Thursday, May 22, 2014

172 Plein air jump start

One of the hardest aspects of landscape painting is painting in the field. To help that situation I've devised a series of videos–offered via Gbox–that will help painters move forward with their plein air painting.

This course will be especially helpful if you feel stalled in your plein air progress. The first two videos–really one video divided into two 12 minute segments– highlight how to use a preliminary drawing as a stepping stone to a successful painting.

Below is the intro to the series and beneath that are the two Gbox videos. I'm starting with the basics. I hope you enjoy them. I noticed the team at Gbox have added a PayPal option which works great. Be sure to ask questions in the comments section below. I 'd love to taylor this series to your needs. Many thanks.



One explanation I skipped in the first video was that I simply drew an outline of the scene and then shaded in the approximate values. It happens really fast and I didn't demonstrate that in the video. The rest of the video is adding detail and adjusting values while thinking about the upcoming painting process.





Brad Teare–May 2014




12 comments:

  1. I really enjoyed the first two videos, and I look forward to the upcoming videos in this series. Do you have any tips on how to overcome the fear of painting out in public? I find the thought of setting up my easel and painting with people looking over my shoulder quite terrifying. And I don't think I'm the only one feeling this way.

    Thanks,
    Geir

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    1. I have had similar feelings especially when I was an art student I remember how much I disliked people watching me paint in class. The best idea is just to find spots that aren't too busy until you get more comfortable out in public. Give yourself plenty of time to get used to things. Glad you enjoyed the videos! Thanks for watching.

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  2. Brad, that is a very special landscape...very pleasing and quite well done. You should be proud of that one.

    Geir, get outdoors and paint in less public areas first if you're that worried about it. I've done a lot of rural farmsteads where the only person stopping by is a passing biker or jogger (or curious cow or horse!).

    Most people are very complementary and find the experience of seeing someone painting to be grand.

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  3. Great videos Brad! They have reminded me to be more conscientious when I draw compositional thumbnails. I now have squares drawn in my sketchbook so I make comps whenever I'm out and about.

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    1. Thanks, Stephen. It was a great reminder for me as well to incorporate more thinking into the sketch.

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  4. Approximately how long are each of the paid videos?

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    1. These videos are 12 minutes each. I found that was a good size for uploading and downloading. At least for now unless I decide to film at a lower resolution (although most people have said they enjoy the higher rez).

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  5. having a tech issue at my end, couldn't get the video to play. gbox is on it pronto.
    watched first one, good info and something i never do.

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    1. Bruce, let me know if Gbox ever got things working for you. Their system is in beta phase so I know there will be occasionally problems. Thanks for your patience.

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  6. Thanks for this learning time Brad, the videos are so good. I cant wait to watch the painting process in color!
    Since I live on a busy street, I couldnt hear much in spite of full volume, so the captions helped. There was some tech issue at first but later on I managed to play them well. Thanks again.

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  7. For some reason, my comment appeared 3 times, So I had to delete the duplicates, sorry about that,

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    1. No problem Padmaja. Glad you are enjoying the series. Feel free to drop by any time with questions or comments.

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