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Tried a screen recording instead of a static timelapse for my process video
I usually just post a sped up timelapse of my digital paintings on Instagram, but last week I decided to do a full screen recording instead with Procreate's replay feature. Turns out, showing my actual brush strokes and mistakes in real time got way more engagement than my polished stuff ever did. A guy named Tom in the comments said it helped him see how I layer colors, which I never expected. Has anyone else switched up their process videos and seen a change in feedback?
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elliot_roberts13d ago
Oh man, my buddy Jake did the exact same thing last month with his pottery videos. He always used to just set up a camera and speed up the whole throwing process, looked all clean and smooth. Then one day his toddler knocked over the tripod and he just left the phone recording on the floor while he fixed the clay. That raw footage showing him cussing under his breath and re-centering the lump three times got more comments than anything he'd posted in a year. People ate up watching the real struggle, even asked if he could do more "blooper reels" on purpose. Now he intentionally leaves in his mistakes, says it makes people feel like they could actually learn from watching him.
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Oh wow, that's so funny you mention that. I had a similar thing happen with my gardening videos, I used to edit out all my screw-ups like accidentally cutting a stem too short or dropping the trowel. Then one time I left in a clip where I was trying to transplant a succulent and it literally crumbled in my hand because I watered it wrong the day before. People went nuts in the comments telling me their own plant murder stories. Now I just show the whole messy process including my dead ends and it actually feels more like a conversation than just me showing off.
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