How to Paint With the Lasso Tool

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  • This video covers a common question I get about my process as well as goes over some general tips for painting more efficiently. I think I'll do some more videos in the future talking more about painting efficiency, in particular going over painting with fully opaque brushes as an exercise.
    As always, let me know if there are any other videos or content you'd like to see from me! I have a few more ideas kicking around in my head, but the more suggestions I see from you all helps keep me motivated. Thanks for all of the support everyone!
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    Music Credit: Bensound, Pixabay

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  • @KassTrole
    @KassTrole 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +294

    That intro was the greatest I've ever seen.

    • @bargombit
      @bargombit 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ikr

  • @TheBroly200
    @TheBroly200 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +405

    You are one of those artists that can make a painting of a seemingly mundane object look really thrilling. Like when you were painting that dink on top of the pumpkin, I was feeling a rise of adrenaline, like yeahh that edge variation and nice texture read is looking awesome. As a lassobro myself (a digital cowboy?), I'll be studying this video closely and repeatedly.

    • @Vyloka
      @Vyloka 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Very important rule of thumb, if you cant make basic mundane shapes and objects look interesting, how do you expect to make anatomy or full landscapes look interesting? Gotta start small

    • @cantycanvas4150
      @cantycanvas4150 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Digital cowboy! I’m gonna steal that one 🙂

    • @rebecaft
      @rebecaft 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Nice

  • @CharacterDesignForge
    @CharacterDesignForge 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Wait, someone left a negative comment on an art tutorial about something arbitrary and kind of bizarre? Thats CRAZY, never seen that before 🤔

  • @HiroshiArtist
    @HiroshiArtist 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +99

    An interesting tip, if you press crtl+H while it is selected, the selection becomes invisible, so these dotted lines do not obstruct the view and the selection remains the same

    • @SentinalSlice
      @SentinalSlice 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I wish my I pad program had that feature.

    • @ola-ut2fj
      @ola-ut2fj 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@SentinalSlice what app do you use? procreate has a similar feature where you can change the opacity of selection and make it completely invisible

  • @voltsm_
    @voltsm_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    ignored this video the first time it was recommended to me because i really hate that "clean" look you were talking about and the lasso tool usually is the culprit of that. but it came on my auto play while i was playing and rly liked it! ty for all the tips!

  • @supervillainvoldemort
    @supervillainvoldemort 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    I'm usually very skeptical with art tutorials on TH-cam because of the abundance of amateur work but when I saw those warcraft posters and headed straight to your instagram, I knew I was gonna learn some real shit. Went to this video thinking I'll learn more lasso techniques but actually ended up becoming more confident on moving my palette value and hue around more.

  • @luminentarchive
    @luminentarchive 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    All this time I've been going back and forth between my darks and my lights to try and get a crisp edge... A new tool has been added to my arsenal today... I will be forever grateful.

  • @etheriousjackal5577
    @etheriousjackal5577 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    It's crazy how so much of your actions and strokes seem completely random but makes so much sense in the full context of the final piece.
    Like for example the way you shaded the stem makes complete sense but when you were doing it, I was really wondering what was going on.

  • @apolimeow
    @apolimeow 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Never realised how uncomfortable drawing was for me until I started drawing with the lasso and realised I don’t care about my art being smooth or clean! It’s all about emotion and metaphors!! My art has never felt more free :]

  • @melo9796
    @melo9796 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I'm tackling the fundamentals right now so i'll definitely be checking your guide :D

  • @SulaMoon
    @SulaMoon 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Forrest! I didn't know you had a channel, what a gem of a video! Cheers from a fellow Crimson Dagger of old

  • @Calvlath
    @Calvlath 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Dude, Torn from the Heavens again LMAOOOO.
    Makes me crack up every time 😂

  • @maxencerobard751
    @maxencerobard751 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    The LOR background slaps, would love to see all the pieces u made for the game!

    • @ForrestImel
      @ForrestImel  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I actually had like 10 minutes recorded of me talking about my LoR work at the beginning of this video but cut it and decided to push it to a different video since it wasn't really relevant to this specific video. I will definitely go over my LoR work in a future video :)

  • @BarKeegan
    @BarKeegan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I’ve seen a lot of artists use the lasso/ pen tool to block in flat colour for raster work; I’ve always used the pen tool myself in Illustrator and Affinity Designer for a similar approach

  • @thewanderer2120
    @thewanderer2120 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is the literal lesson I've been searching for. This isn't just about the lasso tool this is about refining colors and how to shade organic shapes properly.

  • @pbonnie6051
    @pbonnie6051 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This is one of the things i struggle a lot with, growing up i wanted my art to look very digital, like the others, and now i want more of a painty feeling to them and i'm slowly unlearning a lot of things i've learnt in the past, what you've emphasized about the layers is going to help a lot for me in the future and i will definitely try to add that in my compositions, plus watching you implement colours in your art the way you do has given me a few ideas on how i want to add things in my own art. Make it more interesting too - thank you !

  • @selina8348
    @selina8348 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    hands down my favourite artist right now, loving all the knowledge you provide us

  • @riverjacobs2023
    @riverjacobs2023 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is a game changer!
    I haven't thought of doing it this way before.
    I cant wait to try this out!

  • @sethlynchart
    @sethlynchart 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nailed it out of the park man! Amazing video, need more in my life!

  • @The_JINX
    @The_JINX 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Every video you post is great! Thanks for providing useful information and for making it easy to understand :D

  • @namba3886
    @namba3886 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    casually putting out some of the cleanest art content in the scene of watching while eating oatmeal rn

    • @epicmickey716
      @epicmickey716 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I just made some oatmeal rn too

    • @helena197
      @helena197 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      no fking way i was eating oatmeal 1 hour ago 😦

  • @shiggydiggy6847
    @shiggydiggy6847 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Lasso tools is especially important if you like to use soft edged brushes like airbrush a lot. It's really handy for creating and maintaining hard edges. Another think I like to do is freehand selecting and doing a reverse circular gradient for creating quick round shading on a form.

  • @PseudoWounds
    @PseudoWounds 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great technique, thanks for sharing! also nice Shaman King poster!

  • @terrifict5218
    @terrifict5218 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    One of the things thats prevented me from really getting into digital art is this sort of layer "gridlock" that you talk about. I also realized that while I like the look of clean art with flat colors and cell shading I actually hate making it 😅 So your videos are exactly what I need. I wish you posted more often, but I understand that you're probably busy with other projects. I just wanted to let you know your videos are appreciated 👍

  • @os8631
    @os8631 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Couldn't of been a better time to hear this advice, as was just riding the high of "lasso and soft brush"

    • @ELTABULLO
      @ELTABULLO 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Have

  • @0_h1t3
    @0_h1t3 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you've just given me more power, thank you, i'll be sure to use it wisely.

  • @nouhotdagnogo3582
    @nouhotdagnogo3582 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    😂❤🎉 Love it ! Thanks for the knowledge :)
    and we want the character full painted :)

  • @alisondorantes-garcia5751
    @alisondorantes-garcia5751 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love spooky so much. This was a great vid, thanks!

  • @kayfoxii
    @kayfoxii 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Brother every video you drop is a banger, one of my new favorite art youtubers for sure.
    I've been feeling that "trapped by layers" and "digital look" about my work that was causing unhappiness, and you voiced the thoughts in my brain in a more clear way hahaha.
    Thanks again for sharing what you do! I don't think I left a comment on that one, but also hearing about your personal art journey and being able to relate to some of that brought me some relief as well. It means a lot that you take the time to make this stuff! :D

  • @cdewx5749
    @cdewx5749 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very cool, Forrest. Keep it up.

  • @NoHealNeeded
    @NoHealNeeded 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    thank you for the educational video, i personally would be interested in the fully opaque brushe guide

  • @Nafoxy_art
    @Nafoxy_art 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was exactly what I needed

  • @HelixHexal
    @HelixHexal 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm glad youtube recommended this to me. Same for me, I kinda dislike having my art feels too clean, great advice btw.

  • @conradruiz3105
    @conradruiz3105 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is really helpful, thank you, Sir

  • @nika_cm
    @nika_cm 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you’re such a good speaker and a good artist, great video!

  • @CorinneIsIn
    @CorinneIsIn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is great! I never fully understood the power of the lasso tool until watching this.

  • @JixelD
    @JixelD 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    love youre not gatekeeping your techniques, I learned a lot. also please paint the whole thing, its cute

  • @khalil1310
    @khalil1310 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you are phenomenal man, thank you so much for this content

  • @noobartist3762
    @noobartist3762 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Spooky is by far my favourite artist right now.

  • @ThedGrill
    @ThedGrill 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love the video! Absolutly nice to see how you work. For me it took awhile to realize I dont have to be super perfect with the lassotool. I often use it to create leaf like shapes to add more details my paintings ;D

  • @violet9840
    @violet9840 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This guide is actually one of the most helpful I have come across so far! great stuff, thank you

  • @12stormy13
    @12stormy13 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would like to see your whole process if you would paint the rest of this piece and upload it. I think it would be interesting to see you apply the lasso tool and other such techniques throughout the drawing

  • @emmiechilelli9255
    @emmiechilelli9255 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm quite new with digital art and struggling a bit
    I asked a SUPER, EXTREMELY TALENTED artist friend of mine some advices, and he sent me this video
    AMAZING help, thank you so much!!!
    I'm sure this will help my progress a lot! Have a nice week!!! ❤❤

  • @Standing1Last
    @Standing1Last 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Super Dope man. I'm trying to getting into painting and thought about abusing the lasso tool, but seeing how you use makes a lot of sense. Thank you for sharing.

  • @Ame-jt2yf
    @Ame-jt2yf 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    broooooo, just continuee doing vids, but dont tire up yourself probablyy, ur so much an inspirationn, thankss

  • @Jules_Pew
    @Jules_Pew 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I only dabble in digital painting, but this has been useful as I used to spend ages outlining the whole bit. Just focusing down on the bit to be painted has been illuminating. Cheers Forrest - teaching an old dog new tricks.

  • @Haruyuki_Art
    @Haruyuki_Art 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome work😀

  • @tofuman7555
    @tofuman7555 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The sketch is so cool!

  • @federicomatteoverde8636
    @federicomatteoverde8636 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice stuff! Thank you! 🙌

  • @Omegawerewolfx
    @Omegawerewolfx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this video, I found it interesting and useful. I was also waiting for you to break out into a weather report at any moment. It was exciting as I anxiously waited to see if you would give us a forecast. Thumbs up!

  • @MariGuriVT
    @MariGuriVT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I never really understood how to use the lasso tool this way, even though I’ve seen this method used by several artists. I feel like this video was the first time I finally understand! I’ll try and learn how to implement it someday in the future!!

  • @muffinconsumer4431
    @muffinconsumer4431 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is like literally a dark art

  • @Doubleaa500
    @Doubleaa500 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This reminds me of cel shading, but also using a white shalk on black or charcoal on white paper by being able to have a crisp border of shading in traditional drawing!!

  • @TallerdelGato
    @TallerdelGato 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great work, I like your workflow and how you explain things.

  • @juanchinpanchin
    @juanchinpanchin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just when i need it, thanks ☺

  • @TT--TT
    @TT--TT 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thank you so much for teaching us this valuable info- even though we might not have all the necessary information that comes with using lasso and airbrush tool it's still extremely valuable because it adds at least some information on how beginners/intermediates can start painting in a different way that they haven't considered. I hope you make more videos on color theory and specifically how to prevent a painting from looking muddy, I know it's probably something to do with value rather than color but it would be a nice addition - given I haven't looked at your other videos yet but I will! You have awesome art advice!! I hope you keep making videos they help alot with art block/feeling down on ones self, at the risk of sounding redundant thank you! And don't listen to those comments that are mean about the intros they're just sour grapes

  • @minhucnguyen8075
    @minhucnguyen8075 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    OMG u are backkk ❤‍🔥

  • @AlejandroQuiceno-dq6rh
    @AlejandroQuiceno-dq6rh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You're the yotube goat, please keep posting videos like this 💯

  • @TheMoonlight1711
    @TheMoonlight1711 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i've only been through 6 minutes of the video and he's already managed to make it look rendered

  • @sanjaux
    @sanjaux 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Tip for others watching, if you want, you can also blur the selection from the lasso tool a bit so it's not so sharp!

  • @JacobJanerka
    @JacobJanerka หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video dude

  • @SnowMew
    @SnowMew 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Haha the whole intro is a mood for sure. Great how to vid!~

  • @larimw
    @larimw 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this, it was really helpful :) I liked the pumpkin character and seeing Spooky made my day haha

  • @safe4547
    @safe4547 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1:40 minutes in and I just want to say the intro of this video was PERFECT it made me laugh but all the info I need to know was said there. nice!

  • @Misutoslope
    @Misutoslope 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks great. Would love to see the complete painting, even if just time lapsed

  • @gerryhopkins3856
    @gerryhopkins3856 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I would love if u can do this painting demo in gumroad along with the brush you use, cause i really like the technique in here and would love to know the whole process

  • @taco2422
    @taco2422 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    love the intro , amazing video

  • @atari5177
    @atari5177 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    just watched 1 second of it and i just want to say hello too

  • @gabrielcarvajal5666
    @gabrielcarvajal5666 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hi Forrest! I just wanna say that you inspired me to start painting, thank you!

    • @ForrestImel
      @ForrestImel  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Good luck :)

    • @user-fu4iw5dx3f
      @user-fu4iw5dx3f 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Painting, lol

    • @ehyzen
      @ehyzen 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@user-fu4iw5dx3f yes painting. whats wrong

  • @jonmoore7387
    @jonmoore7387 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    dont let people effect u, carry on great advice x

  • @Ziialan
    @Ziialan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ah, yes, fellow lasso tool painter! Let's goooo

  • @Raexai
    @Raexai 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome❤❤❤

  • @user-hw8hj7fu9j
    @user-hw8hj7fu9j 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Think you can teach about proportions? The way you drew legs here is really cool!

  • @tooncraft3d
    @tooncraft3d 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video man, TY. Love your cute dog :)

  • @mearilatus7618
    @mearilatus7618 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Could you make a video about "how to paint with the layer modes" maybe?

  • @rafaell0pes
    @rafaell0pes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    nice video ❤❤

  • @milkdromeda7.041
    @milkdromeda7.041 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    8:37 i def thought they said "no place for the IRS" 😂😂

  • @HazedShaman
    @HazedShaman 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've only seen two of your videos, so far. I don't find the intro annoying its fun.

  • @suu1998
    @suu1998 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this was very helpful. I rely on layers too much and I hate how stiff it makes my art look

  • @ritam2802
    @ritam2802 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was such a helpful tip, I really enjoy clean looking art and this technique elevated my workflow a lot! Can I ask what brush you used at the beginning to block in your basic shapes? Been looking for something like that.

    • @ForrestImel
      @ForrestImel  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you're talking about the initial paint stuff done that was just with photoshop's standard soft brush. The one with the more unique shape is one I found from a brush pack a long time ago and don't remember what it's called haha, but I'll try to get my brushes on gumroad here soon!

    • @ritam2802
      @ritam2802 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ForrestImel Yeah that's the one, will keep my eye on those brushes then!

  • @hugoruix_yt995
    @hugoruix_yt995 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    bro really made a veigar skin and thought we wouldnt notice

  • @SnowMew
    @SnowMew 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your full fundamentals bundle is only 20 bucks?! I thought it was gonna be hundreds. That's such a good deal~

  • @VishalNamani
    @VishalNamani 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great

  • @meandidraws9521
    @meandidraws9521 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good video! Do you recommend beginner painters to use only one layer to learn as well?

  • @BarKeegan
    @BarKeegan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You have a really good knowledge of light and colour, did you learn that through tutorials over the years or books?

    • @ForrestImel
      @ForrestImel  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A little bit of both. I learned a lot from James Gurney's Color and Light and Andrew Loomis' Creative Illustration. Also Mike Azevedo has a good gumroad video talking about color that stuck with me and Dorian Iten's webinars on light and form.

  • @nessi294
    @nessi294 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    do the intros with your dog :>
    also nice tips! (and your intro is great, dw about it)

  • @tripplejaz
    @tripplejaz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Curious to know how this workflow impacts paintings with more complex backgrounds. I really like getting to a single layer as fast as possible in my paintings so I don't have to mess with layers. Painting on a single layer feels so liberating. I grew up in the time of Deviantart tutorials (2006ish) and standard workflow back then was to separate EVERY color on its own layer. Actually a legitimate waste of time. I don't even do that for professional work anymore.

  • @uhmmmFU
    @uhmmmFU 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really didn't want to be the 70th comment, but someone had to do it. Cool video.

  • @Cmattalk
    @Cmattalk 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks again for another great vid!

  • @pedromonteiro9846
    @pedromonteiro9846 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    your intros are cool

  • @RedIsACrepe
    @RedIsACrepe 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Woahh

  • @noramagaly
    @noramagaly 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hello! Thanks for teaching this tool. What program you are using?

    • @ForrestImel
      @ForrestImel  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All of this is being done in Photoshop

  • @STFUppercut69
    @STFUppercut69 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I do wanna see a full painting process for the little Pumpkin guy ;_; Speaking of which, if you haven't seen the movie "Trick 'r Treat", you should. It's a great Halloween horror movie featuring a funny little pumpkin killer boy. But yeah, this lasso tool approach is something I wanna git gud at for sure. I've become a slave to a bajillion layers unfortunately and now I'm looking for ways to get away from that style of painting and be more loose. But at the same time painting with just one layer also feels way too limiting. So I'll have to experiment more with your technique. Any advice on how to best practice getting better at this style of painting? Doing movie still studies with the lasso tool only to master it and then smoothing out the sharp lines?

    • @ForrestImel
      @ForrestImel  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have seen Trick R Treat, it's on at least once a year around Halloween in my house haha. As for getting better at this technique I think there are all sorts of ways to experiment, I find working on a study of some simple object from photo reference is a good way to practice since you aren't using any of your brain for design or idea generation so everything you do can just be dedicated to thinking about process and technique.

  • @rosar.4293
    @rosar.4293 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Please finish painting and upload a demo! :D

  • @kirbybie
    @kirbybie 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    SPOOKY AWWW

  • @danart941
    @danart941 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do u have ur brush set available for ppl to use online?

  • @Evergreys_game
    @Evergreys_game 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fabulous! How can I get your brushes?

    • @ForrestImel
      @ForrestImel  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I will try to get my brushes up on gumroad here soon, but they will be free to download :)

  • @mollofistraye5164
    @mollofistraye5164 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i would LOVE to see the rest of the painting painted, this has been helpful in understanding where i wanna take my digital art and also i wanna see the cute punpkin rendered >u

  • @dynocraftLOL
    @dynocraftLOL 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    didnt know you worked for LoR too, their illustrations are super polished, how long on average one of these take to draw?

    • @ForrestImel
      @ForrestImel  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      LoR illustrations took me between 30-50 hours usually. Some were quicker and some were longer depending on feedback, complexity, etc. I think the Twinblade Revenant in the background there took me around 35-40 hours if I'm not mistaken.

  • @maryue1068
    @maryue1068 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    please do the video about chroma!