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This video demonstrates step-by-step the procedure for achieving a thorough, satisfying portrait likeness in a single sitting. Beginning with a simple drawing made directly on the canvas with the brush, the artist shows and describes the creative steps: stating the shadows, the halftones and the lights... achieving the "mosaic of tones"... restating and refining... "particularizing" the portrait with detail
(about 90 minutes)
John Howard Sanden shows you, step-by-step, how to achieve a satisfying portrait likeness in a single painting session. Nearly two hours in length and based on Mr. Sanden's recent book Portraits From Life in 29 Steps, this video describes in detail everything you need to know to paint a convincing portrait in oils.
Proceeding with a simple drawing made with the brush on an untoned canvas, the artist proceeds in a logical and direct manner, painting the dark tones first, then the halftone passages, and finally the lights and highlights, with a continuous commentary on color-mixtures, brushwork, tonal values, blending and other important elements of oil technique. Then Sanden shows how to refine the details of the features, pulling together the elements of a successful portrait in oils.
(about 90 minutes)
The latest release is number three in our popular series, Painting the Head in One Sitting. This program varies from the other two in that the presentation is specifically arranged to illustrate the 29-step method featured in Mr. Sanden's book Portraits From Life in 29 Steps (North Light Books, 1999). Like the other two, this video takes the viewer step-by-step through the painting of a head-and-shoulders portrait, this time specifically enumerating the 29 steps featured in the book.
The 29 steps are divided into six sections: (1) The Layout, or preliminary drawing, (2) The Shadows, (3) The Halftones, (4) The Lights, (5) Restating, in which the artist refreshes and improves on previous judgements, and (6) Particularizing, in which the precise details of the facial features are painted.
This division of the job at hand into six manageable portions, which in turn are completed through several precise steps (it may sound complicated, but it's really quite simple) gives the painter a logical plan of accomplishment.
(about 90 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on March 02, 2007 in Arts & Crafts::Painting: Oil.
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John Howard Sanden has a unique approach which is very structured and therefore reproducible. It is a terrific video and very much worth waiting for.
I learned a lot from the John Sanden set and would recommend these videos. His ability to capture his models is phenomenal, especially when you consider that he paints over his initial sketch of the features and recreates them perfectly with opaque oils. He gives detailed information on how he chooses and places his skin tones.
Excellent! All three are excellent! Wish I could have kept them longer.
Set your laptop up by your easel, and paint along with JHS. It's a fun learning experience. Keep up with John, and hone your skills.
I enjoyed watching the painting develop. However, he went to the pallet for paint that had been discussed in previous videos. It was his formula and he referred to them by number. As a viewer I had no idea what he was talking about. It should be mentioned that you must watch prior videos in order to understand this one. Disappointed.
Very good. He narrates very well while painting. Some artists don't. You need to go to his web site first to get the colors that he is referring to. This is a must.
Painting the Head in One Sitting by Howard Sanden is a wonderful teaching tool! He is very thorough. I learned a great deal from him in this video. Well worth the money! His premier coup approach has helped me in my attempts tremendously.
So far I have only watched Tessa. I have his book so I already knew about his painting mixtures. I learned a lot from the “live” demonstration and he is very thorough in his explanations of what he is doing and why. I would highly recommend this video. He completely paints over his initial sketch, so I never understood why he went into such detail just to obliterate it. However in his next steps, he manages to again create the facial features perfectly. If I could afford it, I would buy the entire Howard Sanden set.
