Man, this is fantastic – the video that follows is a sped-up recording of Dan Paladin creating the Painter boss from Castle Crashers. What makes it so striking is that this isn’t just a sketch-to-digital drawing, this is the entire process of him inventing the character right in front of you. Every conceivable aspect of The Painter changes over the course of the video.

It’s set to some pretty badass music, too. So yeah, just about the most all-around pleasant 7 minutes we’ve found on YouTube in a while.