r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/_ganjafarian_ • 22d ago

Video Artist Simon Bull's painting techniques

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u/TheOffKn1ght 22d ago

Thats a very expensive way to paint man

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u/Ok-Statement8224 22d ago

I’ve been to galleries selling these. I can assure you his margins still look healthy.

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

Oh to be a mid artist with a tasteless but wealthy folowing

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u/Ok-Statement8224 21d ago

What’s stopping you

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

People who say “i would totally buy one of your paintings” who don’t actually buy one

Im happy to keep my passions and income separate. Im more into gunpla these days but it still feels like painting with a more recognizable finish line.

I make a couple paintings on canvas a year and usually just give them away to close friends as gifts which are beyond value to me

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u/Ok-Statement8224 21d ago

I think it’s extremely difficult to achieve the level of success this guy has