Paint Coach, I'm a 41 year old guy. When I was a teenager, I went to art school (Pratt Institute), and it was such a miserable experience, I switched to new media and didn't do studio arts for over 20 years. You've got me oil painting again, and I've been doing at least one painting per week since January 1st (and loving it). Thanks for all you do, and I plan to sub to your Patreon very soon.
I’m 64, self taught, been painting since a child. I love that computers are now a handy tool in my art work for turning reference photos in to grayscale to see values more easily and doing the things paint coach shows. I try not to use it too much as. I don’t want to dampen down natural instinct and creativity but let’s you know if you’re in the right ball park.
Dude, This is best video ever, in my humble opinion. You covered everything that I needed at this moment in time. Thanks a million!! Using the mannequin to show the idea of wrapping the paint was perfect.
Love your advice thank you Chris... I take away something every time I watch you... I'm finding when I get frustrated with a painting session, I've now got you in my head saying, 'honour the effort!' ... immense! Haha ...it keeps my spirits high so I'm motivated to try again! x
I"ve been a pro artist for twenty years (in all honesty, I faked it in the begining) and I taught art for two years to kids. You are a fantastic teacher!!!! Your demo on brush work was very helpful to me. Thank you!
Phenomenal instruction and explanations. Just found your channel and have only watched 2 videos and I already have had multiple light bulb moments. You really connected the dots for me in ways so many others haven't. Thank you!
it has taken me forever to see I still cannot see in the big blocks that you see in but I am able to see in the smaller blocks and I'm improving I'm already improving I'm so grateful for your instructions coach!!!
Practice. Practice. Practice. You can learn whatever tips and tricks and whatever, but you wont improve without practice. That is literally the only tip you need to improve. But great video, I am happy that you provide these services.
Hi Chris, thank you for your instruction. I request you could consider making a video on painting people from life. Explaining how to keep a study prospective of the model and how to compensate for the movement of the model please.
Such helpful tips! One question which maybe you touch on in other videos, but why did you paint your canvas green before starting? Is there a benefit to having a base color on the canvas?
This is great! I have had difficulty painting realistic faces all my life because I’m more of an abstract and sculpture artist But I always wanted to know how to do people’s faces so well it’s photo like. I learned wildlife art from Terry Maciej but never how to paint a human. I can’t simplify at all I get hung up on detail from the first sketch, because in my other art I do completely small detail.
"This is a big shape, this is a small shape, and what I will do is identify that shape and try and cover that shape using as few brush strokes as possible" 🤔
im sure that i'll be very gud at potraits but my sketching sucks so i never got a chance to color because i know that sketch must have to be gud or else it will ruin the color
Thank you for the content, it's improving my painting that's for sure. The conductor's "wand" is called a baton 😂. Got a laugh and improved skills from the same vid
I always found this statement too disrespectful. Calling someone "talented", when there is so much practise and dedication, that saying it's talent disvalues the hard work behind it. But I agree with you, he is a very skillful tutor!
@@icwsi it’s not disrespectful. You can be talented and still put in the necessary work/practice to improve that natural/innate ability. It’s unfair to say that people can’t have talent. That’s a slap in God’s face.
I’d never seen the mannequin process before. Very instructive and to the point video. I just tried using your cutout method on Photoshop but I converted my reference photo to black and white which put everything into a gray scale.
I love your perfect balance of loose painting with just enough detail in this portrait. Beautiful work. This is one of your best, imho. Thank you for your guidance; I am trying really hard to emulate your process. You make it look so easy, but I know it has taken years of hard work to achieve this level of ability. Thanks, Coach!
I do a lot of practice paint studies on paper and I always find that those little "throwaway" paintings turn out so much better than those I've sketched out in detail. This video helped me understand why. I end up spending so much time on the sketch that I get scared to actually paint it. Thank you for helping me build my confidence and trust my instincts.
I recently incorporated lamp black into my palette and I find that mixing a bit of it into that classic burnt sienna/ultramarine blue mixture makes for a really nice, rice dark color!
Many years ago I read a book by the famed mythologist, Joseph Campbell. He described politicians are usually speaking in doublespeak so they could always weasel out of an unpopular position. Whereas, baseball players usually used a direct speaking style. Your refreshingly direct speaking style reminds me of this and is very reassuring and confidence boosting. Many thanks. 🏆🥇
I LOVED when you told us to isolate the color and how to do that either with a punch out or online to cut and paste it. That was a very helpful tip. Thank you! I struggle with matching color so I am excited to try this.
You are definitely an inspiration and got me super pumped to try my hand at painting, I'm a pencil artist and I specialize in portraits but haven't done one in awhile like I have artist block for some reason but your videos really got me motivated to get back on my grind and I appreciate you taking the time to make these videos to help people like me!!
I often find myself reverting back to my old/bad habits, and when I do the first thing I think to myself is that I need to go back and rewatch the Paint Coach videos, and they set me straight again. Helpful over and over and over and over again, thank you!
I've already watched this a few weeks ago, but its so good I had to watch again! I really think this is one of your best portraits Chris and the explanations you give in this video are so helpful. Thank you for putting so much thought into your videos they really set you apart from many of the others.
You really impress me with your skills and knowledge. I'm working on a portrait of a man although I'm very new to painting, and you have given me so many resourceful nuggets here! Thank you legend, You're so talented. Stay amazing and continue sharing with us newbies.
Hello there! I'm right now studying to earn by BFA and had an assignment to paint a self portrait in 4 hours. I'm terrible at painting people and didn't know where to start. However, after watching your video I decided to go with your tips and boy am I glad that I did! You're advice helped me immensely and the portrait came out better than I expected! Thought I'd share with you my experience and happy to have found a great channel to subsribe to!
I took painting courses in high school and college and it amazes me how late in my college courses people started to teach about light… it should be the first thing. I think it would make drawing perspective easier to grasp later on.
The filter cut out idea is pure genius ! Coach, what is the minimum size the reference photo should be and do we need a print out photo reference or would you recommend just reference from computer
I like how you simplify your teaching. It's easy to understand the principles and understanding what your doing make you learn "better and faster". It's a truth in sports and anything else. Thank a lot for this!
The mannequin demonstration is a great way to convey what so many seem to fail to put into words. I found thinking like this especially helpful, thanks for putting that out there. Next, a conductor uses a 'baton,' not a wand. Peeps if you're having trouble with skin tone, stick with the Zorn palette for a few portraits (white, cad red or vermillion or alizarin, yellow ochre and ivory black.)
Reilly palette helps a lot. It’s a lot of mixing on the front end but saves time on the backend. Colors are generally accurate but you can get some matching issues with darker complexions if you are working off a photo. Still love it though.
No detailed drawing first??? You just killed millions of amateur painters. Many of them are teaching in youtube too, just filling drawing with one level of paint. How beautiful...
The brushstroke example was so useful and easy to understand, this is my favorite art channel on youtube, I´ve learned so much since I discovered it (:
Muchas gracias Chris por tu arte, por tu docencia y tu generosidad. Soy un nuevo seguidor y fan. Sin embargo, mi dominio del inglés es muy limitado y no puedo seguir tu ritmo. Sería pedir mucho que agregues subtítulos a los videos que consideres más importantes, por favor? De nuevo muchas gracias y saludos desde Argentina!
I spent months analysing the advertising of different big banners on the street of Cologne in Germany and other signals just from an art, advertising point of view, I have been drawing and painting for years and as you guys know you develop a sense for the details and observation, any way, I realize the left-center lider candidate had a banner all over the city, with his face on it where the shadow of his moustache was coinciding with the one of that that I don't even want to type, then in another (more right politician) the way of the fringe in his hairstyle was exactly the same as the Again that, that was so true, that I saw a few of them where people draw a mustache with a brush or something because the similitude was implicit, and then the face was EXACT the same, I am wondering if there is some kind of "hidden propaganda" or something. TAKE THE PICTURE OF THIS ACTOR, REMOVE THE GLASSES, REMOVE THE GOATTE and ADD no even the same hairstyle but just a CUP, I don't understand what is going on.. since a few years ago.
I've to admit it: You are the only one that really explain how to do and how to learn and not speeding the process saying "I'm the best, blablabla, I draw a circle and after et voilà I have painted the Monnalisa, blablabla". Keep going in this way! (From teacher to teacher!)
Man you're a really good teacher! I spent time in college studying painting and I have learned more from your content than 4 years in school. Good fu#@ing work! I'm going to buy your course
Excellent video, thank you. A question and sort of a tutorial tip at the same time. Explain at least a little of the "why" for a tip. Not everyone processes information this way, but for me and others, knowing the "why" increases my understanding of the tip exponentially. You do that well for some of the tips you provided. The specific tip which I did not see or hear any "why" was; "use as few brush strokes as possible". It may be obvious to more experienced painters and/or I may have just not understood your explanation. Can you, or anyone, elaborate on why that is important. Thanks again!
I got a lot from your video, thanks--but one very crucial point was left out, one especially relevant in this age of over-reliance on digital media: working from photos is problematic. The camera distorts both proportion and color, and makes choices for you that you might not make in the field. At the very least, preface this tutorial with a mini crash course on spotting proportion distortion, so the finished work doesn't end up looking like a badly-photoshopped fashion body, or some over-tweaked clickbait ad.
I like the work of the student. What I don't like is his brushwork. The brush marks are too equal, like a painting program, kind of robotic. Would be nicer if he starts holding the brush more by the end, a long handle. That way it looks more loose andm abrtistic, more human after all. I love painting brown people. They have really great colorfull faces with big features. Perfect for expressive colorfull portraits
This is incredibly helpful! Another trick I will do to digitally isolate color is by using the "draw" feature and clicking colors and then using the dropper to isolate my highlights, shadows, mid-tones and such and then drawing in swatches with each one.
Thank you for providing this information. Great help!! I know oil paint is your preferred medium but may I ask if this is also applicable in using gouache??
You are really great🌹..explain so important things which confusing us in a soooo simple way..learned alot from you and waiting for more😊..from Egypt,thanks alot for you🌹🌹
I tried -- I tried so hard to find a key in my painting . . . But all I saw were brushstrokes. Should I have someone else paint a tiny key randomly in my painting first, then try to find it again later? What if they paint a minuscule Waldo, instead, to mess with me -- I'd never be able to find that stupid jerk. -- -- (Yes, this is a joke. putting this here just in case someone doesn't realize that fact) - Very informative video, thank you for this. I believe it will help me considerably in the future.
Paint coach is a great teacher remember that guys.
Great great🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
Paint Coach, I'm a 41 year old guy. When I was a teenager, I went to art school (Pratt Institute), and it was such a miserable experience, I switched to new media and didn't do studio arts for over 20 years. You've got me oil painting again, and I've been doing at least one painting per week since January 1st (and loving it). Thanks for all you do, and I plan to sub to your Patreon very soon.
I’m 38 and my story is exactly the same
Me too. Same. Art school 🙄
I’m 64, self taught, been painting since a child. I love that computers are now a handy tool in my art work for turning reference photos in to grayscale to see values more easily and doing the things paint coach shows. I try not to use it too much as. I don’t want to dampen down natural instinct and creativity but let’s you know if you’re in the right ball park.
yall make me so happy, i hope i continue painting when i am older :D
Same here. 41. Art all through my life. Went to design school. Haven’t painted since 18. Just purchased a set of oils partly bc of this channel.
Dude, This is best video ever, in my humble opinion. You covered everything that I needed at this moment in time. Thanks a million!! Using the mannequin to show the idea of wrapping the paint was perfect.
Love your advice thank you Chris... I take away something every time I watch you... I'm finding when I get frustrated with a painting session, I've now got you in my head saying, 'honour the effort!' ... immense! Haha ...it keeps my spirits high so I'm motivated to try again! x
I"ve been a pro artist for twenty years (in all honesty, I faked it in the begining) and I taught art for two years to kids. You are a fantastic teacher!!!! Your demo on brush work was very helpful to me. Thank you!
Phenomenal instruction and explanations. Just found your channel and have only watched 2 videos and I already have had multiple light bulb moments. You really connected the dots for me in ways so many others haven't. Thank you!
it has taken me forever to see I still cannot see in the big blocks that you see in but I am able to see in the smaller blocks and I'm improving I'm already improving I'm so grateful for your instructions coach!!!
Practice. Practice. Practice. You can learn whatever tips and tricks and whatever, but you wont improve without practice. That is literally the only tip you need to improve.
But great video, I am happy that you provide these services.
Hi Chris, thank you for your instruction. I request you could consider making a video on painting people from life. Explaining how to keep a study prospective of the model and how to compensate for the movement of the model please.
Thanks man very hood video for beginners.
Interesting background choice, I saw what you did there.
Thank you
Great video with really useful advice, thanks!
1:51 for murals just remember to keep ratios exact
i.e. length/width/height
1"/2"/3" to 100'/200'/300' for translation
You’re the best
Best explained info I've found. flows nicely. Thank you!
love it
Good job
Let me just say, the brightest bright and the darkest dark is such a cheat it’s a godsend
Awesome teaching and great man 🙏
Such helpful tips! One question which maybe you touch on in other videos, but why did you paint your canvas green before starting? Is there a benefit to having a base color on the canvas?
Didn't know Spoony took up painting
12:30 Jesus i never seen thhs before definitely trying this one 😉
Cool video can I ask what paint brand you use
This is great! I have had difficulty painting realistic faces all my life because I’m more of an abstract and sculpture artist
But I always wanted to know how to do people’s faces so well it’s photo like.
I learned wildlife art from Terry Maciej but never how to paint a human.
I can’t simplify at all I get hung up on detail from the first sketch, because in my other art I do completely small detail.
in case no one has ever told you this, you are very handsome young man :)
How to measure when scaling up significantly. There doesn't appear to be a lot of difference in the size of your painting to the photo.
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yo mista white
"This is a big shape, this is a small shape, and what I will do is identify that shape and try and cover that shape using as few brush strokes as possible" 🤔
Nothing in nature is actually pure black right? Is that true I was told that in art school
Felipe Luís pinta bem pra caralho
im sure that i'll be very gud at potraits but my sketching sucks so i never got a chance to color because i know that sketch must have to be gud or else it will ruin the color
Thank you for the content, it's improving my painting that's for sure. The conductor's "wand" is called a baton 😂. Got a laugh and improved skills from the same vid
JESSE WE NEED TO PAINT
XD
I’m learning so much from this very generous, talented artist and skillful tutor.
Thank you so much!
Very much agreed
A perfect description of this tutor. So grateful.
I always found this statement too disrespectful. Calling someone "talented", when there is so much practise and dedication, that saying it's talent disvalues the hard work behind it. But I agree with you, he is a very skillful tutor!
@@icwsi it’s not disrespectful. You can be talented and still put in the necessary work/practice to improve that natural/innate ability. It’s unfair to say that people can’t have talent. That’s a slap in God’s face.
I am the one who paints
It’s rare to find a master in any discipline who’s willing to make the effort to explain their thought processes to the masses.
Great video. Thanks!
LOL
I said “masters”, not hacks.
Thank you Chris, I am a 75 year old grandmother who hasn't had confidence in putting a brush on canvas. You have changed my life! Thank you!
I’d never seen the mannequin process before. Very instructive and to the point video. I just tried using your cutout method on Photoshop but I converted my reference photo to black and white which put everything into a gray scale.
This dude is really putting out quality stuff.
No one is mentioning that it Walter White?! Awesome
Jesse we need to improve at acrylics
That Walter white though. I just finished breaking bad! BTW I love the tips you gave.
The example with the sculpted head at the end is excellent! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! Glad it made sense lol
I love your perfect balance of loose painting with just enough detail in this portrait. Beautiful work. This is one of your best, imho. Thank you for your guidance; I am trying really hard to emulate your process. You make it look so easy, but I know it has taken years of hard work to achieve this level of ability. Thanks, Coach!
I am just starting to paint in my 70’s. I watch a couple of videos a day. This is one of the best I have seen. Thanks.
I do a lot of practice paint studies on paper and I always find that those little "throwaway" paintings turn out so much better than those I've sketched out in detail. This video helped me understand why. I end up spending so much time on the sketch that I get scared to actually paint it. Thank you for helping me build my confidence and trust my instincts.
Jesse! We need to paint jesse!
the advice I was given at art college, was that you begin by whispering, then talking, and finally your SHOUTING! 3 stages basically.
I recently incorporated lamp black into my palette and I find that mixing a bit of it into that classic burnt sienna/ultramarine blue mixture makes for a really nice, rice dark color!
Many years ago I read a book by the famed mythologist, Joseph Campbell. He described politicians are usually speaking in doublespeak so they could always weasel out of an unpopular position. Whereas, baseball players usually used a direct speaking style. Your refreshingly direct speaking style reminds me of this and is very reassuring and confidence boosting. Many thanks. 🏆🥇
I LOVED when you told us to isolate the color and how to do that either with a punch out or online to cut and paste it. That was a very helpful tip. Thank you! I struggle with matching color so I am excited to try this.
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You are definitely an inspiration and got me super pumped to try my hand at painting, I'm a pencil artist and I specialize in portraits but haven't done one in awhile like I have artist block for some reason but your videos really got me motivated to get back on my grind and I appreciate you taking the time to make these videos to help people like me!!
I often find myself reverting back to my old/bad habits, and when I do the first thing I think to myself is that I need to go back and rewatch the Paint Coach videos, and they set me straight again. Helpful over and over and over and over again, thank you!
I've already watched this a few weeks ago, but its so good I had to watch again! I really think this is one of your best portraits Chris and the explanations you give in this video are so helpful. Thank you for putting so much thought into your videos they really set you apart from many of the others.
Thank you... Great tips, great video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just when I thought your videos couldn't get any more instructive, you introduce us to your new assistant. Love it!
I'll let Manny know you enjoyed his help!
@@paintcoach This was a very effective way to demo the concept of painting like you are wrapping paper mache'.
would it be possible to block out images on procreate to help find the color? thank you very much for this video it is helping very much
Hey does anyone know how to get a similar cut out filter without using photoshop? 4:19
I’m lowkey having an epiphany right now watching this . Like wow ! Thank you happy i found this video! New subbie!
You really impress me with your skills and knowledge. I'm working on a portrait of a man although I'm very new to painting, and you have given me so many resourceful nuggets here! Thank you legend, You're so talented. Stay amazing and continue sharing with us newbies.
Jesse we've to paint
Hello there! I'm right now studying to earn by BFA and had an assignment to paint a self portrait in 4 hours. I'm terrible at painting people and didn't know where to start. However, after watching your video I decided to go with your tips and boy am I glad that I did! You're advice helped me immensely and the portrait came out better than I expected! Thought I'd share with you my experience and happy to have found a great channel to subsribe to!
Is there an app on the phone similar to the feature that blocks out color values?
I took painting courses in high school and college and it amazes me how late in my college courses people started to teach about light… it should be the first thing. I think it would make drawing perspective easier to grasp later on.
You honestly have one of the best painting channels on UA-cam. I love your honest, straightforward advice. Thanks for all you do!
What is the name of the application you use that helps you in painting?
Thank youu very much u don’t know how important your videos for me as i living in a country without art school or art teacher 🥲❤️
Thanks! I appreciate your thought processes in how you construct paintings - extraordinarily useful.
Isn't Zorn palette a good place to start for skin tones?
The filter cut out idea is pure genius ! Coach, what is the minimum size the reference photo should be and do we need a print out photo reference or would you recommend just reference from computer
I like how you simplify your teaching. It's easy to understand the principles and understanding what your doing make you learn "better and faster". It's a truth in sports and anything else. Thank a lot for this!
The mannequin demonstration is a great way to convey what so many seem to fail to put into words. I found thinking like this especially helpful, thanks for putting that out there.
Next, a conductor uses a 'baton,' not a wand.
Peeps if you're having trouble with skin tone, stick with the Zorn palette for a few portraits (white, cad red or vermillion or alizarin, yellow ochre and ivory black.)
Your portraits are 99.1% pure
New to this channel.
Delighted I found it. You have modern easy to understand teaching style..
Respect bud
Reilly palette helps a lot. It’s a lot of mixing on the front end but saves time on the backend. Colors are generally accurate but you can get some matching issues with darker complexions if you are working off a photo. Still love it though.
Jesse, apply yourself.
Jesse, we have to paint!
Best exemple of brushwork handle. Thanks !
The brush strokes from manikin to portrait was a total click for me!! 💡
No detailed drawing first??? You just killed millions of amateur painters. Many of them are teaching in youtube too, just filling drawing with one level of paint. How beautiful...
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Your videos are getting better and better like your painting, Great job and thanks for making them :)
You're Good! No! You're REALLY Good! (Robert di Nero to Billy Crystal n the movie "ANALYZE THIS!")
The brushstroke example was so useful and easy to understand, this is my favorite art channel on youtube, I´ve learned so much since I discovered it (:
Muchas gracias Chris por tu arte, por tu docencia y tu generosidad. Soy un nuevo seguidor y fan. Sin embargo, mi dominio del inglés es muy limitado y no puedo seguir tu ritmo. Sería pedir mucho que agregues subtítulos a los videos que consideres más importantes, por favor? De nuevo muchas gracias y saludos desde Argentina!
I spent months analysing the advertising of different big banners on the street of Cologne in Germany and other signals just from an art, advertising point of view, I have been drawing and painting for years and as you guys know you develop a sense for the details and observation, any way, I realize the left-center lider candidate had a banner all over the city, with his face on it where the shadow of his moustache was coinciding with the one of that that I don't even want to type, then in another (more right politician) the way of the fringe in his hairstyle was exactly the same as the Again that, that was so true, that I saw a few of them where people draw a mustache with a brush or something because the similitude was implicit, and then the face was EXACT the same, I am wondering if there is some kind of "hidden propaganda" or something. TAKE THE PICTURE OF THIS ACTOR, REMOVE THE GLASSES, REMOVE THE GOATTE and ADD no even the same hairstyle but just a CUP, I don't understand what is going on.. since a few years ago.
I've to admit it: You are the only one that really explain how to do and how to learn and not speeding the process saying "I'm the best, blablabla, I draw a circle and after et voilà I have painted the Monnalisa, blablabla". Keep going in this way! (From teacher to teacher!)
Man you're a really good teacher! I spent time in college studying painting and I have learned more from your content than 4 years in school. Good fu#@ing work!
I'm going to buy your course
Isolationg color sounds good ... what if a person is significantly color blind ?
Excellent video, thank you. A question and sort of a tutorial tip at the same time. Explain at least a little of the "why" for a tip. Not everyone processes information this way, but for me and others, knowing the "why" increases my understanding of the tip exponentially. You do that well for some of the tips you provided. The specific tip which I did not see or hear any "why" was; "use as few brush strokes as possible". It may be obvious to more experienced painters and/or I may have just not understood your explanation. Can you, or anyone, elaborate on why that is important.
Thanks again!
I got a lot from your video, thanks--but one very crucial point was left out, one especially relevant in this age of over-reliance on digital media: working from photos is problematic. The camera distorts both proportion and color, and makes choices for you that you might not make in the field. At the very least, preface this tutorial with a mini crash course on spotting proportion distortion, so the finished work doesn't end up looking like a badly-photoshopped fashion body, or some over-tweaked clickbait ad.
I like the work of the student. What I don't like is his brushwork. The brush marks are too equal, like a painting program, kind of robotic. Would be nicer if he starts holding the brush more by the end, a long handle. That way it looks more loose andm abrtistic, more human after all. I love painting brown people. They have really great colorfull faces with big features. Perfect for expressive colorfull portraits
This is magnificent. Your instruction is an artform in and of itself.
This is incredibly helpful! Another trick I will do to digitally isolate color is by using the "draw" feature and clicking colors and then using the dropper to isolate my highlights, shadows, mid-tones and such and then drawing in swatches with each one.
Thank you for providing this information. Great help!! I know oil paint is your preferred medium but may I ask if this is also applicable in using gouache??
Halfway through the video I went “OMG painting is basically 2D sculpting” never thought of it that way
You are really great🌹..explain so important things which confusing us in a soooo simple way..learned alot from you and waiting for more😊..from Egypt,thanks alot for you🌹🌹
It's my pleasure
I tried -- I tried so hard to find a key in my painting . . .
But all I saw were brushstrokes.
Should I have someone else paint a tiny key randomly in my painting first, then try to find it again later? What if they paint a minuscule Waldo, instead, to mess with me -- I'd never be able to find that stupid jerk.
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(Yes, this is a joke. putting this here just in case someone doesn't realize that fact)
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Very informative video, thank you for this. I believe it will help me considerably in the future.