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  • although I start with an under painting

  • my technique is based on the alla prima technique.

  • I'm looking for that fresh, single, strong brushstrokes rather dan

  • the glazing technique.

  • I take my time the real painting of the portrait in oil starts tomorrow,

  • so at ease I can do the underpainting.

  • A small window that

  • enables me to concentrate on the colours

  • that I gonna make.

  • I take some oxide green, chromium oxide

  • green and once again

  • I have a look.

  • and after finishing the first layer of

  • the hair I blend with my fingers the hairline

  • to connect later with the background.

  • I need a lighter and a cooler hue so I add white and mauve,

  • In my portraits almost always I

  • I want to draw a maximum attention to the eyes.

  • So I ty to make that zone the most

  • active place in the painting. How?

  • Noticed that there is no paint on my brush.

  • I'm pretty sure that chaos on your palette,

  • and chaos in your hand is a reflection of the chaos in your head.

  • On the lower lip I want to settle the round form

  • and I add a touch of red.

  • I have retarded a long time,

  • But now it's here: pure white for the highlights on the eyes.

  • These are the key part in the painting that bring alive the person.

  • And I want the red of the colour of the shirt that I painted yesterday,

  • comes shining through.

although I start with an under painting

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