Paint like Claude Monet in 7 easy steps!

Using Monet’s techniques to paint a portrait
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a french man doing a french man impression is the best thing i’ve ever seen

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hahaha, you know, being French and living abroad, everyone always asks me to do the “inspector Clouseau” accent… but I actually have a very hard time talking like that! 😂😂😂

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When life gives you lemons, make LeMonet

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[@Raine-97]

This made me laugh out loud 😆

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[@joycohen938]

Perfect!

[@anitaemerson9771]

I love the way you teach! A little bit of history, a little bit of technique, and a then actual application. Perfecto!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@redwallflower]

You've just taught me more about impressionist painting in the first ten minutes than I learnt in two years at art college. You have a lovely way of teaching. Subscribed!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot for the kind words! I don’t think I am a teacher, though… just a passionate man, sharing what interests me!

[@mangofox9356]

Before coming into this video I was so freaked out and stressed, but as soon as I heard his voice and the music it just calmed me down so much. Love the video!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@marshmellaaaaa6317]

This was amazing! The only video I can find that actually teaches and demonstrates how I can make a portrait like Monet. Thank you!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot for watching!

[@drzfinezt180]

Just lovely! Impressionism: My favorite Art movement/era!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@paulofontes75]

The portrait was excellent, thanks for the tips, I will use in my work, a good week for you. It would be interesting to see a video at normal speed as it is relaxing to watch someone paint.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you Paulo! Yes , I am trying to work on the videography and show more details in a less stressful way… hahaha it is also a learning process… 😋 thank you for always being there!

[@tomvalveede6808]

Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" would be lots of fun and interesting to watch! Thank you! You taught me much in this video. Bon Chance! 🍀

[@SingYourselfWell]

LOVE the close ups!!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@cathyserafinowicz6374]

Superb,once again,I can’t wait to start tonking! 😁😘❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks Cathy! 😋

[@ginaleith1510]

I learnt more about painting from this short video than i did at art school, which destroyed both my joy in art and my confidence. Thank you! I can't wait to try this and get into painting again ❤

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you Gina! Let your art live and basically do what you want: try stuff without fear of failing because… well, there is no failing in art!

[@Themoodypainter]

Thank you, sir. This video just gave me the push I needed to start painting again.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Great! Go create something beautiful!

[@jayasingh2739]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This painting is beautiful and the explanation is detailed.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@marcmotycka386]

Fantastic. Thank you. Camille Pissarro had many aspects of influence on others. Perhaps a quick survey of these? Everyone loves a buffet! Wonderful work and pedagogy. Thank you so much.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you for watching and for your ideas!

[@annoif8]

I love your 7 steps lessons!! I want to create a painting right away! You make it so easy to digest the most important concepts. And enjoy your French accent. Please do a Raoul Dufy for another fauvism 😍 thank you so much!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching and leaving these kind words! I will work on Dufy and hopefully post a video soon! Cheers!

[@rogerchigurupati5976]

These are very very useful tips..Thank you for this video..

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@ban1539]

I have learned so much from your tutorial. your explanation on the approach is clear and your strokes full of passion. thank you for this!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

[@beckybequette8212]

Oh my goodness, I have not laughed so hard in weeks! Thank you so much. And I learned so much! My goal is an impressionistic painting of two of my favorite people - my late mother and my awesome mother in law - sitting in the garden at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. I'm a flat out beginner and this is so helpful 🥰

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks Becky! Let me know how it turns out!

[@zeliaduarte2026]

You have a so lovely way of teaching! Gratitude.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you very much Zelia!

[@taosfamily]

Awesome instructional video. Ive always loved impressionism art but been intimidated to do it myself. I cant wait to try your methods and love the history of your teaching.. Thank You..

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you for watching!

[@Tomkat55]

Beautifully done sir. Very inspiring. And thanks for the step by step instructions. Keep up the good work 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@kristinmosman8643]

than kyou - fantastic job on the tutorial and the painting!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot for watching!

[@lucasmyint8140]

Thanks your excellent tutorial.

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Thanks for watching!

[@beelzebabe5112]

I came from the video where he painted his wife which is the piece behind his left shoulder and to see it in another video makes my tiny little heart happy 💛

[@skuuvatakis]

That would be his right shoulder.

[@maddietowns7067]

I absolutely love this style of painting!

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Thanks a lot for watching!

[@sonalikumari543]

It was just incredible !!!! Inspired by this lesson and also tried my version of it ...and was very happy how it turned out...✌️✌️✌️😊😊 Thanks a lot sir !!

[@dhivyaganesh4371]

Beautiful explanation...

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

[@pintoraficionado]

Excellent and amusing

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Thanks!

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Oui.. Oui... Oui!!!!!💐💐🎈🎈🎈🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🐴🎈 bravo garcon!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

🤣 merci!

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Very beautiful work with good information

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Thank you!

[@erlindaharlos2537]

Great work. Thank you for your video

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@bartle70]

I really love your tutorial videos. Your instructions are clear and coherent and the close up shots of the canvas are very helpful to me. I would love a real time video to learn your technique as I have never had any training, aside from KZbin videos, and I am hungry for knowledge. Thank you!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks Bill! Yeah, I may think about a live video… thing is, I usually don’t talk a lot while painting, so it might be boring… 😋

[@bartle70]

@@mygeekfamilycotton Perhaps a little music might help, but for me, I find it all very interesting. Seeing the close ups of which brush and technique is used to place the paint is extremely helpful and I really appreciate you!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Haha thanks. I’ll see what I can do!

[@briana.erickson9882]

I would love to see techniques and paintings like Bosch and El Greco. Your videos have been q wonderful sense of inspiration to me. Thank you!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Oh! I was wondering if I should do Bosch!! Mmmh...

[@elaineblaine5292]

Enjoyed this video.

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Thanks!

[@francesbruno8445]

Thank you for the concise explanation and filmed examples

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Thanks!

[@ChristineSelmon]

Thank you for the wonderful techniques . I love you video 😊

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Thank you for watching!

[@gregsage1605]

Fun! Thank you!

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Thanks!

[@judybraden1553]

WOW! keep up the good work !

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@SingYourselfWell]

Wonderful, Herve!! Will try this one, too, at some point! 💖

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Great! Show me when you do!

[@SingYourselfWell]

@My Geek Family Cotton will do! Btw, I just messaged you on IG on your Herve account. 💖

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Amazing, very well taught

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Thank you!

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Excellent

[@angie9430]

Absolutely fantastic tutorial and information on the artist ! Love it x 💋 Angie from the UK .

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks, Angie!

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Thankyou,very nice work

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Fantastic, thankyou😢

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Wow! Great! Thanks

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Unreal. Can't wait to try this, thanks!

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[@freyyy6535]

I only discovered you now. Thank you, this was absolutely wonderful, very helpful!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching, Amber!

[@sallyskellington3024]

Wow, just Bravo!!! Love Monet. Just found you, so will look into more and comment in the future.🍀🌻🦅

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Awesome! Thank you!

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Thanks ,the tutorial was very helpful .

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@Carey86]

You make it look easy! I wish I was a talented painter but it’s not to be. That doesn’t stop me from painting though! My Mom says I’m the greatest artist ever! Haha!!😜

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for the compliment but don’t worry: I am still not happy about half the things I draw/paint… I think it is a journey, actually… each canvas teaches you something…

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Your mom must have great taste, btw! 😋

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This video was so helpful and relaxing to watch, thanks for sharing!

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Thanks for watching!

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I wish I see more of your videos like this

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Thanks a lot! I am preparing new ones!

[@Sarolina95]

it was very helpful, merci beaucoup

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Thanks!

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Awesome video. Entertaining and calm too.

[@beelzebabe5112]

You son looks so much like Doc Holiday oh my goodness I love this! Thank you for sharing these incredible talents!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Haha, thanks, must be the fake moustache... I hope he doesn’t gamble though... 😋

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

i saw this same picture at the OK CORALL, in the corner stood a double barrel shotgun, still smoking.

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Thank you so much ❤❤

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Great video, thank you

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Love this, great painting exercise 👌

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I loved it.

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Thanks a lot!

[@DannySabraArt]

Very fun project! Well done!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you very much!

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Thats amazing Thank you for sharing Will definatly try for my husband's potrait

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks! If you ever put your masterpiece on social media, please use the hashtag #mgfcpaint, so I can try to see it!

[@Ms4pan]

This was very well explained

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Thanks!

[@sherrysharp4464]

Amazing

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@artefects23fineart]

Such a good video and explanation of Impressionism. Loved the painting too!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

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Im gonna start soon!!🤣🥰😍

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

You can do it!

[@chrissielefranc1916]

Thank you, this was very interesting. I’ve been teaching myself to paint during the lockdown and have managed to produce a half decent painting of Flora, Roman Goddess of Flowers and Spring (without eruption damage). I’d like to see you do some landscapes please.

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Stunning!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@NiinaSKlove]

Love it! I just subscribed to your channel, super excited to follow you, and learn more, - you are a great teacher, sir! 🤓👍🏼

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you! Really appreciate it! I am just sharing what I’ve learned along the road.

[@jacksondasi3166]

Good video inspire me to take one. Became your fan

[@c7eye]

Please do a landscape in the Claude Monet style. Thanks

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Could be nice... let me see

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After that art critic impression I just had to subscribe!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hahaha, more impressions coming soon if you like that ! 😋

[@alejandro1978r]

You rock👍🏼

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@4lteredbeast]

Can you please do a tutorial on one of Monet's close friends, John Peter Russell? He's one of my favourites and I'd love to see a breakdown on his style!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching! You are not the first one to ask about Russell! Haha, let me see what I can do!

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I❤it thank you 😊

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Great video! Liked, and subscribed.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@BaysideCreativeMedia]

Could you do some watercolor examples? I’d be so.pleased to see the techniques you use. Thanks for your videos - I enjoy them (even though I exclusively paint with watercolors).

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hey! Sure, will try to work on something. If I am not mistaken, I already have a few watercolor videos from a few years ago… but I will work on new ones soon!

[@BaysideCreativeMedia]

Awesome! And I will look at the older videos in the meantime! Thanks much!

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I need your humor! 😌

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[@alejandroj909]

Es un video interesante, me ha inspirado mucho, iré a pintar ahora!

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Muchas gracias y saludos desde Singapur !

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Cezanne, this is informative , relaxing, and of course technique is not the individual hand.

[@aleynawastaken]

wow thank you! Now I know what tonking is :)

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

The first time I did it, I was so scared to ruin the painting! 😂 but, no, it worked all right!

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@@mygeekfamilycotton Yes it does seem a bit intimidating 😂 But it turned out lovely in this video 👌🏼❤️✨I will definitely try it!

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Rembrandt! Please! Haha, i see you have already done this. Yay. Subscribed and inspired. Thank you.

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Thanks!

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That was awesome Thankyou xo

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Very nice

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Thank you!

[@lucyselhorn8533]

WOW! You are so talentedd thank you for all the great tips!

[@hattorihanzo8385]

Manet is the father of Impressionism. Monet is one of the chief missionaries.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hanzo-San, the name “impressionism” still comes from Monet’s painting. But they were close friends and often exchange about techniques and subjects. Arigatoo!

[@hattorihanzo8385]

@@mygeekfamilycotton as far as I know manet’s “luncheon on the grass” is the first impressionistic painting as far as the brushstrokes in the background is concerned. In fact Monet got inspired by this and gave the “Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe” during 1865-66. There is no doubt in calling Monet the most “well versed and knowledgeable of the impressionists” basically the real deal of Impressionism but it’s Manet who started it. The difference between Manet and Monet as far as Impressionism is concerned is the difference between Poe’s Auguste Dupin and Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Sure Holmes is the real deal but Dupin is the first detective even before Holmes and set the template for Doyle’s novels. I rest my case. Great video by the way. Cheers!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

[@akhildonthireddy3003]

The effort you put into the impersonation was brilliant, the costume, the gestures and accent sold it! Subscribed!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Haha, I try to make it a bit lively... but the accent is genuine: I am really French! 😂

[@akhildonthireddy3003]

@@mygeekfamilycotton oh it must've been your tone then!

[@atlantic2233]

Very helpful tutorial, thank you for sharing and explaining the steps! Could you possibly make a "Paint like Paul Gauguin" tutorial?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hi! Thanks for your message and your encouragement! Gauguin would be interesting indeed... let’s see what I can do! Thanks!

[@csbtlo]

perfect!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@csml4519]

u shld start a online class... wow now u are my course teacher

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Awwww thanks! I am not a teacher, just sharing what I do with people who share the same hobby

[@nandini.nelson]

really awesome'

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@Rogerda62]

Beautiful and inspiring work! These videos are a favorite on Saturday mornings with my fancy breakfast. I’m wondering, may you could consider a real time live stream in the future?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Ah! Thanks for your comment Roger! And you know what? I was thinking about it! The thing is that I need several hours to make a painting, and it is sometimes a bit of a trial and error process, even though I try to plan everything beforehand. But I don’t say no... let’s see in the future!

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Greetings from Zapopan, Jalisco, México

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Hola Lupita! Muchas gracias y saludos!

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sooo underrated

[@gativaa]

I don’t know that Jack Black was also a painter, btw thanks for this helpful video!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hahaha, I get that a lot! Thanks for watching!

[@temitopeoluwaseun]

Thank you very much very helpful and educative. I’d you do watercolors would be nice to see your portrait process for that as well

[@matthewzenofmatthew4415]

I’m a pen and ink guy, and I feel like there are some methods that translate. So glad I found this, I wonder if the is a Van Gogh or Courbet (so)? I need to research the page! Thanks for the forgery 😜

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hey Matthew! Yes, I am sure you can find some connexions. I like pen and ink too, maybe will do something about that too... for Van Gogh, here is the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4uogZ-NaK2FpcU No Courbet yet, but who knows? Cheers

[@emmanuelpower2439]

Would love some landscape demos as i cannot draw faces very well

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hello! Thanks for watching! The next video will be a room in the style of Matisse!

[@emmanuelpower2439]

Ah very intetesting. Merci.

[@juwa73g24]

I really enjoyed this and learnt a lot thank you!! I would love to see the palette as you mix your colours, it would enhance the tutorial experience. Off to subscribe, looking forward to seeing your other videos! 👨‍🎨🎨🖌

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot! It is indeed a good idea. Will try to do that for a next video!