Method
Method
How a blank canvas becomes a beautiful painting
Rudolf prefers to take photos in the vicinity of the person portrayed. On the basis of these photos, either a few sketch designs or a direct sketch on canvas follow. Shortly afterwards, the person to be portrayed is asked to pose in the studio once or twice for an hour.
![Schetsmatig opzetten en uitwerken van gezicht en handen](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-IMG_5475-p4gmokcnqc0kp3czkyacxc0bbhk2ev2ny7kvt2vw2g.jpg)
![Achtergrond van links donker, naar rechts boven licht, waardoor het contrast met stoel, hoedje en hand later beter tot zijn recht komen.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-IMG_5491ba-p4gmolahx61v0pbmfgozhtrrwvffmk6eac8dacuhw8.jpg)
![Donkere elementen eerst](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-IMG_5561a-p4gmom8c4035cba99z3m2bj8i9asu9a4mgvurmt3q0.jpg)
![Eerst de stoel, daarna pas de jurk](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-IMG_5557a-p4gmom8c4035cba99z3m2bj8i9asu9a4mgvurmt3q0.jpg)
![Enkele toetsen van blauw op de ornamenten van de stoel](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-IMG_5563a-p4gmon66au4fnx8w4hi8mtap3n661yduyljc8wrpjs.jpg)
![Benen](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-IMG_5566a-p4gmon66au4fnx8w4hi8mtap3n661yduyljc8wrpjs.jpg)
![meer details uitwerken](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-IMG_5751b-p4gmoo40ho5pzj7iyzwv7b25p11j9nhlaq6tq6qbdk.jpg)
![Indonesische symboliek in de achtergrond](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-IMG_5758a-p4gmop1uoi70b565tibhrstmaewwhclbmuub7gox7c.jpg)
![Ringen en armbanden, zie de reflectie van de jurk op de ornamenten van de stoel](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-IMG_5754-p4gmop1uoi70b565tibhrstmaewwhclbmuub7gox7c.jpg)
![Ik gebruik het bloemetje dat naar mijn oudtante Melati van Java is vernoemd](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-IMG_6152a-p4gmopzovc8amr4so0q4cal2vss9p1p1yzhsoqnj14.jpg)
Browse through the photos above to see the different phases
An older example
Part Two: How a blank canvas becomes a beautiful painting
![Na behandeling van paneel, achtergrond en eerste schets met potlood en wit krijt plus decoratie, troetelhondjes rechts en links](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-DSC_0004a-p4gmodrsehrkftmjndfyxvo35sghwzcjlb0hg55na0.jpg)
![Uitwerken van het gezicht](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-DSC_0007a-p4gmodrsehrkftmjndfyxvo35sghwzcjlb0hg55na0.jpg)
![Schetsmatig met olieverf decoraties behandelen](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-DSC_0010a-p4gmoepmlbsurfl6hvulidfjr6bv4og9xfnyxf493s.jpg)
![Meer details toevoegen](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-DSC_0008-p4gmoepmlbsurfl6hvulidfjr6bv4og9xfnyxf493s.jpg)
![Vogel toevoegen, pas later uitwerken, kleuren afstemmen met de rest](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-DSC_0011a-p4gmofngs5u531jtce982v70ck78cdk09kbgep2uxk.jpg)
![Zoektocht naar kleuren combinatie, paars is te overheersend en decoratie links ben ik niet over tevreden](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-DSC_0013a-p4gmofngs5u531jtce982v70ck78cdk09kbgep2uxk.jpg)
![Oude decoratie en kleuren vervangen](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-DSC_0025a-p4gmohj55twpq9h31f2h7upxjbxyrrrgxtmfd902l4.jpg)
![Haren, vissen, huidskleur en sieraden toevoegen](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/O-DSC_0113a-p4gmoigzcny01vfpvxh3sche4ptbzgv79y9wuiyoew.jpg)
Browse through the photos above to see the different phases
![Zelfportret](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de-schilder2-203x300.jpg)
![](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rob-Vriesendorp.jpg)
A great source of inspiration for his painting style are the painters from the beginning of the last century such as John Singer Sargent, James Whistler, William Chase, but also Gustav Klimt and Isaak Israels. Rudolf Kortenhorst paints at home and abroad, mostly in the Netherlands, but also in Germany, Austria, Ireland and Greece where he has commissioned portraits.
From the old days
Part three: How a blank canvas becomes a beautiful painting
![Doek is bewerkt met gesso, geschuurd en vervolgens ruige schets maken](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/hoe2-p4gmoay9tznpgzqn3u838edpdmue9w1ckx210b9tso.jpg)
![Warme gloed in de achtergrond, stoel, gezicht, armen en benen ruig uitwerken globaal schaduwen aangeven](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/hoe3-p4gmoay9tznpgzqn3u838edpdmue9w1ckx210b9tso.jpg)
![Gezicht, haren, strik en jurk uitwerken](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/hoe4-p4gmobw40tozslp9ycmpsw55z0prhl52x1pihl8fmg.jpg)
![Hond, schoenen, gezichtsuitdrukking uitwerken](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/hoe5-p4gmobw40tozslp9ycmpsw55z0prhl52x1pihl8fmg.jpg)
![Springtouw, bal en andere details toevoegen, achterste poten van de stoel vager](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/hoe1-p4gmoa0fn5mf5ds09btgnwm8s8z126xm8sejj1b7yw.jpg)
Browse through the photos above to see the different phases
Paintings & Contact
![Flora portretten in opdracht portret in opdracht schilderij portrait painter schilderij kunstenaar kunstschilder Rudolf Kortenhorst kunstschilder schilder](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Flora.jpg)
Paintings
Discover the work of Rudolf Kortenhorst: Family, Children, Animal portraits, Business portraits, Free work.
![Familieportretten portretten in opdracht portret in opdracht familie schilderij](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.rudolfkortenhorst.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Familie-met-labrador.jpg)
Contact
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