Painting With Zorn's Limited Palette In My Sketchbook. Cesar Santos vlog 073

[@generalfishcake]

As a digital artist, I would like to say how impressed I and my colleagues are with this technique. We are so similar, yet so different in the way we paint, and we get spoiled by the advanced tools at our disposal. The end result may look similar, but the discipline of painting on canvas forces you to be several times more efficient, and dynamic. Only a handful of digital artists can boast such efficiency, and they usually come from a traditional background.

[@TheChiliLime]

Amen! That's why I do and encourage other digital artists go traditional time to time. It's not only teaches you patience and methodical workflow, but also makes you re-appreciate all the wonderful digital tools we have!

[@brenttaylordotus]

London England The undo button is the ultimate cheat code for digital art

[@zotich9112]

@@TheChiliLime I agree with you. When i start using traditional painting tehnique, my digital work start look way more beter than before

[@SuperShiki666]

As a digital artist, painting traditionally is pretty frustrating, you know what you want to do but to get it you gotta work twice as hard. For example I know what shade of red i want but i have to mix it first, not just nudge the color wheel a bit lol....

[@nunu7797]

​@@SuperShiki666 It's funny, I feel that way about digital. Like, getting the tones to blend properly and the brush to do what I want can be frustrating. I think traditional gives you infinitely more control over brushwork and blending, while digital allows you to do really big pieces a lot faster because it allows you to manipulate the composition easily (instead of redrawing it) and to do stuff with photo editing. It's obvious why the industry favors digital for concept and promotional art, although I believe we might see a really big comeback of traditional art in the 21th century, as a pushback after several generations of modern skill-less artists.

[@arjanvanwoensel]

Far out! Amazing how you used those colours, from the warm skin tones to the more pinky hues... awesome.

[@ohitssummercherry]

As a young artist, these videos help me endlessly! Thanks for teaching me different techniques and skills, hope you’ve had a lovely festive season :)

[@jmmacb03]

I am 63 and the internet has changed everything! All these Masters are willing to post their knowledge without holding anything back. And you can get the best seat in the house for demos. And you can pause and rewind, and rewind! Cheers, from Toronto ♥

[@Sanctum1972]

As an old school illustrator myself, I work mostly by hand and digital, so I can clearly see what you're trying to do here which is inspiring. I'm familiar with the atelier system, having read and owned several books on them and had life drawing back in the day, traditional techniques will never die out. And yes, limited palettes will force the artist to focus and cut down on the overload. Keep up the inspiring work!

[@1976kinan]

A master is the one who makes a complicated work look very simple...amazing as usual!

[@macclift9956]

There's always that bit of Cesar Santos magic that springs from your palette!

[@coopart1]

As always thank you for bringing us into your studio and watch you work! Very helpful. Im no Cesar but you inspired me to put up a video of myself painting.

[@daphnemarais1540]

Hello Cesar! You and Valentina must enjoy the festive season! Thanks for all your inspiring videos, so appreciated! Greetings from South Africa!

[@doodleabhi]

Your painting are like music itself and background music you choose is extra bonus, you are Amazing and I love you.

[@sbodi4d]

It blows my mind that there are people this talented that are not SUPERSTARS! I would rather watch you paint than watch anything else...

[@ЗебоНаимова-к7н]

you are so positive person, I love the manner you present your classes!!!

[@wheetypeedy]

So beautifully painted. Like magic coming to life. Thank you Cesar

[@zabe_era]

Thank you for demonstrating this! I did a small painting last year with the Zorn palette and somebody chastised me for using black in my mixing. Black isn't always bad! Many beginner painters work with a literal fear of black paint and so they never learn how it can be used. Personally I really enjoyed working with the Zorn palette and still find it my go-to for skin mixing.

[@jacksonbrown777]

Great work,...It's always fun to see your sketchbooks.

[@snapperlee8670]

Who would like to see Cesar do a vid on painting landscapes?.....if you haven’t seen one of his,google it!... Their absolutely amazing!.....

[@CoreFineArt]

I watch this over and over and it still amazes me the range you can get from Zorn.

[@G8rrett]

Thanks for posting. Simply wow

[@Drawing-photography]

I never understood how people could be jealous of others? Until I came across you a few years ago.. now I get it 😂 your amazing! Thanks for the inspiration

[@vikke2013]

Inspiring! I would love to try out oil painting myself. Looks like great fun!

[@bradlyannetejeda]

SAME, but its so expensive, I wish I could find good quality ones cheaper...

[@LynnePriceStudio]

@@bradlyannetejeda Buy canvas pads or canvas boards, cadmium yellow light hue or azo yellow, alizarin crimson permanent or quinacridone red, ultramarine blue, and titanium white. That is just four tubes of paint. If you can afford it, a tube of napthol scarlet would be great but not necessary. Buy one rigger brush and a bristle flat in size 4. You could also just buy one tube of ivory black paint and one tube of white paint and do a bunch of value studies. For cleaning in between colors, use baby oil from the dollar store. Be sure to wipe very well to get the oil out. Old t-shirts from Goodwill are great for this. Then use a bar of gentle white soap like Ivory to finish cleaning your brushes at the end of the day.

[@iamg07]

Great pallet. Really makes the subject area pop.

[@jaydentownsend5402]

Your girls are always eerily realistic. Happy new year.

[@kristianhelgesen4455]

Master! Genius. Unbelievable to watch you're control of the brushes.... amazing!😀

[@mirtaxiomelyssandin2001]

I admire Zorn. Living in Sweden give me the pleasure to let to know Zorn and Carl Larsson. Both are my inspiration and source of knowledge. Happy to see you paint in his color palette. Impressed!

[@AdrianNeptune]

Unbelievable this technique is amazing!

[@pookiepoodle46]

Superb drawing. Thank you for this demo, and for sharing your incredible talent with us.

[@The72challenger]

One hell of an artist to study...the one and only legend from Sweden, Anders Zorn!

[@laravirginia9872]

Your videos are fantastic and your enthusiasm infectious! Thank you for sharing your passion. As an animal portrait artist, human portraits are a relatively new thing for me and I feel as if I am starting all over again...you have taught me much! X

[@matijavuk4214]

aww man, you are too good, to get this realism from imagination .... damn, such boldness, precision & vision, master of the craft !

[@williamadcock5129]

Wow , excellent . Loved it. Thanks.

[@sunnyscreamer123]

Wow, this is really really amazing. The way you paint, the use of the colors, just few of them... And your energy and good will! It all fits together to create such a good videos and great paintings!

[@jorgehortua7646]

Don’t forget to keep us updated with your show in Paris!

[@leandrorodriguesdacosta6144]

Your sketchbooks inspire me a lot

[@juangomezsfamousartshow]

Love the limited palette! very nice demo and beautiful study!

[@alibabaaa3264]

Bravissimo fantastico,con colori primari, bravooooooo👍

[@marioarnold7435]

Your work is amazing and inspiring! Thanks so much for all these amazing tips. I hope to start back painting some and you are just the inspiration I need.

[@akiragodzilla]

thankyou for making this video. It's hard to say right now, but I think you may have changed my life as an artist.

[@MrJesseleerocha]

Great lesson. Thanks for sharing, Cesar.

[@hristohammer]

As Einstein said: Everything is relative! That is correct for colors as well! Gray-ish yellow next to red looks like a cool blue. Utilizing grays gives you a lot more freedom and values to work with. As always mighty impressive work. So much color, light and mood just from 2 + B&W is amazing!!!

[@davidhizuhara3191]

That is so awesome!!

[@evemctelenn]

Happy New year my friend ! So happy to watch every time your Art ! You will go to Paris ? Well done! See you on the next video ! Cheers Eve

[@miltonwelch4177]

You vaguely look like my professor assistant on Academy but way superior in conveying the knowledge.

[@gabiballetje]

I see him doing it, and i still very much wonder... HOW !?!?!? Amazing skill.

[@timuk7033]

that zorn colours are great and super drawing too 🍷🍷🍷

[@craig243ful]

I have to admit I would love to meet you someday

[@alejandrasanchez1229]

Fabuloso.Gracias.

[@correspondancesfictives]

juste superbe

[@christa360m]

Oil in a sketchbook! How does that work in terms of the drying time? Is any medium used here? I like the idea of practising oil in a sketchbook but have visions of a load of them hanging around open to dry and the cat sitting on them!

[@aavishkaarindia3200]

Yes, I too would like to know... do we use a quick drying agent like Liquin ?

[@damianogiolitti3416]

@@aavishkaarindia3200 most likely but even when you use liquin or galkyd you still have to wait 1/2 days

[@ogulcanyolcu8714]

use gesso. apply and let it dry a few times, then you can use it for oils

[@lailaadam403]

Thank you for this, I appreciate your work 🙏 your videos helping me so much 💙

[@reigettzu]

Thank you my boss for all your inspiration

[@ArtByPavan]

This is soo good, such a joy to watch you paint

[@iangillham9647]

I thought I used a limited palette! HA! Great results, and you can’t argue with the results here!

[@laurencelance586]

Love this stuff. Can't wait for your next DVD series.

[@revzillo]

That was really impressive. Exellent work Cesar ☺👍

[@patriziaarroyo5976]

Just amazing!

[@crisantobioncogjr560]

Happy new year Sir. Cesar. Thanks always for your knowledge about art portrait. For sharing.

[@basiliocrespogarcia-baquer4309]

Maravilloso. Maestro.

[@guitargold100]

Again awesome!

[@RobertF-]

Happy new year to you Cesar and everyone watching. What an awesome channel this is.

[@rocha333]

Cesar Santos, great Job!

[@henriquejanuario881]

Great! Which gel do you use over the drawing? Thanks for any help!

[@danielblaze4112]

So good, bravo !

[@miltonfelix3839]

cesar tu eres una inspiracion constante para mi, abrazos desde francia

[@murderballad1154]

i was on a desert island for a minute, bangin tunes ! ♥

[@MakerMaddox]

Man! You're like a surgeon with that brush!

[@panchol7796]

Cesar Santos es un maestro vivo ;-O ooomaaiigood!!

[@cristiandenniss8471]

Pero se le olvidó el españa y por eso no vale

[@egorvongorr5209]

Thank you Cesar! 🙏🏻

[@luisartist3393]

Genial eres un gran artista

[@steveclevenger5826]

Dude, that's amazing.

[@costelandone5128]

Awasome painting man! I wish to paint like you! Congrats!

[@moonlightgator541]

I paint with watercolors and I am jealous for oil painting in terms of how much more it allows to do. One day I will try oil. It is kind of scary. Because how different the technics are. It would be fun to see you using watercolors as experiment.

[@RobertF-]

I just want to say, there are water mixable oil paints that are available. They are oil paints, but they've been made to where they can be mixed with water and no paint thinners or solvents are required. They are a great transition from water color paints because you only need water to work with them.

[@RobertF-]

@@sebnemnisanci They work just like regular oil paints. Only difference is you don't need paint thinners and solvents. They're pretty amazing.

[@adalbertoperez3623]

Moonlight Gator I recently started using gouache with my watercolors when I need opaque layers similar to what oil paint provides. Many magazine ads in the 1950’s and 1960s that look like oil renderings were actually gouache paintings. Some oil painters use gouache for small studies to better plan their large paintings. With gouache you can paint dark to light like in oil paintings.

[@wolf7379]

Definitely use Water Mixable or Water Soluble oil paints. But DO NOT thin oil paints with water for transparency. Paint thinned with water will become cloudy. Think of water as ONLY for clean-up. Cleaning brushes with water and with any kind of soap is so easy - much easier than acrylic paints! There are many sites giving you advice like this one, www.craftsy.com/art/article/water-soluble-oil-paints/.

[@RobertF-]

@@wolf7379 Great point

[@jamescarpenter6585]

Magical

[@stormcorrosion176]

Holy shit man. Incredible.

[@SebastianTinajero]

Love seeing that stair case shape structure in the toes 👌🌹

[@andresfer8460]

Increíble!!

[@a7med228]

Which better sculpting or drawing to learn first ? Thank you.

[@jcwt_pdx]

I love the way you think! 💙💜

[@josineisilva922]

Beautiful job...you are gênio!

[@gamejusgeckes261]

Increíble Cesar!! Me parece un ejercicio increíble lo intentare realizar dentro de poco. Suerte y sigue asi.

[@ErinDeCoste]

Cesar do you spray a fixative on your sketchbook oil painted pages when you are done with them or just let them be and use the wax paper. wondering how long it takes them to dry before you can safely close the journal again 😉 love watching you work your magic! Thank you for sharing your process with us!

[@santocesart]

I varnish them

[@fri8601]

Crazy dude. That was sick. Subscribed.

[@ElJibaro89]

Hola Cesar, feliz año nuevo. Question for you. After you finish your sketch in your book, what reference material do you use for painting your model?

[@negaralmassian8935]

Amazing as always

[@mcbaltz]

Hi, Cesar! With two colors, black and white you do an amazing painting. With all the colors of the entire universe, i get my stuff always muddy. LOL Cesar, please, tell me one thing about underpainting... How do you chose the base color?

[@mej3616]

Excellent!! Thanks

[@aparecidobrito7370]

kkkkkkk!! two colors!!! Wonderful!!! You are man!!!

[@sheep2329]

This guy is amazing!

[@lamanupailin]

Me encantó!!!! Graciassss!!!

[@anguscolemanangus]

Very beautiful, Cesar. No photo reference while you painted? :)

[@BetoAzamar]

Que buen trabajo maestro. Una pregunta, hay algo de malo si se pinta sobre el dibujo al carbon directamente, se que se borrara el dibujo pero aparte de eso? se afectaria la pintura en algo o no hay problema? Trabajo sobre canvas. Saludos desde México!

[@viitinsh]

cool rap! nice that somebody is still painting "old school"

[@huesandtones]

Amazing!!!!! I am inspired now!

[@SlowPersuit]

Beautiful. I was going "noooo don't paint over it!" as the drawing was so well done- but then the painting was superb as well! Love the appreciation of values. The limited pallet (to my untrained eye) binds the whole together - it makes more coherence. So much for my old art teacher saying "never ever use black - it simply doesn't exist in nature!".

[@kermy_k]

SlowPursuit you can actually make it with blue and brown. My professor didn’t want me using straight up (titanium) black either lol

[@AmanKumar-ht8zg]

Wow . Great . Love this rap . 💕

[@frosa33]

AWESOME, YOU INSPIRED ME TO G BACK TO SKETCHING

[@АндрейЧернов-о8ч]

Красота !!!!

[@malipops315]

Hello Cesar, What do you use to prime the sketchbook sheets befoe useing oil on them? Thank you

[@vermillionhugh]

Great video and quality work Mr C. Not sure why Zorn credited with this particular palette 🎨. We should both know such a palette of Pigments goes all the way back, throughout painting history. The Greek classical palette and prior to that, mankind living in caves. Best wishes to you, Hugh.

[@santocesart]

I agree, its just a popular way to make all understand the color combination and its results.

[@paulterl4563]

Holy cow bro !! This is beautiful !!! ... Now I must see all of your videos and hope to find all the tricks and tips to paint so well !! Very very good. Tell me something, this is unreal. Hehe Have a nice evening Hasta luego :)

[@maddellineradabaugh4687]

How often do you use reference photos? Thanks, your work is amazing and always inspires me to keep going and continue learning!

[@johnsteinman4462]

Its a magic of sorts.