Stop Painting Like a Photo: How to Paint Realistic + Painterly Oil Landscapes (Timelapse Tutorial)

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

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[@jdhawkart]

As a professional artist, this is one of the best - easy to follow - simple & effective explanations that allows the viewer to grow and explore more.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Okay so this comment made my whole day, I put a lot of effort into trying to simplify the process and make it digestible, so I’m THRILLED you found this to be the case!!! Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@jdhawkart]

@@MarianneVanderDussen My humble opinion - keep this format, it works so beautifully. Cheers from Wpg!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

@@jdhawkart Will do ☺

[@edb5799]

As a professional your watching how to videos on KZbin???

[@jdhawkart]

@ ​​⁠why would you find that odd? I love watching other artists, so much talent out there, and if I pickup any new techniques that I may not have tried - it's a win for me. Never stop learning. :) just because I'm a professional doesn't mean I know everything.

[@francineh.7825]

You touched on so many important points. Beautiful painting!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I’m so happy you liked it, Francine!!!

[@bauerdraws6163]

Excellent. A great example of the use of "indication", not deliniating everything perfectly but rather indicating volumes and values. Nice work! Great demo.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Oh neat, I've never actually heard of it referred to as indication before, I like that a lot! Thank you so much for sharing that, and thank you for your kind words!

[@suewolfe8005]

Thank you for this information as I'm torn between wanting the skill of realistic but loving the painterly look too. This was very helpful in how to go about achieving that look.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Sue, I LOVE this comment! I feel like I went too far in my pursuit of realism, and reading Richard Schmid and studying John Pototschnik have really helped me build more emotionality and feeling through brushwork and colour. I highly recommend both amazing artists as case studies for successful painterly realism. John Pototschnik’s landscapes stop me in my tracks.

[@oursublimealabamalife9689]

I love this painting. Having worked on the railroad it brought back memories of those cold snowy days. Beautiful. ❤

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I’m so happy this painting found you! Thank you so much for watching!

[@SabineLeppanen_Art]

Thanks, Marianne! This is so helpful. I’m actually in the process of trying to soften edges on an almost-finished, highly-realistic painting now. Your video confirmed for me that this was necessary. I have been afraid to ruin it. Your painting is stunning. This is what I aim for, also - to soften, and improve on the reference picture. You nailed it!❤

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Sabine!!! You have absolutely made my day, thank you so much for your generosity!!! I'm so happy this video found you exactly when you needed it. It honestly sounds like we're painting twins; I'm always guilty of keeping my edges too hard, and with this painting I forced myself to soften and I was thrilled with the results. Check back in when you give it a whirl and let me know how it turned out!

[@SabineLeppanen_Art]

@@MarianneVanderDussenI plan to post it on IG when I’m done. I’ll send you a comment there when I’m done (if I don’t mess it up too badly!)

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

@ please do!!!

[@kendraclarke4935]

Amazing detail and magic in each stroke!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much 😀 I'm so happy you enjoyed it!!!

[@cherigreen4471]

I love this painting, it is so beautiful! This was a wonderful tutorial and you unlocked so much insight and information. You are a gifted and generous artist. Thanks so much for sharing your talent! ❤😊🤗

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I'm so happy you enjoyed the tutorial! I had so much fun putting it together. I hope it helps you on your art journey, happy painting!

[@kimberly5465]

I work in a different medium but love listening to you as I work and I learn so much. You have been very gifted with talent and to teach! ❤

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Awwww I appreciate that!!! I really love teaching so this means so much.

[@bonniekennedy7771]

I love watching your paintings come to life, and hearing about the techniques you've used makes it so much better. I know this was a relatively quick painting but this video makes it seem even quicker than I know it was! As always, I can't wait to see whats next!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Oh I appreciate you so much! Yes this one went sooooo much faster than usual since I managed to loosen up a bit, definitely the 80/20 principle in action. I think it was about 15 hours of actual painting (not including the canvas prep, drawing and varnishing) spread out over 5 or 6 working days.

[@mainejason]

Fabulous! I would love to be able to do this!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much!

[@mailie6403]

A lovely painting. Such good advice on how to achieve realism in a painterly way!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the tutorial and found the tips helpful!

[@judymotley9319]

Loved this. Easy to follow. Beautiful painting.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Oh I’m so glad you found it easy to follow! Thank you so much for watching!!! 🤍

[@sirmovielover]

Absolutely stunning work! I really appreciate how you credited the book and shared the insights you gained from it-it adds so much depth to your process. I'm starting on a highly detailed piece myself, and I’m excited to incorporate some of the techniques I picked up from your video. Thank you for the inspiration!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Oh yay, I'm so happy you'll be able to incorporate it into your new work! I'm going to be doing a bookshelf tour in the new year, going through my favourite art books, and Alla Prima II is certainly going to be featured!

[@faiqa.amirart]

This was just brilliant.. totally my cup of tea with every detail and lack there of. Truly inspiring video. ♥️

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Oh I’m so thrilled!!! Thank you so much for watching!!! 🤍❄️

[@faiqa.amirart]

@MarianneVanderDussen thank you for making it

[@dianeo]

Wonderful step-by-step explanation throughout the creation of this painting. So interesting and helpful. And, wow, what a result! 👍♥👍 As much as I admire photorealism, I really love the painterly look which adds another level of expression, highlighting the individual artist's style.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Yay I’m so happy you enjoyed it!!! I really loved creating this, both the painting and the video, and the final piece will always have a special place in my heart 🖤

[@lauralaladarling3775]

Thank you for sharing your excellent advice and tips for oil painting. You have created a beautiful picture, very atmospheric and mysterious. Bravo! ❤❤❤❤

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!!!

[@MadelineWalshArt]

Beautiful painting, great video, I learned a lot, thank you. I am so glad you painted a train , I love trains. Now I want to paint a picture of a train

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much, and I hope you do paint a train! I enjoyed creating this immensely!

[@naheedakhtar8735]

I’m so grateful I found your page because it has inspired me to paint more like you and the tips you give are very helpful as well as inspiring, because of you I’m now going into to oil paint. Thanks for all the tips so I can start my oil painting journey as well. Won’t stop watching your videos!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Aw thanks, I’m so happy to hear that my videos have inspired you! Happy oil painting!

[@naheedakhtar8735]

Also did you just search up good artists and learned about some techniques they use? And how much you have gone through out your journey especially with realism did you learn how to make ur paintings look realistic by yourself along the way learning new skills?

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

@ it’s more that I just practiced a lot, especially in my early days! Deeper study has come later on, but first I just painted and painted.

[@naheedakhtar8735]

Oh nice!

[@John-gj1jr]

Love the limited palette. Your ability to make something of simple strokes reminds me of Helen Van Wyk. She could make a few simple strokes, and, viola, there was what ever she intended. Well done, painting and lesson as well. Thank you

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I hadn’t heard of Helen Van Wyk until your comment, I just looked her up and WOW. She was amazing. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!!

[@John-gj1jr]

@@MarianneVanderDussen I used to watch her on television years ago. She was not on for years and then I found her on, of course, KZbin. I don't think she ever taught us how to make soup, though. Watch a few of her videos and you'll know what I meant.

[@PaulHarris-GB]

love this. thank you for sharing your techniques and skills

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment, I appreciate it!!!

[@robertmorel5589]

I just found your channel... WoW, I really like this train in the snow! Thanks for the good information!!! It will help me in my future paintings.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I’m so happy you found me and that the video was helpful for you!!! Good luck with your future paintings!!!

[@mrivera10001]

Love your video. Very impressive, love it. Thanks for sharing

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@Artist_Mysh2010]

It just looks so amazing

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much!

[@Sir-Robalon]

That was an outstanding example of wet on wet painting... I take weeks sometimes months to finish in oil waiting for drying...

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I totally get it! There’s a reason I’ve only been publishing 6 or 7 videos per year…I’m a slow painter! Hoping to improve that in 2025, loosening up like this helps the speed for sure

[@Sir-Robalon]

@@MarianneVanderDussen well you have talent thats for sure and this particular piece is awesome…

[@P47Harry]

Fantastic! Thank you!!!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@7775Kevin]

That is great work. I really appreciate your efforts putting this video together. I have subscribed to your channel

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Oh thank you so much, I really appreciate that!

[@pattysplace1617]

Thank you, just came across your videos.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I’m so glad you found them!

[@mariapatts3038]

Beautiful Painting!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much!!! 🖤

[@Ashman792]

When you mix the yellow ochre with the white gesso, are you using a yellow ochre oil or a yellow ochre acrylic? Thanks and great video!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Great question! It's liquid acrylic, oil doesn't mix well with the gesso. You can use either liquid acrylic (which I like because it blends right in smoothly) or just a chunk of ordinary acrylic paint, but you might have to stir a little longer. Happy painting!

[@jbheprodutor]

Marianne, seu trabalho é espetacular 👏👏 ❤Show..

[@CatWezel66]

🙏Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us 😁💝

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting, I appreciate you!!!

[@CatWezel66]

@@MarianneVanderDussenHi Marianne, do you live in the Netherlands? 😁💝

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

@ Canada! 🇨🇦

[@semihipekcii1875]

Well done

[@juliemulie1805]

I really enjoyed this and learned from it. Coming from a scientific illustrator background, “painterly” isn’t something that happens easily for me. BTW, I appreciate your narration style. So many times I have to repeat or use CC on videos, but not with yours.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Oh that is so neat, I think scientific illustration is stunning! I got a Domestika membership last year and I have a few courses on scientific illustration that I bought and have saved but have yet to get around to, maybe this is my sign! I'm so glad you found the voiceover helpful, they take awhile to write because I want to be so precise with my wording, so I really appreciate that!

[@youmarc11]

Gorgeous

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much!

[@youmarc11]

@@MarianneVanderDussen Welcome.

[@mickhamilton8385]

Nice work 👍.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you!!!

[@TulayErgun-cg5zw]

Thank you for sharing this painting. Do you paint wet on wet?

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

This piece was almost exclusively wet on wet! I split the front of the train into two different painting sessions but that’s just because I ran out of time. I use liquin to accelerate the dry time so it was almost dry to the touch the next day. For any areas that needed that soft Alla Prima look, I just colour matched it and added some more of the colour I needed the new layer to be blended into!

[@semihipekcii1875]

İt looks great

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much!

[@semihipekcii1875]

@@MarianneVanderDussen you know this job

[@semihipekcii1875]

Where are you from

[@lornacy]

Thank you!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

Values, and the massing of values, are the most important part of colour composition. There is an old, old saying: value does all the work, and colour gets all the credit.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I like that saying! Thank you for watching!

[@garfieldirwin]

I can't even paint my house and would never attempt a painting, but this was amazing.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I love this comment! Thank you so much for watching, I hope you will consider attempting a painting one day!

[@ericwein2595]

Beautiful painting. Did you draw the under drawing using a regular graphite pencil?

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Very faintly and mostly reference points, then I went over it with a coloured pencil for maximum visibility!

[@miguelcarreroquesada2728]

Hola! Me encantó!!! No he probado oleo ni acrílico. Como se llama ese toned inicial ? Aplicas luego algún medium o solo oleo y agua ? gracias!!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

¡Hola! El tono que ves al principio es solo un gesso teñido y agregas un poco de agua para ayudar a que la consistencia sea suave. Ese es el único lugar donde puedes agregar agua en una pintura al óleo; El aceite y el agua no se mezclan, así que después de aplicar la base de color y cambiar a aceites, no uso agua en absoluto y limpio mis brochas con un jabón especial. Espero que esto ayude, ¡feliz pintura!

[@miguelcarreroquesada2728]

@MarianneVanderDussen gracias!!!!!!

[@miguelcarreroquesada2728]

Muchas gracias por tu amplio y valioso comentario. ❤

[@victorRodriguez-xz3bl]

Thank you

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@Mrtmmt]

Marianne..Do u know? Face is the mirror of soul.. Face is the mirror of heart! Extraordinary 😢😢😢

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I’m happy you enjoyed it!!!

[@Mrtmmt]

@@MarianneVanderDussenEcht?

[@John-gj1jr]

I scanned through the comments and may have missed it, but why do you paint the edges of the canvas black? I usually paint the edges as a continuation of the painting itself, but that's just me. Just curious.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that’s just me, because it’s all just personal preference! Most of the artists I know paint the edges black, a few of them wrap it all the way around, and it’s just personal choice. I like the clean look of the black, it feels like it’s framed even when I choose to leave it unframed. If you like the look of wrapping it around, keep doing it!

[@naheedakhtar8735]

Hi, so when I finished painting this I realized that the train in my painting is unclear and kinda blends with the trees and the painting is not clear like yours which is clear. Do you have any tips for the trees and how to make the train look clear? Thanks.

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Maybe try a second layer?

[@AIACRYLIC]

Interesting

[@naheedakhtar8735]

I’m trying to make this but the blue sky color and the darker blue color you used for the trees very very hard can you tell me a bit more detailed explanation of how much you used of each color to make that?

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

So I would start with your white, and slowly add just a bit of ultramarine blue using a small amount each time until you have a nice sky blue color; then to tone it back, slowly (and I mean very slowly) add just a bit of burnt umber to turn it into more of a gray tone. If the colour looks too brown or gray, add a bit more blue. If it looks too dark, add more white. If it looks too blue, add a bit more of the brown. Do the same thing with the trees in the background, just use less white. I hope this helps!

[@naheedakhtar8735]

Ok thank you so much!!

[@oval606]

Hi do you have a picture of this painting so I can reference when sketching before i start to paint?

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Hi there! The original photographer is Mike Robin from the Instagram account @onrgallery, I can't distribute the photo as it's his to share, but he is SO open about sharing photos that if you were to reach out to him he'd probably be able to direct you to where he's posted the photo. I think it's also available on his Instagram. The link to his account is in the description of the video. Happy painting!

[@marshapascoe79]

Beautiful!

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much!!!

[@zaqareemalcolm]

watching this because i need a reminder as im trying to combine painterly rendering with sharp/obvious lineart 💀

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

I hope you found it helpful!

[@Classicartist169]

First 🗿

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

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[@dmitrytoushe4533]

Неограниченный массовый доступ к фотографии убил ценность живописи такого рода, когда художник становится слепой копировальной машиной а не создателем идей.

[@RobCoghanable]

Yes but why?

[@Frank_Nemo]

Is this an AI voice on this vid?

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Nope, that’s my voice! I did my undergrad in theatre so I learned how to narrate. You can find other videos on my channel where you hear me talking. It’s all me!

[@Frank_Nemo]

@@MarianneVanderDussen Thanks for your reply. Maybe, and this is just a suggestion, remember that YT is a one to one communication medium, not 11K people all sitting in a stadium/theatre, so the 'explaining, like you would to a friend' approach may prove useful here. I'm only saying this as the video itself was really good, but the narration style was a bit...

[@juliemulie1805]

No vocal fry or uptalk. She’s clear and organized. Maybe someone who says “yel-uh, or val-yah” is more your thing. No voice at all? Use a ‘speaking to kindergarten children’ voice? Heavy accent? Other language? They’re on KZbin too. Thankfully, artists are not a bunch of boring sameness.

[@Frank_Nemo]

@@juliemulie1805 'My thing' is what I outlined above, i.e. 'explaining, like you would to a friend'. What accent they happen to use to achieve that is irrelevant, as long as it sounds sincere and personal.

[@juliemulie1805]

@@Frank_Nemo now I understand, the “theatrical” careful pronunciations and articulations come off to you as insincere and impersonal. While I appreciate the clarity without unnecessary inflections. You can always put it on CC. Her narration style makes for excellent CCs.

[@Sammyismysidekick]

Wow

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you!!!

[@Artist_Mysh2010]

I remember my childhood movie -the polar express 😢🥹🥹

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Yes it has that vibe, doesn't it!

[@JaimePerales-ro8ru]

Thank you

[@MarianneVanderDussen]

Thank you so much for watching!