9 Digital Painting Tips 'n Tricks | PHOTOSHOP

[@marcobucci]

INDEX: 1) Pixels vs. DPI - 0:11 2) Checking Values: 4:07 3) Print-Safe Colors: 6:23 4) Layer Masks: 7:29 5) Image-Based Color Palettes: 9:32 6) Matte Pulling: 11:10 7) Color Tricks: 13:08 8) Managing Resolution: 14:44 9) CMYK and Layer FX: 16:36

[@NivexGameplays]

You are the best teacher I have ever had ! Thank you !!! :D

[@unknowjlm]

SUPER informative, thanks!

[@kdvr766]

Im clip studio but this is still a very useful info.

[@daydarasensei12]

THANK YOU FOR THESE PRECIOUS VIDEOS! YOUR ART IS SUPER-DUPER BEAUTIFUL

[@ZkoyllarTube]

I still facepalm everytime a professional ask for pixels in 600dpi.

[@raruteam]

When the video started with resolution I thought this would be a beginner tutorial but I learned more than I expected, thank you very much.

[@Mcorporated971]

yeah! I've learned to push through with these "beginners" video, there is almost always something to pick up!

[@9Sjoerd5]

My thought exactly!

[@yabeeba_com]

you would be surprised how many digital artists [professionals] dont properly understand DPI, because they never had to deal with prints. i have seen quite a few tutorials on youtube, where some professionals absolutely have no idea what it does, even some explaining it wrong. one complained he got 300 dpi images for previews, switched the dpi to 72 but never re-rendered it and continued happily working with the same amount of pixels, while believing he actually changed something. it is hilarious what you can find sometimes.

[@JamesLacroixx]

I've been using photoshop for 15 years and I still learned new things from this holy crap.

[@Loctorak]

Worst mistake anyone makes is deciding 10/15/20 years of personal experience suddenly means they know all there is to know, or can't benefit from someone else's advice. The day you do that is the day you die as a creator and probably also the day you stop protecting your brain from the onset of dementia because you're no longer open minded or thinking critically, and the only reason anyone ever does it is nothing but pride.. 😒 I will proudly remain an uninformed amateur and ask as many dumb questions of people until I'm no longer able to. I'm not ashamed of that at all, in fact I'd be more ashamed to find out I'd been rejecting help and feedback because I was so up myself

[@Mcorporated971]

mind blown by image based color palette!!!! over 10 years of photoshop use, no idea this was a thing XD thank you!

[@helsiclife]

Same!! I'm a professional Graphic designer and I had no idea about this option either

[@Mcorporated971]

@@helsiclife Now am looking forward to needing it!

[@ravaniacrescentia3643]

I can't believe how long it took to find your videos. I've never had so many APPLICABLE, relevant tips and tricks you have. This is all of the highest quality information, digestible and works for EVERYONE. Thank you so much for all your videos.

[@rzeka]

You're really good at making everything look very professional

[@kliteishere9818]

Bruh he's a fucking professional

[@mrwoka]

Love the vid! I'd like to contribute with a couple of helpful tips too: - new layer with everything visible on screen: Ctrl+shift+alt+E - copy object, move/transform/rotate it and past several copies of it in a succession incrementally smaller/larger to the original modification (good for perspective and circular/spiral patterns): Ctrl+Alt+T, then move/ctrl+T/rotate, and Ctrl+Alt+T+T+T+T+T.... - make a new layer automatically underneath the layer you're working on: press CTRL+click on new layer - if you lasso something and copy+paste it it'll paste to the middle of the screen. You can Paste in place if you CTRL+Shift+V to paste it in the same position in a new layer. I discovered a bunch of new options just by clicking either (or a combo of) CTRL, Shift, Alt+commands/click. I know some of these are not really groundbreaking and maybe even pretty basic but they have definitely improved my workflow :)

[@dirtfriend]

the paste in place shortcut is assigned to CTRL+Shift+Alt+V now. thank you adobe i always wanted carpal tunnel

[@mrwoka]

@@dirtfriend Oh really? I guess I'm a bit outdated... I'm still using CS 5.5. Won't change anytime soon, I can't stand the idea of a subscription service for PS.

[@everydaybodybuilding2282]

Pulling out that geyser blew my mind

[@sodapaula]

I’m a semi-beginner in Photoshop (I do most of digital projects in my high school) and none of my teachers taught me about most of the tips you mentioned. I’m in AP 2-D design this year and I will need to print out my work so this video is very useful to me. So glad KZbin recommended me this video!

[@Yugi3844]

Bro you have no right making a video this good, I love it so much omg

[@REIQ]

Damn this video is actually very informative! LOVE IT!

[@torababdullah7952]

you are a savior. God bless you and all your patrons.

[@Adriano-do-Couto-Illustration]

When content is so good that you sit through a long video even though you don’t use Photoshop.

[@tomslaterdesignillustratio4391]

Been working with Photoshop since it was released. Work in PSD for hours every day and STILL so many things to learn! Great tips - thanks so much!

[@cmdrhatchy9611]

These shortcuts will completely change how I do things. Outstanding resource.

[@chrisandersen3213]

This is one of the few videos on this platform, that was worth watching from start to finish..... I learned a bunch from this.....

[@TechnicolorMammoth]

Bucci, I've dropped and picked back up a trade, and the things you say, I wish I had you then, but am thankful I have you now. Honestly, thank you, because you bring clarity to things I wondered if I was the only one and if it made sense.

[@BenjaminBelcour]

Waouw... From "I know a lot in Photoshop" to "Maybe I was a Newbie" in 19:37. This video is so instructive. Thank you so much !

[@gisisodia]

Dude! that B&W trick is pure gold!

[@soramakeart]

The amount of education marco bucci has T^T - you're simply the best art teacher i ever had on youtube

[@fihrilkamal7296]

Gradually increasing image resolution is a genius step, especially if we got low end CPU, because using big brush on big canvas can get really slow.

[@aprilroseberry7691]

Except it doesn't actually improve the resolution, the way photoshop works is when you increase the resolution it samples the pixel and essentially copies it to fill in the newly added pixels. Depending on how far you go, your previous painted work will become fuzzier and fuzzier. Its the same as trying to enlarge a tiny image and getting a crappy pixilated one. You cannot create a better resolution from a lower one. It will inadvertently create depth by blurring out previous layers which would be nice, but you should be aware of how it will effect things.

[@fihrilkamal7296]

@@aprilroseberry7691 I understand that enlarging pixel will blur the image if we turn on bicubic or bilinear enlargements on the setting or crappy pixelation when we use nearest neighbour setting, but the idea here is that we use the big brush first to lay the foundations, when we enlarge the canvas, we paint over them with smaller brush for details, since painting with smaller brush is far less cpu intensive this method is really great for low end cpu. But if we got strong computers then this method is completely unnecessary.

[@13qviehah]

I barely leave comments on youtube videos but I feel an urge to leave one here because this is incredibly informative! I used photoshop to edit my photos for years and just only started digital art recently, I knew some tools mentioned here but never to this level, some tips and tricks on their applications really blew my mind. Definitely watch it a few more times to really take in the information!!

[@nieszkako]

Amazing!! I love the trick of toggling between B/W and having that second instance to refer to! Thanks for the tips.

[@trippybeatbox9839]

The GREATEST VIDEO OF ALL THE TIMES! HE IS A MULTIDIMENSIONALIST AND HAS REVEALED A SMALL TRUTH OF THIS DIGITAL INTERFACE! Thank you for the gift man

[@GKOALA7]

18:41 - Instead of "killing" all the layer info by using Ctrl-E, why not put those layers into a Smart Object? In fact, you could put everything into a Smart Object then change that into CMYK. The Smart Object will store your original RGB color space within itself and you can continue switching to CMYK if you must.

[@tusharmoleshwari]

Respect bro....u gave away hundreds of things in this one video....you are really a good teacher....love from India

[@ninja_tony]

Wow. That last tip seems so obvious, but yet it's so genius! You just made me realize just how much there still is for me to learn about Photoshop, and I've been working with it for many years.

[@djerving]

This is seriously one of the best videos on painting in PS I have ever seen. Thankyou!

[@davisbamwine]

Its true what they say, we learn new things every day! Thank you Marco.

[@annaqura3360]

It started with beginner's tips and finished with very nice more advanced tips. Awesome!

[@kingpen]

"I hope some of them are new to you," hah, you just blew my mind. Great tips, thanks, Marco~!

[@animator1982]

You my friend are the best teacher bar none. I've elevated my digital painting to new levels because of you. My eternal gratitude for all of your hard work and wisdom.

[@NatoSan]

You actually have a really calm and pleasant voice and a really good articulation. Well done on that one

[@megancarter6866]

I've been designing for ten years and some of these tips blew my mind

[@nonamesorry7135]

When I got into this hobby at 11 years old then decided I want to do this for a living I never expected that I would actually have to think so much man

[@iyado_Travel_sketchbook]

image based colour palette IS AMAZING !!! learned something really valuable !! thank you !!

[@slewp]

these videos are unbelievably great

[@tsorakin]

Wow Marco, baking layers is something i've been looking for for quite some time now. Thank you for this entire tutorial. This is a real gem.

[@pera676]

@Marco Bucci you can also ctrl right click your canvas and select layers that way instead of scrolling through the layer panel and isolate them if you need to. And you can shift click with your brush to change the brushes blend mode instead of clicking the box on the top left.

[@slouistherin]

im used to tutorials for beginners where the "tips" are "how to make a new layer", so this was actually really helpful 👏🏾

[@Loctorak]

Well if it says "beginners" then you can probably expect beginner tips. This video just says tips "for digital" - they're the ones you want to look for. Even trying searching for advanced tips if you know you're at that level

[@acidset]

You're kidding! I just now got back into digital and was getting overwhelmed, and you came to the rescue! Grazie Bucci.

[@kreativekira]

Wow! The value-checking technique was amazing. Thank you. Until now, I did it with a black layer on top of the stack.

[@TrevorDennis100]

I love it when people come up with clever left field ways to use Photoshop filters. Using Proof Color that way is genius. I made another discovery recently using some of Color LUT adjustment layers. I am the opposite of what we think of as Pixel Peepers who obsess over colour spaces and spend serious money on calibration devices, so I tend to work exclusively in sRGB, and ignore d what I assumed was a way to make minute changes to image colour, but presets like Moonlight 3DL do an excellent day to night effect. So I thank you for the insight, and I will now check out some of your other videos.

[@jyothiprakash6830]

hi sir iam working photoshop last 12 years but still iam learning ...from this video checking values i learn lot thank you .....

[@ryut]

I've been using Photoshop for over 20 years and am pretty good at it, so I don't encounter something new very often. But gosh, I learned 2 techniques today! Awesome! Thanks a lot Marco!

[@Foxblinde]

Wow. A tips and trick video where I actually learn useful new things. Thank you!

[@yevheniiao.2439]

Very helpful tips. I learned all this by myself in the process of work and have been using this for a long time. It's great that many artists can find out these tips just by watching the video. Thank you!

[@SlashDotGFX]

That new instance tip just blew my mind

[@loveluach]

its just blown up my mind ................. you are amazing

[@jdfleblanc]

Been Photoshopping for a couple decades and these are really useful tips!

[@modeseven8100]

Don't forget theres a Clipping Group Shortcut by clicking beneath the layer while holding Alt

[@GustavoSerranoUG]

Ctrl+Alt+G works too!

[@KamranBmxflat]

Wow man .....this was the first tips and tricks video ....in which all the tricks were new to me and help full tooo....mostly the last one...

[@mrebholz]

That’s soon gonna be a new trend: “Apply some human intelligence...” Is it called HI? I’ll add this to my skill set: HI expert.

[@TheKevinem93]

You were my sensei when I started with digital painting and I never stop learning from you, Thank you very much Marco!!

[@ajhebard7154]

the matte pulling bit blew my mind

[@karstafarius]

Wow... 20 years of using photoshop and I found many new tricks here :D

[@DoctorMGL]

do you know that you are soo good ? i hope you know that ! i dont even know you i just fall on your video here and your teaching skills and how you made this video understandable even for beginners is awesome well done man well done for real

[@_hanz73]

Oh my god my mind is blown when you showed how to quickly toggle the black and white mode!!!

[@InsaneBurritos]

As someone who's almost done with their graphic design program I must say I'm surprised that I learned so much from this short video! Then again, you are a master painter; tip #5 especially looks super helpful at speeding up workflow!

[@Synapticsnap]

More tips please this was fantastic! New to PS so this is overwhelming but every little bit helps and I can come back to this video and any others that help me improve my understanding of PS and Art. Thanks a ton.

[@christophbenson]

Great video! Been using Photoshop for 15 years and still learning new things from you. Would like twice if I could.

[@TheNinjaRiceBowl]

This is the video I needed but could never find for years

[@lastyhopper2792]

For Krita, The soft-proofing grayscale can be accessed in Settings -> Configure Krita -> Color Management -> Soft Proofing. Just tweak with it however you want, have fun

[@noraskye007]

You ... Are a nice person ... Thank you so much!!!! I'm so happy I found you!

[@mithumishti6631]

best video for photoshop , so many question has been answered here!!!! i love it

[@Yuumiiiiiiiii]

The BEST tips 'n tricks tutorial I've seen so far! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

[@lemeledicortes]

Image-Based Color Palettes bblown my mind.

[@terrorazeing]

Been using Ps since 2008 and I only managed to learn Match Colors, Matte Pulling & Print-Safe Colors (especially the meaning of that exclamation symbol! LOL) now. Thanks for this! Great content

[@andresantosid]

Mr. Marco Bucci, you are always surprising me. This is very helpful. I can't wait to try. thanks!

[@mcbaltz]

Always amazing. Even with basics Hahaha Oh! If you know your layer mask will be black, just hold ALT and then click in the create layer mask icon. It'll create a black one.

[@uncleheal2445]

You just taught me, how to use layer masks in 13 minutes, by showing simple examples. I was hopelessly tried to figure it out myself for about two years. So, yes, this tips were really helpful.

[@TheHenrikist]

Marco your video quality and educational value is unmatched. Thank you so much!!

[@MrHappymanx]

I fully expected a video, filled with tips I already knew, and I am pleasantly surprised, After 6 years using photoshop I still don't know everything.

[@justA.]

I was expecting the usual tips you hear everywhere, but a lot of those were new and very very useful. I especially liked the one with the water example: it's the typical tip that once you see it you're like "why haven't I thought of that !": simple yet genius ^^

[@nolls888]

For the last tip on overlay lighting and clipping to layer. You can hover the mouse right on the line/ between the two layers you want to clip and hit Alt key to see the 'clipping icon' instead of right clicking all of them XD

[@KennyGsca]

Man this is the explanation On canvas size and DPI that I always have wanted....Marco WHY WERENT YOU MY ART TEACHER?!?!? I hope all your students realise how fortunate they are. I have wasted too many years of uncertainty by never trying due to constant PC crashes coz I thought if you wanted to make something decent you needed the highest DPI. Ive wasted years of my life never doing art. Marco you’re the best

[@Mary-gz1qw]

Love the black /white trick! I wondered how I could do that in a separate window, and now I know! ;)

[@lullabi3234]

these are Genius tips, man. I can not believe I've finally learned some Layer-Mask Fu! You are a Master, bro! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@HW9203]

Man this is really helpful. Today i learn 9 new tricks!

[@michaeljanes4484]

Marco Bucci you are my hero.

[@mrsnoop1820]

can you please talk about ergonomics, tablet placement, dealing with wrist pain, chair etc.

[@1223santigato]

Man I am in absolute love with your content. I would have enjoyed to take classes with you. I am a self taught artist and my carrier is starting to take off but in the digital world there is still confusion that can hamper my productivity. You came along with your videos and some that I bought from your website and throw pearls of wisdom but to string them together in a consecutive manner to be more efficient is taugh. You are fantastic man.

[@GontijoGamer]

Marco, your videos are just perfect! Clear sound and explanation, interesting videos always, go straight to the point of interest of how is watching. Simple amazing. Just perfect! Thank you so much for helping us!

[@TiagoSantos-qj3vu]

Thank you man , your channel is one of the best...

[@Allan1291]

Oh my brain! too many useful information! THANK YOU!!! Great video as always!

[@Googelo02]

Thank you so much these tips are amazing

[@holagabriella]

I swear we need more tips and tricks like these!

[@Viktar_Harbunou]

Thanx, Marco! You my best teacher!

[@allisonshockley381]

The image based color palettes trick was so insane and it's crazy I only just now heard of it o: !!

[@berrybunny242702]

This video is so helpful! I just got back into drawing and have been trying to get into digital painting, but its hard to find resources that explain the basics of how photoshop mechanics work like PPI! Really appreciate this

[@adamthorntonillustration9281]

I find Marco both intimidating (not sure why) and inspiring at the same time. Love his videos. I'm relatively new to digital painting and still trying to figure out the different masks. Not sure why you would go to the length of using a layer mask in Marco's example when you could just use the same brush with a blue colour. I'm sure there is a good reason though as I know masks get used a lot by the pros.

[@marcobucci]

I'll take that as an odd yet welcome compliment! As for masks - in the first example with the circles, in that particular case (painting blue over the red) could be just as easily done with a brush, yes. But that example was kept super simple, just to show how layer masks work. The next example, with the landscape, shows why they're indispensable: it's a non-destructive form of editing, and you can achieve all kinds of subtle layer mixes that really matter when overseeing a complex piece.

[@adamthorntonillustration9281]

@@marcobucci Thanks very much for your response, Marco. Sorry about the 'intimidating' comment. I guess it's because I would love to be as good as you (working on it) and I've still a lot to learn about digital painting so feel insecure, in comparison to your very confident, proficient tone. Not that I'm suggesting you alter anything of course. Thanks for explaining about the masks. Very best wishes to you.

[@micheledangelo9391]

Your videos are always the best! Thank you!

[@santiagoalzate8820]

One of my favourites Marco, great tips and explanations!

[@janetgarciafineart6324]

thisis one of the best tip videos I have seen

[@BlackOreoCookie]

Hey Marco, for the clipping mask you can hold alt while hovering your cursor between the layer and the clipping mask, right on that border between them. The cursor will then change into a downwards pointing arrow :)

[@marcobucci]

BlackOreoCookie didn’t know about that one! Thanks :)

[@TheOrangejuice321]

Awesome tutorial! I don't see it in the comments, so I just want everyone to know you can hold ALT + click between two layers, making the one above a clipping mask to the one below. It's slightly faster than right clicking and setting to a clipping mask. Seriously though, I wish I knew about that last merging tip years ago : )

[@tylerfontes]

Thanks. Always enlightening. I wish I had this video 3 days ago. That baking layers and control y black and white would have been awesome. Lol I had to create an illustration with a transparent background that had a lot of elements of smoke and fire. I will definitely use some of these techniques in the future to help me control that instead of just manually painting everything so I don't lose effects and using layer masks for transparency.

[@justarosee]

It’s really refreshing learn about photoshop in a digital painting matter, thanks man

[@ikenami2635]

thanks a lot for all the great tips and tricks, especially the greyscale made my life so much easier to just skip the step with the extra layer! To make a clipping mask way faster just hold alt and go inbetween the layer you want to combine and click ^^ works also to unbind them again

[@rowni]

I actually learned so much! Great tips that are super beneficial to my workflow!