Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Teaching Yourself to Paint

In this YouTube interview, I chat with veteran art teachers Marshall Vandruff and Stan Prokopenko, founder of the online tutorial source Proko.com.

We talk about strategies for learning to draw and paint, both for students enrolled in art school and and people doing it on their own.

Here are some Amazon links to books that we mention.

Books:
The Human Figure by Vanderpoel
 
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter
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7 comments:

nuum said...

Length: 1:39:52
This was so short.
I would watch James talk about Art all day.
Thanks, Master.

Leah said...

Yay! 3 of the greatest in one place. Wonderful interview. Always love everything you do. You are one of my biggest inspirations! Thank you for your generosity in sharing your gift.

Bry said...

James. Thanks for posting some books here. I’m watching the interview now. Thanks for all that you share.

Cheers

Bry

Meera Rao said...

This is wonderful ! I have been following for many many years and am so grateful to you for sharing your talents and knowledge so generously. !!!

CerverGirl said...

Thank you so much for sharing your experience and all of the book references. Wonderful as always!

AllanWinkler said...

One of my favorite Draftsmen episode already, it’s motivating to me that I’m not attending to an formal education in art to know that you are self taught!

AllanWinkler said...

One of my favorite Draftsmen episode already, it’s motivating to me that I’m not attending to an formal education in art to know that you are self taught!