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Thanks for watching, I’m glad you liked it!

I had to google - Cristin Milioti from the Penguin? I definitely see the resemblance!

I’ve definitely been working on expressive eyes over the past year - I hope that came through here!

I’m glad the process video was useful!

I’ve used both the Premium Giclee Regular and Bright White, and both are nice, but I like the Regular a bit better I think (fits better with different styles of art). They’re both very thick and substantial with a nice texture to them. I can’t remember if I mentioned in the video or not, but the files I use are 720 DPI 48 bit color scans, which translate really well to print.

Oh, unless you were talking about the original artwork’s medium - all of my pieces that I’ve gotten prints from are oil paintings. Most Gamblin and Utrecht oils, very small amounts of linseed oil mostly in the base outline, on Strathmore textured oil paper.

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!

Thanks for the kind words on these paintings! On this one in particular, from what I recall, I almost couldn’t - there was definitely a point where I wasn’t sure it was going to work. I’m glad I pushed through the rough spots though. Even though I do sometimes abandon paintings if they aren’t working (especially very early), I find more often it’s useful to try to stick to it and see what happens.

Haha I’m glad that came across! Although I didn’t really have a plan here, and it’s been a while since I did it, from what I recall there was some vague intention for like a working, sort of rugged look. Like a craft or outdoor worker, something along those lines. I appreciate you checking it out!

I appreciate the support, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

I'm glad to hear you found this one helpful! If you don't mind my asking, how long have you been painting with oils? I've found that whether I intentionally tried to or not, a style just naturally seemed to grow out of the repetitions. The more I paint, the more that style takes on a life of its own independent of any references I might lean on, whether it's an AI generated image, a stock photo, or just a regular photo straight from my camera. Regardless, I've definitely found these tools to be useful in helping me get more practice putting brush to paper. Also, I definitely hear you about blending too much and on feeling too tight! I feel like most of my paintings I still have those same self-critiques. I have managed to loosen up more over the past year, but I do over-blend in almost all of them still (in my opinion). I saw a painting demo from a guy named Stephen Bauman (like 98% sure it was him) who forced himself as part of an exercise to lay down separate color squares or shapes without any blending. I think it was supposed to be purely instructional rather than finished art, but I thought it was really beautiful. I although I don't want to eliminate all blending in my paintings, I do think about that portrait often - especially when I end up over doing it!

You are too kind, thank you - and happy new year to you!

@ Yes Happy New Year friend !!!

Thanks so much for the kind words, it means a lot - I've learned so much from watching other artists on youtube and other platforms, so I'm glad to pay it forward however I can. I try to make the types of videos that I would find useful, but I don't always know if it's as helpful to others. But seeing comments like this help me know I'm accomplishing that goal! So, thank you again for that. And happy new year to you (also from Texas)! Cheers to a great 2025

I appreciate it! Happy new year to you

Thanks for that!

Much appreciated! I have to admit, my hands do sometimes get tired gripping the paintbrush. I usually just use oil paint that isn’t thinned at all, so sometimes I have to push the brush somewhat hard to get the look I want.

Thanks for that! Not just about the review, but for mentioning an app - I had no idea there was one. Unfortunately, it sounds like it probably doesn’t work well…but definitely good to know. I think the biggest thing for me on this mic is price vs performance and keeping in perspective relative value. I was in the market for the cheapest “good” mic I could find, so I can live with some flaws. I would like to eventually upgrade to a more expensive one with less compromises, but for now I think it’s good enough for situations where I need to move around while speaking. Otherwise, I do tend to prefer just recording directly into my iPad (sound quality and volume seems better).,

I’m glad you’ve enjoyed these videos! That’s really energizing from my perspective, hearing that someone enjoys and/or gets value from them. I definitely appreciate the support! If there’s ever a particular topic you’re interested in, feel free to let me know - I’ve explored other topics based on comments quite a few times in the past.

I’m really glad you liked this one, thanks for watching the process unfold!

That is very kind, thank you!

@Amdall your welcome! Though your artwork is great, seriously.

You legitimately made my day, I really appreciate it

I appreciate the kind words! And if you’ve been thinking about painting and really want to try, I think you should dive in. For the longest time, I wanted to try painting with oils but was intimidated by the whole thing. I’m so glad I finally gave it a shot. Go for it!

I do wish I could have entered both of them, it was a difficult decision to just go with one for sure. I appreciate the support and you checking it out! Hope you have a good holiday season!

Thank you!

I appreciate that, thanks for the support!

Thanks for checking it out!

Always good to hear from you Emanuel - hope you’re doing well and your holidays are good. Thanks for the kind words about the paintings style, and especially the lighting. Good to hear when something you’ve worked on perhaps shows in paintings! Also, I hope to keep pushing those reds in the right place. I feel like sometimes I’m just guessing to some extent about placement, but I will definitely keep at it. Haha shoot enough arrows, I’ll hit the target eventually!

@ holidays are lovely so far friend. I pray the same for you and your family! Yes! The key thing is that you keep on shooting those arrows, which you do so well 😊.

Glad to hear it, and I appreciate that! Can't believe it's about to be 2025, this one really flew by

I had some issues with mine at first too - it’s definitely not intuitive, and it’s impossible to know if it’s working without testing playback after a test recording. I’m not an expert by any means, but a few things come to mind to check: - what’s the status of the lights when it’s to a point where you think it should work? (Blue vs green on each unit) - have you tried a new charging cable for both the phone part and mic? (Both have to be charged) - anything showing up as being connected to your phone when everything is on and should be working? If worse comes to worse, I’d reach out to the seller for help. Good luck!

@Amdall thank you so much for your reply

You're welcome - good luck, I hope you're able to get it worked out

I’m not exactly sure how to take this one, but I do agree with the principle of what you’re saying. I think people naturally develop grooves that they settle into, and those really do build a unique style over time. It’s actually one of my favorite things about following artists on social media; seeing all of those unique styles

@@Amdall you got it as I meth it

Fair enough, happy holidays to you

I appreciate the kind words on the painting! Thanks for checking this one out

Alright then, thanks for letting me know

Thank you! Haha well it certainly makes for some interesting drying area solutions - I’ve definitely made use of any random shelving I can find. In all seriousness though, I have always liked the dpeth of color oils have. Although, I have to admit I don’t have much experience with other mediums to fully compare.

@@Amdall Oh I totally get that storage issue! And yeah I agree, I also think oil paintings can reflect the light like no other medium can do. I've only ever tried acrylics for paintings, but with them you have the opposite problem as they dry almost too quickly.. 😅

This was to some extent from a reference, but it has been a hundred paintings or so since, so they kind of blend together after a while. But I think the background is to some extent based on Bing’s Dall-E image generator, although I can’t remember the prompt or specifics. And I think the subject may be a royalty free Unsplash photo. I do on occasion try to flex my imagination a bit, but I almost always use some sort of reference even if it’s just for basic things. Thanks for checking the video out and for the question! I hope that gets to what you were wanting to know about this one

I appreciate that! I hope more practice at painting Patton has helped over time - I think I’m due for another attempt haha

Thank you! Hopefully she likes it - it’s really hard to tell from an old black and white photo if it will match her memory of how she looked. Definitely a tricky scenario, but also fun to try. I hope everything is good with you as the year wraps up!

Thanks for that, I’m glad you enjoyed this one!

Thanks for checking out the video!

Very much appreciated!

Thanks for the support! I appreciate it

Absolutely, I hope it helps! Is this the type of thing you were asking about on the other video? More of a step by step, longer guide style presentation

@@Amdall yea I meant step by step step I hope u will soon publish

This video is actually the step by step - it includes captions on screen around where each step starts and timestamps so you can jump to sections that are of interest: 00:13 Loose Outline 01:03 Starting with Dark Areas 01:25 Palette Organization 03:02 Blocks and Zones of Color 05:33 Building Up to Light 06:14 Eyes Using Gray Mixes 07:45 First Pass for Hair 08:19 Clothes and Fabric 10:29 Alla Prima Direct Painting 11:05 Background Colors and Blending 12:17 Experimentation in Art 13:12 Final Detailing

@@Amdall yea I meant to say more focused in the outline part:)

I’m sorry, somehow I missed the last reply! So, it sounds like a video that covers more detail on that initial step (loose outline) would be useful maybe? I had actually been thinking about something along those lines - slow down the first part where I rough out the subject’s shape and position, then wrap up the rest quickly.

You asked your cousin about fixing proportions in portraits? Did Tyson give you any good insights?

@Amdall no he dud not

So, what did you mean then? What were you and your cousin trying to figure out?

@@Amdall i asked him and he did not know

What did you want to know?

If I had a dollar for every time I had to say, "grandma, stay out of my Conda brand French style collapsible travel easel (with removable storage trays, light bar, and magnetic level)!" I would have zero dollars, but still it's the principle of the whole thing.

Oh yes, totally agree. I love the flexibility and the ability to just push paint around if you don’t like how something went. I don’t have experience with other types of paint, but I feel like I would missthat built-in forgiveness of oils. Which painting medium would you say is your favorite? Like with other mediums, you miss the flexibility, but you gain another cool capability? Just curious about your thoughts as it sounds like you’ve got good experience with a few.

Thank you, you are too kind! I'm glad you liked this one

Absolutely! I'm always interested in suggestions and requests when it comes to topics and presentation types. When you say tutorial, are you thinking like a step by step style video? And how long of a tutorial is the right balance between easy to consume and comprehensive enough? I'm guessing this 5 min version might be too fast, but is a 20 minute one too long? Like this: th-cam.com/video/Oa2XyGk00Ww/w-d-xo.html

@@Amdall Yes! I meant step by step tutorials. Can you also make paintings using acrylic , Glouche, Water color, and POSTER PAINT.

Sorry, I don’t have experience with anything other than oil paint and pencils. I hope to someday get into those other mediums and paint types though. I will put together more of a step by step style video though - keep an eye out for it next week!

Hello! Just wanted to let you know I just posted a step-by-step tutorial - hopefully this is useful to you: th-cam.com/video/aIc5Zz6DRCk/w-d-xo.html

Hello there! I’m glad to hear you found the video useful - thanks for checking it out. When you say you are connecting to your laptop, you’re trying to record video using laptop’s webcam with the mic clipped to you? Does the laptop have a USBC port, or are you using a standard USB adapter?

@Amdall Hi, I use the TRRS to TRS cable to connect the RX to my laptop, (as was instructed on Hollyland's website) and when I try to record audio for a video I'm editing in Capcut, it doesn't record on my mic. I checked the sound setting and it's the same the website instructed. Maybe I should try with a USB-C to TRS cable? Thank you SO much for your time it means a lot!

Ohhhh like an old style audio headphone jack cable? I thought I saw that in the instructions, and mine does seem to have the cables for it. But I haven't tried it as I don't actually have any devices with headphone jacks. I had to double check that sad fact, as I used to appreciate having them. But I don't think I could even test it with my current hardware, sorry to say.

Thank you! I sure appreciate it

It depends on if you use solvents like turpentine - if you do, yes you’ll probably need a dedicated space with lots of ventilation. But, I actually just paint mostly with straight oil paint from the tube (sometimes add some linseed oil to thin it). So really, I just need a corner of the room to put my easel

I'm glad it was helpful!

I appreciate the kind words! Typically I use a photo reference that I have pulled up on my iPad off to the side, and that was true for this one too. It's not a perfect solution - I wish it was up by the canvass and easier to see. Do you also paint, and if so, what kind of setup do you use?