Zorn Palette Portrait Demo (LIVESTREAM)

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Aaron Westerberg

Stan Prokopenko

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Liandro

2yr

Sounds like a topic that might interest you, @Jo Sheridan!

Jo Sheridan

2yr

Definitely @Liandro - I'll add it to my ever growing list.... I never thought that one of my biggest problems would be managing to prioritise the hundreds of learning resources available to me - if I watched everything I was interested in there would be no time to do any art! I'm currently working through some resources on the NMA website by Steve Houston which are just brilliant for beginners - I'm learning loads about colour theory and the Brown School v The Impressionists and how and why they are different - I think this is fundamental stuff that is easy to miss - attached a couple of value studies that I'm pretty pleased with...

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sarah2007

2yr

How do I make skin look realistic with paint?

Marcos Antonio Ferraz

2yr

Thank you! Fantastic teacher, his enthusiasm is contagious :-)

Kit Curry O'Connell

2yr

Could you tell us more about those color studies? What's the procedure? And what specifically do you learn about color by doing them? I need to work on color so I'm interested in color exercises.

Lijuan McQuillan

2yr

fantastic live demo, I did this gouache painting along with

Lijuan McQuillan

2yr

this demo, the oil seems far richer than gouache

dawsong

2yr

do you think an understanding of art history actually enriches your practice? I come from a time where my tastes are formed largely from current artists on social media.

Diana Bolaños

2yr

Hello, I just wanted to ask if you guys have ever worked with mixed media or any unconventional materials, if so, how was that experience?

donnyflo

2yr

what was that documentary again?? Aaron mentioned it before

sculptor123

2yr

any suggestion to capture likeness. i am a digital sculptor need some advice

hasif

2yr

What is the difference between paintings get muddy and get chalky.and why is these happening.

Natalie Alexopoulou

2yr

Apologies for interruption, how do you spell the name of Proko's favourite painter that was mentioned? Thank you

hasif

2yr

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kurayami

2yr

Could you maybe explain the "dry brush" method you mention a bit more? Do you also scrape off paint or work with pallete knifes on the canvas?

farukh rafiq

2yr

What was Jeff Watts's reaction when you told him that you were learning to paint from a book?

doctirderp

2yr

do you consider the composition in a portrait so the head/shoulders fit within the canvas in a pleasing manner? what shapes do you think of for backgrounds to contrast the face in a complimentary way

chiserab

2yr

Is ivory white less likely to create a chalky flesh tone than using titanium white?

Edward

2yr

("E" "Stone" "hi") If short on questions, curious what Aaron would use rather than cadmium, especially for cad red alternatives.

Jim A

2yr

Yeah, that's why I asked about Pyrrol Red (PR254). It's a nice paint to work with.

Lig ma

2yr

Hello, Stan and Aaron. I wanted to ask how would one begin their initial painting? What are somethings one should keep in mind while painting ? Is there any prep one should do before painting ?

ultima

2yr

To Stan:thanks for that graphite demo(the portrait one)please more in the future. Also how do you draw gesture with graphite(do you use the overhand grip) and how would you shade the three basic forms WITH GRAPHITE

leart

2yr

What is good set of oil paint to start with? (talking from a perspective of someone who already knows drawing, painting with acrylic and other mediums, except oil painting)

Michael Reyeros

2yr

Would you only ever use linen mounted on MDF for simple studies?