Drawing Key Points & more – Ep.14 Oil Painting Q&A with Mark Carder

If you have a question for me, post it in the comments below. I'll answer as many as I can in the next episode. Here are links to each question answered in this video:

00:05 — a lesson on drawing and maintaining key points in your composition

08:46 — Could you do a demonstration of a seascape or paint water?

10:22 — After you have mixed up so many steps and are ready to paint, how do you remember where each step originated from in the source material?

12:07 — What do you think your career would have been if you hadn't chosen to be an artist?

13:13 — Could you please do a short video on how to check colors on laminated photos?

15:05 — If I discover a flaw in my drawing after my painting is mostly finished, how do I remove paint in that area, and can I just paint over a portion of the painting?

17:06 — What is most important, independent of the style of a painting: values, proportion, or edges?

18:19 — I am working from life and having trouble matching colours in very small spots in a still life. Please help me, I am really stuck!

[lisalushin]

Mark, you are by far the best artist and teacher I have ever seen in my lifetime. Thank you so much for producing your videos. I am producing great art because of you!

[laurencelance]

I continue to learn more at this source than in any other book, or course, or video I've ever read or seen.

[calvancandy]

I started using Marks method and his ideas recently. I could always get a decent likeness of people but when I used key points (for the first time on my current portrait) I could see how far off I really was before even though it looked ok. It was a real eye opener for me and I will always use this method in future it's so helpful and takes out guess work! I am also using just the five colours and I find it so interesting and simple at the same time.

[jcepri]

what agift, to have free access to great minds like this. This is great.

[laurienels]

Also, I think the world is missing out on your portrait paintings. I believe you have so much more to give in this area.

[Brosef]

Thank you so much Mark for these great videos.

[marisangiovanni]

Hi Mark just wanted to say thank you very much for your channel! I have learned so much and I absolutely love using your Geneva paints. I mentioned you on my channel as one of my all-time favorite teachers, I wish I had had you as a teacher years ago!

[evelynberdan]

Hello Mark, just recently discovered your videos. I truly appreciate all the time you have taken to provide these amazing tutorials to anyone. I have never seen so many helpful tips in just one source. I have been struggling for many years looking for practical tips for mixing and working with the paint. I have no problem getting likeness, but need the help with mixing and working with the paint, care of brushes etc. I like realism and mainly portrait work and your videos definitely inspire me. Also I like to mention that I am very pleased that you dont have background music going in the videos. I hear every word you say and even when you are demonstrating/painting, the quiet is so realistic. There really is no need for music and I find it more distracting. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge.
Sincerely, Evelyn Berdan (Canada)

[BoHorror]

I thought this was cheating 🤔, so glad I'm seeing this guy use it, it's so much of a relief.

[margaretoconnor]

Can’t believe I didn’t find your videos sooner! Fantastic! I am learning more in this one binging weekend than in the 20+ years of lessons I have taken. I will continue binging 😂. Waiting for supplies to be in stock again to order.😊. Thank you!

[laurienels]

Well Mark, I am so thankful that you are doing what you are doing now. I am learning so much from all your tutorials. I hope you get the place by the beach, making furniture, but be encouraged, you are so helpful for us struggling artists! Keep up the good work. I am using your Geneva paints and I love them. I made my own proportional divider, but I purchased yours, it is so much better than mine, worth the investment!

[woodcarver]

You are an open treasure chest. Thank you very much :)

[ELLENSHUNT]

Thank you for all your videos! Love them. Learning so much😃

[Wanderer-lh]

You are awesome Mark. Thank you so so much for all these lectures. I work as a digital artist in film and series. I just ordered a bunch of oil paint and your vids has answered alot of my questians!

[TheCamillajmarchi]

thanks again mark look forward to each one

[herzelmoshe]

i saw one of the lesson and i really understand all steps mix colors  .i will write to you soon.

[richardoakley]

Surprisingly, or not, the thing that tends to strike me is how the tones of your clothes are always enlightening you, enhancing features et. al.

[nategrady]

You're so awesome thank you again and again for the tips!

[karinachiesa]

Are you writing a book? Would love to have all your knowledge written down with photos in a book! Truely enjoy your God given gift to teach.

[SuperDantastic]

I really like how you teach. I am learning drawing right now and would love one day to do oil paints. I will refer to your website and buy your portrait download when I do.