The Carder Method

I don't usually like painting methods that are inorganic and formulaic, but I have to admit that The Carder Method stands out for a few reasons. First, Mark Carder's work is on a much higher plane than I expected, and second, he has created a really cool color checker device to help choose correct colors. Third, his students seem to do pretty well with it.

I would warn against constructing an entire painting by using dividers and a color checker. I think they're great tools to check your work, but put yourself into it, and don't let the devices make all your decisions.

Here's a page of sample video clips from his DVD.

Here's Carder's portraiture website.

Another Lipking video

Here's another Lipking demo. Not the best video quality, sorry to say, but you get a feel for his method.

Looking at Jeremy's site, It appears that his new DVD has been released, and at a lower cost than I expected!

Cat with Wisteria

This was a bit of serendipity. I had been battling some out-of-control wisteria in my yard, and looked to YouTube for gardening answers, when I came across this delightful watercolor demo of a calico cat with, you guessed it... wisteria.

I was spellbound. I'm in the middle of a ten-year love affair with my own calico, and this really caught my imagination.

Enjoy

Countdown to Jeremy Lipking's video

I previously posted about Jeremy. He's a shining star in the realist world today. A real talent.



He emailed me this morning to announce he will soon be releasing his long-awaited DVD.

Here's a teaser...




Here's Jeremy's website.


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Great YouTube video by Seamus Berkeley

What a great portrait! He worked in oils on paper*. I'd really like to try that, but have so little time to paint at all these days.

Here's Seamus' website.

*Correction... See comments. It was on loose canvas. Thanks Seamus.