One thing I love about sharing these weekend tips with you is that it gives me an opportunity to share the processes of other artists whose work I respect. There are artist leaders out there today who show
you a process rather than have you simply copy what they are doing. One of those master painters is Qiang Huang, (pronounced Chong Wong).
HOW TO GAIN THE MOST FROM WATCHING OTHER ARTISTS WORK
By focusing on what they are doing rather than watching the images form, you can learn a lot from watching a master artist work:
- What kinds of marks do they make when beginning a painting?
- What are they looking for when they make those marks?
- What is their next step after the images are placed?
- How is their brush moving?
There are other things to focus on, too, but you benefit more if you limit your focus to one thing at a time. This list is just to get you
started.
As you watch the video I'm about to show you, try keeping your focus on just HOW HIS BRUSH IS MOVING. Nothing else. In what
direction is it moving? Is it moving on the tip or on the belly? What kind of mark is made by each movement?
Don't allow your attention to drift anywhere else for the entire nine minutes of this speeded up demo.
NOTE: FROM NOW ON, BE CAREFUL WHO YOU WATCH
I'm going out on a limb here, and forgive me if this sounds harsh or arrogant, but there is no vetting on YouTube: A lot of what's out there pretending to teach
painting is pure nonsense or uninformed. Watch only those who are teaching or painting by sound principles. The best way to check that out is to google the name and visit their website. Search for what gives this person authenticity and authority.
Okay. Enough preaching. Here's the video demo of Qiang Huang painting a still life.
Enjoy!
And may you have a creative weekend!
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