 Hi there, it's DJB, and in this video I'm going to be talking about na me pe mo. Now, you might think that I just pulled off a tongue twister, but na me pe mo is actually a really cool event. What is na me pe mo? That sounds super weird, super strange. It actually is an acronym for National Model Horse Painting Month, and this happens over Facebook for the entire month of February. It's a super fun event, and it's hosted by Jennifer Bray Buxton, and if you don't know her, you definitely should look up her blog. She posts amazing photos, she documents her model horse show experiences really well, and she often links to really useful tutorials. And it's basically just a Facebook group that you have to join first, and then you have to sign up when the sign up form is available. You have exactly one month to paint one model. So you're going to pick the model you want to paint, you're going to pick a color you want to paint it, so have a reference photo on hand, and then you're going to register online. You're going to say, why is this challenging me? What do I want to achieve this year in this painting process? Then there is also an entry fee. The entry fee is not mandatory. It's a $2 fee normally, but you can donate as much as you'd like. The money goes directly to Jennifer herself, and that contributes to the shipping of prizes and the running of the event. The fee I would highly recommend doing because that kind of commits you to the month of February. So if you pay for it, you're going to be more likely to finish what you've started. Now, what's really cool about this event is it's an entire Facebook group dedicated to the month. You're going to have the top dog artists in that Facebook chat, and you can post progress pictures. You can post questions if you run into a problem. You can upload any image or any question onto that page, and you will have a flood of artists who know what they're doing and people that have experienced the same thing as you, and it creates this really awesome learning environment. You don't have to finish your model. If something crazy in your life happens, it's not the end of the world. The goal is to finish the model, and once you complete your model, you will upload a photo of that model to the I Did It album on Facebook, and then at the end of the month, Jennifer will go through and pick the ones that she feels are most improved. So it is not based on your skill level or if you're the best painter that's ever existed. If you're proving that you pushed yourself, Jennifer will notice that and she will ship you a prize. So for the $2 entry fee, that's nothing. So this year, I'm going to be painting this Val Kyrie resin by Sarah Mink, and I have picked a color for her already. She's going to be a dark bae minimal Tobiano. So what happens with that is they kind of get like a few wedgie marks on the shoulders and whatnot. And then they get those really cool leg socks, but with some apollosa spotting inside. So I really love that. But I really want to focus this year on pushing myself with body color. So I really want to get that rich, awesome bae. And I think picking a size like this is pretty doable because you only have one month. I work part time at the same time. So I don't have a ton of time to complete one model. So I wanted to pick something that I know I can complete. And I would recommend that for your first time entering this. Some people are confused if they should do traditional or stablemate or classic. I'd say stablemate or classic for Nami Pamo is perfect if you've never done it before. Traditionals are just very daunting. They take a long time and my traditional paint work takes more than a month. So I know that I can't complete that in a month unless I'm really pushing and then I'm rushing. So this way I have time to focus on the details and make it a really strong piece, really push myself and see what I can do in the world of painting. So I'm telling you guys about this right now because you want to do all of your priming and your prepping and get your model ready for paint in the month of January or the month's predescending to February because February is purely dedicated for the painting part. And the goal of this is to challenge yourself. It's to pick a model or something that you've never painted before. It's supposed to be a personal growth accomplishment. You shouldn't pick something that you're really good at or really used to. It should be something that challenges you pushes you out of your comfort zone. And that's one of the questions in the signup application is that what am I trying to accomplish this year and why is this something that is noteworthy? So it's a really really cool event. I would highly recommend it, especially if you're a beginner, especially if you don't know what you're doing. It's the perfect platform to ask questions and get advice and feedback almost immediately. Thank you so much for watching and I hope to see you in the NAMI female Facebook page.