Sean Cheetham and Jeremy Lipking. Two of my favorite artists, both superlative, and the epitome of excellence in their craft.

That likeness, my God!!! Simply stunning. *goes back to practicing*

one of the most talented painters on u-tube...hands down...thank you for the inspiration

Congratulations, Sean you are a marvel artist!

sooooo cool ! I luv your paintings

Sean Cheetham is amazing. He's my idea of a truly authentic artist.

This deserves more views. Far more impressive than others.

awesome paintings!

awsome i like the characters as well.

wow man. i like this a lot!!!

Really nice, Sean!

amazing talent...and pretty cool guy

This is so inspiring to me as an artist, hope I can reach your level some day.

Amazing def inspiration !

Yay your bald spot is the same as mine!!! Awesome work and very inspiring! Thanks for making me want to get practising more than I do now!

AWESOME DUDE!!!

Köszönöm. Élmény volt.

YOU ARE AMAZING!!!! LOVE YOU'RE HOW YOU PAINT AND I'M BECAMING YOU'RE SUBSCRIBER....

amazing!

Looks better and better the closer you get to it.

wonderful.....

There you go, the honorable way of making art, either youre able to pull it or not, and he does in a aceptable way.

Siiick, ive always wanted to learn this, but of course im just in the beginning stages of my painting, i hope to be this good one day :)

Oh you are too good! You are just too damn good.

Pretty fucking impressive for alla prima. You sir, are a very competent oil painter.

LOVE YOU;RE STYLE.

Very impressive

A true Master! Very rare these days of Pop Manga Kitsch.

Beautiful work. The technique is directed by the idea. Some people drive Buicks; others drive a Porsche.

Que jodida obra de arte .

Muy bueno!

great portrait on 10:05!!! reflets a calm mood!

Master ... the new John Singer Sargent

Wow!!

Thank you man!

wow!

I saw some of Seans Paintings at the recent exhibition in Santa Monia with him and Trujillo

@katnamopi that's actually Sean's band too. Del Toro L.A. Sean is the lead guitar and background vocals.

really love the one at 10:04, self portrait? love the simplicity.

where can i purchase your art ??? I have to own one of you incredible pieces !!!

Thank you for describing the background colours. Which colours were on his palette? Thanks.

He does look like Johnny depp,I thought so too. He is a master. It must be difficult to challenge yourself as a painter when you have already gone so far. excellent work. I would love to have him as a teacher. Sean, are you always in CA, are you ever in NY?

Nice!

superb

you're amaziiiing .. O.O

great painter

Wow that's amazing! I love Cheetham! Who knows how to mix the colour at the beginning for toning the canvas? Is it colour and a lot of oil...?

Why are you people asking Sean questions? Can't you people read? This is a video of Sean doing a demo at a workshop a million years ago,this isn't even his KZfaq channel. This is the channel for the guy who ran the workshop sheesh.

@curtmastor Of course. The fundamentals of any endeavor is the key to success.

@whenfreedomfell This method can be learned at any stage of your learning of paint application.

You 'da man cuz!

@Fureatenshi He tones the canvas w a Olive Green, Alizarin Crimson, and Indian Yellow mixture, thinned down w turp.

A few very strong points here, that could have been finished works in themselves: 2:15 and 5:52. Fantastic skill, nothing but respect :)

Can someone give me a link to download these songs?

Sei bravo.

Very cool. What was the actual time spent?

wow

Amazing, one thing I'd like to ask, when you did the underpainting in monochrome, did you let the paint dry before you added colour on top of it, or did you add it straight away?

is that turpentine or linseed oil used to lay the initial tones and to kill the white of the canvas.

Awesome vid, just wondering how the canvas was toned so quickly? Is there a lean medium mixture that can dry within mins or something?

Wow, I'm still not sure which if any were photographs.

@whenfreedomfell stick with it..you will have good days and bad days but hard work will always pay off.

@curtmastor How do you expect to be able to paint without knowing how to draw?? It's the most essential step for any artist.

which colour are you starting with? Brown?

what is the color of the undercoating in this painting?

hi sir may i know the all materials needed?thank you so much.

Now who on Earth thinks Picasso can paint ? Well done Sean seeing is believing and you just got anew fan !

Also very edgy...I love it !!! bringing the classic to today.....

Which color did you start with? (painting empty canvas and drawing figure)

did you record the whole process or you took pictures?

Wow, how did you get Kevin Smith to sit still for that long?

is alla prima the technique or the colour??

Waw Ltd so real

You're pretty good when it comes to Brazil?

The best definition for all of this would be "bad ass" I will subscribe

Look Mom! With only one hand! :-)

@r0nswanson1 Winsor Newton

@peke1955 4-5 Hours with breaks.

Quedo parecido

I'm a professional artist painter and all I'm saying is wow !!!

wow 8:54

That dude is intense looking lol Beautifully painted though.

As your comment is incomprehensible, it is not worthy of a reply.

A likeness you can only dream of, hence your bitter tone. No, the real issues are not ideas,, Having the ability to create likeness when one chooses to, displaying the skill to do so. Ideas, knowledge, technique and individual expression. Thats where it's at. Everyone has their own way of doing things, (including holding a paint brush). This guy is an individual and he is expressing that through whatever way he can. At a young age he already has the fundamentals down, what do you have?

does one need to posses the ability to draw and illustrate before delving into realism painting?

You like rock, huh?

Pues si eres chingón. Presenta a la modelo del sofá.

peccato per la musica, sarebbe stato più interessante il parlato...

Hmmm. For someone who is trying hard to sound astute, it is interesting that you would use a reply to announce that you aren't replying. The point is, Sean Cheetham's paintings are obviously gorgeous and he is quite talented. You reduce your arguments to how he holds his paintbrush, and ridiculously judging tattooed people as not being "real human beings". Your responses are irrational, and stink of bitter jealousy.

First you say the real issues are not ideas. Then you say "Ideas, ..(etc).. That's where it's at". I suggest you clarify your thoughts before you comment.

del toro sounds best at zero

1] Being astute, I was waiting for that response. You know exactly what I meant: a reply on the "merits". But your above comment had none. I could have written a long chapter on the failure of this type of painting, and on this portrait in particular. Since you criticize me for writing so little ("reducing my arguments"), I can see that you are clamoring for more. The painting is not gorgeous. It is awkward in composition (and other ways), and the badly held brush is indicative of this. [cont'd]

You heard it here first. Getting a tattoo is like shouting "Hey, I am Stupid! And don't ever forget it!" Yes, if I were looking for a model, a primary consideration would be to find a Real human being, not one who fell for a pathetic Trend.

Insecure and jealous much?

2] The paint is pasty and superficially handled. Paintings like this are a dime a dozen. We call them "illustrative". But I prefer to give constructive advice, as I have done here. I could offer hundreds more suggestions, but something tells me it won't be well received. You don't explain what I "stink of bitter jealousy" over. It can't be the tattoos, because they always detract from the humanity of the individual. And it can't be this artist's "talent", there's not much of that in evidence.

I'd like to see u do a painting of this quality in 4/5 hours.. idiot. And isn't this just a demo??? (eye roll)

Quite painful to me, to watch you hold a brush like that. But more to the point, painting should be about more than depicting a likeness. I would start by avoiding any sitter sporting "ink".

A demo? A demo?? Hahaha. Oh I get it, his "real" paintings are so much better! Sure I know criticizing his literal holding of the brush sounds silly, but only to those who don't know better. Ok, let's get serious. Materials, brushes, grounds, rabbit skin glue and all the other trappings are all distractions. The real issue is ideas, and knowing what makes a good painting. Notice I did NOT say rendering a sitter's superficial likeness. He has the likeness, but little else.