ArtDemonstrations.com

Ron Hicks Oil Portrait Sketch

2008-06-14T05:16:00.000-07:00

Here's a step-by-step in oils by Ron Hicks. It's a wonderful and sensitive piece.

It took me a few minutes to remember where I had heard of him. It was on the internationalmastersoffineart.com website. The site has won awards for having the longest domain name of any art website!

Here's Hicks' web site.

Bill Perkins Painting demo

2008-06-14T04:43:00.000-07:00

Here's Bill's website

The Carder Method

2008-02-23T05:17:00.000-08:00

I don't usually like painting methods that are inorganic and formulaic, but I have to admit that The Carder Method stands out for a few reasons. First, Mark Carder's work is on a much higher plane than I expected, and second, he has created a really cool color checker device to help choose correct colors. Third, his students seem to do pretty well with it.

I would warn against constructing an entire painting by using dividers and a color checker. I think they're great tools to check your work, but put yourself into it, and don't let the devices make all your decisions.

Here's a page of sample video clips from his DVD.

Here's Carder's portraiture website.

Another Lipking video

2008-02-18T11:49:00.000-08:00

Here's another Lipking demo. Not the best video quality, sorry to say, but you get a feel for his method.

Looking at Jeremy's site, It appears that his new DVD has been released, and at a lower cost than I expected!

Cat with Wisteria

2008-02-16T17:18:00.000-08:00

This was a bit of serendipity. I had been battling some out-of-control wisteria in my yard, and looked to YouTube for gardening answers, when I came across this delightful watercolor demo of a calico cat with, you guessed it... wisteria.

I was spellbound. I'm in the middle of a ten-year love affair with my own calico, and this really caught my imagination.

Enjoy

Countdown to Jeremy Lipking's video

2008-02-01T19:18:00.000-08:00

I previously posted about Jeremy. He's a shining star in the realist world today. A real talent.

He emailed me this morning to announce he will soon be releasing his long-awaited DVD.

Here's a teaser...

Here's Jeremy's website.

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Great YouTube video by Seamus Berkeley

2008-02-01T17:07:00.000-08:00

What a great portrait! He worked in oils on paper*. I'd really like to try that, but have so little time to paint at all these days.

Here's Seamus' website.

*Correction... See comments. It was on loose canvas. Thanks Seamus.

Zhaoming Wu video released!

2007-12-17T16:51:00.000-08:00

Stop the presses! I just saw that Wu's first video has been released!!! I've been checking the publisher's website weekly for about a year anticipating this. It won't disappoint.

Here's the publisher's page, which gives a hint at Wu's technique.

You can rent it at this link, but be prepared to wait. (I'm in line ahead of you!).

Here's his website.

Istvan Sandorfi painting from photos

2007-11-26T13:10:00.000-08:00

This French artist demonstrates how he paints a collage-like picture from photo references. He combines vintage images with new photos of his own model for an slightly surreal effect. All work is done from photos.

Here's Sandorfi's main site

The best Figure Drawing books ever

2007-10-02T19:11:00.000-07:00

That's the assessment of this blogger. All of the books are available for download.

They may have an out-dated look, but they're full of timeless instruction.

How to draw Einstein

2007-09-07T16:06:00.000-07:00

Lon Haverly videos

2007-08-22T10:12:00.000-07:00

I've known Lon from an oline forum I frequent these last few years. He's drawn literally thousands of portraits from live models -- a wealth of experience any of us would envy, as models are usually hard to come by.

Lon was in business drawing portraits in a mall for many years. Talk about pressure. He had to get it right every time. Later, he had his own public television show. I never saw the show, as it was not available in my area, but I assume these Google videos are actual clips from the program.

Be sure to visit his website as well.

Aldo Balding Demo

2007-08-06T04:23:00.001-07:00

Aldo Balding hails from Kingston Surrey, England. I first heard of him in 2003 when he burst onto the Strokes of Genius portrait artist forum, and declared the American artists to be "absurd" for their excessive flattery of their sitters.

He was right, of course, but made few friends in the process.

A skilled portraitist, his website, and his blog chronical his ongoing quest for honesty in portraiture.

Here's a recent demo he posted on WetCanvas.

Thanks to A B Alding (I'm not kidding) for submitting this oil portrait demo. :)

UPDATE: Here's another one by Aldo

New Dan Thompson video

2007-07-06T13:12:00.000-07:00

Here's another reader contributed link.

American Artist Magazine's website has a great new video by Dan Thompson. He works with a live model, and starts out with only one color, and two brushes (one to apply paint, and another to erase). He works his way up to a two-tone grisaille by the end of the video.

This is a work in progress. The text above the video promises part two will be coming soon. At the beginning, Thompson laid out "twenty or thirty colors", and only used two, so it's possible this will stretch into a three-part demo.

Here's Dan's website.

And, check out all these other demos at the American Artist site!

Thanks Dierdre.

UPDATE: Here's the second and final video.

New Scott Burdick Demo

2007-06-27T10:19:00.000-07:00

Burdick has added yet another great demo to his website. I love these. I wish Susan would do another one too.

Rent Scott Burdick videos from SmartFlix.

Douglas Flint -- Still Life in Oil

2007-06-24T07:20:00.000-07:00

Douglas Flint shows his step by step process for developing a still life from a setup in his studio. He starts with a more detailed drawing than most, and uses a fairly gray palette.

Visit Flint's website.

William Hosner still life -- Reprint from American Artist Magazine

2007-06-24T07:04:00.000-07:00

Like many, Bill Hosner started his art career in the grueling illustration field. This is a baptism by fire that teaches quick visualization and accuracy, but from which many artists long to escape. Hosner now works as a fine artist, and has posted on his website a reprint of an American Artist Magazine article featuring his pastel technique.

Art Classes on XTrain.com

2007-06-23T13:41:00.000-07:00

This is a reader-submitted link (thanks, Dave).

XTrain.com offers video classes on a variety of topics, including art lessons by Ron Lemen. Ron's videos seem to be professionally produced, and full-length. This is an excellent free resource that may become a pay service in the future (I'm speculating) so enjoy it now!

Time Lapse portrait by Barrett Bailey

2007-06-23T13:26:00.000-07:00

Someone on Wet Canvas posted this a while back, but I'm just discovering it now. Barrett Bailey has an impressive CV and over 15 years experience as a professional artist. In this video demonstration, he compresses a two-and-a-half-hour drawing process into a two minute video. Check out his website for more drawings and other great stuff!

Jeremy Lipking Demo

2007-06-19T15:42:00.001-07:00

Jeremy Lipking has made quite a splash for such a young artist. Don't hate him for his talent. Learn from him.

One thing I like is his use of grays, and those cool flesh tones.

His website has a teaser promising an upcoming video. You can bet it will be a hit.

This great demo is not on his website. I don't know why, but who cares! He's sharing some great stuff here.

Hey Jeremy, we want that video!!!

Note: Lipking leaves great Easter eggs on his site. Some of his paintings are clickable. Click for a detailed close-up Here, and here and here (my favorite) and here.

Picasso work in progress

2007-02-17T08:04:00.000-08:00

Here's a Picasso in progress filmed in 1955 by French director, Henri-Georges Clouzot, who also filmed Picasso creating 20 artworks. The film is now available in DVD format, which (as luck would have it) is also available through NetFlix. So I get to see it free! Yes, it's already at the top of my queue.

John Budicin's Plein Aire Landscapes

2006-12-07T04:38:00.000-08:00

Here's another link sent by Dierdre. This very nice demo shows the very simple massing of forms in the early stages of a plien aire landscape painting.

John Budicin paints outdoors from life, never photos. "When I want to paint, I head out the door to find a scene that will spark my interest. This may take hours, or it may take minutes."
He says.

He begins with elementary shapes and colors, making them more specific as he works the painting.

Very nice stuff.

Huihan Lui

2006-12-05T19:27:00.000-08:00

Huihan Liu studied at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art in China. Here is a three-hour demonstration he conducted at the Donner Ranch in New Mexico in 2002. These are stills from a home video, but the technique shows through, and there is ample narration by Ron Sanders.

Special thanks to Dierdre for providing the link

Nathan Fowkes charcoal portrait

2006-11-25T11:55:00.000-08:00

Personally, I 've never been able to use a construction method like his, but his results are so good, I may give it another try.

Here's Nathan's main site.

Painterly Realism: Constructing a painting from your photographs

2006-11-25T11:45:00.000-08:00

Kenney Mencher demonstrates how to photograph your subject, then compose and paint the final piece.

Kenny's site