Drama On The High Seas - Conserving The "Alfred"

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Join me on this voyage as we search for buried treasure. I mean buried issues this 1772 oil painting may have. In this first episode, I breakdown what I see once a painting comes in my door and we begin the disassembly. While we hoped for smooth sailing, alas, it's drama on the high seas.
The Alfred by Robert Cleveley, 1772
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00:00 - Introduction
04:36 - UV light
08:00 - Backing
09:40 - Test Cleaning
11:35 - Frame Removal
14:02 - Strip Lining Removal
15:45 - Cleaning
22:20 - Scraping
23:48 - Preparing Glue
27:00 - Removing Backing
30:15 - Rabbit Skin Glue
32:50 - Washi Kozo Removal
35:40 - Hot Table

[@ThePorkymeat]

Julian: here we see a problem me: clearly, staples julian: fiberglass tacking edge me: *nods in agreement* yes of course fiberglass tacking edge

[@angelasmith4843]

Fiberglass tacking edge held down by staples. At least no polyurethane.

[@christeaaa]

right, right, right.

[@constancemiller3753]

I was like "staples, that was easy" oh, tacking tape?

[@pinkajou656]

@@angelasmith4843 at least...

[@Tempted_Lotus]

Lol

[@melcee22]

Julian: “not only did they do a lousy job in treating the painting...” Me - a nobody: * absolutely disgusted by the previous conservator’s unforgivable incompetence *

[@kariannstickle2708]

I feel like we all need something to “fight for” and for us it’s our newfound love of art and art conservation. Who needs politics when you can get furious together about terrible conservation?

[@codycampos8220]

Don’t be shy, tell us about the time you glued a painting to the hot table

[@mariagunnarsQ17]

OMG I was thinking that too, it's like he speaks from experience lol

[@Tempted_Lotus]

Lol

[@skippershikrapski6583]

Oh! YES PLEASE!!!!

[@user-me3ge8de4o]

Lmaoooo

[@joeb4142]

Baumgartner bloopers

[@paulsmall5122]

Making "staples" sound like the filthiest swear word ever....

[@pinkajou656]

YOU SLIMY SON OF A *STAPLE*-

[@sproga_265]

Me: Oh wow that looks pretty nice for a retouch. Julian: Pretty blurry. Me: Absolute garbage retouching.

[@Velocitist]

I laughed harder than I should’ve

[@Velocitist]

I just read it again and I laughed even harder fuck--

[@polinaandersen]

@@Velocitist I'll check back in another three weeks for the continuation of this story.

[@Velocitist]

I’m smiling at the fact that this is essentially a time capsule

[@pinkajou656]

XD yes that is exactly me

[@sabrathomas-gray4628]

Julian: I don't know why they've added a tacking edge with an already lined canvas Me in my pajamas: that is ridiculous. Those amateurs

[@ccoeurjoli]

😂

[@kathyfaltinson9139]

😂

[@richelleg225]

You need another tacking edge to have room for the staples.

[@hamletksquid2702]

I think I need to get some pajamas. I feel underqualified.

[@sabrathomas-gray4628]

@DJ Kombatbunni gotta have snacks and tea!

[@BrotherofSki]

He's so sassy whilst being ultimately sophisticated

[@ww.DuzaFizz]

I aspire to be as salty/sophisticated as him

[@janejohnson1405]

he even says rubbish sophistically 😂 lol

[@Steve60638]

@@ww.DuzaFizz me too. Reading book can help!

[@kaitlynnp582]

Truly, thus is an art form in and of itself. I will endeavor to study it. 🤣

[@gerdgurt7380]

​@@kaitlynnp582me loo. o mill ol😊😅 LP PP😊

[@aftism_]

Me: oh that’s a beautiful painting Julian: this painting is disgusting Me: disgusting

[@pinkajou656]

Absolutely disgusting

[@steph8030593]

Oh don’t be like that it’s a beautiful painting…. Once it’s cleaned

[@ChickenPotPieIsYucky]

Whenever I mess up my own paintings I always pretend I'm a conservator lol. I'll wipe part of the mistake off and say "thank goodness we use fully reversible archival pigments."

[@Thetabc24]

Everyone talking about how Julian has grown, but look at you, growing too. Good job. Now learn to drag yourself like he does and thats true character development. Lol.

[@amazinggrace5692]

And then go to the fridge, hold up some mustard and give a short ad to yourself.

[@lavolpe8044]

Lol I bet you're a good painter

[@ChickenPotPieIsYucky]

@@lavolpe8044 You're so nice! omg

[@lavolpe8044]

@@ChickenPotPieIsYucky Thanks!!

[@ThatOneguy-zn6hj]

Julian: Starts to scrape Me: Flashbacks to “Scraping scraping and a slow decent into madness”

[@dominadors4795]

I literally rewatched that one before bed last night lol.

[@FeathPymArt]

ha, it gave me flashbacks to that, too. I half expected him to say something like; but not as bad as last time.

[@jeanlaws8210]

One we all shall never forget - the dreaded polyurethane...

[@sailorbrite]

Yeah but this scraping looked so fun... imagine if half a dozen of us could sit around the painting and help.

[@DMXIII]

@@dominadors4795 you are a brave soldier!

[@anonview]

Julian: notices flipped stretcher Previous conservator: winces Julian: notices fiberglass tacking Previous conservator: sweats nervously Julian: notices STAPLES Previous conservator: *I shall prepare my coffin dance.*

[@mariagunnarsQ17]

"Coffin dance" haha!

[@naturegeek33]

Julian notices PAINTING (instead of touchups)

[@asaliah2156]

I love his strange fanbase, every comment is someone laying down agreeing with all he says, other cursing staples, other roasting the old conservator.

[@mikelangelo66]

yes, it's truly beautiful

[@nothere_cora]

He does have his own army

[@bolodecenoura2082]

And there is also the people calling him dad

[@sinwithagrin4243]

There's this one. He admited to watching these at 3 a.m. while drinking warm coors light. God I hope he's okay

[@justkiddin84]

If you look online, there are haters and trolls. “Students” who obviously have never even watched these. Watching someone do work they love and respect is good for the soul, so the Baumgartner Army is also fun and good for the soul. 🤗

[@Ghost-nc6lf]

You can hear the pain in his voice when he says "staples"

[@talyrath]

Incoming cease and desist letter from the office supplies store.

[@carolina8231]

You can even see the pain on his face

[@Whisper555]

The entire Baumgartner Restoration community has been appropriately trained to sigh on command at the sight of staples in a painting.

[@BILLY-px3hw]

*WARNING* THIS VIDEO CONTAINS IMAGES OF STAPLES THAT SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND DISTURBING

[@deaconblooze1]

He spits the word from his mouth as if it tastes of raw sewage.

[@aprilludgate9687]

Julian throws shade like it's an Olympic sport

[@philipyates3194]

Nice.

[@annetteleggett9854]

The US judges give a 10

[@veralenora7368]

😎

[@Fr3nchyFri3s]

He's won the gold medal, for sure.

[@marleymorningstar3671]

He throws shade with such eloquence and finesse that it's an art form in and of itself. A close second in his repertoire is the skillful mastery of transitions.

[@DS-lx2ej]

In 10 years: “I am proud to announce the Baumgartner School For Conservators”

[@tuckersossaman4485]

Shut up and take my money

[@brn2wld]

He really would make a wonderful instructor

[@delbrooke7655]

@@brn2wld i feel like ive already learned so much from him

[@brn2wld]

@@delbrooke7655 If I ever want to have something I treasure restored, he's the only one I would trust implicitly.

[@alildaisy2180]

When I tell you my heart “grew three sizes” when I read this, ooooooooo boy do I mean it. Julian doesn’t deserve some of the buttholes that would come through there, he’s too talented and experienced to put up with that. So maybe he writes a text book and has the school named after him and they follow the book and his vids to a TEE.

[@1337fraggzb00N]

Some random conservator a few decades ago:"I am an artist." Mister Baumgartner:"Yeah, now let me show you why you would have been a mediocre lumberjack at best."

[@Someone-kg8cc]

I think it's the opposite actually. From what he said and from my experience as a painter, a lot of that retouching is made basically how i would paint those fluffy clouds if I sat there and painted fluffy clouds. It's more of a "I'm a conservator" "No, youre a painter".

[@paigesnowball7491]

Imagine being a “previous conservator” and getting absolutely roasted within an inch of your life by Julien

[@jaspersgrimoire]

Tempted to go to school and do an apprenticeship for fine art conservation just to turn around and get roasted by Julien for my shoddy work as a New Conservator

[@gwenwells2286]

He's much too polite for that. Would probably say the Chicago-version of the Southern "Well, bless your heart." NOT a compliment. ;-)

[@tommy69693]

Lol my thoughts exactly

[@sheilamashburn1795]

No, I wouldn’t want to be him/her!! H🤣😂😅

[@fred6059]

ouch

[@xxAlchemistressxx]

Julian: "Instead of putting the painting back on the stretcher as it should have been, they just flipped it and put it on the back." Me, lying on the couch while aggressively chewing on a cookie: "pff, amateurs."

[@craversangel]

Yo, this comment had me rolling XD

[@amazinggrace5692]

Me, laying in bed with snacks: “pff, lazy laziness”

[@gutierrezaguilarianalberto4186]

I love this comment

[@madison6988]

BRUH can y’all pls stop saying this joke every damn video of his. It’s not funny anymore

[@amazinggrace5692]

@@madison6988 oh my, I think you just guaranteed it will be done more often.

[@USTUBE9]

Julian: “Not only did they do a lousy job in treating the painting, they couldn’t even match the color” Credits that should be at the end of Julian dragging each previous conservator: “The previous conservator quit his job and changed his name after this failed attempt of conservation”

[@reclaimingtheself6887]

Julian’s Kids: Dad, we want a pet rabbit!! Julian: -eye twitch-

[@AmandaTroutman]

This channel is the single largest reason for me eventually being smug at art museums. "I bet these other guests don't even know about washi kozo. 😏😏😏"

[@KSun-yq1yp]

LOL ME

[@LaceBlood]

“Look at the impasto on this piece. Beautiful”

[@polinaandersen]

@@LaceBlood What is impasto? Weeellll, he's not really going to get into it until a future restoration...

[@mirsyad9828]

While wearing shirt made completely of Belgian linen. The excessive sophistication and swagger is apparent

[@mimemmo1988]

Julian: "...when you venture out onto the high seas and surf the web..." *_He got us again_*

[@gwenscoggins1]

I seen it coming when he said that 😅

[@anassorbestiak]

I totally did not see that coming, I can usually catch the ads but this time I was imagining myself on one of those ships, sailing to the high seas...

[@Carbon2861996]

He's just like a spider carefully planning, spinning his webs, and not to get caught on a bad web use ExpressVPN.

[@hankwicklund2182]

He's almost in a league with Adam Ragusea when it comes to smooth sponsorship transitions. Almost.

[@Tempted_Lotus]

He is so smith with the transition lol I almost never catch it until I’m halfway through it lol

[@minjuun2476]

Can we just talk about how good julien is at speaking? I've really noticed it in his studio tour video but he doesn't have that many jump cuts and his speech is just clear. It's like he's giving a public speech.

[@PredictableEnigma]

Waiting for the day Julian works on a painting and is actually pleased with the job the previous conservator did.

[@King0Spades]

We don’t get to see that one it’s too short of a video

[@rickmorty4376]

Actually he did (technically). There's a video where he restored a painting that he already restored 5 years ago

[@terrimorrison2857]

The only one that sort of qualifies (because he was the previous conservator) is the one that Rick Morty mentioned. Revisiting an Old Friend; The Second Conservation of Anne. I highly recommend it. Then again, I highly recommend all his videos. Educational and very entertaining. Had to pause a video more than once because I was laughing so much. Also, it's very worth taking the time to read the comments, especially in that video. Someone wrote a short story about Julian and Anne.

[@CraftQueenJr]

I mean, he’s said that he only records and uploads the entertaining disasters and such.

[@tszailer]

remember the iconostasis?

[@Laura-me4bp]

Julian using the black light - “DRAG THEM, JULIAN”

[@kayleemullins9288]

Haha ikr!! I love how he’s complete and utterly DRAGGING them throughout the entire video!😂😂

[@torzimay]

You have a really fancy way of saying "Some walnut stapled a dirty canvas to the wrong side and varnished it"

[@kariak55]

It’s like CSI: Fine Art Conservation.

[@AmbivalenceIX]

I’d watch that show.

[@khushybhaura5305]

Julian: this stretcher looks suspiciously clean Me: we got another mystery gang🧐

[@ladylera9870]

Me: *enjoying a lovely lunch* Julian: "Staples" Me: *chokes* "THOSE MONSTERS!"

[@susanhaney3437]

At least the staples were on the fiberglass/nylon tacking edge, slowly destroying that abomination

[@Ebbyman413]

"Staples... because, naturally." 😂🤣

[@shannonbannanie4370]

The disappointment in Julian's voice as he said that. Lol.

[@oltedders]

@@shannonbannanie4370 It was almost too subtle.

[@Adsuh86]

Julian, you mentioned how the intensity of florescence is correlated with the age of retouching (around 6:50). Could you show us a finished project you’ve done with black light so we can see the difference between a previous conservator’s retouching and yours?

[@everythingsfinett3903]

I belive he shows the comparison in some of his videos

[@ThereIsNoLord]

Yeah, this guy totally is monitoring the comments so your whims can be accomodated.

[@realname6857]

@@ThereIsNoLord No need 2 be rude man, are comments not specifically for requests, opinions, remarks and reactions? the original comment is fine :)

[@ThereIsNoLord]

@@realname6857 Save that for Patreon. You literally have no idea how any of this works.

[@steveschutte4990]

@@ThereIsNoLord Julian does seem to read the comments and respond to requests if several people request something.

[@abrarzawad9975]

the way Julian dragged the previous conservator was pure art in itself.

[@Grove332]

Camera: *focuses on staples on the tacking edge* me to myself: I can't believe you've done this

[@deeranged7344]

Julian's singlehandedly keeping the scalpel industry alive with a brand new scalpel each video

[@zehph]

Dude, there are surgical wings in most of the bigger hospitals that use many new scalpels everyday, the joke doesn't work.

[@vladac3279]

@@zehph the joke works, because apparently over 100 people found it funny

[@miniuniverse5070]

@@zehph r/woosh

[@cavemann_]

@@miniuniverse5070 shut up

[@not_that_anna]

@@zehph And that's why it's a JOKE and not a fact

[@leonardodomingues9010]

pls go back to the old camera set ups, they were such clean shots and precise, much like the way you work. this new camera is super shaky and often goes out of focus.

[@spes111]

For real. It really takes away from the painting

[@Laluan]

“Why would everything be easy?” ~Julian 2020

[@shanettequao9043]

Drama on the High Seas sounds like a great Netflix drama ngl; can’t wait for my favourite characters, Julian, A.Tape, and Mr W.Kozo to fight their adversaries on the S.S. Staples 😊

[@louie-laur]

Someone will make this a fan art.

[@viarnay]

I hate Mr. Staples for sure :- D

[@bananacat4945]

Don't forget Capitan polyurethane

[@MariaTorres-hc5uq]

And don't forget Captain Hottable! The terror of the wavy canvas, I mean seas...sorry...

[@Anna-oq2tu]

this is genius

[@janiva8551]

Julian: 🤬 Viewers: 😡 The previous conservator: 👀

[@Kani_Modaressi]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GabeHansel]

Never tought I would be so hooked in a painting restoration cliffhanger, but here I am, everytime! Also, the comment section is gold. Also also, restored a sofa last week, use some technics I've learned here... they said was useless.. han?!?

[@shysugarplum7118]

Love how half of the comments are about how great Julian is at throwing shade at previous conservators

[@Malva597]

"There is really not a lot of surface grime." There is, it's called old retouching

[@dani4229]

I SNORTED AT THIS HOLY CRAP LMAO

[@hesitantplanet9446]

OoooooOooOoOoOhhhHh schnappp

[@SyrensSweetTooth]

DRAG THEMMMMM

[@definitelyanempath]

absolutely s a v a g e

[@Sim.Crawford]

I was honestly not prepared for actual you talking to camera.

[@GM-bd7wl]

Breaking the fourth wall.

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

I really like it though as it shows how much his confidence has grown since the early days - popularity will do that!

[@Daughterofbaal]

I feel like I’m in a class with an absolutely fascinating professor

[@AlexisTwoLastNames]

@@scarletpimpernelagain9124 it’s nice to feel accepted and wanted by others for sure 😅

[@nielskersic328]

I don't mind Julian talking to the camera, but I found the camera work quite nauseating with the constant movements and (mis)focussing

[@kayleemullins9288]

“Why this was necessary and why somebody thought this was necessary” “That’s just simply unacceptable” Haha I love it when he drags previous conservators😂😂❤️

[@Talpfote]

I love when he says staples, that his face and voice is just a mixture of sadness, disgust and "i am not mad, I'm just disappointed" A true dad move.

[@TK-421_66]

Always like when creepy pink statue makes a background cameo appearance. This thing is becoming the Stan Lee of Julian's videos.

[@29lookingood]

🤣🤣🤣

[@diras2010]

i did noticed the White Porsche parked on the background, not the creepy pink statue, thought

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

That bloody thing still scares the life out of me - shudder...

[@olivetreewhimsy2016]

Wait I don’t think I ever noticed that, what’s the time stamp?

[@philipyates3194]

@@olivetreewhimsy2016 But it noticed you...

[@julia1114]

I feel like Julian’s student in this video, i’m definitely not complaining.

[@zorulka3663]

“So while this painting has a lot of issues,” Man..me too

[@silverluvr102]

Julian gives off "cool teacher" vibe. I love listening to him explain things

[@tehArgento]

How can someone expect a dude to know how to stretch a canvas if he's still using staples?

[@DMXIII]

Hahaha that's good

[@lkmayhew9390]

Well , there you have! That answers that question beautifully.

[@johnopalko5223]

Can you imagine being a conservator, dying, going to Hell, and finding that your punishment is having to watch Julian critique your work for all eternity?

[@tinydancer7426]

Dying, going to hell, and your punishment is to correct all the errors in conservation that you had committed.

[@esobelisk3110]

@@tinydancer7426 purgatory more like. you have to correct your previous errors until you stop making careless mistakes and painting over the original work.

[@tinydancer7426]

@@esobelisk3110 A Sisyphean task.

[@allihalfo6510]

When Julien asked "will the client allow it?" I got an ad with Snoop Dogg and was like damn is Snoop gon let it happen?! 😂

[@Milo-oe7cc]

lmfao

[@Brian-mi5kg]

I would love to see you put the painting under the black light after you are finished conserving it correctly. It would be cool to see how different it looks and how much less your retouching covers the painting versus the old retouching

[@rubykane1606]

Julian: this problem is a liiiiitle obvious Me: *can't discern it even though he's pointing right goddamn at it

[@nottodayartt5187]

Same

[@kat_the_mouse]

new watchers: peacefully enjoying us: *gasp* STAPLES!! 😱

[@mellowenglishgal]

"Amateur," "staples" and "varnish was applied on top of a painting that wasn't fully cleaned"... Puts a chill in the bones, hearing Julian speak like this...

[@sidmackay795]

This unstable filling gives me such a headache 😫 I still wanna watch but I feel like I have to listen more than watch to save myself from motion sickness

[@matrix3509]

This is just 37 minutes of straight dunking on the previous conservator lmao.

[@hollygolightly8048]

WRONG. He's pointing out what he has to repair (so, he has to reference what the previous "conservator", "painter" did) hence the reason the owner brought it to him in the first place...

[@m3lodr4matic]

This is literally Julian roasting past conservator for 10 minutes straight and I love it

[@veralenora7368]

I'd love it if we could attach a name to the "past conservator".

[@m3lodr4matic]

@@veralenora7368 I originally wrote "past conservators" but my auto correct had other plans lol

[@adannameli7230]

It's just me or his voice is so peaceful and relaxing ?

[@raeward8092]

Not just you 🙂

[@thomaseustace387]

He literally helps me go to sleep, not because he’s boring, it’s just so damn soothing.

[@Rubenwil]

As long as you're not the "previous conservator".

[@terrimorrison2857]

Fallen asleep to his videos more times than I can count. I'm with Thomas, definitely not boring...incredibly soothing.

[@ricamelpapa4031]

"why would anything be easy?" inner me: alright skillshare, i expect you, come on dont be shy *after seconds* me: what?

[@hudsonchapman8564]

never in my 16 years of life did i think i would find i guy talking about paintings as interesting as i do with julians videos. he could be talking about anything and i’d still listen. these videos should also be called half an hour of julian getting mad at old conservation work.

[@klaudiaw1832]

half an hour of julian roasting previous conservators

[@noelleg3890]

ME IN EVERY ASPECT

[@DaleDix]

KZbin's algorithm: You're watching a painting res.. Me: But... KZbin: Sshhh The video before that was a car chase go figure. Im 48 and could watch this stuff forever. I'm hooked.

[@carolinalatour5652]

@@DaleDix tengo 47 y siempre me intrigo el tema de como se restaura una pintura.... con estos videos estoy satisfaciendo la vieja curiosidad que tenia de niña.... yo preguntaba a muchos y como hacen para que la pintura se vea bien siempre.. como se restaura.. nadie me respondia y me miraban como una criatura insoportable.... es hermoso ver a dedicacion que le pone Julian .. sin contar que amo los juguetes de la sala de restauracion jejejeje

[@abc4828]

"I dont like rabbit skin glue. It stinks, its disgusting and it gets everywhere."

[@narre71]

combine that with the curse that is staples, one most certainly might find oneself on the path to the dark side...

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

@@narre71 accompanied by that bloody Pink Baby ......

[@narre71]

@@scarletpimpernelagain9124 oh god, yes that one too! It's lucky that Julian is a jedi master and can't be deterred. Us young padawans however must beware but Julian helps us see the light of the force :')

[@danaondrackova3431]

Did you Just quoted SW

[@narre71]

@@danaondrackova3431 definitely! :D

[@cybershadow]

19:25 "but totally VERBOTEN for a conservator" lol i love this line

[@thore3874]

Man, I love how your videos are evolving. The "chapters" are a fantastic addition! Only thing I could do a little less with was the camera movements in some parts. Maybe it's just what I'm used to at this point on your videos, but I think I really enjoy the static shots more.

[@thebatmary5954]

Him: The ship is named “The Alfred.” Sleep-deprived, non-apropos brain: Alfred Pennyworth would have never allowed any of the Wayne collection paintings to be treated so shamefully.

[@debayeuxchats5607]

I laughed too much at this, much too much.

[@GreenAppelPie]

In its previous condition it wasn’t worthy of the Wayne collection, it will be though after Baumgartner has finished his work on it.

[@amazinggrace5692]

Right you are

[@normanm11]

Imagine him roasting the hell out of a painting previous retouching only to discover it was done by his father.

[@synthelia7564]

Top 10 Anime Betrayals?!

[@eva9492]

Lmaooo. That’d be something else

[@judydoyle1124]

Bite your tongue!

[@rose4961]

All of these comments send me. This fan base is hilarious. Keep on keeping on, Julian. I've enjoyed your work!

[@sepixsound]

please don't ever change your format or production too much, what i've seen here until today is great as it is! always looking forward to your next work, thanks so much for sharing and letting us watch :)

[@razuberry]

Julian: “Hey folks! :)” Me, instantly: :D!

[@Laura-me4bp]

I genuinely waved

[@nicolebowes6580]

He looked so happy 😁 magic!!!

[@zakaryreilly]

Close up on the staples tryna give me a heart attack first thing in the morning

[@aliceharvey1226]

I know, right?! Hahahaha.

[@AlQubra]

The audacity

[@mircat28]

The camera shows close up of staples. Me: Oh shit!

[@R3Dwyvern]

Julian talking about the previous conservator: Me: DRAG THEMMMM!!!

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

All these years I just thought it took hours for you to come up with the smart wordings following your work. After all you actually talk like that spontaneously! I'm impressed.

[@l.l1118]

I have the feeling Julian kidnapped his brother once again to be the camera man

[@nonculus]

I really like the moving camera in the intro but I think when you have a still frame ( like removing the surface grime ) a still camera would fit better because of the reduced wobble

[@Trixtah]

whereas I didn't, because I felt literally sea-sick at some moments, and not because of the painting subject matter. Nothing wrong with a bit of hand-held, but zooms and pans should be way slower and less frequent, and the focus should be in-focus. I actually had to skip some of the intro and black light stuff because it got too much.

[@jadezki]

Yeah, I totally love the camera following Julian as a first-person-perspective, but when there is no moving from one place to another the dissonance gives me something like motion sickness.

[@MrsStepi]

I’m really glad I’m not the only one! I enjoyed the video as always, but the moving camera was bothering me quite a bit :(

[@StrunDoNhor]

I'm in full support of a "Julian's Gentlemanly Roasts" compilation video, I'm just saying.

[@GutenbergBabble]

"I suppose there could be a rational argument for it being considered okay, but as you can see, this isn't even the same color as the original painting." Yet another incredible, layered, eviscerating roast by Julian. MY HERO.

[@09alyssat]

I love when Julian just roasts the last “conservator” to filth 😂

[@shanettequao9043]

Oh wow! I thought we wouldn’t be seeing you until New Year! This is a nice surprise

[@Cybornut]

Totally!

[@panossavvaidis6086]

Hmm, any thoughts about the camera operation? Is it me or it was a bit shakier than normal?

[@mammies4ever]

I don't particularly enjoy the different way of the camera. But yet again, I've watched his videos since the beginning (as I'm sure you have too)

[@charmainesmith1362]

Hmmm yeah, can’t say I’m enjoying this camera operation either. Makes me feel cross eyed 🤪 Obviously Julian wasn’t impressed either as he went back to older version which was amazing 👍

[@frankiegee6684]

"So, I'm gonna switch, from solvent to scalpel." Me: flashbacks, flashbacks

[@arg3824]

"Than a painting that appears to have spent its life in the bottom of a coal mine surrounded by pipe smokers" *side eyes L'Aurora*

[@karenrobertson3379]

Camera pans to the side of the painting... me: *gasp* staples, oh he's not gonna like that..

[@SGHmemories]

Honestly one of the more satisfying aspects of watching Julian work is when he calmly questions the earlier shoddy attempt at conservation. He won't openly bash them on camera, but c'mon. We all know the art deserves so much better.

[@issuinoyume85]

The Most Patient Man In The World. Stay Tedious My Friends

[@sarad1242]

Now THIS is the excuse I needed to postpone studying for my exam by another half hour

[@noelleg3890]

Honestly, these are the BEST videos to procrastinate with

[@sarad1242]

@@noelleg3890 Ikr, it doesn't even feel like procrastinating at all

[@petegalvs]

Hey, me too!

[@StymyParsley]

An exam between Christmas and new year? Where tf do you go to school

[@sarad1242]

@@StymyParsley the exam's in late January, but it's not like I'm studying everything the week before

[@abacaxi29]

"ask me how i know. no, really dont." im sorry julian i laughed so hard

[@Constantine-316]

33:53 "In a perfect world men like me would not exist, but this is not a perfect world"

[@EzraKnickelbine]

I have to say, while these videos are still fascinating and enjoyable, I'm not a fan of the new style. I think the handheld camera takes away from the focus on the conservation work--personally, I strongly preferred the tripod shots. I think a mix of both could work, but the close ups moving around are REALLY distracting from the painting.

[@ExplodingPiggy]

"Now unfortunately this painting seems to be covered in boats, so I'm gonna start by removing those, then we'll move onto the sky and water, pretty soon I'll have another canvas to sell"

[@katescrimgeour3884]

Julian throws shade in the most polite manner possible.

[@sala_evans]

I love Julian and his work, but these days, I'm just here for the comments. Y'all are hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ian_b]

Me after Lockdown: gets banned from every gallery in town for raging at paintings' conservation

[@spacelasertech8359]

"That's a symptom of poor stretching." *pans over st*ples* "More concerning..." *more st*ples*

[@TheEllie138]

".. irregular..." *comes into focus on st@ples*

[@Adi-fi5iq]

Omg censoring st-ples I love it here

[@DismemberedHat]

Whenever Julian talks about rabbit skin glue and how it's "akin to skinning an animal," I can feel my rabbit glaring at me more

[@BThings]

Something I find interesting about the painting itself here is that it's almost like a kind of proto-animation or comic. It shows the same ship from different angles, but there is also an impression that the _Alfred_ is traveling through space in the composition, rather than just being rotated in place like a diagram. I just think that's neat!

[@Chronicallywitty]

I really like that he’s trying different ways of filming, but there were portions of this that were really rocky. :/

[@cypherarcade06]

why does Julien give me “i use to be a theater kid in highschool” vibes

[@Shadowwing1994]

He has a different shirt in each step. You get the impression of just how long this takes to do! So fascinating

[@dirtyraccoon3014]

Or he just likes to change shirts

[@noface181]

I love how u roast all the older conservators and point out how bad they did is informative and funny

[@bgoodellynp]

Thank you for not adding any background music! Too many YT channels ruin their videos that way.