I desperately wish more episodes of this show had been produced.

I love this show. I watched it years ago and it's still so enjoyable. We need bring it back for more seasons.

I'm just happy for this teacher. He is the realization of everyone's saying that you should get up when you're down.

Tv needs more art like this.

I love Edward Hopper's style. I am a self-taught art student and I am trying to learn to paint like him because I like the clean lines and his subject matter is simple.

You know what, i actually like that perspective error. It gives her painting the sense of oddness he was looking for .

I'm so glad the youtube rabbithole took me here what an incredible teacher so elagant and yet blunt and informative id love to learn under him

Great Teacher! how masterfully he motivates his students, guides them and reveals the meaning of the little things that are really important! I would like to watch these lessons again and again. Such videos make you want to take up a brush and draw something unusual for yourself

As painters in their own right, they are very good, it is their interpretation of what they see as it was Hoppers interpretation of what he saw, scenes do not have a black line around in real life but what we see here is really good ideas of what they see. Well done, enjoyed this.

17:05 how does she draw a line that straight! I appreciate that craft.

Really impressed with what these artists can accomplish in one day. It takes a lot of courage to step outside the box and attempt the style of a master--master of his/her own technique and materials. How would Hopper have done if presented with a Chagall for example and asked to do the same? Wonderful job by all three. Great program.

Thanks for posting this series, it is very pleasent to see a great artist as John Myatt sharing his knowledge in those masterclasses.

there are not enough words to describe all my love for this show and for john myatt

John Myatt is great! I’ve learnt how composition is important. Staging a character or a house in a frame is already telling us a story and emotions. ... Really impressed with the cameraman’s work, here. All his frames are great compositions, even with the group of artists, we really have the feeling of loneliness, wideness and beauty of the place. Such a great episode and beautiful art serie! Thank you so much!

I love to hear John speak. The girls were nice but the guy was the best artist even though I agree with John's choice of which was the most Hopper-ish. What a memorable day for all of these young artists.

All such lovely artists, composing pieces far from their comfort zones, well done!

Hopper lived and painted, for a period, near where I live. His realism catches the eye. I have seen some of his works. The simplicity leaves room for one's imagination to " finish" the painting.

Hopper is one of my favourite painters. He is the David Lynch of painting. I can imagine a long, eerie story every I look at his paintings.

I actually like that guy's painting very much. It doesn't look anywhere near a Hopper painting but more like an impressionist painting. By the way, I also liked that scene of the sky with the hazy sun, the purplish greenish sky, and the feathery clouds, because it looks like an impressionist painting!

Wow I did not realize this video is 8 years old I wonder how the artists are doing now such a refreshing video to watch!!!

Thank-you for posting Forger's Masterclass! Been looking for these for a few years too!

Wonderful lesson by a master in his own right.

John Myatt is just fantastic! Love him!

I saw a documentary on you, and how you went to prison many years ago, in fact I remember seeing it in the news. Ironically, it was Edward Hopper that created the argument that resulted in me leaving art school in a series of door slamming rejections. I am a Vettrianno fan. One of the things that frustrated me was the focus on someone like Hopper to the exclusion of Vettrianno, who will be recognized at some stage in the future. I was asked to write an academic piece on a comparison of two artists. I chose Hopper and Vettrianno. I decided to focus on the unjust exclusion of Vettrianno in academic circles, who, in my opinion was a much better painter than Hopper. My lecturers were so inadequate, that instead of defending Hopper with logic and explanation, they demanded I stopped the writing and chose other painters. Had I been 18, like my peers, I would have complied, but I was in my 50's. So, you see. Hopper and me, we haven't been friends for many years. Then there was your video, which explained what it is that sets the two painters apart. Finaly, I get it. Thanks for that.

I’m elated to hear and learn from these men ! Beautiful effects!

Great show to someone who can only color within the lines, and that's on a good day!

what an amazing idea for a show! so cool.

Very impressed! Thank you for sharing!

@11:55..."wow I'm facinated how you've made such changes to the house Mel"......um..I'm doing that one lol

This guy is a brilliant teacher

Fun to watch !

I admire your style of instruction. Truly appreciate your talent. Thank you for sharing with us. I hope you do more.

a very inspiring journey of an artist and a teacher ...

I enjoy seeing this makes me want to start painting. 😃

Lovely show. Thanks.

What an interesting project!

Every artist must learn the rules of painting and then break those rules to create something unique. Edward Hopper is one of my favourite artists, and so relevant in our age of economic decline. Hopper would have identified with our 'machines' of "progress" and sense of 'alienation'.

I think there's something behind the Hopper house. That's why the detail in the middle ground. It draws the attention to the back of the house, the part we cant see.

I love his show.

I identify with the artist from Chicago. I happen to be from Chicago myself. I really don't like painting plein air. I am a little bit OCD when I paint. My things have to be in order and my paint brushes have to be constantly cleaned, I move about a lot, I don't know, I'm just like that. But I always like the end result of my painting.

All three painters produced great paintings. Very impressive considering the pressure and limitations.

Great fun! Thx

I agree Mel's was best. She captured the spirit of alienated place, and the horizon error can be fixed. Interesting show.

I would like to see more of Hoppers work before i remark but i think it is no mean task to show simplicity. A great program by the way. Thank you.

lots to learn......amazing video....

great show!

What is really sad it that the recently graduated art student had apparantly not been taught even the basics of painting - such as the importance of composition, and perspective in a realistic rendering (whether in paint or drawing). The lack of training in how to handle different mediums has long been the fashion in art schools, but it seems like turning out carpenters who don't know how to use a hammer. Artists who know how to use their chosen medium are then more free to use it how they choose, 'breaking the rules' even, if they first master that medium.

Artists are welcome to reproduce paintings, and in fact it's often an exercise used in art schools. Some museums allow painters to bring supplies inside so they can try and copy them by studying the original in person. As long as an artist is honest about the work being a copy and titles it accordingly (i.e. making sure to note the artist of the original), rather than trying to pass it off as the original, it's perfectly legal.

wow, a great picture done by all, and an example even of the issues us photographers have, ruminating over perspective, bokeh, and light vs. shadows, and getting all right.

Shirley’s painting reminds me of Sidney Nolan or Russell Drysdale, it’s quite Australian in feeling.

I wasn't aware about the composition or scale, so thanks so much for pointing that out! I didn't even think about it, but yeah, usually when I've seen people working on paintings, they're using much smaller canvases and studying larger pieces.

What a great man.

Thank u for the teaching and information.

I had an assignment like this in college around 1992 where we had to choose an artist and one of their paintings. I chose an Edward Hopper landscape.

great great. thank you.

Hopper deliberately changed perspective to keep the viewer off balance and I feel her painting did just that.

The critisms are always dead on. One can learn so much from this series.

Edward Hopper - the original street photographer.

great program...some hoppers..some hop-alongs

i can feel the frustration of the artists, its very hard to work while somebody's ordering you around. but there's an objective, so they have to be patient.

No idea who Hoper was but such an interesting video! Thank you for sharing, looking forward to seeing others.

an art documentary in LOW RES !!!

I would liked for John to do his version of Hopper with the three other artist.

John Myatt's, no doubt, a very talented painter. But who knew he could be such an engaging host too?! What a pleasant surprise.

The perspective error was shocking for some who graduated from RCA. He is right, focusing on detail that early unless you are a savant is a bad idea. Even if you are L S Lowery and you you not following strict figurative style and you bend the rule of perspective for a more illustrative style, you have to figure out your composition.

Me encanta este programa, ¿alguien sabe dónde puedo conseguir los subtítulos en castellano? Lo daban en film & arts

Wonderful...

Paid the price? He served 4 months, was a hero in jail, the copper who arrested him commissioned a family portrait, a member of the prosecution commissioned a Giacometti, the Bar Council commissioned a Dufy, he has had sellout exhibitions, and his genuine fakes sell for sizable sums. That's one hell of a price.

Good job, everyone! How scary would that be? Trying to create something worthwhile while being filmed. Talk about stress. Art is not for sissies. And Wyatt is a really great teacher-he criticizes and encourages in a direct, kind way. I love all of his shows.

Love the Asian girl with the English twang -- she's a peach.

Hopper creates scenes for Tarantino to write the script, I think. I love the tension of shadow and light.

4 wonderful people

I actually liked her break of perspective tbh

I liked all of them

It's been established that art forgeries used to be more prevalent and they caused a lot of problems. But if I'm being honest, I can't help but say they make the art world itself more exciting. It will be people's first instincts to argue that point and I know people have strong opinions on the subject but I'm not an expert, nor an authority, I'm just saying an honest point of view. It's similar to how people are fascinated by movies that involve professional art heists, as portrayed in Oceans 12 or Entrapment. I know real life heists are not as romantic as portrayed in the movies, but the idea is what captures the imagination. The art forger himself has to be extremely cunning to pull off his deception and the idea that there is some person with this kind of skill working in some hidden location is an image that is intriguing. Another reason it catches the imagination is that many forgeries are sold for hundreds of thousands. It's the cunning of the mastermind that attracts people. The man always at risk. If people are honest they would be excited to hear a story about how some master forger tricked all the experts and made millions of dollars.

I'm fascinated by art forgers, their works, and sheepishly admit I kind of find them admirable. After all, the people they fool are generally very rich folks who have money to burn on fake Van Goghs, Picassos, Vemeers, etc. I realize that it confuses people and I guess interferes with the legacy of the real artists, but you have to tip your hat to someone who can fool the world's art 'experts' who often are snobby and so sure of themselves. And the great time and effort to copy with such preciseness is a tribute to the original art works also. One of my favorite films is F for Fake by Welles. Elmer de Hory is a character out of a crazy novel. Such charm, devilish wit, panache, and skill rolled up in one guy!!! You can't help but love the guy for fooling the pants off of the 'Aht World". I am a painter and I regularly do copies of Picasso, Goya, Kahlo, Van Gogh along with my original pieces. I'm pretty good at getting close to the originals but I have no interest(yet😜) in trying to pass anything off as someone else. You have to find old canvases, materials, learn tricks to age paper, make sure you don't have materials that can tested for substances that didn't exist 100 years ago. That's how one guy got caught, he used a white paint that contained a more recent ingredient that didn't exist when the original was painted. I guess I just gave some tips inadvertently to would be forgers. Oops!!

12:03 Wheeze!

Looked like Shirley painted a freaking life guard station.

24:02 If the painting was not framed, it would match the background nature perfectly, loved the painting.

this forger is the best artist in Britain.

I could do this peace of cake!

I can't believe these painters did not understand the basic concept of Hopper's work. Tutor (John *****) is great - more encouraging than I would have been. The perspective errors in one effort were appalling, perhaps not helped by facing the canvas at 90 degrees to the subject: no wonder John didn't know which building was supposed to be the main motif! I don't understand why the easels were leaning backwards. This does not help when draughting from life. Hoppper was a great draughtsman, it lent a curious reality to his work which emphasised the mystery of the (supposed) narrative. Great show, sorry I missed it and too late to take part! Bravo John.

The third girl nailed it. First, she chose the most artistically interesting house.. It reminded me of the wizard of OZ. A house gets picked up in a tornado and gets set down in the wrong place miles away cattywampus to the perspective.. Abandoned... Very disturbing... Hopper to the Nth. She nailed it.

Hopper, oh yeah

Exactly. Early Sunday Morning, a painting I have copied in its origianl 60x36 format, is full of shadows that don't match.

five stars....lots to learn.....thanks for posting...on youtube for free....Forger's Masterclass - Ep. 1 - Edward Hopper.

One thing that i've learnt from this video...... Lots of clever and talented people go to prison. Seems the only crime is getting caught.

He looks a bit like a German actor named Klaus J. Behrendt, I think! I noticed right away! :-)

I actually think the perspective error add an eerie disjointed feel to the painting.

They're all such wonderful paintings. I'm astonished they did it all in a day. I do find it funny, though, that Scott's so internalised all of the rules of good composition that they worked against him in this exercise xD Mel was far too hard on herself. I hope she's been happy as an artist these last 11 (16?) years.

I think he should have been right in the middle of the students and creating a work of art too and use it as his example as how he does it. Nice to see how an art teacher teaches and he has a lot to say, to profess, which is interesting. I'm not a painter at all, but I liked watching this. A lot of talent in those students! If that example painting was the teacher's creation, wow, he's very talented, and his drawings of the prison he was in were masterpieces. Prisons, and what good have they really done for a better world? Thanks for going to all the work to present this!

nice work

I would like to see a Bacon masterclass.

Mel's painting has an odd perspective, like I'm on a hill looking down. But the colours are lovely the wires coming out of the painting on both sides makes me imagine the continuance of space and vastness. The boat I think in the far background, is it at sea, is it on the ground. The painting does ask a lot of questions which is a good thing, a mystery of sorts. More texture and dark/light would be nice, but I'm not Mel. I like it, it's lonely. It's scared. It's careful. Don't correct the perspective, it's the twist of the eye/mind and it works. Don't feel stupid famous artists did it all the time.

They usually must also make it obviously different, such as changing scale or composition in some way. Usually scale is what's changed. I've seen this in places like the Louvre and other European museums - painters get special permission to "study" great artists' work.

I think these shows are very interesting. The only jarring thing for me in this episode is the image of a person with a cigarette in their hand particularly because it was the talented artist Edward Hopper. Impressionable young people will think, oh a talented person smokes, then that is something I should do. They will probably absorb this information subconsciously without even realising it.

That’s very useful to me

25:22 .. perspective error... yes, but Hopper had perspective errors in many many of his paintings. The difference here is her errors come from a mistake in seeing the correct perspective and manipulating it in a conscious, deliberate way that Hopper did.

It's interesting how the English woman said she likes to paint flat, but then said she likes shadows and perspective. Finally, missed the perspective geometry. Her stubbornness got in the way. We all need to listen to those who are more accomplished than we.

Love this series. Like a Chopped for the artist's among us. (Though, personally, I think he was off in his criticism of that last painting. Hopper's gas station is rather famous for perspective lines that don't quite make sense. It's in large part why that particular piece is so unsettling. So while she may have been technically wrong, the spirit of it was quite right.)