My Top 10 Most Popular YouTube Painting Videos

9/12/2021

You like to watch painting videos? So do I. Painting is visual and we learn so much by watching other artists paint. Everybody observes different things too. It is similar to an apprenticeship. We watch and absorb all we can. Learning is never ending. It is also fun and entertaining. This is why I have invested much of my time in creating paintings videos too.

In this article I am going to share with you my top 10 painting videos on my channel. Perhaps you have not seen some of them and this lists could be helpful to you. Lets begin.

The Top 10 Painting Videos:

Starting at Number 10 and moving to Number 1 spot below:

10. Loose and Expressive Portrait Sketch

One of my first YouTube videos done impromptu. How to paint a portrait expressively? Often a portrait is painted in a tight style even though you prefer the impressionist approach. This demo of a portrait sketch may give you ideas for loosening up your next portrait.

9: How to Mix Authentic Green Color

How To Mix True Bright Greens for Landscape Painting (Oils or Acrylics):
Do your painting's light green colors look too dark? Missing the warmth and vibrancy of real bright green color? What is missing in you landscape painting color? This lesson will show you how to see green truthfully in nature. Then how to easily mix green color that is warm and bright and really pops. Also what makes green shadows look authentic too. Never fear green color again!

8. More Loose Painting Top Tips (FREE Your Painting)

A few good tips go a long way! That loose Impressionist look to your paintings is possible. These loose painting techniques are important. So is practice. Combine them all with a touch of attitude and you will feel more confident too. Soon enough you will see your painting move from overworked to loose and expressive. Go for it!

7. Composition Essentials: 15 Great Tips for Excellent Painting Composition

PictureBest Composition Tips for Your Paintings

You know composition is important. But what are the most important points? Great paintings rely on composition before anything else. Here are fifteen tips you can keep in a list for your next landscape painting.

6. Landscape Painting in a Loose Style - Full Demo in Oils

This landscape painting is adapted from a live demonstration in my studio. I have added a full commentary and more painting tips. Hopefully it helps you to paint your own landscape in a loose and painterly style. This approach is based on my online course How to Loosen Up Your Painting. You can get more details about this course here: http://bit.ly/LoosenUpYourPainting

5. How to Use Thick Paint Confidently (Oils or Acrylics)

Painting thick layers, textured brushwork and impasto can be intimidating for beginners. Many artists struggle to use a lot more paint. This video is about a way to use layers to build up the volume of paint on your painting. The idea is to give your paintings an added dimension for the viewer. The pleasure of seeing actual brush marks and texture when the painting is viewed up close.

4. How to Paint Figures (Gesture and Loose Painting Style)

You can add figures to your landscape paintings to add scale, interest and a story. This video shows how to get the gesture of the figure correct. Also how to paint the figure in a loose style. A nice way to sketch figures in oils or acrylics too. Add figures to your landscapes and bring them to life.

3. Is this why You Cannot LOOSEN UP Your Painting? (Plus Demo)

Can you relate? You start off the painting loose and end up painting tight by the end. You try BIG brushes, but cannot resist the little ones and ruin a great start. These are two typical problems artists face. What is the need for perfectionism all about? How does the mental approach to painting influence your decisions? We take a closer look at the root problem. Then a demo painting exercise you can try today.

2. How to Add Figures to Your Landscape Painting

How to Add Figures to Your Landscape Paintings

Figures in a landscape painting can make a big difference. But do your figures look like weird shapes? Here are a few important pointers to remember. We look at common mistakes that you can easily avoid.

1. 🏆 The Most Popular Video: How to Paint TREES in an Impressionist Style 🌳 (Oil Demo)

How to Paint Trees like and Impressionist

Painting atmospheric trees is a tricky. That is why I turned to the Impressionists like Claude Monet for inspiration. In this video I answer a student's question about how to paint scraggly pine trees. I get out the art books and then the paint brushes to try and solve this painting problem.

There you go. Ten videos that art students have enjoyed above all others. Make sure you do not miss any of my regular video uploads by subscribing to my YouTube channel. Without your support the channel would not exist.