How a Professional Artist ACTUALLY makes Paintings

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Key Points

• The artist's professional painting process involves deciding what to paint, setting goals, choosing materials, determining the best process, and executing while adapting. 0:32
• For this commission, the artist was tasked with creating an oversized version of a previous small portrait for a collector. 0:44
• The artist chose a canvas panel over wood or aluminum for a large-scale painting due to its ease of handling, ability to restretch, and reduced glare, ensuring a better viewing experience from any angle. 2:24
• Oil paints are used for their vibrant and luminous qualities, large brushes for visible shapes from a distance, and thick stretcher bars to make the large painting stand out. 2:50
• A projector is used to transfer the composition onto the canvas, which the artist considers a professional tool for efficiency and quality, not cheating. 3:03
• The artist utilizes digital tools, specifically Clip Studio Paint, by taking photos of the artwork to experiment with changes and variations before applying them physically. 4:35
• Clip Studio Paint's traditional brush settings are praised for their realistic behavior in color mixing, aiding in digital adjustments that accurately predict the final painted look. 5:21
• The video highlights that there are no strict rules in art creation, only smart and less smart, or efficient and inefficient approaches. 5:56
• The artist advocates for finding an efficient process that works best for the individual artist without compromising quality. 6:11