Little update: For a long while I haven't been uploading to my English YouTube channel and I quickly want to explain why. Nothing changes on Patreon, let me say that upfront.
As you may know, I already had a Dutch channel for about 8 years and I thought it would be fun to start an English channel as well. This was before A.I. .....
It's very silly, but nowadays if I upload my OWN video on the two separate channels, YouTube doesn't like it.
So, the apple video below for instance, I painted it and did a voice over in Dutch and in English. But YouTube doesn't like that I re-use my own video. YouTube prefers that people all over the world watch it on my Dutch channel with an A.I. automatically generated voice that mimics my voice in the language of preference.
I really don't like that, because I myself really dislike listening to A.I. voices. I prefer hearing a human even when it's not perfect, or... especially because it is not perfect! The more A.I. there is, the more I long for humans😅
So, this morning I thought: either I just stop completely with the English YouTube channel, or I need to make separate content. But the latter is just too much at the moment, I don't have enough time for that. So my decision is to only continue my Dutch channel.
From now on, it's only Patreon for me in English and for the rest I just go on with my original Dutch channel.
Long story short: nothing changes here on Patreon, but now you know why you won't encounter new video's on my Enlish YouTube channel. I just try to add a new video here regularly, sometimes a video like this apple, sometimes discussing work from Patrons.
Latest videos on Patreon:
Apple: separating light and shadow. Painting with acrylics.
Light and shadow on a curved shape: that’s a tough one!
In this lesson, you will learn how to paint a realistic apple by consistently separating light and shadow. We will start with a digital explanation of the theory behind light on a curved shape, covering terms like form shadow, cast shadow, and occlusion shadow. After that, we will get to work with acrylics. You will see how to mix colors in logical sequences from dark to light, and how to incorporate reflected light into the shadow areas without ruining the tonal value.
Timelapse of the video (the original video is an 80 minutes step by step tutorial)
Dutch windmill | Step by step painting tutorial
This time I'm painting a Dutch windmill. I want to show you the process of using a photo as inspiration, but staying a bit loose. My main goal is to catch the global mood/atmosphere.
Timelapse of the video (the original video is an 80 minutes step by step tutorial)
From base layers to wave patterns | Step by step painting tutorial
Because acrylic paint dries so quickly, it’s easy to work in layers. In this video, I demonstrate a commonly used technique: building up your subject in global color layers first and adding patterns on top of that. This approach is useful for many different subjects, such as trees and bushes, hair, water, and more.
Short video preview (the original video is 41 minutes)
The "don't think, just look"-method | Step by step painting tutorial
One of the biggest hurdles in painting realistic objects, like this glass of liquid, is our own brain. We know it’s a glass, so we try to paint "a glass" instead of just painting color planes.
In this tutorial, I’ll show you an approach to transparency:
- Forget what you’re looking at: Don't worry about the object; focus on the shapes, values, and colors you actually see.
- Trust the process: By accurately painting tones and shapes the effect of glass happens automatically.
If you paint the right values in the right places, the transparency will take care of itself!
Short video preview (the original video is 46 minutes)
Join me on Patreon!
On my Patreon page, you’ll find:
- All my YouTube videos without the annoying ads!
- Some Patreon-only realtime tutorials
- Courses on color mixing and perspective
- Tips on materials & techniques
- Occasional vlogs and blog posts
The price is about $5/month, depending on your country and local VAT.
Color Mixing and Color Theory
Did you know that there's logic behind color mixing? When you know a few simple rules you can quickly mix and match every color that you encounter.
Tonal Values
Tonal values (values from light to dark) play a major role in paintings. In this video series a lot of tips and progressive step-by-step excercises.
Materials and Techniques
Videos on specific materials and basic acrylic painting techniques.
Short tutorials
Short tutorials to show some helpful techniques in action.
Realtime Tutorials
Step by step realtime tutorials. In addition to YouTube tutorials here you'll find some Patreon-only tutorials.
Perspective Course
Patreon-only perspective course. Whether you want to paint or draw landscapes, architecture, still lifes or the human figure: a basic knowledge of perspective helps enormously. In this perspective course I hope to show you that perspective is not hard and boring. I've made the course for absolute beginners and I cover all the basics you need.
Vlogs
Step by step realtime tutorials. In addition to YouTube tutorials here you'll find some Patreon-only tutorials.
Perspective Course
Patreon-only perspective course. Whether you want to paint or draw landscapes, architecture, still lifes or the human figure: a basic knowledge of perspective helps enormously. In this perspective course I hope to show you that perspective is not hard and boring. I've made the course for absolute beginners and I cover all the basics you need.