The vast majority of John Pitre’s new original paintings are called masters. Through the next few minutes, this movie will walk you through John Pitre’s creative process on how he creates a new master mixed media mediums of oil, acrylic & archival ink.
First, using a color palette that Pitre premixes himself, he begins by painting a small oil color study of his idea. The colors in this oil study will be referenced throughout the creation of this new painting.
Next, he begins a new oil painting. Using the colors chosen in the study, he begins to create an actual composition of how the painting will look.
You can see here the painting is really starting to take shape. Upon completion, this oil is then professionally scanned digitally into a special graphics computer using the highest resolution possible.
Pitre then spends months with a professional graphics tablet painting directly into the computer, where he perfects and greatly enhances the original concept oil. Upon completion, this beautiful high-resolution digital image is printed onto the finest artist’s canvases using the world’s best giclée printer with permanent lightfast pigments that far surpass those used by traditional oil painters.
He then takes this image and completes it, overpainting it in oil with fine detail brushes, and then textures some areas for maximum effect.
This finished painting is called a master. It is the only one of its kind. When this original is completed, it is re-scanned and published as a limited edition canvas giclée.




























