The PAINTING Exercise That Will HELP You the MOST

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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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[CitizenOfTheWorld]

It is rare to find a painting teacher (or a teacher of any subject ) who is adept at breaking a task down to its essentials and explain them conceptually so that the student can apply the principles to any challenge. You are such a teacher. I greatly appreciate your approach, insights, and explanations. There is a rude old adage: “Those who can’t do teach.” In my life experience I have met many who can do but can’t teach. Teaching is in and of itself is a talent and a valuable ability regardless of the subject. You are both a talented painter and teacher.

[Xxgurpreet]

The thought of doing this is getting my adrenalin rushing 🤯😂

[crochetomania]

Thank you for this exercise! I tried it for three days doing 4 small paintings of different household objects a day and the progress I made was mindblowing! Seriously, in three days I learned more than in the whole of last year! And it was also a great confidence boost. I stopped looking at objects thinking “I can’t paint this”, instead now I look at them and think only about the strokes I should make.

[aneesaosman]

I seriously value your effort to give honest painting tutorials . We are very grateful to you to introduce this technique to us learners . Thanks a lot

[AlexandraAquamarine]

as a beginner I wanna say you are explaining really well and have that rare teacher talent

being a good painter and a good coach are often two different persons

[HGAviator]

This is by FAR the best video I've seen on the subject of the "KISS" (keep it simple, stupid) concept. I love how you explain the "plains" and using the 30 or less brush strokes. Guinness!!!

[karolkedzierski]

This is a great exercise! People can go even farther with it, setting the plan for the whole painting beforehand. Like this- if there is lets say a composition consisting of 1 figure, still life and interior, just set the limit of brush strokes for each part- 50 for the face, 30 for the fabric, 10 for each hand, 8-15 for each element in the still life and 60 for the background.
This requires very conscious decision-making and the results can be very surprising and can influence your future style!

[HonoratoCorpinIII]

Your content is gold. You are simply awesome, my friend. Thank you for this!

[samanthagranata]

You’re a wizard!!! Or a mind reader. You just called me out on everything I need to work on as an artist. Sometimes striving for perfection has the opposite effect, at least I see that in my work :/

[changemymind]

Holy crap.... I just did this last night and was ASTONISHED that it looked like an apple and I really love it. I'm definitely guilty of not using enough paint and over blending - this exercise really helped to not be such a tight painter & only took 15 minutes. Thank you SO much!

[mandaloolux]

This was invaluable. After taking a four-year Hiatus from painting I am wanting to paint again and feeling overwhelmed. Your video gave me direction and I thank you

[frankovitchgrimowski]

I have a lot of cheap paint and been looking for a way to use it up, this exercise is the ticket! Thanks coach.

[mdetky]

We love a quick popsicle break😂 Silly moments & important information, this is the kind of content I’m here for ☺️👏

[Off_pudding]

I keep coming back to your videos. Your down-to-earth way of speaking, easy to understand instructions and overall approach make putting paint to paper seem less intimidating, and your videos motivate me more than any other instructors to actually paint rather than just watch YouTube videos for hours. Thank you for the amazing work that you do.

[TheMarkEH]

This was a terrific video! Lots of your comments combined to create coherent explanations and clear advice. Thank you.

[seni]

as a painter it’s these discretions i feel that really open your eyes and mind to color, pressure of line, even space; knowing when to blend vs when to extend the push of the brush.
beautiful video broski

[kjoywritesstories]

He is a mind reader this is the third time I've been searching for a type if video and he provides. My favorite youtube channel!

[mrsnrub]

It's REALLY weird, how when I bought paints for the first time (without any prior research) that the VERY first thing I did was fire straight in with abstract work. I filled an entire canvas with whatever shapes and patterns I felt drawn to - and no, I'm not a 'modern artist', I just wanted get over the anxiety of using paint early on, by ruining everything I'd just bought. I found out after watching a previous video of yours that's ACTUALLY a thing.

I paint landscapes now and keep all of my strokes free and loose. When you have atmospheric perspective, composition and value all dialled in, it doesn't matter if you paint with a sledgehammer. You still won't go wrong. I never thin paint, the only medium I use is impasto wax.

[Sambeeeer]

Really thankful for your videos!!! You’re a great teacher

[marileeflint]

Great information for beginners who have never taken a art class like me❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤