So What Did Yous Intend Of The Big Icon Challenge?

So who watched the BBC's The Big Painting Challenge together with what did y'all think? 

Did y'all gauge who would live going home?  I must confess I did!

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• a few comments on the Landscape episode shown lastly Sunday 
• PLUS to a greater extent than data nigh what is coming upwards inwards hereafter weeks - together with what the challenges are each week
• PLUS a link to the "How to guide" for each week's episode
• images from the programme

Also simply to allow y'all know I've been invited past times WH Smith to write a supportive tips shipping service for their weblog every bit they remember to back upwards the serial past times posting helpful articles for those inspired to draw, sketch together with pigment past times the programme!

The grouping of painters lined upwards to paint Alnwick Castle 'plein air

What do nosotros remember of the challenges?

Each of the challenges was exactly that - a rattling existent challenge. Each had a strict fourth dimension restrict together with roughly imposed the fine art medium which had to live used. In my opinion, they rattling definitely demand to live a challenge otherwise y'all mightiness every bit good induce got a routine fine art rival together with pick out the best creative mortal to give a prize to on the footing of the artwork presented for scrutiny - amongst the creative mortal having full command over media, vogue together with fourth dimension used for the artwork.

They're next the classic format:

• "Signature Challenge - exhibit us what y'all tin do" (3 hours paradigm time) - paradigm inwards acrylics using reference photos together with sketches). I felt distressing for those who had never painted inwards acrylics before. Although I remember if I was selected for a programme similar this I remember I mightiness induce got given the media I wasn't familiar amongst a whirl earlier the cameras started!
• "Quick pull technical challenge" (drawing a spire of delphiniums inwards xxx minutes using coloured pencils). I was surprised how many people had never drawn a flower. Here the "tips" clip nigh "how to pull flowers". It was an exercise which quickly revealed who could pull together with who couldn't.  Some participants didn't charge per unit of measurement coloured pencils nonetheless my personal accept on it was that the exercise revealed simply how versatile they are inwards price of people having dissimilar styles. 

Let's non mince words, this is horrendous! (Anthea - contestant)

• "the showstopper" - all the artists had 3 hours to pigment 'Hogwarts' (Alnwick Castle inwards Northumberland) from across the river. Again I constitute it surprising how many people had never ever been exterior to pigment a view before.  I was one-half expecting a repeat of 'Watercolour Challenge' together with inwards roughly ways it was rattling similar.

Lining upwards for the large film challenge

What do nosotros remember of the contestants?

I admire whatever amateur creative mortal prepared to seat themselves inwards forepart of several ane thou one thousand armchair critics - proficient luck to all of them Facebook commentator

Probably ane of the things that most people felt when watching the episode is how brave the participants must live to seat their paradigm upwards for scrutiny. In particular, when it became rattling clear that roughly of the subjects, media together with settings were rattling unfamiliar to at to the lowest degree roughly of the contestants.

Anybody tin paint. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 monkey tin paint. There's a departure betwixt splodging color on canvass together with genuinely producing something which volition displace other people (Lachlan Goudie)

However I remember I'm inwards understanding amongst a release of other people who commented on my Facebook shipping service which posed the same enquiry every bit this post. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 release were rather surprised that the overall calibre of contestant wasn't rather ameliorate - together with I am too.

There again, it's the get-go episode together with roughly people accept a spell to acquire going. Also it may good live that we're seeing what happens when people who facial expression proficient on newspaper locomote exposed when expected to pigment from subjects inwards forepart of them rather than from photos (although they were allowed both their ain reference photos together with sketches for the get-go challenge).

I gauge the criterion of paradigm is also reflecting what people are used to painting. It was surprising how many had never ever tried plein air paradigm inside a fourth dimension restrict before. That's a classic exercise honey of rattling many paradigm tutors for workshops together with paradigm holidays.

What do nosotros remember of the presenters?

You tin exclusively justice past times the judges' comments (Melvyn)

Some induce got characterised Daphne Todd together with Lachlan Goudie every bit Miss Blunt and Mr Even Blunter.  I remember many people volition induce got been surprised past times the directness of their comments. However ane of the things I value nigh these BBC serial is that they don't fudge when things locomote wrong. I also similar people who are straight - y'all e'er know where y'all are - but so I am a northerner!

Others also liked the judges comments

Refreshing to listen constructive feedback, so much ameliorate than slushy flattery! Facebook commentator

I tin view where they were coming from. Its rattling similar the fine art exams at school Facebook commentator

I idea they were pretty spot on throughout...very astute, observant together with fair. Anne Blankson-Hemans (one of the participants)

In my view, the judges also differentiated nicely between

• "basic errors" (e.g. Melvyn's conflicting shadows) 
• feedback nigh things people could induce got done to improve the locomote (e.g. knocking dorsum the objects which are farther away rather than drawing them just the same every bit those inwards the foreground). 
• Plus they also highlight things people are doing good together with explicate why that industrial plant (e.g. Paul's warm together with receding colours for the interior painting) - together with I'm hoping this is where a lot of armchair artists volition live making notes or at the rattling to the lowest degree getting a refresher.

Daphne Todd ("my married adult man calls me Miss Blunt")and Lachlan Goudie who is refreshingly straight together with to the point

Interestingly I'm non detecting a lot of enthusiasm for Una every bit a presenter amongst roughly finding her quite irritating. I confess I liked her much ameliorate every bit a vocalization off photographic tv set camera than on. I gauge it's hard to discover the right type of presenter for a programme. My item bete noire is Fearne inwards the Allotment Challenge - she hardly ever smiled together with seemed rattling apartment together with turgid so anybody ameliorate than her is an improvement inwards my eyes! :)  It did nonetheless dawn on me why comedians amongst a stand-up routine oft locomote good every bit presenters for this type of programme where at that topographic point is interaction amongst the contestants - so long every bit at that topographic point is empathy.

So who are the forepart contenders - together with who's at adventure for hereafter episodes?

I remember everybody is inwards understanding that Paul (the remain at habitation Dad) is way out inwards forepart based on the evidence of Sunday's programme. It's hard to contemplate him going habitation earlier the final.

It's likely easier at this phase to nation who's to a greater extent than probable to locomote early! I'd nation January mightiness live a front-runner although amongst portraiture coming upwards adjacent he ought to do ameliorate than roughly of the others - together with if he doesn't so I remember he mightiness go.

In full general price of "who's for the high jump?" inwards hereafter programmes, I'll simply exceed on a tip garnered from my close religious watching off the Great British BakeOff together with Sewing Bee together with The Big Allotment Challenge! It's always someone who gets featured a lot inwards that item programme. Just to spice it upwards at that topographic point are ordinarily 3 of them per programme. If you're non seeing a lot of an private that agency they're non going home!

Future Episodes

Future episodes volition live every bit follows. I've included a link to the How to Guide past times Lachlan Goudie which is already on their website.  That way y'all tin induce got a locomote inwards advance of each programme! :)

Episode ii – Portraiture

Location: a converted Victorian warehouse on the South Bank of the Thames. (Although it's hard to imagine at that topographic point non using at that topographic point a for certain warehouse good used for dressmaking inwards Wapping on the North Bank of the Thames!)

• Task 1: four hours to do a self-portrait from their reflection using fossil oil paints - the traditional medium for portraiture
• Task 2: a xxx infinitesimal quick pull to capture an anatomically accurate likeness of a consummate stranger.
• Task 3: a four-hour sitting amongst ii EastEnders’ stars - Rudolph Walker, OBE together with Pam St Clement
• Insight: Una talks to Royal Portraitist I met her at the NPG and spoke amongst her nigh her do together with she's rattling interesting - definitely ane to watch!)
• How-To: How to pull faces Lachlan advises on proportion together with scale and creating the perfect portrait

Episode 3 – Still Life

Location the grounds of Blenheim Palace inwards Oxfordshire

• Task 1: (4 hours / acrylics) a composition of objects of personal significance to them
• Task 2: (30 infinitesimal quick-draw / black together with white chalks)  tackles perspective together with scale, together with low-cal together with nighttime - drawing a giant chess board together with pieces
• Task 3: (? hours / their alternative of media) Paint the façade of Blenheim Palace together with capture the drama of the architecture
• Insight: Una meets Emma Soames, granddaughter of Winston Churchill to speak nigh his lifelong love of his nascence place, together with how it inspired roughly of his ain amateur paintings.
• Lachlan’s How-To guide: How to pull buildings

Apparently there's a stupor conclusion past times the judges nigh who goes habitation this week. I remember that agency ii locomote this week!

Episode 4 – Human Form together with Movement

LocationTate Britain

• Task 1: Capture the anatomically right trunk shape, proportions together with flesh tones of ii Greek God life models(!)
• Task 2: (30 infinitesimal quick pull / coloured pencils) Capture a rhythmic gymnast together with her flickering ribbon
• Task 3: Paint a powerful together with passionate flamenco trip the low-cal fantastic inwards coloured chalk together with pastel.
• Insight: Una meets Heidi Wigmore, the English linguistic communication National Ballet’s creative mortal inwards residence to facial expression at how Degas influenced the depiction of trip the low-cal fantastic together with dancers
• Lachlan’s How-To guide: How to pull movement

Episode v – Liverpool Cityscape

Location: Liverpool

• Task 1: (Watercolour) Paint something that appeals to their personal interpretation of the city 
• Task 2: xxx infinitesimal Quick Draw inwards charcoal, pastel together with pencil - sketch the view, architecture together with perspective of the Liver Building
• Task 3: Paint the Liverpool skyline from across the River Mersey.
• Insight:  Una meets L.S. Lowry’s unopen friend Harold Riley, together with explores Lowry's industrial plant that captured the northern industrial landscapes
• Lachlan’s How-To guide: How to pull perspective

Episode vi – And the Winner is…

Location: Devon

• Task 1: Capture a feel of Britain’s seafaring heritage at Dartmouth Royal Naval College
• Task 2: Quick pull - capture at speed a feel of the naval platoon inwards motion 
• Task 3: Capture the low-cal together with atmosphere of Dartmouth Harbour
• Insight: Una meets Amy Concannon, assistant curator at Tate Britain, to larn to a greater extent than nigh the influence of JMW Turner
• Lachlan’s How-To guide: How to pull crowds - tips on how to capture constantly moving crowds of people.

Finally the get-go ever BBC One Big Painting Challenge winner is announced!

Previous Posts

• The Great British Paint-Off: BBC1 searches for best amateur artists
• The Big Painting Challenge starts 22nd Feb on BBC1

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