See if a color works before painting. Previsualization. 

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Imagine being able to own a piece of software and use it for as long as you like. What an incredible concept!

Man, this channel has become my safe space.

It’s funny how we can spend all this time making sounds and music and at the end of the day nothing is more soothing than the sound of a rainy day in the woods. Crafsman you made me get all philosophical with your editing, well done.

the little gags you do at the beginning of your videos are always a joy

Crafsman, you are a treasure. That you for making this channel and the Facebook group so I can feel like it's OK to keep playing, experimenting, and of course, steady crafing.

I enjoy these simpler videos just as much (if not more) as the fancy ones with the music and animations

i did not know peace until i watched this video. your soothing voice combined with rain made me feel some kinda way. i like watching craft videos but i never feel like i'd be able to actually make the stuff myself. but after watching some of your videos, i was like, "hey, maybe i actually CAN do this!" im proud to say tht yesterday i sculpted my first miniature for dnd :) thank you for inspiring me to craft, Crafsman!! your content is truly a gift to this world!!

I would love me a CrafsMan cameo just telling me to "relax, its gonna be alright, you got this buddy". Another amazing video, you inspire me to keep going and keep trying new things, thank you.

Crafsman, your content always makes me smile. The state of the world, combined with my current health issues, has been tearing me down. But whenever I watch your videos, I always get a smile and a new idea for a project out of it. Thank you for making the content that you do, I really hope you're doing as well as you can through everything right now. You're a great force to have as a creator.

Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain telling me just what a fool I've been.

sick break-beat at the start!

Awesome shoutout to Paul Braddock!

Hi, i'm Spanish and I found this marvelous channel and I love it

I found this channel yesterday best accident ever

I would watch the heck out of a video of Crafsman just babbling quietly over some gentle rain sounds

You just gave me a high five Mr Crafsman. Many Thanks, Eric.

Idk why this was recommended but it was genuinely so relaxing to watch and I loved it

thumbs up on hand puppet. love his intros, zany look, and vibe. would love to see more of the puppet throughout the videos. thanks for sharing all your crafting tips and tricks...enlightening and entertaining. 🤩

This channel has really helped my anxiety. Thank you Crafsman!

Im only 1 cup of coffee in but ill make a second to get on your level 😁

I had a trash day at work today but this video immediately made me feel better. Just wanted to say thanks for doing what you do.

@ The Crafsman; if you end up getting one of the Paul Braddock robots, I hope you paint it just like the suit on your free range chicken painting video! That way it’s a tribute to your work and his! Love this video! I bet this will help save some time and frustration for a lot of crafters out there in the universe!!! 😉

The zoom at the beginning had me cracking up 🤣🤣

A great Sunday just got a little better. I used to do graphics for signs and vehicles with vinyl and digital printing. Sometimes an old version of something is the absolute best tool for the job because you know it inside and out.

I cant get enough Crafsman!

“ best believe I ain’t just gonna be painting that thing” 😁Loved that line

Even though I have discovered your videos/channel a mere few days ago, I already look forward to your uploads as well as the knowledge that you pack into each of 'em.

your so knowledgeable on your crafting crafsman

This is a great tool to use.. Ive done this same technique for years! Works great for seeing what a room looks like before you paint it too.

Nothing better than watching a Crafsman video..having some coffee..listening to his soothing voice while rain hitting the crafs shed

I did this for my parents' old pop-up camper when they were refurbishing it and were tryin' to pick colors for the cabinets and counters. I suggested a pwder blue and harvest yellow. They were skeptical, until I took some photos and and did a color overlay in photoshop. Great and easy for any paint jobs around the house! There are probably even some apps for it now.

Yet another fantastic video. Thank you Mr. Crafsman.

I'm a digital artist so I know all of this stuff, but because it's crafsman I'm gonna watch the whole thing anyway lol

I luv the sound of rain ty for sharing 👍🏼

11:00 - That's a neat robot, well detailed.

Love you crafsman...and crafsmomma too...❤️😃

This was unexpectedly helpful! I usually watch your videos just because I like you and your content. Today I got a Photoshop tutorial that was SO EASY to understand! Thank you, Crafsman - You're awesome. :-)

How the SC lord just explain you in less than 15 mins what a full course/lecture of Graphic desing takes 1 whole week. It is so easy that i can play this video to some kids and they can get it ASAP! Groovy, Crafsdude!

I love this channel more and more all the time

Crafsman knows the best colors to use - the ones you have on hand. I love the sound of the rain on your metal roof. Keep on steady craftin'

"Give somebody a high five..." yes sir, I surely will.

I love you too crafsman ! :)

I loved this episode Crafsman. 😎

That rain, man. So peaceful, perfect ambiance to play around in Photoshop or mess around with whatever figure is laying round. Have a great Sunday.

This man is a national treasure. Thank you for brightening up my Sunday Crafsman!

You encouraged me, CrafsMan! Keep it steady! Luv ya!

You made my day. Creativity is a Life Saver. You are Awesome !

this is actually something I can use thanks CraftsMan

Ooooooooooooooh SNAP! Not a Sunday until Steadycraftn!

It's nice to get a refresher on PhotoShop techniques. Even nicer if it's with CrafsMan. :)

I've been known just to do a silhouette cutout and paint - not as nice as a software photo, but it gives you an idea. Usually your gut instinct tells you right off what will work, but I have indeed had some carvings (I do a little Doug Linker style carving) that defied proper colorization. Most notable, this mushroom man thing I still have right here on my desk. It had so many layers of acrylic on it, I scraped it all off to start fresh, and natural wood so far is the color to beat. Thanks for your hints and tips Mr Craftsman! I always learn something and enjoy the video to boot!

Best channel on YT

Something about the rain hitting the roof of your workshed makes the serenity of SteadyCraftin all the more soothing. ^_^

Crafsman!!!!! Love the videos, thanks for everything you do!

The rain in the background is so relaxing!😇🙏

That OD Green is the move!

Craftman, I've been struggling through using PS for probably 6 years now, but I learned like 20 things in this video. Maybe you could make some semi-regular PhotoShop/Adobe product videos!

this is the only channel that is equally educational, relaxing, and funny. Love your work, CrafsMan!

Simple trick that's easy to overlook if you're a photoshop newbie. If you have a color figure that you want to make grey for the color previs, just switch the color mode of the project to greyscale then back to RGB. That will dump all the color information and give you a grey image of your figure.

👏👏👏 Thank You, Thank You, Thank You Crafsman! I have been looking for a proper explaination tutorial about this for awhile now but you done did it RIGHT! Whoop Whoop! Proper Teaching I always ❤ it and Value your knowledge. Thanks Again for being Craft-tastic! 😁🙏🏻

Thank you for making my day, your videos are so calming and entertaining

Great! Thank you CrafsMan.

Crafsman! Best part of waking up, is Crafsman video in your notifications! That didn’t rhyme, but that’s ok. I thought you were going to explain how you visualize colors in your head. I said, “ Man! That’s gonna be a tough one to pull off cause we can’t see inside of your head.”, but you come bringing more techologistical stuff making me want to buy some software and try dat. That looks like a better way than what I been doing. Guessing. You know I love you back.

I love the sounds of the rain. I just moved out of the Southwest and back to the Midwest because I missed the rain. Thank you for the informational and enjoyable video Crafsman!

Thanks for another awesome video CrafsMan!

Though more technical than most people would be doing, I for one appreciated the video because I am pretty proficient in Photoshop.

Yo Crafsman! Your videos are the best! Thank you for teaching us while entertaining us! :)

Tus vídeos son muy relajantes 😎👌😳👊

From soup to nuts, Crafsman, you cover it all and make it interesting.

Awesome, CraftsMan. I use Illustrator so much, I forget many Photoshop techniques. I could use a nice little technique refresh video like this everyday! But not those straight technical ones. Enjoyable ones like this.😉 This was, as always, wonderful and informative. Thank you, sir 🌷💖

Thanks TCM! This is a great technique.

Alternate method for photoshop, add a blank layer, set mode to overlay, make a hard brush and draw over the spots you'd make that color.

I Love you, too. Keep steady craftin'...

Loved it! Thank you Crafsman... hahahahaha so You were at the very end and you were still talking but I had scrolled down to comment. Only half the video screen was showing... You kinda bent down and it looked like you were trying to look UNDER the top of the browser to say "I love ya'll and keep .... steady... craftin'!" Love this channel.

You’ve fixed quarantine for me. Thank you Crafsman. 🙏

Thank you, Sir for the schoolin’, the skills and the smiles!

Always happy to see a new upload in my subscription feed.

My man's got a relaxing voice! Love it!

Woohoo! More crafsman!!!

Awesome job

I always talk directly to crafsman whenever I’m craftin’. I’ll be home alone, working on a carving, and say “crafsman, how would you make a printing press if you had to make your own?”. Then maybe later I put it on RU-vid.

Thank you sir, you really are a soothing voice in troubled times

Excellent

Another genius video. Thank you so much!

Personally I can’t see myself using this technique (mostly because I don’t have Photoshop)but I always love watching any videos that you make.

you inspire me every time I watch you.

Awe you’re so cute . The end had me 😍 The rain sound effects & your soft voice got me just like it did you I love you & your videos . You are amazing & unique Please keep them coming A big thumbs up from me

Awesome stuff, thanks for the info! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

Love that rain on the roof sound.

u are the best!! pls keep it up Craftsman!

Thank you for this!

Great one! Very useful info for all kind of projects not just models :-) Thanks Crafsman, I enjoyed watching and learned something that will help me in my projects. Stay dry :-)

AMIGO ESTO ES SUPER RELAJANTE

He just gets better and better

If there’s anyone who wants to do this but doesn’t have or want to get photoshop then Krita is a free program that mimics many very useful photoshop tools :) thanks Crafsman!

wow, this is just awesome stuff =)

second creator this week I've seen using old Adobe CS!

after seeing this i am100percent sure this is what some online sellers/retailers do rather than get pics of the clothes in different colors. interesting!

Yaaay new video!