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Hello to you all,
My name is Christel, I am 44 years old and I live in France, in a small village north of Orléans (100 km or 62.1 mile south of Paris)
After practicing the pastel a long time ago now, I put myself this year... acrylic painting and oil now to try to paint portraits
I discovered Mark by You tube and here I am among you to inform me of your techniques (the divider was a total discovery, here it does not use this instrument to measure, using a grid for photographs either the pencil is used after deciding the size of one of the objects of a composition)
In advance thank you to forgive my language mistakes, I'm going to help me a translator of course otherwise this could be fun sometimes
... and I also appreciate all the help you can give me
I also wish you to spend happy holidays of end of the year
and especially since the new year you be gentle...
Christel
My name is Christel, I am 44 years old and I live in France, in a small village north of Orléans (100 km or 62.1 mile south of Paris)
After practicing the pastel a long time ago now, I put myself this year... acrylic painting and oil now to try to paint portraits
I discovered Mark by You tube and here I am among you to inform me of your techniques (the divider was a total discovery, here it does not use this instrument to measure, using a grid for photographs either the pencil is used after deciding the size of one of the objects of a composition)
In advance thank you to forgive my language mistakes, I'm going to help me a translator of course otherwise this could be fun sometimes
... and I also appreciate all the help you can give meI also wish you to spend happy holidays of end of the year
and especially since the new year you be gentle...
Christel
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I already toned my canvas so I can start soon my new creature!
Welcome among us all great people and available ... think I never signed up for a forum in my entire life ... but this had something different and I was not wrong!
WONDERFUL
Maria from Italy
Mark has generously provided a wonderful site full of great information that helps anyone improve as artists. You will quickly make lots of new friends who are always around to help when needed. l look forward to seeing your paintings and hope you'll be an active participant in the forum by not only sharing your paintings but also sharing your thoughts and ideas on the variety of subjects posted by the members.
Beginning of December, I painted my first portrait oil... a grisaille and I have progress to make... especially for the eyes
Mark video interests me but can we paint Emily or should one find another model? (I think the rights, I do not know how it works internationally)
I already have the name of the future... "masterpiece"!
It takes just that Emily is not upset by the result because there is no guarantee at all
Thanks for your help
Christel
Thank you Gary,.
Active, I do not know...
Share, Yes, but not my paintings... I gotta get first, only the few of my knowledge
Give, Yes... my encouragement and my compliments
But if I have anything useful to add... I would appreciate your paintings in silence
Thanks Mark,
Especially for very useful videos... (I did my divider last Thursday, without all the holes, just 1/1, 1/1.5, 1/2, 1/2.5, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and again I doubt often use the last four but at least they can serve me as a reduction)
Have a nice day
Christel
French is not easy and it can't hurt to review my English
I just finished my daughter portrait
and you will see what Mark's method can do after 1 year of hard work!!!
Finally, I replied to myself
Thanks to me
Brushes on a large canvas are easy to control than small brushes on a small canvas!
I used to print the photo 15 x 20 cm then to draw with a grid to my paper 30 x 40 cm
I have a small portable dvd player, I can transfer the photo on a key usb and zoom in a part if I need details
Anyway, I can not paint too small, I have macular degeneration in both eyes with one that has already a scotoma and the other damaged... "c'est la vie"
My concern was just to know if I could paint Emily (I asked Mark privately but it has come on the forum and didn't have to see me
Mark shows an excellent way to get started in the paint... it helps to have a good basis that I find essential for after if you want have a less realistic style
In free videos that I've seen, I like learning the color mixing to have one that is desired
I already knew the string of the colors, how to isolate a portion of the subject to be painted but not with a color checker
Completely new in the painting?
I have to find me a model, not a person from my family or my loved ones because if I turn them into E.T. they won't be pleased
I thought but not... I'd make something beautiful still!
Contente de savoir qu'il y a une autre française dans le groupe!
Ok I will continue in english as we both have the desire to improve it! Isn't it fantastic! In this forum not only we get precious and valuable painting lessons, advice and tips but on top of that we can improve our english knowledge! I am glad to see that you are as delighted as I am to be part of this fantastic group!
Looking forward to see your work!
Bienvenue et bisous :-*
This is quite common, during my studies I discovered that many Chinese and Japanese factory workers, pool their holiday money and charter a 747 to come to Australia with the sole intention of visiting every wild animal park and being able to interact with guides and other park visitors to learn English. I had to admire their focus and future thinking.
Denis
Une Frenchie, ça me fait plaisir
A Frenchie, that makes me happy
To see my paintings, should already that I do, at the moment I am doing a crisis of procrastination
This morning I prepared the photos of my subject for the portrait, one in black and white with a grid for proportions to see on my canvas, one in color...
But create color mixings will take me some time, I began painting
Merci pour ton message de bienvenue, bisous
Thank you for your welcome message
It's ok, I will show you my work but when I see Gary's work or others... aïe aïe aïe, I'm a very beginner :-O
I remember when I had to swallow hard to remove the nervous lump in my throat and summon the courage to push the enter key the first time I posted a painting on the old forum. I was 63 years old and never painted anything but the walls in my house. In front of me were all these marvelous paintings by the forum members - talk about being intimidated! If it hadn't been for Mark and his dvd's I never would have tried something I had always wanted to do but had no clue how to start (or finish!). If it weren't for the positive support offered by the forum members, I never would have hit the enter key.
I don't know of a single person on this forum that isn't willing to help, support and give truly constructive suggestions to make each of us a better artist. Along the way, we also have some fun, share the occasional story or two about something other than art, make lots of new friends and collectively look forward to the next great installment from Mark. It's a generous group following the example when Mark set the 'generosity bar' very high by starting this forum and posting his free videos.
Your going to be a great forum member Christel and a wonderful new friend to each of us. I look forward to your sharing, support, help and constructive suggestions!
Gary, I read the forum, I see that you help much... other names often also return
Learn from you, share, it's certain, I hope just to give also, I do see life otherwise
You seem all so nice and adorable >:D<
Hop, a big kiss to everyone on each cheek (like we made in France)