Painting Lesson - Notan

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQa3N8KGWfE

Zusammenfassung

TLDRThe video explores the concept of 'notan', a Japanese term that signifies the balance of light and dark shapes in painting. The speaker highlights that strong notan design is crucial for creating impactful artwork and encourages artists to plan their compositions. They share techniques for sketching notan using pens and paint, emphasizing the importance of experimentation. The speaker also recommends the Robinson Painting Academy for further learning about notan and painting analysis, noting that it is a valuable resource for artists.

Mitbringsel

  • 🎨 Notan is the foundation of impactful paintings.
  • 🖌️ Use Tombo brush pens for strong notan sketches.
  • 🖍️ Experiment with different tools for unique marks.
  • 🖼️ Keep white pure for simplicity in your painting.
  • 📝 Quick sketches help in planning compositions.
  • 🌌 Abstract shapes can inspire creativity.
  • 📚 The Robinson Painting Academy offers valuable courses.
  • 🔍 Analyze your paintings to improve notan design.
  • 💡 Planning is key to effective artwork.
  • 🌈 Enjoy the process of creating art.

Zeitleiste

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    The speaker introduces the concept of 'notan', a Japanese term that refers to the interplay of light and dark shapes in painting, emphasizing its importance as the foundational structure of impactful artwork. They note that successful paintings often exhibit strong notan design, which is carefully planned rather than accidental. The speaker shares their process of creating notan designs, transitioning from pencil to using paint or Tombo brush pens for more vibrant and varied strokes. They encourage experimentation with shapes and colors, suggesting that artists should keep their sketches small and quick to explore different variations. The speaker also highlights the significance of using different tools, like palette knives, to create unique marks and maintain an abstract quality in their work. They recommend an online course at the Robinson Painting Academy for further learning about notan design, expressing their personal endorsement of the course's quality and effectiveness.

Mind Map

Video-Fragen und Antworten

  • What is notan?

    Notan is a Japanese term referring to the structure of light and dark shapes in painting.

  • Why is notan important in painting?

    Notan is important because it serves as the foundation for impactful artwork, creating a strong visual structure.

  • What tools does the speaker recommend for creating notan sketches?

    The speaker recommends using paint or Tombo brush pens for creating notan sketches.

  • How can I learn more about notan design?

    You can learn more about notan design through the online Robinson Painting Academy course.

  • What is the best way to practice notan?

    Practicing notan can involve quick sketches focusing on major dark and light shapes, and experimenting with different tools.

  • What should I avoid when introducing white in my painting?

    It's advised to keep white pure and not mix it with grays to maintain simplicity in your painting.

  • How can I analyze my own paintings?

    The Robinson Painting Academy offers tools to analyze your paintings and assess your notan design.

  • What is the speaker's website?

    The speaker's website is www.robinson.painting.

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    hi yeah here's something I've been
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    learning about
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    notan notan is a Japanese word referring
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    to the structure of light and dark
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    shapes in your painting you can think of
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    it as the foundation that everything
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    gets built on or the skeleton of your
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    painting I see it time and time again
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    that the paintings which draw your eye
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    and have a lot of impact are the ones
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    which have really strong noan
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    design can you see how these paintings
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    have a strong interesting noan design
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    they all have an interesting balance of
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    light and dark so the structure of these
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    paintings is really just an appealing
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    abstract design this design doesn't just
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    happen by accident it's usually all
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    planned out before anything else happens
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    and I see too many beginners skip right
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    over this because they just want to dive
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    right into the painting and what I've
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    been finding out though is that it's
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    actually really fun to get right down to
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    the core of the painting before I start
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    here's how I do it
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    I used to use pencil but now I use
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    either paint or these Tombo brush pens
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    these pens can give you a really nice
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    flat solid color which is hard to
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    achieve with pencil and uh you can use
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    them on the side for a really broad
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    stroke or just the tip for a fine fine
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    line and applying different pressure
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    gives you a calligraphic
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    stroke so basically I'll squinted my
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    subject uh reducing it to its major dark
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    and light shapes and do a quick very
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    small sketch with the pen it's important
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    to keep it small and quick so you can do
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    a lot of different variations in a short
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    time sometimes when I need a bit of
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    inspiration I'll uh just get out the
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    paint and start playing like this uh
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    just putting down interesting shapes I'm
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    not even looking at a subject just
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    playing with shapes and seeing what
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    interesting marks I can make in this
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    area and you just look to see what it
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    suggests to you this could be some
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    people walking along Waterfront with
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    buildings
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    behind um or just you know turn around
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    on its side and see what else it
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    suggests it's a great way to switch your
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    brain over into that artistic mode where
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    you're just
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    [Music]
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    creating it's like watching one of those
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    Ralph Harris paintings where uh you're
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    waiting for him to put in the final
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    Strokes to see what it's going to reveal
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    but uh actually I've got no idea so it's
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    just you know interesting to play with
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    it's neat to watch isn't
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    [Music]
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    it if you are going to introduce some
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    white into it uh it's a good idea to
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    just keep it Pure White not mix any
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    Grays into it because uh you're trying
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    to keep it as simple as possible this is
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    the skeleton remember this is the bones
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    of your painting
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    if you use just brushes all the time
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    then uh you're only ever going to end up
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    with brush strokes but if you use a
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    pallet knife or anything that um is
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    different than a brush you're going to
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    end up with different marks that that
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    you just can't achieve with just a brush
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    um you know so this one I'm using a
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    pallet knife I'll I'll use my finger
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    here as well and um just keeps it
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    interesting the more abstract and loose
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    your mind marks are the more room there
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    is for your brain to interpret different
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    things into
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    it this is just one of the things I've
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    learned about using no tanama paintings
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    there's a lot more I don't have time to
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    show you right now but you can see it
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    for yourself at the online Robinson
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    painting Academy they even show you how
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    to analyze your own paintings like this
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    on the computer so you can really see
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    clearly if you do need to do some work
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    on your no 10 design
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    I really recommend you taking a look at
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    this course because it's the best one
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    that I've been able to find on the
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    internet and uh I've been looking for
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    you know over 10 years now there is a
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    lot of rubbish out there but this one is
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    excellent in fact it's so good that I
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    decided to team up with the artist who
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    who created this course and help them
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    Market it online so now you can get this
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    at my own website which is www robinson.
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    paintingmy
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    I'm still working through the course
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    myself um and it is really good so
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    hopefully I'll see you over there
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Tags
  • notan
  • painting
  • art
  • design
  • light and dark
  • composition
  • Robinson Painting Academy
  • sketching
  • creativity
  • art techniques