I don’t know if it’s just a gimmick or not, but you oughta try it. Sometimes the result is nearly spectacular. I used to study with a teacher who had a sign in her studio that said, “PAINT, DON’T THINK.” Kind of the same idea.

I doubt that these “fast” painters paint like that every they take brush in hand. I’m sure they slow it down a bit. But just for the heck of it, try it for yourself.

One thing that may help (it helped me) is to use cheap old cardboard instead of an expensive canvas. After all, you’re going to work fast an not to a lot of correcting. Visit your friendly local dumpster and pick out a few pieces of reasonably good cardboard, cut some panels, coat them with acrylic matte medium, and turn out a few one to two-hour paintings. You’ll get a feel for it at very low cost. And, if you turn out a masterpiece, later generations will wink and give it a thumbs up and comment around the campfire at how brilliant you were for painting on cardboard a la Edvard Munch.

I did a few dozen or so; first was with a feature built in specifically for Art Academy on the WiiU so a lot of people there just found it a good way to share their stuff. But then I got my tablet and Corel and decided to try some more, not really understanding why others do it but I guess I’d hoped I’d get some sort of feedback on what I’m doing.

Thing is I feel like it kind of made me rush through some pieces just so it wouldn’t take too long to convert and upload, etc. Then again, I never take more than a couple hours on anything anyway, but maybe I should try and see if that might help me improve.

Hate the things. Can’t see how anyone can learn anything from them. And if the maker can’t be bothered to explain things, why should I be bothered to watch? With a very few exceptions they seem to be no more than an ego-trip to me. My failing perhaps

They can only show the ‘how’ and I’m more interested in the’why’.

I liked the big pink flower one so much its hanging in my bathroom.