Time-Lapse Custom Acrylic Painting Video of my newest Octopus in "The Morel of the Story"

In order to learn the secrets behind making "Prancing Unicorn Gin", the Moreltopus emerges from the secret ponds of the forest to engage with his Toucan friends.
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[@deanalovessewn6117]

Absolutely amazing!!!! 💜❤️🤎🧡💚🤍💙💛

[@HemantKumar-fm3yl]

Hi Greg This is so Amazing and fantastic Painting Thank you

[@gooeywoozy6746]

He deserves more likes and way more views, specially all the time he puts into these paintings, they are unique, beautiful, and very realistic. Love it 💕

[@esg7790]

Your attention to detail and shading is masterful!

[@richarddunn7017]

I know these videos take time and effort to make and I just wanted to let you know I really appreciate you making them. They are both fun to watch and extremely informative.

[@catherineanderson5184]

I love that you included your research! As always...you are amazing with your painting!

[@faerieSAALE]

This is considered "outsider" art - and it has quite a history with many successful high-paid artists turning out some really unique and bizarre-o and bonkers themes. I like this work... and I also LOVE the genre. Kudos to Greg for showing us his creativity and genius at work.

[@wilfreddavis437]

These are very true therapy for the mind to watch .I enjoy these videos very much.

[@rockhoundingwithjasperblue]

Wonderful!! That Morel mushroom was quite the kicker! Awesome work!💎

[@tangiecalloway6572]

Wow, even the details have details. You have such talent

[@kevinrobison1023]

Superfluous job as always. Love it. Can't wait for the next....

[@howieharkema8576]

craola greg, this one is beyond crazy awesome !!!

[@fredyalexanderirahetaayala2903]

grande bro un gran maestro del arte 😎😎😎😎🤯🤯🤯

[@peterlustig8021]

wheeee and toucans everyhwere hahahah lovely birds to draw! i would love to see your take on a secretary bird! :3 i love how they look

[@isabellepradier6181]

Hello, j'adoreuuuu !! la magie se transforme au bout de votre pinceau 🖌. Bravo 👏 👏 👏 de France 🇨🇵

[@mrmusikman8298]

Just wanted to tell you that your videos have inspired me to start painting again. I have been featured in art shows a few years back but some devastating sircumstances put a damper on my creativity and passion for art but I've been painting and drawing again, and to be honest I owe a lot of it to you, so thank you for sharing you beautiful work and for inspiring others.

[@GregSimkinsArt]

Wow, keep pushing it man! I appreciate your comment. No hurdles!

[@mrmusikman8298]

@@GregSimkinsArt i will, and your welcome. I've always wanted to record my work and post it here but I would find every excuse not to, but I think I'm ready to share my creative side to the world and perhaps inspire someone along the way, like you did for me. Keep up the hard work man, you are brilliant!!!

[@lexnewtho5663]

I love it all, but the lady bug is my favorite. :)

[@TheBlondiekitten]

You are amazing! Beautiful glass and eyes....I’m in awe of your talent ✨✨✨

[@MrWhitebuffalo57]

your art captivates me in a way I cannot fully explain! every time I watch you paint it transfixes me and sends my imagination reeling everything seems so considered and deliberate yet at the same time I get a sense of stream of consciousness, what ever it is its fantastic and awakens my imagination to new vistas, thank you for sharing !!

[@dorkaczika1818]

This is soooooo sick 😱Omg how is your art even humanly possible ?😄❤️

[@ricardoasturias4125]

I like to paint as well, and I don't remember when was the last time I get so excited by watching someone else painting , it is so nice, your technic and the concepts of your paintings are out of this world nice work!!

[@napostrophen]

YEAH octopus😎

[@lindsaydeclute714]

So beautiful and incredible, as always!

[@RachelleByersArt]

Beautiful piece! Your bending is flawless

[@deborahnixon1539]

OMG. Superb as always. I do hope your lovely son keeps drawing too.

[@danielsartstudio]

Nicely done you painted a beautiful birds, rare octopus monsters, black and white box, sand timer, and bugs you painted! Stay awesome and God bless you and Happy painting!👍🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👊🏻🎨

[@Ketacah]

I’ve always been super inspired by your art. Thank you for these videos.

[@Trident22]

This is Art on completely different level. The details, Colours, Reflections are Astonishing . You are Amazing Mate. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍

[@Bug-hu7ci]

beautiful universe, superb technique! love it!!

[@laurausher4966]

Gre, your work is amazing. Id love to come see your studio and art.

[@arnaudverhulst6124]

So amazing 😍

[@user-vq6tf9qm9b]

Супер, супер 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😃

[@rodrigozarate7637]

Excelent job, congratulations.

[@sketch3460]

Thanks Greg. The Q and A with your son and the painting demo were both great.

[@patriciaocadiz4225]

I am happy to have found your channel, it is incredible what you do ,it has helped me a lot to give more realism to my paintings,i am a beginner in this art of painting and i am amazed ! Thanks.

[@rdfjfgjyfdhfghy67456]

Love the floating toucan when you're zoomed in with details, such a fun touch! It's obvious you love your work. Such an inspiration!

[@Vix-VictoriArt]

Another amazing composition .. even kept the hubby glued to the tv! 😂

[@waterdragon5418]

Wow, texture, depth, animals, your color choices....its ALL so very amazing 👏 ❤

[@bajocero49]

Gracias por el buen momento, excelente.

[@alldenfranko4934]

Ya know I have a few artist friends that push me to go about painting differently. They'll tell me I can work more quickly by doing this and that, and its hard not to listen to them when I watch them punching out commission work left and right, when my bank account looks so sad, lol. But I prefer creating things I want to do 🤷‍♀️ and often they are random, as I haven't really had the time to dedicate to my art, to just dive in and find what I love and what exactly my "thing" is, the only thing I know for sure is I value taking my time and toying with layers and several mediums to get special effects, I enjoy the results of layers. For an untrained eye you can get similar effects with minimal layering and zero tenting methods, but I want to urn the respects of complex artist, those whom can see. And all this to say, you work gives me hope for myself with my love of the lengthy process and that one day my work will be noticed, respected, and loved in the art community

[@artgeometrix6346]

This is awesome. Great sense of creativity here.

[@jean-pierremuro4079]

Fantastique good bravo

[@joseOliveira-mp6lw]

Amazinggggg Só talented

[@tracesmith4966]

Watching you paint...is like being in a dream...just mad LOVE❤

[@johannebeerbaum1546]

This is a new genre....super realistic fantasy! Love it!

[@nataliebarat1186]

it's wild how you work on such big paintings using tiny brushes for majority of the work even on early stages.

[@nisischmidt9137]

I dont have the right words to describe HOW AMAZING I think your paintings are! Mindblowing to me!🤯 This is so unique and fascinating, honestly the paintings make me kinda happy and excited! 😅 I'd love to buy one, one day ❣

[@christineingram55]

Wow ..I love all the detail in this piece .It’s very bold and colourful too.The clarity on the bottle is amazing too and I loved the label on it ,very nice touch.Your work is always ful of interest hence I love it so much.I enjoyed your Q and A with Everett too .You can see how proud of each other you are.My Dad used to draw cartoons for me as a kid ,one day he did not feel like it did stick figures and of course I was not a happy bunny so he gave me a pencil and paper and told me to draw myself.Four or five times he told me it was not good enough..I got it really close then.And that’s how I started drawing lol..I was about six or seven at the time...I never got anywhere with mine just plod along but it’s nice to have the memories ..My first drawing was Yusamity Sam I think he’s called dressed as a pirate..Pretty hard one for a kid to do lol..Make many memories with your family they are so important 🥰

[@nilsaiivyarts]

Love the details Amazing work 👍

[@mejiaart5363]

Wonderful work 👍

[@tammygeorge1638]

Amazing as always! Thank you for sharing!🤗🤗❤👍

[@amberliv8616]

Wow. 😯🤯🤯🤯❤❤❤

[@thomasrainbow]

Great!!

[@sinbincreations]

This is wicked! 👌👍

[@Ink_spot_studios]

Dang, every time I think you can't get any better you blow my socks off! Its always humbling to watch your videos when I think I'm getting better cause I realize how far I have to go. Love this painting, amazing work!

[@mandocalrissian6454]

Impressive. Most impressive.

[@cendrinerey5756]

Merci de partager avec nous ces moments au cœur de la création. J'aime voir l'œuvre prendre vie et j'adore votre style 🙏

[@sofisa5]

Me gustan mucho sus creaciones. Felicidades.

[@basicsyphilis8]

So glad to have seen you live with your son. Sparked up my inner art. I’ve been slacking playing video games instead. The music playing throughout the entire video was great. I don’t post my art & thats 1 of the things you had mentioned.

[@alexsickles7790]

As an artist I’ve never been more inspire not only to paint more but to want to buy some art like truly I feel like we all are just living in your world man this art form is breath taking and I’m so here for it ❤️

[@Ghostrob2023]

That is some awesome painting and the artwork is so cool looking. Both paintings look really great with the detail, the texture and the perspective view of it. And the color looks amazing as well.

[@dew-sumn5449]

He was actually answering questions yesterday...my paintings improved overnight 😂 This is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@carmelorodriguezlemes2864]

Me gusta tus dibujos,son mágicos.

[@TheMik088]

I have to admit you completely threw me at 6:25 , thought you were going to start drinking. Great colors and love the prancing unicorn logo on the bottle. Another fine piece of art.

[@Jughand]

wow

[@vertexlila9384]

muchas gracias maestro

[@myonie22]

I really love that I cant guess what you'll paint or eveb the color you'll use...in addition to the music.

[@johndonoghue9089]

❤️❤️❤️

[@isaackern3997]

Bruh 😮

[@vivianlee8382]

😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰😘

[@57EV3N]

thats a proper ratio! keep it up man! dont let him down ppl of youtube! smash like, subscribe, leave a comment! if i wasnt broke id ask for a commission. Mighty impressive as always good sir!

[@arichannel0923]

♥️😂

[@user-wl2md5kz7k]

Ive always been amazed at your work! This series is super rad too. What did you morph that octopus with?

[@GregSimkinsArt]

It’s a morel mushroom😎

[@farisgemstones2269]

why this beautiful channel art just have a little subscribers 😞

[@user-bp4bx6fe8x]

Какой то , полный хаос , но мне нравится😊

[@tonyfrickey9062]

Are you doing washes or pure acrylic?

[@rachelmarie8011]

Where can I buy prints????!!!!

[@GianniIandolo]

You are, what acrylic paint ... would like...😉

[@GregSimkinsArt]

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[@mariephilippestpierre]

I dont understand your language but somehow i speak the same as you. @thetoukan

[@dannymeske3821]

You use pretty much the same cast of characters in your paintings..and you do it well. what is the white brain matter/fat stuff in a lot of your paintings greg ?

[@Nord79]

I was just curious if you would ever do a long video in real time instead of fast forward, with music for a few hours for people to just chill out to?

[@GregSimkinsArt]

I don’t have enough memory on my computer to do that 🤣

[@Nord79]

@@GregSimkinsArt LOL ok thanks for answering. Gonna have to make a playlist of your videos so I can watch them back to back on KZbin 😜 I love your art man! Have a great day!