How to Paint Like Lowry | Tate

Ever wondered how Lowry painted his masterpieces? Find out in this 'how to' with artist, Kathryn Edwards.

Materials list:

Paints (Acrylics colours are: ultramarine blue, titanium white, cadmium red hue, yellow ochre and process black)

Medium gel

White gesso

Cotton calico

Palette or bowl

Canvas frame

Staple gun

Staples

Pencil

Paint brushes (large and small brushes)

Board

Palette knife

Stick

[Flintknife]

Gesso before stretching? Each to their own, I guess. But when you come to stretch on the frame the primed layer will be subject to stress when the canvas is put under tension. I'd advise stretching and then the gesso layers, myself. But whatever works for you.

[carlwilde]

How incredibly thorough - Thanks for taking the time and effort to produce this.

[thingamabitch]

If you're going to paint in acrylic, get a metal tray and put a sponge or wet paper towels in it. cover that with tracing paper and your paint will stay wet. Cover it with plastic wrap or put it in a plastic bag for later.

[LeeRaldar]

Very interesting insight especially Lowry's colour palette, thanks. I recall watching a documentary long ago that described how Lowry would prepare his canvasses by building up a rich thick patina of paint then leave it for several weeks to dry but unfortunately I cannot remember the details.

[ZedTV]

Thanks! I’m using this artist for my gcse graphics artist research

[annasteele]

Very good quality and good video.
Thank you for sharing this.
Regards from Iceland

[hellobaby]

How to paint like Rembrandt next please?

[annamaura]

Artist: 'hi im from yorkshire'
Subtitles: 'hi im from new york'

[frankyw]

Thank you looks great, i'm gonna have a bash x

[GothicaBeauty]

My godmother lived down the road to LS Lowry in Manchester.

[Pistaschek]

Such a nice and inspiring video! Thank you Tate!

[joannecarter]

Does anyone know if you can copy a lowery painting yourself and sale it? What are the rules thank you jo

[drumchapelboy]

don't think you have seen a lowry close-up

[calummckenzie]

Lowry didn't use any medium mixed with his paint, so if you want to "paint like Lowry", then don't use medium.

[energizing]

if i had money for paint and all that stuff((

[saint_gales]

the moment you don't use the same materials the painter used, you are not painting like them

[JohnRenshawIII]

Im doung a painting on board that soneone requested. Called out of the mill. Ir will he 2 foot by 20 inch with oil. Pray for Jesus christ to aid me and for God to help me with this.

[charmainemanning]

If you watch the BBC documentary in Lowrys own words he says he does not put much importance on perspective and yet you say he carefully considers it. Also Lowry never used mediums mixed in his paints I didn't watch the full video lost interest due to blatant lack of knowledge of Lowrys style or viewpoint.

[LordVikingLive]

to use the word naïve about an artist is to put them down...so I don't agree !! I don't even like the word primitive...

[JoseMartinez-oghy]

As soon as she mispronounce the word ‘Gesso’, I switched off.