Amazing work! It's great to see someone this strong in traditional skills in a time where digital illustration is the easier choice of medium.

Donato is a fantastic draftsman and the nicest guy. Met him at a convention a couple years ago. It looks like the DVD is going to rock, gotta get it. I paint digitally now, but looking at this demo makes my hands itch to get my brushes out and assemble my dusty ol' easel. Thanks for the demo!!!

QUE MAESTRO......osea.... no hay palabras para poder describir tal domnio.... tal calidad.... definitivamente.... TODO UN MAESTRO

"Its an essence of what is happening" what a quote. ITS SO BEAUTIFUL!

The other thing that is truly special about this tutorial is that this is an artist that shares so much....and $60.00 is nothing for what he offers...truly most generous. I can name several DVD's that I have bought of some artists who basically just sit there and paint...and offer NOTHING in the way of helpful info...NOTHING...and they have the gall to charge money for that...this man is generous and shares alot of excellent info..and is in his everyday studio...you see it for real. Awesome!!

Yes yes yes. I love your comments about the often overlooked little visuals like scratches and the nature of lighting on metal. Wonderful! I also love the act of painting feeling the medium through the brush and having a physical piece afterwards. Thank you for sharing!

you chose an excellent figure for your illustration. her eyes are amazing and her features are symetrical. awesome picture. as though you took a live 3D subject made it into a 2D illustration then made the illustration become real again. loved it.

love how you show all the references/process. very inspiring

That is simply ridiculously beautiful!

Wow!! Absolutely amazing!!

he seems lovely and so talented. i might get this dvd :)

Beautiful,Thank you for sharing your gift!

So wonderful!

Just AWESOME work

Looking forward to the dvd. This is great stuff. Thanks for sharing!

Donato.!! wonderful work.!! You are amazing.!!

The best work ever ,what an ispiration for us , thank you we bought your DVD.

You have inspired me to get back to my first love...oil. Maroger still lingers in my studio. Thank you and best regards.

Incredible! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome talent and how you create your beautiful work. Very insipiring.

Great work ... You are the best! With professionals as you everyday we learn more!

Awesome absolutely stunning .. thank you for sharing this.. so inspiring

Beautiful work!!! ♥

Just spectacular!! And what an amaZing guy...

Amazing job! Thanks to show it!

This is amazing...Such Talent..

This is just amazing! Thank you for this video!

jaw dropping incredible. I have been commissioned to do an oil painting and i haven't picked up oils in years. so im youtubing paintings and techniques to kind of get myself back into gear... and i get tree after rose after landscape after blaaaaahhhhhhhhh then i come across this... which is every essence of my passion put into oils... I am absolutely blown away and SO INCREDIBLY INSPIRED that I cannot wait to pick up these oils and go to work... I cannot thank you enough.

This was beyond amazing!! Had I not looked at the title and saw oil painting (and of course watch him paint) I would have thought the image was done digitally!

Wow! Mr. Giancola is a real maestro!

Awesome work and excellent tutorial/behind the scenes info...really stand out work!

You are amazing artist,and painter wow blow me away thank you for your time hope to see more videos from you you have helped me learn so much watching you

Pretty magical.

Thats a great painting😮Hope to see more,thank you!😊

Awesome work Donato !

Fabulous work.

Beautiful work!

So humble and super talented!! Definitely subscribed to this channel 🎺🍾🥂🙌

This is a wonderful painting as well a wonderful educational piece. Thank you so much!

Very gifted instruction, great work. Thanks.

Amazing art man. Many good tips

love it!

Wonderful, wonderful process stuff. Talk about an effective advertisement for the full product. Process-peeking with these production values and with such a willing, sharing artist (who happens to also have sick nasty skills) is pure joy.

Love it! Thanks for sharing!

Is amazing!!! really amazing!

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing this.

thats just exquisite!

without words, amazing

this guy is so amazing!

what an incredible person such an artist, hope know him some day

Amazing work !

Dear Donato. Greetings from Lincolnshire England I am a British professional Aviation artist and your film of you working on this beautiful painting is a true record of brilliance. I love what you are doing . I wish you great success always with your wonderful art. Yours sincerely and with great respect sir. Simon W. Atack

very inspiring, i look forward to purchasing the dvd soon.

and thankyou very much yourself ! Very inspirational !

Very generous...thank YOU !

He's my favorite artist

Wonderful. Thanks.

Donato is my #1 favorite

He's one of my current faves.

Excellent!

Such an inspiration.

that was amazing...

Donato my college, painting and idea is Amazing.

This is what you call a master!

Great video...very inspirational!

Excellent art, thnx for sharing ! :)

Learned a lot out of this video, but, I want the full version, if exists. Keep posting more please!!!

This is awesome!! :O

Excellent attitude.

This preview is mindblasting.

Its amazing when step by step some pencil lines become human

Also, where can I find a drafting board with one of those stick things that you're using to keep your hand steady? I use an easel, and sometimes use an old broom stick to keep my wrist still, but this looks better.

amazing! definitely an instabuy. hope theres a lot more zhang lu coming as well. love watching that guy draw.

this was sooooo helpful! thank you for uploading this :)

THANK YOU FOR SHARE YOUR SOUL HERE.

Awesome !!!!

Hello, just stumbled upon your channel... 1. Your work is whoa !! 2. You are so passionate about what you're doing 3. I love your attitude ( "wish that you could go beyond me... " wow that's so humble of you) Hope to follow and see more of your Work! Cheers 😊

amazing work . thankyou for sharing :)

a dear friend pointed me towards your work...wonderful process and your color work is exquisite...

brilliant just brillaint proves how good you can get if you practise also love the music *_*

Do you apply a varnish before you apply the oil? it looks reflective as you paint the oil on?

Nice Work And Thank you

Great Don. 👍🏼Trè belle le modelle ❤

wow verry beautiful painting sir

impressive!!! I will try and get this one too

The DVD comes out in a couple weeks. The download version should be out by 10/28. They're the same contents, same price.

what a nice guy, super talented too

thank you for your time!

Thank you!

WOW WOW WOW! Great work and thanks for the videoing the process. I was wondering, were you working on Masonite or was it Press Board? Have you ever worked with the computer and if so how were the results in comparison? Such rich work makes for a one of a kind object that is worth cherishing. Digital art falls short on that point. But I guess that's what limited printings are for. Wonderful work.

Where can I buy the full video for download?

MAGNIFICO !!!!!!!!!!

wow the video was amazing!!!!!

I got this and it's AMAZING! Not rly my kinda style tbh but these r 5 hours of perfect quality almost "in person" proces of creating amazing art.If you expect to see "this is how you draw hands and that's how u draw legs" kind of tutorial it may not come to your expectations. If you wanna see how a real master does all the magic and if u want the magic devided into easy steps and all the mystery off and away- this is for you! A giant push of encourigement!

Wonderful

WOW!!!!!

3:15 - Alizarin Crimson is a fugitive pigment and will fade over time, unless someone is now making a permanent version?

What did he add to the paper to turn it into a green colour, was it just some turp with paint?

This is amazing, but, I have a few questions. What are you painting on? Masonite? Also, what kind of mediums and driers are you using? Any info you can give would be fantastic, thank you.

BEAST

Genius!