!

[@frbr4495]

@@mygeekfamilycotton merci pour ta réponse, continue tes vidéos t’es doué

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

@@frbr4495 merci beaucoup! Bonne journée!

[@laurentstratos1835]

C'est top , merci

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

De rien! Merci d’avoir regardé!

[@wemakingmoves]

Merci je débute en arts plastiques et tu expliques super bien

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Merci Perle! N’hésite pas à me demander si il y a quelque chose qui n’est pas clair. À bientôt!

[@wemakingmoves]

@@mygeekfamilycotton Je trouve l'art primitif de Basquiat plus accessible pour m'exprimer en tant que débutant technique. as tu fait une vidéo qui "pose les bases" pour ceux qui ont envie de s essayer a la peinture mais qui ne savent pas par ou commencer?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Eh non… il y a tellement de moyens de commencer… c’est difficile de cerner les niveaux de chacun. On peut arriver à la peinture par le dessin, la sculpture, l’abstrait ou le figuratif… à travers ces mini-études des différents styles, j’essaie de rappeler certaines bases (théorie des couleurs, perspectives… ) mais c’est vrai que c’est surtout pour forcer à sortir de son petit train-train et explorer ses propres limites, plus que pour vraiment apprendre. Je ne suis ni un professeur, ni un artiste professionnel…

[@wemakingmoves]

@@mygeekfamilycotton Je comprends, merci pour les précisions! Je vais chercher des ressources pour débuter efficacement

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Bon courage et surtout, amuses toi bien! C’est le principal !

[@Audion]

🎨🖌️👍😁🖼️

[@HH-cx9xo]

thanks for your sharing. But I feel the painting missing the spirit of Jean michel basquiat’s work. That hidden violence and loneliness.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching! To be honest, I also have an issue with the more abstract paintings because they usually rely more on the meaning and the intention of the painter than the techniques (as opposed to figurative paintings). By only copying their techniques, you can get the envelope but not the letter hidden inside… on another hand, you kinda « replace » the message of the original with your own feelings (through the Color harmonies, the shapes…), and that makes a completely original piece? Not sure…

[@soarornor]

@@mygeekfamilycottonI like it. I think you did a great job of it. Especially the portrait part. The finishing bits really made it interesting. I think it stands fine on its own.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

@@soarornor thanks a lot!

[@hjillumi880]

that looks more like chinese artwork

[@MemphianSounds]

Rothko next?!

[@marylinsmith4290]

Can you please adjust the volume of the music bits....it hurts my ears to have it so loud ...thanks, and thanks for the video

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

I think you are talking about the intro jingle. I have changed it and all new videos have a much “softer” intro. Thanks!

[@berettaswayy8039]

Very nice! I'll pay you $5 for it

[@Kayambo974]

😂 I’ll stick to Basquiat

[@RookCustoms]

Sad you broke his shapes and details down but didn't express why he did each item.... The meaning behind all his details

[@mytinplaterailway]

I can just about hear you over the background noise and music. Why have it?

[@jeffwalker5253]

I love it show and how u explain it so I'm not knocking u but Jon Michael didn't need class or an instructor cause that's what his style is about just being free and using as Bob Ross says "happy asidents"

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Oh yes, absolutely… this is just a « trying to paint in his style » video…

[@jeffwalker5253]

@@mygeekfamilycotton dnt get me wrong I love it videos and ur talent. I'm a beginner and I eat, sleep, and breath painting Ive learn alot by watching u so truly thanks

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Oh yes, No problem! Thanks!

[@notchism]

Step 8 … H

[@ComanderCool909]

I appreciate the effort, really, but that is the cleanest "Basquiat" Ive ever seen, why not get at it with a palette knife? cut your name through 5 layers of paint and cover it again, the re-scratch it and cover it again, feel something while you paint, fuck the colours, show us what they mean to you

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks, and yeah, you are right. One of the dangers of doing abstract is that there is more feeling than technique. I’ll never feel what Basquiat was feeling, never have the experience he had… I hope at least this video can introduce his art to people who didn’t know him

[@ComanderCool909]

@@mygeekfamilycotton You’ve done a great job of starting! The beauty with this style is that you can go back again and again and mess with it. Ps I wrote the first comment after an all-nighter while likely a bit drunk and making foot long painting implements so don’t consider me an expert, just a rambling fanatic, you’re doing great work.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hahaha, thanks a lot!

[@scottbenoit7257]

It is nice but is it a self portrait

[@andercoyote4170]

Basquiat can not be duplicated. This is absurd.

[@JadenJahci]

“No” ~Neo

[@AX1A]

Please, Cy Twombly style 🙏🏼

[@mrczz6690]

lol.....-1500 things basq had going on

[@neal1692]

I think videos like this entirely miss what basquiat was trying to say to younger artists

[@panderichthys_rhombolepis]

What exactly was Basquiat 'trying to say to young artists'? You sound like someone who has been trying to start a You Tube channel, but who can't seem to get off the ground.

[@user-bl1ic1oj2g]

In so far away from the scared what talking about

[@MrScofflaw]

Not even close lol

[@jimhresco1728]

It's difficult to merely copy a signature. A painting even more difficult. The persons own style always seeps through. I get though what he's trying to convey but I've watched Basquiat in vids and his process was far more evolved than this simple exercise.

[@andrewvitale2556]

Nice job but your not innocent enough to paint like Basquiat.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

True!

[@scottbenoit7257]

?

[@iggyziggy8737]

Nobody wants to see another painter paint like Basquiat

[@affable.pebble]

Lots of people enjoy his style and naturally many artists look up to him, particularly when first starting off. After all, everything is derivative of something that's been done before, to some extent.

[@saranevillerogueart9627]

True. Was kinda evil monster ugly

[@barbarahaines7661]

So your the one behind the art fraud in Florida.lol

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hahaha 🤫 don’t tell anyone…😂

[@RookCustoms]

Style without the emotion and meaning......

[@itairmakumbe5804]

Paint like YOU. 1 easy step; stop trying to be someone else.

[@yocobra]

You need to not paint like another artist. This is extremely disrespectful to copy someone's art. Take all these videos down you should be embarrassed.