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One SIMPLE Rule for Great Composition
For courses on the fundamentals of oil painting:
www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting
Composition is probably the most important thing we need to think about when creating a work of Art. For other types of visual Artist, like abstract painters, photographers or graphic designers, it is their primary focus. However, for artists learning to draw and paint from life it is often an afterthought, in favour of the incredibly difficult task of making our work appear life like.
In this oil painting tutorial, representational artist Alex Tzavaras shares one incredibly simple rule for achieving succesful compositions. He talk about some main things you need to consider, but he explains why rules of composition like the rule of thirds, golden ratio and dynamic symmetry, do not hold the secret to great composition. He also shows you a really valuable exercise which will help you to put all of these priciples into practice
Alex Tzavaras is a contemporary realist artist offering portrait painting and alla prima oil painting tutorials. Alex teaches the traditional painting techniques artists used to draw and paint from life up until the start of the 20th century.
To connect with Alex:
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alextzavaras.com
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The BEST Way To Learn Colour Mixing.
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For my Essentials of Colour Course visit: www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting In this oil painting tutorial, portrait artist Alex Tzavaras shows you the best way to learn Colour mixing for begginers. Colour mixing is one of the most challenging things about oil painting for beginners. There are an infinite variety of colours in nature. Not only that, when you go to any art store there ar...
3 Techniques for Incredibly Realistic Portraits
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For Alex's Alla Prima Portrait Painting course visit: www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting In this Portrait Painting tutorial Alex Tzavaras shows you how to paint realistic portraits using an Alla Prima oil painting technique. Alex demonstrates 3 portrait painting techniques that will instantly make your portrait paintings more lifelike. Alex Tzavaras is a contemporary realist artist offe...
You're Measuring Proportions WRONG!
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For Alex's Introduction to Mass Drawing Course visit: www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting In this Alla Prima oil painting tutorial, representational artist Alex Tzavaras shows you how to draw with proportions correctly. Many Artists think they can "measure" proportions by using their thumb and a pencil, brush or other devices like proportional dividers. But there are many reasons why thi...
My FASTEST Technique for Realistic Oil Paintings
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In this Alla Prima oil painting tutorial, artist Alex Tzavaras shows you his fastest oil painting techniques, for achieving incredibly realistic oil paintings. For Alex's course on the fundamentals of oil painting visit: www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting Connect with Alex: alex_tzavaras alextzavaras.com For this realistic oil painting tutorial, Alex used the following pa...
The SECRET to Making a Portrait Look Like Your Model
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#portrait #portraitpainting #portraitpaintingtutorial In this Alla Prima Portrait Painting tutorial, Alex Tzavaras shows you the secret to making a portrait look like your model. For Alex's Alla Prima Portrait Painting Course visit: www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting Learning how to capture a likeness in a portrait painting is one of the toughest challenges an Artist can face. But while...
The Most Important thing YOU NEED in a Portrait
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In this Alla Prima portrait painting tutorial, realist painter Alex Tzavaras shows you how to paint mouths, the key to capturing facial expressions. For Alex's Alla Prima Portrait Painting Course visit: www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting For Alex's previous demonstration featuring Naomi visit: ua-cam.com/video/3j2i-bKPzFo/v-deo.html Connect with Alex: alex_tzavaras alextz...
The Incredible Way to Paint Skin in a Portrait Painting
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#portraitpainting #portraitart The Incredible Way to Paint Vibrant Skin Colours in a Portrait Painting. In this Alla Prima portrait painting tutorial, realist Painter Alex Tzavaras shows you an incredible way to paint skin in a portrait. To see the full length version of this Alex Tzavaras portrait demo visit: www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting When we're portrait painting in oil, we're...
How to Paint Eyes - The Biggest Mistake Artists Make
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In this portrait painting tutorial, realist painter Alex Tzavaras will demonstrating how to paint eyes, he also shows you the biggest mistake artists make when painting eyes and how to avoid it. To see the full length version of this portrait visit: www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting Most tutorials on painting realistic eyes only focus on how to paint just one eye on its own, but painti...
Unlocking the Secrets of John Singer Sargent's Technique
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In this portrait painting tutorial, realist painter Alex Tzavaras paints a female portrait from life using John Singer Sargent's Alla Prima oil painting technique. John Singer Sargent was one of the leading portrait painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In an age when there were so many outstanding realist painters, Sargent was particulary renowned for his virtuosity and skill. Fo...
How to Paint a Realistic Ear with Oils
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In this portrait painting tutorial, portrait painter Alex Tzavaras shows you how to paint a realistic ear using oils. There is a full length version of this portrait painting demo, included in Alex's Alla Prima Portrait Painting Course, over on Patreon: www.patreon.com/simplifydrawingandpainting Alex Tzavaras will be doing a whole series of portrait painting tutorials on how to paint the featur...
Painting Darker Skin Tones - The ESSENTIAL Guide.
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Painting Darker Skin Tones - The ESSENTIAL Guide.
How to Light Your Studio for Oil Painting
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How to Light Your Studio for Oil Painting
The Biggest Mistake People Make When Portrait Painting
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The Biggest Mistake People Make When Portrait Painting
Portrait Painting Demonstration by American Realist Painter Susan Lyon
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Portrait Painting Demonstration by American Realist Painter Susan Lyon
An Interview with American Realist Painter Susan Lyon
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An Interview with American Realist Painter Susan Lyon
Oil Painting Tutorial - How to Create Texture Using a Palette Knife
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Oil Painting Tutorial - How to Create Texture Using a Palette Knife
Vibrant Colours Part 2 - Painting Roses
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Vibrant Colours Part 2 - Painting Roses
Oil Painting Tutorial - How to Achieve Really Vibrant Colour
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Oil Painting Tutorial - How to Achieve Really Vibrant Colour
DON'T use Oil Painting Medium, Until You've Watched This!
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DON'T use Oil Painting Medium, Until You've Watched This!
John Singer Sargent Portrait Painting Copy Using The Zorn Palette
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John Singer Sargent Portrait Painting Copy Using The Zorn Palette
Oil Paints - What Colours and Which Brands Should You use
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Oil Paints - What Colours and Which Brands Should You use
Make Your Own High Quality Canvases and panels
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Make Your Own High Quality Canvases and panels
How to Prepare Your Own Supports for Oil Painting
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How to Prepare Your Own Supports for Oil Painting
Portrait Painting Tutorial - The 5 Essential Shadows of a Portrait
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Portrait Painting Tutorial - The 5 Essential Shadows of a Portrait
Art Materials - How to Clean Your Paint Brushes
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Art Materials - How to Clean Your Paint Brushes
Mark Gatiss talks about his portrait by Alex Tzavaras
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Mark Gatiss talks about his portrait by Alex Tzavaras
Oil Painting Brushes & The SECRET to Painting Loosely
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Oil Painting Brushes & The SECRET to Painting Loosely
Portrait Painting Tutorial - Velázquez Master Copy (Part 3)
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Portrait Painting Tutorial - Velázquez Master Copy (Part 3)
Portrait Painting Tutorial - Velázquez master Copy (PART 2)
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Portrait Painting Tutorial - Velázquez master Copy (PART 2)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @chompers11
    @chompers11 День тому

    This style of video combined with the result... its incredible and helpful. My mind is blown thank you

  • @polarbearsrus6980
    @polarbearsrus6980 2 дні тому

    Love this lesson, thanks for sharing!

  • @localcolour
    @localcolour 2 дні тому

    Well done, very interesting and accomplished.

  • @kidkique
    @kidkique 4 дні тому

    Is this some sort of Russell Brand impersonation?

  • @rikart1
    @rikart1 4 дні тому

    a PAINTER IN ALL MEDIUMS 50 YRS+ AND 2 MINS IN GOT A HEADACHE!

  • @jetsonjoe
    @jetsonjoe 5 днів тому

    most helpful

  • @stephenhanger2521
    @stephenhanger2521 5 днів тому

    So fortunate we are to have the Internet today that allows us to view and learn from the very finest Artist from all over the world.

  • @massidew5654
    @massidew5654 6 днів тому

    Thank you maestro.really appreciate your lessons/demonstrations

  • @TheBlackCrayon77
    @TheBlackCrayon77 6 днів тому

    You're obviously a great painter, the likeness isn't really there, it isn't Tatiana.., but it is a wonde4ful painting of someone. Great job

  • @napakelmo
    @napakelmo 6 днів тому

    This is a gem! Thank you for sharing sir. Subscribed!

  • @soupbonep
    @soupbonep 7 днів тому

    I agree so much! That measuring is so specific and a pain in the a$$. I'm practicing to get good at likenesses and I don't want to do an elaborate set up every time. I want to simply have a sketchbook and some pencils right now.

  • @soupbonep
    @soupbonep 7 днів тому

    I wish you would have used the box measure technique that you did on the profile of the woman during the painting of the cast. When you did the cast, you didn't show how the shapes related to one another. That was the most important part of this instruction for me, and went over things that I already know, but keep screwing up on the paper.

  • @mathewfines8727
    @mathewfines8727 7 днів тому

    Excellent presentation! Your instructional videos are among the very best I have seen. I'm looking forward to working with them as I attempt to get back into learning to paint.

    • @SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting
      @SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting 2 дні тому

      Thank you very much Mathew!

    • @mathewfines8727
      @mathewfines8727 2 дні тому

      @@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting You are more than welcome. I really appreciate what you are doing!

    • @mathewfines8727
      @mathewfines8727 2 дні тому

      I intend to 'put my money where my mouth is', when I have begun to get something done, and am in shape for more.

  • @max-romano-santo
    @max-romano-santo 8 днів тому

    Sir: for me, this is the best channel about oil painting. Thanks for share your knowledge, and greetings from Chile!

  • @kennethaquino8352
    @kennethaquino8352 9 днів тому

    some artist add burnt umber to make blacks

  • @suzanneaitken5939
    @suzanneaitken5939 9 днів тому

    I am painting the cabbage right now. I would love to see more of your still life demos. Out of all the still lifes I have seen, yours are the softest and most ethereal.

  • @averagepainter
    @averagepainter 9 днів тому

    you mean gradation when you say „gradiation“, don‘t you?

  • @Pandolcee
    @Pandolcee 9 днів тому

    okay so I have been trying figure out how portraits are painted so life like, and this doesn't just tell me how, this made is ridiculously easy to do so, thank you sir.

  • @alcyonecrucis
    @alcyonecrucis 10 днів тому

    Just white red ochre and umber is good enough

  • @Blypanna
    @Blypanna 10 днів тому

    Amazing, I envy his skills. Can imagine there's some hours invested...

  • @longhorngal9498
    @longhorngal9498 11 днів тому

    Beautiful!

  • @alcyonecrucis
    @alcyonecrucis 11 днів тому

    WOT A MASTER !!

  • @CharlesNolanArt
    @CharlesNolanArt 11 днів тому

    Haha he DID!

  • @CharlesNolanArt
    @CharlesNolanArt 11 днів тому

    Brother, you are so good it's scary! Good show! I want to subscribe and hang out around you!

  • @qbrooks751
    @qbrooks751 12 днів тому

    I’ve never painted a face before, nor do I plan on painting one. But this video was so interesting that I watched it all. Great video, very informative.

  • @guillermoal1667
    @guillermoal1667 12 днів тому

    I have 12 years painting with oils but because I struggled economically I haven’t been able to do a lot of paints. Since The beginning I have only used mineral solvent and linseed oil and that’s it, it works great for me and I don’t need anything else. Well , also I have used varnish at the end of the painting but I might try this recipes that you are giving! Thank you so much!

  • @gregscottcampbell
    @gregscottcampbell 12 днів тому

    Awesome!

  • @59jaguar
    @59jaguar 13 днів тому

    Good job. Lots of work to pull all those skin tones together.

  • @CarolH2O
    @CarolH2O 15 днів тому

    I have a few oil paintings from 1988 to 1989 where I only used a bit of turpentine or nothing at all added to the paint and they look the same today as they did back then.

  • @rachelkilbane4200
    @rachelkilbane4200 17 днів тому

    Excellent tutorial. Im off the paint eggs. Hopefully the coloirs wont end up scrambled.

  • @tinigart273
    @tinigart273 17 днів тому

    I know that as a watercolor painter such videos mostly don't apply to my art, but I love watching them so much. So informative, in-depth, well articulated, and most importantly - no gatekeeping whatsoever. Thank you Alex, your insights are precious, all the best to you!

  • @siphiwesithole7186
    @siphiwesithole7186 18 днів тому

    best guide online

  • @patd.3836
    @patd.3836 18 днів тому

    Nice Ty 🎉

  • @chriseneim1
    @chriseneim1 19 днів тому

    Ok so this was cool 100 years ago when there were no cameras but just like cds and dvd and movie theaters they are no longer needed and then we have you taking hours to do an average painting and absolutely over explaining it making my ears bleed. Seriously you just spoke every second of the video. Do you you like hearing your voice? Cause I don’t and I’m sure everyone else would agree. Zip it and use a camera put the portrait dream away it’s not your thing

  • @citadelofwinds1564
    @citadelofwinds1564 19 днів тому

    This has been an extremely useful video. I am so glad I found this channel and I like the philosophy of keeping things simple.

  • @annhalouise3710
    @annhalouise3710 20 днів тому

    🤭😂😂😂 I am a hippy!!! what's the story? I love all nature lovers

  • @rawanelsaadi2520
    @rawanelsaadi2520 20 днів тому

    You are beyond amazing!

  • @soarpurpose
    @soarpurpose 20 днів тому

    The limited palette works well

    • @SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting
      @SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting 19 днів тому

      Yes, I reckon it's very good for flesh colours and quite easy to use.

    • @soarpurpose
      @soarpurpose 19 днів тому

      @@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting yes could focus on the tones more

  • @fifthavenue8505
    @fifthavenue8505 20 днів тому

    Thank you for the excellent lesson. "Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Knight of the Order of Santiago was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age." (Wikipedia) would have reckoned you were giving away his secrets!

  • @northernnews6060
    @northernnews6060 20 днів тому

    some peoples eyes are crooked......

  • @GasAcrilico
    @GasAcrilico 20 днів тому

    Un saluto da Sicilia

  • @CherubsCloudCo.
    @CherubsCloudCo. 22 дні тому

    This is the clearest most helpful lesson ever!! Thank you for your content

  • @Michael-mh4vr
    @Michael-mh4vr 23 дні тому

    Brilliant

  • @homayounazarnoush5699
    @homayounazarnoush5699 23 дні тому

    You are awesome 👏

  • @homayounazarnoush5699
    @homayounazarnoush5699 23 дні тому

    You are a great artist because you can analyze every aspect like a scientist and after that everything is easy to copy, not everyone able to do that.👍💯

  • @hanthonypiano
    @hanthonypiano 23 дні тому

    You're left handed. Also you got a nice voice. Great portrait.

    • @SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting
      @SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting 19 днів тому

      Thank you! And you like my voice? That's funny, ecause more than one comment on this video has said they find my voice annoying?

    • @hanthonypiano
      @hanthonypiano 19 днів тому

      @@SIMPLIFYDrawingandPainting your voice is paced and you enunciate your words so for people who are in a rush or want quick tips, or are the type to speed up a video, they'd be more likely to find it annoying. Me personally I don't like having to watch a vid more than once if i can help it, so your voice cadence and clarity suits me perfectly fine.

  • @markw.2441
    @markw.2441 23 дні тому

    Thank you for these essential aids in making progress in portrait painting. So happy I found this video!

  •  23 дні тому

    Amazing

  • @davemalt2451
    @davemalt2451 24 дні тому

    Was unreal watching you do this. I would that I could. You are very talented indeed, thanks for sharing your skills and knowledge.😎🇦🇺🦘

  • @louisemackay1016
    @louisemackay1016 24 дні тому

    I watch your videos on my tv for larger screen.This is so informative and clear instruction.The best I have come across.Thank you