Painting a Painting with Michael Shapcott No. 8

[HRomega]

How is it that a video of a gopher trurning around to dramitic music has something like 100,000,000 views, and this only has 12,000, thats just not right!

[brittquin2009]

AMAZING!! You inspire me :) You should definitely do a tutorial soon because your style is awesome and unique...

[dannytr4n]

do u paint the acrylic first and oil after?

[elliottlia]

You are amazing. Your so rebellious with your colours & what you do, & the artwork turns out spectacular every time. Amazing

[Thoseotherguise]

Hey i'm really just dying to know how you get your graphite drawings on canvas, do you transfer them or do you draw them on directly and if you do do you just make the canvas really smooth with gesso?

[vakis1955]

Cool !!!!!! Wow

[Storminspired]

Fuck you and all your detail, I love it.

[museofink]

What kind of camera do you use?

[redlung]

@museofink For this one I used my Canon G11.

[artgirlsreality]

super COOL Michael.

[Sassysnaple21]

How true did you stay to your original sketch?

[BiancaGreenArt]

WOW is all that i can say!

[MrCamske]

Man, I really want to get back into painting with oils again, after seeing this. Really good artworks man, thanks for filming and posting.

[noigirl]

hi michael, I love this so much, i was wondering how do you rub the colors back on the acyrilic stage on the face, without smudging the colour across the rest of it and keeping the lines of color still sharp and visable, though oviusly subtle? thanks =)

[apmboakes]

I am a young beggining painter, will be posting. @apmboakes

[caseylayla]

i love your art! also, based on the music you play in your videos, you should check out the band "cocorosie"

[pilk]

Your technique is so cool. Your style is so unique. Love the detail. Cant wait to see more work. Also love the way your videos are produced. Like the edits and such.

[rockpaperstuuph]

For the love of all that is good in the world, PLEASE make a tutorial video. I know it would suck if people ripped off your style but I want to learn your technique so badly!

[BlissStudio]

Mike you just keep getting better and better. Love the video and the painting. Thanks for the inspiration.

[FMONK13]

God damn man! You just KEEP on going

[saam1393]

I love watching your videos! You're style of painting is so cool. :)

[jetsonjoe]

nice illustration...doubtful if the word painting could be used...yes it may be a rather limited definition....but I do stand by it....However...that is just my humble opinion....and again However...very effective and excellent result. The result is an excellent piece of art of a first rate quality...Let it not be a play of semantics and...thanks for sharing...(Mind you for six years of University I could not have defended your work as a painting...as per previous comment. It is a tough world

[AmandaDelight]

Came to the web tonight while looking at my white canvases across the room in search of motivation and inspiration...and was pleasantly surprised to find you had a new video up!! Thank you!!!!

[jmartz71495]

You are absolutely incredible.This is beautiful. I'm not an artist, but I was in awe, literally my mouth hanging open, a good majority of this video. Just amazing.

[DeadChaosShannon]

more paintings please!

[CandyAcidReign]

Incredible painting Michael! Absolutely...

[sonyxxmunions]

This is AMAZING!

[Zhuckova]

Необыкновенное, фантастическое лицо!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[BlissfulPumpkin]

Stunning! I simply LOVE your style. =D

[this1is1me]

beautiful

[GalateaClaymore]

she is beautiful

[hippotattoos1]

bravo!

[sapateria]

Just wonderful, great.

Please, can u tell me who is the girl singing?

[jaenners]

@sapateria first song: fever ray ''when i grow up'', second song: yeah yeah yeahs ''hysteric''

[MamaMichelesArt]

You are ... my favorite visual poet. I am always left in awe.

[ebmTone]

I love this painting! And the music:)

[xKerushiix]

What kind of fixative specifically? I'd really like to try this style out lol. Is it possible to get the same effects with acrylic alone? Also is it a wet cloth you use to blend or a dry one?

[PaintSlab]

I feel like the little girl is about to die like in the movie (spoiler alert) Bridge to Teribithia, horribly great movie. save her!!! aaaah

[KimikoChan28]

I actually ADORE you're work and style! If only you took on apprentices :(

[treasurespastnpresen]

this reminds me of watching my grandchildren run and play in the woods around the pond! I wish I could capture them on canvas like this. One of the girls is usually hiding from the boys, just like this canvas appears. lol I love it!

[stonewolf84]

Very inspirational! Thank you for making art :)

[nicesatu]

how did he move that fast?! :O

[NeccoWecco]

@nicesatu It's sped up...

[nicesatu]

@NeccoWecco i know.. :p

[hobbyandstuff]

not only a great artist but also a great taste of musik!

[fight4gipper1]

scary good my friend

[hondje2D]

What are your thoughts behind this?

[DevilsPig]

So so beautiful..i love how you use unexpected colours on skin

[Sleepyheadalliance]

you are my inspiration!!! love your art cant wait for the next video!!!



[Danisha42]

Really liked watching how this came together. Love the little girl!

[mickeyvin1]

Im in love with your work. Im so happy that you are still making videos. Your work makes me want to cry :)

[sandoval91402]

when you paint over thing you freak me out, but them im like wow

[GulfSpr1te]

She is the girl that they forgot to write into "Lord of the Flies"

Amazing work... I am awe inspired!

[lsenchuk]

Oh I missed you!! So glad to see another GREAT piece of art from you! Please don't make us wait so long for the next one!!!

[Coco1284]

NO LAZY!

[glenbratke]

@Coco1284 oh yh haha

[Wolf511903386]

@Coco1284 That is the highlight. :D

[circledancer]

Your paintings reach right in and grab the deepest parts of my psyche, the human eye of the bird is a pleasing curiosity. Thank you for your videos, they are wonderful!

[khalid305786]

omg..... come be my mentor!

[nicesatu]

finally a new video!! yaayyy!!!

[robotronfilms]

hey redlung that is amazing and i always look forward to you videos, and i was just wondering do u have a deviantart account??

[SAB1991DP]

@robotronfilms He's under michaelshapcott on deviantart :)

[ringo45]

I am very happy to see new work from you, it is very impressive. I can see that time only allows your work to grow and evolve. The painting is intense and gripping, you are a master of that stare that is a common tie in many of the images.

[Cre8iveSignWorks]

wow!

it took some time to get another painting uploaded on youtube but it was well worth it.

i love the raw, earthy, tribal feel to your work and just when you think its perfect and cant be improved, you go and make it even better!

i see you do it, but i still dont know how you do it michael.

youre a bastard, i hate you, im so jealous! lol

[Kyoshiro7760]

When painting the oil on the canvas and wiping it away, do you use turp or linseed oil?

[seraVmiskiel]

Where do you find all these intense people? Nice technique. Really like how you use the oils like watercolor washes, I love smell the oil paint!

[BlitzkriegBetty]

Happy Happy, Joy Joy! A new video. The painting turned out so incredibly wonderful. I love your usage of color. These videos are so very helpful, especially as I'm just breaking into canvas painting. Inspiring! And I really need a "No Lazy" sign by my work space too. Heh. Thanks for sharing!

P.s. EFF YEAH! FEVER RAY!

[MetalFreak1YouLoser]

I'm sure you've answered this a million and two times but relatively how long does it take you (from main idea to the end product) to finish a painting?

Oh, and why are you so awesome? :D

[failuresuccessful]

How do you paint over the graphite without losing any of the detail? I know you said you used a fixative, but I always thought oil was pretty opaque. I have very little painting experience, I would love if you made some sort of tutorial video or even just a video showing the process from sketch to final product! :)

[NeccoWecco]

@failuresuccessful You thin paints and they become transparent, but also less pigmented. Also, different paints have different opacities, usually it says on the back of the bottle/tube

[Omnipherant]

@failuresuccessful i believe he uses oil but thinned out with linseed oil so its really watery and the graphite fixed will shows through

[Thoseotherguise]

@failuresuccessful My guess just from what i can see is that he thins out the oil with solvent (turpentine etc or maybe just plain water) and then wipes it off which would leave a much thinner layer of paint, then he keeps on adding slowly covering the graphite with paint. that's just my guess anyway.

Id also love a tutorial as i really love his whole process.

[pokkitmonzturr]

thats a big birds eye

[ashe3180]

amazing painting skill as always man. You keep getting better each year.

[kenoki34]

it almost looks like she's coming out of the painting haha

[kamalalovely]

Oh I just love these videos from you! Your work is amazing and thank you for sharing it!

[max32901]

so bad ass ,i always look forward to seeing now work from you. Do you have a book out?

[Marigoldblu]

Beautiful entrancing work! : )

[Thadtaylorart]

nice painting, nice new studio, fucking nice video =)

[sasukessssss]

Awesome work man! wow :D

[PiisaMahlaga]

by the end of the first song i was in awe, by the end of the video i was speechless. thankyou for the inspiration!

[NeccoWecco]

Another beautiful painting! Someday.. when I own my own place, I will have a painting of yours to display:)

[lllorez]

Do you draw right on the canvas or do you transfer it somehow? Do you spay a fixative over the graphite before you paint on it?

[redlung]

@lllorez I usually draw right on the canvas, and then spray it with fixative.

[shoshococo]

@redlung Beautiful painting, how long did it take you to draw and paint? 

[lizcwby]

i always love the music you choose for these. not to mention how nice it is just to watch someone paint.

[JessisKnoll]

New studio space looks good =) Painting does too.