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As good as Mr. Church is at his art, one would expect a more polished approach in the DVD. This instructional DVD was full of "you know" and "um." It came across as though he hadn't really prepared for the task of engaging his audience with useful information. He seems to have the same problem as many other instructional DVD artists that I've watched: Everyone thinks they can record eight hours of painting a single piece, speed it up, and then lay in a voiceover. It just doesn't work for many, which is why I'm so thankful for Smartflix.
Do not be fooled by the high ratings. Buy a good book instead.
I think Christian Lorenz Scheurer is an engaging narrator at times. He's talented at what he does. Despite his talent the DVD feels like it's an hour too long. Nearly every instructional DVD I've watched where the artist talks over a sped up version of a painting session results in a lot of dead air and meandering dialog -- it's like watching and listening to paint dry. When one looks at the one page PDF of author notes provided on many of these Gnomon disks you begin to feel shortchanged and realize there really wasn't much in the DVD in the way of learning. Was it worth the $9 rental fee? Yes. Was it worth 2+ hours of my time? No, which is why I sped it up myself.
