Regarding what you do if you don't have access to master works. Interesting note, Franklin Booth developed his Pen+Ink style from copying the texture and studying wood engravings.

Little late to listening to this, but a million thank yous for this episode. I was driving home from work thinking about this question and found this episode while scrolling down. You just don't know how much it means to this aspiring artist how invaluable your podcast is to me for episodes like this. In the episode you mentioned storytelling at the end. I would love a whole episode dedicated to storytelling. I looked through the episode and didn't see one dedicated to this topic, please let me know if I missed it. Thanks guys

Love it ! :) I made notes of Masters names- Thanks ! I often do to bookstore and look for albums, but can't find master that really "speak" to me by his paintings. Now I have at last couple of them :)

I've been trying to draw landscapes and trees (off and on) for - what, 30 years now? I feel like I'm still just trying to draw leaves. I still don't have simple forms. I picked up a slim volume of prints called "Pastoral Holland." These guys (Rembrandt in the forefront) can draw a whole landscape with very simple lines, sometimes just a few. I think I'm just going to do studies of the whole volume. Maybe I'll learn something.

Thank you both so much for featuring my question! @Stan Prokopenko Don't worry about my last name :D You did a great job (it's a French name, we have weird accents) I'm so glad you made this podcast. They are so enlightening. As a self-taught artist I often feel like I'm lost in a wild jungle with vague indications on how to find the right path. Hearing you and Marshall talk about your opinions and experiences is a very comforting thing. You kinda are my jungle guide experts! ^^ It's good to hear your advice, it helps me not getting lost in my art journey! :)

There is so much packed in to this episode. Thanks, Stan and Marshall. Also, see Marshall's answer to Teresa's question about how to study composition, where he talks about composing music: https://prokolab.com/community/topics/how-do-you-do-a-good-compositional-study

I love that you were paid to do Master copies, @Stan Prokopenko . Of course you were! ☺️   When I first read @Anne-Lise Loubière‘s question, I thought, Wow! I’m so glad I’m here because I don’t even know what question to ask. Thank you both for delivering so much (as always) in this episode! 🥰 @Marshall Vandruff , that was a great observation about the emotional experience of seeing artwork in person, and that hadn’t even occurred to me 😯. It totally resonates! Sometimes I experience a little synesthesia when looking at paintings or sculpture, seeing the textures up close and personal at creator’s distance, but it’s never happened with photos of those same pieces. The emotional experience is what I’ve been wanting to share with my friends, kind of like playing a concert with someone - that same kind of intimacy. Maybe that’s why my one exhibition companion is a fellow musician. Like you and me, she blew out her hands from over playing, (except on piano rather than flute or airbrush). That said, (and thanks to your insight, better understood) what Stan said about studying from photos is very reassuring. Thank you, Draftsmen 🙏