What gives inspiration week after week?

When I started this journey at the end of March, I never really considered how much work it would be. This was likely due to the fact that I had fresh ideas in my head, and plenty of time ahead of me to make them a reality.

The fact is this- each Sunday morning my day begins with a 6.5 day timer counting down until the next P2L is due.

I need to:

find a suitable mini

prepare that mini for painting

name and conceptualize a story for it

paint that miniature, and create a base for it aswell

obstruct this natural process by filming and documenting every step

compile creation footage and create the painting video

write a script for the video

shoot the video

blend all of the pieces together in one final editing push

release the video on Saturday at 5pm

market the release on social media platforms etc.

repeat

It's an arduous process, made stressful by the fact that 1.) I'm doing it alone, and 2.) if any part of the above breaks down, or fails... I fail.

The truth of the matter however is, 1.) These restrictions I set- are from me, for me. 2.) I'm not alone.

Every comment I get from a viewer, every LIKE, every new subscriber that surprises me out of the blue, everytime my friends and family call me GM Atank, every time my friends help me with writers block, every time my wife reads me the cold hard truth of the matter... That's when the "You are not alone" realization hits me the hardest.

Frankly, as much as this journey is mine, as it's progressed I've found myself referring to the channel as "WE" and "US"- sometimes laughing at that to myself, as there is only me.

Except as I said, there is more than me. And if you're reading this, then you are a part of this "WE" too, and I thank you for that.

Paint to Life may be something that runs for 6 months, a year, who knows?? Maybe one day, I'll meet a complete stranger at a tradeshow of some kind thanks to this platform. A guy can dream can't he?

For now however, I remain, alone in my basement making movies for you. For us.

Thank you for being on this journey with me.

Now- what the Hell am I painting next!?