In the video, a person is seen holding a paintbrush and painting an octopus in a bowl. The octopus is sitting in the bowl, and the person is using the brush to apply paint to it. The person's hand is visible, and they are wearing a blue shirt. The bowl is white, and the paintbrush has a blue handle. The octopus is brown and has eight tentacles. The person is painting the octopus with care and attention to detail.