Can You Paint Using a Nintendo Switch?!

[@RossDraws]

Excited for any upcoming Switch games??

[@AM-jx3zf]

Do a painting with colored chalk on a blackboard

[@Zack_Dias]

The new Metroid Dread

[@tiffknights731]

I am excited for “Pokémon Legends: Arceus!” 😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩 🎎🌱🦉🔥🐭💧🦦🎎

[@victormaquiling4527]

I still enoying pokemon unite 😂😂

[@Alexander-dw3jw]

Bayonetta 3 finally was announced since that trailer 3 years ago so I'm happy about that

[@MikachinPaint]

When ur a digital artist and a gamer at the same time :

[@anniemadeit21]

Mainly an Otaku

[@nerkscreature]

Lol

[@mangolie21]

Basically me

[@PartyAChannel]

Y e s

[@p0p525]

Isnt that like,,, 80%-90% of the digital art community?

[@BR14Nx]

Colors was so dope on the 3DS. There were some real good artists who could draw in 3D

[@geniaadvincula2705]

It is really impressive for, 3d is difficult!! Well atleast for me, so I'm very impressed with people who draw 3d and people who specializes in 3d!!

[@Ornzora]

3DS is a very good drawing device, too bad it's screen is very small

[@EmptyColl4ge]

Me: *struggles to draw on iPad* Ross: *draws on NS with ease* :')...

[@viridhan]

Ikr? why cant i draw on ipad either

[@dinnerboons1504]

I’ve never drawn on ipad, so why is it hard? Do you not have a pen?

[@abel3790]

@@dinnerboons1504 from someone who draws both on csp and on iPad, as long as someone has the Apple Pencil it’s easily the most intuitive digital medium, due to the complete lack of latency between the pen and the strokes

[@derfestmahr1557]

Me: drawing with finger on a phone. - ___ -

[@clydestuff3199]

I draw left handed using my fingers-

[@bellalysewinchester]

As a digital artist for years, I'm mainly excited by something I can use for quick sketching on the go - my current laptop is pretty slow to start up, and just having something small and simple to sketch ideas on without having to wait through my computer's longer loading time seems worthwhile to me.

[@sonymicronin]

If you already have a switch this is great. If not you can and you have the budget you should save up for a Samsung tab or an iPad mini 5 used in good condition for around $300 the same price as the switch

[@raijinwhat9169]

You can use your phone if you want.. there is a cheap stylus being sold on many shops for about $1...

[@SeaSerpentLevi]

Samsung tabs are great for their price, its surprising. Krita is great, but if you wanna spend a bit you get the all might clip studio lol Actually for sketches u find yourself using even samsung notes (for real that pencil brush is simply so sweet)

[@mafrahuwais]

"Its's not about the software, it's all about the skills"

[@memory1435]

Software is still a big part

[@joavelozo]

software and hardware are important too ...

[@bluebay1031]

Yup. Although different softwawares can breed different results, skill is a big part of it. If you know the fundamentals of both your own style, the type of work youre doing, and digital art the program wont stand in your way.

[@memory1435]

@Eevee* the wrong tools can be very limiting!

[@mikeexits]

​@@bluebay1031- As long as the digital art program is well-made, of course. :)

[@mximomrtinez1551]

I’ve been watching Ross for about 2 years now. Your art tips have saved me. Thanks ross

[@zanggittai4764]

The thing is, when you have really solid fundamentals and have all this other information on top of that which you practiced hard for and turned you into a great artist, then no "Challenge" or "Can you paint with..." can really be answered with a "No". If you have the stuff down, everything is just a tool to make your art happen. Be it a switch, an actual drawing tablet, or a freakin tamagotchi, (well you get the gist). "Can I draw/paint using-" YES ROSS, YOU CAN. Obviously this provides for great KZbin Video Material so I get why he's doing it, but yeah the answer will never be "No".

[@dasaartvlogs9122]

Exactly 🙂

[@newartsystyle6296]

Spoken like a true artists

[@quasar4472]

Agree, speaking as an artist as well. Understanding fundaments an make mspaint or crayola look beautiful. I still watch just to see the function of the pen/stylus. It do have the basics down but for ones who already know fundaments may get annoyed with resetting the switch.

[@oliverniko8366]

It's exciting to see that beginner digital artists have a means to start digitally drawing without buying a tablet if they own a Switch already! Also as a disabled artist, I like the accessibility of being able to paint anywhere easily with it--including in bed. It can get awkward bringing my tablet and laptop set up to bed, and I can't exactly afford an iPad, so I'm considering this to be able to paint anywhere. It'd be useful for travelling as well, you can take what you'd use to play games and also have it there for art! Super convenient, and the 3DS version got me into digital art, so I'd love to give this one a try. The art you painted on it looks lovely.

[@Jacotomo2222]

Yeah, I already own a decent tablet for my laptop, but I would love to have this for on-the-go doodling

[@oliverniko8366]

@Eevee* thank you for telling me! I've thought about it but the size of a phone screen probably isn't a great idea for me personally, although I've seen people create some pretty damn good art on a phone.

[@knictoons]

I remember drawing on my 3DS when Colors! first came out, so excited to see it on the Switch now! Thanks for the video Ross, this was super nostalgic for me ♡

[@Gggly2513]

messing around in odd programs is some of the best practice ive found. recently ive been challenging myself with painting in mspaint and its really good practice to build your skills without being able to rely on fancy art tools

[@belugachan8637]

I don’t think there’s anything impossible for Ross 😂

[@derfestmahr1557]

I wanna see him draw a more detailed drawing (not only eyes) with a finger on a phone.

[@llllavemder]

i dont think its that hard^^

[@drexegar]

Glad you got into colors, there is a long ridiculous history, and the gallery has one of the biggest communities starting as nintendo DS, 3ds, android and apple, so this app is over a decade old. You can play back your drawing so it would of been cool to see your playback. You can also check the gallery and look at all the drawings uploaded from a decade before and play them back to get some ideas. You need to check your controls, your joystick has a button to turn off pen calibration you might be pressing down by mistake, also controls are fully customizable. There is more options im waiting for the next update, mostly transparency lock and online play. There is a discord windows port with tablet support but its only playable now for kickstarters on discord. The updated switch version will also be updated on colors! on android and ipad later too.

[@viridhan]

Ross again proving its the skills that make the artist not the tools.

[@LaurArt_UK]

I got Colours Live when in the kickstarter, and it's a fun tool - ideal for beginners and those just wanting to doodle on the go. I can see how it cold easily evolve into a more professional tool over time with updates to the tools and pen itself. In particular I agree with you about a smoothing slider, and the lasso tool (or some ability to create clipping masks). For me smudge, blur and more brushes would be a huge reason to use it more often.

[@SQWEKERZ]

Those plastic nib cap thingies are (used to be?) fairly common on higher end android styluseseses in the times before art on tablets became a big deal.

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

Yeah, I had one for my iPad before they developed the Apple Pencil. I think it was called the Jot, maybe? I hated it. It felt so scratchy.

[@falcongamer58]

What are they useful for?

[@SQWEKERZ]

@@falcongamer58 If I remember rightly it was to do with accuracy and ergonomics, it let you see where your strokes were going to be. This was before the s pen, apple pen etc, at the time styluses where pretty much all the ones with a squidgy end.

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

@@falcongamer58 If I remember correctly, they’re supposed to mimic a finger on a capacitive touchscreen that doesn’t have a stylus made for it, like the old model iPads, because a stylus with a fine tip wouldn’t be enough surface area for the screen to detect. The plastic disc lets you see through it so you can still see what the pen is drawing, but still has enough surface area for the screen to detect.

[@falcongamer58]

@@tarabooartarmy3654 i wish i got a pointy tip digital pen because i feel compromised using the pen with the plastic disc

[@CreativeSteve69]

I'm so happy to watch ya try out colors live. I pre-ordered this app a month ago and loving it. Also happy the solo creator brought the beloved 3DS app onto the switch. Also next year I'll definitely signup for the Bootcamp.

[@MEAcollectables]

great video. i just got this to play with my 3 yr old im really excited to try it out

[@SilvaShadow1990]

With the sonarpen, turning up the volume adjusts sensitivity, no idea if that applies to this app on switch though.

[@Marvin_R]

on the switch it works best with the volume maxed out. the switch also has a volume limited in the system settings that needs to be disabled.

[@Matthew_Murray]

I'm surprised you haven't seen a pen with the disc on the nub. They are really common on universal styluses. I use them when I need to doodle something on my phone or laptop screen. They are a bit awkward at first but a large step up from the stylus with the weird rubber ball tip.

[@aimeeoliveira7777]

Omg!! I'm amazed by the simple drawing of a piece of the face getting so amzing!!! And I also loved the nostalgic little cute game songs 😋😋

[@catsonpage21]

Your final artwork looks really cool, my favorites artworks of yours are the more sketchy textured ones, so I found it quite interesting to see some of the process and how you still made an amazing artwork within the limitations.

[@essenceofherbal4125]

I have that exact program on my switch and 2ds :) I know there is a online gallery you can post stuff on and look at other people's art.

[@oodlez_uv_doodlez]

Love your videos! Inlove that an actual artist drew something cool with this!

[@sakuraart6830]

Hi Ross I love your art and I’m early today so I’m excited to see you draw with a Nintendo switch.

[@emanpaints3508]

Colors 3D was the first drawing app I used on my brothers Nintendo 3ds! So glad they brought this back :)

[@ShujiWakahisa]

OMIGOSH I WAS WAITING FOR THIS! Yeah the Sonar Pen is kind of weird, however once you get the hang of it it is very nice :3

[@Drowsy.doll.]

This gave me flashbacks of Flipnote Studio on my DSI lol idk if you can do animations on Colors Live but I’m still excited you can even draw with a pen n’ all right on the switch. Thank you my friend🙏 I’m definitely saving up for Colors Live

[@pulsatingblueart4670]

When pressure is gone from the Sonar Pen, you could just unplug it, and re-plug it again. It happens when I accidentally close Ibis Paint when I draw on my phone or tried to import some pictures, and this method works just fine.

[@Roseyfinchartworks]

I really like the game! But everything I draw looks like a kids drawing! I hope they add more brushes and line smoothing.

[@elienaiacevedo2017]

I literally can't- HOW ARE YOU THIS GOOD

[@RENJIOO]

That's literally the type of stylus that I use with my phone to draw and the fact that he's so good at it and my phone is bigger than the nintendo makes me jelly :"]

[@noomre3629]

Skill + What ever = Creative

[@Nikartsy]

Hello Ross!! Could you PLEASE draw using Affinity Photo next?? I'm wondering if it's a good replacement for Photoshop

[@jam8617]

Only ross could pull off painting on a nintendo switch😭😭😭

[@cgh1030sj]

Your videos inspire me SOOO much!!! Thanks Rose!!

[@keij.]

this seems like a fun challenge

[@derfestmahr1557]

Phone and finger is way more fun challenge.

[@stephno13]

I actually started digital art in Colors 3D. That was a version for the 3ds with less features but it was extremely easy to use.

[@hemlockolympic]

Colors! 3D for the 3DS was my jam as a kid. I made my first ever ocs with that app!

[@acemstudio]

YO HO HO THAT INTRO THO dang. I leave for vacation, come back and DAMN. I have so much catching up to do in terms of viewing content lol

[@shinobss2132]

Ross is just built different

[@dragonnii1234]

讚啦！Ross又出影片了！！

[@14bqdonk]

If you got the skills, whatever software, tools or platform you use. Its all gonna be great!

[@IDrawToothpicks]

If only ❤️ we could get games back like Wii U Art academy home studio and 3ds Art academy lessons for everyone ❤️❤️❤️❤️ they never released any more after that and I miss them so much 😭. I'll try the colors live demo sometime though. They should make it like art academy

[@BOWIEE_]

Bro your intro I'd so freaking cuteeee 😭😭😭

[@JimmyScribbles]

Love colors live It has a left hand opinion with it had colorblind options

[@sandythomopoulou4907]

He can literally do anything

[@orikitty]

Colors live was already a thing on the 3Ds btw

[@kamilidaley4319]

Soon we'll find Ross drawing on a tv.😂

[@stephenmahilum285]

Pretty much a digital version of a big white board lol

[@SeaSerpentLevi]

Or Woodcutting lol

[@ARTYCOATY]

Beautiful‼︎ You very talented‼︎ Thanks for sharing‼︎

[@lotte6771]

My first time ever with digital art was either art academy or flipnote studio for the Ds

[@sugarpsycho9581]

The pen issue happened to me to me as well I unplugged the pen and plugged it back in and it fixed itself

[@juliusreviko4865]

This is really interesting 🌟 ! Awesome video Ross! I personally can’t wait for….a tip or info for people that wants to world build from you Ross! ❤️:D

[@robertpowell9982]

I was mildly intereseted, but seeing as I almost never take my switch out of the dock, its kinda pointless when photoshop still works just fine. But its still good to have the option on the switch even with limited features.

[@dasaartvlogs9122]

Just as I expected, you nailed it 😃👍

[@u.g.3298]

That kind of stylus is pretty similar to those cheap stylus for tablets or phones you can find on AliExpress. I own one with 2 kind of nibs: the rounded one made of microfiber and the plastic disk.

[@samakimerciales9987]

Hey Ross, i've been watching some of your old vidoes and stumble into one where you drew Nima, and explain the tatoo on her forehead, you said it was some kind of portal or a seal and that there is a monster in it. Maybe you should do that next(draw Nima while explaining the thing on her forehead).

[@nyanfluffy]

I have a question, this app/game have the mirror tool? You know, that option that turns your drawings and you can see the mistakes you made in it. I'm asking this cause i use it so much in others drawing apps.

[@savannahduckworth7454]

Lol omg that is fabulous I cant believe they put a drawing app on the switch idk how I feel about it due to how small the screen is. But you are beyond a master.

[@chimaeraarts]

Wait until you find out the app was a homebrew app all the way back in the Nintendo DS

[@stephenmahilum285]

I really want to get this game, hopefully they get updates on the Sonar Pen dont want it to malfunction or anything

[@GaudiFanYAY]

Hey Ross. I was wondering if you can tell us if the program allows exporting the work files? I'd love to have the ability to move a work from one device to another, so let's say I sketch on the switch, and then I finish on the PC? Is that possible? Or does it only allow exprts of the final program?

[@Angel_CAKE5]

now imagine doing crazy art commission on that program

[@yamigekusu]

I used to do digital art on a Wii U. If I didn't already have a Surface, pen tablet, and a Note 10+, I would get something cool like this

[@Tia-otaku]

god damnnnn you have awsome skills, I was wondering if to buy this and you just made it look so easy to paint with a switch but I am sure I will totally suck when I try it out myself lol

[@Trujones]

This is actually pretty cool!

[@John-hb3qi]

My Idol!!!!!!

[@Hienabork]

a while ago I bought a sonar pen and the 2 tips that it had included, they broke after 1 month, the tips are ultra sensitive, be careful with sonar pen

[@mariannazanforlin]

Is it possible then to pass the drawing from the Nintendo Switch to your phone/email/pc? And if yes, how?

[@jjg92114]

You can send clips and pictures to your phone. The easiest way to do this is if your phone can scan qr codes but if you have an older phone you might have to do everything manually.

[@silverleaf15]

When I read the title, I thought you were going to cover a Nintendo switch with paint and creating a “physical” painting with it on canvas or something.

[@sketchwardd]

I'm an og from colors on the 3Ds. Learning to draw on the tiny 3Ds screen in Colors 3D Is how I got so good at art 🤣

[@rinhatsuyuki7090]

Is there a bigger canvas then that? (just asking)

[@ado_fan1969]

That is so good どっら!

[@niamhspruce5902]

What i wanna know is HOW ON GODS NAME CAN YOU DRAW A MASTERPIECE LIKE THIS ON A NS BROO

[@derfestmahr1557]

At least he draws with a pen. And there are only eyes on his drawing.

[@davedm6345]

3:58 nice cut and trick, is another draw or jpeg? hm...m..mnnnnnnnn not i think. The pen won't work and you just cut paste a jpeg and i thing also cut paste the video lol XD, can you export the layers to clip Studio? thanks

[@htsunmiku]

What are you talking about? And no, this is a switch game. it's not that robust. You can transfer the jpeg and put it in clip but no layer.

[@Maokumon13]

I'm late on this but with a android sideloaded switxh.. and use the switch to paint on IBIS paint?😳😳😳

[@brkenteacup]

Ok, now draw on ibis paint on your phone, with your fingers only! You've been challenged Ross

[@khunagueroagnis2558]

My new dream: A Nintendo switch

[@BainesMkII]

I vaguely remember the Wii U having multiple art apps, was that not the same for the Switch?

[@mekhi087]

I didn’t know you can do that 🤩

[@ZenitsuKunn]

what's the song at 4:47

[@jesuspool5675]

Ross you should try flip note on the 3ds 😔👌👌

[@hanz4764]

Any chance you would reccomend this for beginner digital artists trying to learn?I only have experience drawing on sketchbooks

[@SeaSerpentLevi]

If you already have a switch, its fine i guess, to sketch for fun without compromise. But to actually practice and improve in digital art, its not a good idea. Try an ipad/samsung tab, a screen tablet or a screenless tablet (i use one of those), they're all better options overall. If you are used to sketchbooks something with a screen will be a smooth transition, but if its tooe expensive try the screenless tablets! Its not as alien as it may sound.

[@ravedragneel1266]

i could give this mans a rock and stick and he would still make a masterpiece

[@relaxinkarma41]

Great app, cool video, but where'd you get that dope sweater Ross??

[@hudred6051]

Anyone know the name of the music at 3:35?

[@unknowngirl2714]

Gerudo Valley from Ocarina of Time

[@NonsenseGUS]

one thing i read is that it uses sound to determined the pressure

[@lilystarlight1]

Wow, this was inspiring!!!! ❤️

[@loki656]

How do the bootcamp work? Does the videos stays up? Or does the course restart after the whole terms finished

[@thesketchbookmage3141]

I help in the kickstarter and its lovely!

[@darkhound6461]

Meanwhile in Asia drawing on smartphones with fingers and ibixpaintx . 😌

[@RAY19740]

Can i use my regular pen for the Nintendo switch or i have to get this pen ?

[@Matrix1andC]

Why is no one asking if you can inport pictures with in a layer... On the 3ds I would take a picture of a old drawing and inport it off the 3Ds pictures

[@animationsbelike]

that looks cool! :)

[@koopatroopa1316]

I couldn't find it on my estore, is it not available in england?

[@imaninamakhtar896]

If Rossdraws use Sonarpen, this can be a good sign 👀👀👀

[@Bigdreamsbuilder]

Mom: boy ,stop playing on switch, you already spending more than 3 hours! Come studying or practice your drawing.. Little boy: Mom, I actually studying digital drawing in Switch! Mom: don't kidding me... please

[@splaturials9156]

What a flex (in a good way)

[@tiffyhuges3322]

Curious if this can work on animal crossing drawing?

[@dustofmind1702]

What is the name of the music at 3:38 please ? 👀

[@MiyaMam948]

It's the Gerudo Valley theme

[@hauntedbykpop7394]

Ross: I noticed a plastic dish on top of the nib..... Me: *eyes rolling* hmmmm.....gen Z..!!!