The Flame | Sebastian Salvo on “Impersonal” Storytelling and the Challenges of a Big Composition | The Cave of Apelles

In this video you will learn about:
• An “impersonal” approach to storytelling
• Knowing a character’s “backstory” to increase credibility
• Showing psychology through a prop
• Serving the characters – not yourself!
• At the end: enhancing what is already there
• Directing the attention of the audience
• Why you NEED a compositional sketch…
• The function of having less contrast towards the periphery
• The importance of proportions and contour line
• Blackness/darkness must not be too monochrome
• Making “dead” spaces more active

▶️ Full video (43 min): https://www.patreon.com/posts/flame-sebastian-87774753
🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast

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  • Apelles was asked why he touched and retouched his pictures with so much care, to which he replied:
    "I paint for eternity"