Wow! 100,000 subscribers.
I'm blown away.
What a journey it's been.
Three years ago
Dom and I were talking about building my business
and different ways that we could do that.
And he said to me,
You need to start thinking of yourself as a content creator.
As soon as he said that, I knew that he was right.
Prior to our talk that day, I had used YouTube as a place
to put quick painting videos that I'd made for Instagram.
I didn't take it seriously, but that day, three years ago,
something clicked and I decided to take it seriously.
I knew nothing about standing in front of the camera.
I had no fancy cameras or lighting equipment.
My knowledge of editing was limited, but I knew that
I loved painting in watercolor and I wanted to share that love.
When I first started, I stood awkwardly
in front of my iPhone and I stumbled over my words.
I felt self-conscious and nervous.
I've got a-
I've got a scrap of-
because I want you to see the effec-
Interesting cast shadows
No
Even though...
The paint was dry...
I didn't
I didn't want to
tssssss
So
I recently painted this
scruffy long-haired dog
and today I'm gonna go-
*Frustration*
I still feel awkward and self-conscious,
but that's okay, because it's not about me.
It's about sharing what I know about painting and watercolor.
And it's about sharing my love of this medium with you.
Anyway, I'm just getting started.
From now on, I'll have my son helping me film and edit my videos.
I'm no longer going to use my iPhone to film.
I bought a new fancy camera that I'll have to learn how to use,
some new microphones,
and I'll be filming in this new studio.
All videos from now on will have full English captions as well.
Who would have thought that over 100,000 people would be interested
in what I've got to say?
I'm truly
grateful to each and every one of you.
Thank you to all of you who have subscribed.
Thank you for watching my videos.
Thank you for commenting.
Thank you for sharing.
And thank you for not letting me feel that-
-I'm just standing here talking to myself.
Congratulations on your new subscriber milestone.
We are honored to take pride in recognizing your achievement.
Wow. 1000 subscribers.
I'm blown away.
And that was one that was
And that was one that was One thousand?
Wow, one- Huh
*Blowing Rasberry*
What a journey it's been three years ago.
Dom and I were talking about building my business and-
It's cr*p?
You stopped- I don't know why you stopped
Stopped what?
After "Blow away" you said "three years ago"
and you said *Dragged out* "three years ago..."
Like you're ready to stop and start again
As soon as he said that, I knew that he was right.
Prior to our talk,
I knew nothing about standing in front of the
ca-
-camera
All videos
from now on will have full English captions.
*staggered* Captions..
aswell
Captions.
It's really hard to say English captions.
Don't shake your head.
I'll get it...
...Eventually
Can't you just put music over this
bit?
*unenthused* Sure
WOW!