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16 September 2023 - Sadie Valeri

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Does oil paint expire?

16 September 2023 - Iri

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15 September 2023 - Sadie Valeri

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13 September 2023 - Christopher Jon Pinder

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6 September 2023 - Iri

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5 September 2023 - Sadie Valeri

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Checking proportions

5 September 2023 - Iri

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10 August 2023 - Sadie Valeri

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Pencil Control Question

10 August 2023 - Danielle

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7 August 2023 - Sadie Valeri

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Reply To: Should I wash the make up wedges after oiling out?

13 July 2023 - Linda Hardwick

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13 July 2023 - Sadie Valeri

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Should I wash the make up wedges after oiling out?

13 July 2023 - Linda Hardwick

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Reply To: Varnish suggestions? Spray or Brush-on?

29 June 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

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29 June 2023 - Sadie Valeri

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29 June 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

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5 May 2023 - Sadie Valeri

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Studio set up

5 May 2023 - Maggie Thompson

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Reply To: New Instructors Jenn and Joy!

26 April 2023 - Renee Daly

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Reply To: Lynn Schwebach – Classical Sketchbook For Beginners

25 September 2023 - Lynn Schwebach

I noticed the narrowing as well! Thank you so much for your feedback. I look forward to working with you. Lynn [Read More...]

Reply To: Lynn Schwebach – Classical Sketchbook For Beginners

25 September 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

Hi Lynn, Welcome to the forum, glad to have you! I am Joy and will be your instructor moving forward. Great job with both your rose and bird drawings, it looks like you put in a lot of practice here! With your bird block-in, you kept your lines nicely vibrating, [Read More...]

Reply To: Amy Way – Classical Sketchbook

25 September 2023 - Jennifer Weiwei Cheng

Hi Amy, Lovely work bringing back the light on the sphere! The terminator is just a bit wobbly now which can be addressed by first restating the poles to help you recall the terminator position, then adjust the value progression accordingly. Beautiful progression on the Rose drawing, too! The angle [Read More...]

Reply To: Lynn Schwebach – Classical Sketchbook For Beginners

24 September 2023 - Lynn Schwebach

Here are my images for the lesson on Drawing A Bird. Thank you for reviewing! [Read More...]

Reply To: Lynn Schwebach – Classical Sketchbook For Beginners

24 September 2023 - Lynn Schwebach

I just figured out that my new iPhone takes these awful blue photos in Photo mode. I am sorry and will correct that for my next set of images. Here are my images for the second lesson on Drawing a Rose. [Read More...]

Lynn Schwebach – Classical Sketchbook For Beginners

24 September 2023 - Lynn Schwebach

Hi, My name is Lynn and I am so thankful to find this exceptional online course by Sadie Valeri. I have been studying classical art at The Real Art Academy in Denver for about a year. However the drive is intense. It takes me 1.5 to 2 hours each way [Read More...]

Karen Saunders Hurley -Classical Sketchbook for beginners

23 September 2023 - Karen Saunders Hurley

Getting started. Discovering how to post [Read More...]

Reply To: Amy Way – Classical Sketchbook

23 September 2023 - Amy Way

Thank you! I redrew the sphere from last post, I see what you were saying about the highlights seems crowed. I also started the rose drawing, it is pretty difficult with all the pedals in the middle, especially knowing how they fold. [Read More...]

Reply To: Amy Way – Classical Sketchbook

21 September 2023 - Jennifer Weiwei Cheng

Hi Amy, Welcome to the atelier and lovely to meet you! Wow, the shapes are really beautifully drawn with soft, sensitive lines, and you’ve got a great start with the value strip and shaded sphere as well! Fantastic work! On the sphere, you can unify the shadow side by darkening [Read More...]

Reply To: Carla Sanders – Classical Sketchbook

21 September 2023 - Jennifer Weiwei Cheng

Hi Carla, Wow, you did a lot of work and beautiful progress with the sensitive shading as there is less and less texture each time you practice! On your last sphere, the light side is a bit too dark resulting in a spotlight appearance. To bring back the luminosity of [Read More...]

Reply To: Jay M – Classical Sketchbook

20 September 2023 - Jay

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Reply To: Carla Sanders – Classical Sketchbook

20 September 2023 - Carla Sanders

Reply To: Carla Sanders – Classical Sketchbook

20 September 2023 - Carla Sanders

Reply To: Carla Sanders – Classical Sketchbook

20 September 2023 - Carla Sanders

Reply To: Carla Sanders – Classical Sketchbook

20 September 2023 - Carla Sanders

Reply To: Carla Sanders – Classical Sketchbook

20 September 2023 - Carla Sanders

Hi Jenn, Thanks so much for the feedback. I have started to implement what you have suggested, I just need to keep remembering to go slowly. I have drawn a few spheres, but forgot to take a picture of the first stage on the later ones. Again, sorry for the [Read More...]

Amy Way – Classical Sketchbook

19 September 2023 - Amy Way

Hi, this is my practise. Looking for some feedback, thanks! [Read More...]

Reply To: Mary Beth Cohen classical sketchbook

18 September 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

Hi Mary Beth, Beautiful job with the horse block-in, very solid work and well refined! The only thing to mention for future block-ins is to make sure you completely enclose all of the details/edges of the object in the initial envelope and subsequent steps as some details of the horse [Read More...]

Reply To: Carla Sanders – Classical Sketchbook

18 September 2023 - Jennifer Weiwei Cheng

Hi Carla, So happy to hear that you are enjoying the program, and it shows in your coursework! Lovely practices with each value scale improving with better pacing of gradation! You will continue to refine your shading techniques in future lessons, and what you can implement right away in shading [Read More...]

Reply To: Mary Beth Cohen classical sketchbook

17 September 2023 - Mary Beth Cohen

Reply To: Fred Keebler – Bargue Plate 14

22 September 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Fred, Pretty close and I admire the ambition! Stand back 5-10 ft and just look at your scale. Notice how the 33 and 22 boxes look the same? The 56 and 44 look super close too. This compression resulted in a really big jump from 16 to 0. You’ll [Read More...]

Reply To: Fred Keebler – Bargue Plate 14

19 September 2023 - Frederick Keebler

Hi Ian, The photo shows lesson 2 – value squares and a graduated value scale. I made a mistake when I laid out the squares. I thought there were supposed to be 10 squares instead of counting 11. I found my mistake when I went to label the scales. I [Read More...]

Reply To: Fred Keebler – Bargue Plate 14

17 September 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Fred, You don’t add curves ever. Instead, you slice up your lines into smaller and smaller lines until you have something that resembles a curve but isn’t a curve – it’s just a series of straight lines. This is just like the circle exercise. The assignment doesn’t require 10 [Read More...]

Reply To: Fred Keebler – Bargue Plate 14

13 September 2023 - Frederick Keebler

The photo shows Step 4 of the block in for Plate 14 – All contours and shadows are drawn with detail only using straight lines. Most “vibrating” lines are erased. When do I add curves? On the tracing paper or after the drawing has been traced onto the Bristol board. [Read More...]

Reply To: Fred Keebler – Bargue Plate 14

11 September 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Fred, Welcome back! Glad you got an opportunity to work on your studies again. This is looking great so far! You made some good decisions in designing your shapes and they’re paying off. Just let your lines vibrate more and be sure to check with the vellum early and [Read More...]

Fred Keebler – Bargue Plate 14

10 September 2023 - Frederick Keebler

About one year ago I finished the Classical Drawing course, went on vacation, and needed to attend to family issues. I finally got an opportunity to restart my studies here. The first photo shows my sharpened pencils. The second photo shows Step 1 of plate 14 – the envelope. The [Read More...]

Reply To: Eric Novelo – Bargue Plate Drawing

20 April 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Eric, I’m Ian and I’d like to welcome you to the atelier. Fantastic work here! Thank you for sharing! You had a lot of success with this drawing but there’s still some key points that you’re missing from earlier lessons in the curriculum so I would like to invite [Read More...]

Eric Novelo – Bargue Plate Drawing

17 April 2023 - Eric Novelo

Hello, Sadie Valerie and Instructors. So this is the process of my first Bargue Plate Drawing. Previously, I had been only practicing with other Bargues’ block-ins and with shadow balls and other lessons, but I told to myself: “Well, I should now try to finish at least one Bargue”. I [Read More...]

Reply To: Matan Assaf Bargue Plate Drawing (Graphite) Psyche De Naples

15 March 2023 - Claudia Almeida

This is beautiful! [Read More...]

Reply To: Matan Assaf Bargue Plate Drawing Plate 1,10

16 February 2023 - Sadie Valeri

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Reply To: Matan Assaf Bargue Plate Drawing Plate 1,10

15 February 2023 - Matan Assaf

Hello Sadie, I understand the 2D problem, i tried to think more in 3D in my value study I have also started working on rounding the form of the final piece, again trying to keep in mind the 3D nature of the foot. Either way i will try to do [Read More...]

Reply To: Matan Assaf Bargue Plate Drawing Plate 1,10

12 February 2023 - Sadie Valeri

Hi Matan, You are drawing at a very high level, and your Bargue plates are excellent, but you are thinking in 2D. Look at the underside of the big toe. Is that area light, or shadow? Look at your cross-sections, where each cross section touches the outer contour of the [Read More...]

Reply To: Matan Assaf Bargue Plate Drawing Plate 1,10

12 February 2023 - Matan Assaf

Hello Sadie and Ian, Thank you for the feedback, i did another pass on the contour trying to make it look more defined, it is a bit challenging to keep the line thin and yet dark, let me know what you think I also added a sphere, to determine the [Read More...]

Reply To: Matan Assaf Bargue Plate Drawing Plate 1,10

6 February 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Matan, Congratulations on Angel Academy! I hope you have the greatest time there 🤗 Nice transfer and solid shading. The contour could be a bit cleaner and more consistent. In addition to Sadie’s recommendation about the sphere, you’ll also want a 6 step value scale and a value study. [Read More...]

Reply To: Matan Assaf Bargue Plate Drawing Plate 1,10

6 February 2023 - Sadie Valeri

Hi Matan, It can’t hurt to do the Intro exercises while you are also doing the Bargue plate. Specifically, do the Ellipses lesson, and then take a look at how understanding the shape of the ellipses could improve your cross-section exercise. Also, for every Bargue plate we always draw a [Read More...]

Reply To: Matan Assaf Bargue Plate Drawing Plate 1,10

6 February 2023 - Matan Assaf

Hi Ian, Yeah i see the mistakes clearly I fixed it and completed the 80% value shapes shading Also, i talked to Sadie regarding starting the course exercises from the beginning as it seems i have some gaps in my understanding, I will first complete the current Bargue plate than [Read More...]

Reply To: Matan Assaf Bargue Plate Drawing Plate 1,10

30 January 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Matan, Excellent work! I am noticing early in your drawing you have some slight shape errors. These arrive in steps 1 and 2 from not designing preliminary scaffolding shapes accurately enough. Spend some more time in steps 1 and 2, simplifying the subject into a 4 or 5 sided [Read More...]

Matan Assaf Bargue Plate Drawing Plate 1,10

29 January 2023 - Matan Assaf

Hi Ian, I started plate 1,10, i attached pics of some of the steps I started the value study Would love any feedback you may have Thank you Matan Assaf [Read More...]

Reply To: Featured Student Artwork: Bargue Plates

29 January 2023 - Sadie Valeri

Marilyn Affolter [Read More...]

Reply To: Featured Student Artwork: Bargue Plates

29 January 2023 - Sadie Valeri

Terri Susan Zurbrigg [Read More...]

Reply To: Vitaly Borisenko – Cast Drawing

2 February 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Vitaly, Excellent photos and so glad to see you’re moving on to charcoal! Congratulations! The reflected light in the drapery exercise seems like it may be bright but it actually isn’t, so take everything you learned about maintaining a dark, nocturnal, detail-less shadow from this project into the next. [Read More...]

Reply To: Vitaly Borisenko – Cast Drawing

2 February 2023 - Vitaly Borisenko

Ian, Agreed. I am quite happy with it. I took some pictures with a better camera: I am returning back to the regular Atelier Feedback plan from here, on Sadie’s advice. I will try to find my thread and will post there my first steps for the next course, Drapery [Read More...]

Reply To: Homer Cast Drawing

1 February 2023 - Jennifer Weiwei Cheng

Hi Derek, I don’t know how I just came upon this thread almost a year after the original posting. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful drawing, process and answers to other members’ questions. I don’t have anything worthy to add except to express my admiration!!! [Read More...]

Reply To: Omar Gomez Cast Drawing

30 January 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Omar, Beautiful! This looks great! For that highlight, you’re going to want to just apply a very fine mist of graphite that melts into it’s edge. That flesh under the eyebrow needs to go a lot darker too. Looking beautiful! – Ian [Read More...]

Reply To: Vitaly Borisenko – Cast Drawing

30 January 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Vitaly, Very nice! Note: darkening is not losing information. It definitely makes it more obscure as you mentioned, but the Ida is to intentionally leave details out in the shadow to support the details in the hight shape. I think this looks great and this is a great place [Read More...]

Reply To: Omar Gomez Cast Drawing

29 January 2023 - Omar Gomez

Hi Ian, Thanks again for your feedback. I worked the dark light. Please let me know if it looks better. I always appreciate your insight! -Omar [Read More...]

Reply To: Vitaly Borisenko – Cast Drawing

27 January 2023 - Vitaly Borisenko

Ian, I hope I understood right. I darkened the [deep top-left] corner of the eye, making details in that area less apparent. Let me know what you think. Thank you, Vitaly [Read More...]

Reply To: Omar Gomez Cast Drawing

26 January 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Omar, I was referring to the entire brow including that corner. If you look at your reference image there’s a significant plane change with the highlight on the right and the brow turns into darkness rather rapidly. Right now the creases look accurate but they could be deeper and [Read More...]

Reply To: Vitaly Borisenko – Cast Drawing

26 January 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Vitaly, Great job! To most mimic how the human eye sees an entire object at once, I recommend pushing the darks in the corner of the eye and making those details more vague. The paper shouldn’t be wearing unless you improperly applied pressure to shade the 80%. Awesome work! [Read More...]

Reply To: Omar Gomez Cast Drawing

25 January 2023 - Omar Gomez

Hi Ian, Thanks again for the encouragement! Also, thank you for telling me about waiting to do the shadow last. Here is another progress shot. Thanks you!!! -Omar Is this the area that I should darken? [Read More...]

Reply To: Vitaly Borisenko – Cast Drawing

25 January 2023 - Vitaly Borisenko

Ian, I have further lightened the values in the lower eyelid and darkened the reflected light within the cast shadow I start noticing the paper to wear in some areas and I’m getting afraid to overwork the drawing… Please let me know if you think something else needs done to [Read More...]

Reply To: Vitaly Borisenko – Cast Drawing

23 January 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Vitaly, Gorgeous! That lowest crease of the eyelid is dark light and maybe 60% at it’s darkest point. Also notice how that cleft gradually lightens as the fold between the skin gets shallower and shallower up towards the corner of the eye. Instead of treating this like a line, [Read More...]

Reply To: Vitaly Borisenko – Cast Drawing

23 January 2023 - Vitaly Borisenko

Ian, Thank you for you input. I lightened the lower eyelid to some degree and finished covering the entire surface of the cast. Please let me know if you have any comments/suggestions. Thank you, Vitaly [Read More...]

Reply To: Omar Gomez Cast Drawing

20 January 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Omar, Beautiful! Look how formful that brow is looking! To avoid making this forms feel too fluffy and pillow-like, make sure to darken up those side planes at the top triangular shaped corner of the brow crease. See how much dark light is there? Also, don’t start shading in [Read More...]

Reply To: Vitaly Borisenko – Cast Drawing

20 January 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Vitaly, Excellent work! That’s looking really good! I love how the brow is looking now. Great job adding depth to that space. Generally you want to wait until all the form is turned before you do anything in the shadows to avoid blowing out the highlight. I think the [Read More...]

Reply To: Omar Gomez Cast Drawing

18 January 2023 - Omar Gomez

Hi Ian, I took a picture of the drawing in better lighting. To my naive eyes the dark crevices looked fine to me until you pointed out how much more sculpted they could be. Thank you so much for helping me notice that! Please let me know if you see [Read More...]

Reply To: Vitaly Borisenko – Cast Drawing

18 January 2023 - Vitaly Borisenko

Ian, Good point. I darkened the area under the eyebrow. Current progress so far: Please let me know if you have comments/suggestions, Vitaly [Read More...]

Reply To: Omar Gomez Cast Drawing

16 January 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Omar, Could you maybe photograph just the drawing in another room or in daylight? So far it’s look excellent, but it would be worth it to sculpt those ridges some more. The dark crevices are reading a bit more like striations right now. To give these forms more dimension, [Read More...]

Reply To: Vitaly Borisenko – Cast Drawing

16 January 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Vitaly, Looking really nice so far! Excellent shading! To add more depth to the piece I recommend that you darken the local highlight of the flesh under the eyebrow by just a few percentages. This will separate it from your main highlight plane on the brow. Take the time [Read More...]

Reply To: Omar Gomez Cast Drawing

15 January 2023 - Omar Gomez

Hi Ian, I turned up the brightness on the drawing. Thank you for noticing that! I will adjust the settings on the camera to help lighten up the photo. Many thanks for your attention to detail! -Omar [Read More...]

Reply To: charcoal drapery study and reference photo

6 February 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Margaret, Very nice! And a complex drape too! Are you going to use white chalk for this as well? There’s some really bright highlights in this subject that white chalk would really do wonders for. As of right now without the white chalk, your reflected light is a bit [Read More...]

charcoal drapery study and reference photo

4 February 2023 - Margaret Gores

Reply To: Featured Student Artwork: Charcoal

29 January 2023 - Sadie Valeri

Charcoal drawing by Claudia Campazzo [Read More...]

Reply To: Featured Student Artwork: Charcoal

29 January 2023 - Sadie Valeri

Charcoal still life drawing by Jennifer Weiwei Chen [Read More...]

Reply To: Featured Student Artwork: Charcoal

29 January 2023 - Sadie Valeri

Charcoal still life by M. Joy Lemon [Read More...]

Reply To: Featured Student Artwork: Charcoal

29 January 2023 - Sadie Valeri

Drapery study by Nel Mason [Read More...]

Reply To: Margaret Gores

29 November 2022 - Margaret Gores

Stacey, I’ve been drawing for about 18 months. Mostly since starting this atelier 15 months ago. Shortly before that I started working through the Bargue book exercises on my own. This atelier has really helped me…it’s given me a way to get my arms around concepts. I hope to paint [Read More...]

Reply To: Margaret Gores

29 November 2022 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Margaret, Definitely a technical success! Nice work! You could really take this to the next level by expanding your value range. Really scrub in the white chalk on the highlights and darken your shadow so it occupies 80-100% on the value spectrum. Just darkening the shadow will really up [Read More...]

Reply To: Margaret Gores

29 November 2022 - Stacey Ashton

It’s incredible!! How long have you been drawing Margaret? [Read More...]

Reply To: Margaret Gores

29 November 2022 - Margaret Gores

Ian, thank you so much for your feedback. It really helped me know how to look at my drawing with different eyes, and it helped me understand why my gut was telling me there was something a bit off. I have tried to make the adjustments you suggested. This is [Read More...]

Reply To: Margaret Gores

15 November 2022 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Margaret, Very nice work on this copy! I so appreciate how you rendered all of these folds so intricately! One thing that would make this sing so much more brilliantly is if you prioritize your highlights. Look for one to three areas where there is absolute highlight – 0%, [Read More...]

Reply To: Margaret Gores

14 November 2022 - Stacey Ashton

Stunning!!! [Read More...]

Margaret Gores

10 November 2022 - Margaret Gores

Reply To: Livestream recording and final drawing

12 June 2022 - Sadie Valeri

Thank you to everyone who could attend my livestream session yesterday! Here is the link to the recording: https://sadievaleriatelier.net/courses/livestream-june-11th-2022-virtual-open-studio-session-with-sadie/ This is my final drawing: The drawing is available for sale, email me at info@sadievaleri.com if you are interested! The actual drawing is about 7 inches across (the paper is larger) [Read More...]

Reply To: Livestream recording and final drawing

11 June 2022 - Sadie Valeri

See you at 1:00 pm Pacific Time! Here is the link to watch: https://youtu.be/1cb7bns_Smo [Read More...]

Reply To: Livestream recording and final drawing

10 June 2022 - Sadie Valeri

My livestream drawing session is tomorrow!! June 11, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm PST FREE TO MEMBERS Watch your email for a link, and we’ll also post the link here. Looking forward to seeing you! -Sadie [Read More...]

Reply To: Livestream recording and final drawing

27 May 2022 - Sadie Valeri

New update on this: You no longer need to register for the livestream. All members will get an email reminder and an email link to the livestream just before it starts. The link will also be posted here in the Forums. -Sadie [Read More...]

Reply To: Livestream recording and final drawing

27 May 2022 - Sadie Valeri

Thanks Claudia, We have been traveling this week, sorry didn’t see your note earlier. We are fixing this right now, it should work in a few minutes, so you should try again to purchase the course, and add the sadielive coupon code. Sorry for the error, thanks for letting us [Read More...]

Reply To: Livestream recording and final drawing

20 May 2022 - Claudia Campazzo

Hi Sadie, I can’t find a place to sign up. When I click on the link above (Livestream: June 11th 2022 Virtual Open Studio Session with Sadie), it takes me to a page that doesn’t have a sign up form. [Read More...]

Reply To: Livestream recording and final drawing

17 May 2022 - Sadie Valeri

Hi Jennifer, that’s a great question! The reference photo will be posted on the screen as well, you can work from that or from your own still life setup. I just updated the course description to make that clear, thanks for the question! -Sadie [Read More...]

Reply To: The flower

29 June 2023 - Sadie Valeri

Hi Yeogin, excellent master copy! You did a really nice job capturing the feeling of light on this lovely rose. I’m glad you enjoyed it so much you “couldn’t help yourself”. The main thing I think you can practice is getting more variety with your edges. All your edges are [Read More...]

The flower

29 June 2023 - Yeojin Jeong

I have decided to paint the one for the pencil drawing, I could not help it. which painting do you recommend I try next? [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

29 May 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

Hi Maggie, Great job with your painting! I see some really good qualities in your work that you can continue to build upon, especially your color choices and brushwork on the flask and canning jar. The edge between the flask and the tabletop and cast shadow looks terrific, nice soft [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

25 May 2023 - Maggie Thompson

Hi Joy Thank you so much for your comments regarding feedback. I joined the Artelier programme initially but because of my age, and artistic experience Sadie advised me to take the light feedback option. I want to paint so This is why I am taking this class. I have decided [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

25 May 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

Hi Maggie, Where the objects meet the table top there is a lost edge and the deepest (darkest) part of the shadow, as no light is getting into that area at all. The hues merge, darken, and become less chromatic (muted), and that dark value is what you want to [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

22 May 2023 - Maggie Thompson

Hi Joy Thanks for your feedback. Could you tell me please how I take the contour of the apple and the jar into the shadow shape when they are different hues? And also how best to soften the edges. Thanks Maggie [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

22 May 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

Hi Maggie, Good job with the painting so far, great color choices overall! Two main things to mention 1) your jar and apple appear to float as the contour edge resting on the table top should merge into the shadow and be the darkest values in the painting 2) though [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

20 May 2023 - Maggie Thompson

Hi Joy i think I’ve done something weird with my post. Anyway I’ve had a wonderful week painting. I feel like I am starting to understand my paint and my beautiful paint brushes. When I started this painting I was working from life, however my apple started to rot so [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

18 May 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

Hi Maggie, Always include reflected light. Squinting your eyes is a great way to discern values. You can improve your brushstrokes with lots of practice and an awareness of pressure and angle of the brush. Spend time watching how Sadie uses her brush. Keep going, your doing great, Joy [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

15 May 2023 - Maggie Thompson

Thanks Ian. With regards the brushstrokes which I understand are very much a part of direct painting is there any practice I can do to improve my brushstrokes? thanks once again maggie [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

15 May 2023 - Ian Hurtado Zafra

Hi Maggie, It’s helpful for us for work to be posted with the reference photo each time we review. You can use linseed oil or lean medium (50/50 linseed plus OMS). Sadie likes to clip her palette to the easel with an articulated boom from a camera store. A simple [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

15 May 2023 - Maggie Thompson

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

15 May 2023 - Maggie Thompson

Hi Joy so do I include the reflected light in this study? And I have posted an image of my subject twice already shall I post it every week? Did you see my questions re the brush strokes and medium? thanks for your feed back I really appreciate it. Maggie [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

15 May 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

Hi Maggie, Good job on your open grisaille, the paint application and use of medium look good overall. Some of your values are off (fruit in the canning jar, the upper left reflected light on the jar, reflected light on the left side of the flask, shadow side of the [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

15 May 2023 - Maggie Thompson

Hi Joy can I ask one more question? Does Sadie lean her palette against her easel. thanks maggie [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

13 May 2023 - Maggie Thompson

Hi Joy or are you Maria? I have just included some practice I have been doing on some canvas paper. You might have some ideas to help me. [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

13 May 2023 - Maggie Thompson

Hi Joy Thank you for your message. I have watched Sadies painting demo many times. I have also tried to practice the graduation on Canvas Paper to understand how to apply the different amounts of pressure to get lighter tones. I am still struggling. I wonder if I am trying [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

11 May 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

Hi Maggie, Welcome to the forum! I am Joy, your instructor, and I will be helping you along the way. You will want to reply to this thread with future posts so your work in the painting forum stays together. Glad to see you working through this underpainting! You can [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

10 May 2023 - Maggie Thompson

Hi Sadie thank you for your message. I sent the quince photo as an example of my painting so far. I renewed my membership recently and I have started a still life working with your common errors class. Here are photos of where I am at so far. Can you [Read More...]

Reply To: Maggie – New student common errors in still life

9 May 2023 - Sadie Valeri

Hi Maggie, for both drawings and paintings, it will help us give feedback if you also post in-process photos of each step as you are making a piece. For example, for your pears, it will help us if we can see whether you mapped out your values correctly in the [Read More...]

Reply To: Elke A

25 September 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

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Reply To: Iri Paniagua

25 September 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

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Reply To: Nikki P

25 September 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

Hi Nikki, So sorry to hear about your loss, that must be tough. Take all the time you need to work through your grief, that is completely understandable. This is looking even better, great job with your corrections and bringing those ellipses back in line. It is not easy making [Read More...]

Reply To: Christopher P

25 September 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

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Reply To: Amy M

25 September 2023 - M. Joy Lemon

Hi Amy, This looks much better and softer overall, well done! You can go ahead and start turning form keeping the lit side soft and light like Sadie’s and the shadow side darker and less detailed. And like you already noticed…keep referring back to the original (Sadie’s rose) while working, [Read More...]

Reply To: Mercy Lio

25 September 2023 - Jennifer Weiwei Cheng

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25 September 2023 - janis yerington

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Reply To: Felix L

25 September 2023 - Felix La Mer

Gradient and sphere update! Worked on the sphere to be more accurate to the lighting I was imagining, and then worked on a second sphere. [Read More...]

Reply To: Denitsa S.

25 September 2023 - Denitsa Stachowski

Hi Ian I did several block-ins over the past few weeks since my last submission, changing the cast position slightly in between because it wasn’t very stable. I wanted to get familiar with the cast and figure out the best way to do the block-in. I think the easier way [Read More...]

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25 September 2023 - Grace Lane-Smith

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25 September 2023 - meta

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25 September 2023 - Marco Pong

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25 September 2023 - Marco Pong

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25 September 2023 - Marco Pong

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25 September 2023 - Marco Pong

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25 September 2023 - Marco Pong

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Reply To: Carmen McAlister

24 September 2023 - Carmen McAlister

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Reply To: Amy M

24 September 2023 - Amy Mills

I worked on knocking back some of my lines and following Sadie’s shading more closely. I wanted to get this layer right before moving to finishing. I think it looks better and feels better. [Read More...]

Reply To: Lijuan McQ

24 September 2023 - Lijuan

Reply To: Lijuan McQ

24 September 2023 - Lijuan

Dear Ian, Thank you for your feedback. I am try to catch up with the course that I have been missing for the last couple of months. I did 1 more notebook sketches and started the 2nd cast drawing this week. Looking forward to your review as usual. regards, Lijuan [Read More...]