Louis Guidetti

0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Skit 1 1:05 - Curran Alexander Vinyards 1:57 - Very Articulate Speech 3:31 - Block In 4:24 - Painting On Scene 6:05 - Working From Dark to Light 6:39 - Skit 2 7:03 - Altering Scene Elements 7:52 - Grapevines 8:51 - Leaf Color Tip 9:19 - Discord Community Questions 12:05 - Skit 3 12:14 - Understand Your Client 12:53 - Palette Setup 13:48 - Sky 14:40 - Stepping Back & Walking Forward 15:08 - Skit 4 15:23 - Painting the Bushes 16:40 - Adding Shadows 17:40 - Detailing Grass 18:52 - Flowers & Detail 20:03 - Coherent Speech 21:31 - Skit 5 22:06 - Grass & Tree Details 23:04 - Talking To My Client 23:49 - Mowing the Lawn 24:08 - House 24:50 - Time Lapse of Shame 25:22 - Skit 6 26:09 - Flawless Rework 28:35 - Rework Time Lapse 28:44 - Rework Explanation 32:34 - Conclusion Location: Curran Alexander Vineyards - Full of great people and hard workers running the place. I highly recommend a visit if you are in the area. https://www.curranalexander.com/ LIVE Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/louisguidetti Website: https://louisguidetti.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louis_guidetti_art Discord: https://discord.gg/DjJU2RZVrb Keep up with last minute LIVE streams by joining our discord In this FLAWLESS video, I bring you inside of how I painted this freaking masterpiece of a painting of Curran Alexander Vineyards here in Lexington, NC and I talk about my experience and mentality when painting commissions. My dear morons, too many painters whine and complain about painting things they do not like and they end up missing opportunities of improving various techniques and obtaining a better painter mindset. It can be very difficult giving a client what exactly they want and every person and commission is different. I have found that each situation is unique and some go smoother than others even if you are working for the same person. However, I have also found that I am able to adapt to situations better than before because of these challenges and it has improved my own work. This, among countless other things, makes me a far superior painter to the average mongrel who is too much of a pansy to take on a piece they don't want to do. Music in this video from Epidemic Sound & Kevin MacLeod: "Folk Round" "Chee Zee Jungle" "Firebrand" "Teddy Bear Waltz" "Master of the Feast" "Minstrel Guild" "Ishikari Lore" "Investigations" "Sonatina in C Minor" "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" "Ancient Rite" "A Very Brady Special" "Lotus" "Greko Sketch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

0:00 Intro 0:27 Skit 1 0:52 Palette Setup 1:39 Block In 3:10 Skit 2 3:53 Criticizing Work 5:31 Drawing Improves Your Painting 7:00 Building Up the Paint 7:48 Skit 3 8:25 Working from Dark to Light 9:35 What I Did Wrong 10:57 Painting Cloth 11:52 Skit 4 12:32 Painting Breakdown 20:31 Timelapse 21:31 Final Painting 21:38 Conclusion (Skit 5) LIVE Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/louisguidetti Website: https://louisguidetti.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louis_guidetti_art Discord: https://discord.gg/DjJU2RZVrb Keep up with LIVE stream times by joining our discord This skull oil painting took me about 6 hours to paint which was very good practice. I talk about this a lot in my video but pencil drawing really helps painting because it makes you better at getting the shapes faster so you can focus on paint development. I was a bit rusty and I'm very critical of how I painted in this video but this is how I improve myself. I wanted to get something out for y'all for Halloween so hopefully this video has some solid information that will help you in your own work. Happy Halloween! Music in this video by Kevin MacLeod and Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft "Darkest Child" "Alchemists Tower" "Moonlight Hall" "The Path of the Goblin King" "The Path of the Goblin King v2" "Serpentine Trek" "Danse of Questionable Tuning" "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

0:00 Glorious Intro 1:06 Blocking In 1:50 Adding Color 3:18 Statue Folds 6:35 Developing The Pot & Cup From The Block In 7:26 Brush & Palette Knife On Pot 8:38 Blue Cloth into a Glorious Rant 10:22 Stepping Back & Walking Forward 10:39 Rant Continued 11:50 How To Paint Intricate Cloth 13:40 Foreground Cloth & Brush Choice 15:11 How to Setup Your Palette & Mix Your Color 18:05 Build Painting Up Evenly 18:33 Background Cloth Patterns & Taking Time Painting 20:06 Shadow of Pot 20:37 Painting Flowers 21:25 Viewing Your Objects From Different Angles 21:50 Detailing The Blue Cloth 23:18 Lines & Edges 23:50 Returning to the Blue Cloth 24:29 Palette Knife Technique on Statue 26:43 Haloing Technique 27:41 Using Detail to Correct the Larger Shape 28:21 Painting Reflections 30:44 Sanding Down the Statue, Cup Highlights, & Flower Stems 32:15 Final Touches on Statue & Final Highlights 33:50 Finished Piece & Conclusion LIVE Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/louisguidetti Website: https://louisguidetti.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louis_guidetti_art Discord: https://discord.gg/DjJU2RZVrb Keep up with last minute LIVE streams by joining our discord channel. We have an awesome group! Kind of… In this video, I talk about brush choice, painting with the palette knife, my current method of choosing brushes, sanding down, benefits of stepping back when you paint, how to paint intricate detail in the folds of the cloth, how to develop such a complex piece, how to mix your colors, how to organize your palette, and a special technique I used here called haloing. Being the GREATEST PAINTER IN HISTORY is not an easy task. It can be very lonely always having to wait for the peasants to catch up to my juicy thought process which is why I have graced YouTube with my glorious and buttery videos. It is my wish that I bring your brain closer to my superior brain with these masterfully edited sequences of succulent imagery. You're welcome. Painting still lifes can $uck balls. Let's be honest. BIG ONES. This fact alone is the reason why I have made this still life video for you. I have made sure that this video goes over all of the basics and it is for this reason that your quantity of mental consumption while watching this perfectly forged masterpiece is only limited by your tiny IQ. Don't worry my dear simpleton. I am here to increase that IQ and I will do it very easily for such is my gift to humanity. When painting still lifes, take your time in setting them up. You want to choose objects that are not too complicated if you are first starting in oil painting. Your goal should be to paint two or three objects in an attractive composition that conveys space. Do not line the objects up in a row like an idiot. Put one closer and one further away. It helps to have a main object, a supporting object that compliments your main object, and perhaps a smaller one that guides your eye to the scene. Use the folds in the cloth to guide the viewers eye to either the main object or to the surrounding objects. You want to have interesting colors to look at while having an inspiring light setup. Taking your time setting your still life up is key. I normally take at least a day or three to set mine up. I have posted a video link in the description above that goes over my reasons for setting up this particular still life. Take your time painting! I know the pressure to post on IG and other social media for fear of becoming irrelevant is fearful. However, as artists we must strive to be able to spend several months on a solid piece. We can supplement these long projects with shorter alla primas to keep us lose and to help prevent us from becoming too stiff. Long paintings give us the opportunity to push ourselves past where we would otherwise stop. They can be very difficult but we learn patience and persistence which are two valuable skills to develop for the serious artist. Don't be weak. It is more important to produce a painting you are proud of years from now than making quick work that will be forgotten in a month. If you are feeling discouraged as an artist, just know that I had a very difficult time when I first started painting and I constantly come up against road blocks that set me back. The most important thing you can do is to work hard and to never give up. Every artist goes through very difficult situations inside and outside of the studio. I spent my time making this video in the interest of helping those of you who are interested in learning how to paint a still life but might not know how to go about it. I am always here to help you and answer whatever questions you might have. Music in this video from Epidemic Sound, Bob Ross Theme Song, & Kevin MacLeod "Skye Cuillin" "Teddy Bear Waltz" "Achaidh Cheide" "Guzheng City" "Folk Round" "Midnight Tale" "Chee Zee Jungle" "Suonatore di Liuto" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Art in this video from: Clara Gareis Instagram: claragareis Laura C Bray Live Stream on YouTube 11 AM EST YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LauraDreams Website: https://www.muraldreams.com/ Instagram: mural.dreams LIVE Stream Saturdays 12pm (Eastern): https://www.twitch.tv/louisguidetti Website: https://louisguidetti.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louis_guidetti_art Discord: https://discord.gg/DjJU2RZVrb Figure Drawing Classes - https://louisguidetti.com/figure-drawing-class/ A huge thanks to Clara and Laura for letting me DESTROY their work. It takes a tremendous amount of bravery to face my artistic WRATH and yet these two women had the NUTS. Despite what the video might say, I think their work is in a very good place and I was very pleased with what they gave me to DESTROY. Music in this video from Epidemic Sound & Kevin Macloed "Celtic Impulse" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Desert City" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Teddy Bear Waltz" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Chee Zee Jungle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Folk Round" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Suonatore di Liuto" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Victory theme from the Overwatch game soundtrack by Blizzard Entertainment

Follower's Instagram in this Video: claragareis & eddyvander LIVE Stream Saturdays 12pm (Eastern): https://www.twitch.tv/louisguidetti Website: https://louisguidetti.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louis_guidetti_art Discord: https://discord.gg/DjJU2RZVrb Figure Drawing Classes - https://louisguidetti.com/figure-drawing-class/ A huge thanks to Clara and Eddy (Queldar) for being good sports and allowing me to grill their work. Despite what you see in this video, I'm actually very pleased with their work. Check out their Instagram pages: claragareis & eddyvander It's no secret that I'm the best artist that ever graced the halls of YouTube and for that matter, EARTH. However, I do wish to share my knowledge with those less intellectually gifted than my glorious self. That is why I accepted this literally INSANE request from one of my loyal subjects to do this freaking grill video of her work and the work of my other loyal buttholes. She honestly should have known better but whatever. If you are easily offended, I recommend you watch this video so it toughens you up because you cannot be a great artist like myself without having your soul sucked right out of your @$$ via a burning white hot flame of a critique. Look. I'm here to help. I will forge you into a smoldering artistic ball of pestilence and DESTRUCTION but you will need to go through great suffering and despair first. If you make it out alive, and you probably won't, you might have a chance of coming kind of close to my own artistic greatness and genius. I love you. Music in this video from Epidemic Sound & Kevin Macleod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ Songs in this video by Kevin Macleod: "Burnt Spirit" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Chee Zee Jungle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Achaidh Cheide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Folk Round" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/