Hey, this is Eric from Café Watercolor.
So…
I’m about to take a break on YouTube.
I know this might not be the best news I share with you,
but I’m doing this for a very important reason,
and I want to share it with you.
Just keep watching today’s coffee talk.
I have been on YouTube for about 2 years and it has been an amazing journey and experience.
I get to share my passion for watercolor, as well as my life
as an artist/entrepreneur/a father with 3 boys.
My channel grows at a slow but steady rate and I really want to appreciate you for being
part of it.
Every like, comment, and subscription help this channel grow.
At the summer of 2017, I launched my online course - Watercolor Essential
for the very first time.
2018 I launched the course again with some added bonus content.
The feedback from my students are very positive and I had over 300 students
who purchased the course.
It was such an honor for so many people to invest in this program, and I did see how
the course helps people to learn more about watercolor and help them to develop their
artistic core.
One of the promises I made to every single one of my student is that as I grow as an
artist and teacher, my course material will grow along with it.
And I think it’s the time to deliver that promise.
I've learned so much from my students about what they need and what’s the best way for
them to learn.
And while the students are really kind and gave me really positive feedback on my course,
I know I can do a better job to design better lessons and exercises to help them even more.
And this is the reason I am going to take a pause on YouTube
and start to update my online course.
There are over 40 lessons in my course, and I will have to go over every single one of them
to see what lessons need an update, and what additional lessons do I need to do to
help the student better.
Because I’m not a full-time YouTuber, I constantly have to juggle running this YouTube channel
with my day job and my family.
So as much as I want to continue to upload more content on YouTube,
I have to set my focus on one thing at a time.
And this course really requires me to devote my fullest attention aside from my day job
and family.
So this isn’t goodbye, I’m not going anywhere.
This is just a brief pause.
I might still do some live stream if I have some extra time.
But I will just mainly focusing on update my course.
My plan is to start this month and finish the update by the end of August.
So if you haven’t enrolled in my course but is interested, be sure you sign up to
my mailing list and you will be the first to know when the course is available again
And if you already purchase the course from the past, you can still access the current
materials and bonus lessons as usual until I update the course.
Then you will be able to access the updated course materials for free.
And yes, the bonus lessons will still be there for you.
I also have been asked if I will do a portrait painting course.
While it is definitely on the road map, I really want to focus and make the watercolor essential course
as good as possible because that’s the foundation of everything.
So anyways I just want to give you an update before I take a pause.
As I said, this isn’t goodbye.
I will definitely come back and have more content for you!
You can also follow me on Instagram because I am doing more small and frequent update there.
As always, if you like this video please like and subscribe.
Hit the bell icon so you will get a notification when I have a live stream painting
session and when I announce the course is ready again.
you will get a notification as well
My name is Eric and I will see you very very soon, hopefully not too long.