a little over a year ago, i decided to clean myself up (depression drugs and alcholism)and get back to a childhood passion. I decided to start drawing again, but I had no idea where to start in order to really hone my skills and make something special with my art. I had seen all the online Art courses and just did not feel they would satisfy my artistic thirst. Then one day, not sure how, but i came across Cesar Santos Blog. I was immediately hooked. He gave me inspiration, technical guidance, and was entertaining too (not a stuff shirt), I really connected with what he had to say. Now, a year later, my art has gone to levels i never thought possible,and i continue improve and move forward. I know this sounds like an info mercial, but I really was lost. So, I guess i just want to say Thank you to Cesar Santos (and Valentina) for your fantastic videos, and guidance they literally have changed my life.
@purelovepaintings5075
4 жыл бұрын
wonderful story, I am so happy for you @johaunZ, u will go far with discipline and passion!
@noahruff3999
4 жыл бұрын
Dude a YEAR and a HALF WHAT. That productivity! That enthusiasm! That discipline! You’re such a great role model
@displaychicken
4 жыл бұрын
I just did about 4 bargue plates, by myself learning from the internet using pretty crappy supplies. It has improved my drawing more in 3 months than the last 10 years combined. The key is that copying black and white sources eliminates colour which lets you really get a grip on the values. The other is that copying sight size makes it easy to see what’s different about your drawing vs the source.
@TheRoseChunsa
4 жыл бұрын
He should talk less and drawing more.🤷♀️
@michaeljohnangel6359
4 жыл бұрын
May add that we now teach Pictorial Composition (the value families, colour harmony, counterpoint, unity & variety …) in the student's third year, as well as grisaille underpainting in egg tempera. All this is in addition to our previous programme, which is ongoing.
@santocesart
4 жыл бұрын
Amazingness Maestro!! Can't wait to see the new results!
@michaeljohnangel6359
4 жыл бұрын
Bravo maestrissimo!!! Thanks Cesar-this is a brilliant explanation of the programme at the Angel Academy of Art, Florence. You are the best!!!!
@santocesart
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@MoMindSetCrypto
4 жыл бұрын
Wow Michael john Angel-- you made history in that establishment, one of the worlds finest teachers.
@nicasso
4 жыл бұрын
Hola@@santocesart ¿Hablas español?
@santocesart
4 жыл бұрын
@@nicasso espanol, ingles e italiano!
@nicasso
4 жыл бұрын
@@santocesart eres un crack! 😉
@jakeherrera732
4 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way you did about contemporary schools. I’m currently in a BFA program but I wish I had gone to an atelier or academy to learn to actually draw and paint. They don’t care about technique or skill, but instead only the concepts. It’s very inspiring that you keep learning with such a passion. That’s the only way I can learn too.
@jakeherrera732
4 жыл бұрын
@Luluwolf idk if I'll be able to afford the ateliers lol I used financial aid for bfa. This is my last semester
@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule
3 жыл бұрын
I did a year and a half in one animation college and then a year in a different one in Paris. Absolutely hated everything about it. The people were the only good thing, the teaching was utter nonsense. I feel the same but from an animation point of view. I want to get to the level of the 2D animation masters, not learning the poses of a walk and copying that. I suggest finding what you really want to do, there's some great online classes for all sorts of things, even classical academic drawing! Online, through some rummaging around, you'll find a class or two that teaches the skills and the level you wish to reach
@damedeviant1388
4 жыл бұрын
God, your school was awesome!! My UK art degree was awful and I’ve learned a lot more from people like you, who generously share their knowledge
@masterpainters1706
4 жыл бұрын
Great to see you back again as always. You continue to inspire me and help me keep going with my training and refusing to settle for anything other than my dreams. It's so generous of you to take the time to share your passion with us. Just want to tell you that it's so appreciated and your effort here is making a positive difference to my life at least. In the same way as you were given hope and inspiration and insights from Mr angel, you are doing the same to me. You showed me that its possible were others were telling me that what I wanted was a think of the past and I should forget my dreams of classical painting. Thank you for being the first person I found who told me that the kind of skills I wanted to learn were still relevant and possible
@artsiecrafty4164
4 жыл бұрын
So good. I started with the Bargue book and my drawings at life class got so much better. It is so wonderful that so many are turning to classical painting and drawing. It has given my art a new lease on life! I no longer struggle and I no longer have long periods of time between works. I also draw every day. I am 70, so you know I gave modernism a long trial.
@vikke2013
4 жыл бұрын
🎶 If you want to learn the art of shadows and shapes You should study the masters And improve yourself Because that is how new masters are made 🎶
@wingosstudio8605
4 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I drew like a master.So now I want to master painting.
@Ranarr
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! As a training artist trying to build my own 'school', against the plethora of information that exists on the internet, it's nice to get a good, organized look into classical training.
@bonnietrefil4070
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your education. I would have never known these schools existed now. Your artwork is beautiful!! And your enthusiasm is inspiring!! Thank you from a 67 year old grandmother.
@ArwenUndomiel406
3 жыл бұрын
Please bring back artists like this.
@danieljohnson6261
4 жыл бұрын
Incredible work. I wish so much, that such course existed in Australia. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and amazing work.
@patriziaelia1073
4 жыл бұрын
Just WoooW! I attended 4 years the historical Accademia di Belle Arti ( quella di fronte a Rigacci ), and never I saw this level of training ... and student!!
@BigBoss-ti2xm
2 жыл бұрын
My teacher is Cesar santos, Andrew Tischler, James gurney. They're so amazing and really help you improve your technique.
@chester1531
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Cesar! You have really helped to move my skills forward from hobby to... well... better. Please keep up the astounding work. I love the old masters to and am working now in oil some. You are an inspiration.
@ericbrooksby
4 жыл бұрын
Can I click like more than once. This was FANTASTIC. so much info. so much good direction if you want to learn
Thank you for always sharing knowledge and experience. Big inspo!
@jeffhreid
4 жыл бұрын
Outstanding work. Truly appreciate the hard work that goes into it. Just amazing.
@msm8124
4 жыл бұрын
Your enthusiasm and passion is really inspiring👏
@dagoelius
4 жыл бұрын
Discipline and consistency is what i took away from this. Thankyou Santos.
@willw6196
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! Thank you for the time spent to share this information.
@amsimeetart9104
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. And very inspiring. 👏🏼👏🏼
@marcofontolan6592
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing Cesar!
@agha0333
Жыл бұрын
wow
@divinedia
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video
@justonefyx
4 жыл бұрын
I've been practicing the Charles Bargue drawings on my own with Charcoal and find it too difficult. I didn't know Angel Academy used graphite for the Bargue drawings. I think this will make the drawings much easier.
@artsiecrafty4164
4 жыл бұрын
I like the Cretacolor pencil. It gives stronger darks.
@monicabilicic9479
4 жыл бұрын
Ilove this so much! I studied photography at Studio Marangoni in Firenze from 1997-2000 such n amazing experience it changed my life!
@DennisCNolasco
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Caesar, I'm going through a similar program now. You are definitely a big inspiration!
@dhammadasa2563
4 жыл бұрын
This dudes the best!!!🤟☀️🔥❤
@joycelatham6974
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Awesome, as always.
@leonelvilela5531
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video!!!! So hungry to learn that I have been jumping from one stage to another without a proper order. Now I see why I struggled. This video is going to give a framework of practice. Thank you Mr Santos for sharing!
@P-A-X-
4 жыл бұрын
Troppo bravo!
@richardoakley6560
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Msannamitta
4 жыл бұрын
this is pretty insightful, im like yah thanks i like this video
@ronniejensen6951
4 жыл бұрын
I did 10 full sized drawings with two pencil nubs, it was a HB nub and a 2B. Beat that Cesar. lol I'm joking. I enjoy your humor, don't change it for anybody. I also studied Fine Art at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The Sculpture Studio was great, yet, the painting, drawing courses were elementary to say the least. No advanced art training whatsoever. I fully related to your more in-depth video when you explained why you left America for the Angel Academy. It sure paid off. I admire your work. I am convinced I need to learn the old masters techniques as well.
@basudevpyakurel2496
4 жыл бұрын
thank you for sharing your experience
@MoMindSetCrypto
4 жыл бұрын
Sheer mastery-- pure genius
@classicallymodern6261
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks my man!!!
@brylidan
4 жыл бұрын
grande cesar santos
@LizGridleyArtist
4 жыл бұрын
I would love to learn how to draw soo accurately from casts ♡ this breakdown in such a good framework of academy training
@trahapace150
4 жыл бұрын
I love your artwork!!
@gabrielkenji5717
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Cesar. The baby head was also my first drawing of Bargue's book. I'm trying to improve my skills to be more competent like you. :)
@mariodonkartworks
4 жыл бұрын
Really great work. Thank you for showing.
@ramelep
4 жыл бұрын
🥇🏆🏆🥇🥇🏆🏆🏆 You are AmAZING!! Much love
@sheilaartist6788
4 жыл бұрын
What an amazing course
@Racheedean
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing video again.
@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule
3 жыл бұрын
A year and a half? I've already improved a ton since a few months ago, lets see where i end up with that level of dedication! My goals: improve at animation (gonna be doing the Don Bluth University so if i work hard i'll improve a ton), I want to improve with drawing humans and get a more technical and delicate touch (one day i'd love to get to Cesar's level, one day also doing oil paintings), and learn about anatomy and the movements of the body (both to learn to draw humans from the imagination for animation and how to create that beautiful realism in movement from various animated movies, from Disney to Dreamwork's 2D films (and Don Bluth's movies as well) Lot's to do but i'm determined! Then there's also continuing various animations i've got going on and also to take as much as i can from life and put it into my sketchbook. These past few years have been utterly hopeless and I was in pure survival mode. Now that there's a glimmer of hope I feel I have a sort of obligation to at least try to get better, to find something to live and fight for
@exploreandcreatebeyondthep7910
4 жыл бұрын
Love the video and your articulation in teaching!
@graphitepencil6522
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Master.
@rudolphbissessar1308
Жыл бұрын
Great just grea
@eilmlilm2490
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always, young man. I am watching all your videos to learn what I can as fast as I can. I started drawing late in life, but I do have some natural ability. I have done two reproductions and not so shabby. Thank you.
@susanwong6471
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you for telling us your artistic journey- so inspiring! You are so delicates and extremely talented- 😍. I am thinking of taking a realism painting class in Toronto and looks like the curriculum is just what you had described.
@nvandenhurk
4 жыл бұрын
You must be a great talent to do this in 1 1/2 year. 👏👏👏
@bobelaite
3 жыл бұрын
What a guy!
@itsrooh645
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend
@mariatarazona3783
4 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!!!!
@jasonsykes4199
4 жыл бұрын
Keep up the great work
@friedricengravy6646
4 жыл бұрын
Keeping it real (realism?? Lol no pun intended) by still ending on the rap-Ha! Serious art can still be fun....✌🏻to u & urs. Thank u for the content.
@jkart
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Cesar
@aldreibaccay3401
4 жыл бұрын
I couldnt tell which one was the art and which was the cast
@PriyaSharma-jy4jw
4 жыл бұрын
Sir please make a part 2 of this video
@damnn2265
4 жыл бұрын
Make more videos like this. Btw love your work .Love from india
@herrweiss2580
4 жыл бұрын
I always loved Andrea del Sarto. 😍
@amruddinsaifi2331
4 жыл бұрын
i am from india. i love your videos.
@ronniejensen6951
4 жыл бұрын
you made me want to attend the Angel Academy! great body of work. Jesus Christ God the Son loves you Cesar.
@fragwagon
4 жыл бұрын
But what a beautiful paragraph!
@LuluFrance
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Cesar. I have purchases this book and plan to work through plates (I am living rural with massive responsibilities and with little to zero ability to join a study group - so this seems not a bad idea to improve my fundamental skills although I realise not ideal for the learning process), but I have a question. Did you immediately start with charcoal pencil or did you start with graphite and progress to a charcoal pencil; if the second option at which stage did you move to charcoal? I'd appreciate the advice. Thank you.
@williamoliveiracarreiro8010
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Cesar. Just a few days earlier, I was hoping to see more content about classical training, and this video showed up right on time :) Also, what do you think about going through the Bargue's Course by yourself? I recently got the book and I intend to start practicing the lessons, but I also know that this method requires a very controlled and rigid environment to build skill and technique. At the moment I don't have the means to pay for a course in a traditional academy or get a teacher, however I want to get started with the resources I already have. Could you please share some thoughts and advice on that? Thank you again :D
@artsiecrafty4164
4 жыл бұрын
I just started drawing and corrected myself mercilessly.
@eslamsaifelnaser5956
4 жыл бұрын
Woow , its such a great work man you are so inspiring . But I wanna ask for some advice about studying alone because Iam an art student in egypt and we don't get that academic ideas and systematic work process and I went through alot of mess learning process allover the past three Iam also intersted in figure art and I would like to start my own school after graduation so I wanna be a good artist
@PauliensPetArt
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Cesar for sharing all your experience and knowledge! Even though don't paint humans (I draw animals), your videos are really interesting. You've worked (probably you still do) so hard to get were you are now, but you're the perfect example it is totally worth it! You're such a motivation for me to spend as much time possible on drawing and studying anatomy & techniques!
@pravinmedia8inproduction406
4 жыл бұрын
Hello Cesar, I watch your all videos, it's lot to learn from you. You are amazing teacher! I have a question . Can we make sketchbook for oil colour from cotton preprimed canvas roll ? I want to practice and framing every artwork is expensive .if you tried it, then please make it's videos . Thanks
@unennuii1351
4 жыл бұрын
Bro bravo
@slewp
4 жыл бұрын
allora!
@MrSilva960
4 жыл бұрын
A few years ago I have made a copy from Rembrandt Masterpiece " Nightwatch ", realistic ,it works perfect. I have hang on my wall at home. I paint during a summer, it took to me 2 months, is my skill improve ? copying the Old masters as experiment ? what do you say about that? an opinion.
@canalcerrado2433
4 жыл бұрын
Nice! , however , old clasical education was much more complex , it took 10 to 12 years or so 😅,
@santocesart
4 жыл бұрын
That's why I wrote "modern" and "nowadays"
@canalcerrado2433
4 жыл бұрын
Cesar Santos :) , true! I forgot , most of these ateliers make you think you are doing it like the classical painters ... hehe... they are very very funny... and poor students who don’t research well are fooled into it... good work ,but not enough to compete with the greats... love your channel !
@santocesart
4 жыл бұрын
@@canalcerrado2433 always learning
@Detalle
4 жыл бұрын
Seems like nudes are band everywhere and is one of my favorite ways of learning. I was doing nude art at a local place where we hired a live model and it got shut down because of the nudes. I hate that it is not accepted everywhere and it’s banned or frowned upon. I don’t know how to hire people on my own for this without looking like a creep or being looked down on 😞😞
@ellbdotmusic3521
4 жыл бұрын
#gratitude
@richardl.s1063
2 жыл бұрын
você parece Brasileiro irmão, abracos
@arcuda2001
4 жыл бұрын
fabulous to see the process of growth and learning !! you are such an inspiration ! thank you as always, Cesar .. I 'm norakag on instagram , in case you'd like to see my work.. thanks again !!
@susanwong6471
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Cesar, given that you have been through the training, would you recommend painting enthusiast ( as a hobby) to take the lesson? Or would you recommend learn it yourself by practice on your own?
@ArtGuruMohitSharma
4 жыл бұрын
Very nyc
@deborahgonzalezknight168
4 жыл бұрын
Lucky you
@Dale_Blackburn
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Cesar, i am wondering if you have any oil paintings before the Angel Art Academy? Did you paint canvases before that period, have any works from that time? Thanks.
@santocesart
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! vlog 061 "how to develop an art series" shows some of my work before the academy
@Dale_Blackburn
4 жыл бұрын
@@santocesart Thank you so much Cesar! I also wanted to ask if you can make a tutorial about shading like the drawing at 5:33? Your shading quality is really great. It looks so realistic. I really wonder the tips and tools to shade like that. There aren't any videos on the whole internet to shade like that realistic and clean, makes me wonder :) Thanks again.
@marywhittemore7755
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you I have been practicing my drawing with the "Drawing Course" by Charles Bargue. And next month a threeday workshop with JD Hillberry. Now I have a book for you. It is called "The secret lives of color" by Kassia St. Clair. This book is like eating chocolate. Tiny bites at a time.Two to four pages on each color. Some colors I bet even you won't know. Isabelline ? named after Isabella Clara Eugenia(page 54) Hope you can find it, if not, I will get another copy and send it to you.Mary W
@marcoreis8221
4 жыл бұрын
what paper did you use? what are the brands of pencils? Thanks for sharing!!!
@gustavoadolfoguardado9101
4 жыл бұрын
♡♡♡♡♡
@mirzazaidtariq2322
4 жыл бұрын
Which city you live in Italy?
@linzhenlu8082
4 жыл бұрын
Where can I buy Bargue plates in large size? Thanks!
@sarnastar
4 жыл бұрын
You are very tolerant to nowadays schools ;) it was very good to change and learn in Florence. Btw do You know why in other schools they dont teach realism in painting? cose Im hungry realism too and it isnt only hunger but I feel I can do nothing after graduate my 5 year fine art academy. Very very good vlog with essence shortcut how to draw and paint real. Take care;))
@artinveins6688
4 жыл бұрын
I'm obsessed with these mindvalley ads😡
@rogerberlin9195
3 жыл бұрын
hello man, how did you got the money to pay for angel academy??
@santocesart
3 жыл бұрын
My parents sold the house and mom had two jobs to pay for it. So I graduated as quickly as possible making a record of fastest to graduated. All has been repaid to them for supporting me. We are a strong family. We trust eachother!
@rogerberlin9195
3 жыл бұрын
@@santocesart Thanks man, regards from south brazil.
@ocruzandroid
4 жыл бұрын
Wow. Amazing! I wonder what kind of customers you have because no clasical artist is at your level. Not even Roberto Ferri. Saludos desde Israel 🇮🇱
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