Portrait Painting Tutorial | Start-Finish & Zorn Palette

[@RanchoZabara]

Back again for a review of this wonderful video. Anyone interested in portrait painting and color will benefit greatly from watching….and reviewing to refresh the memory. Thanks again from a grateful viewer.

[@bernieborsten32]

YES, WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HIN AROUND...

[@sandramalone3522]

You amaze me in how you make sense of a bunch of paint and transform it onto something so spectacular. I would love to paint but it would take a century for me to learn to do what you do. Thank you for all your amazing videos.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you for your kind words! I believe with the right training this is all learnable stuff 🙂 I’d be happy to have you as a student in my online classes! Please see patreon.com/yupariartist and check out the mentorship tier. Thanks again for watching my videos :-)

[@sandramalone3522]

@@YupariArtist I will definitely check out your class...and thank you for your encouraging words!

[@donnahawley]

Thank you for your generosity in sharing your technique! You are a fabulous painter and teacher.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

I am fascinated by painting portrait skills. To me it is like black magic. I don't understand where how and what makes such great results and i cannot do it. I greatly admire this skill and it completely eludes me. I tried to learn as an autodidact and it was nowhere close from mediocre it was garbage. When i watch this video with the painter explanation, i don't get it, whatever he says does not explain how he does it. This remains like magic and impenetrable to me.

[@laurellecidonchaart]

This was so generous of you. Your commentary is insightful and fascinating. Thank you so much!

[@YupariArtist]

Thanks so much! I'm so happy that you're enjoying my videos! The commentary is perhaps the most difficult part of creating these videos, so it means a lot to me that you enjoy them! Thank you!!

[@rachelrodrigues4654]

Thank you for making this very helpful video. You make portrait painting look effortless!

[@jmmacb03]

I am *amazed at the range of colours from the Zorn palette!* I truly appreciated the different camera angles, music and your commentary throughout. Very well done! And a big *thank-you* for telling us that this took you 4 hrs + lunch! I learned a great deal from watching you mix your paints and how you moved your brushes and their description. Nice to know I don't have to spend a fortune since I was given some new brushes from Michaels and didn't really know whether to spend money on "the proper tools". I have been watching videos for half the day and night and yours was the best by FAR!. Thanks for answering questions in your comment section too-that is rare. From Toronto ☮

[@vaknexort3351]

excellent exposition about portraits and an excellent teacher

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! Thanks for watching my videos!!

[@wei-divee1213]

You are truly a remarkable artist. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@jeffhreid]

“Making a painting look effortless takes a whole lot of effort “ true that!

[@henrybedingfeld2699]

I was fascinated to learn about the Zorn palette. I discovered I had an aptitude for portrait painting, which was a total surprise, 2 1/2 years ago. Every body was astonished, especially me and my art teacher! So thank you for your videos/tutorials. They are a great help to this student. Henry Bedingfeld (in the UK).

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you Henry! Thanks for watching my videos, and I am glad to hear that you enjoy portraiture as well! Feel free to ask me any questions you may have in portrait painting! Happy Painting!

[@henrybedingfeld2699]

Thank you for your reply. I do have a question. In one of your recent videos you described the proportions 1 part stand oil to 4 parts paint thinner as your medium, and went on to say that this was essentially a retouching varnish; at other times you call it oiling out your painting so that you can continue the painting when it has dried. My art teacher tells me to use a retouching varnish no sooner than 6 months after I finish the painting or there would be a serious danger of doing terrible damage. It seems to me that your oiling out mixture is not really a retouching varnish. Please can let me know what you think. Thanks. Henry.

[@annacollier5372]

Anders Zorn is from my home town Mora. I have been to his house and museum many times (the house is part of the museum). He was a brilliant painter. He is like the local celebrity for our town, haha! Didn't know there was such a things as a "Zorn Palette" though. He had a great saying which is "tvivlar man på egen förmåga skapar man ej stora ting" Basically "Doubting your own abilities you will not create great things" I have it framed in my studio. Thank you for a great video! I will subscribe 🙏😊

[@bernieborsten32]

That's a great comment. Congratulations. I copied your observation and have it on MY own wall. Thank you all!

[@ezequielbecerra2368]

Thanks a lot Yupari for all your amazing videos

[@lyndadinneen3029]

Thank you for sharing your work, your art, your skill. Your videos are so helpful Yupari!

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you for your kind words!! I'm happy that you find my videos to be helpful Thank you for watching!!

[@stephenspiteri_zunkus]

I am forever astounded as to how much colour can be had from such a limited palette. Great painting demonstration. Loved to see you work. Very relaxing.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you so much! It is pretty interesting to see how many colors can result from the Zorn palette. I'm always astounded by the power of a limited palette to be honest. I'm happy that you enjoyed the video!! Thanks for watching!

[@melgrealish4691]

Thank you - wonderful to watch and so grateful that I can also learn. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@YupariArtist]

Thanks for watching my videos! I'm happy that my videos help you learn as well. I'm certainly going to make more videos!

[@RanchoZabara]

A very fine artist sharing an extremely valuable step by step explanation of Zorn's palette and an effective method to lay out the mixes. The best explanation of procedure I have seen. Very impressed with Yupari's calm demeanor, his skill and the respectful way he answers questions on this site. A credit to art appreciators and to artist. Thank you very much.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you for appreciating my video!! I do my best to improve my knowledge and ability so that I may use it to help others. Thank you for watching my videos!!

[@donettesaunders-pretorius1312]

Thank you so much. You teach very well indeed! I will follow you for sure. Very generous of you to share this with us the way you do . I learnt a lot and want to follow with brush in hand very soon. Thanks again and blessings to you

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you for your kind words and for following my videos!! I'm glad that you like my tutorials!! Thanks for watching!!

[@sheslop888]

Great painting, great length and detailed explanation. Thank you.

[@richardthomas7435]

Newbie here. You have reinforced my choice of using a limited palette to simplify! Excellent video, I am impressed.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! Thanks for watching!

[@ButchCurry]

I really like these longer form videos, great stuff!

[@YupariArtist]

I'm glad that you like the longer videos!! Thanks for watching!!

[@RanchoZabara]

Forgot to mention...I was fascinated with your "drawing brush and your eraser brush" method. I am familiar with the wipe out method to establish large shapes but somehow it never occurred to me to "erase" smaller shapes with the brush. Insightful and thanks for sharing.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! I believe I learned the eraser brush technique while I was studying at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia. I spent two semesters there back in 2011. The wipe out method is very useful too :) Thank you for watching!!

[@aldrinllana2284]

I liked your techniques....such a great artist..and i love your artworks

[@jeffhreid]

Really liked the tip about the highlight of the eye. I think my next project will be a Zorn master copy. That palette has captured my imagination.

[@betsykellum5128]

Glad to come across this video. I just finished organizing a 6-week session of Monitored Life Studies, where 10 of us painted the model. I had decided to limit myself to the Zorn palette. I sure wish I had watched your video before I started. I had a hard time mixing the colors with any 'life' to them, as every color seemed rather muddy. To pre-mix the basics was a great tool, and to start using the eraser brush was extremely helpful (rather than a rag eraser). Will give the Zorn palette another try now that I have more information. Thanks!!

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you for watching my videos! I'm happy that you found the Zorn palette mixtures to be helpful!

[@dolmetscherabraham3835]

Excellent painter and top KZbin_teacher

[@andrewcaddell2670]

Just watched your video for the first time. Wow! I learned a lot! Thank you! - Andrew

[@gloriawenrick6721]

Great painting! Thanks

[@MS-ce8nr]

Excellent demonstration.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! Thanks for watching!

[@joseluisderivera465]

Great demo!!! Thanks for sharing knowledge!!! Greetings from Mexico City

[@dominiquetissier167]

Votre portrait est aussi réussi que votre leçon ! Magnifique et très agréable à suivre !

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! I'm happy you like the portrait and lesson! Thanks for watching!

[@charlesfoster141]

Enjoyed this immensely. My first visit to your painting videos. Very nice job, just beautiful. Thanks

[@duantorruellas716]

Vatican approved colors , earth tones . I remember reading years ago they considered certain colors were responsible for effecting people negatively. From what I remember about the article I read , but I have always loved the Vatican's art collection so I adopted it just based on its esthetic impact in relation to nature pre 17th cen. That painting came out great my friend , I usually let it dry then glaze , but I like the energy of the continued flow of alla prima and I can see more color play develop in real time .

[@jonquinn3437]

Fantastic video! Thanks for posting.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! Thanks for watching!

[@jonquinn3437]

facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000134839725 You are very talented and have inspired me to get back to painting. It's been a few years and I feel good shaking off some rust. Thanks again. keep up the great videos!

[@carlporcaro7861]

very informative i will be painting this one this week with the ZORN PALETTE

[@lucys.c.5307]

I like watching you make the different combinations of color. I never knew you could make all those colors from a limited palette. Nice job!

[@YupariArtist]

Thanks for watching! I'm always amazed at how many colors/variations of colors can be created by a limited palette.

[@tessag2340]

so sensitive and beautiful. thank you

[@ramonitavega354]

First time watching your video, thanks for giving me the opportunity to learn more about the zorn's amazing use of color. Your portrait is amazing!

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you for watching my videos!

[@carolferguson5467]

So beautiful and an absolute pleasure to watch! Thank you Thank you Thank you

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you so much for your kind words!! I'm happy that you are enjoying my videos! Thanks for watching!

[@LuC1800]

I loved this video❤️thank you

[@sandywhiteley7526]

Great info. Thank you. Love your video and style.

[@jeffhreid]

Another thing that strikes me about the Zorn palette is that it kind of forces/ helps maintain color harmony automatically. Cool

[@joshadikal1617]

I love your job man, really good help. Nice video.

[@T3hJones]

Great! I love Zorn and living in Sweden I've seen his work all my life but have had little clue how he did them :).

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! Thanks for watching! I hope to use the Zorn palette again soon!

[@cynthiahickson9594]

First time watching..loved it...I've been using watercolor and now going to venture oil but water conducive since the others make me nauseous..so enjoyed getting a feel by watching your painting.

[@gloriaj.pinsker9577]

Beautiful! Amazing the color range possible with a limited palette. Really simplifies things. Thanks for a very informative video!

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! Thanks for watching my video! I love the Zorn palette and hope to use it for another video soon!

[@steve22933]

Beautiful!

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!

[@charlesfoster141]

Impressed with Zorn pallet. As a semi beginner I would rather have seen all 4 hours. Thanks

[@sgl3163]

Please take this in the spirit given, as your instruction is wonderful. Your videos require no music. It adds nothing and is quite distracting to some. Your instruction is great and you have a clear voice excellent for tutorials. Please consider leaving out the music if future tutorials. You're a great teacher, you don't need bells and whistles. I do watch you videos, but I have to mute them and use CC. I'm one of those that can't listen to music and someone talk .

[@YupariArtist]

I completely understand. Thank you for wording this so nicely! My more recent videos do not have the background music at all. Sorry for the late response... Happy Painting!

[@gracie30ish]

love your portraits you are my inspiration

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you so much for your kind words!!! You just made my day! I'm happy that you love my portraits and are watching my videos! Seriously, thank you so much! !

[@davidfullalove6576]

Hi. I would like you explain as your paint , why you cool a colour down or warm a colour up, where you put warm and cool colours and their influences in the portrait. I think i know that it's to do with shadows but an explanation of when , where and why would complete your excellent commentaries. Thank you so much for giving us your time. By the way I watch in the UK.

[@RanchoZabara]

A simple explanation is that if the light area is warm (warm light) the shadow area will be cool. ( Some reflected warms can be lightly brushed into the cool if warranted by light bouncing around). I'm sure Yupari could give you a much better explanation than just this basic.

[@Tocqueville2023]

Others have said this and I agree. the music is a distraction or rather it's just too loud. You're an excellent teacher, clear

[@王倍蒂]

得到許多調色技巧 . 非常棒的video.多謝!

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! I'm glad you like the colors! Thanks for watching!!

[@ronpatton5172]

Very good tutorial thanks so much.

[@voxs8694]

Thank you. Very insightful. I will try this method of alla prima layering out!

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you! I'm so glad that you find my videos insightful! I'm so flattered that you will try this method, means a lot to me!

[@mhproductionhalong]

Thank for sharing. I love your videos

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! Thanks for watching!

[@fjoija1]

beautiful!!!

[@KaustavMukherjeeFineArt]

Thanks for this one. I love your videos very much. Can you please do one video to show how a primary (titanium, cad light, alizarin, blue) or CMYK pallette be useful?

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you! I'll look into this, thank you for watching my videos!

[@inmaremen9152]

Maravilloso, de los mejores retratos que he visto

[@wilmakerstholt699]

Thank you from the Netherlands

[@robertaxelrod608]

Very informative both about the Zorn palette and an approach to portraiture. Thanks

[@subasshrestha5806]

Nice demo

[@carla7142]

Very nice!

[@ryanembry9875]

beautiful work! would love to see you do a piece in gouache.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! I actually have never used gouache. I do love experimenting with new mediums (currently trying to figure out acrylics). Hopefully once I learn how to use different mediums I will create new videos on how to use them. Thanks for watching!

[@desenhosreal]

Fantástico Nice work

[@sundarammadduri6776]

Thanks for sharing the video. I learned a lot from this. How to judge a portraits discrepancies with reverse seeing and in the mirror? Please explain me. I am a beginner having trouble getting features correctly. With blessings from India.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you for watching my video! I sometimes use a mirror to look at my painting next to the model. I bounce my eyes rapidly until I see something that can be fixed. This is especially useful when painting from a live model. Hope this helps!

[@TimothyJohnLukeSmithPSA]

Wonderful video and great channel!!!

[@MiniGhostGT]

I really hope u can replay to me, how do u get the canvas in that color, or is it store bought it like that or what name :)???

[@pices1970]

Thanks. Really learned a lot!

[@ramonariquelme3299]

no hablo ingles,pero con el arte,no me hace falta Exelente la didactica de como pintar un rostro Fantastico!!!! gracias

[@jameslawrence7698]

I would be very interested in a high key portrait demonstration. Thanks very much.

[@cazzelikrueger]

This is by far the most comprehensible painting process video I have ever watched. Subscribed right away. Can you further explain the mixtures of paint thinners you have and when you use them? Do you suggest stuff like liquin? How do you seal your paintings as well? Sorry for spamming you with questions, but I switched to watercolor when I realized it was less materials and I have a whole bunch of oil paints that I want to use!

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! Thanks for watching my videos! For the thinners, I use the odorless paint thinner to clean the brushes between certain mixtures (like from say red/burnt umber to green/yellow). The 1/5 stand oil 4/5 thinner medium is used to make the paint more fluid (like to cover large areas- background, hail and such). I actually do use liquin (since it is a fast drier) when working in layers ( underpainting - 1st color pass - final color pass) ---Perhaps I should do a video on that too? --- Feel free to ask me any questions you may have in portrait painting/painting, I'll do my best to answer them appropriately. Thanks again for watching my videos!!! Yupari

[@YupariArtist]

Also, If you have any ideas on portrait painting video topics, please feel free to share them with me. I'm always trying to find new/interesting content for my painting videos. Thank you!!

[@cazzelikrueger]

Master studies are always interesting! It not only gives you a chance to talk about your influences in depth, but brings some historical significance to certain painting techniques.

[@YupariArtist]

I agree! I sometimes feel a connection (if at all possible) with the artist as well. I will certainly create more master copy videos in the future. They are extremely difficult, but I learn so much from them and I hope I can share that learning process with others. Thanks for watching!

[@renzo6490]

Yupari Artist ....I use alkyd to speed the drying time of the oils. Gamblin makes a product called Galkyd Lite that works for me.

[@deniseshaw3871]

Does Water mixable dry quicker than oils..and can you work wet on dry meaning can I take two or three days to finish the work ?

[@stefanlewis3147]

Incredible! Would you happen to have a reference photo so I can practise your techniques?

[@Dr10Jeeps]

Superb!

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!!

[@jeffbond5483]

I was thinking near the end of this video if you ever discover something that needs an adjustment and then you came back from lunch. It seems this kind of thing happens to me. I use a mirror and the reverse image helps, but it seems the more I work and add paint and color something wrong in the drawing becomes evident. I feel sometimes flaws somehow stay hidden until the painting progresses. Do you think this normal and part of the process, or should I spend more time on the drawing? I would like to suggest and request a char coal sketch and an oil self portrait from a mirror. I would like to see how you use char coal, and there is not a good example of a real self portrait on youtube. I think you're a fantastic artist.

[@YupariArtist]

Hi jeff! Yes I believe it is perfectly normal for things to stay hidden until the painting progresses. It is always the case for me, and I read that John Singer Sargent would repaint faces multiple times until it's right. As you mentioned, mirror certainly helps to see discrepancies. I once spent 12 hours on a portrait from a live model, only to repaint the eyes in the last 20 minutes (and it worked). Tho, I was probably just luck that I was able to fix it. Thank you for watching my videos!! I wish you all the best with your artwork, and feel free to ask me anything that comes to mind with portrait painting!

[@jeffhreid]

Great video!! Fascinating to see the mixes for the Zorn palette. I wonder if premixes would make sense if one was to use the palette regularly for portraits? I wonder what Zorn did?

[@nelidagarcia7412]

Loved this video. I do not know if you have covered how you approach edges and glazing in portrait painting perhaps you can consider it. Thanks for sharing your talent.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you! Great advise! I can certainly focus on edges/glazing with my videos! Tho, I don't really glaze too much on portrait (glaze I think of being flat washes/layers of paint) rather I build up thin gradations of value. Thank you for the ideas! Figuring out what content to create is definitely the most difficult task for me in making these videos. Thank you for watching my videos!

[@mauricenorman2561]

Nelida Garcia

[@ronaldboon8353]

Great explanation, painting portraits is quite a challenge. Have you shown the original photograph of the woman you're painting? It would help if you can keep that visible as point of reference.

[@dvango2023]

Awesome! Thank you

[@maldoori238]

Hello thank you for sharing your skills. What board are you using? What brushes are you using? I' like your technique. Thank you for sharing.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you for watching!! I'm painting on a masonite board gessoed with Liquitex acrylic professional gesso. I bought a large piece of masonite board at a hardware store and asked them to cut it for me. My brushes in the beginning are black masterstroke size 4 filberts. The middle stages are Princeton Catalyst Polytip Bristle brushes (size 4 filbert) but lately I like the Grey Matters by Jack Richenson Acrylic brushes a bit more. I use little Plaza Montgomery size zero round brushes for tiny shapes. Hope this helps, Thanks for watching!

[@maldoori238]

Yupari Artist thank you very much for the response. Most kind of you. I shall be following your videos

[@SuperXrunner]

Really great job. I love your videos...they really help

[@YupariArtist]

I'm so glad that my videos help! Thanks so much for watching my painting demonstrations!!

[@shirleygreene4076]

SuperXrunner 0

[@francesbirnbaum6287]

SuperXrunner x

[@borisklukow]

gorgeous. what did you do w/t painting in the end?

[@WaSiLLy63]

Loved watching and learning about your color mixing, application and building up forms...eyes, nose, lips, shading! Harmorized! I knew but didn't quite know how to go about mixing/combining colors whether from a limited or full palette. Well done, Yupari! I would learn a lot from you @ Zolls. Thank you for this lengthier video.Offering any classes or workshops? :)

[@YupariArtist]

I would love to offer classes/workshops!! Zoll Studio isn't allowing me to teach BUT... I have recently been offered to teach at the Chesapeake Fine Art Studio (weekend or evening classes). If you would like to sign up I would be more than happy! I will announce my classes on my KZbin channel soon. Thank you for watching my videos!!

[@LindaCantor602]

I'm beginner with portraits. Can I use acrylic the same methods as you show with oil? What can I use to prevent quicker drying with acrylic paint? I enjoyed your video and want to learn more. Thank you for making it.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

I know nothing about paint but that seems enough to answer your question. Acrylic and oil are completely different technique. That's why an acrylic painting never looks like an oil painting and vice versa. So no, you can't do what he is doing with acrylic paint.

[@nelsonfelix3012]

Very nice

[@mauroalves4501]

Parabenizo o Yotube, realmente os artistas da pintura, são Profissionais !!...

[@noornoor-pi3tk]

Great 😍

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!!! Thanks for watching!

[@AOBComputer]

Thanks so much for this! I'm a beginner and I'm trying acrylics, but this was amazing to watch! Do you also paint with acrylics? It'd be awesome if you could do a video like this using acrylics. Happy new year!

[@YupariArtist]

Thanks for watching!! I actually have never made a portrait painting using acrylics before, but that is a great idea! I must attempt to use acrylics in the near future. Happy New Year as well!!

[@AOBComputer]

Happy new year! If you could do that, that'd be great! Tks!

[@bryanrobinson6338]

outstanding! Thank you.

[@YupariArtist]

Thank you!! Thanks for watching!

[@jbaumun]

Zorn palette ? As opposed to . . . . .? Great video ; have subscribed .

[@ramonariquelme3299]

el espacio corresponde a Stars Finichs y Zorm Palette

[@anthonypalo8191]

thanks, i learned a lot!

[@YupariArtist]

Thanks for watching!

[@daveparker62]

Nice many thanks

[@v12dot]

I changed the thumbs up from 666 to 667 .....I found that to be a better value ;) .....Great video pal .

[@yahushaking4367]

does not erasing with Medium a lot ends up cracking the paint over time?Why not drawing in pencil first to avoid using medium as an eraser?

[@amitabhachakraborty7959]

Plz provide the original image file for practice.It will be helpful

[@YupariArtist]

Amitabha Chakraborty Thank you for the suggestion! I'll look into creating an account somewhere with the photo references for folks to practice. My newer videos have photo references in the videos, but I understand the need for actual photographs.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

@@YupariArtist How kind you are, i am not a painter but I think it takes a beautiful heart to paint beautiful people because beauty is the connection between the inside and outside world, not the surface.

[@Aresous]

founder of angel art academy liked this vid btw

[@bestartlepencilarttutorial]

Thank you

[@elatratacomlamanegra]

very good

[@YupariArtist]

Thanks!!