Building a budget PC for Digital Art!

A Cheap Desktop can be a great tool for #DigitalArt, and its the best way to get into professional software! today we found an old computer on craigslist to make some cool digital art on. Digital art does not have to be expensive with the right hardware. This old computer will run #Photoshop, #Clipstudio, Flash, TVPaint, and Harmony! And it even has a solid state drive. What kind of computer do you use to make digital art?
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Thank you to Taran Van Hemert for collaborating with us, his channel is right here,
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See a First Person view guide to building computers on Linus Tech Tips!
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And thank you To Ari Grabb for lending us a Harmony Animation file
🧑 / arrigrab
📸Stock Photography used Marcus J. Ranum
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Special thanks to our Submitting artists:
🧑David Koumagnon : / deka_gfx
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This is the tablet we used. this link is not affiliated and we are not sponsored by Huion, we just happened to choose this tablet and it worked for us
✍️Huioin HS610 : www.amzn.com/B07NZ4181M
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[@RebakaChan]

This is great! There are so many “gaming rig” tutorials online, but not nearly as much for art related stuff! I’m definitely going to send this to whoever asks me about computers for animation.

[@Rin-qj7zt]

i think that's because really any computer can do it well enough. there are some important features though to talk about, and i'm surprised it doesn't happen very much. like monitor size, color, and resolution. getting a gpu with the right connection type at a low price, and one that can run the right amount of monitors. ssd's, m.2, and features like StoreMi can all be helpful to the experience, and knowing that you don't need a good gpu helps save so much money.

[@diojoestar4766]

@@Rin-qj7zt you dont need a good gpu but atleast a decent one. Photoshop cant instantly rotate your canvas or the click and drag zoom in a shitty gpu. I'd say the low end gpu from 1000 series and 1600 series are great.

[@somerandomfatguy.3384]

I also want a rig that would allow leave to do animation 2d. Wandering if this rig is suitable.

[@monkeykingmo-ri777]

cause gaming is expensive but I have being doing art on my broken laptop for 3 years

[@Kushiyunko]

@@Rin-qj7zt I would say get at least 1600px900p to 1920x1080 for resolution, the color gamut about 72% NTSC or 98% SRGB and with IPS for great color production with best viewing angle than TN Panel

[@12inchesofworm26]

You guys are so underrated it's criminal

[@amychi_]

yeah ikr

[@michaelrumondor6268]

we gotta tell the world about them!

[@poloman3754]

one day

[@Santino_Cimino]

You guys have been the most helpful channel on KZbin for me. Not only theoretically, but you have also made me inspired and motivated to make art a key part of my future job. Thank you so much.

[@funkjaeger4692]

Agree

[@tvlogsstan6921]

I agree

[@ikemarshall1139]

Completly agree, specially in inspiration and motivation

[@mxnative4306]

Couldn’t agree more, especially after dealing with a defeated mindset kind of boss, felt nearly impossible to touch back onto what hit me most as a kid, art. All bc he couldn’t see what I could see, or I just don’t think he wanted to.

[@graciousvalley9978]

"Wasn't %100 art related." You kidding me this is one of my main issues while trying get back into digital art. I never have anything that can handle what I do. This is all art related! Thank you for this video.

[@JPEG2099]

I show to my boss the part that you say: Art should be a relaxing ritual

[@UpenToons]

Then?

[@TaranVH]

I think he means PRACTICING art. Not when making it for your job. As far as I'm concerned, completeness and correctness are most important. Then speed. Then some other things. But I'd hardly call my work "relaxing," nor expect it to be...

[@attari1789]

I'm pretty sure all the budget went in to that beautiful beard of your's

[@indianathe3rd742]

That's so sweet

[@animeshkumar3779]

Who else want them to upload frequently

[@benjaminblack6771]

If they posted quicker they'd have to sacrifice quality. I'd rather be patient and get some great tips than get it faster and get only okay tips.

[@n3rd_bird]

I agree with Benjamin. Plus, they mentioned before in one of their earlier videos that they have jobs outside of KZbin. But one can dream.

[@okaybutwhythough7456]

Higher quantity vs higher quality

[@kp5602]

@@benjaminblack6771 why not the best of both worlds? Great tips faster.

[@Amaankhan-qj9rk]

@@benjaminblack6771 you are right but posting in 4 months that's too long of a gap

[@quietek0]

You guys dont even know how long I've been looking around on how to find a set up as an artist and being dirt poor looking at all the options I have with no clue what there could be until now!! all I have is a Compaq presario laptop? and an older version of a bamboo tablet my friend gave me- my only source of drawing atm and it's hard but I've been making do with it. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS

[@BaMAnimation]

well mabye you can find a cheap desktop! and port the tablet over. then you can save up for a screen tablet eventually!

[@ChatonProductions]

The amount of time between uploads just kinda shows you how much thought and effort goes into these videos, these are literally some of the most helpful videos you can on this site

[@CharacterDesignForge]

Next Lightbox, let's throwdown on iPad vs Personal Craigputer 😂 Love you guys, great to see a new upload.

[@CharacterDesignForge]

(I completely agree on use of desktop programs, that those wacom tablet pcs are really rough, and that price shouldnt be a barrier of entry for new folks. I just think clean line art is super great and achievable on iPad)

[@sloppynyuszi]

Actually I kind of disagree with them on the iPad bashing. For around $400 you can get an entry level iPad and pencil. And with Procreate, RoughAnimator you have all the tools to get you started. You can add Luma Fusion and Affinity designer for editing and vector assets. I don’t think they are “industry” equipment exactly, but we are talking broke artist here, and this is probably best digital art set up under $500 Adobe suite, Harmony subscriptions aren’t cheap, neither is TVpaint. So for a starving artist a $250 PC set up plus those software that is a constant bill every month. I think you show on your channel that pro work is totally possible on an iPad.

[@thedigitalnoodle4021]

Lol yh, I did wonder if they just don’t like what the iPad has enabled for us ‘amateur’ artists. Disappointing to see that.

[@poloman3754]

@@sloppynyuszi Don't forget Ipad also has Clip Studio Paint.

[@fakecubed]

Hmm, 10 bucks once for Procreate, or 21 bucks every month for the rest of your life just for Photoshop. You're spending as much a year on your Adobe subscription as they did here on their budget PC, and the more apps you add the higher that goes. I think I know which one is better on the budget. I personally know professional concept artists working in Procreate for their work product, and they appreciate getting to do stuff on a device they can carry around as they meet with people requesting changes. They don't have to run back to their desk, they just adjust a layer on their iPad in about one second. And it exports .psd files just fine, a client would literally not know you didn't use Photoshop unless you told them, and it can seamlessly replace Photoshop in your workflow. I've done the Wacom Cintiq thing, and it's great. If that's what you want to do, good for you. When I tried out Procreate and the Apple Pencil, I just enjoyed it so much more and work much faster. It's actually noticeably more responsive. The screen is smaller, which is a shame, but very workable. It's funny, I've seen these guys say it's perfectly fine to use a small non-monitor tablet to make professional art, but they bash the iPad which is larger than those other products they say are fine, and much more effective and easy to work with than those tablets. I know tons of professional artists who use Procreate. Maybe they don't use it in Hollywood (I wouldn't know), but there's a big world outside of Hollywood.

[@JerryMeehanJr]

This was fucking awesome. I didnt even know I could upgrade the ram in my iMac so I guess its off to micro center for me today lol But really this shit came out great

[@BaMAnimation]

this is why i made this video

[@JerryMeehanJr]

BaM Animation you are doing the makers work my friend. I just got an acer nitro 5 “gaming” laptop for “cheap” at best buy and upgraded the ram myself and felt so good about it because I’ve always had my friend build my pc stuff. But it was exactly like you said - its like legos.

[@hiddentidesgaming]

Linus Tech Tips has videos on upgrading your Mac, he goes through step by step on it and is clear about the frustrations it may cause.

[@yearofthegarden]

Legos for Adults got me so bad! Fantastic video, I've built my own optiplex 3010 into a $200 beast with rx570, 16g ram, atx-mini amd MB, cheap power supply and SSD drive to run a 22inch cintiq. I've been considering going smaller because I have to move soon, but I made this computer the winter of 2019, and doubt I'll find similar performance to it for less than $600. I used to use a laptop with a pen tablet, but I think part of why I got out of art was how bad my wrist got from drawing on my lap. A pen display on an ergotron is everything I've been craving. Great video and really enjoyed it even if it's not new to me.

[@anotoman123]

Not expecting one of the most concise, simple and clear explanations for consumer computer systems in an artist-centric channel! So well done!

[@livvy94]

It's before the premiere so I don't know what the video's gonna be about. But last year I bought a Cintiq from 2008 on eBay and got Clip Studio Paint on my old XP laptop, and it worked really smoothly!

[@GTechOfficial]

Wow, I LOVED this video! My younger sister's looking to start getting into digital art but she's set on getting a laptop rather than a desktop, which I always prefer because of the exact points you made in this video. It was great that you got Taran in the video as well, because I watch LTT all the time and have done so for years so I know how reliable they are. I just started as an art student and the school of art here is *very* reliant on Apple products and basically no one wants to hear otherwise, so they don't realize just how much more they're paying for the logo rather than the hardware. Maybe I'll have to show this video to them and my sister as well to show them why going PC is better for all of this. Great video overall and this definitely deserves as many views as possible.

[@thedigitalnoodle4021]

Get her an Ipad pro. It offers great control and experience being able to draw straight on screen. Also very portable. I get you though with pricing. Potentially check for prepared ones.

[@GTechOfficial]

@@thedigitalnoodle4021 yeah she's 13. My parent's don't wanna spend $1000 on a laptop for her let alone an iPad

[@jackspade486]

The clip of him sitting on his bed squinting at a tablet is literally how I draw things. Probably why I'm not a pro!

[@akaao4333]

*Throws ipad in paper pile trash *My broke ass: Ouch

[@FabbrizioPlays]

The money was wasted not when it was thrown away, but when it was bought in the first place.

[@lyubizum9634]

Hello, I'm a 2D animator and illustrator who's on a budget. And I just want to say that this is one of the best tutorials I've ever seen. Thank you so much for covering this topic it really saved some of my time. I think this is a rare channel for artists here on KZbin which actually provides useful and real content. So thank you so much for what your doing and stay awesome BaM ! 🙏

[@ded499]

Finally you guys are uploading videos I am so so so happy that I just can't explain with words I think it is the best animation channel on KZbin 😌😌😌😌

[@etzerantrk4592]

Hi Brent and Max!. Just wanted to comment on this video for 2 things. 1. Great video 2. I just got today the Huion tablet yall suggested for christmas and i want to say its incredible!, when i was with the super small wacom tablet from 2015 i was desolate on finding the perfect size, now i can say im ready to step on this field. Thank you! ❤‍🔥

[@Hale-ze4gm]

Very crucial video for artists, other art channels don't talk about this stuff we're so blessed to have bam

[@ShabbsArt]

i love this channel so much. two very talented passionate dudes giving great and helpful advice with top notch production value. really appreciate you guys. keep up the great work. learned so much through the years.

[@abbeybrickner6603]

This definitely gave me more confidence about upgrading to a desktop computer!!! Thank you!! ☺️

[@KoalaTulip47]

As both an art hobbyist and a computer software engineer, this video hits a wonderful sweet spot. One of these days I'm gonna try and create a build for art and programming so I can try and make video games.

[@nomiz5529]

I made notes on this video and am so grateful you made it. It has been difficult to figure out how to set my son up with a budget but quality set up. Thank you! Thank you!

[@atcolombini]

This video might be the best intro to PCs in general, not only for artists and deserves to have millions of veiws! I'm a game programmer learning how to draw and I actually have an overkill PC, but I was curious about your advice and the quality of this video surprised me, I'm sharing this with everyone who needs it. Thank you!

[@laksmiadityarani]

BaM's videos to me is like an useful art tv program I used to watch back in the days, and it makes me so nostalgic. Keep up the great work guys, I always love and appreciate all of your videos 👍 so thank you so much

[@buckets5284]

As a new artist and lifelong PC building gamer this was a very informative video for beginners. I knew I personally wouldn't get anything out of it but I still wanted to see what you guys had to say and I'm glad I did. I wish I had this video 15 years ago when I was trying to build my first PC. 💜

[@LuisPerez-vr2jm]

This episode was the most amazing and helpful video so far, you guys rule!!!!

[@anonymous-ql8fp]

Dudes! This is an amazing channel. It's the most useful channel I've ever subscribed to, and thank you so much for doing this episode even if it was not art related. Thank you guys so much for your hard work of speaking and planning and drawing and editing and voicing and everything. Thank you very much!!

[@adriasun6797]

This video fell from the sky! It was just what I needed. Thank you so much, I'm in love with this channel!

[@chesterbrady9198]

I just wanted to say-this video was INSANELY helpful. I learned so so so much in the duration of one video, and now I know so much more about PCs and digital art than I have ever known before. Thank you!

[@AmericasComic]

I took a course on the basics of computer science three times in college (failed the first two times) and ya'll did a better job explaining things in first three minutes and I'm angry.

[@owlmations]

Yikes that’s rough.

[@strayink1725]

The most complete and best advice I've seen so far, great job BAM 🤜🤛

[@JF_0rtiz]

This channel is great! everything is so specific and useful that it never leaves doubts. Just make life easier for beginning artists and animators... thank you guys!

[@smartix9899]

This is the first video i Watch that explains things from basics. Thanks

[@kp5602]

Its good that you provided your location. Now if anything happens to you guys again I can investigate.

[@betweennightmares]

What do you mean by 'again'

[@kp5602]

@@betweennightmares They take Hiatuses

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[@sabersquid2523]

Quilt awesome

[@sinnovedades]

True that you need to create an environment that allows you to enjoy making art, and so many other great advices! When I had to change my computer I had to go searching a lot for all what you guys just explained, the world is lucky to have you as content creators. PD I loved the plumbus popping in the desktops.

[@HaruStudios]

Omg this video was so informative and great! I suffered from Desktop failure and lost SO MUCH of my content...as crappy as it was, it is like a breath of fresh air because now I can legit, start over with a clean slate. And with that, improve my hardware. I am constantly working on stuff for my art, Comics, illustrations and at some point id like to get into small time animation. But my budget is not so friendly considering we are still in a pandemic. This really helped break down what I would need, can get away with in a desktop and see how customizable it is so later down the line I can upgrade the sides with ease! So seriously, thank you so much for this video!

[@miniwalton221]

Thank you so much! This is just what I'm looking for. I'm so excited today xxxxxxxx

[@BoyPorcelain]

I am literally in the process of getting a desktop computer to work from home and this video showed up right on time, this was a perfectly timed upload, thanks as always guys

[@weirdtree8611]

When i searched up the ipad with the pen bc I was a bit jelly of the procreate users, I saw that price and just decided that saving for a computer and huion for animation/art is much better

[@rakha8198]

Da hell man! You guys rock! The amount of infos and *actual* help you guys give is insane. Love it!

[@jeffersonharris]

Learned a lot in this video! Glad to see the production value rising! Thanks for the video!

[@lw5820]

Oh my god. I’ve been watching videos on this all day and I haven’t found a video that made sense for me. You guys explained it in such a simple way. Thank you I feel so encouraged now because of the clarity. The hope is building up now😂 before all this research I knew nothing about tech. Still don’t know much but this made it easier.

[@robestey5628]

This was a stellar video - great explanations and breakdowns. Thanks fellas.

[@anthonytrevonreid]

Great video guys. Really needed this!

[@nickcadena8612]

Thanks Brent, Very informative! You provide ALOT of technical computer information! I really enjoy your ability to break down the parts of a computer!

[@user-cq2cq8ti6d]

You guys making a super content, love you so much. I’ve learned a lot from you two

[@rayramos5333]

Nice Job guys worth the wait

[@edoardodepiccoli3004]

All of your videos are incredible... Top quality animations and explanations

[@felipe5horas]

I don’t know how but your content always manage to surprise me in a positive way. Like, I wish I had seen this video some years ago. Great job, guys (as usual)

[@ananyong8565]

You guys are AMAZING! I've been wondering how do i need my PC to be for painting, Photoshop etc. literally more than 10 years and now I know! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! This is eye opening omg

[@thinthle]

I would recommend people to get an SSD instead of an harddrive if possible. It is significantly faster and has a lower chance of breaking. Also Huion and XP-Pen can give you more bang for your buck if it comes to drawing tablets then expensive Wacoms. Edit:: turns out they mention this later in the video aswell 😅

[@Shiba_Draws]

I love watching you guys while I draw, it's relaxing, and at the same time it helps me learn ^^

[@unlimitlesspower6340]

This is really helpful and pretty great timing, this summer I’m going to Germany for a year and even though laptops aren’t the best for these things I’ve been meaning to get one. This video is really gonna help me choose which to get, thanks!

[@julienbejul]

Guys you are so great And featuring LTT was a really good idea ! I'd love to see more of you guys !

[@officialchickenn]

Can't wait to see what they have in store!

[@vidasegunrichie]

you guys are so awesome

[@tieranholtet1501]

I can see that the time it took really improved the quality of the videos, thank you for all the effort you put in the knowledge is invaluable to learning artists

[@BaMAnimation]

well we did get a new camera, and we are getting more into after effects. so thank you.

[@averyalexander2528]

Oh my god, I love BaM animation, and I love Taran Van Hemert, to see him in a BaM animation video just BLEW MY MIND THANK YOU I LOVE YOU

[@ScottD]

Good to see you back, boys. Keep up the great work!

[@rizwanzaman1793]

Exactly what i needed! Thanks

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Thank you so much for your vids. You guys will be an inspiration for millions of people. Love your content. 👍🏽

[@Tealraspberiiwolfie5]

If this wasn’t the most broken down helpful info on upgrading, I don’t know what is thank you guys 😭✨

[@TheDreadfulCurtain]

Really great episode, so helpful. Thank you.

[@michaelrumondor6268]

wow you guys did a really great job on explaining it from the very basic stuff and even more amazing cus it doesn't feel boring at all! Thanks guys for taking the time to make such thorough and interesting video. Thanks for making time in-between your day job to share all these amazing knowledge! 👌👌 I'm always excited whenever I see a post notification from you guys. At first I thought this video would be a somewhat "more advanced" stuff like best setup recommendation, but you really want people to grow and like you said in the last part of the video that hardware understanding is key to digital artist, you really gave them the tools to decide what to get on their own, not just dictating what to get for their workstation setup. I'm no digital artist, but I'm really glad that you shared your knowledge for free which for me shows how much you really love what you do! (it's very much entertaining watching all your videos too, even though I'm not an artist 😁)

[@SpaceMonkiiBob]

Tbh, I had a few of my friends explain to me computer parts and I've also done my own research but I never really understood what everything meant. This video illustrated everything perfectly, thank you!

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I allways feel so inspired when watching these guys 😍

[@chatter2765]

Came here for tips. Didn’t expect for more. Like, you explained computer stuff really well!

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Seriously the most valuable channel I am subscribed too! Thank you for all you do!!

[@Vin4ART]

This was extremely helpful! I need an upgrade, Thanks guys

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You guys need to make more videos they are so good

[@The-Determined-Ninja]

Why is this *_more_* informative and well done than the video I saw when I *ACTUALLY* looked up how to go about 'building a computer'...!

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Thanks for all the great tips!! Love this channel!!

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You guys are awesome!! this is the best and helpful vid for me, THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!

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What a fabulously entertaining video! Enjoyed every minute!

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Thank you for this video, really needed this video so much!

[@pedro.zurita]

This video was fantastic. Great info for a developing artist.

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Wooohoooo!!! Keep up the good work guys!!!

[@shadowabbott5976]

This was super helpful, and way easy to understand. Thank youz!

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I love you guys, one of the best channels on KZbin.

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You guys are incredibly amazing

[@fatimaspages]

love you guys thankyou!! this was so helpful

[@valentineluymachado2330]

This is a GEM of a video to send to some peeps that come asking the tech geek what computer to buy on their budget. It needs spanish subs, so if I can contribute to that please let me know. Explaining ALL this to the person that asked me what to buy was taking a really long time so I'm really grateful that you put this together. Thank you!

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[@fromfadilah]

Really love this video! I learned a lot. Thxxx

[@basicallyunknown1589]

What a great explanation you guys are amazing! thank you for the video

[@LeoJahn182]

This channel is just awesome. It's so much information in such a good summary and quality. Uau.

[@lego_minifig]

As a tech enthusiast, I greatly appreciated Taran’s (The Macro King!) surprise appearance.

[@sunkissedanimation997]

I wish I had seen this 4 years ago when I first wanted to build a computer for digital drawing--but I had no idea where to start! I had NO tech knowledge whatsoever, and eveything online was gaming/more programming related. Thanks for making this! I wound up getting the $$$ iMac--still works great!

[@BrIdEsMaIdCoOlO]

You both always have such great tutorials!

[@potboy-se5fl]

I'm going to in to digital art and animation soon and this was very useful 👍

[@coconutcrawler5650]

I grew up in the 80’s, learned about PCs during the monochrome era which was confusing at the time because PCs then were outrageously expensive and I never realized that I’d ever afford one. Fast forward to 2000, the WWW became a trend so I purchased my first PC after the Y2K awareness & ordered a dialup membership from my phone carrier. I had no idea what I was buying, other than I could afford $1200 new, which had both, a floppy disk and cd drives, featuring the newly cd-rw capabilities & included the heavy tube monitor! Since then I’ve been purchasing new after the older ones were either too slow or obsolete. I’ve learned more about PCs watching this video than I have ever, in my life. I’ve never knew about the internals & their functions until now. Now I feel confident enough to swap out the internals with just the right upgrades, instead of buying new & overly priced. This has definitely expanded my rustic old brain cells which has earned my subscription! Thank you!

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Crazy what 1200 could get you now

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Its so great to have a new Quality Bam Video. Seriously you guys have teached me so much with your videos. Maybe I should send in some Art soon.

[@originalmozey9781]

YO you guys are awesome! especially with the drawing that you did in the episode! keep up the good work guys! :D

[@khairulh0570]

I love this channel so much! It helps me alot.

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[@nonicknamethethird2132]

Love the first 5 minutes thank you 🙏