The one step that makes OIL PAINTING landscapes so much EASIER

[@dmjune1]

I certainly do appreciate your instructional videos. It's very encouraging to me, as I am 60 y.o. and only started painting 10 years ago. I see how you have grown as an artist and an instructor and find great value in your teaching. I took your portrait painting course, and I'm amazed at how helpful it is to me. I'm a landscape artist, and until now have never painted a portrait. But I remember you saying in one of your KZbin videos that portrait painting will help with my landscape skill. That's one main reason I chose to take your portrait course. Thank you Chris!

[@Delta0903]

I’m 14

[@Maliniasredmask]

im 17 and ever since ie started painting with oil paints when i was ten, ive gotten even better and better each painting that rolls by. so never give up, keep improving one painting at a time my freind! from a young man to another old soul!

[@chukukaogude5894]

I think I finally get why people do master studies. I'll be honest, at first, I was like. "Why would I want to copy someone else's painting? I am not a copycat. That's cheating." However, when I moved from painting portraits to landscapes, I live in a flat piece of land. There is absolutely NOTHING near me that is pleasing. I can't just go travel somewhere right now either. The work of making the scene/composition, color placement, etc. is already done in someone else's painting. I don't have to break my brains on my current physical limitation and my beginning skills on scene building/composition. I can look at their painting and try and see how they solved some problems. I can also start to understand and break down what makes the painting a good composition. I won't be stuck saying to myself "does that make a good composition?" and by doing the master study I am breaking down and getting the feel for good compostions/scene building. I was kind of dumb to think I was stealing. I mean if one learns how to play an instrument, they first play other people's music. If one goes to become an engineer, they learn from someone else's blueprints/formulas/tests/etc. first. I don't think I've ever have been told to create something brand new first with no previous experience ever in my life lol. Obviously, this is what is meant by standing on the shoulders of giants. At least I think so.

[@ensotao1]

art history and what the masters left to us are here for us

[@pascb7360]

Good artist copy, great artists steal - Picasso. It means you may not be the first to try something but you did it so well that people think of you when they see it. Besides all that, artists piggy back off each other for inspiration all the time. Its too difficult to always come up with something 100% original. When I want to paint I don't want to spend hours or days brainstorming. I want to paint now! I consistently look at other artists artwork for ideas, techniques, hacks, color combos, the list goes on. But my work is always my work. I put the time and work into a painting that might be the same landscape as another but it has my style, and I spent the time to create it. Therefore it's not taking someone else's art and calling it your own. It's using their art for inspiration, and to me that's the best compliment as an artist. I would be pretty stoked if I knew my artwork was being viewed for inspiration.

[@NickLMears]

Simplifying by value and only using primary colors has been extremely helpful in my painting. Thank you for the videos.

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

You're very generous with these demos - you could just provide a tease-taste, but you pack a hell of a lot in to something under ten minutes. and although I've been painting for many years (around 50 plus) it is extremely useful to be reminded of certain truths (eg, that detail won't save a failing painting when the basic structures are off-base).

[@nothingtoprove2533]

47 seconds in, and you’ve already given one of the best tips I’ve heard! I’m gonna implement it ASAP.

[@brucekalter4206]

Super interesting and super helpful. I plan to follow these guidelines in my next landscape painting!

[@lilicafaray8423]

I just impulsively bought oil paint and I'm starting to do this with absolutely 0 clue 😊 so far your videos seem very helpful!!!!

[@joannzimel9227]

I love your technique Chris. You really simplify the whole process to make it more understandable especially for people who never were formally trained.Thank you so much for all of your videos and lessons.

[@claireryan8074]

I’ve always done portraits and thought I couldn’t do landscapes very well. Your videos help me to change that belief.

[@LSmith-zy9cy]

Chris, just want to say you’re doing an awesome job at teaching us the fundamentals, and you do it a lot (because sometimes I need the fundamentals continuously pounded into my head). You’re the best!! Keep up with your tutorials.

[@redwanahmedaraf9344]

0:54 Nice Robert de Niro impression. (also, excellent video.)

[@DerylArrazaq]

your explanation is true enough and helpful to keep a faith in painting. thank you

[@gabrielraphael1586]

You're really a live saver..you made me understand that painting is easy

[@phipsart6424]

I got so lost in the details from second 1 of painting, all the time. Recently I tried something similar, squinting my eyes, blurring my vision, and I gotta say this was the biggest gamechanger I ever had.

[@sylasblack3459]

I put a value chart behind my glass pallette and keep my relative values in organized columns. Also, I put my references behind it for easier hue/value matching. It really helps me keep everything more focused to specific tiers of depth.

[@kermit3194]

Congrats on 200k!!

[@ConservativeSatanist666]

Man, I love your Channel! You got a video for almost everything lol

[@ConservativeSatanist666]

Every time you say in one of these videos to squint your eyes.. I interpreted as just take my glasses off lol 😅 All the basic shapes come natural when I'm blind **I tease, but about 60% of my art tip folder is your content.

[@DannySabraArt]

Great video Chris! Really cool master study as well. I should look more into Edgar Payne’s work.

[@claygreen4723]

Payne is the best! I love all of his works.

[@jarlsoars1150]

You can purchase his book, "Composition of Outdoor Painting" online.

[@francescobonacorsi5778]

Maestro bravissimo 👍👍👍

[@retaa9282]

Yes, that’s really helpful

[@ThomasWeissJr]

I use this approach for anything I'm painting. Definitely works well!

[@austinperkins1986]

Yes, i wish i would have found this a week ago. I was looking and found a few other tutorials but they didnt help me at all. I finished it. I Love it, but boy howdy was it painful. This was my 1st. landscape .... As i stated, "WISH i would have seen this before calling suicide hotline! Lol! Thanks

[@crisalidathomassie1811]

Thanks so much for these tips. You are an amazing artist! Blessings and take care.

[@Ionizedwater-xc6tq]

Thank you for this video. at around 5:12, did you wait for the paint to dry before applying next layer of the color? I struggle with this. if i do not let it dry then it becomes muddy.

[@taketimetoseait396]

This has been helpful...not just in painting, in seeing ... what is, what could B...

[@MegaByron1970]

To do that, I just need to take off my glasses😂

[@GordanaMilovanovic-c2r]

😂

[@coopart1]

Maintaining values from initial setup of large value shapes has always been my struggle. I always end up seeing too much stuff in the shadow areas😡thanks for your tips on dealing with this issue!

[@kr6302]

Another helpful video, thanks Chris. Question: I don't know if you have covered this before, could you please make a video about how to paint different type of clothing? Like what kind of approach you need to make something look like leather, silk or different types of fabric. Thanks a lot.

[@naomimccowen2720]

Thank you!

[@vivianedelage3894]

Super intéressant merci beaucoup

[@Freefolkcreate]

Thank you for this 👏

[@Baka_Komuso]

Eureka! Thank you Coach.

[@michellehu8264]

A practical, good technique

[@mikparker4518]

I love this artist, if you listen to him you 100% will improve, I did. Kudos

[@professor-worthington]

I found myself squinting while working on a painting, and my wife couldn't help but ask, "What on earth are you doing?" I responded with a hushed "Shhh, I'm painting with precision!" She was understandably curious and asked, "Really?" to which I confidently replied, "Yes, indeed. Now, please be quiet; this squinting part is quite challenging." She gave me a puzzled look, then reached over and gently removed my glasses from my face, inquiring, "Does this help you paint smarter?" I chuckled and responded, "Hey, that's a great idea!" 😄

[@jasonquitorianoart1612]

Amazing art work my brother ☺️👍 keep it up your good work ♥️🇵🇭🎨👏👏👏

[@TheBuldog2000]

Fantastic thank you 🙏😁

[@JaynaEM]

This was so helpful!

[@ванильныйчорт]

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[@livelove6797]

is there a reason you always use brown for the initial underpainting/drawing? can you use any colour?

[@anneliparfums5003]

Thank you

[@europeanroyalty4778]

Your podcast with Tischler was fantastic. Your comment about introducing comedy into your art struck home. An English artist called Tom hughes, he's fantastic, was saying on his KZbin chanell, thoughts on painting, that he was thinking about the emotional response music has on us and was curious if such emotions are are possible with painting, more as a performance. It was then I thought about comedy art. A show with comedy art, drinks and bites to eat, and maybe some weed, if your like me, would be fantastic. I think you should put something together sometime chris, I think it could take off. Of course I think you'd need a child like sense of humour, I've got that in abundance. I've always liked the idea of a show, pull the cloth off the painting and watch everyone's mouths drop to the floor.

[@blissyogi8699]

Great video.Thanks

[@dom-b238]

Thanks coach

[@sayuriyume2163]

Thanks for all your fascinating and helpful videos, 🥰I really love them! But I've actually got a question for you. I've learnt from your videos that settling down the big values and shapes is so important. And I'm also following the "thick over thin" tip you've always talked about. Therefore I usually sketch out the big shapes and flat colours first using paint mixed with some turpentine to keep it thin enough. But the turpentine just makes the colours intensely diluted and so much brighter, that hinders me from getting the values correctly. I've been just wondering what I'm doing wrong, and how I should fix this problem? Again, thank you so much for the effort, can't put into words how much I love your videos!❤

[@DannySabraArt]

I’ve had this problem too. I figured out I was simply diluting the paint too much. There’s sort of an inky/milky quality I look for where the paint will spread very well but will still be viscous enough to just wash in and cover your surface quickly and it will still dry relatively quickly. The other aspect to this is that once you cover the whole surface the lights and darks may be grayed out but relative to one another it will read correctly. Then you go over that with thicker more opaque paint to get the deeper darks and lighter lights as you work towards finishing. Hope that helps!

[@allenvoss7977]

Don’t use a thinner !!! No need. Just use linseed oil that’s all you’ll ever need.

[@snakemont]

Thank you so much!

[@dennisbuckland8175]

Is this by any chance a cove near Fourini beach in Rhodes, Greece?

[@kimmiesrhythms]

Does the is work for portraits too or mainly landscapes?

[@jakecavendish3470]

I actually prefer the earliest colour stages a lot more. Like I appreciate the skill of the finshed pieces but I find really loose value studies much more pleasing aesthetically

[@janatadiariesproductions1544]

what i learned from you is Value is god and we need to compare carefully...just like music we can start a song from any scale but we need to respect the note and timing's relationship...

[@carolesanetti1257]

How do I keep this all in my head at the same time??! But I keep trying!

[@beanbean8375]

For a while I've been trying to figure out how people get that blurry effect when they squint their eyes until I remembered that I wear glasses for myopia. Removing them had the same effect. TIL shortsightedness has its advantages!

[@40bdg]

It's like you are watching me paint when you mention the "don'ts. 🤭

[@MAP233224]

Can anyone explain this to me: why do so many artists say "squinting your eyes" instead of "blurring/defocusing your vision"? I don't understand the action of squinting, you just see less of the overall picture, as if you were suddenly watching a smeared western-movie cropped picture with your eyelashes in the way.

[@paintcoach]

I thought the same for awhile. Squinting also gets rid of color which helps you gauge values.

[@rameshadhikari8092]

Do this apply in acrylics too?

[@RatusMax]

I've been applying this to digital painting and it worked...I don't see why it won't apply to acrylics.

[@juliewhite2867]

Hi Chris ! Your videos are so helpful! Do you know if there is a way to blur the photograph after you have taken it to see the values more clearly so that the details disappear. I’m not sure if that would be done in photoshop or if there might be an app for that? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge! You’re a wonderful and talented artist!

[@Freefolkcreate]

You can do that in Photoshop, or Photoshop express.

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

It's said....value does all the work ....and colour takes the credit😅

[@dr.janeashpoitras4728]

your the greatest, Putin could use a art lesson or two to show him the beauty of humanity and nature.

[@mevlidasofic9131]

❤

[@raneem-cg]

اهلا كريس اتمنى الترجمه باللغه العربيه

[@KpxUrz5745]

Good advice for beginners. Nonetheless, I call this an illustration, not a painting.

[@luisapiras4544]

,o

[@BlackJar72]

But landscapes are easy anyway.

[@riaandoyle8196]

Thank you