Can You Paint Without a Sketch?

A lesson on trusting the process :)
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[@art.strings]

The answer: Yes, you can draw without a sketch but you have to know the basics, anatomy etc. very well

[@thutanyi3609]

Hello can u refer to me a channel where can i learn basic portrait?

[@art.strings]

@@thutanyi3609 Angel Ganev is a great artist and has a funny humour

[@art.strings]

Ethan Becker is also good

[@loqvrr9086]

@@thutanyi3609 ross draws

[@thutanyi3609]

@@loqvrr9086 Thank You.

[@reneeonrogue]

Anyone else here thinks that sam’s voice is so calming?? Like he’s that supportive older brother who does gentle pep talk with a side of humor :’)

[@ruatzova]

Its like a modern bob ross XD

[@reneeonrogue]

@@ruatzova actually!!

[@ruatzova]

@@reneeonrogue ik

[@maxestebankenny6179]

Watching before going to sleep is good therapy :)

[@nesawazir9308]

Yes! instead of listening to music while drawing, I listens to his videos hahaha

[@Bolidraws]

2:26 *stares at procreate library with 20+ unfinished paintings" pain

[@asleep5236]

Bruh, Ify.... I have 17

[@_.i_.s._a_1278]

I have like 50+ *the pain*

[@3starsburningbright]

I have around 30+ but I used to have like 70+ before I deleted most of them XD

[@cocoacat.pngggg]

#relatable

[@lonestarr1490]

*pain* -tings.

[@lov3r510]

“You gotta trust the process. No. Matter. What. You’re. Doing.” Me trying to fly: He said trust the process🏢🤾🏻‍♀️ weeeee

[@samdoesarts]

you went out believing in yourself, that's all that matters

[@varflock9777]

Yeah. You will be remembered as the person that trusted the process. Until the end. But also the one that didn't think about choosing the right process, like for example using a plane or a parachute.

[@MakerJake101]

@@samdoesarts I’m subbing just for this reply. You’re a legend

[@sophiaredwood5825]

@@samdoesarts 😂😂

[@peachbun]

@@samdoesarts You are right, we need to trust more, fear less. Fear only creates walls to understanding and progress. But what if we are supposed to "go out" believing in Jesus, the Messiah, not ourselves? Because we can't save ourselves. Life is very valuable. God is always trying to call us to truth in every situation, whether online in a comment or other ways 🙂 We have to trust the process.

[@okjason3446]

sam does art: paints with no sketch, on one layer, with no opacity, using only the round brush, blindfolded, all while using a mouse result: same as all of his paintings

[@_Kamura_]

Yes yes I agreed with it until the blindfolded, he can do everything except be blindfolded and it still look the same

[@mwh616]

Most of these things are just what traditioanl artist already have to deal with

[@whitetulip3963]

"You got to believe in yourself" My confidence who is number one champion in hide and seek content when it is needed.

[@superiorityguardian9288]

69 Nice😏

[@whitetulip3963]

@@superiorityguardian9288 Now its 70. I just click it.🤷‍♀️

[@zelda574]

I struggle so much when doing art but your videos really help

[@samdoesarts]

I am glad

[@serenaindigo6159]

Same here honestly im glad he makes these videos!!!

[@Anjalirk7]

@@samdoesarts really! , I thought u were sam 😂

[@_natz.]

The first thing said in the description: A lesson on trusting the process :) Me 5 seconds after I grab the pencil: I'M SCARED

[@roxanne9802]

Alternative title: "Trust the process: the video"

[@lonestarr1490]

Take a shot whenever he says, 'trust the process'. If that doesn't set you up to the right mindset of finally believing in yourself, nothing will.

[@roxanne9802]

@@lonestarr1490 honestly lolol

[@romainthiburce6962]

My teacher: "When using photoshop use as much layer as you can" Sam: "I'm about to ruin this man whole career"

[@Brittanysplittany]

Right? I also like to sort of “save” during my painting by copying the layer and continuing to progress on only one of them.

[@jasminecruz3751]

Bro wait why would ur teacher say that- 🤯 literally we hate that moment where u be scrolling through 70 layers to erase one thing

[@potatodude5327]

@@jasminecruz3751 Yeah, I Literally Had That Happen To Me Yesterday, I Had To Make An Intricate Design For A Shirt, By The End i Had Like Over 100 Layers Worth Of Copy And Paste.

[@luba509]

@@potatodude5327 oo what i recommend is like, make a layer on top of ALLL of ur other layers and then cover the spot up by using what the background color is. and if ur using procreate there’s a hack to find the spot:D

[@_natz.]

Can you paint without a sketch? Me: But that's my favorite part... Sam: ... IDC just watch the video Me again: of course LOL

[@samdoesarts]

💀💀

[@aratani7935]

Sam is so right about 'trusting the process no matter what you do'. Like, think about it; in studying for an exam you gotta trust the teachers and your notes to resolve your doubts and get to the exam; for doing an audition for smt you gotta practice and practice and practice and trust the process for it to be good.

[@theremedyart]

The encouragement and the support that you are giving not only to artists but all the other people who have doubts in what they're doing, man, 100% Respect. Me: Okay, I'm going back to finish my unfinished drafts!!!!! I got this!!

[@samdoesarts]

Yes you got this 😤

[@elenakim6287]

I know this wasn't the focus of the video, but damn ~~ That hair and that shading is gorgeous!

[@moth_kaca]

I love his challenges i think what makes them special is how he does them he teaches and share’s his experience while drawing with challenge that spices it up

[@ganyaka7916]

I love all of your artworks i know you've published a vid about finding an artstyle but the thing is i can't stick to one HAHAHHA HELP MASTER SAM

[@samdoesarts]

It comes with time!!!

[@varunshirhatti5]

@@samdoesarts I really hope it will... I've been trying to settle on one art style for a while now. I think there's been a little progress recently though, I just need to refine it so I can draw characters with it. Also (and I should really have said this first) I loved the video!

[@jopinjourneys]

@@varunshirhatti5 same!!! I always plan/want to go for a stylized painting but my freakin hand takes me to the realism route (which for me is kinda boring). Have you found your art style? Plz send helpp 🥲

[@brokenjelly2739]

@@jopinjourneys bro this is what I struggle with 😭

[@mmaria0155]

Sam: "believe in yourself, never give up, keep doing your thing" me with 68 followers : 👁👄👁 keeping doing my thing because i love art 💧 💧 One of the artists who made me improve a lot in my art. Sam explains in an incredible and constructive way that really helps me.

[@ayemar9350]

I have 10 followers on Ig Sis 🙂

[@elviar.910]

What's your insta? I'd love to see your art 😊

[@mmaria0155]

@@elviar.910 @maryclrdraws 😊😊😊😊

[@ayemar9350]

Elvia R. I also draw too! I have only posted 3. It is mihiko_kou if you wann check!

[@elviar.910]

@@ayemar9350 I'll check it out, too! 👍

[@AubreyROE]

This is how I was taught to approach oil painting. It helps when you only have an hour or so to finish a whole piece. We were taught to sketch over blocking later and only if needed. In general tho I sure do love to just block in like crazy and refine until we reach details. I like how much you explore!

[@karthikjayaraj941]

It's soo inspiring...trust the process beleive in yourself and don't worry about anything just having a great time doing what you love and improving..thank you for the inspiration ❤️

[@Mar-hq9bm]

I dont even trust myself how can you expect me to trust the process :')

[@lonestarr1490]

That's kind of the point, isn't it? If you really trust the process, you don't have to trust yourself. The process will lead you where you want to go. Eventually.

[@ElegantHope]

ik this is a year old. but it helps to learn how to let go of that distrust and let yourself be free.

[@picalingo5244]

This is SO INSPIRING! I was struggling for days to get a proper rough sketch (fixing the composition) for the upcoming CNY artwork and I was rather devastated because I got really swamped for my full time job which makes me even more stressed out and getting more anxious of not being able to complete this! I couldn't sleep yesterday so I randomly did a rough sketch and I GOT THE COMPOSITION RIGHT. It's TRUE that you mentioned about letting go of your doubts and TRUST THE PROCESS. Really really really appreciate this video, it really made me feel less sucks about myself haha. I would always come back to this video to remind myself to trust the process and learn along the way regardless of the outcome! Thanks Sam!

[@lakuraart2059]

drawing without a sketch is a whole journey since you dont have any guide, and just go with the flow and experiment more than you would than if u had a sketch

[@bhaavinidasi3117]

You're an amazing teacher. Thanks to you i came back to drawing without feeling overwhelmed by all the stuff that i need to learn. You inspire me to find joy and motivation in everyday drawing, in opposite to pressure and doubt that i used to feel

[@alessandrac.1273]

to add onto the bit about how each painting gets you closer to what you want the piece to look like- one of my favorite quotes about this is from the drawfee redrawing old art video where karina is talking about how she loves redrawing her old art because every time she does that she can get a result closer to what she’d initially imagined the finished piece looking like

[@ayaneagano6059]

I’m finding that for characters I prefer to do a sketch, but for backgrounds and landscapes, I find that it is *_much more motivating_* and significantly more fun to *_NOT_* do a sketch with lines. Because when I do a background with lines, I sort of stop that thought process, and I feel shackled to the lines rather than being able to optimize the background to fit the characters more/be more expressive. It really does feel more like sculpture! With the lines, it just felt like I was doing over what I already did with the backgrounds. It’s actually a lot faster for me! I remember a while ago when I did a non-loose sketch for a painting, and I gave up during the flatting stage. But when I drew three backgrounds without a sketch recently, I was so motivated that it reinvigorated my love for drawing and made me want to experiment! It’s what made me like backgrounds and landscapes. Thank you for this: this approach really helped me.

[@Moriandrizzt]

I've been watching your videos for a couple weeks now since it showed up in my queue and your art is full of life. There seems to be a lot of emotion in it with the way you play with light and color. I've never noticed it before in other art but yours in particular really plays a lot with what looks like pastel and high contrast colors which somehow manages to make it come alive from the environment that isn't there. Amazing. Not sure how close I've gotten to what you're doing but it's been enlightening. I haven't drawn anything in over a decade but your way of teaching and encouraging while showing how your process works has been making me want to pick up a pencil again. Thanks for being you!

[@katienielsen7532]

Sam out here teaching us art babies how to do art and giving us an encouraging life lesson at the same time! I can't :') He's so good to us!

[@elviar.910]

I've been in a really negative headspace lately, but your videos are a huge inspiration. 😊💕

[@samdoesarts]

Im glad!!!

[@EchelonTheCat]

Love that encouragement about continuing until you finish!

[@eston3418]

I've been trying to get back to art for about a week now, after not being able to make anything for so many years. You are honestly such a lifesaver, and a lot of your content has helped me whenever I've found myself stuck and lost and confused. Thank you so much.

[@fabianoalmeida8842]

Man, I got here in about... 3 days (?) and you're already one of my inspirations on ilustration. Your artwork is just amazing. Keep it going, nice work

[@MichelleGranados]

In many paintings I did the last months, in my head there was a tiny voice telling me "it wont be good enough, do not try" and get frustrated a lot, but you're the voice I need inside my head "trust the process" thank you for sharing your knowledge and for being such a charismatic person!

[@isbllebr]

I was painting along and you talking and teaching about these aspect that are so important for improving made my painting process so muc more enjoyable. Thank you!

[@Andreea-le5xl]

This is so inspiring! The point about finishing every drawing/painting you start no matter what really hit home! I have a lot of unfinished pieces, most times I get stuck with them half way or even 3/4 through because I either doubt I'll be able to complete it as the version I envisioned, or because it doesn't seem "perfect" enough😅 when in reality I would've learnt and progressed so much more if I went the extra mile and actually finished all of them. Thanks for this piece of wisdom and motivation Sam! Also love the painting!! Your style seems so simple yet impactful, gorgeous!😍

[@letmebring_chaos]

This make trust myself whenever i draw. Thank you so much Sam!! 💖

[@susmita7364]

You are brilliant. I can spend hours watching you paint and take inspiration.

[@Kevin-jz9bg]

"you not only gotta trust the process of your painting but also the entire process of your learning journey" - Sam 2021

[@suzume_artz]

"Believe in yourself, never give up and keep doing your thing" Honestly, I stumbled upon this older video of yours and it gave me the courage I needed to continue a drawing that I left after the sketch because I had college exams to study for. Thanks to your encouragement, I believe that I can let go of that self-doubt & believe in myself as an artist more ❤️ Thank you!

[@msTUNA]

your drawings are so beautiful and relaxing! :)

[@grug1343]

Grug proud of little Sam. His paintings are always pretty.

[@Sam-kl7zw]

I learned new things from you every time you draw, thanks!

[@breath_supplies8447]

No one: Absolutely nobody: Me aggressively boppin my head while watching that video. That music hits different 😄👌

[@ArtyDc600]

Superb man.. New fan 😍 you taught me much more about digital art n also life lessons. i was confused how to do and what to get

[@jakeystarsuper]

You are one of the best teachers i ever had. You made drawing a lot easy for me

[@justsomeguyanimations]

Considering that I'm terrible at digital art, this was helpful. I mean, i can barely pain with a sketch, but this somehow turned of slightly less bad than my usual stuff. Which is progress! I'm tempted to go pack to my acrylics, digital is so damn hard

[@scales5964]

This actually turned out to be really inspirational to me at a time that I'm really struggling with a piece

[@mixterdee]

I love your videos! Challenge for you: Do a self portrait!

[@temtor]

I’m obsessed with this piece holy crap

[@elvie3685]

It’s so nice to listen to you bc your voice is so lovely! And your art is amazing even you didn’t sketch! Conclusion: you and your art are amazing!🥰💕✨

[@Seesack2000]

Best motivational speech I've ever heard. I am really hyped to try the same :D

[@HartDraws]

I was having an art block and hadn't drawn in weeks... This helped me so much .. I will surely go back to drawing

[@148pichi]

Oh, I love your drawings and the way you motivate people to keep drawing, thank you.

[@_devotionart]

Loved it, everything you do is just amazing 🥺❤ thanks for always be so inspiring 🥰

[@jhamcham7701]

Muchas gracias por enseñarnos las técnicas de la pintura digital. Es muy difícil encontrar a alguien que explique tan bien como tu, no tengo ni siquiera que saber bien el ingles para entender lo que haces. Mil gracias :) nueva suscriptora

[@rivercreates6848]

Wow, your result was so good and I really liked your tips!!! I wish you were my art teacher...

[@June_pippinpadelopopsicopolis]

I am motivated thanks, I can't believe you did everything in a single layer

[@emdeesaif]

This my favorite KZbin channel now.

[@ochaocha4799]

This video appear on my recommendation, and i think this is what i really need, thanks dude i think i will try it again

[@seanedwardgemaguim5788]

I've been watching ur videos for days now and day by day im learning, also i have no experience in digital arts and no clue how to use photoshop. I love your arts man, i wish i can pull off some good drawings soon by learning from your videos. 🙏

[@anya-kr8pd]

your videos and voice are soo relaxing

[@thebunnytofu255]

thank you for the motivational speech , much needed and appreciated!🧡🧡

[@trilogicsk8]

I think you should make a book with the whole process of making a drawing, with some examples of sketching for different parts of the body, hair, backgrounds, etc...

[@CptnHammer1]

this is good excersise, you really learn to look at the shadows as blobs and highlights as blobs. and how they fall over a shape. good for the brain.

[@imzipperoni]

Your art is so insanely impressive!

[@kennethdiasnogueira6105]

Watched this video when I was gonna quit. And what do you know Sam was right about trusting the process. Took me quite a while but I got it. It’s not the greatest but pretty amazing in my opinion for a first try at painting with no sketch.

[@albertjohnablog3450]

i’ve been to anxious with my paintings now ijust wanna finish them nice video btw

[@Landon783]

Came for the art, stayed for the life lessons lol 10/10 amazing

[@kingpen1179]

Sam's just doing it in purpose, popping up went I'm about to answer my exam, I was suppose to answer my Disaster Risk Reduction Management exam hehe

[@samdoesarts]

💀💀💀💀

[@davidhabanek1990]

Dude, thank you very much motivated me to finish my drawings and learn something new.

[@Yodayameart]

Not done yet but: It’s also a very nice technique to focus on Color (-Composition) and on Values. When sketching I feel like we often tend to forget about the coloring, even though colors are having a huge impact on how the composition will look/feel like. I mean, just as an example, but you can directly see in the color blocking stage, if your warm and cold tones are balanced and giving the feel you’re looking for. Idk 😄 hard to explain what I mean. probably very important to have tried this technique

[@josueromero2061]

dude I love the art you make🤩 it inspires me I LOVE IT

[@ash-xn7ln]

i've been wanting to try this for a while, but i was scared i'd mess up :') but now i'm gonna trust the process and try it out!

[@MangoSlayer77]

You have no idea how much your encouraging words mean to me. Thank you :)

[@sosodigitalart]

I’m new to your channel and I LOVE your art style. I was wondering if you draw guys. Watching you has really improved my art! Thanks!

[@pastelzia]

You know I have been struggling with this a lot. I just dont have the patience to draw a whole drawing or painting, i dont feel any motivation when it doesnt look like anything yet. But this made me actually want to try. Thank you sam :)

[@anneapen9687]

hiii I can't believe I'm this early! I loved your amandarachlee video! Can you do a procreate review? I am a big fan!!!!

[@anneapen9687]

P.S. thanks for you guys who liked my comment!! :)

[@loyaltyf278]

Dude, you have you believe in youself

[@EmilyJuneOfficialCreates]

I don’t think sketching is nessecary when you’re an advanced artist. It’s only nessecary when you are studying certain objects, places, and people. Or when you are sketching an idea for a piece of work. But, if someone or yourself is a beginner, you might want to sketch before you paint. It’s a learning process, just take baby steps. I am an art student/hobbyist at a college, who plans on placing emphasis on different aspects of the drawing in order to achieve desired results. A common myth/misconception is that when you draw, you can’t have a phase when your art is ugly in your drawing process.

[@maedeer5190]

I would like to see you draw using procreates in app brushes or just procreate in general :)

[@manvaishnav7612]

I wanted to try this for so long but wasn't able to..... now I have the motivation. Tysm🥰🥰🥰

[@sugarandbeets]

This seems super daunting but once you went through the steps I thought I might give this a try!⭐️

[@perplex9395]

would love to see some of your pencil work from when you first started!!

[@jenniferortriss]

modern day Bob Ross, especially with all the motivational and philosophical stuff

[@nouzmb]

I subscribed for the deep soothing voice .... and good art tips

[@katelyndodge2762]

Iʻm kind of sold on everything yousay. I watch your videos to relax after homework sometimes , and they inspired me to re-enter the world of digital art. So thank you so much for the inspiration and all the tips you share! I donʻt know if Iʻm any good at it , but my human anatomy and physiology classes for nursing are hopefully gonna be coming in handy with this hobby. I guess one can only improve right?

[@celinejegat]

Thank you for sharing your process, your drawing is really beautiful! I will try to TRUST THE PROCESS :)

[@DetectivePikachu7777]

Sketch is life Ngl the art is very good, i could never-

[@miscellaneousmisty7041]

As an artist who is afraid of drawing/painting people (dragon artist over here) watching your videos is absolutely inspiring and very helpful for me. Thanks to you I have been inspired to try painting humans, even tho I stink at it (for now). Your encouragements have empowered me to at the very least try and do my best. Thank you for doing what you do!

[@anarndomart7143]

I would looovee to see a tutorial on how you add lighting to your paintings, I love how art looks with lighting but I don't quiet understand how to do it on a painting

[@veraliberman3673]

that was truely inspiring!!! thank you!

[@KimThirion]

I really needed this video today.

[@bookfan1239]

Sam: *cult-y voice* Know the process. Trust in the process. BELIEVE THE PROCESS

[@itssleepydemon9166]

"Trust the process and believe in yourself" Aaah see, about that- My creative confidence is about as strong as lined notebook paper lol. Seriously though this video taught me a lot about trusting myself and my process in order to be able to preduce a project that in any other case i'd abandon and probably leave behind piece that actually turns out great! Your art and videos are just amazing!

[@ssemaganda1]

I like your work... Very inspiring UGANDA - AFRICA

[@giohadelizguzman7051]

I swear every time I’m stuck with my drawings you come to the rescue😭

[@kingsleykelechionwuchekwa7508]

You make it look so easy😍😍

[@ShaneThring]

Can you do a video diving into detail and a breakdown of your painting and sketching process.

[@osakasweetie19]

How can I learn to love art again? I used to love art when I was in school and was a creative person, but over the years, watching others to “improve” and comparing my work to others, I’ve begun to hate art and have gotten worse than ever before! Also thank you for the video

[@yung_Yami19]

I am really new to digital art and my biggest problem is line confidence and overall color blending coming from a traditional manga art style your type of art is really challenging but I really love it and want to learn it .I really need to work on all my basics and fundamentals it’s like learning to walk again sometimes it’s frustrating but there is all so a lot of fun

[@vitametmortem310]

You are the best Sam!!!!

[@samdoesarts]

No you

[@_natz.]

No u

[@vitametmortem310]

@@samdoesarts thanks man, but you first ;)

[@vitametmortem310]

@@_natz. thanks ;)

[@Jeea84]

Wow you’re a wizard! ❤️💗 That is ahmazing!!! Wow 🤩