Composing a Narrative Self-portrait Painting (Pt. 1) | Demonstration by Melisa Calabria

Melisa Calabria is an Argentinian painter who focuses on self-portraits and storytelling.
Having studied with Ricardo Celma and Odd Nerdrum, she underlines the importance of causality in her narratives, imbued with a dreamlike atmosphere of yearning and melancholy.
During her second stay at the Nerdrum Studio, she demonstrates the importance of composition and explains her method as she starts a new painting.

In this demonstration you will learn about:
• Developing an idea from a composition sketch
• Applying thinly when transferring the sketch
• Adding color to the the face (the most important element)
• Being aware of differences in values
• Painting on the whole surface "at the same time"
• Increasing contrast and adding a darker background gradually
• The possibility of big changes
• Adjusting transitions to get a soft totality
• Toning down one thing to emphasize another
• The appropriate movement to the psychological state of the figure

Filmed and edited by Bork S. Nerdrum
Featuring Melisa Calabria, Jan-Ove Tuv & Camilla Rose Gjertsen

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MUSIC in this video:

Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 - III. Warum
Performed by European Archive and in the public domain.

Maria Callas - Vincenzi Bellini - Il Pirata
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