I know it's not exactly your targeted audience but my cats LOVE your channel. They especially like chasing the brush during retouching. Thanks for giving me and my cats so much entertainment!
My cat loves to drag paint brushes from the basement up to the living room. Apart from the lovely feel of bristles in the mouth, they also spin well on the hardwood floors!
You know you've been watching this channel for a long enough time when Julian pulls out a painting that initially looks undamaged, and your first thought is.... "Oh no... what disaster is this now?" And then you know we are REALLY in for a ride when he pulls out the UV lights! 😂
@@respectpotatoes I mean, honestly? the sky looked flat in the middle and sus around the edges. instantly reminded me of that other one that he worked on a while ago, with the guy in the red blanket, and the sky one that one had the exact same thing.
"While this painting is attempting to pull the wool over my eyes, I can shear through the mess due to being organized and methodical. And Squarespace can provide you with organization and tools to set up your website and help shepherd your business into greener pastures."
Just saw an interesting crossover from Science Insider - washi kozo and reversible adhesive is being used to hold together dinosaur bones that are excavated from the La Brea tar pits. Super interesting to see how these techniques can be shared between different realms of conservation!
Just when I was thinking, “I’d really like to see that new retouching under black light,” you picked up the painting and headed to the back room. Thank you for that small touch.
I love how from farther away you see the flock, but he's painted in such a way that if you get closer you can see each sheep stand out from the flock. Like you can do, with Squarespace.
my theory for why they repainted the whole sky is that they realized their colors were off and decided it'd be easier to just go over the whole thing to make it match. a terrible idea but I can't see any other reason why they'd do that
My wife and I love your channel. We tried watching other restoration channels, but we quickly realized that they are not you and stop watching. It's your narration of your work that keeps us watching. You are so relaxing but more importantly, informative. Please continue to create content.
I am a quilter, but I can relate to the "deceptively simple" aspect. A white-on-white quilt is a quilters display of skill, as it shows everything!!! (both excellent technique and the smallest mistakes are there for all to see, unhidden by color or texture.)
Have I watched enough of these that I’m starting to notice imperfections or is it just my imagination? When you first showed the original painting you can see a distinct line between the sky and the ground that made me think that the sky had been massively overpainted.
The colour made me think that there was a lot of grime and dirt, I did also see the missing texture on the paint from the canvas, but I didn't think too much of it because I see these videos for relaxing while I do other stuff like knitting or crocheting.
I thought maybe I saw a bump or distortion in the areas of damage. I do think he’s training our eyes. I thought about buying a painting on eBay and started looking at the chipped paint and impasto. I decided even if I was given the painting I couldn’t afford the restoration it deserved
Dear Julian, Consider a "Art Restoration Simulator" game. An educated and learning, ASMR experience for the player as they retouch famous paintings. All of which narrated and tutorialised by you. Something to ruminate.
It's interesting how much you didn't know you needed something until someone mentioned it or it's released it to the public. Now I definitely want that video game, make it happen Julian
As somebody who's always doing DIY & craft in very limited space, I was admiring that super-tidy tool storage wall in the back of frame too... and as always, envious of the expansive amount of workspaces Julian has!! 😆
I did the tiniest bit of "retouching" on a book with a little bit of paint loss on the cover, and I could hear Julian telling me not to do too much and ruin the integrity of the book. It worked pretty well, I'm really proud of it!
Hey Julian, I’ve come to notice that you’re an incredible painter through your retouching. Do have any paintings that you’ve painted in your free time? If so, I think we’d all love to see them!
@@arnhemseptember2009 I'll be lying if I said no. Julian's voice is just so soothing 🤣 (I'm still interested in his work tho, I'll rewatch the next day to see the result)🤭🤭
My brain instantly went to 'Wow he's going to retouch a painting with flocking? Like, the fuzzy stuff? That's gonna be a new one." Then I anticipated the sheep to actually be fuzzy. Nawh it's just a sheep flock, but still an interesting painting nonetheless
I am a very regular watcher of your channel and I just wanted to check that you were OK. You haven't taken a break this long in a long time. I hope everything is okay
@@wildman2012 As an avid reader, I always read segue as see-gyu yet somehow assumed the correct meaning. But in conversation I would use segue correctly, just assuming it was spelled the same as the motorized vehicle. Language is a funny thing.
It's always tempting to start building a story in your head based on prior restorations. Like what if the reason the entire sky was repainted was because they started just doing the damaged portions in the left and then just weren't able to match the original shade well enough and so did the whole thing to prevent an obvious telltale seam across it? :D
I have a Dutch friend who grew up in the village where Van Gogh did. I agree with those who mention phlegm (not flem). It really sounds like someone hawking up a loogie.
@@christinebravomom5711 I looked actually at the word flem...definition...apparently it's also correct...In Europe we use more phlegm to define being calm, almost indifferent.Yes Dutch language is very guttural...at the beginning I had the feeling thet everyone was having heavy discussions...lol..but after 45 years...I speak as they do..
Anyone else staring at the yellow Julian got on the painting until he cleaned it away? 😂 so glad he noticed. Amazing work as ever Julian! Such a gorgeous painting
As an everyday (experienced)painter I knew the sky wasn’t easy to restore..but I had no doubt that you were up to this ,thankyou for showing us the restoration of this little jewel..As a born Dutch it warms my hearth to see these beautiful little landscapes…such a delightful painting ..🤗Thank you ones again from Croatia..!😃👋
Every flock relies on a good shepard, someone they can trust. Squarespace can be your shepard . . . My Mondays are better when there is a new video to watch, thank you. Such talent as a restoration expert and an excellent RUclipsr!
This channel has given me a better appreciation for realism. I never really saw the point, but I appreciate all the hard work that goes into an art piece like this.
This painting is one of my favorites I’ve seen on this channel. I usually like more colors but the quietness/size/subject all compliment each other. It’s beautiful like a perfect pearl
It's a fascinating composition with everything all located in the bottom half of the frame, & that little tree both centering the frame and providing a final focal point where the road ends? Being able to balance everything and make the work stay so visually interesting despite that huge empty grey sky shows a lot of technical skill, IMO.
I think it’s so interesting that fine tailoring and sewing principles show up in art conservation. Two interests of mine coming together. *insert maniacal laughter*
I love how Julian's optmism keeps up even when he notices how much painting was missing under the old retouching/restoration Altho, You can also feel the internal Screams of WHAT THE FLOOOOOOCK?!
Seeing the thumbnail my first thought was; oh hey that looks like the Mauve painting we have at home. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be a Mauve! I loved seeing all the love and attention given to the artists simple and sober painting.
Julian we miss you! I’m sure this next upload is going to be big, I keep checking back everyday waiting for the next video. It’s been a very long time since you’ve missed an upload let alone two!
I loved this one as I live on a Vermont sheep farm where the wool is used by spinners, not the meat sold by butchers. This painting shows the wonderful calmness of a wool farm.. Thanks for the fine restoration.
I was wondering if Julian had uploaded a new video and when I opened RUclips there it was. However, I'm at work, so I'll save it to watch it tonight, besides, I prefer to watch his videos as a bed time story. Thank you Julian, I love your videos, big hugs from México!
I love the dramatic reveals and the huge crazy paintings, but this was really fascinating! I was actually able to guess that the sky had been overpainted which goes to show what a good teacher you are!
I do look forward to your posts. Your not only teaching art restoration but also what it takes to do quality work. Being slow, methodical, present, and mindful is very zen. I try to apply this mindset to cleaning, gardening, cooking, etc love is respect, respect requires care and awareness. It’s not about how quick or how fast but always first and foremost how well.
Your videos have been great for me and my son lately. He happily falls asleep having a cuddle in bed while I watch your videos. Your voice is calming and it's a nice change from our usual classical music at bed time. Oh and the work you do is fascinating. I think I'll have to work out how clean my mum's oil paintings (from the late 1990's). She passed away a few years ago and she never taught me how to clean them 😔. She only ever did about 15 paintings, but many of them are lovely scenery paintings of local areas including holiday destinations.
I also1 really enjoy when Julian restores an object of art that isn't a painting. He can do it all! Who else can't click fast enough when they see his notifications?
Julian....are you okay? Noticed that there aren't any new videos and you were lacking a wedding ring. Hope that was just an oversight and all is well on the home front. Cheers from NC
I love watching you bring new life to old paintings. I'm sure whoever did this "bad" retouching had good - or at least decent - intentions, but you take such great care fo these paintings!!
I like to imagine the owner being like "oh i will send Julian my art to being taken care, and will be simple things to deal, just some clean and varnish", and then Julian comes out of the studio, cleaning his throat while dramatically open a rolled paper contaning a list of things that he had to undo and redone with this art simply because WTF
Hi Julian thank you so much for still putting out videos even after all these years! You saved my life 4 years ago and I'm living my best life now. I still watch and/or rewatch your videos everynight before I go to sleep. I'm so glad I did not give up, I never thought I would be where I am today. You have been my comfort whenever times have been tough. I'm not only better but I'm strong enough to take care of others now 🤗🤗🤗🤗
So glad you’re still here. I don’t know you, but it’s always wonderful to hear someone say they decided they needed a semicolon instead of a period. ❤❤❤
Julian I absolutely love all of your videos. They are so well done and so relaxing that many times when I can't seem to get unwound before bed, I can put on one of your videos and I'm perfectly calm by the end. Thank you for doing what you do
Always such a pleasure to watch you transform a painting. I also watch two furniture restoration channels and they have both mentioned your name. I was so surprised, but after thinking about I understood why; artistry, patience and meticulousness required in both disciplines. One craftsmen appreciating the work of another must be the highest compliment of all. As an interior designer I can only be in awe of your skills.
Deceptive ease is an excellent insight. Loose watercolors, line drawings, minimalistic designs and such are so much harder to do than they seem because they conceal nothing.
I really appreciate your videos. It's not just because they are so relaxing. I'm learning so much that I wouldn't have ever thought I needed to know. I'm not a conservator, I'm an elementary school library media tech (librarian and then some). And I get to put up bulletin boards. even something as simple as how you tack down the edges of the painting transfers easily to how to put up the background paper on a bulletin board. There are so many other things that I do better because I've watched your videos. Thank you so very much!!
Love your work. Your comment about things that look simple are hard reminds me of my philosophy in software development... 'Your simplicity makes my life complex. '
Damn you. I knew it was the beginning of an ad read. But I couldn’t skip because I had to know how the Segway was gonna go. And now here I am adding to the algorithm by writing this comment. Damn you. Also, love you videos 😁
Hi, can I ask about the puddle to the right of the sheep? When you showed the painting in the beginning, I assumed it was a large patch of paint loss because it kept drawing my eye when I was trying to look at the woman and the sheep. And it's still doing it after all your work. Does it look less distracting under natural light?
if you look closely while he’s doing retouching around 26:20 (the lighting is better then) you can see some texture and brushwork reflecting the light there which contrasts starkly with the losses on the sheep.
Will you be continuing the series of apprentice as I found it enjoyable to see you passing your experience knowledge and own personal processes to the conservator of the future... It's a process that we as a viewer rarely get to see/experiance.. the video that's had the biggest impact to me was ..Becoming Whole.. that showed me the importance of conservation/restoration in art as I thought that painting was beyond salvage and showed me a side to art I or even most people have no awareness of. Thank you for continually educating me in a world that is foreign/alien to me
Love this little painting. You did a wonderful job. Am enjoying all your work-old and new. Superb retouching work. Am learning many interesting things watching you.
Just so everyone knows, the Squarespace ad was an important part of the manga, I’m glad the writers kept it in. It really helps to expand the world building.
This is an odd request, given that your videos are so visual... but would you ever consider releasing just the audio of these videos on a platform like spotify or soundcloud? Your narration is so good- I like to go back and just listen to videos I've already watched. it's like a mix between a podcast and asmr... I would love to be able to listen without having youtube open. Idk, I might be alone in this, but I wanted to ask!
i have watched all your vids, and no matter how many times you do it. explain it, or show it, every single time i am mesmerized by it. it's an art all onto itself. thank you for all the care, love and appreciation you put into these paintings, no matter how big or small (painting or task) truely a master at work here.
Making that loss on the sky disappear is unbelievably hard to accomplish. This has to be the most impressive retouching I've ever seen on this channel! 😲
We have a proverb that literally says “the back of item is the master’s conscience”, which means that a good master will always take care of every part, even if it will never be seen by others. I myself make embroidered jewelry and I always make sure that my works come out nice and neat even inside. I know that no one else is going to see the inner parts of my works unless they break and need repair, but… I see them in progress and I like everything neat, clean and nice and I just can’t do it in any other way than that.
Thanks so much for showing how you fold the corner in detail. I've been waiting a long time. Now I can cross that one off my bucket list and die happy! Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵, 😷
Well, saw your work referenced in a different video. Tom Johnson was working on some dirty, damaged finish on a piece of antique furniture and said "I'm no Julian" - which is true. He restores fine furniture, not fine paintings - but I thought it was interesting to hear your name mentioned by another craftsman.
I know it's not exactly your targeted audience but my cats LOVE your channel. They especially like chasing the brush during retouching. Thanks for giving me and my cats so much entertainment!
Lol i was just about to comment this 😂 I was watching the part when he was retouching and my cat was leaning over my phone watching 😂
I bet the whole studio is a strict no kitty zone.
My cat loves to drag paint brushes from the basement up to the living room. Apart from the lovely feel of bristles in the mouth, they also spin well on the hardwood floors!
Ah, they have a bright future in painting conservation!😂
@@marieangie5663 they lack a proper appreciation for the wonders of washi kozo
" Look at the shepherdess, as she gently nudges her flock towards the pen. A sheep's pen, of course, is a square space, so..." 😄
Perfection.
You know you've been watching this channel for a long enough time when Julian pulls out a painting that initially looks undamaged, and your first thought is.... "Oh no... what disaster is this now?" And then you know we are REALLY in for a ride when he pulls out the UV lights! 😂
Exactly!
Haven't even seen the blacklight yet, betting it's a fuckton of overpainting on the sky tho.
@@comradewindowsill4253 How did you guess?!
@@respectpotatoes I mean, honestly? the sky looked flat in the middle and sus around the edges. instantly reminded me of that other one that he worked on a while ago, with the guy in the red blanket, and the sky one that one had the exact same thing.
"While this painting is attempting to pull the wool over my eyes, I can shear through the mess due to being organized and methodical. And Squarespace can provide you with organization and tools to set up your website and help shepherd your business into greener pastures."
Ahh channeling your inner Julien.
the dad jokes are just, perfection.
Love it!
Just saw an interesting crossover from Science Insider - washi kozo and reversible adhesive is being used to hold together dinosaur bones that are excavated from the La Brea tar pits.
Super interesting to see how these techniques can be shared between different realms of conservation!
Is there anything washi kozo CAN'T do?
thank you for that interesting tidbit :)
freakin STRONG that stuff 😍
@@TonyBullard Sadly, washi kozo can't hold my life together. ;-)
Link please? !!
Just when I was thinking, “I’d really like to see that new retouching under black light,” you picked up the painting and headed to the back room. Thank you for that small touch.
+1
I love how from farther away you see the flock, but he's painted in such a way that if you get closer you can see each sheep stand out from the flock. Like you can do, with Squarespace.
Lmao
Lol fu 😂
@@UnknownMusician beautifully done
@@UnknownMusician you have to get a bit meta phor this one
Perfect 😁
my theory for why they repainted the whole sky is that they realized their colors were off and decided it'd be easier to just go over the whole thing to make it match. a terrible idea but I can't see any other reason why they'd do that
Sounds about right. Good call.
that's what I was thinking. And then they accidentally clipped the bottom of the lower right branch and just decided to erase it
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My wife and I love your channel. We tried watching other restoration channels, but we quickly realized that they are not you and stop watching. It's your narration of your work that keeps us watching. You are so relaxing but more importantly, informative. Please continue to create content.
I am a quilter, but I can relate to the "deceptively simple" aspect. A white-on-white quilt is a quilters display of skill, as it shows everything!!! (both excellent technique and the smallest mistakes are there for all to see, unhidden by color or texture.)
Julien progressed from the word "SLOPPY" to "WTF". 🤣🤣 This just made my day
Have I watched enough of these that I’m starting to notice imperfections or is it just my imagination?
When you first showed the original painting you can see a distinct line between the sky and the ground that made me think that the sky had been massively overpainted.
It looked a lot smoother and lacked the canvas & brushwork texture of the lower half of the painting!
I saw that too, it was either overpaint or a sunrise because varnish discolors evenly.
The colour made me think that there was a lot of grime and dirt, I did also see the missing texture on the paint from the canvas, but I didn't think too much of it because I see these videos for relaxing while I do other stuff like knitting or crocheting.
I thought maybe I saw a bump or distortion in the areas of damage. I do think he’s training our eyes. I thought about buying a painting on eBay and started looking at the chipped paint and impasto. I decided even if I was given the painting I couldn’t afford the restoration it deserved
Dear Julian,
Consider a "Art Restoration Simulator" game. An educated and learning, ASMR experience for the player as they retouch famous paintings. All of which narrated and tutorialised by you. Something to ruminate.
It's interesting how much you didn't know you needed something until someone mentioned it or it's released it to the public. Now I definitely want that video game, make it happen Julian
im so so so down for this, especially if the game has Julian's voice
Where can I sign up for this?
Cause I Will Sign with All Possible Violence
I need this game in my life, please. Seriously I would pay good money for this game
Yeeeees
That under-bench PVC pipe “holster” for the drill is a pretty clever idea!
Yea I think he's well pleased with that and chose to show us few that would appreciate it without having to make a big fuss. If you know you know
That segment literally had me doing this face 😍
it triggered hardware envy I've never had before... and now I want to redo my workshop.😂
As somebody who's always doing DIY & craft in very limited space, I was admiring that super-tidy tool storage wall in the back of frame too... and as always, envious of the expansive amount of workspaces Julian has!! 😆
I did the tiniest bit of "retouching" on a book with a little bit of paint loss on the cover, and I could hear Julian telling me not to do too much and ruin the integrity of the book. It worked pretty well, I'm really proud of it!
Hey Julian, I’ve come to notice that you’re an incredible painter through your retouching. Do have any paintings that you’ve painted in your free time? If so, I think we’d all love to see them!
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Squarespace is the exact same quality as Wix or Weebly, just has a more confusing interface. And that quality is not good.
Wooldn't have expected a comment so skilfully coated in baad puns.
Ewe surprised me.
We have a winner winner lamb chop dinner! At least in my sheepish opinion.
“Sub-baa providers”
I'm happy to have a 12-hour time differences to where Julian lives. I get to watch his newly upload videos at night before going to sleep. 🥰
Counting sheep, I bet 😀
@@arnhemseptember2009 I'll be lying if I said no. Julian's voice is just so soothing 🤣 (I'm still interested in his work tho, I'll rewatch the next day to see the result)🤭🤭
I love how you can recognize paintings from previous videos in the background from time to time, makes you wonder the timeline of each retouching.
My brain instantly went to 'Wow he's going to retouch a painting with flocking? Like, the fuzzy stuff? That's gonna be a new one." Then I anticipated the sheep to actually be fuzzy. Nawh it's just a sheep flock, but still an interesting painting nonetheless
That’s what I thought too 😂
Me too!
Me too! I saw the Evan & Katelyn fuzzy keyboard video a while ago and I guess it poisoned a small clump of brain cells 😂🤣
@@bclairelarr that’s the video exactly I wash exactly thinking of and the the toilet seat 😂
Conserving a flocked painting would be an interesting sight!
I love the abundance of dad jokes in this episode 😂😂😂
i'm not saying julien is a perfectionist, i'm just saying even his outlinings of old retouching are fucking perfect
Pov: when u`re in here for the 6th time this week hopeing theres a new video😩
Same here, must be on a well deserved holiday
My joke pitch : "This painting is a square. You know what else is a square? Squarespace"
I am a very regular watcher of your channel and I just wanted to check that you were OK. You haven't taken a break this long in a long time. I hope everything is okay
I will always appreciate your dad joke segways Julian 💜
Julian could use a Segway to get around the studio... making for a faster _segue_ from one 'square space' to another...🙂
His dad-joke segues are some of the best parts of the videos I’m not gonna lie, I adore them
@@wildman2012 As an avid reader, I always read segue as see-gyu yet somehow assumed the correct meaning. But in conversation I would use segue correctly, just assuming it was spelled the same as the motorized vehicle. Language is a funny thing.
The best Mondays are Baumgartner Mondays!
Most definitely!!
It's always tempting to start building a story in your head based on prior restorations. Like what if the reason the entire sky was repainted was because they started just doing the damaged portions in the left and then just weren't able to match the original shade well enough and so did the whole thing to prevent an obvious telltale seam across it? :D
That's almost certainly why.
Seems that you could equate bridging to butterfly stitches ..... small adhesive strips laid across (shall we say bridging) a wound in lieu of stitches
You know Julian is a Real One because he pronounces van Gogh correctly.
not completely right...lol...first G is same as last...
@John O'Neill you get used to the language...without the flem...
I have a Dutch friend who grew up in the village where Van Gogh did. I agree with those who mention phlegm (not flem). It really sounds like someone hawking up a loogie.
@@christinebravomom5711 I looked actually at the word flem...definition...apparently it's also correct...In Europe we use more phlegm to define being calm, almost indifferent.Yes Dutch language is very guttural...at the beginning I had the feeling thet everyone was having heavy discussions...lol..but after 45 years...I speak as they do..
Yes, as I just now realized I have been pronouncing it wrong forever....and I was an art major (graphic design)!!!
Julian, where are you? Are you ok?
Anyone else staring at the yellow Julian got on the painting until he cleaned it away? 😂 so glad he noticed. Amazing work as ever Julian! Such a gorgeous painting
As an everyday (experienced)painter I knew the sky wasn’t easy to restore..but I had no doubt that you were up to this ,thankyou for showing us the restoration of this little jewel..As a born Dutch it warms my hearth to see these beautiful little landscapes…such a delightful painting ..🤗Thank you ones again from Croatia..!😃👋
Oops..once again..🤔😃
the previous guy sheepishly attempted to conserve this painting… I’ll see myself out
can I join you after I say that Julian took the painting to his dark room where he could view it more easel-ly?
That's baaaa'd.
Ewe lot are incorrigible.😜
@@nrml76 Maybe so .... but we have lots of fun while horsing around! 😁
Every flock relies on a good shepard, someone they can trust. Squarespace can be your shepard . . .
My Mondays are better when there is a new video to watch, thank you. Such talent as a restoration expert and an excellent RUclipsr!
This channel has given me a better appreciation for realism. I never really saw the point, but I appreciate all the hard work that goes into an art piece like this.
He also makes a very good point in regards to minimalist paintings. "Sometimes, things that seem easy are actually hard."
This is insane that you can warm up a painting this much and use solvents and not damage it. Absolutely amazing.
i’ve just seen someone on facebook use resin to strengthen the back of her canvas and honestly i could cry
Where for art thou Julian?
This painting is one of my favorites I’ve seen on this channel. I usually like more colors but the quietness/size/subject all compliment each other. It’s beautiful like a perfect pearl
It's a fascinating composition with everything all located in the bottom half of the frame, & that little tree both centering the frame and providing a final focal point where the road ends? Being able to balance everything and make the work stay so visually interesting despite that huge empty grey sky shows a lot of technical skill, IMO.
I think it’s so interesting that fine tailoring and sewing principles show up in art conservation. Two interests of mine coming together. *insert maniacal laughter*
I love how Julian's optmism keeps up even when he notices how much painting was missing under the old retouching/restoration
Altho, You can also feel the internal Screams of WHAT THE FLOOOOOOCK?!
As a sewist, I love that you actually finish (fold under) your canvass edges on the back. It's a detail that will make a difference.
Ooh, I’m calling my mama a Yarner!, 😂
Seeing the thumbnail my first thought was; oh hey that looks like the Mauve painting we have at home. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be a Mauve! I loved seeing all the love and attention given to the artists simple and sober painting.
for some reason, I find the process of securing the keys so satisfying. Julien's technique is just better!
Julian we miss you! I’m sure this next upload is going to be big, I keep checking back everyday waiting for the next video. It’s been a very long time since you’ve missed an upload let alone two!
Saw on Insta there will be a video Monday!!!!!
Really?
I loved this one as I live on a Vermont sheep farm where the wool is used by spinners, not the meat sold by butchers.
This painting shows the wonderful calmness of a wool farm..
Thanks for the fine restoration.
I was wondering if Julian had uploaded a new video and when I opened RUclips there it was. However, I'm at work, so I'll save it to watch it tonight, besides, I prefer to watch his videos as a bed time story. Thank you Julian, I love your videos, big hugs from México!
Bed time part is so true
Would have loved it if they wanted to restore the frame as well! It's gorgeous!
Pronounced “gogh” very well 👏
As a Dutchie, I always feel a little extra proud seeing Julian work his magic on a Dutch painters work! Amazing once again, WTF no more 👌🏻
I love the dramatic reveals and the huge crazy paintings, but this was really fascinating! I was actually able to guess that the sky had been overpainted which goes to show what a good teacher you are!
I do look forward to your posts. Your not only teaching art restoration but also what it takes to do quality work. Being slow, methodical, present, and mindful is very zen. I try to apply this mindset to cleaning, gardening, cooking, etc love is respect, respect requires care and awareness. It’s not about how quick or how fast but always first and foremost how well.
Your videos have been great for me and my son lately. He happily falls asleep having a cuddle in bed while I watch your videos. Your voice is calming and it's a nice change from our usual classical music at bed time. Oh and the work you do is fascinating. I think I'll have to work out how clean my mum's oil paintings (from the late 1990's). She passed away a few years ago and she never taught me how to clean them 😔. She only ever did about 15 paintings, but many of them are lovely scenery paintings of local areas including holiday destinations.
I love this format of just explaining what you are doing without a scripted narrative! Thanks and I hope for more.
I also1 really enjoy when Julian restores an object of art that isn't a painting. He can do it all!
Who else can't click fast enough when they see his notifications?
I love Mondays when you have new episodes. I know you will keep up the good work.
I bet after dealing with that last billboard painting this postage stamp sized one was a pleasant change
Julian....are you okay? Noticed that there aren't any new videos and you were lacking a wedding ring. Hope that was just an oversight and all is well on the home front. Cheers from NC
How did u even notice that wtf
@@pearlkisses_8520 I'm observant.
One of the most “what the flock” moments in this video for me came when I realized how tiny this painting actually is in real life
I love watching you bring new life to old paintings. I'm sure whoever did this "bad" retouching had good - or at least decent - intentions, but you take such great care fo these paintings!!
I like to imagine the owner being like "oh i will send Julian my art to being taken care, and will be simple things to deal, just some clean and varnish", and then Julian comes out of the studio, cleaning his throat while dramatically open a rolled paper contaning a list of things that he had to undo and redone with this art simply because WTF
Hi Julian thank you so much for still putting out videos even after all these years! You saved my life 4 years ago and I'm living my best life now. I still watch and/or rewatch your videos everynight before I go to sleep. I'm so glad I did not give up, I never thought I would be where I am today. You have been my comfort whenever times have been tough. I'm not only better but I'm strong enough to take care of others now 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Wow! That's quite an endorsement ! Wonderful to know you are better now.
So glad you’re still here. I don’t know you, but it’s always wonderful to hear someone say they decided they needed a semicolon instead of a period.
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Julian I absolutely love all of your videos. They are so well done and so relaxing that many times when I can't seem to get unwound before bed, I can put on one of your videos and I'm perfectly calm by the end. Thank you for doing what you do
It was really neat to watch the retouching on the sky. To see the "monolith" of color slowly get camouflaged into rest of the sky.
Well, that was a treat...thanks! I get hung up on large paintings, and it is great to be reminded of our small treasures.
This process never gets old!
What a lovely painting and what great restoration.
Always such a pleasure to watch you transform a painting. I also watch two furniture restoration channels and they have both mentioned your name. I was so surprised, but after thinking about I understood why; artistry, patience and meticulousness required in both disciplines. One craftsmen appreciating the work of another must be the highest compliment of all. As an interior designer I can only be in awe of your skills.
Are they channels we would enjoy? Care to share?
Deceptive ease is an excellent insight. Loose watercolors, line drawings, minimalistic designs and such are so much harder to do than they seem because they conceal nothing.
Julian, your dad jokes & warmth are just right for your nerdy, insomniac, depressed audience. Never stop! 🏆😇 💙
I really expected you to say at the end "Now BAAAaack to the painting."
I’m glad your able to remove all the overpaint, the paintings coming back to life
I really appreciate your videos. It's not just because they are so relaxing. I'm learning so much that I wouldn't have ever thought I needed to know. I'm not a conservator, I'm an elementary school library media tech (librarian and then some). And I get to put up bulletin boards. even something as simple as how you tack down the edges of the painting transfers easily to how to put up the background paper on a bulletin board. There are so many other things that I do better because I've watched your videos. Thank you so very much!!
I held my breath when you were drilling the holes in those keys! Really close to that finger!
Love your work. Your comment about things that look simple are hard reminds me of my philosophy in software development... 'Your simplicity makes my life complex. '
Damn you. I knew it was the beginning of an ad read. But I couldn’t skip because I had to know how the Segway was gonna go. And now here I am adding to the algorithm by writing this comment. Damn you.
Also, love you videos 😁
Hi, can I ask about the puddle to the right of the sheep? When you showed the painting in the beginning, I assumed it was a large patch of paint loss because it kept drawing my eye when I was trying to look at the woman and the sheep. And it's still doing it after all your work. Does it look less distracting under natural light?
Same!
Same here. But at the end i kind of guessed it was a bit of leftover snow patch? 🤷♂️
if you look closely while he’s doing retouching around 26:20 (the lighting is better then) you can see some texture and brushwork reflecting the light there which contrasts starkly with the losses on the sheep.
I think it's a chalk path worn through the turf.
It's very glaring to me as well. I kept thinking it was a paint loss area. I love the rest of the painting but that area is so annoyingly different
Will you be continuing the series of apprentice as I found it enjoyable to see you passing your experience knowledge and own personal processes to the conservator of the future... It's a process that we as a viewer rarely get to see/experiance.. the video that's had the biggest impact to me was ..Becoming Whole.. that showed me the importance of conservation/restoration in art as I thought that painting was beyond salvage and showed me a side to art I or even most people have no awareness of. Thank you for continually educating me in a world that is foreign/alien to me
So sorry about your loss Julian. Praying you walk your path with God he's always there for you.
Beautiful painting. I love the low horizon lines of Dutch pastoral landscapes.
Love this little painting. You did a wonderful job. Am enjoying all your work-old and new. Superb retouching work. Am learning many interesting things watching you.
This showed up in my miniatures feed and i've never been happier. (Flock being the Little straw-like structure used as grass)
One admires your shirts. They make for a lovely casual wardrobe.
It's great how you bring us along for the ride and explain everything. Very unpretentious and considerate of you.
Just so everyone knows, the Squarespace ad was an important part of the manga, I’m glad the writers kept it in. It really helps to expand the world building.
This is an odd request, given that your videos are so visual... but would you ever consider releasing just the audio of these videos on a platform like spotify or soundcloud? Your narration is so good- I like to go back and just listen to videos I've already watched. it's like a mix between a podcast and asmr... I would love to be able to listen without having youtube open. Idk, I might be alone in this, but I wanted to ask!
The backstory makes this my favorite video to date
i can't get over how tiny and cute that painting is
i have watched all your vids, and no matter how many times you do it. explain it, or show it, every single time i am mesmerized by it. it's an art all onto itself. thank you for all the care, love and appreciation you put into these paintings, no matter how big or small (painting or task) truely a master at work here.
Making that loss on the sky disappear is unbelievably hard to accomplish. This has to be the most impressive retouching I've ever seen on this channel! 😲
I'm missing you, hope everything's ok. Hope to see you soon. Afriend.
He did not face the painting. Let me repeat, he did not face the painting.
Cue the end of the world.
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I love how much shade he throws at the people who tried to fix the painting before
We have a proverb that literally says “the back of item is the master’s conscience”, which means that a good master will always take care of every part, even if it will never be seen by others.
I myself make embroidered jewelry and I always make sure that my works come out nice and neat even inside. I know that no one else is going to see the inner parts of my works unless they break and need repair, but… I see them in progress and I like everything neat, clean and nice and I just can’t do it in any other way than that.
The restoration process is memorizing. Thank you for your work to save art.
Your skill and patience are amazing. I can't stop watching your videos.
Thanks so much for showing how you fold the corner in detail. I've been waiting a long time. Now I can cross that one off my bucket list and die happy! Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵, 😷
Well, saw your work referenced in a different video. Tom Johnson was working on some dirty, damaged finish on a piece of antique furniture and said "I'm no Julian" - which is true. He restores fine furniture, not fine paintings - but I thought it was interesting to hear your name mentioned by another craftsman.