Episode 36: Ian Roberts
Welcome to my conversation with oil painter, Ian Roberts!
In the conversation you’ll learn a ton about composition, the importance of value masses and the difference between a design driven and a subject driven painting. Plus a whole lot more.
Podcast Art Club:
Listen to your bonus conversation here. You’ll discover how sunlight and shadow affect your object’s color and how to handle foregrounds, middle grounds and backgrounds.
Learn more about Ian Roberts here:
In the show we talk about:
1:12 How Ian Roberts got started in art
3:11 Coming to a subject because we love the subject
4:48 Ian Roberts’ process
11:03 Dramatic lighting or value
14:28 What makes a good compositional structure
17:24 More on masses
18:56 The definition of composition
22:05 Masses
24:31 Turning flat masses into a painting
27:10: Challenges in making that leap
32:56 Learning to see
36:37 Subject driven vs design driven painting
39:02 Mindset
42:49 Advice for good painting
44:18 Ian Roberts’ YouTube channel
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