Getting Better Faster - Painting with 80/20 Rule

[@keythe1st312]

They need to make edible painting and edible canvases. So if I can't sell my art I at least can eat it.

[@E.l347]

Hmm i would get fat in no time then 😂

[@jordangroff8978]

Like Squidward !

[@satibel]

You can get that, get some frosting, food coloring, and use a bunch of crepes as your canevases. As a bonus, it's cheaper. Put the frosting on your crepe, then mix food coloring to some diluted frosting, and use that as your paint.

[@keythe1st312]

@@satibel boss👌

[@displaychicken]

You mean it’s not edible?!...uh oh

[@AspLode]

Rate of failure is such an important concept for skill development that's pretty universal, but a lot of people are extremely failure-averse and it's hard to reconcile the two

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

That was one of the best praises I got from a professor - that I was openly willing to fail and fail often.

[@ninja_tony]

@@EulogyfortheAngels Me too. I'm one of the strange people that both grew up studying art AND went to college for business, so people always tell me those two interests must be at odds with each other. But interestingly enough, that point about failing faster and more often is something that I've heard echoed by both artists and successful business people as well. It makes total sense, especially if you look at each failure as a lesson learned and a step toward success. I hope a lot more artists can realize this as well.

[@Alonne1]

i didnt see you beating the devil out of that pencil

[@heitorsantoslima9289]

Always beat the devil out of that little bastard

[@omdano6432]

The inks gonna come out

[@ascoltami8585]

You gotta beat the heck out of that little bastard

[@matlar74]

Extra points for cleaning up the white colour you dropped.

[@jiteshsharma8306]

And deduction for throwing so much unused color in trash.

[@КамильШакирянов]

One points in Grifendor

[@anacornejo5878]

I just read a book about Design Thinking and "fast failure" was one of the main milestones to build something, pivot the idea, and be ok with failure, this made so much sense for me, you are more and more interesting to watch overtime, thank you for your effort and Happy Holidays!.

[@vincenzodionisio]

What book? Thanks!

[@mikeymegamega]

Watching the start of this video felt like Proko was becoming the Casey Neistat of Art Youtubing!

[@brushworkatelier]

Thought the same haha

[@Kingbud329]

Hey mikey a fan proko

[@afifsahrin1437]

Something new and it's great

[@RocketDragons]

Ehhhhh thankfully Proko isn't obnoxious like Casey Neistat, though.

[@Web720]

@@RocketDragons True.

[@LayllasLocker]

Throwing away so much color pains me. Cool tips tho!

[@brant-bi8563]

I used to feel the same about ink, good pens, fancy paper. But being afraid of wasting a resource is actually what stops you from using it until its full potential.

[@tiagodagostini]

@@brant-bi8563 depends.. for ones livign in USA it might not mean much.. but that amount of paint for oen that lives in a 3rd world country means a full week of work paycheck.

[@LayllasLocker]

@@tiagodagostini yes. Correct. I live in 3rd world country. Plus... we are kinda used not to waste anything. I guess when u grew up with shortage of things u always think about stuff. My mom is even worse and women of her generation. Lel

[@LayllasLocker]

@@brant-bi8563 that is incorrect for this case. Because these colors he threw away can be stored and reused. :)

[@thecreatorswithin865]

honesty though

[@ShawnQuiQui57]

this might be Proko's best video

[@milkbread5036]

Fail quicker. I must remind myself this over and over as it is the fastest way to improvement. I always feared failure and struggle with perfectionism that paralyzes me from ever trying. Thanks Proko.

[@Killerkraft975]

The B-roll shots are crazy for an art channel. Good stuff!

[@darklightmotion5534]

lets start a petition for proko to appear in the next youtu.be rewind

[@thesparkofart8616]

I thought so too, I actually made a vid on that whole artists in rewind-topic.

[@cowboydoctor23]

Don't click on youtu.be it's a IP grabber

[@TiMonsor]

why do u hate him so much?

[@Vip3rC4in0022]

6:48 My heart....

[@magnessko]

Same.

[@أَلِيمٍ-د2غ]

My also

[@TheAuDHDVegan]

Same. I have a jar that I mix all of my extra pigments in. It creates a beautiful neutral color.

[@gibbslm]

Thank you, seriously thank you so much Stan (I don't speak English well so I have not much words to express it). I feel now I have better tools and basic training to start the journey and not longer be the guy from one workshop to another trying to figure out how to start right. I know many people like me appreciate your enthusiasm, effort, sense of humor and the way you reveal the "misteries" of this beautiful art and bring it to us so easily. Greetings from Colombia.

[@LaVolpeGameReview]

2:50 "what's the difference between those guys?" "It practices smart." *that deep realization moment...* developing art skills comes with time, and time comes with effort, and effort comes with dedication, dedication comes through inspiration and inspiration comes from ideas... and so on...

[@DuskChill]

I've actually been dong this recently without realizing it. I've always had troubles creating the frame of a drawing, so as of late I've been going through every single Pokemon (like 800+) and doing a quick sketch of each one, starting off with trying to figure out which shapes best create the frame/skeleton. I really do learn AND fail more this way and it's awesome.

[@vermis8344]

Nice. Uploaded the day before I try to go out and paint some deer. This is a big encouragement and motivation. I also have no doubt whatsoever that I'll fail quicker.

[@oliviamack9593]

THIS is the no-nonsense landscape painting / learning to paint video I was looking for. Fantastic. Thanks for getting to the point and making sense! ♥

[@albertross5327]

Cool disguise, Bob Ross

[@usimortis1940]

That is probably a mean thing to say :P

[@BorisBatalov]

Mitro Pan Well, only if you are getting triggered extremely easily. I am not saying that you are, but I just don‘t think anyone will feel atacked through this because it rather is a compliment than a „mean joke“.

[@usimortis1940]

@@BorisBatalov Yeah bro relax

[@asyouwish9567]

This is starting to be my approach to a lot of things. I am playing like thirty fast games of chess and I don't seem to lose any more or less than when I play slow. I was watching my old now deceased art teacher. A brilliant and famous artist but I was going crazy watching him shade so slow.

[@veryfatjunkie]

I think in chess you need to play more long games

[@ethan6306]

@@veryfatjunkie puzzles and variety probably but idk I don't play chess but puzzles do help a lot

[@Bax365]

Proko should've been on KZbin rewind

[@nvwest]

It also helps to practice with cheaper supplies so I don’t feel like wasting them and actually use them more.

[@romansharf8113]

That can also be taken to an extreme, at which point it's not useful. For example, I've seen artists not draw because they didn't want to "dirty" their sketchbook with bad drawings. I think being ok with wasting some materials and trying good quality materials once in a while really has its merits, especially since better quality papers, canvas, pens, etc has a different feel than cheap art materials.

[@nvwest]

@@romansharf8113 True

[@magnessko]

@@romansharf8113 Guilty..

[@pencilking2002]

@@magnessko Go out there and make some terrible drawings. Its the only way to learn :D

[@Rajueh]

@@romansharf8113 man I do that all the time!

[@EnzoDraws]

I like this new Proko

[@watchvids7802]

Much enjoyed this video, simple, straightforward advice while being really pleasant to watch. Quite the Zen-like tone in the production as well as the message(s)!

[@olivierb.2149]

God i love your channel Stan. From the get go you had one of the most clear, fun, instructive, professional looking art channels on the internet, and it has been growing and improving ever since. Thanks so much for all the tips, the motivation, the passion. Oh and merry Christmas.

[@bearieroblox6451]

Wow I learned so much even just in the first 2 minutes thanks you so much. I always never end up working on my paintings knowing how daunting the task is when a painting will take me over 100hours. Which is absurdly long so thank you for your tips on how to be more efficient. I will definitely try this.

[@QueenMeat]

Cleaning up the spilled paint off the dirt path made me so happy, a little detail that matters in all public parks

[@passage2enBleu]

Proko, to avoid getting all entangled in the mess of a palette when painting outdoors, I've custom made a hinged-lid box (one inch deep), with glass palette (mid-tone painted undersurface) fitted inside. After painting just close the lid and secure with a velcro tab. This allows me the freedom to squeeze out the paint without worrying about throwing half of it away after a painting session. Cleaning the glass surface often is a breeze with a scraper. Also Easy to pack up and go. Great to see you painting en plein air. Love the cinematographic narrative too.

[@ericjames4754]

Dang son, drone shots? Look at you.

[@theodorevogiatzakis3911]

The quality of this video was really good.I found it really enjoyable

[@gozu9455]

so much golden nuggets packed in one video

[@JennaStarFriedman]

great video! I love the core concepts of combining and limiting values and making time limits to complete the painting

[@PleinAirAdventureswithTezDower]

Wow, Two to three hours? The light moves so fast. Just subbed to you're channel and have just started my own plein air channel here in Sydney Australia. Love you're work Mate and happy painting Brother 🎨😊👌

[@allaprimaportland6812]

Proko scrapes off all his paint off in the end and I am one of the few who was glad to see him do that. I had a workshop instructor who subscribes to that same idea (end a session by scraping all the paint away and begin with fresh paint every single time). Now, not all of us can afford that...(I still save a lot of mine)...but I completely understand the concept. For another thing, he wouldn't be able to transport the oversized palette in his backpack with paint on it. It's his paint, people...his way. Oh, and many people ask often what is his setup It is a Soltek easel...(he places the homemade palette on top of the open Soltek).

[@wchmielinski]

Um, squeeze out less paint?

[@anubischick]

It is our world. Lets keep it clean and not send toxic things to the landfill and not waste perfectly good paint.

[@binyameenmohammady1471]

I feel like the only reason you made your new video is cuase your got a new drone

[@ProkoTV]

Nope. Had this drone for like 3 years already.

[@apeeatape]

@@ProkoTVThose shots in the end are still pretty amazing though ) And in general after this video and the one with Kim Jung Gi I feel that you upped your game significantly ) So thanks and keep on doing what you doing )

[@kriswaelput]

Binyameen, better to focus on the realy valuable advice in this (and lots of other) Proko videos.

[@melaniaberindea]

😂😂😂

[@berealrelentless6237]

and what if he did!!?? He's a guy, im a guy, that's what guy's do with new toys, we play and then show!! But in all that talk and video And Knowledge dropped, that's what you took away? I wish you well in all your future endeavors.

[@theartyone]

That was very helpful, thank you. A time limit to get work done helps focus you into churning out the work (especially on those sluggish days) and as you say it can help you make mistakes and learn/experiment faster.

[@ou1l]

i recently started do this when watching tv shows.. so basically whenever a scene catches my eye i would try to paint it and ofc it forces me to do it quickly since i dont wanna pause what im watching for too long 😭 and i say its effective so far and it doesnt make me feel intimidated to paint

[@thepochade5992]

Could of had a good pile of grey there Proko... waste not want not 👍 I'm liberal when painting but frugal when cleaning up 😉

[@roodleypoodleydoodley]

loving the evolution of your channel content!

[@za.gaming343]

dude the editing is so nice and the music is really good as well, i really liked the way the video was edited. and ofc the advice is great as well.

[@mateuspreis]

The best Proko advice ever.

[@Waynimations]

Ever since I’ve watched your videos I’ve been improving so much

[@Schnuersenkelfon]

A lot of people were sad, because of the wasted paint on the ground. I was satisfied when he picked it up :-). It´s just a good habbit, as simple as it is

[@oakktree625]

Fail faster! That blue on the first mountain was perfect with the sky color. Beautiful!

[@jayPi07]

I love that chill tone in your voice and the funny side of your videos haha, we learn and laugh at the same time :P perfect combo

[@theundead1600]

No proko not a scooter oh the humanity. Joking. I prefer my bike. Gets the legs pumping breaks keep the fingers strong. Love the videos . They have helped me.

[@jarvisbrookfieldart]

Your videos have improved hugely, super fun to watch and the underlying narrative is always strong man. Thanks for sharing dude.

[@jeremie5839]

What a marvellous place where you are painting ! You understood everythings in the perfect life. A work that you choose and love and an beautiful place to live. Thanks for all you re fantastic advices. You re class are great because they stay for real. You did the only anatomy course that i remembered! :)

[@el0tta]

Great advice Stan! I used to be one of the students that improved quickly until I got sick (depression/ anxiety) and now it's taking me a while to get back to the utter joy that painting used to be but I'm getting there. Recently bought a bike so I'll try to follow your advice and go out and explore and just do quick sketches! Also laughed way to hard at you running up the hill at the end! You get an electric scooter but then end up exercising anyways haha xD xx

[@chai7600]

This guy is a GENIUS!!!!! Good job, Proko🙂🙂

[@TheDaantje1234]

That was a good video. That failure thing is something I'm trying to get used to. It's hard do, but seeing in the long run that you improve makes me a bit more optimistic. I also liked that you showed littering is not okay, way to go!

[@Purbow]

I enjoy all the basic drawing tutorial. But this one is my favorite!

[@TraceurArok]

One of your best videos yet m8

[@cofrancisart]

proko thanks for that adverse, draw like that is really overwhelming just as you said, and you paint very fast wow

[@deaload]

We don't have mistakes only happy incidents

[@allluckyseven]

Great video, Stan! Very well produced. I'm surprised you didn't use James Gurney method of placing a piece of freezer paper on top of your palette.

[@MsPoliteRants]

😱🤭 I cringed when you scraped off all that paint and trashed it. That was visceral. I can’t stand wasting paint.... which is part of why I don’t take risks in art lol

[@baggerjanus]

Use a hermetically sealed container as your palette. Then all you have to do is moisten it from time to time - no more throwing paint away ;)

[@MsPoliteRants]

sabot revvok I don’t think that works with oil paint....

[@baggerjanus]

@@MsPoliteRants ah I use acrylics, apologies!

[@kenhimurabr]

Simple: use for this kind of practice only cheap paints. Cheap ones, but made with the right pigments; not hues (imitations) or odd mixtures of other pigments to appear as another one more expensive.

[@kenhimurabr]

Or, if you can store your pallete, simply let the colors sit there. O wrap in plastic film and fridge it. A little touch of diluent, medium or a mix of oil and solvent can reactivate them again.

[@judiparker8816]

I’ve never used oil paint... you make it look so easy!!! Thanks for the great video.

[@moezamgales]

I really love your teaching Mr. Proko!!!

[@thelastcube.]

Yes, especially for beginners as the most important 20% would be the construction/anatomy + perspective The rest 80% would be the fine and not so fine details

[@thyagugouri]

Sir I like your live painting. Good job. In This world few people's only doing live paintings. I inspired Sir. Thank you

[@davidashton7239]

Literally have watched your back catalogue of vids over the last few days and feeling super inspired. Just wondering if you could advise what make is your plein air easel or recommend one? Many thanks

[@kansasdeathklutch6742]

Awesome tips! I'd also recommend using bigger brushes to save time.

[@roliroli6543]

This time little different i love it. As always amazing video thanks man👍👏👏

[@SunshineSuzieQ]

Dope video production value and great teaching, I always learn so much from your videos!!

[@saionjisan]

I think i must see this video a lot of times. There is a lot of information to digest . Great tips!!

[@syntheticsynesthete2542]

I dont think ill ever get sick of aerial drone shots

[@celynemoreno7299]

Thanks for the video (and funny paint sounds 😂) Also, noticed that the gist of the lesson was given during the first 20% of the video. 😀

[@DrAdnan]

Great points. Since I need more practice I should focus less on details to get more output. What supplies did you use?

[@stephaniewozny3852]

Thank you for this video! I was just thinking yesterday, "Hmmm, I wonder if Proko has any tips on working *smarter*, not harder." Its like you read my mind (probsbly a lot of other people's minds, too)

[@ilyarepin9490]

3:55 In which Stan Prokopenko cleans literal dirt.

[@Lok42Hunt]

That production value though.

[@romansharf8113]

Great video! Great paintings! great job! I love the vibe.

[@Sonicbutslow]

What liquid are you using to clean your brushes and what is the benefit of using a palette knife instead of mixing with a brush? Thanks for this rule. A new one for me!

[@ProkoTV]

I use Gamsol to clean the brush while painting. Mixing with palette knife to keep each mixture clean, not getting previous mixture into the next, unless I want to. Clean a palette knife with a quick swipe of paper towel. If I used a brush to mix it would take much longer to clean the brush between each mixture.

[@Sonicbutslow]

@@ProkoTV thanks so much!! Really appreciate the feedback!

[@uber1015]

proko is riding the bird scooter! way to represent SD.

[@stevesidare2493]

I'm not an oil painter, but I winced when I saw all that pigment scraped off the palette at the end.

[@avivsion4355]

I really appreciate how entertaining and funny all of your videos are.. it really stands out amongst a lot lf seriousness.. i was wondering what happens if you start with a quick painting like that, but then you want to add details later..and the paint is either too thick and wet or very fudgy and 3D.. is this how you what start a detailed painting, or would you attempt to have smoother paint on the canvas?

[@charlitavisado4103]

🤣🤣🤣 0:23 Proko your sense of humor is catching. 👍🏻

[@whateverdude4434]

This video gave me really relaxing vibes 🌿🍃 love it!

[@crystalkincaid3274]

Proko got a drone.

[@floorpuncher3280]

I read that exactly like 2Pac’s song “Brenda’s Got a Baby”

[@EnzoDraws]

@@floorpuncher3280 I read it as "Jane's got a gun" Proko's got a gun

[@umario992]

He had it for few years now

[@heitorsantoslima9289]

Proko is on fire!

[@lacebird9548]

I laughed so hard at the sound effects at 0:22 XD

[@msDanielp369]

No when the white color fell to the ground and the camera captured far up there Ahahaha

[@sarasawyer2816]

The "viridian green" tho xD

[@LudwigHohlwein1974]

Loving the channel, bud. I shall remember not just to practice hard, but to practice smart. Nice one. Blown away by kim jung gi... Bloke's a nutter! Enjoying the skelly app too. Great value study aid. All the best. Cheers.

[@seanchinery]

I'm happy you picked up the paint

[@juanfranciscoreyespalomo9677]

i love to see your life as an artist

[@rashmiravindran53]

Please make more videos like this!! Thank you!!

[@HC2671]

I. Want. That. Turpenoid. Container!!!! That thing is awesome!

[@danielemmanuel7068]

proko-thank-yo

[@Alabastro945]

aaaand this is why i prefer watercolor to go outside, then take notes and work later :D (oil lasts minimum 2 days fresh, transport is a problem, not only forthe palette)

[@sketchstuffs]

Failing quicker. Trying things I wouldn't try on longer pieces. Excellent advice

[@frogwithapickaxe8910]

Proko, I love your videos. Especially this one.

[@reuben8912]

Like an impressionist painting 🙌

[@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111]

How have i not heard of this idea, love it! gonna try it tonight. Thanks for the advice, subbed!

[@Brunoenribeiro]

Great new video format, proko!

[@botisonny]

Great production quality

[@asddsa-uy9ko]

3:57... this is why i admire this man

[@everydaybodybuilding2282]

Videos have been great lately

[@pavelsokov]

Funny thing is the very first time I tried to oil paint was on that exact spot. It was ben's plein air class. My painting looked like a child made it. Wen I got home, I think I cried a bit haha. Lots of growth since then

[@rick-deckard]

Oh Proko. Thx for the chuckles. (At the end)

[@Chaogardenx]

really liked this video´s production value

[@GwynethSleuth]

This was wonderful---watching you paint, and loved the "thumbnail" sketch...that's what I have trouble with for some reason.