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Ian Roberts

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Ian Roberts
One Simple Compositional Structure to Improve Your Paintings

Over the years I've simplified the idea of armatures and reduced it to one main structure. This video walks you through my #1 ...

13:41
One Simple Compositional Structure to Improve Your Paintings

111,674 views

10 months ago

ArtBookNook
Mastering Composition by Ian Roberts | Art Book Review

Better paintings begin with mastering composition. This effective workshop in a book blends clear, visual instruction with 5 ...

17:32
Mastering Composition by Ian Roberts | Art Book Review

4,428 views

1 year ago

Latest from Ian Roberts

Ian Roberts
New Video: 3 Tips for Consistently More Engaging Paintings

It doesn't matter how many painting skills you develop if you haven't found something compelling and engaging to paint.

5:38
New Video: 3 Tips for Consistently More Engaging Paintings

13,050 views

2 days ago

Ian Roberts
New Video: Three Tools to Pop The Feeling of Sunlight in Your Paintings

You've got three tools to pop the sense of sunlight in your paintings. The first is value. Where the light hits is obviously lighter than ...

12:16
New Video: Three Tools to Pop The Feeling of Sunlight in Your Paintings

67,283 views

2 weeks ago

Ian Roberts
NEW Video Demonstration Video to Start 2026

This is a new video to start off 2026 and I want to show you how I painted this painting and you'll see it touches on all the ...

17:58
NEW Video Demonstration Video to Start 2026

30,582 views

1 month ago

Ian Roberts
Think Less About Subjects, and More About Designing Shapes

To create a really engaging painting, one that really pulls the viewer in, you need to focus less on subject matter and focus more ...

12:17
Think Less About Subjects, and More About Designing Shapes

17,596 views

2 months ago

Ian Roberts
Getting It Right the First Time, So You Don't Overwork Your Painting

In this video we're going to talk about alla prima painting, which is painting it on the first go - shape by shape - getting it right as ...

13:01
Getting It Right the First Time, So You Don't Overwork Your Painting

23,115 views

3 months ago

Ian Roberts
Find the Structure, Express the Essence, Ditch the Details.

The most common comment I get on these YouTube videos is, "I don't really like the photograph that much that you did the ...

11:24
Find the Structure, Express the Essence, Ditch the Details.

27,084 views

4 months ago

Ian Roberts
But accurate to what? A photo, life, OR what your painting needs.

When we're talking about accuracy of values, we're not talking about accuracy of values and service of the photograph or we're ...

10:52
But accurate to what? A photo, life, OR what your painting needs.

22,992 views

5 months ago

Ian Roberts
5 Fundamental Tips for Drawing the Figure

Figure drawing is a very specialized skill. If you do something wrong with a figure, we know immediately. In this video I show you a ...

12:34
5 Fundamental Tips for Drawing the Figure

29,991 views

6 months ago

Ian Roberts
One Fundamental Tip to Improve Your Painting Today

When we're painting, we're painting light. And the bigger the difference between the light and the dark, between the light and the ...

10:44
One Fundamental Tip to Improve Your Painting Today

33,911 views

7 months ago

Ian Roberts
Your style is not something out there...it's in you, now, already

I can't tell you the number of students that tell me that they want to find their style. The truth is you can't hide your style - it's like ...

5:57
Your style is not something out there...it's in you, now, already

27,971 views

8 months ago

Ian Roberts
The #1 Composition Rule You Cannot Break

Above all we want viewers to stay with our painting. To be engaged by it. It may seem obvious but I see a lot of paintings where ...

8:23
The #1 Composition Rule You Cannot Break

918,114 views

5 years ago

Aristeidis Sfakianos
Mastering Composition With a 50mm Lens

Here is how the 50mm focal length helped me to improve my street photography composition and how it could help you to do the ...

8:19
Mastering Composition With a 50mm Lens

111,767 views

1 year ago

Aristeidis Sfakianos
Mastering Composition With a 35mm Lens

In this video, I explore how the 35mm focal length transformed my approach to street photography. Unlike tighter lenses that ...

9:27
Mastering Composition With a 35mm Lens

54,155 views

9 months ago

Ian Roberts
Thinking in Shapes to Simplify an Image

Everyone says you got to simplify your paintings, but the whole world just seems to be details. They're everywhere. So what do ...

12:26
Thinking in Shapes to Simplify an Image

80,018 views

1 year ago

Ian Roberts
But accurate to what? A photo, life, OR what your painting needs.

When we're talking about accuracy of values, we're not talking about accuracy of values and service of the photograph or we're ...

10:52
But accurate to what? A photo, life, OR what your painting needs.

22,992 views

5 months ago

Ian Roberts
What makes a great composition? For artists, and for art lovers

Composition, although hidden, plays a foundational role in the success of a painting. Ian Roberts, the author of Mastering ...

6:49
What makes a great composition? For artists, and for art lovers

137,241 views

6 years ago

Ian Roberts
NEW Video Demonstration Video to Start 2026

This is a new video to start off 2026 and I want to show you how I painted this painting and you'll see it touches on all the ...

17:58
NEW Video Demonstration Video to Start 2026

30,582 views

1 month ago

Ian Roberts
One Fundamental Tip to Improve Your Painting Today

When we're painting, we're painting light. And the bigger the difference between the light and the dark, between the light and the ...

10:44
One Fundamental Tip to Improve Your Painting Today

33,911 views

7 months ago

Aristeidis Sfakianos
Mastering Composition With an 85mm Lens

When I first picked up an 85mm lens, I thought it was just for portraits—a tool for creamy backgrounds and flattering faces. But over ...

8:10
Mastering Composition With an 85mm Lens

40,800 views

11 months ago

Jamie Windsor
8 IMPORTANT Composition Tips for Better Photos

8 IMPORTANT Composition Tips for Better Photos (Re-upload) So, you're looking to improve your photography and you're ...

11:52
8 IMPORTANT Composition Tips for Better Photos

542,180 views

1 year ago

Artwod
3 Rules for Better Composition in Your Art

If you are passionate about learning to draw from imagination. You should try Artwod! Artwod provides you with a well structured ...

6:06
3 Rules for Better Composition in Your Art

333,482 views

2 years ago

Ian Roberts
Mastering Edges: You Control Your Painting with Your Edges

Edges orchestrate how your eye moves on your painting. Control the edges and you control how the viewer's eye moves. I'll show ...

9:20
Mastering Edges: You Control Your Painting with Your Edges

82,215 views

4 years ago

Ian Roberts
Dramatically Increase the Illusion of Depth in Your Landscapes

In this video, I show you how just a couple of touches of color can create dynamism between foreground and background in your ...

10:10
Dramatically Increase the Illusion of Depth in Your Landscapes

79,411 views

2 years ago

Ian Roberts
Exploring Interpretive Color to Transform Your Paintings

Do you feel that when you paint, everything seems to sort of fit into this conventional mold, and it's hard to break out of it? Hard to ...

12:40
Exploring Interpretive Color to Transform Your Paintings

123,290 views

2 years ago

Ian Roberts
Demonstration Video: How to Mix Subtle Greens

So many viewers (100000 and counting) watched my last demonstration video from two weeks ago, I decided to do another.

25:35
Demonstration Video: How to Mix Subtle Greens

254,374 views

4 years ago

Ian Roberts
Find the Structure, Express the Essence, Ditch the Details.

The most common comment I get on these YouTube videos is, "I don't really like the photograph that much that you did the ...

11:24
Find the Structure, Express the Essence, Ditch the Details.

27,084 views

4 months ago

Ian Roberts
Mastering Perspective: Two Practical Techniques

For many, perspective remains a black hole. And most books on perspective only reinforce that — too technical and complex for ...

13:11
Mastering Perspective: Two Practical Techniques

136,246 views

4 years ago