Ep. 54 with Bernard Dellario
Welcome to the conversation with Bernard Dellario give live. In interview, you’ll learn how he prioritized his time when he was working full time, why it’s worth trying that value study with your paints and how simplification…isn’t always so simple.
Extended Cut Bonus
In the Extended Cut Bonus, we shift the conversation into color and edges. You’ll learn a new approach to the limited palette, how to keep shapes interesting, and how to make that transition from your 3-value sketch to a more complex painting. Listen here.
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In the conversation we discuss:
1:52 How did you get started in art
2:15 From young kid to professional
3:02 Self taught
3:59 Benefits of having a non art job
5:14 Prioritizing art with a full time job
7:15 Calibrating your art life to work with your life
8:10 What is gouache
8:50 Gouache- Light on dark
9:31 Using gouache as an oil painter
12:00 Painting in alla prima
12:54 Benefits of working in alla prima
14:27 Dellario’s process
15:30 Working dark to light
15:50 Building up the painting
16:48 Building it up to keep it looser
17:37 Taking time to know what a mark means
18:36 Figured out before begin final painting
19:38 Value studies
21:03 Value studies in paint
21:41 Compositional thinking
22:41 Getting stuck in planning
24:14 Choosing a good plein air scene
25:52 Accurate renderings
26:44 Value pattern
27:48 Strong value pattern
29:25 Shape numbers
29:56 Massing
30:59 Simplification
31:41 Challenges of simplification
33:08 Technical or confidence issue
34:30 What you need accurate
35:04 Silhouette
37:12 Drawing onto canvas
39:09 Marks throughout
39:46 Getting really good at painting
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