‘Like a dream’: Japanese grandpa draws in following as art YouTuber

Unlike the attention-grabbing antics of most top YouTubers, the grandfather has won hearts with his calm, soothing manner, which fans say makes them feel “warm and peaceful”.

The 74-year-old films everything himself for his channel “Watercolor by Shibasaki” using tripods, lighting and a smartphone or DSLR camera.He is also active on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, and says being directly connected to the world is “like a dream”. Shibasaki showing a video of his watercolour painting uploaded to his YouTube channel at his atelier in Isumi, Chiba prefecture. — AFP

Shibasaki painting with watercolours while recording video footage using his phone at a shrine in Isumi, Chiba prefecture. — AFP However, overcome with the desire to move to Tokyo and study art aged 18, he rushed to ask his parents’ permission while they were hard at work.

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