Digital Art 101 For Beginners
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If you are brand new to digital art this is a good place to start. I talk about the basics of the hardware and software and what kind of things you should look for.
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For those who would like to know there's a software thing called krita that let's you draw for completely free that comes with pretty much everything you need.
I hate krita haha.
I use krita! And it’s great:))
It's really good
Krita doesn’t works a lot of times and it sucks
I use Krita, since I like the brushes and overall tools. Sometimes it doesn't work that great tho, which is why I also have Medibang Paint Pro
How to become a professional Artist
Step 1: Plug in the Tablet
Step 2: Open Photoshop
Step 3: Remove the Watermark before you sell your stolen Art
Step 4: PROFIT!!
SylenDraws wow, sounds angry, somebody stole you art?
Marta Lluch How did I sound Angry?
Bitter AF
XD
Uh there are plenty of FB groups that provide copy right free reference photos for artists, you don't have to steal anyone's work!
people are paying for photoshop?
Corrupt Qc it’s free if you know where to get it from ;)
Where can you get it for free? Tell me your secret.
my dirty secrets
@@corruptqc8334 sure those too ;) haha
@Dolphin2015usa pretty sure that's not how Viruses work lol
I'm not new to digital art but I just really enjoy your videos!
Venus The Planet me too. But brads a good talker, so I enjoy listening! :)
lol same 😂
Venus The Planet Same!
I'm not a beginner and I already have all this shit figured out, but I just like watching these videos :)
can i hate u a litlle, im a nooby :´(
Same. But my art is still bad. Lol
Noice for you.
I was waiting for the Sketchbook Pro mention like "c'mon, dude... c'mon... AAAH, there it is :)" lol
As I was putting this together I knew I was going to miss someone's favorite software. But glad I got yours in there :)
lol, it happens - but hey, just wanted to let ya know that I appreciate what you do here on TH-cam. Always learn something new with every video. Thank you for that!
You know there's a fast forward
MedibangPaint is gud too, and it was free
And Krita.
Why do the tablets that seem easier for beginners to use so expensive???
Business 🤷🏻♀️
Or you can use Huion h420 it cost 21$ i think?
It’s a newer technology. I got an ipad pro 12” bc i’m a newbie and i can use it as laptop as well. (I just finished school and saved up some money cause i got hired straight from internship and held back on getting high end mainstream technologies for all my life! Sorry i need to justify this big spending of a lifetime phew lol) it was a heavy price to pay but for a double purpose , i think it’s worth it.
Anything that has to do with art is expensive
Everything that we need always expensive 😞
I think I draw better traditionally than digitally
EDIT: holy cow, i completely forgot about this comment and now it has a lot of likes! thank you! and thank you for all the kind people replying to this comment :) well, have a nice day/night everyone
taekmyhand thats fine!
taekmyhand me too. I’m trying to make the switch but my hand and eye coordination is terrible. 😂
as an graphic designer i bought a wacom tablet. i regret all these oldschool times with just a pencil and a paper.
I use both. I do my drawing on pencil and paper.
I then color and edit it in CSP or Photoshop.
Its good to know both. Knowing both can get you more opportunities
taekmyhand im sorry i cant help but notice your username which is a bts reference also the jungkook pic 😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂
Get a iPad Pro with the Apple Pencil 2 and you are pretty good, also you don’t really need to pay for apps or software cuz there are already pretty decent apps free of cost.
I use a Samsung Galaxy Tab A with S Pen. In terms of all in one tablets, I feel like it is a good place to start. It's not very expensive, and the S Pen features pressure sensitivity!
Jrodicon GAMES samee here. its very useful
sugar daddy 4k editing on a android tablet? Seriously?
Ruling Telamon what’s wrong with that??
@@lukewarm442 right? They are an isheep
I looked for over an hour today trying to find this basic info you’re giving about what tools I need to even get started. Thank you!!!! Seriously. Thanks :)
Not new to digital art either, but I can’t miss your videos. You already led me to spend big bucks on an iPad Pro and recently on the Gaomon PD1560, so I’m always looking forward what you’ll make me buy next.
Brad you’re one of my favorite youtubers. My man.
I use my phone. Galaxy note 8 is great. Although, the S-pen isn't for everyone. It is tiny. I've gotten used to it. But, if you are used to a standard sized stylus it will cause some serious cramps! Samsung uses wacom technology in their s pen as well. Unfortunately, as you have stated in earlier videos android doesn't have any great apps for using a tablet/phone as an alternative to the cintiq. Fingers crossed for the future. Great video as always!
Try art rage it's about as professional as it gets for Android
I use an LG Stylo 2+. The pen ain't perfect (it isn't even pressure sensitive, but oh well), but it works really well.
ibisPaint X is a pretty good mobile art program, and it gets updated all the time
I never had a drawing tablet. I used to own a note 4 and I drew using ibispaint x, but it got stolen by someone. So I had a new phone and learned to draw with my fingers.
I've used nearly every drawing app, they all have pros and cons. Ibis is good. Infinite paint is free too, and packed with features. I still love sketchbook.
I agree the Note 8 is amazing. I also dont mind the spen one bit. I got used to it fast.
What a wonderful guide, thank you so much for making it! It's exactly what I needed right now!
I just got a Huion 610 pro for christmas and I have never done digital art. Ive been doing watercolors and sketching for 5 years so this is an exciting change. Helpful tutorial.
Great review. I choose Sketchbook pro over anything !!! I have Photoshop to adobe animation and Sketchbook pro has the best line work tool I have seen in my opinion. Just more friendly to use for beginners and professionals.
Wacom has long lost tech edge over it's competitors. You pay for brand. Huion you used is essentially as good as Wacom but costs half the price...
NeutroN ShivA xp pen for the win
Xp-pen tablets too
As a professional I respectfully don't agree.
I did try Huion extensively, and it doesn't match Wacom précision , confort, quality ( whatever screen or stylus) in any way.
It has better bang for bucks for sure.
But no, it doesn't reach the incredible quality of Wacom, this is simply false.
Even for the non display line?
Apparently those X-pen jobs are good for people who would prefer to start out with a display tablet. I personally don't like my hand covering the drawings. Especially in animation.
This video is amazing, I learned a lot and I like your laid back nature. I'm just learning to digital draw so I can draw fanart and this made it easier. You got yourself another subscriber.
Your reviews and website were incredibly helpful! Made my life a lot less stressful - thank you!!
This dude looks and sounds exactly like my 2nd grade art teacher his name was mr. Mopps
In 2018 all you need it ipad pro and procreate that's all.
Procreate is basically like photoshop but cheaper than paying monthly
I'm rediscovering my love of drawing with an iPad pro 9.7 that I got at 30% off RRP (Was to be a store demo model combined with the fwct they don't sell them any more) and the Apple Pencil. Can't believe how damn good it is. I have a surface pro 3 (that I got second hand for over half price!!) As well but the drawing experience is more "I'm interacting with a peice of sophisticated technology" feel while the iPad pro and pencil is "I'm just naturally drawing on a canvas" feel. Love your videos!
Love your videos Brad! Good job 👏🏼
Can you review Krita the Drawing software
Software wise let's not forget firealpaca.
dylan bellerose firealpaca master race
BackToSquare1 medibang master race
photoshop master race
NZ FOY I'll finish this off
Paintool sai master race
NO! I WILL FINISH THIS OFF!!!! PAINT 3D MASTER RACE!!!!!!
Best video for beginners. Really informative and doesn't ramble on.
Thanks man
Thank you so much for this video it helped a lot I love the tone of it the positivity it just kind of is really good
I have over 15 years of experience but I just love watching all your videos :D
Got my iPad Pro 10.5 and Apple Pencil for 600 ! ;) Best Buy baby. Black Friday deal!
I wad too impatient, so I bought my 12.9 inch, and Apple pencil a few weeks ago for $900
Marco Alonzo lol well it’s ok! The 12 inch was too big for me though I have small hands :)
Did you buy it pre-owned?
Got a brand new iPad pro 10.5 for 482 and apple pencil for 46 😏 thank the lord for eBay and overstocked products
New fan. Old cartoonist getting on with the digital world. I appreciate your attitude and ADHD video style. I took your excellent Infinite Painter course - well done. Technical quality of your videos is refreshing along with your dry snarky wit. Hope you're making a fortune.
I'm into digital art for like 7 years, but I love this kind of video!
I use Gimp. I'm used to it now. I got the Huion 1060 Plus. It's pretty good. But I am not good at drawing. I just like to doodle casually. I want to get a screen tablet but seems like a waste.
well, i’m inspired by this video, thank you so much! then, the problem is, it is hard to draw on laptop. so, i choose digital art on my iPhone, hehe🌸
I use an old Intuos 3 tablet and it's been years and still works! This is why I love Wacom Tablets they are very reliable and because of its battery free pen, I do not have to worry about accidental battery drains or worse leaks. I use Paint Tool Sai and Photoshop BTW.
1:20 well i take drawing lesson for near 1 year and one of the techniques we learned was that. Not looking at paper when drawing. Teacher told us if you used to stare at your paper while drawing you will start to draw from memory/what you remember so we learned to stare at what we referencing for drawing. For example one of the exercise was teacher told us to close our eyes and imagine a bottle and draw it blindly :D
See I prefer Krita. It beats out nearly any other program to me.
And it's free as in free beer
Me: meh the iPad is too expensive
Allo me: buys a iPad
sorry chief but also*
Flex~, Im just watching because I like his vids
@@user-je3qr2bw1m bruh shutup
Nice and comprehensive information. Thanks :)
This was sooo helpful! Thank you so much!
Step:1 drawing tablets that connect to a computer
Me: WELP, I don’t have a computer...
Can you tell me the cheapest option of device and software that clients will buy products from?
Like, does anybody sell their graphics created on iPad 2018 with Procreate? - and I know that is (like you said many times) for sketching, but then you need at least some MacBook plus Wacom tablet with Affinity Designer, right?
Something to start and be able to work on if business go well and not to loose like few thousand if it fails. - there always will be risk but you know it would be nice if I can have kinda soft landing if job market doesn't go well with me.
Thanks for all your work!
Love your videos.
Just search free photoshop
I know that there's a Blender3D, GIMP and someone on FB posted some cheap alternatives for Photoshop but I'm more interested in knowing what "cheap pack" will be enough to satisfy clients.
thanks to this video 3 or so years ago when posted I bought my Huion 420 as a 12 year old and made enough of of commissions and other errands I ran for people that I was able to get a 7th gen iPad (It was $164.64). I now hope to pursue art and it's thanks to you
Thank you for all of the help
Free software I would recommend Krita it is free but in the windows app store it's $10 but it helps them get better. But you can still download in windows for free.
Side note: I have a question...
HOW THE FRICK DOES THE VEIKK PEN WORK?!?!
clip studio is on sale now guys!
vanishingmoon1 but it's a free app isn't it?
Emoji Flower. For the mac/windows it's on sale
yup that's the sale im referring to, the desktop version. I think only the ipad version is subscription based?
Thanks!!! This video was really helpful and I'm glad I watched it before making any crazy decisions. Thanks!! :)
Im looking for a digital art device and this video really helped me find what im looking for!!
My uncle lives in london and i ask him to bring me a ipad and a pen i am excited 😁
Have u got it
That feeling when you draw with your thumb😪
broke gang
You can make a stylus at home
@@jooniesbonsai4064 lol... I have a drawing tab now. Thanks tho
@@coffeeknows2581 welcome and belated congratulations lol
@@jooniesbonsai4064 thanks 😁👍
Thank you for the useful sharing!
This was helpfull segment mate..as im planning to buy my boy one for his art study. Thanks and HPY18!!
Ibis Paint X is an amazing app to draw 🤗
XP-pen has a tablet with a display screen that’s reviewed AMAZINGLY and it’s 215$ to the dot
Allegedly they buy reviews
Thank you for this video! Ive been drawing since forever but my family has never been able to afford a computer. Now we've saved up enough and my mom wants to get something I can draw with so that I can share my art and stuff. But I know nothing about what software is best, or what computers are best for drawing. Anyways, this was very helpful, thanks again~
I bought an ipad mini 5 for consumption purposes now i also art on procreate and its really good too
I've also heard that fire alpaca is a good, free drawing software.
weezer pop their brushes are pretty bad, but you can download better ones :)
Digital art isn't my thing. I like had drawn style. I don't mind if people make digital fan art of my works though. I just prefer the old 2D hand drawn style like th old cartoons from 30's through out the 90's.
hello thank you for this tips it really helps alot its my first time wanting to get one sadly i might not buy it yet but thank you for tips again have a nice day
Thanks so much! Very helpful.
Software: Recommend "Krita", it's "Draw With Jazza's" #1 Free alternative to Photoshop.
Here is the video he did on best free Photoshop alternatives - th-cam.com/video/K5NLG4MtJ10/w-d-xo.html
Galantiz Bones krita is clunky
Why is it paint shop pro rarely gets mentioned? (Maybe its cause there's literally thousands of such software?)
HikaruWDM n/a Paintshop is fairly medicore in my opinion.
Very helpful! Thank you so much
I often use Krita for my drawings and all my art needs, it's free and I think it could stand up to Photoshop. I'm also looking into tablets, so thanks for this video!
I want an on screen drawing tablet but they are soooooo expensive and I really can’t afford it! Do you have any cheap on screen drawing tablets you could recommend?
Fandom.and. Memes Huion Kamvas gt-191 it used to be around 500 dollars but I think the price went down after the new version coming out
try xp pen artist 12 its cheap
Rain Woods If works as a second monitor right? And does it have touchscreen function for like scrolling web?
I use wacom intuos small for my TH-cam art channel.
Rohit Vinay your outputs are good, can you make detailed review on small one
Rohit Vinay cool channel, good to know small one gives such great outputs
E21 Designs thank you, will do
photo edits thanks
Great video! Bought a 10.5 just to get into this sort of stuff. Do you use a matte or glass screen protector? I opted for a matte which is coming in the post which apparently isn't too grainy to affect the screen quality. I figured I had a glass one on my iphone X and I wanted my ipad purely for productive reasons, so whatever got the best out of my apple pencil.
Back when brad cowboy was brad colbow. Not only is the production of your content is topnotch humor injected to videos are enjoyable
I really want a very nice PORTABLE All-In-One drawing tablet like the iPad Pro, but with the versatility and wide variety of Windows like the Surface Pro. I would love the iPad, but I don't want to switch to Apple products. I'd also like the Surface, but the wobble and the fact that the pen isn't included making it a lot more expensive is a setback (for me).
Hopefully a tablet with the smooth drawing experience of the iPad Pro tablet that uses Windows will arrive soon. Just sucks I have to wait >.
H1k1ko I got the surface pro 3 before getting the 4, it’s honestly the best thing I’ve ever gotten myself. It runs full applications and is pretty amazing with just 4gb ram. It doesnt lag either! The iPad looks premium though so I might give that a go! Let me know which one you decide to get :)
Check out the Samsung Galaxy Book. Comes with a pen and a keyboard, uses Wacom EMR, and whatever you do don't buy the new Surface pro 2017 with the new pen, there is a huge bug present and it's not usable for almost anything related to art.
dodged a bullet on that one thanks man
The pen issue isn't that bad and there will be firmware updates to fix it.
John Smith It is that bad for artists, and there is no update for months now....
as long as GIMP isn't on the list I'm fine
Lol
Hey Brad! Helpful video, I am new to this type of digital art, I would like to be able to take a portrait photo and "draw" over top of it to turn into a sort-of "pop-art" or cartoon, then deleting the original photo layer to be left with the drawn art. I hope this makes sense. Is this something the Wacom draw can achieve or should I look into another tool?
Thank you for your help
Thank you so much this really helps me!
What about krita. It’s free, open source and it supports animation
Hey, hey you... You didn't say Gimp.
Exactly!
Haha!
haha sod off with gimp !
Gimp is more expensive than my soul
I use clip studio, really love it. Though not recommended for photography though XD, but awesome for drawing, but tons of free material for referencing as well
iPad and ProCreate are my essentials :) The iPad was very expensive, but it was worth it, I simply love it, Apple Pencil feels good, very balanced, and gives a smooth drawing experience. ProCreate is 3000 HUF, which is roughly 10 USD, but maaaan, that programmes drawing game is on point!
I use ibis paint
But will it run Crysis?
Mike O lol
I’m using MediBang Paint Pro.
It’s damn good.
I used FireAlpaca, but it was too laggy.
I used Krita, the pen pressure didn’t work suddenly.
I use an OSU tablet to draw on and it works like a charm! I spent eight hours on one drawing (draw the squad) and I’m so proud of it!! I use MediBang and it’s free and really easy to use!
NO! Do not check out PS or Affinity for drawing. These apps were created for editing high resolution photos. The industry has gotten used to them and they've become so engrained an hacked-in because there was nothing else when digital art got started. Please, for the love of digital art, seek out apps that were actually created with digital illustration artist in mind. Clip Studio Paint, Sketchbook pro, Medibang, Paintstormstudio, sketcable, art rage, etc....
Can you really say that with a straight face after looking at all the incredible art out there done in Photoshop?
I assume this is from person who doesn't know what he is talking about. Photoshop has more tools for drawing than any other drawing program, including tools for creating animation. But however i do not claim that it is the best program for digital drawing on the get go since learning curve is huge. It took from me to learn photoshop 4 years, i still forget to utilize all its tools when i draw from time to time. Lazy nezumi pro was requirement for line smoothing up till latest update, newest version of photoshop now includes line smooth tool. So i guess photoshop finally aknownledge that there are a lot of artist using their software and adding line smooth now removes requirement of 3rd party software for drawing on photoshop. But at the same time i agree that some drawing software have superior interface because they make it easy for any artist to pick them up and not need to learn each little thing of "how do i do this" etc. Which can be really frustrating because finding decent tutorials for photoshop is a nightmare!
Bruce Willis You would assume wrong, I’ve used photoshop since 2.0. I stopped using it because other programs, designed for illustrations, became available, PS is subscription now and this is the most important, I stopped making excuses for a program that was designed for photography, hence the name "PHOTOshop". I also don’t need a lecture on what they’ve done to it. Adobe isn’t listening, they have competitors now an they need you all, to keep paying the subscription, including new artist. There are entire industries built on their products, imagine if entire companies realized they could save a crap ton of money by switching to CSP? An entire generation is turning towards MediBang for art, an other alternatives.
Darren Albertson all the beautiful art in the world doesn’t change the facts photoshop is a photography program, that we used, and have gotten used to using for better part of two decades. The point remains Brad is sharing his thoughts, which is the point of this video, wouldn’t you want someone to tell you there is a way to do digital art with actual illustration program that you don’t have to subscribe to? This is symptom of trend, just people use it for art doesn’t mean it’s the tool for it. I hated leaving PS it was hard transition to move away from it, I’d gotten used to using for decades that the thought of using something else was unthinkable. Now like their other alternatives on the market, just alternatives to Wacom. Brad has no problem recommending these, and you should have no problem understanding the history an foundation of PHOTOshop.
The reason why Brad mentioned that Photoshop is a high end app is because it's a premium product...and he did mention the other apps like sketchbook Pro, medibang etc that are free and easily accessible for beginners.
Sir, before you comment, maybe watch watch the video first or people will start to question your knowledge on the topic.
Actually, an iPad Pro 10.5 and a Pencil is $750
thank you for this!😊
For the most part I’m a noob at digital drawing. I had a calcomp digital drawing board last century and I used Corel draw 4 for photos and drawing with it. Now 40 years later, I’ve got an itch to work on a project again. I have an 9” iPad Pro with pen. I have a photo I wish to use to draw on or use as a background template. My query is, which beginner software app will allow me, a novice, to import and and have some special affects to add on if needed? Affordable too, because I only do this sort of thing when I find a muse to inspire me. Thanks for you help. Direct me to the correct video you have that will solve my needs.
krita
is also free
Ahmed Affiliate I dislike krita. It’s performance depends on the quality of your laptop and crashed quit a lot. I had a lot of trouble doing lineart so I swapped to photoshop cs5 and it works a lot better. But for a free program it’s alright, there’s better (free) ones out there though.
Free : Krita Open Source paint program
Hey Brad love your videos, I have a question new to digital drawing scene. I have iPad pro 2016 but having issues with the parallax. I really need one to one on a drawing surface. Do you have any recommendations or ways to improve my setup. I have quite a few drawing app on iPad pro thanks in advance. I have Procreate and Sketchbook.
I don't draw great on a paper but I am good and i am thinking of buying the 2017 ipad pro so I am considered as a beginner artist overall but I really want to learn digital art and I like technological things so do you recommend that I buy the 2017 ipad pro 12.9 and start drawing digitally
lol im early
Two years later and this stupid comment is still up. Must be your greatest achievement of your life.
Thank you that video realy helped me
Hello Brad, thanks for sharing your knowledge all your videos have helped me a lot on my transition to digital art. In your experience where do you feel a greater lag, on the surface pro or IPad pro?
iPad pro is perfect according to him
I think Corel Painter is is the Cadillac of drawing and painting software. Painter Essentials is inexpensive and is often bundled with tablets, but is more than you need to get started with digital drawing and painting.
I personally recommend Paint Tool SAI, including if you're just getting started with digital art. It's what I'm using to learn, and it's really helpful. A friend of mine who I consider rather good at art also recommends that program, along with photoshop.
Clip studio has great flow and designed for artists.
Just got an iPad and procreate and I LOVE it
i just got a Lenovo Yoga 520, and I'm looking for a pen to buy. any recommendation? I'm looking for a good program to draw in too :)
and thank you for this video, really great!
Hey Brad, do you think Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity is not as good as Wacom? I really like sketching on my iPad Pro, but when it comes to shading, rendering, all that stuff, it just doesn't feel as good and as responsive (in terms of controlling opacity) as my cheap Wacom Intuos connected to my PC using Photoshop.
It's really hard to tell if it's the pencil or the software I'm drawing in. When I used Astropad it feels a little different but less or more responsive.
I decided to get into digital after a life time of traditional. I'm definitely leaving to a screen based. As a beginner would u suggest getting a screen table or should I just buy a basic table and get a drawing app to see if I'll like it. I imagine the basic multipurpose tablets won't be as accurate
This was really helpful
Honestly I just started drawing on a chromebook. I have the R11 and just download a art program. I proved myself and I got a drawing tablet. You can just draw. It's also better if it can do the whole 360 flip thing