Paint like Seurat in 7 easy steps!

For this video, a lot of Color theory! But Seurat had such a way with colors!
If you follow these advices please post your paintings on social media with the hashtag #mgfcpaint, so I can find them!!
Cheers, see you soon!

[@lindab7383]

I'm happy to have found you. How about a Monet lily pond painting.

[@rjvnz]

I second this!

[@fionamckay]

Thank you so much! This video was completely awesome. I especially like how you created your colour wheel. You also made it a lot easier to understand how to paint like Seurat - I never realized that he created the shadows and highlights like that.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Happy I could be of service! Cheers!

[@rjvnz]

I love all of your “paint like a..” series! It’s one of the best breakdowns I’ve found on how to paint like these masters. Can you please do Monet lily pond painting and a painting like Matisse? Matisse’s art of different rooms is stunning.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it! I do a lot of portraits, but I will try and see what I can do!

[@rjvnz]

@@mygeekfamilycotton I’m sure you can pull it off and it will be an amazing tutorial! Looking forward to it 🙏

[@everestvirtue309]

Immensely enjoyable Thank you for making this.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching! I have a new video coming every 1st (museum mysteries) and 15th (style guide in 7 steps)of the month ! 😋

[@user-ty8sg3wv9t]

really like this video❤

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you very much!

[@Ms.JJ413]

I really love your YTC great!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Maraming salamat! 😉

[@amandasymon4363]

Brilliant - Very meditative process 👌

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you for watching! It is indeed a very therapeutic way of painting: need to sort the dots in your head first! 😂😂😂

[@elizabethbarker9380]

These videos are helping me so much. Glad I found your channel. ..thank u!

[@elizabethbarker9380]

Also, would you consider doing a video about Sargent? Thank u!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Haha, I was thinking about it! I love doing portraits and he was the real master, so...

[@musedarkshines]

What an amazing video, you are a great teacher and I loved your painting, I’ve always like Seurat and didn’t know how those paintings were made. so interesting and well explained. Thank you so much, can’t wait to see more videos. 🥰🖼

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

[@lyn1nan]

Thankyou that was very interesting xo

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

[@Audion]

Fabulous painting you have created in this one! 🧤🎩

[@adrianapizziafranc2839]

So happy to find you

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@IvanMorenoPlus]

You said and showed so many clever things here. Thank you!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you for watching!

[@paulofontes75]

Excellent, bien expliqué et un bon résultat, félicitations pour une autre excellente vidéo, salutations du Portugal.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Merci Paulo! Obrigado ! Je connais bien le Portugal et la région de Marinha Grande ou je suis allé plusieurs fois pour mon travail. Très beau pays et excellent cuisine!

[@desiertoscacti5388]

I love your channel so much! You have such a wonderful way of teaching, and your voice is zen and relaxing. Enjoying all the techniques so much! Thank you!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot! I am preparing. I am preparing new videos, so, stay tuned!

[@euvid1]

How wonderful. Thank you.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@devauxfred]

Passionnant ! Bravo Hervé

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Merci, mon grand!

[@suziealt6842]

THANK YOU 🎨

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching!

[@cinfulgentleman]

OMGOODNESS!!! I’ve been hunting for exactly this! Thank you. I’ve had a heck of a time putting together the color theory with practical application! Your ability to combine both of them has pushed me forward by weeks of self discovery!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Haha, thanks a lot! The trick is maybe to reach a “generic Color” first (I.e any green by juxtaposing blue and yellow), and then add dots to adjust to the Color you really want in that area?

[@kyliebennett2494]

Thank you for y 🤟🏾 sign language. Inclusion into such markets is quite visionary thank y

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

I am so sorry. I do sign a bit with some friends or when I meet hard-of-hearing people. However, I am not doing it in this video. Maybe it’s the video playing in the background that was confusing?

[@marffvmarffv5438]

What a very well detailed and clear explanations , I appreciate a lot and will try to apply your steps soon in a first canvas using this technique. Merci beaucoup fron France ;-)

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Merci à vous pour ce gentil commentaire! Tenez moi au courant!

[@therain-bowden3074]

What an amazing;y beautiful painting, thank you for sharing

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@phyllisjarrett5780]

Wow 👏

[@faithbaker8259]

you have taught me so much thank you i will start a pating today & please keep doing more on this. thanks faith😊

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for watching, Faith!

[@Tamyslav]

Wooow 😍 thank you! The explanation with a cube is perfect!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you for watching!

[@sharonb2061]

Excellent presentation. I learned and understood your information. I also enjoy your personality.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@kamiluck]

Excellence. Thank you

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@ViWizard]

Amazing in every aspect, subscribed!!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot!

[@angie9430]

Love these ! Can you do a painting in the style of modigliani ? X 💋 Thanks Angie from the UK .

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Honestly, I was thinking about it...mmmh

[@bethbartlett5692]

Great detail tutorial.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@ritaputatunda]

This is wonderful.. one can learn so much by learning the techniques and thought processes of the great masters.. and you have explained it so well.. thank you so much.. I have subscribed..

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you very much, Rita!

[@vihangajjar7043]

Its really helpful thank you so much

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks!

[@sarfatiassociates2818]

Merci, tres instructif et cela m’ouvre des “avenues”. Je suis musicien et cette facon d’utiliser les complémentaires c’est tres similaire aux substitutions d’accord en jazz. Bon “enough talk and let’s walk the walk”; je tâcherai de vous donner un example en utilisant votre hash tag. Je suis plutôt genre marine bretonne. Merci et bon week end

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Merci! Vous aussi! J’ai regardé votre vidéo de bossa nova: très bon! Et, je demande à voir pour les couleurs du jazz! C’est intéressant!

[@Raes.gallery_]

I loved the joke 😂

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks! 😋

[@iansaxby9264]

These style videos are great! I'd like to see you tackle the styles of some of the more interesting contemporary artists like Peter Doig, Reg Mombassa, or Ian Saxby.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks! I’ll take a look!

[@a.s.s._art]

Great video thanks

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@romainvilleneuve]

vraiment bien comme d'habitude toute une technique

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Merci Romain!

[@KalpanaImaginationArtandEngPoe]

Well explained.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you!

[@rafishafiro3024]

magnifique

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Merci beaucoup!

[@beckybequette8212]

Love it. I'm bored to tears recovering from surgery, but I can paint. Just stumbled on your videos and now I'm having the time of my life. Can't wait to take a nap, then get a canvas ready! THANK YOU, Does the #mgfcpaint work on Facebook?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks Becky! First of all, I wish you a speedy recovery!!! Get well soon! And yes, you can use the #mgfcpaint on Facebook, insta or Twitter. I check them regularly before making new videos

[@gordotrolo4603]

Beautiful ! When a video painting like Modigliani?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thank you very much! Yes! Modigliani is in my to-do list! A bit of patience because these videos actually require a lot of research and pre-work (which is why I only do around 1 video per month…)😩

[@gordotrolo4603]

@@mygeekfamilycotton No problem ! I'll always prefer quality instead quantity 😊

[@bobb1870]

The series is wonderful. I have an idea for a painter, Thomas Hart Benton with his use of colors, historic narratives, and perspective.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks a lot for the kind words! As for Thomas Hart Benton, I’ll study this and let you know!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Btw, are you related?

[@bobb1870]

@@mygeekfamilycotton that's a good question. I don't know, but I can dig into it. I like Benton's life story and art, he knew how get commissions and press for it. Love your channel and all the practical art education. We need more of it in America and abroad. Thanks

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Haha, thanks a lot!

[@wing0a]

up for a challenge something from from the East and less of oil/paint. liken Hokusai?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

I was thinking about sumi-e, actually, a few days ago! But Hokusai would be another deep research... that’s enticing! Mmmh... let me see

[@HouseofEl]

I love this video! Thanks so much for making it. I finally learned how to pronounce George Seurat too! :D I recently fell in love with The Channel of Gravelines, Grand Fort-Philippe and while I don't think it's up for auction by the National Art Gallery in London, I MAY be bold enough to try to recreate it. Is this crazy ambitious?

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Thanks for the kind words! Ambition is good! Do it! And share your progress on social media with #mgfcpaint, so I can see it!

[@HouseofEl]

@@mygeekfamilycotton There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity. I'll ponder if I'm going to do this for real for my new flat and if I decide, I'll definitely tag you. Anyway - new subscriber. Keep going, you're fantastic! :)

[@jusediam]

Would you like pls paint like Degas or Schiele, or both :)

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hey Juan! Thanks for the suggestions ! I will see what I can do!

[@jerrykelley4470]

Step back to enjoy painting

[@IndyCotton]

good name !! :-)

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Indeed, Indy!! 😉

[@IndyCotton]

@@mygeekfamilycotton and I paint and draw too!! My work is on Instagram @indycotton .... Are you on Instagram ?

[@KalpanaImaginationArtandEngPoe]

Do we work wet into wet on dots

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Hello! I would say no because the idea is to decompose the light/Color in the primary colors. So in wet-on-wet, you might mix the colors and get a uniform hue. But I work with acrylic and gouaches so the drying time is shorter. It might be more difficult with oils…

[@KalpanaImaginationArtandEngPoe]

@@mygeekfamilycotton Thank u

[@KarenSavage-vj5db]

Your video is interesting and informative, however, the large screen in the background with you teaching a different lesson is distracting.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Yes, sorry about it. I wanted to try something to make the background more lively and it didn’t work… I don’t do it anymore.😂

[@JC-gm3zs]

Sorry, you sound interesting, but that TV screen is a big put off. I had to stop watching after 5 minutes.

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

Yeah, it was a bad idea. I don’t do it anymore, fortunately.