Wonderful! Thanks, Mark. So glad it was helpful

You're very welcome, Centeio, and thank you for your kind comment - I'm honored.

Thank you, Norman. I do like to reinforce what is taught and try to make it a pleasant recap for viewers at the same time.

You're very welcome, Vic2or. What a kind comment

You're very welcome. It's a joy to communicate the information to everyone.

Thank you, Samiam. That is so rewarding to here.

Glad you're enjoying it, David

Oh, I can only imagine the beauty that must surround you in North Wales, Richard. How wonderful. You're very welcome and I'm so pleased to know that the videos have helped you so much - Very rewarding.

Glad it was helpful!

You're very welcome, Moira

I'm glad you're enjoying my work, Nick!

You're very welcome, Roxanne. It really is amazing how painting is so simple, yet there are so many complexities the deeper you get into it. It's a good thing it's also so rewarding!

Wonderful, Angelique! I hope you enjoy them all.

Thank you, Mary!

Glad you enjoyed it, Steve

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Harksta

Thank you, Jitendra

Very interesting observations, TreyD. It's very nice to know that the video helped you look at the scene with new "eyes"

That's great to hear, Elizabeth. I'm glad you benefitted from it. Yes, I have a whole section of my channel geared towards art instruction.

Thank you so much, LeBot. That's a high compliment. I would probably call my accent a Mid-Atlantic accent, having grown up in the state of Pennsylvania.

You're very welcome - so glad you enjoyed it!

That’s so great!

Thank you, Nad. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

Wonderful! I'm very glad to hear it.

Wonderful! I'm glad you found it helpful, Mikey.

What a sweet comment, Ed - I'm flattered!

Thank you, NV Creators.

So glad you enjoyed it, Barry

You're very welcome, Rachel. Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for your thoughts, lenny108. Actually, from my perspective plein air painting (painting live on location) has really taken off over the past several years. I have many friends who participate in plein air group activities and several who compete in plein air competitions. It seems to be increasing in popularity across the United States. I'm not sure where you live, but this is what I'm seeing in the US. It does communicate a different feel, I agree, but not necessarily a better one in my opinion. Just different. Even the impressionists would occasionally complete pieces that they began on location, in their studios. Their objective was to capture the moment - the feeling, the lighting. The techniques developed were (from what I understand) simply their way of shortening the process so they could work faster and focus on the objective.

Thank you, Ruben

You're so kind, Michael - thank you! It's so rewarding to know how much people/students enjoy my work. I do try to make them pleasant to watch...nice to know I meet the mark.

I'm so glad the videos are inspiring you, Jimmie! I think I may understand. My guess is that you're becoming more and more aware as you've increased your knowledge and as a result your expectations may be increasing. Or you may be spotting things you would like to do different. I may be wrong, of course, but this would be my guess. I would suggest being patient with yourself. It may take a bit of time to work through what you learned and then incorporate what you find most valuable. Do you know what I mean?

Thank you, Gary - I'll look into it!

I agree, Luis, It does have good lines - but yes....it would need a different sky. It's the hazy sunlight effect that ruined that particular shot. I bet it would be beautiful in the morning.

Sure, Mary. I used a Canon Rebel T3i

Roberta, sketching/drawing is at the heart of good art. I absolutely would keep sketching. Absolutely.

Actually, Sameeha, I like to say that most rules in art can be broken, if handled right. There always seem to be successful exceptions. In fact, the shadowed side may help convey something in particular that you're trying to say in your work. But it's always helpful to have a starting point - to know the "rules"

@@JillPoyerdFineArt great advise for an amateur artist thank you.

Well, it depends on how close you are to the object, really. If you are at a distance, the shadowed side looses color and value definition. It can appear very dull and muted. Of course, if you're close to the object on the shadowed side, that isn't so much a factor. Then you just have to watch that you don't over-do the darks pf the shadowing. Of course, we're talking about art...so, certainly there are ways to successful communicate and even make the most of it, but as a general rule I find the shadowed side (from a distance) lacks interest and contrast.

I see, id never heard that before

Very well presented. Thank you very much.

I'm afraid I don't know. Sorry about that.

@@JillPoyerdFineArt well it's Nanga parbat, world's killer's mountain. And in my homeland Pakistan, I went on it's base camp.

@@sameehakhaliq8327 Oh wow! It's amazingly beautiful. How lucky for you to be able to see it in person!

@@JillPoyerdFineArt thank you. I can't tell you its killer's beauty. I urge you to google it please. Its one of the gorgeous mountain in the world___ a kind of dreams of too mountaineers to have it summit. Infact after fulfilling my childhood dream of having it visit I was fired by my company for being absent for a long week. And I returned to my passion of art. It's majestic, couldn't write enough.

@@sameehakhaliq8327 Gosh, it sounds amazing! What an experience (although I'm sorry you lost your job)

I suppose it may have looked that way, but actually my husband was driving....so all was well. Yes, that may have been dangerous.

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"gloobnord" At first I found that your comment was a bit interesting. Now, you need to understand that I like Jill Poyerd's paintings, videos, and Udemy courses. So at first I was a bit put off by what seems to be a negative comment, but I don't know you, your background, and what you have done. I wanted to find out more about you and what art work you have done and what videos you have viewed dealing with art, painting, drawing, etc. I went to your channel and viewed those early videos with the dog and the car. It is nice you took your dog for some drives, and I bet he liked that. Sorry for your loss, they are all like family. Now I did see that you did not have any art videos, but you had subscribed to the "LarrivaArt" channel. So I went to "LarrivaArt" and viewed one of his videos, "How I Use Reference". 'goobnord' I would suggest that you take the time to view his video "How I Use Reference" again. You will see this good artist use Computer and software to create a reference for his painting. By the way, his painting was great. Excellent work with the brushstrokes and pallet knife impasto application. This artist that you follow used the tools that are available to advance his work. Now, lets talk about this video of Jill's. Jill is using this to teach and train others to 'use your eye/brain' to do exactly what you suggested. This is a great visual demonstration on the points she is making. If you are interested in art, I would suggest you spend time in viewing other videos that Jill has produced and are posted on her channel. Jill Poyerd is a very talented and successful painter, video producer, and art instructor. She probably has spent much money on 'gadgets' so she can produce many very informative videos to help us all. She did 'get it right' and will keep trying to make it even a better experience for all of us. I hope you can learn to appreciate the information Jill presents to all of us. 'gloobnord' I do hope you have another puppy friend to go for car rides. Also do have a great day.