Using a Block-In to Strip an Image to Its Core

In this video I take you through my process of making a painting - from the very beginning. We're starting off with a look at a Provencal a market in Provence in the south of France and it's busy. I show you how I cropped the reference photo and block in the painting. Sign up for free videos: Ianroberts.com Get my $59 online course: The Foundations of Composition https://masteringcomposition.com/the-... Sign up to get more information about my deep dive online course when it opens: Mastering Composition https://masteringcomposition.com/mast... __________ [Affiliate links below. Thank you for helping support this channel.] FAVORITE PENCIL Blackwing Matte Pencil https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10072931... PAINT COLORS Pigment list for oil and acrylics painters: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007293... BOOKS Mastering Composition: https://amzn.to/4od8K5j Creative Authenticity: https://amzn.to/4fhxcyh Creative Authenticity Audiobook: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BdOoaQ... Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Creative-A... Apple Books US: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/... Apple Books UK: https://books.apple.com/gb/audiobook/... Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crea... Booktopia [Australia]: https://www.booktopia.com.au/creative... SITES Website: https://www.ianroberts.com/ Facebook:   / ianrobertsartist   Instagram @ianrobertsartist:   / ianrobertsartist