The Grisaille Method with Jon deMartin

How to Paint: The Grisaille Method with Jon deMartin

MATERIALS

Drawing Materials

• Nitram Academie Fusains charcoal - HB 0066
• Nupastel white chalk - 211-P
• Thin needle or bicycle spoke (for gauging verticals and horizontals_
• Kneaded eraser and old cotton T-shirt for wiping out
• Two-sided chalk holder
• Single-edge razor blades

Painting Materials 

• Silverstone or Royal & Langnickel round bristle brushes - #2 through #6 (Three of each size is recommended: one for the lights, one for the halftones, and one for the shadows.)
• Burnt umber (non-student grade)
• Gamsol (to clean brushes only)
• Professional-grade linseed oil for medium
• Belgian linen canvas - fine to medium weave
• Bounty or Viva paper towels and paint rags

Reviews

  Caleb  4/12/2019

Why did the artist confine his palette to burnt umber and white? I thought grisaille painting makes use of black as well to get the full tonal range...

  Carlos  10/19/2018

John DeMartin is a great master painter and a excellent teacher. His explanations of grisaille are very complete and motivating. Thanks!

  Tamara  8/10/2018

  Lee  7/27/2018

  Carlos  3/14/2018

  Sandra  11/27/2017

  LINDA  8/29/2017

  Matt  7/22/2017

  Craig  7/16/2017

  Brian  5/28/2017

  William  4/19/2017

  Ningjing  3/28/2017

  Marianna  1/31/2017

  Dianne  1/7/2017

  Anette  9/30/2016

Absolutely wonderful, greetings from Denmark.

  Jaganmayi  11/3/2013

Great teacher. He goes through the painting in 3 stages. Stage 1: The initial sketch in charcoal. Stage 2: broad brush strokes to get the values down. And stage 3 : Refining the values with smaller brushes. He does have a partially-painted painting ready for stage 2 and 3 already. But he takes you through to completion with the rest of the face. For instance he had the forehead of stage 2 painted in already. But he paints the rest of the face in the video. Would recommend it to any artist trying to learn portrait painting