5 years from now Person - hey how did you get so good at drawing backgrounds Me - PTSD of Sam breaking into my house with a baseball bat yelling “DONT RUN FROM YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES”
I love how Sam gives off the kind of 'soft art teacher' vibes like he's just gently teaching you and reminding you how to a r t but then he's also very passionate about things and suddenly he's threatening you
Digital: “guys, I can explain” Traditional paint: “you get all the tools, and colours you want, while I have to pay for all my art supplies?” Traditional ink/marker: “buying supplies, at least you can mix paint, I have to buy a specific colour for everything!” Sketch art: “you guy’s have colour?”
When he said “to become a good artist all you need to do is-“ then I got an art ad and it said “practice practice practice, that’s all you need to do to become a good artist” so it was perfect timeing.
12:35 This is actually a good tip. I used to draw on paper and wanted to learn digital. But when you first download an art program or app, it takes a LONG time just to get use to the UI. While you're just learning how to use the program, it helps to photograph your pencil drawings and trace them. I did that for a while till I figured out the interface and what brushes I wanted to use, and only after that I was able to draw my pieces digitally directly. I traced my pencil drawings for a year and it actually did help me improve.
He said it can work that way too but its better for u to learn it without tracing because its way harder and you get the feeling for it . When I switched to iPad I never traced once and I learned way faster in like a month. Thats just my experience
Same! It's a good way for an introduction to digital art, I had a hard time adjusting to it. But then again, he was also right, you could get too comfortable with not learning to do lineart and sketching on digital lol
Yeah! Same here. I see it in the same category of "don't draw the entire piece if you are practicing the eyes" but here is "don't stress about the composition, shapes, etc, when you are trying to figure out brushes, layers, effecs, etc". I almost regreted buying my tablet, cause it was too overwhelming. But once I did this for like 4 drawings, then I was able to start sketching on the tablet too.
The guy forgot to mention that the higher the dpi and bigger the canvas size is, the less layers you can make in Procreate. So you may have to settle to a little lower resolution if you work with many layers.
The fact procreate has that layer limit and you gotta pay for it makes a firealpaca user like me pissed for everyone who bought procreate like my typical drawing is 2k by 3k and can have up to 50 layers wtf
2:12 You should absolutely NOT fill your markers with rubbing alcohol if they are refillable, you’ll thin the ink out reduscint the intensity of the color , This is a bad bad thing to do and it’ll ruin any ink left inside. Unless you are willing for the color to be less intense
I feel like the biggest mistake a beginner artist can do is to follow a tip and apply it, when really the tip doesn’t really work for them. For example: you have a cartoony style, something like the show Danny Phantom, and you see a tutorial about rendering that makes your art look realistic. So now you have a realistically shaded cartoon drawing. Or if you have a style similar to FnF, and you see someone telling you “color your lineart”. The problem with that is styles that are similar to FnF are usually meant to POP and be SHARP, but coloring your lineart makes the drawing more seamless and soft. “A good artist learns the rules, and then breaks it” -me, that’s my quote and I’m trademarking it.
Ya often beginner artists are looking to improve their art but are confused as to what exactly they don't like about it, so they follow art tips that aren't particularly useful for them. My advice: Experiment a bit, but be aware of what exactly you like.
9:20 I actually think flipping your canvas vertically can be good for your artwork, but for a different reason. When you flip vertically, you can analyze how well your perspective and form and shape look. If it looks structurally sound upside down, then it probably looks good rightside up. It's like flipping horizontally, but you gain another fresh eye.
note: Wrist injury is common on small tablets especially those plain table tablets compared to large screen tablets because when you draw larger surface area you will eventually move your whole arm instead of just your wrist.
Drawing an entire drawing upside down only works when using a direct reference. It’s used because it tricks the mind into forgetting that you’re supposed to be drawing something specific and instead focuses on the basic shapes it sees. Works great, but don’t try it when drawing from memory or something original.
Agreed! It's a fun trick to try it you have the "I can't draw a stick figure" mentality because it takes away that inhabitation and showes that anyone can draw. But I agree that it doesn't really help you to understand the construction of a face which is what really helps you improve. PS I learned about the drawing upside down trick from a book called "Drawing on the right side of the Brain." I'm not sure I agree with the entire philosophy of the book but it's a great motivational booster if you lack confidence in your ability to draw 👍
9:42 this tip actually worked really well for me when I was into portrait drawing. I was obsessed with the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rinds, and wanted to draw all the actors. An art teacher I knew one day recommended this to me, and it really helped.
The troll tips are by far my most favorite. Followed the last tip to the tea and now i own the forest and the packs of wolves that dwell within! 12/10!
3:31 Was kinda falling asleep cuz am tired, and woke up at the right moment to hear Sam say "You need those t h i c c bois" -Words of wisdom frm Sam 2021 ✊✊
For the longest time when I was younger, I would sketch in my sketchbook or random paper and then scan that in and do the lineart and coloring in photoshop. One day I realized "Why am I taking this unnecessary extra step??" So I don't sketch on paper to scan/take a pic of, just sketch right in the program, SOOO much easier. Great content as always Sam!
I mean yes, but it’s a great way to start! I agree at some point you’ll want to do all the painting in the program because it’s easier, but say you Mae a very cool sketch and you want to expand on that idea digitally. You can scan it and paint over it. Also you can do most of the work traditionally and then add effects or details that can’t be achieved by traditional mediums, like glow effects or something. You can also scan your traditional textures and make them into a brush or just overlay them on a painting. Mixed media is a wonderful world
@@nitzeart Oh for sure, there are a lot of great ways to utilize both traditional and digital mediums certainly, but what i was meaning was that it was I was sketching first and then finishing it on the computer, like, somehow I had to sketch it on paper first- not because I just happened to have a sketch I didn't want to redraw- but like, for some reason my brain was like "No, you HAVE to sketch on paper" lol. But yes, I agree with you all of that is a great way to blend both mediums.
Glowy method for Photoshop: You can duplicate the layer 6 times (ctrl j), set the bottom layer to 0.5% gaussian blur, second 3%, third 10%, fourth 25%, fifth 75%, sixth 100%, and seventh 250%. Then put a cloud filter set to multiply above the third layer, make sure there is a background behind all of this. Put all the glowy layers in a folder and change the blending mode to screen. And if you'd like you can add a Gradient map, which will look better on a grayscale drawing. Really useful for glowing letters or anything really, I love this method. Also if you want to keep the original thing with no glowyness incase you don't like, convert it to a smart object.
as a traditional artist, I’ve tried digital art and it’s so difficult. my brain doesn’t comprehend the physics of it and it always ends up looking worse than my art, i think it’s awesome when people can do digital art and do it well
I personally do draw an entire piece when i was only trying to get better at hands because it allow me to still be able to continue to get better at everything else while I get better at drawing hands. Don't want to 'waste' so much time draw hands over and over when I could just make a drawing that has hands in it. If that makes any sense. I do understand doing it the other way though, this is just how I do it.
Yeah. I've tried doing studies where I focus on one thing, but less than five minutes later, my brain's like, "Ugh! I'm so bored! I want to draw other things. I want to draw all the things! NOW!" ADHD makes my art journey and attempts to improve more complicated. 😓😅🤣
agreed. i was bad at hands, so i filled like five sketchbook pages with nothing but hands, and i did get better, and now *just the hands* look really good. but now i dont knowhow to incorporate them into my drawings so i'm still using basic hands :,)
If you really want to practice something, but get easily bored, you can try making a scene with lots of the things you wanna practice. Like, loads of hands grabbing at a girl, a guy surrounded by (insert animal), a little kid hiding under a table surrounded by legs, someone running from spooky floating eyes. That way you get the practice from drawing one thing over and over, while having the fun bit of creating an art piece.
As someone who does traditional and digital, I did make irl drawings and trace it digitally to try and get a feel for it when I first started out. And it made my process last a lot longer. It made it so it was hard for me to actually draw digitally. I’m still learning, as everyone is, but my main tip at all this is: Don’t give up
I love your "don't run from your responsibilities" with eyes, hands, feet.... I kind of need merch now....so good! Just subscribed for your calm, collected, helpeful vibe! Love the critiques and help! I am a traditional artist but am dabbling in digital.
Since I started watching this channel, whenever I'm drawing and I start to get lazy and cut corners, all I can hear now is Sam telling me not to run from my responsibilities 😭 why did you do this to me, Sam?
I once did the method of taking photos of my art on paper and slapping it into my drawing software. I wondered why things looked off and why I couldn't for the life of me start a sketch on my cintiq or have good looking lineart (thinking that I already knew how to draw on it). I wondered why I was so uncomfortable using the cintiq, and after a while I then realized I had to get used to using it and understand how things work in the digital art side of things. After this realization, I can confidently draw using my cintiq and make decent art, so just like Sam said, face your responsibilities.
4:55 this is in ibis paint x and on a phone and with a high resolution it like takes soo long to load and save and draw even with a decent phone that's why its def better with a pc
1:10 I'm getting involved with local artist community, they are filled w traditional artist, and they *really* said that sentence. Just, jaw dropping. I'll just start provoke them as a petty revenge
Adding alcohol or water (depending on the material of the markers) actually works. Also I had a dried tube of acrylic colors that's resistant to water, I cut the tube and emptied it in a container then added alcohol to it, it definitely helps.
To that tip near the end that tells you to draw in paper and take a picture, it can actually be very good! Normally, when beginner artists, or at least my experience with it, can't really draw digitally, it's because they're really not used to how different paper and screen are, so doing the sketch on paper and then moving onto digital lineart can be a good way to get confident in your lines until you can draw them naturally and eventually can draw the whole thing digitally! Many people have done it like that, but it doesn't have to be everyone's experience! Have a nice day and also great video!! :D
Great video as always! I just do want to give a +1 to the wearing a wrist brace video. I do agree with Sam regarding learning how to use your whole arm while drawing, but maybe because I'm older, wrist pain has become a reoccurring companion regardless of technique and wearing a wrist brace while not working/sleeping has made a huge difference. That plus taking brakes, doing wrist exercises, and (so sad) not playing as many video games has really helped. Losing my ability to control my hand is one of my deepest fears as an artist. Take care everyone! ❤️
The one thing ill be forever thankful for is a tip that my art teacher taught me in Uni is to make a book outta printer paper and try to draw hands big so that i can get used to the details and now i love drawing hands! :3
6:02 about the wrist damage, I used to use a small sketchbook for years and ended up damaging my wrist really bad, when I got physio therapy for it they suggested if I continued drawing to use more of my whole arm. Do not switch completely, I started drawing bigger on a2 paper and avoided using my wrist wherever possible but after years of doing that I now have a damaged shoulder too. It is a balance, try not to over do it either way and make every effort to take your breaks and stretch out your joints properly, it is a painful mistake that I will live with for the rest of my life but it is avoidable with the right effort. Also, dont be silly like I was and draw for 8 hours straight with no real breaks, doing that is what causes the damage, especially at a younger, still growing, age like I was
Yes, I switch back and forth from big lineart to small lineart often and both are good! It just depends on what I’m drawing honestly, if I’m going for something more realistic I’d use thin lineart, if I’m going for a more round and cartoonish look I’d go for thick. Sometimes it just depends on my mood, and then I’ll draw whatever I think looks good with that line width.
Symmetry is what I like to call a frenemy. Sometimes I use failed symmetry as a way to add interest to a drawing of a new character, such as an eye with a more dilated pupil or an ear which has a nick through the side. Don't let the 'other eye' or the hands/feet get to you, it's a matter of experimenting and patience :) Edit: Just a random suggestion, if people are causing you trouble because of an art block or something, try drawing some inhuman beings or other things from time to time, such as other animals, plants/flowers, monsters, or even just close-ups of eyes. This might not help everyone, but for those days when inspiration is lacking it can do you a solid.
If ur an artist who works hours at a time, do the 20/20/20 rule! It means that after 20 minutes of staring at a screen, you should rest ur focus muscles in ur eyes by staring 20 ft away for 20 seconds. This helps a lot with eye strain. (From a training optometrist lolz)
For the girl at 9:43, I do something similar as a personal tip for myself. I use this cheap, thin paper to practice drawing anatomy and the like. I never really notice the mistakes in my pieces until after it's finished because my mind doesn't really interpret the mistakes or awkwardness of the piece as I'm drawing. However, when I flip the paper over to the other side or "flip" the piece, I can suddenly see which areas need improvement or look awkward through the paper (this only works for thin paper where you can see the other side if you draw with dark pens/pencils.) This is a peculiar method that only works for me, though
12:35 I actually started learning digital after being traditional artist for years this way, and I still do it. cause I love traditional and now I don't always have time for it outside of my digital work, and I have a lot of empty sketchbooks to fill:)
6:27 I actually learned this in art class, we were observing drawings from the board and trying to locate the line of action to get the pose correct. It’s a great method and it helped me a whole lot at art.
I actually use the "draw traditionally then take a photo and draw over" tip since I currently don't have a drawing tablet. It can be helpful if you don't have a drawing tablet, because drawing with your mouse is kinda difficult. Do the sketch on paper, take a photo. you can at least have some practice in the way digital painting works while you wait for a tablet.
4:00 that's actually what I do and it's pretty useful. Takes much less effort but doesn't look like a buncha colors smashed together and brings the focus to your characters and what they're doing etc as well
My art style never went together, i used to draw bodys and heads differently and they didnt go together. I still struggle with this a bit now but im still quite new to drawing and have a lot to learn :3 i really enjoyed watching this video!
Yeah guys. it took me 10 years of frustration in my anatomy to finally bite the bullet and do gesture drawings everyday. Though I now lean towards a more comic influenced style, its still important for realism AND anime. I started with 40 a day, 30 seconds each. That's a little hardcore. I recommend 1 minute gesture drawings for 20 minutes a day! It'll really help I promise.
I've mastered drawing in 15 days..probably because i draw 3 hours a day and aside from that i always have a huge brainstorming so that's why I've done it.like i just choose imagining and dreaming over learning and memorizing.its like every night i sleep,my mind became a drawing app.
the tip about flipping the canvas upside down is actually a really good tip but only when you're drawing -direct- realism from a reference that you can also flip. it doesn't really work with your art style which uses guidelines and is more stylised but its great for photorealistic drawings!!
2:10 that shit actually works. I've been doing this for years now. I use cologne and an injector. Just inject some both to the tip and the sponge inside the pen. It works like magic Note: inject the liquid from the bottom of the felt tip. If you inject it from the top you'll both damage the tip and push the ink inwards which is not ideal. Also you don't have to use an injector for the tip but you're gonna need it with the sponge
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When in doubt, crop it out
Life advice
Ty, this is very important
Aahh yes the hands
See guys! Ethan is a bad influence confirmed!!1!!!
sam - Don't run away from your RESPONSIBILITIES !!!!!!!
also sam - when in doubt , cut it out '
Sam sees that guy - skips
That guy - 👁️💧👄💧👁️
but I’m not THAT guy No.
idk ;-;
@dar men aren’t real obviously /j
@@comrade7134 ofc
ugh I wanted to be the 1000th like :( but someone touched it before me hksjsjshhs
5 years from now
Person - hey how did you get so good at drawing backgrounds
Me - PTSD of Sam breaking into my house with a baseball bat yelling
“DONT RUN FROM YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES”
LMAOOOO
Ok but, I would too-
Lmfaoooo
HAHA
Omg I’m laughing so damn hard
I love how Sam gives off the kind of 'soft art teacher' vibes like he's just gently teaching you and reminding you how to a r t but then he's also very passionate about things and suddenly he's threatening you
"Just add more hair!" *looks at robot drawing.* Oh..........
Haha, I'm drawing a robot as a watch this!
@@Freshymouse Clearly you need to add hair to your robot now! ;)
@@SpeckyNation I know, "draws hairy robot" now its perfect
Have you tried cropping the robot out?
@@samdoesarts Yes, now there's only an eye patch on my screen ;/
"NOT THIS GUY!"
Sam has rage....he can rage....omfg
i miss the rage?
@@naobao1752 you made me laugh so much lmao
That part was funny!
time stamp?
@@ezust 5:13
Digital: “guys, I can explain”
Traditional paint: “you get all the tools, and colours you want, while I have to pay for all my art supplies?”
Traditional ink/marker: “buying supplies, at least you can mix paint, I have to buy a specific colour for everything!”
Sketch art: “you guy’s have colour?”
Me doing all 4:
Me doing oil pastels on top of this: you aren’t hated by the art community? /j
@ I don’t hate people who do oil pastels, I think they are beautiful!
Nice Hon Kaminaya yellow pfp also i think thats how you spell hos name
I'd rather pick sketch because its easier
When he said “to become a good artist all you need to do is-“ then I got an art ad and it said “practice practice practice, that’s all you need to do to become a good artist” so it was perfect timeing.
Wait what was it for?
"It's ok to have a difference of opinion, we just can't be friends. " Laughed out loud and scared my cats! lol
Why did i miss this lmaooo when did he say itt
time stamp?
@@cloudsprouts7494 14:57
@@cloudsprouts7494 at the very end
I read this while he was saying it owo
I just randomly found this channel one day and now I am addicted to it, even though I don't do digital art.
Lol same. But at least a lot of his tips and advice can be translated to traditional art as well
Lol
pfp-
It's probably his voice...
we couldnt relate more.
12:35 This is actually a good tip. I used to draw on paper and wanted to learn digital. But when you first download an art program or app, it takes a LONG time just to get use to the UI. While you're just learning how to use the program, it helps to photograph your pencil drawings and trace them. I did that for a while till I figured out the interface and what brushes I wanted to use, and only after that I was able to draw my pieces digitally directly. I traced my pencil drawings for a year and it actually did help me improve.
Lol same but until now i still do that cause i just use mouse and no pentab or stylus .-.
He said it can work that way too but its better for u to learn it without tracing because its way harder and you get the feeling for it . When I switched to iPad I never traced once and I learned way faster in like a month. Thats just my experience
Same! It's a good way for an introduction to digital art, I had a hard time adjusting to it. But then again, he was also right, you could get too comfortable with not learning to do lineart and sketching on digital lol
hehe that's how I started out on IbisPaint because I usually use my laptop and drawing tablet
Yeah! Same here. I see it in the same category of "don't draw the entire piece if you are practicing the eyes" but here is "don't stress about the composition, shapes, etc, when you are trying to figure out brushes, layers, effecs, etc". I almost regreted buying my tablet, cause it was too overwhelming. But once I did this for like 4 drawings, then I was able to start sketching on the tablet too.
Sam is the only dad who comes home with the milk
I just love how aggressive he can be but his vibe is just so calm
Passive aggressive
Ikr
The guy forgot to mention that the higher the dpi and bigger the canvas size is, the less layers you can make in Procreate. So you may have to settle to a little lower resolution if you work with many layers.
for real dawg
@Blaxk_ Pixie yeah I got a new tablet just cause of that
and then noticed it still got slowed down-
IS THAT WHY I ONLY HAVE 4 LAYERS?!
The fact procreate has that layer limit and you gotta pay for it makes a firealpaca user like me pissed for everyone who bought procreate like my typical drawing is 2k by 3k and can have up to 50 layers wtf
@@XenaAndKin I work in 3000x3000px 300dpi and can have up to like 112 layers in Procreate though. Btw Procreate isn’t expensive at all.
2:12 You should absolutely NOT fill your markers with rubbing alcohol if they are refillable, you’ll thin the ink out reduscint the intensity of the color , This is a bad bad thing to do and it’ll ruin any ink left inside. Unless you are willing for the color to be less intense
I feel like the biggest mistake a beginner artist can do is to follow a tip and apply it, when really the tip doesn’t really work for them.
For example: you have a cartoony style, something like the show Danny Phantom, and you see a tutorial about rendering that makes your art look realistic. So now you have a realistically shaded cartoon drawing.
Or if you have a style similar to FnF, and you see someone telling you “color your lineart”. The problem with that is styles that are similar to FnF are usually meant to POP and be SHARP, but coloring your lineart makes the drawing more seamless and soft.
“A good artist learns the rules, and then breaks it”
-me, that’s my quote and I’m trademarking it.
Ya often beginner artists are looking to improve their art but are confused as to what exactly they don't like about it, so they follow art tips that aren't particularly useful for them. My advice: Experiment a bit, but be aware of what exactly you like.
“If I find u running away from your responsibilities, I will find u and DESTOY YOU! :)”
Yes police he’s right here-
Hunt me pls.... I mean it I am running from my responsibilities and I have forgotten how to face them
@@kelvisaisawesome Helo this is the art police and you are under arrest for *NOT FLIPPING YOUR ART AND FIXING IT YOU LAZY A-*
@@st4rdyy it’s not just my art, it’s my whole life! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
FBI OPEN UP
Jordon Dordon *art war starts
“Not this guy-“ PLEASE 💀
9:20
I actually think flipping your canvas vertically can be good for your artwork, but for a different reason. When you flip vertically, you can analyze how well your perspective and form and shape look. If it looks structurally sound upside down, then it probably looks good rightside up. It's like flipping horizontally, but you gain another fresh eye.
I agree :)
I do that and it works really well
note: Wrist injury is common on small tablets especially those plain table tablets compared to large screen tablets because when you draw larger surface area you will eventually move your whole arm instead of just your wrist.
I use paper because I don't have a tablet and pen
"Hey hey hey calm down calm down"
Tiktok do be chaotic sometimes
Drawing an entire drawing upside down only works when using a direct reference.
It’s used because it tricks the mind into forgetting that you’re supposed to be drawing something specific and instead focuses on the basic shapes it sees.
Works great, but don’t try it when drawing from memory or something original.
Agreed! It's a fun trick to try it you have the "I can't draw a stick figure" mentality because it takes away that inhabitation and showes that anyone can draw. But I agree that it doesn't really help you to understand the construction of a face which is what really helps you improve.
PS I learned about the drawing upside down trick from a book called "Drawing on the right side of the Brain." I'm not sure I agree with the entire philosophy of the book but it's a great motivational booster if you lack confidence in your ability to draw 👍
I’ve drawn upside down on my channel- u can check it out if u want to ;-;
I agree! If you don’t use a reference, you’re going to draw things that doesn’t even look like human.
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11:45
"This person knows what their talking about"
*then sees the body drawn as boxes*
"i take that back"
8:55 Albert Einstein once said: "save time, live better. *WALMART* "
Sam is literally threatening his art babys whenever they try to run from their responsibilities and nobody cares at all😂😂
And I love it
I will destroy anyone who runs from their responsibilities
@@samdoesarts im scared
@@maevelyn. same
@@samdoesarts destroy me 😫😫
Lmao - jk
@@samdoesarts haha... I'm in danger
Sam never fails to make me laugh after a tough day! Loved the video and art tips! ( Sam you be looking fancy tho )
Only on the top half
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@@samdoesartsFancy on top, casual on bottom. Sam looks fancy and neat everytime. (Just wanted to ask how are you?)
@@samdoesarts 😆
9:42 this tip actually worked really well for me when I was into portrait drawing. I was obsessed with the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rinds, and wanted to draw all the actors. An art teacher I knew one day recommended this to me, and it really helped.
lord of the melon rinds
good for u!
@@_lavender_pebbles_ PFFFT rings I meant rings lol
The troll tips are by far my most favorite. Followed the last tip to the tea and now i own the forest and the packs of wolves that dwell within! 12/10!
*Presses like* Hope it feeds the village, Sam.
Does he actually have a village tho?
@@Me-xo5tw You dare question our provider, fool?
That shirt screams ,,vacation” and you’re not allowed to disagree
3:31
Was kinda falling asleep cuz am tired, and woke up at the right moment to hear Sam say
"You need those t h i c c bois"
-Words of wisdom frm Sam 2021
✊✊
the app they are using is Ibispaints x 4:45
For the longest time when I was younger, I would sketch in my sketchbook or random paper and then scan that in and do the lineart and coloring in photoshop. One day I realized "Why am I taking this unnecessary extra step??" So I don't sketch on paper to scan/take a pic of, just sketch right in the program, SOOO much easier.
Great content as always Sam!
I mean yes, but it’s a great way to start! I agree at some point you’ll want to do all the painting in the program because it’s easier, but say you Mae a very cool sketch and you want to expand on that idea digitally. You can scan it and paint over it. Also you can do most of the work traditionally and then add effects or details that can’t be achieved by traditional mediums, like glow effects or something. You can also scan your traditional textures and make them into a brush or just overlay them on a painting. Mixed media is a wonderful world
@@nitzeart Oh for sure, there are a lot of great ways to utilize both traditional and digital mediums certainly, but what i was meaning was that it was I was sketching first and then finishing it on the computer, like, somehow I had to sketch it on paper first- not because I just happened to have a sketch I didn't want to redraw- but like, for some reason my brain was like "No, you HAVE to sketch on paper" lol. But yes, I agree with you all of that is a great way to blend both mediums.
How to make your art glow:
Me: *draws with light pen and just increases bloom to the max*
Ha true
Glowy method for Photoshop: You can duplicate the layer 6 times (ctrl j), set the bottom layer to 0.5% gaussian blur, second 3%, third 10%, fourth 25%, fifth 75%, sixth 100%, and seventh 250%. Then put a cloud filter set to multiply above the third layer, make sure there is a background behind all of this. Put all the glowy layers in a folder and change the blending mode to screen. And if you'd like you can add a Gradient map, which will look better on a grayscale drawing. Really useful for glowing letters or anything really, I love this method. Also if you want to keep the original thing with no glowyness incase you don't like, convert it to a smart object.
@@WackyDemonFire thank you!!
@@WackyDemonFire DAMN that’s a long message, thx tho
as a traditional artist, I’ve tried digital art and it’s so difficult. my brain doesn’t comprehend the physics of it and it always ends up looking worse than my art, i think it’s awesome when people can do digital art and do it well
Fr ☠️
"I can count the pixels here, you gotta size up that canvas whats going on?"
Me who cant go over 2000px: *Laughs in pixels*
What I learned from Sam:
Never run from your responsibility.
Although the way you said it was funny, It made a huge impact on me.
Fr !!
I personally do draw an entire piece when i was only trying to get better at hands because it allow me to still be able to continue to get better at everything else while I get better at drawing hands. Don't want to 'waste' so much time draw hands over and over when I could just make a drawing that has hands in it. If that makes any sense.
I do understand doing it the other way though, this is just how I do it.
Yeah. I've tried doing studies where I focus on one thing, but less than five minutes later, my brain's like, "Ugh! I'm so bored! I want to draw other things. I want to draw all the things! NOW!" ADHD makes my art journey and attempts to improve more complicated. 😓😅🤣
agreed. i was bad at hands, so i filled like five sketchbook pages with nothing but hands, and i did get better, and now *just the hands* look really good. but now i dont knowhow to incorporate them into my drawings so i'm still using basic hands :,)
If you really want to practice something, but get easily bored, you can try making a scene with lots of the things you wanna practice.
Like, loads of hands grabbing at a girl, a guy surrounded by (insert animal), a little kid hiding under a table surrounded by legs, someone running from spooky floating eyes.
That way you get the practice from drawing one thing over and over, while having the fun bit of creating an art piece.
5:36 *laughs in finger drawings on my little phone using ibis paint*
(half crying, actually)
@@lavian4960 🙂🤧yes
14:59 "It's okay to have different opinions, we just can't be friends"
-Sam Does Arts 2021
As someone who does traditional and digital, I did make irl drawings and trace it digitally to try and get a feel for it when I first started out. And it made my process last a lot longer. It made it so it was hard for me to actually draw digitally. I’m still learning, as everyone is, but my main tip at all this is:
Don’t give up
I do uhhh drawing on paper and digital art :) (is traditional art the same thing as drawing on paper)
@* Jazz *
Cool:)
(And yes)
I love your "don't run from your responsibilities" with eyes, hands, feet.... I kind of need merch now....so good! Just subscribed for your calm, collected, helpeful vibe! Love the critiques and help! I am a traditional artist but am dabbling in digital.
Pov: you’re running away from your responsibilities
Sam: “I will destroy u”
Im new in this channel AND THIS IS AMAZING
Ikr
05:13 NOT THIS GUY lmao
Why
Since I started watching this channel, whenever I'm drawing and I start to get lazy and cut corners, all I can hear now is Sam telling me not to run from my responsibilities 😭 why did you do this to me, Sam?
I once did the method of taking photos of my art on paper and slapping it into my drawing software. I wondered why things looked off and why I couldn't for the life of me start a sketch on my cintiq or have good looking lineart (thinking that I already knew how to draw on it). I wondered why I was so uncomfortable using the cintiq, and after a while I then realized I had to get used to using it and understand how things work in the digital art side of things. After this realization, I can confidently draw using my cintiq and make decent art, so just like Sam said, face your responsibilities.
4:55 this is in ibis paint x and on a phone and with a high resolution it like takes soo long to load and save and draw even with a decent phone that's why its def better with a pc
“Save time, live better. Walmart.”
- Albert Einstein/Sam
My new favorite quote 🤣
2:45 LMAO MY COUSIN WOULD LEGIT BE DRAWING HEADLESS STICKMEN 💀
1:10 I'm getting involved with local artist community, they are filled w traditional artist, and they *really* said that sentence. Just, jaw dropping. I'll just start provoke them as a petty revenge
(4:50)
She’s using ibisPaint X!
Adding alcohol or water (depending on the material of the markers) actually works.
Also I had a dried tube of acrylic colors that's resistant to water, I cut the tube and emptied it in a container then added alcohol to it, it definitely helps.
"Don't run from your responsabilities, or i will find you, and i will destroy you" Can't get over that one Lmao
To that tip near the end that tells you to draw in paper and take a picture, it can actually be very good! Normally, when beginner artists, or at least my experience with it, can't really draw digitally, it's because they're really not used to how different paper and screen are, so doing the sketch on paper and then moving onto digital lineart can be a good way to get confident in your lines until you can draw them naturally and eventually can draw the whole thing digitally! Many people have done it like that, but it doesn't have to be everyone's experience! Have a nice day and also great video!! :D
The beginning was the longest amount of "good advice" TikToks I've ever seen in a row from on of these videos
Great video as always! I just do want to give a +1 to the wearing a wrist brace video. I do agree with Sam regarding learning how to use your whole arm while drawing, but maybe because I'm older, wrist pain has become a reoccurring companion regardless of technique and wearing a wrist brace while not working/sleeping has made a huge difference. That plus taking brakes, doing wrist exercises, and (so sad) not playing as many video games has really helped. Losing my ability to control my hand is one of my deepest fears as an artist. Take care everyone! ❤️
Your videos literally entertain me and thank you for the tutorials you gave me that somehow helps me and motivates me how to animate.thank you
The one thing ill be forever thankful for is a tip that my art teacher taught me in Uni is to make a book outta printer paper and try to draw hands big so that i can get used to the details and now i love drawing hands! :3
"Draw your sketch straight onto the tablet"
That would be a good tip if only i didn't only have my phone and finger to work with
14:22 * processing *
No but the fact that he was really taking it as part of the tip
"Don't run away from your responsibilities"
"Don't take my advice if they don't suit you" 😂
Jk I love that advice but it amused me. XD
6:02 about the wrist damage, I used to use a small sketchbook for years and ended up damaging my wrist really bad, when I got physio therapy for it they suggested if I continued drawing to use more of my whole arm. Do not switch completely, I started drawing bigger on a2 paper and avoided using my wrist wherever possible but after years of doing that I now have a damaged shoulder too. It is a balance, try not to over do it either way and make every effort to take your breaks and stretch out your joints properly, it is a painful mistake that I will live with for the rest of my life but it is avoidable with the right effort.
Also, dont be silly like I was and draw for 8 hours straight with no real breaks, doing that is what causes the damage, especially at a younger, still growing, age like I was
10:04 - and here I am without spending any money and still learning art tips cause I watch Sam's videos. Thank u Sam ❤
"You gotta cut your fingernails, that's ridiculous" I was just mesmerised with the marker 😂😂 PAY ATTENTION TO THE ART SAM
“If I find u running away from your responsibilities, I will find u"
me who covers one eye with hair 👁👁
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@@hi-prism yes
@@hi-prism This somehow reminded me of Rem from Death Note😂
@@narayanmenon3900 cool
@@narayanmenon3900 rem… from death note?
Yes, I switch back and forth from big lineart to small lineart often and both are good!
It just depends on what I’m drawing honestly, if I’m going for something more realistic I’d use thin lineart, if I’m going for a more round and cartoonish look I’d go for thick.
Sometimes it just depends on my mood, and then I’ll draw whatever I think looks good with that line width.
Symmetry is what I like to call a frenemy. Sometimes I use failed symmetry as a way to add interest to a drawing of a new character, such as an eye with a more dilated pupil or an ear which has a nick through the side.
Don't let the 'other eye' or the hands/feet get to you, it's a matter of experimenting and patience :)
Edit: Just a random suggestion, if people are causing you trouble because of an art block or something, try drawing some inhuman beings or other things from time to time, such as other animals, plants/flowers, monsters, or even just close-ups of eyes. This might not help everyone, but for those days when inspiration is lacking it can do you a solid.
Still my favourite mix of art and comedy on internet
The first tip is gold 0:28
If ur an artist who works hours at a time, do the 20/20/20 rule! It means that after 20 minutes of staring at a screen, you should rest ur focus muscles in ur eyes by staring 20 ft away for 20 seconds. This helps a lot with eye strain. (From a training optometrist lolz)
2:00
Sketchbook users who have glow brushes:
Haha, I is superior
1:03 MAN IM REALLY NOT PREPARED FOR THIS SKADJKASDKJA
For the girl at 9:43, I do something similar as a personal tip for myself. I use this cheap, thin paper to practice drawing anatomy and the like. I never really notice the mistakes in my pieces until after it's finished because my mind doesn't really interpret the mistakes or awkwardness of the piece as I'm drawing. However, when I flip the paper over to the other side or "flip" the piece, I can suddenly see which areas need improvement or look awkward through the paper (this only works for thin paper where you can see the other side if you draw with dark pens/pencils.) This is a peculiar method that only works for me, though
I go to the mirror and look at it 😬
@@miraxterrik same
I just grab a flashlight and flash it so I can see the other side
I could literally just watch sam’s videos for his calming voice I love it so much (and he’s amazing at art ofc🙄)
Thanks for the feature!
Im glad im doing a good job XD 💗
His calm and soft voice compares to the meme like fx on some parts are just hilarious for me 😂
Your voice is so soothing, go make a ASMR channel 😂
This IS my asmr channel wym
12:35 I actually started learning digital after being traditional artist for years this way, and I still do it. cause I love traditional and now I don't always have time for it outside of my digital work, and I have a lot of empty sketchbooks to fill:)
you look so artistically pleasing. like drawing you would be so satisfying and pretty.
0:45 - I'd like to see a tip from this person for someone who can't draw hair xDDD
Vacationing in LA?
Enjoy Sam!💜
6:27
I actually learned this in art class, we were observing drawings from the board and trying to locate the line of action to get the pose correct. It’s a great method and it helped me a whole lot at art.
I actually use the "draw traditionally then take a photo and draw over" tip since I currently don't have a drawing tablet. It can be helpful if you don't have a drawing tablet, because drawing with your mouse is kinda difficult. Do the sketch on paper, take a photo. you can at least have some practice in the way digital painting works while you wait for a tablet.
Sam, you never told us you had a village to feed.
(Rocking the floral shirt by the way.)
9:31 me in math class
4:00 that's actually what I do and it's pretty useful. Takes much less effort but doesn't look like a buncha colors smashed together and brings the focus to your characters and what they're doing etc as well
My art style never went together, i used to draw bodys and heads differently and they didnt go together. I still struggle with this a bit now but im still quite new to drawing and have a lot to learn :3 i really enjoyed watching this video!
"Save time, live better, walmart".
-sam does art, 2021
Yeah guys. it took me 10 years of frustration in my anatomy to finally bite the bullet and do gesture drawings everyday. Though I now lean towards a more comic influenced style, its still important for realism AND anime. I started with 40 a day, 30 seconds each. That's a little hardcore. I recommend 1 minute gesture drawings for 20 minutes a day! It'll really help I promise.
I've mastered drawing in 15 days..probably because i draw 3 hours a day and aside from that i always have a huge brainstorming so that's why I've done it.like i just choose imagining and dreaming over learning and memorizing.its like every night i sleep,my mind became a drawing app.
the tip about flipping the canvas upside down is actually a really good tip but only when you're drawing -direct- realism from a reference that you can also flip. it doesn't really work with your art style which uses guidelines and is more stylised but its great for photorealistic drawings!!
Omg sam yes a new video lol, I am doing my gcse artist study on you keep doing what your doing!!!
you probably have mocks exams soon or just had them dude good luck 🤝🤝
2:10 that shit actually works. I've been doing this for years now. I use cologne and an injector. Just inject some both to the tip and the sponge inside the pen. It works like magic
Note: inject the liquid from the bottom of the felt tip. If you inject it from the top you'll both damage the tip and push the ink inwards which is not ideal. Also you don't have to use an injector for the tip but you're gonna need it with the sponge
Sam's "hey hey, calm down" is very soothing i love it
17:15
sam: this vid needs more likes
also sam: *doesn't give the vid a like*
9:58
I find that I flip the canvas a lot now that I programmed a shortcut in clip studio! It's helped me improve my art greatly :D
omg is ur pfp maka from soul eater
@@sarcasticf4iry indeed it is!
An old drawing of mine lol
@@dicedingus7890 i really like it, it’s adorable :D I love finding fellow soul eater fans “in the wild” haha
I had to drop reading for this😃
His voice is making me melt
I seriously love this series