Looking closely: Rembrandt’s surprising value transitions

In this video we will look closely at 3 specific techniques Rembrandt uses to create tonal value transitions in his paintings. Rembrandt is a master of using tonal values in his paintings, and he is able to create many kinds of transitions that affect the feeling, movement, and pictorial space in his paintings. We will also compare his painting with a portrait by Frans Hals, who creates much starker and bolder value transitions We will focus on one of Rembrandt's self portraits from 1659, thought we will also briefly look at Lucretia and The Night Watch as well. For comparison, we will analyze the Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman by Frans Hals. My website: www.robertnajlis.com My book, Color Movement Theory: www.robertnajlis.com/colormovementtheory Support the Channel: https://buymeacoffee.com/robertnajlis For more information and links to artwork shown in the video: www.robertnajlis.com/blog 00:00 - Rembrandt Self Portrait 00:51 - Tonal Values 02:30 - Learning to Learn 03:32 - Where to start? 03:50 - Edges are important 05:12 - Frans Hals 05:45 - Strong value contrast 06:19 - Subtle Transitions 07:44 - How Rembrandt creates value transition 08:15 - Tempered transitions 09:48 - 2 vs 3 step value transitions 10:15 - Identifying Value Transitions 10:28 - Sequential Value Transition 11:51 - Insertion Value Transition 14:50 - Lost Edges Hesitation 16:10 - Conclusion Artwork: Rembrandt, Self-portrait, 1659 Rembrandt, The Night Watch, 1642 Rembrandt, Lucretia, 1666 Frans Hals, Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman, 1634 #rembrandt #art #painting #paintingtips #pictorialspace #colortheory #letstalkaboutart #oilpainting #arthistory #portraitpainting #tonalvalues #chiaroscuro #famousartists #masterpiece #famousart