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Heya there guys!
As i wrote yesterday, i was considering the idea of testing live streaming, since it could be a much quicker way to go with Hidden Pencils: a Youtube video takes some time, considering the time to go through the works sent/see who's going to be featured, recording the video, post-production and then uploading it..

Going live stream could have many more benefits, because we could do this potentially EVERY DAY!
And it's so much easier to promote/critique/help artists: they simply join the live stream and add their works!
So i'll try commenting/critiquing/praising them and everyone who is watching the live stream will be able to check them out xD

As i already said, the true potential in this lies in the fact that:
1) A live stream can last much longer than a youtube video, which people tend to avoid if it's longer than 10 minutes.
  Anyone can join a live stream anytime and leave anytime, may it be 1 minute or 1 hour.
2) This way, MANY more artists can be featured in a single episode, not to mention that, as i said, this is so immediate that potentially this could be made every day!


So, this evening (in a couple of hours, since here in Italy it's 7 p.m) i'm going to try this live stream Hidden Pencils and let's see how that goes guys!
If i was excited for the pre-recorded episodes on Youtube, you can imagine how much i'm excited about Hidden pencils going LIVE!

Aww, i'm really looking forward to it!
I mean: we could get to interact with each other and maybe even additionally use a ventrilo server (or perhaps just skype could do) so that everyone who wants to talk instead of typing in chat (a common thing on many live stream sites such as livestreaming.com and hangouts i think) can do it!
I myself will be using my cellphone as a camera, which certainly will have a better quality than the average webcam. xD

Now off to do some tests!
I'm considering Hangouts more than anything else right now, so i'm going to test it first.



Stay near guys because i'll write here again in less than two hours the exact time at which Hidden Pencils will go Live and how you can join!
I hope this will actually prove useful to someone.. let's try it! xD
(I'm actually a little shy so i'm a little scared as well, but i'm sure it will be fun so let's try it!)

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Heya there guys!
While reading/looking at the works you sent me for the First Episode of Hidden Pencils soon to come, i realized something and immediately wrote a status about it on my Facebook Page.. so yeah.. here it is, please let me know what you think about this and give me your suggestons, especially about a good site to use for what i explained in this status!


[Hey, hey GUYS! It's great that Hidden Pencils is getting going and so on, but... i actually feel like i could contribute more! For example, the interaction between us so far is limited to a cold and distant, impersonal approach, where you can simply type and i can simply upload a pre-recorded video..
Oookay, that certainly is better than just writing, but i feel like i could give more of my free time to speak with you in a live-stream or stuff like that!

My idea is to host some live streams in which you can show me your works and i can comment them - hoping my comments can help you to improve or simply make you feel better about your work xD
I'm also willing to speak about any problems you might have related to drawing in general, such as for example lack of motivation or whatever.

Hey - i'm no expert and i'm just a self-taught who dies if he doesn't learn/read something new everyday and who loves to learn in general - doesn't matter what, i just feel the universe is so amazing and there's just SSO much to learn and so little time to do it!
But i'd like to contribute as much as i can, and i feel like i could actually try to help more, in a more direct way, with these live-streams.
Of course we can speak about whatever you want - and it's also a great opportunity for me to practice and improve my english/pronunciation, which sucks so bad that you can't even understand me in my videos! xD

Just let me know if you think this is a good idea and if you approve, i have no problem in spending some time trying to help any beginner with some live tips or critiques..
I love speaking english and i'm sad i can't practice it here in Italy, so don't feel bad: you are not taking my time, my payoff is practicing english and the hope that what i know will be useful to someone - that would be the best payoff ever, knowing that i could actually help! *-*

The only live streams i saw are basically about artists drawing and from time to time answering to questions..
While i could also do that in the future, i'd mainly like to focus on you, your questions and pieces of art!

I'll never be tired of saying it - i love art too much, and looking at each and every one of your pieces of art is truly inspiring!
Actually this whole idea about the live stream came when i was reading and looking at the works you sent me for Hidden Pencils.. i love looking at them, and maybe i enjoy admiring art even more than i do when i create it!

Sorry if i didn't put much thought in what i wrote here, but i'm just writing what i feel right now (kinda a stream of consciousness i guess) and what the works i received inspired me to do: a live stream in which i can do what i love and get a more personal and direct contact with you.
We could maybe even relate these live streams somehow with Hidden Pencils, to improve it.. so many ideas keep flowing in my mind right now, so many possibilities!

By the way, any suggestion for a good Live Stream site? Google Hangouts? It would also be awesome to be able to have hosts, so that you too can get to speak/use your webcam if you want to!
This whole thing would be just awesome, it would be like being all together drawing together and trying to help each other!
AWWWWWW!
I guess i'm lookin' like a little overly passionate and dreaming child right now, sorry xD]