The Portrait Institute John Singer Sargent's Head of an Arab

[@OneDawkinsFan]

My full respect for the painter/teacher. 90 minutes of highly concentrated painting plus explaining every single step. That is something!

[@bernardomatos3876]

Es un acto de mucha generosidad cuando un gran artista muestra como trabaja, para enriquecer a otros con sed de aprender, y no simplemente utilizando la plataforma para publicitarse. Por eso bendiciones! Por todos los artistas del mundo!!

[@randym1317]

A man of great humility, respect, and talent we are blessed that Razim made the effort to allow us to learn from this master for free. It has not gone unnoticed the effort and talent that was given us. Thank You very much Mr. Sandon and Razim.

[@jimmylamar9118]

I would love to see the rest of the paintings that you've done they really inspire me to continue on

[@conchitinabernardo4370]

The teacher is a very well known portraitist , John Howard Sanden. He is marvelous ! Thank you for this video !

[@jojojo8835]

Do you know why he has so many tube paints laid out on his palette? I’m more used to experts using a limited palette, and feel there must be a story behind his method.

[@tiagodagostini]

@@jojojo8835 Reproducers usually use more base colors. They want to copy a specific color, they are not there to create their own color harmony (one of the reasons the originals are made with fewer colors)

[@AbleCarpetDyeing]

Mr. Sanden, how generous and kind of you to share your time and skill with all who care to avail themselves of your presentation. God bless you sir.

[@brendawillems792]

Amen

[@susanwong6471]

I think the ability to draw accurately really is key to a good painting - I learn so much from this illustration- thank you so much for sharing 💕

[@bellam1969]

This is the most informative oil painting video I have come across. I've learned so much.Thank you for sharing!

[@lutze5086]

_Thank you for duplicating this video. Your efforts are appreciated._

[@Jeyblox]

_Thank you for allowing this video to be copied. Duplication is definitely _*_not_*_ forbidden by the law. We appreciate your __-dis-__ honesty._

[@Sheyth_Rise]

@@Jeyblox thank you for sarcasm your efforts are appreciated

[@Jeyblox]

@@Sheyth_Rise Thank you. I don't remember why I did this... probably wanted to try that italics

[@Sheyth_Rise]

Its still awesome nonetheless

[@andrewfrench6850]

Very helpful, I particularly appreciated the detailed explanations of why every decision was made. The slow, calm speaking voice also helped to focus more on the act of painting itself, rather than on the painter. He also seemed to exude humility and respect for the work that he was copying. I feel a lot of gratitude for this kind, grounded, unpretentious teacher.

[@calum66]

Very precise and methodical, to paint so quickly at this level is very, very difficult and he make it look easy . Don't be deceived , this is tremendous stuff. He even looks like technician but not in a bad way.

[@theresagreen9855]

Everytime I watch this teacher my fear of painting fades away. I really enjoy how he teaches. I don't have the money to go to art school yet but I'll be less fearful when I do. I am a artist but I draw and paint nature but I want to do portraits. Thanks

[@JoAnn_001]

very informative! You have an outstanding talent to both educate and explain your process as creating a wonderful portrait! Thank you for sharing your skill and knowledge!

[@madebalistroke1408]

JoAnn Marie m

[@NorahsYarnArt]

We are lucky that Sanden is not only a remarkable artist but a great teacher as well.

[@julioespinosa1788]

Excellent work at describing every stroke and color selection. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, much appreciated!

[@markguitarlfk]

I've been to the MFA in Boston many times and there are several great Sargent paintings there. This one is incredibly arresting and powerful in person. His bold brushwork and simplicity let you know from far away that you are in the presence of a master. I find myself spending more time with it than any other.

[@maldoori238]

A fantastic session of very useful tips and inspiring skills. I have so much enjoyed watching it and learned a great deal from this wonderful tutor.

[@nirmanart2862]

Your work is an inspiration for hearts and mind,. Thank u very much.

[@eyeonart6865]

A True Master at work. A rare thing to be a witness to a true master at work and teaching.

[@williamschlenger1518]

Very nice.I always liked mr.Sandens works&argent taught me a lot over my lifetime.I paint portraits &you never stop learning.Thanks for the video.

[@renzo6490]

I don't think the instructor, Mr. Sanden, claims that he can paint like Sargent or that he can teach anyone how to paint like Sargent.His point is that much can be learned by trying to copy the paintings of the masters.Perhaps Sargent didn't use these exact techniques, Still there is a lot to learn from watching the instructor; his observations of the original, how he mixes and applies paint, etc.This information might not seem profound to an advanced painter, but clearly it is valuable to many who are not so advanced.

[@jornalistabr1]

Exactly. For me, a beginner, it was very usefull. Im painting a portrait, at this moment, and some tips were solutions to my questions. Thanks, from Brasil, and excuse me for my bad English....

[@burpo]

Well said.

[@daniellemccarthy5908]

That was very interesting to view and hear Mr. Sanden comments while painting a reproduction of Sargent's Head of an Arab. It is a very good presentation of the process of painting a head all prima. Thank you Mr. Sanden.

[@shaukatmi]

I have been following this great painter and felt so fortunate to see him teaching the method of Sargent. Thank you Mr Sargent and Razim for uploading this video.

[@markr.katzman3743]

Many thanks for providing this video...Mr. Sanden is a wonderful painter and also a great teacher...my thanks to him for sharing his knowledge and experience..they're very helpful.

[@danatompkins4385]

Thank you so much for uploading these valuable studies!

[@CodCats]

thanks so much for these videos, i've never picked up a paint brush in my life and i'm obsessed with it as an art form. i will be beginning classes but it's great to have this info going in

[@ronmcknight5300]

fantastic demo thank you so much you are very generous with your talent Ron McKnight Ireland .

[@afafzabaneh3916]

Nice to watch you painting..... please explain if one does not simply wish to work ala prima what should be the safe steps ....

[@bobbytirlea]

A true master and artist, Mr. Sanden, thank you so much! And for the upload nonetheless!

[@sparkylulu1]

Quite wonderful seeing development of a copy by a modern day master. Thank u.

[@errolmckinson6889]

Well done. That was an excellent demo. :)

[@jhazelden6236]

Great Share mate. Thanks for uploading. This is the best portrait video for practicing John Singer Sargent paintings.

[@PHeMoX]

Only if you want to reproduce something that barely resembles an actual Sargent painting or only in subject matter. Not when you're looking to get the whole brushstroke work Sargent is famous for, because these videos do not teach that at all. There are documentaries out there with better explanations of how Sargent works, meaning careful brushstrokes (starting quite large) but only ever so many as required for the image to read from a distance, never using too much details. Neither this video, nor the other one that floats on the internet actually does a good job explaining the accuracy and looseness of Sargent's painting technique. In case of the Arab Head here, mr Sanden also failed to get the correct colour temperature throughout the entire painting and also did not emphasise the darks as much as Sargent did in the original. Even if the original looks a bit lighter than the photograph of the original, the reproduction definitely lacks proper contrast and has way too many smaller brushstrokes in comparison. Mr Sanden also likes to call this Sargent piece a study from Sargent for the Boston Public Library murals, but that's actually completely false. There is no similar Arab anywhere to be found on the murals. And it's both common sense and known that artists do studies if they intend to paint the same portrait bigger/more detailed or elsewhere, but by the time this painting was made Sargent hardly needed to study what seems to be a fairly average subject to someone of his caliber. I'm going to argue this Head of an Arab painting simply wasn't finished or should be considered more of a oil sketch (something Sargent did more often at the time he was in the Middle East and Africa, he even used translucent watercolour occasionally), than an actual study for something else. Look at paintings like Old Man with Dark Turban from the same time period or how about the small Man in Blue Turban oil sketch. John Singer Sargent did stuff like that more often, without it being a dedicated study for anything. To be completely honest, I think mr. Sanden is an commercial "fool" really only interested in selling his videos, without really showing us he actually studied and understands how Sargent worked. I even feel bad saying this, because mr Sanden his own original work is really quite amazing, the guy obviously can paint masterfully, but time and again modern artists pretend they paint like famous painter X or Y using their technique, when in reality they're simply using their own techniques to recreate a master painting. Seldom do I see people who focus on brushwork that actually is more in line with how the old masters worked.

[@40markava]

I don't think Mr Sanden is trying to teach Sargent's brush work but rather an acceptable copy of his work. I think there was some valuable painting tips in this video.

[@PHeMoX]

40markava I agree there were valuable tips in the video either way. But I think there's a thin line to walk when it comes to claiming to explain someone's actual technique like this suggested and actually doing so. Or at least, it suggested it to me. I'm also a bit doubtful about his expertise as explained in the last bit of my previous comment (might be completely nonsensical to some, I know). But I can say I enjoyed every bit of the video regardless. I'm guessing when it concerns famous painters, there will always be people complaining though. Can't really do that right. Sorry lol :)

[@paulashford4155]

few can paint and talk and teach the same time as well as him..

[@artseeker8083]

o shut up.

[@dannypavlov913]

Why? It's true.

[@wowforreeel]

Robert Liberace rules all.

[@nickfanzo]

What?

[@jlusk999]

wonder what kind of paint he was using? It looks so soft and buttery and I dont see him adding any medium either. Love seeing which brushes he uses for different marks.

[@rosezif]

This is praceless!! Thank you so much, I can just imagine the speed Sargent use on this study, like 20 minutes, done! 🤩😍🤩🥰

[@teanotyetmade8959]

Thank you so much Mr. Ahmed for posting these videos. I do learn a lot.

[@ghostvillage1]

best Free video! upload more please

[@Arshiart_studio74]

V nice video neatly explained without any haste!! Do you have more this kind of videos to share.

[@nickfanzo]

this is great. for those of you who have negative things to say, please copy a Sargent on your channel and post it. Id love to see you beat this man's effort. you have to understand he is copying a master. youre going to lose some spontaneous emotions when copying something as close as possible. this is obvious.

[@hideentity1518]

But its far away from singer technique. To copy a masterpiece is not recommend. You can try the technique on live model other than try copy it, then it will be yor way to show your stroks, just the same as singer owned his thecnique.

[@nickfanzo]

Celine Haya I do not understand. your comment is a foolish comment imo. copying a masterpiece as best you can is part of academic painting. what academic school have you attended? they didn't condone going to museums and copying master works? Also this man is one of the most acclaimed portrait painters in the past 70 years. He has been commissioned to paint kings in Africa.

[@hideentity1518]

Kappa.

[@sketchartist1964]

Every serious artist will find this utterly interesting and important. There is hardly any great painting master from the past who didn't spend many hours copying from previous masters. As an artist who has made copies before, there is much to learn from this kind of exercise, and few things work better to ones self improvement as an artist than this.

[@afaf233]

best way to paint a face is to take a photo of the face then enlarge that photo....wneh its done then make a grid ...horizental and vertical tiny squares...then copy the colr of each square....pretty ,uch like the child coloring books....i find this to be a good method to learn portrait.....the trick here is to get a perfect match color for each square....

[@donnacochrane1410]

This has been the best tutorial I had experienced with many teachers over many years. So kind of you to share this knowledge with us. What brushes do you use in General? Size in most larger paintings. Do you mix medium with your paints or straight from the tube? Thank you so much. I would like to come to one of your workshops if you do live workshops. I am from BC Canada

[@nickfanzo]

amazing instructional videos

[@sundayaito4366]

love how mr sanden narrates as he paints without the camera being sped up as in most videos.

[@sangeetaharalalka6123]

Thanks you.more painting please.thanks you very much.

[@ScowlingBat]

I can't imagine Sargent ever using a sable brush. The only photos I've seen of Sargent's brushes were all bristle.

[@yematosan8837]

Vary vary helpfull sir , good job

[@afafzabaneh3916]

Do you have new studies to demonstrate ... albeit from sergeant or others as your comments are really great...thanks....

[@lynchdavid8104]

Thank you a fabulous learning experience.

[@peripfenninger1537]

Thank you Mr. Sanden, another amazing lesson!

[@ValerieEllis]

So useful and generous - thank-you so much.

[@joemathew3727]

Great job sir. Wonderful explanation s

[@sharronbarnum751]

Mr. Sanden is amazing! I love his work!

[@MYRIAMLATEUR]

This is so incredibly mighty interesting... love both studies! These are real artists!

[@susancaulton5470]

Thankyou so much, more please

[@jornalistabr1]

I own something to this fantastic teacher-artist (or better, Artist-teacher)! For a begginer like me, it was an very important lesson. Thanks from Brazil, and wait for my works......hahahaha

[@valeriaaguiar8043]

wonderful paint and tuition.Thank you

[@2418flygirl]

What a fantastic study. Thank you so much!

[@Kdogpiper]

Is that a pencil drawing or charcoal? Did Sargent make under drawings in pencil or charcoal?

[@MzRedDear]

brilliant tutorial, thanks

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

When copying a master the point isn't to spend hours researching what exact pigment, or exact brush etc. they used. If this is your approach to learning you are really missing the key ingredients that will make you a master. The point of copying the masters is too tackle it and use whatever tools and abilities you have to try and match it with the same feel and bravado. It's through the process of using your own tools and abilities that you solve the problems the original artist had to solve.

[@maxknoblock]

Amazing. Where did you find these sargent videos?

[@brendawillems792]

Omg 😍 wauwww!! What a great Teacher and artist!

[@isaachernandez7855]

Exelente, felicidades para el maestro.

[@noornoor-pi3tk]

Salam Allah I love ur work Razim

[@ahmedshakib3883]

Thank you for the upload.

[@ugtitto2654]

I wish we had at least one even remotely skillful art teacher in my art college (contemporary art)

[@mohit2010ify]

The thing with Sergeant he mixed the color very carefully and knew where to put it at the right place in a blunt way. So he didn’t do it haphazardly rather very carefully.

[@drawingclasswithkalyan394]

Wounderful portrait, impressive too

[@patriciovera5969]

wonderful- Do you have Richard Schmid Videos???

[@itsadogslife7468]

Amazing so good👍🏻❤️

[@rhello138]

thanks for posting! obviously rare talent...but darn it, I want a brush that can keep an edge like that @ 27:35!!

[@afafzabaneh3916]

Please show the reference all the time....

[@bozoclown2098]

How to see his own demo vs copy.

[@stevie68a]

I wouldn't pay that much attention to the background. Sargent just smeared some paint in an almost lazy way. Anyway, very good work. P.S. I was right near this place at the Art Student's League a few hours ago.

[@jameyatesmauriat6116]

Do you have the right/permission to share this video publicly?

[@nickfanzo]

Nope

[@drewcamero1489]

You could have stopped painting and left it 'unfinished' at 10 stages - and the painting would still be more meaningful than 90% of the paintings I have ever seen.

[@leobardocolinvilleda8993]

Ojalá pudieras compartir los demás videos que esté maestro de maestros hizo acerca de como pintar con el espíritu técnico del maestro Sargent,realmente es genial en su método de enseñanza .......

[@michaelandpandorawan227]

So VERY Fabulous

[@thetawaves48]

very traditional approach. also see David Gray.

[@theojames5182]

This isn’t how Sargent painted. But you’re very good

[@MarysJanuszPazdzioch]

Does he use any mediums whilst mixing paints? I think - no.

[@jerrysetlerr770]

I was wondering too, I think he is using a soft type of brushes too, maybe synthetic? and some high quality oil, paint is he not using some medium for the layers on top ?

[@pcbpako]

he does not look like an Arab He looks like Sikh from his head gear ! any how great tutorial !

[@jerrysetlerr770]

Sargent seemed to always use shadow for one side of the face it is so interesting how they turned out.

[@tonykaybamisaye6752]

Another classic illustration

[@rk.art.studio]

So nice❤

[@a.anthonycapoccia6102]

Giving you a A+. 👍🏼

[@AngelLopez-ef6zt]

Very very close to the original!

[@Dr10Jeeps]

Impressive, very impressive.

[@annabanana2529]

Masterful!

[@karolkedzierski5824]

Why is he using 24 colors for painting a copy of typical classic sketch? U need 5 colors to get a full palette of colors.

[@maureenhaley112]

So Razim Ahmed copied the video?

[@nickfanzo]

Uhhhhhhh yes

[@familylove637]

genius and generous

[@小林弘明-n2y]

wonderful!

[@mayitrei]

Thanks.

[@ClarkKent-kg6tl]

that was amazing!

[@luzeugeniaarandaregules7433]

Interesante gracias

[@katiegoulding4128]

Luz Eugenia Aranda Regules I

[@thetawaves48]

That's a fortune in oil paint!

[@morningcoffee1111]

I kept thinking that too. The whole time. What is that like, $100 just anytime you sit down to paint?

[@blackeesh463]

@@morningcoffee1111 considering oil takes a month or so to dry,and these painters paint every day,none of that paint goes to waste.

[@nickfanzo]

Yes painting is expensive

[@小林弘明-n2y]

December 2016.

[@bozoclown2098]

Make a duplicate of Everett R. Kinstler and Daniel E.Green , please !!!!

[@noornoor-pi3tk]

But i wish if u interpret them for Arbic 🙏

[@veaudor]

No need to be rude.

[@ZSC92]

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