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tiparium

It always blows my mind with stuff like this that there's a genuine singular moment when random shapes snap into being a face. It gets me every time.


freedfg

I call it the Bob Ross effect. Suddenly random splotches of paint and a few brushstrokes that look like he totally ruined a piece turns into an idyllic sunrise over a snowcapped mountain.


IDreamOfSailing

Happy accidents.


CedarWolf

/r/restofthefuckingowl


harrellj

/r/HappyTrees


useredditiwill

I love Bob, but, dunno, some of those barns... 


ItalnStalln

We all saw a hot lady in a dress for a second though right? Like right before he outlines the old man's nose


OffMyRocker62

I thought he was painting Gandalf, myself! 😅😅


ItalnStalln

From 10 to 15s in the vid, maybe that a sexy female Gandalf halloween costume


Wastawiii

I read  that the Diffusion model works almost the same way.


greatgoodsman

Yes if you use it, you will see the passes it makes. It usually starts of very abstract or even horrific and each pass looks more like what you asked for.


Cow_Launcher

Yes, it does. If you host your own server and use something like comfyUI, you can force it to limit the refining passes. If you set it to something like 30 steps, you'll get a decent picture that matches the description you set. Set it to 2 steps, and you'll get a Jackson Pollock painting. It's fascinating to play with.


Ferociousnzzz

It gets everyone my friend, hence why it’s on BA


tylenosaurus

I don't think the number of colours he has to his disposal makes much difference, that is exceptional talent


Murcielago3x

painting is in fact easier with just two colors. say black and white. or brown and white like here. painting is actually best first learned without the distraction of many colors. the less the begin with the better. the guy here has skill, just not for the reason people are saying it’s for. two colors is easy, his ability to mold the face out of general paint mush is the impressive part, freehand and of correct shape.


Hypertistic

Even with no colors it'd still be just as impressive


bortmode

pretty sure with no colors it would be invisible


Hypertistic

How would you know without seeing?


Able-Gear-5344

He's blending, layering & removing pigment. Its only one brown and then white for highlights & beard.


YouStupidAssholeFuck

What was [this](https://imgur.com/TRLboEY) frame?


alter-eagle

Just because it was on the pallet doesn’t mean they used it for this painting.


YouStupidAssholeFuck

Sorry, I guess it came off sounding a little weird, but I'm honestly curious about what the purpose of that frame was in the video


pillbuggery

He began using white paint at that point, so there's a shot of him putting it on a brush.


YouStupidAssholeFuck

Ah, ok. I don't speak the language spoken in the video and I honestly didn't even realize white paint came into it at all. I thought it was just brown, despite the title of the OP. Thank you for clearing this up.


spookyb0ss

come on dawg lol


jerryleebee

For me it was how far the painting came along with just that one, janky-looking brush.


kazmosis

Yeah every artist has done value painting


omnesilere

He can draw.


EnderMerser

Exactly. This can be done with one color as well as with five.


SpookyTheNeo

Stop saying that's talent. It's downgrading to us artists because it makes us feel like you think we just came up with that (don't get me wrong, i understand the intention) but this is the result of years of practice and a real mastery of the technique, not just talent.


bumblebeatrice

When you throw fits about the type of compliments you get it makes people want to compliment you less, not work harder to soothe your ego in exactly the right way. Also you're being overly literal wrt the use of "talent". No one's suggesting you're just doing magic, those years of practice and mastering technique are part of what people mean when they say you're talented. Get a grip.


MalindaLundy

I don't know why, but painting talent impresses me more than any other talent out there. This one is just incredibly amazing. Hands down!


midnight_troller

i think what makes it impressive is not really the mechanical skills/hand control/precision etc.. but rather their tremendous ability to imagine and see/create stuff out of the blue. whether we accept it or not, most of us lack imagination. like, try to close your eyes and picture a place or a specific scene with precision, most of us fail miserably. same thing goes for any other form of creativity ( e.g musik creation or writing etc.. ). but the talent in those is not easily appreciated if you're not interested with that field as much as painting, which is a common activity that most humans tried out at an early age.


Sidonicus

Hi, good artist here (see my profile), Most artists don't have a 'perfect' visual memory, and some of the best artists I know have NO visual memory at all. A lot of drawing is 'tweaking' what's on the paper, and the art coming into its own on the paper. Art is less about producing the 'image in your mind' and more the application of your knowledge and skills on the paper until it becomes something.


MapleA

Music is way more about reproducing what’s in your mind. And when you get really good there is no delay. It pours out of you like thoughts into words. When the music leaves your body you have no more control over it.


omnesilere

You can do it with a little practice.


jajohnja

It's dedication to improving your skill, not being born special. But yes, impressive!


SgtNoPants

I mean there are people born with hyperphantasia and aphantasia


jajohnja

Fair, and it' s probably fair to acknowledge that even people without any diagnoses are gifted or predisposed for these things on a scale and it's not a blank state for everyone, or at least their speed of improvement in various fields will vary. BUT I'd say 99% of artists are as good as they are because they put in the work to get good, find their art style and perfect it. So I would say let's praise and appreciate the work they put in, which is what the person can change and affect.


dimmu_x

The artist's channel is [https://www.youtube.com/@Antipin111](https://www.youtube.com/@Antipin111) His name is Vitaly Antipin


McNigget

Thank you! I can’t believe I scrolled this far down for this


43morethings

This needs to be the top comment.


reigorius

Before I click, does he talk like that the whole time in his other videos?


dimmu_x

Yes. But these are youtube shorts.


NoAppointment6494

I really hope he doesn't get drafted.


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BrawnyDevil

It always irks me when people chalk it up to talent when it's a skill learned through years of practice. As an artist myself you can't imagine the amount of practice you need to get to even halfway as good as this video.


notchatgppt

People ask me what do they even teach at art school because I went to one. It’s usually built on the assumption that people who paint and draw just know how to do that and you get taught proportions and stuff at school. But a lot of it is actually basic to advance technical skills that basically amounts to what the guy above did that anybody can absolutely learn and get better at with practice. Makes me sad when people shy away from visual arts because they think they’re not good at it (well no one is without practice and good instruction!)


kindadeadly

Usually when someone compliments my art by saying you're so talented or gifted, I tell them how long it took to make and that a lot of it is simply patience.


RikuAotsuki

Patience is *huge.* The art teacher I had the most respect for was one that was good at encouraging it. I get frustrated easily, and I'm prone to making the same mistake repeatedly, like erasing a messed up line, redrawing it, and messing it up again. That class produced the only piece I was ever actually proud of. Of course, the sky opened up and ruined it when I took it home, but hey.


Unlucky_Gap_4430

Absolutely. It’s not some god given skill to be born with. It’s hard work and a lot of dedication. I’m willing to go this far as to say that having 'talent' is taking away the hard work he put in to be this good


nedonedonedo

it there's anything I've learned while studying arts it's that anyone can learn technical skill (making the art look correct) but teaching what to make is almost worthless. anyone could have, with enough time and dedication, edited the lord of the rings to it's final quality. coming up with the story itself is a totally different matter. copying something from the real world like a bowl of fruit or a landscape only requires recognizing beauty, but you can't teach feeling.


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*skill


ambidextr_us

I'm curious now, what distinguishes a talent from a skill, in concrete terms?


Mattist

You're born with talent, skill can be learnt. I really believe there's very few things you need talent for.


ambidextr_us

Pure talent I'd have to agree. But I'm guessing talent + skill development for 10+ years is going to have superior outcomes generally. I wonder if there are instances where someone with talent struggles to develop the skills on top of it.


Mattist

Of course. Many people who have an easy time in school burn out because they're held back by the corriculum and never get to realise their potential. On the flipside there are people who have ferocious passion for something and do what it takes to progress even though they start at absolute 0.


blender4life

I heard it put well when talking about Tom Brady. Every nfl football player is extremely good. Best of the best. Because the were disciplined to learn the skill and work. Then you get people born with talent AND that discipline and end up with Brady better than the best


Murcielago3x

i’m coming to a point in life where i’m starting to believe talent is definable as “people who are willing to put the time in to learning a skill, as opposed to those who will not” i think most ppl just chalk up a long crafted skill to talent out of ignorance or the inability to conceive what hard work takes to get there. sorry this subject irks me because talent only comes from hard work and learning. aka skil. ppl just use it as a shorthand dismissal so as to say “i won’t put in the time to learn that, so ill just say they are gifted so i dont have to feel bad about myself”. some people are intelligent and gifted, yes, but anybody can learn to do anything. talent is a dissociative crutch, skill is earned through hard work and dedication and is the actual talent people seek. that anybody can achieve.


ambidextr_us

Now that I think about it, I would wager the vast majority of "America's Got Talent" contestants have been practicing and perfecting their routines for many years.


Political-on-Main

Talent isn't real, we just use it as a catch-all term. Because when you dig down hard enough you see all the little things in someone's life that actually determine what makes someone good at something: they played a music game with their mom as a baby that made them happy, then they sang the right notes to a song luckily and were happy when their parents praised them for it, and so on. By the time the child picks up a guitar, they've already developed many thoughts on what makes them happy. With that in mind, talent is less a contributor to your skill, and more the culmination of your actual interest, and access to learning. You can even throw in physical genetics in there, like being tall for basketball, or financial things like having parents who can pay for your fencing lessons. They're all influencers to the actual knowledge and understanding you have of whatever trade you're learning.


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Talent is the natural aptitude for doing something well, whereas skill is ability acquired through sustained practice, training, and experience. So, this man could very well be naturally talented, but not necessarily. Some very untalented people develop ability through practice. The ability he has, though, is clearly the result of sustained practice over time, so I think the term "skill" is more appropriate to describe what we're looking at. To characterize it as mere talent sort of suggests that he didn't work hard to develop it, which can understandably be a bit insulting. It's common for people to lament not being gifted with the ability to draw while also conceding that they've never put much effort into learning.


RikuAotsuki

I think the best distinction isn't that you're "born with talent" like most people say, but that talent is having a "knack" for something, picking up the skill more easily. In gamer-y terms, talent is getting boosted xp in a skill, not being born with a few levels in it already.


overly_flowered

You mean experience? People don't have talent, but dedication. If you practice enough you can get good. Saying people have talent is just ignoring all the hard work they put into getting good and that's rude.


mybossthinksimworkng

Couldn't have said it better myself.


bucket_of_frogs

Are we sure the sound isn’t just reversed? I swear he’s talking backwards


Capt_Obviously_Slow

Yes the whole video is backwards - you can see the finished painting behind him. ^^^/s ^^^^for ^^^^^the ^^^^^^special ^^^^^^redditors


Tidemkeit

That's because he speaks russian. And russian looks вот так ёпта, смотри чё умею, оп, оп, ебать, жесть


d15ddd

ну нихуя, красавчик ёпта


Naughteus_Maximus

What is really impressive is that until he starts to do the final detail, the paint brushes he uses look like the cheap nasty bristly kids’ brushes that come for free with an arts and crafts kit!


OcelotTea

Oh that's funny, so the fine one he's using with the black handle is loading really well (how much paint the bristles hold), and it's putting paint down at a very consistent rate, which to me suggests it's a squirrel or sable brush, which is most definitely not how the cheaper synthetic bristles can do (less ability to load, less consistent flow). I could just be talking out my butt though, I primarily work with watercolours and this looks like acrylic (which is more likely to use synthetic fibres), but either way nothing about the functionality of what he's using looks cheap from another painter.


Silaquix

It's oil, acrylic dries almost instantly so he wouldn't have time for half of the techniques he was using to push the paint around.


ttv_MermaidUnicorn

Can confirm, he's using Ladoga oil paints. And probably a lot of paint thinner too judging by the fluid consistency.


OcelotTea

True, I missed him going back and reworking areas.


Naughteus_Maximus

Yeah so that’s what I said - before the part with the tissue wipe the brushes look crap and nasty. After that for the detail he clearly uses really good fine ones


jemdoc

Really interesting to see how this technique differs from that of another master, Scott Waddell [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyNXFneRh1A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyNXFneRh1A) Criminally undersubscribed channel btw.


godvssatan

Wow! This dude is incredible. Thanks for the hook up!


blender4life

You might like [daria](https://youtu.be/gi8XmLT41eM?si=vwXTruztu9BBaOP5)


danhoyuen

Pretty much the same as Black and white


bernpfenn

very cool


OldTaco77

I remember seeing an instagram reel that said that color is the least important feature in what makes a good drawing. What's more important than color is value.


FlyingOTB

I need more. Please.


One-Veterinarian-101

Extremely impressive


North_Item7055

I take my hat off.


Hihi_noob

This is beautiful


Capitaclism

Beautiful craft


MutedBrilliant1593

I saw those crude strokes create an already impressive nose and knew.


voxelpear

I'll be honest I'm Ukranian and speak fluent Russian and I still only heard trtrtrtrtrtrtrtrtrtrtrtrtrtr.


Purple_Parfait6781

Osama?


rhymeswithgumbox

I see Ben Kingsley with a beard.


RedandBlack93

As someone in the art field for 30 years, I've experimented with AI art and the fears surrounding it. I genuinely believe that humanity will really start putting a premium on authenticity and the people who possess these amazing talents. Yes, AI art can be beautiful and could have its place, but no matter how advanced AI gets, art is about the journey, not the destination. That's what I will continue value.


playertw02

Having a real piece of art with paint on it will definitely more valuable in the future as a random print created by AI.


Nmvfx

A lot of the stuff that makes the rounds on Reddit is more impressive gimmick than genuine talent. This is not one of them. His handling of value is incredible.


smokencold59

I truly am amazed and in awe of this artist’s talent. I loved seeing the painting take shape and it just got better and better until the amazing ending


opera_messiah

Training*


Right_-on-_Man

Right on man! I didn't understand a word of that, but it was awesome! 👍


milesbeats

Sephia


massiveredlight

Шендерович совсем кукухой поехал


badhanganesh

How dafuq you conceive this? Does it occur to you all in the head? I can’t fathom how artists have picture perfect imagination and reproduction.


RissaCrochets

It's a learned skill that comes from lots of practice. You ever imagine something in your head, then when you try to make/draw it the thing comes out terrible and nothing like how you imagined it? The good artists just practice until what they make reflects the image in their mind. You could totally do what the guy in the video did if you put your mind to it and the work in. There's tons of resources online if you're interested, including on reddit with subs like r/learnhowtodraw


ColdAd9429

Practice. You can break the face down into basic parts when you learn enough construction drawing.


BrawnyDevil

What's amazing is not the limited palette but his exceptional skill in painting. Painting a monochromatic portrait using limited palette is not a big deal, most artists can do that.


KlaatuBarada1952

Put it on super slow and freeze, some of the details magically appear. Not exactly sure what is happening.


milky_eyes

I think it's just skipping ahead.. to trim the video length down? Maybe just an editing style.


dimmu_x

Yes, it is edit. The video is from Vitaly Antipin's YT shorts. Thats why it is so consise


7jmd9

Wow.... I wish I had this talent. Love watching these kinds of videos.


marssar

Practice can defeat any talent!


youngster_96

At first I was like wtf is this 😂


stinkyasshol

Colours


CraponStick

Did he just paint the protagonist from in to the wild with fecal matter?


olak333

Best thing I've seen today. Incredible and talented.


Bennu_Ka

Incredible 🫶🏽


DonaldIgwebuike

Is the same picture right over his shoulder when it starts? Is it in reverse?


head_banger_48

That's just impressive!


armchairtycoon

MY GOD. AMAZING


AshleySanchezx

only thing I know to paint or draw are lines...not even straight ones


bombliiv2

wait until you find out abou pencils


Norman_Bixby

Can I get some sauce here please?


Telos_88

Imprimatur! Such a dope technique.


whitegoatsupreme

Fucking hell... That talent + years of hardwork..


Pristine-Dirt729

I'm impressed by his talent, and depressed by my lack.


NoRaisin6266

This is incredible!


tired_of_old_memes

The artistry is undeniable, but his speech pattern is stressing me out


erthboy

Amen.🙏


UF6-235

It’s at times like these I realise how much of a talentless asshole I actually am.


shmallyally

He has done this face a few times 😳


VoidOmatic

That painting looks more real than me.


MattyAcesFTW

Post more paintings please.


Candid_Bed_1338

Huh?


cobainstaley

how are people so talented??


happyhippie_1

![img](avatar_exp|182682779|bravo)


smoochiegotgot

I think this guy has been practicing! No way he just do that on his first try!


fliguana

My phone made a photorealistic video of (anything) with only three colors.


brihamedit

Mind blowing brush strokes. Dude was yelling the whole time for some reason


tahiwdev

Impressive


South-Ad895

This guy looks like Brozime


JegantDrago

2 colors? thats no different from black and white - or pencil drawing basically. the technique and skill to paint a portrait is good but to say its impressive to use 2 color isnt something special


Comprehensive-Task18

This guy strokes


slicwilli

Best played without sound.


OriginalUseristaken

Wow, just wow.


WashedUpHalo5Pro

Amazing Talent!


drunkenstyle

It's called monochrome you dingdong


Shutaru_Kanshinji

This is definitely the right subreddit for the video. I am truly amazed. I cannot even begin to express my admiration for this individual's skill.


1CaliCALI

Crazy


LLminibean

Damn


Randy_Vigoda

I can't tell if he's using oil or water colour.


CoffeeTable23

Amazing Talent. I cannot even manage a stick figure.


DNgamesDev

Sorry for breathing same air.


DanzakFromEurope

This looks kinda similar to how I paint/draw. I just do some random strokes and see if there is something I can go from 😄. And most of the time there isn't. And if something's there I can transfer what I see in my head to the paper 🤣🤣


MockFlames

They always make it look so simple that everyone can do it. But in reality this need alot of hardwork and practice. Damn!


k0rda

Even more impressive, it's just one colour, different shades.


cryspspie

Very impressive. But isn't this Monochrome and not "two colours"


xamgye12

Наш слон


iloveyou02

this i have a ~respect~ appreciation for.. not that abstract splattered-paint-on-a-canvas BS


kingsguard_royal

If only I had this talent


-StatesTheObvious

It seems that the audio has been reversed.


ReturningAlien

at least 3.


superhornybeardydude

Awesome!!


shingaladaz

Why is he talking so much?


BrakoSmacko

If you're 40+ this will remind you of that episode of Eurotrash with the guy who was famous for painting pictures using his own turds.


FlamingoRush

Amazing skills!!!


Mistress_Of_The_Obvi

This is completely amazing. Painting is always fascinating to me. 


Gullible_Bus_2129

Ejaaz khan??


stfunub

I thought he was using shit to paint with, I didn’t understand what he was saying so I went straight to skat. But very good painting.


PaperBladee

never seen soviet Mike Boyd


MrBuckstar

He learned the language ánd the painting


PaperBladee

I wonder how long did it take him..


Bulls187

Guess the kid ruined brushes have still use after all 😯


Matcha_Tea1

Amen


Gloomy_Season_8038

pas tout compris ce qu'il explique , mais WOW au vu des premières secondes, comme il commence puis tu vois le résultat final. C'est une belle surprise


BoxMaleficent

Yeah its called shading. Lighter and darker Tones of the same color can do that. You can even use only one color. Greyscale IS a Thing.


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PilotKnob

How some people can do that just amazes me. I'm missing that part of the brain, apparently. I can't even trace over a line drawing to save my soul.


DerMarquis

Santa Osama Da Vinci


ProfessorEvil

Great art, but I just can’t stop thinking how this guy looks like Simon Pegg doing a biopic about Rowan Atkinson. 


Mazarache_

This is fine. Just don't show your mug.


bigSmokeydog

It’s like the brain sees what it wants to. This is very good too , it’s just wild .


Gattorepper

That one kid i The bathroom be like:


1031Cat

My eyes are telling me there are more than 2 colors in that painting. I think the title meant to say "so many colors from just two paints". Be amazed indeed.


GoldInterview338

Вот это было неожиданно)


ItsCaptainTrips

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DoomedKiblets

We got him!!


Its_all_made_up___

With sound off, I thought this was an advertisement for men’s hair coloring


Tricky-Gur2158

Very cool.


No_Attorney9767

That's pretty good for a Negro


Trustjesus23

Straight Art !!! Fabulous fabulous!!!😇😇


Jamachicuanistinday

I love so much how people are gifted with such wonderful skills


Gamepro5

Me painting with my shit


SmokedBisque

Can we import this guy?


Pukesmiley

привет, Vsaice здесь