Portrait Painting Broken Down

MY BRUSH SET

Books I like
Materials I suggest for beginners:
Titanium White, Cadmium Red Hue, Cadmium Lemon, French Ultramarine, Yellow Ochre, Cerulean blue

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Hi, I am the son of two artists and began painting in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia before I could walk. I was a rare combination of artist and athlete so I moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to play football for USC. I left the team my sophomore year to focus on painting and filmmaking, applying the same focus and discipline from my football career to my art. I primarily work in oils, and spend most free days painting "en plein air" in my new home of Sarasota Florida.

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[mogalcat]

"I know when to stop when the painting stops annoying me". That's some great advice!

[lilah]

I've been painting and selling oil portraits for 45 years and of course I've watched a lot of painters on youtube. Lots of good painters but you may be the best instructor I've seen and listened to including college and university profs. You have a very straightforward and clear way to explain anything. Without taking 3 hours to do it! I'm definitely recommending your channel to friends and family.

[eddievaliant]

Best advice I've ever been comforted by: "don't paint individual hairs" THANK YOU!

[ak_pmrjs]

Green is my favorite color to incorporate in a skintone. It's just make the skin look realistic.

[gayletrivitt]

I've watched this video several times in the last 2 days. It is so informative! Basically, I have always worked at DRAWING portraits & have done them well. When I started painting a few years ago, i figured that it was like drawing with color.... Not! That video is a font of information! So many things explained in easy to understand language & examples! Fat over lean, brush sizes, why stand so far away & what happens when too close. Not blending! Wrapping the face with color, etc. I was able to take a too tiny tracing of a face & apply the techniques & was amazed that when I looked at the painting from across the room, after a very short time, BAM! I recognized that face! First time! I think that ALOT of painting teachers have been painting for so long that they leave ALOT out that they automatically do. You answered so many questions. In college, my painting professor taught us how to stretch canvasses & clean brushes & had the still life set up & told us to paint it while he went to his studio & worked on his own stuff. I got an A- in the class, but was basically just drawing with color & knew nothing about painting. I walked away from that class extremely frustrated because I couldn't get what was in my head onto canvas. Thank you Paint Coach!

[montygemma]

Thanks. I found this helpful as I am usually a landscape painter but have got a few portraits to do. I went to art school for 5 years and the content of this video is exactly the way we were taught, so this 12 minutes has been a great refresher for me before I start.

[Pizzarules]

I have the version of adult adhd that makes me search out and compile lists of a vast assortment of “how-to painting” videos - which I then watch one by one for only 4-5 seconds before clicking on the next... but anyway, “!!!” Why “!!!?” Because I keep watching your entire video videos because they are so chock full of tips and you explain things in a not overly obtuse (verbose?) way. I love this channel, in short. Thank you

[sbwhddv]

All good tips. Best sentence is" When you know anatomy, you see more." Sage advice!

[thewanderingnpc]

Been trying to learn how to paint lately. Even though this guy teaches oil painting and I've been using acrylics, his tutorials helped me so much in trying to learn how to draw still lifes and portraits.

[RaeSchindel]

Every word informative and clearly put. Precision unparalleled.

[chrisgoeswest]

Haha Stop "when the painting stops annoying me." That is priceless advice. Thank you sir.

[anglu]

So far the BEST instructions I’ve ever found! I decided 2023 I’ll learn to paint portraits. I chose your teachings 😊

[annedeoedipus]

The advice you offer here is really sound for this approach to painting. The working processes you describe are very useful, especially for people starting out with paint. It is refreshing that, when talking about different processes for getting drawings down initially, you are not judgmental and list a range of methods without placing them in a hierarchy—it is often the case that people regard any form of mechanical assistance as inferior without providing reasonable explanations. Paint and be happy.

[tovapalmcrantz]

I tried your tips and started out with just the lightest and darkest. It worked sooo good and found it helpful throughout the whole process. Thank you for your informative videos!

[lesley]

Love your direct and concise style of instruction, and the breakdown of developing a painting!

[helloilovemycat]

I've only ever done colored pencil portraits, but I wanted to surprise my boyfriend for valentines day and only had a canvas. So I'm gonna try this out!! Thank you man ❤

[debramoss]

Phenomenal teacher, amazing artist, perfect video.
I couldnt see the videos to choose at the end for some reason, just your entrancing facial shapes, values, lines, colour and that little bit of light in your eyes! Hey, it's in there!
Thanks!

[johnsharkey]

Chris, man that Kobe painting brought tears to my eyes man. He would have appreciated you man. Totally has his authentic smile. Beautiful my man, good on you brother.

[MM-xmot]

This video was chock full of incredibly useful advice, I know I'll be coming back to it a lot!! You deserve way more views

[Freebooterll]

Amazing - it's like a two hour lesson condensed into 12 minutes 👏👏