Reviewer: Kelli T.

What a treat it was to watch these three painter's - this series included new information & was exciting to watch! well worth my time & money.

Reviewer: Mary E R.

I liked watching him work, but he was not much of a communicator.

Reviewer: marc l.

From the beginning the camera follows Marc's brush, so we can watch him manipulate paint on the palette, etc. before switching back to the canvas. If the sudden, undemonstrated advancement of a painting's development annoys you, relax - this video keeps that to a minimum. Editing only appears to have been done to maintain a two-hour run time. While the painting does experience subtle changes off-camera you probably won't feel cheated as with other ''during the break I added the background and defined the face more fully'' kind of Presto Change-O training videos. The modifications are all subtle but for one, during which there seems to have been some painting ''unpleasantness'' which is never seen or discussed on-camera. Otherwise the changes are limited to adding color notes for future reference, and watching them applied would have provided nothing of value ( no pun intended ) to the educational experience

An earlier review seemed to indicate a limited monologue, so for the first 90 minutes Marc spoke far more than I had anticipated. It might be fair to say that he speaks only when he has something worthwhile to say, which is preferable for viewers who wish to remain focused on the skills being demonstrated. He provides little depth of insight about commonly anticipated color and value variations in portraiture, however, which is a shame, but he does demonstrate these principals on canvas by means of direct observation. Marc also talks about judging middle and high values early on, which is an important aid in leaving yourself room for highlights, if you know what I mean, as well as when he adds medium to paint and other minor details often omitted entirely

As I mentioned earlier, the camera initially follows his brush - you see him mix paint, we occasionally glimpse the model ( in no training video have I seen the model from the same vantage point as the artist, making it difficult to judge the painting ... coincidence ?) and Marc tells us what he is concentrating on, superficially commenting about his value and color observations, etc. During the last half hour there is far less of the earlier camera work, but by this time we've already seen him mix colors and load the brush. It is here that the chatter drops off precipitously, but this is probably for the best as the camera remains trained on the canvas, mostly up-close, and we can see how he achieves what he does. This creates a bit more work for the passive ''spoon feed me'' viewer, but for the person who wishes to take their skills to the next level this is a positive boon ! During the last ten or fifteen minutes he returns to his earlier verbal expressiveness and the camera again visits the palette, albeit less than before. All this is hardly a shortcoming, IMHO - you will need to judge for yourself. He finishes with some observations on ''where to go from here'', ranging from additional work on the painting to varying how you approach the sketch or painting experience overall

This demonstration video should be ideal for any student of painting who wishes to overcome the usual initial hesitancy of portraiture, or the advanced beginner, to intermediate, who wants additional guidance on the ''how do I...'' mechanics of painting a portrait, starting with an oil sketch

Reviewer: Jessica N.

They're amazing, I have never seen such art work before online because I was never really introduced to art or have been interested in it.

Reviewer: david b.

Enjoyed it--the artist captured the likeness and uses beautiful color. For teaching purposes, he tresses value, value, value, which is great, but little on the mixing of hues on his palette. Overall, I would love to take a class from him, although I am a complete novice at painting. So, I am not the best to judge him.