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Hello and basic question
Hi folks, I've been self-teaching for a while via youtube and such and now I want to follow Mark's method. I have watched nearly all the vids, built a shadow box, changed my lighting, mixed medium in the the 5 paints and bought new brushes. When do my paintings get to Sargent level? Ok, that's not the question. Having followed along with the 'silver cup' steps and watched all the other vids, is there unseen material in the 'How to Paint Realism' course that is not in the free vids? I plan to purchase the portrait and landscape courses when I get better at still life painting. I'm grateful to Mark and happy he is so generous, but if I can save the $100 and spend it on new instructions, that makes sense to me. However, if there is stuff in there I can't get from the free posts, I will happily purchase it.
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Denis
I'm not sure what is in the videos for sale that is not in the free stuff. I think the essentials are in the free videos but the others are longer.
i ain't seen the $100 still life video, I bought the 2007/8 version and watched the free videos.
One thing is for sure, when Mark does something he does it well and comprehensively. Another thing you can be even surer about, when Mark brings out a new version the basics will be the same just more finely tuned. There will also be new stuff shown with better technology and he will crank up his top class teaching method another notch or two.
$100 for a three hour tutorial is a pretty nominal sum. You will probably make ten times this amount on the sale of your first still life.
Denis
Wiz.