[Daniel Daigle]

Hey Sonja, please post on discord or email @nma.art">info@nma.art or @nma.art">thadius.taylor@nma.art for education questions 🙂

[Daniel Daigle]

The subtlety of forms is indeed challenging, It requires a lot of control

[Daniel Daigle]

Hi Walker, I recommend checking out our course guide
https://s3.amazonaws.com/resources.nma.art/NMA-Course-Guide.pdf

This is much like a college curriculum where you have prerequisite classes that build upon each other. In the beginning courses you will learn everything you need to know about rendering. I will also add that many high level instructors make their techniques look effortless. like a samurai wielding a sword.  It takes lots of practice and discipline to control appropriately. It may take years to master a technique.

Besides that, you are welcome to check out our coaching program coaching.nma.art where an experienced coach will help guide you through your sticking points, regardless if its materials or technique.

You can also post on the NMA discord (link at the top of the page) where over 15,000 NMA students go to chat and share ideas. Im sure you will find some one there that has completed the course and can offer you more direct advice 🙂

I hope this helps steer you in the right direction

[Daniel Daigle]

Hi John, I wanted to update that our team is aware of the issue and the fix has been assigned to an editor

[Daniel Daigle]

As far as the live class access goes, you will not need a higher tear plan to access these. But if you are locked into the legacy plan, you will retain all the access you currently have.
The reason why we have live classes on the doc is simply to complete the gaps while we work on recording the full course. The course curriculum is still new and in the late stages of development. We are frequently adding new classes to it.
I hope this answers your questions 🙂

[Daniel Daigle]

Hi Sumit, please see the assignment tab under the video. I have relayed your question to the education team for more clarification.

[Daniel Daigle]

Gesture can be thought of as a graphic representation of what the figure is doing. It can represents bending, pinching, stretching, wrapping around.. etc with simple curvilinear descriptions. I think of it as a descriptive tool
it may take some time to wrap your head around this concept. I struggled with it for a few years. But you will get there!

[Daniel Daigle]

Hi Shola, please check the reference tab under the video. if you have any issues with this, please email “info@nma.art”

[Daniel Daigle]

Hello Martin,

Counterintuitively yellow can be cool or warm. this becomes apparent when you start mixing oil paints. (you can find charts and diagrams for cool vs warm paint variations when shopping for oil paints) if you mix a cool yellow with a warm color, your results will be muddy.
its also important to consider that warm and cool is not a definite measurement, but a relative one. there are all sorts of optical illusions that prove this point.
in this image, all of the spheres are the same color, however the stripe that runs across it, changes how we perceive the color temperature.
I hope this helps

[Daniel Daigle]

Hi James, I have been informed that we are in the process of switching out the references. please be patient in the mean time.

[Daniel Daigle]

Hi Maximilian,
I reached out to our education team and they say this
“we are working on a reformatted version of the course that will have a downloadable materials list that they can use you gather all the materials needed for the course before hand.”
“To answer the  student’s question on the Rub Out technique. What Steve meant by “completely transparent” is that the color shouldn’t have any white mixed into it. He also said “the paint you buy, the earth tones you paint from
that come out of the tube that you get from Windsor Newton or Gamblin – are fine.” As so students can feel free to use the burnt sienna they own. Sometimes artists would use more vibrant colors to tone the canvas but we don’t recommend it to beginner or intermediate levels. Since it’s harder to judge the values if they are overwhelmed by the intensity of the chroma ”
“n term of solvent,  we will work on improving the footage to be more consistent between the 2 lessons. however, you can feel free to experiment with adding or not adding solvent while toning the canvas. Both have their benefits. While a dry surface might be more sticky and easier to control when they do the rub out, a wetter surface can be more fluid when it comes to rendering the forms”

[Daniel Daigle]

Hi Dean, I was informed that this was fixed. Can you confirm on your end?

[Daniel Daigle]

Hi Anthony, I reached out to our education coordinators and they believe this was cut out for time. They go on to say this “I would assume he is slowly adding it into his painting mixture as he gets further along in the painting process. Following the Fat over lean method. the beginning stages use more solvent  (lean) and as the painting progresses you start to add in more medium (fat) to your mixtures where needed.”

[Daniel Daigle]

hi melting kettle, the traditional way to draw is on a drawing horse with a drawing board on your lap and propped up against the end of the horse. In this position you elbow is bent to nearly a 90 degree angle, and you slouch forward so that your eye site is perpendicular to the surface of the drawing pad.
The benefit to drawing on an easel is that you dont have to bend your back or neck to have a perpendicular viewing angle.
and you can be as close or as far away as you want.
drawing from the should is a good idea because its is mechanically easier to control the pencil.
If you are at a desk and if it is possible to angle you sketchbook so that it is more vertical, this would be ideal, so that you dont develop back or neck issues over time.
and i think its better to have your elbow at least at 90 degrees, I have developed ulnar nerve damage due to it being bent less than 90 degrees for long periods of time. you will notice this if your pinky and ring finger start going numb.
So this is all about developing safe practices and hobbits so that you dont injure yourself over time
it may be possible for you do build an easel or drafting table top for little money. you can clamp your sketchbook or paper to these
I hope this helps, and good luck!

[Daniel Daigle]

Hi HB, please see the lesson details. He is using both Conte and Charcoal pencils. the brand doesn’t matter
The Black Pencil is Conte and the Orange Pencil is Charcoal

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