An artist creates realistic paintings using ten brushes at once and said he'll never go back to using one again.
Serge Feeleenger, 39, straps one paintbrush to each finger to paint and he says it has forever changed his perception of art.
According to Serge, from Minsk, Belarus, the technique helps him paint better - both in his technique and his outlook.
By using multiple brushes he can use them to interact with each other and do multiple things without pausing in between.
Serge says it has also expanded the way he sees his art and helps him visualise his ideas more effectively.
He said: "You can immediately mix the desired shades on the canvas when brushes interact.
"You can slide one brush across the canvas while using other brushes to remove and mix some of the paint in a different direction.
"I noticed that I began to look more broadly at the very concept of light and colour.
"It’s as if the ten-brush technique stimulates those hemispheres of the brain that are responsible for inspiration."
The artist decided to use multiple brushes in 2011 when he realized he didn't need to hold his extra brushes uselessly.
He started with two and kept adding extra brushes until he ended up running out of fingers.
He said: "One day when I was painting a picture. I thought about why I was holding brushes with different colours in one hand and I paint with only one brush?
"First I tried two brushes on two fingers then I tried to use five and I ended up with 10."
Serge is also a musician and part of his inspiration came from the way musicians use their whole hands to play.
Serge paints in a style he calls "quantum realism" and draws his inspiration from the supernatural and the concept of alchemy.
He said: "I am very inspired by Quantum Physics. People sometimes call my style Quantum Realism and I completely agree with this. I also like Alchemy."
When he first began sharing videos of his method online, Serge said he received a lot of hate, but also much support from other artists.
He said: "At first, when I first started painting with 10 brushes, sometimes people laughed and wrote offensive comments.
"The pleasant thing was that professional artists, on the contrary, always treated me with respect and interest."
Serge Feeleenger, 39, straps one paintbrush to each finger to paint and he says it has forever changed his perception of art.
According to Serge, from Minsk, Belarus, the technique helps him paint better - both in his technique and his outlook.
By using multiple brushes he can use them to interact with each other and do multiple things without pausing in between.
Serge says it has also expanded the way he sees his art and helps him visualise his ideas more effectively.
He said: "You can immediately mix the desired shades on the canvas when brushes interact.
"You can slide one brush across the canvas while using other brushes to remove and mix some of the paint in a different direction.
"I noticed that I began to look more broadly at the very concept of light and colour.
"It’s as if the ten-brush technique stimulates those hemispheres of the brain that are responsible for inspiration."
The artist decided to use multiple brushes in 2011 when he realized he didn't need to hold his extra brushes uselessly.
He started with two and kept adding extra brushes until he ended up running out of fingers.
He said: "One day when I was painting a picture. I thought about why I was holding brushes with different colours in one hand and I paint with only one brush?
"First I tried two brushes on two fingers then I tried to use five and I ended up with 10."
Serge is also a musician and part of his inspiration came from the way musicians use their whole hands to play.
Serge paints in a style he calls "quantum realism" and draws his inspiration from the supernatural and the concept of alchemy.
He said: "I am very inspired by Quantum Physics. People sometimes call my style Quantum Realism and I completely agree with this. I also like Alchemy."
When he first began sharing videos of his method online, Serge said he received a lot of hate, but also much support from other artists.
He said: "At first, when I first started painting with 10 brushes, sometimes people laughed and wrote offensive comments.
"The pleasant thing was that professional artists, on the contrary, always treated me with respect and interest."
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