How I Paint Portraits in MS Paint

Watch a chill timelapse on how I explain my thought process of painting in MS Paint.

[@AshAirheart1995]

Finally, an MS paint recommendation that isn't the Santa

[@Stanzafly]

FR LMAO

[@kairu_b]

LOL

[@Spunky5]

RIGHT ..

[@hello-ef4bn]

This time it’s a monkey!

[@yosgir]

😅😅😅

[@evanmak7837]

Here's to the people compaining that digital art isn't "real" art. In ms paint, you just have colors, fixed brush sizes, and a blank canvas. No layers, no fancy blending, no filters, no unlimited undos. You even have to learn color theory to make a palette and make all the color combos work. Kudos for mastering that severely limited but strangely close to reality program.

[@theothertonydutch]

The people who complain that digital art isn't real art are also the people who use AI to generate pictures for them to use in shit like advertising.

[@GrooveSpaceArk]

@@theothertonydutch Are they?

[@sadev101]

@@theothertonydutch bs.. i dont think digital art is fake art but i do agree that digital art is way easier then traditional art. imagine if he had painted this without the resizing and moving selection tool. no undo either... you fuq up on canvas you have to correct it and itl leave marks on digital art you just press back... and on more sophisticated art apps like photoshop or procreate you have brushes that work better easier to get a certain style then doing the same effect with a real brush

[@pavinivfx]

But he is using resize to fix the proportion. You're refuted. Art is interpretation, not something people who don't study think it is. I don't care of what They speak about tools like Ps, Painter and other digital art softwares. I care about retards on internet doing fake art with IA. This week, a company of publicity used IA to create their cover, but They didn't notice the artist has 6 fingers in his hand.

[@PalmsDesign]

Still need to have solid fundementals in colour and drawing to be able to utilse those tools effectively.@@sadev101

[@3_14pie]

remember guys, if its an issue, it's an skill issue

[@2ndHandSmoker]

A skill issue

[@feralmode]

@@2ndHandSmokerthat would be ‘a skill issue.’

[@androart1817]

Grammar skill issue

[@randomcitizen801]

yup, I definitely had skill issues. gonna keep trying and improve. have a nice day everyone

[@3_14pie]

@@androart1817 in fact

[@sharaheartsixx]

Anyone who can paint as well as this in MsPaint sold their soul and I won't believe otherwise. This is absolutely incredible btw!

[@EXLiquidTiger]

I'm right there with you xD

[@feralmode]

definitely some deal done with the devil at a desolate crossroads on a moonless night

[@Unpopularity]

It’s a common airbrush tool with an infinite palette of colors. Yeah, no; it’s a common painting. How is this any different than using one paintbrush on paper? What?

[@feralmode]

jaded are we? would you prefer he does it with a hair on beeswax papyrus?@@Unpopularity

[@sharaheartsixx]

@@Unpopularity I would genuinely like to see you try and do what they've done because I have and it's rough.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

My painting teacher used to say, if you're good you can make a masterpiece with the best material. If you're very good you can make a masterpiece with any material.

[@cz941]

Ultimate proof that its all about the skills and not about the tool!

[@cyanhacker]

Tool helps to use your skill, and make it all easier

[@infamoussoapconsumer3870]

​@@cyanhacker Sometimes the limitations on the tool increases the creativity of people

[@feelcollins4358]

@@infamoussoapconsumer3870 and often times tool limitations stunt their true potential because you can create better things with better tools

[@infamoussoapconsumer3870]

@@feelcollins4358 True, but it's really up to the person's needs of materials to create things

[@huzaifaprod]

This is incredible, I can't believe you did this on paint even though i watched the whole video just wow

[@CynHicks]

To be fair people have been doing incredible stuff with ms paint for a long time. Edit - I'm not saying that it's not really impressive though. The best "art" I've made with it is per-pixel tiles made to look 3D

[@BellaAnderson-o11o1o]

Yay, MS Paint! I really liked that you fixed proportions along the way. You have such an amazing knowledge and application of colors, and it's really mesmerizing to watch your entire painting process unfold, and inspiring too. Thank you for sharing your painting with us! ❤

[@dorjedriftwood2731]

I just want to thank you for leaving a respectful and well thought out comment, You rock!

[@MisaPiza]

Thank you so much for the speedpaint and commentary, very informative!!

[@classydays43]

Dude, what? I'm my head, MS Paint was basically a toy and you pulled this off. The developers would shed a tear seeing your skills. Bravo!

[@Marcus_Berger1701]

OMG 1000% more worth than any AI art. This is real art. I hope in the future people still create painting like you and not get reliant on machines.

[@PRIMARYATIAS]

AI “art” just steals human art without permission and does on it deep statistical analysis. Without the human art there is no art for the AI to “train” on.

[@Marcus_Berger1701]

@@PRIMARYATIAS Thats exactly what i have stated here. I learned painting and editing for over 25 years and now even childs can make art often in better quality and in a fraction of the time it takes especially me as perfectionist to create it.. Its a travesty.

[@hugosouza1993]

"Thou sould not make a machine in the likeness of the human mind."

[@BalanceHex]

@@Marcus_Berger1701But, the AI itself is an art form too. Someone had to write the programs for every AI art generating tool out there. If the AI is learning from the public domain, is it really stealing or being used without permission? It also takes trial and error to find the "perfect" prompt for the AI. If you want great art from the AI, it will take time to get there. Think we have all seen how bad some AI generated art is. Not saying AI generated art is better than human created art, but they are both "real" art.

[@Marcus_Berger1701]

@@BalanceHex @BalanceHex Okay, i can't deny thats its art too. ;) I am guilty myself. I am creating picture Ai models myself. Most the time with photos i made myself and with permission of the persons in the photo. I use offline diffusers like fooocus etc. So i know the whole process from A to Z. But i lost my passion for painting. I can create much more creative pics than i am able to create. Thats frustrating af. . Phrases of encouragement like "Paint man, you paint for yourself!!!" doesn't give me comfort at all. And i do think Ai is theft in certain areas. With offline stable diffusion you can steal any style by creating your own ai models by downloading the pics of an artist on instagram. So i am not against AI, i just respect art created with a pencil, brush even if its made in paint or photoshop more. I think its more difficult especially if you project the rapid development of ai tools into the future. Why create a painting over a period of 2 weeks when a child can make similar paintings with Ai in 24 hours. 😉 But yeah, AI is a fun thing and skill and creativity is needed to achieve something outstanding.

[@bruh-vk6io]

my toxic trait is thinking i could do this easily

[@deathcold_longplaysua4846]

This image painting of yours proves that, it is not about cool software with tons of different plugins, but about the skill. And if you understand how to draw an image and make it look realistic, then you don't need any fancy software. As for me, I used MS Paint back in Windows XP days and a bit in Windows 7 days. And since my painting skills is very far from yours, so far as distance from earth to mars, everything that I was painting looked cartoony. Or other words, I don't have understanding of how to paint someone's portrait. And then I don't have enough patience to learn and understand it, so I stuck to what works for me, and for now I'm a 2D spriter, who can also edit images, but who is also very lazy. But I also switched from classic MS Paint to PaintNET, with tons of plugins. And since I don't do anything crazy, PaintNET is more than enough for me. Like, it has many fancy tools that you can download for free, it has possibility to work with different layers and stuff like that. Other words, it's like classic MS Paint but better and has most of the tools that Photoshop and other software has, but they are simple to find and use inside the PaintNET itself. But I'm sure that you know this even without me telling you.

[@cbee402]

So glad you made that small adjustment to the mouth area. the tiniest change turned the portrait from angry to 'curious' which is the vibe I get from the original picture. amazing work!

[@wizardcat7654]

Dude this is so cool to see someone else use MS paint. As someone who just started really using MS paint. I've played around with it a bit in the past, but I recently did two halfway decent pictures with it. And it's very much encouraged me to keep practicing my art. MS paint is a fun tool. It is simplistic and can be difficult using a mouse, but it takes time and practice like any craft. Something I do If I'm not real happy with, say, the black line of a jawline, I will go back in with white to shave the line down, making it look more like a jaw. If I'm a doing black and white portrait. It was excited when I realized for the first time I could do that.

[@jacenjustice]

I've never seen anything like this done in MS Paint. That was awesome!

[@corycampbell4203]

I have spent time painting in Photoshop so to see something done in MS Paint that is this good … blows me away. Very well done

[@iamthatakhil]

I still remember my first attempts at digital art in MS Paint back in 2005. I used my mouse and keyboard shortcuts to create some art which brought me into this insane world of possibilities. Even though I use Procreate and Fresco now, Paint still holds a great place in my mind. Wonderful job with this portrait!

[@1.618_Murphy]

Bro is a man of sheer dedication.

[@OriginalnaPL]

Dude what an awesome piece of art. You did awesome, this is my first time stumbling onto your channel and you're cool. subbed. Also, I'm not trying to bring others art down, but it's really refreshing to see someone use these interesting and more raw references instead of instagram models with dull lighting.

[@dcabral00]

This is clear proof that it is not about the tool, it is about the skill and talent.

[@johndough7710]

this was a joy to watch and listen to! thank you!

[@itsamotherflutter]

Great video! There's not a lot of painters showing how to use MS Paint and still it's such a great tool to practice with color shapes and proportions.

[@kotyara85]

The comparison to traditional art is actually very useful. Thinking of it this way is helpful when working with limited software like MS Paint

[@osooso6027]

So sick dawg 🤘🏻 love seein people that are so good start pieces a little rough. Reminds me to trust the process more often

[@ahmad1xa]

Skillful will made the tool, the tool doesn’t made the skill, appreciate your work man❤

[@TTArt]

Cool to see you do some portraits as well, enjoyable to watch and listen!

[@CarterM2008]

I agree and fancy seeing you on someone's video.

[@Supinori]

This is fantastic! Thanks for the video

[@aguilarjulianandres]

Bro!!!! You are a genius no doubt.

[@satyasanatan5100]

YOU ARE A TRUE ARTIST....

[@kokokocho]

bro this is insane! amazing

[@claursen1]

You are super talented! wow!

[@Plagueheart]

Beautiful skills, congrats on the legendary achievement

[@Absbor]

Remember: it's not the tool, it's your own talent you've come far. ^w^ everyone who makes fun of "cheap markers" or mspaints should be ashamed of themselves instead. you are amazing because you worked on yourself. not because your utensils are amazing, it's solely because you came this long way.

[@ActualSolitaire]

Damn, that's incredible!

[@ZedEdge]

Excellent art and excellent narration - nicely specific with principles and technique but still really accessible. Your voice is just so encouraging - makes something this impressive seem totally approachable, haha 😄

[@xandrix]

That is some incredible talent dude. Great job!

[@laberinto6782]

I've been using ms paint with mouse for 4 years now, and i never knew how much more i could still do with this

[@ArtofExpression-aoe]

Awesome! Skill is the key! MS Paint was my first painting software. I remember trying my best to paint with a mouse. Seems worth trying with a pen tablet!

[@belovedtemitope83]

Ughh.. it's like writing codes in notepad

[@suspectxxxl2980]

Very good! Also i knew i recognized the subject, i see this reference all the time.

[@nothing-oj1sz]

Man this is amazing.

[@theredgoblin562]

"Hes gonna have red in his cheecks just like a normal, umm, anyone else" 😂 nice save

[@Odrikah]

I also noticed that 😬

[@codingidiot6754]

2:22

[@bearcat7666]

When you go around looking for anything to call racist and cry about, how do you live a happy life?

[@stinky9703]

​@@bearcat7666😂they found it funny, not racist

[@bearcat7666]

@@stinky9703 Sure thing, I'm not denying that, but it wasn't racist to begin with, and this comment alludes to a mindset of constant victimhood. I'm glad you're able to point obvious things out though champ! You're growing and learning every day.

[@fishythingy]

love ur work, ms paint is such a fun medium to use

[@fishythingy]

the colour picking process is crazy btw, very well done

[@lucascuervo27]

What a masterpiece!!

[@fergoka]

While watching this masterpiece being created I was thinking back of Zhaoming Wu's saying that - Light is where the form is, shadow is where the color is...I just realized it's not always like that. So maybe if the local color is dark enough it is different.

[@steelkraken]

¡Que loco! Aunque me gusta usar Paint (especialmente, para dar clases del uso del mouse), jamás se me hubiera ocurrido que algo así se podía lograr. INCREÍBLE

[@Gabs_Labs]

Incredible!

[@TechReviewTom]

Dude this is crazy good.

[@Dinosaur-hd2ms]

OMG! I see ur art on twitter all the time, I had no idea u had a KZbin channel! Ur art is amazing

[@nahum8240]

dude amazing work on such a basic painting program, here i struggle with way more complex software but just mastering the tools available is enough

[@HavocDemon]

looks great!

[@rabidguineapig]

I remember someone saying a long time ago that you can technically, theoretically make photo realistic art from scratch using Paint which is very true, you can edit each and every pixel to your liking, the process would be incredibly time consuming but it could be done. When you said Ms-paint my first thought was like XP paint or even older because that's what I'm used top using to the point where even on newer computers I always make it a point to download the XP version of paint because that's just where my muscle-memory is. I used to use it mainly for pixel art but semi-recently I switched to asprite just because it has more features specifically for that kind of thing. but again, theoretically one COULD do the same thing with Asprite that you're doing here. Just like theoretically someone could use Audacity and with excessive generating and editing make a Mozart song

[@sergioalcantar3290]

Excellent, thanks!

[@ALLISMIND]

This is indeed a challenging portrait because he looks very mature for a kid, especially his expression

[@ylahti6]

This was amazing

[@kxypxrker7052]

🤨man, i dont even know how to tell you how incredible you are , im super impressed

[@mysterionz]

This is impressive. ❤

[@ianbee1959]

Wow this is amazing!

[@81sw0le]

Very reminiscent of Seung Eun Kim. Love it.

[@boardcertifiable]

You and that Japanese guy who uses MS Excel to make pictures are total real life wizards.

[@maherf768]

in recent versions of windows (11 23H2) MS paint now have layers and many good improvements. however as demonstrated here skillful and talented artists can create with virtually anything!

[@funtalesyard501]

wow no way, love it

[@CRIMELAB357]

This is too awesome

[@kazuyukihi1208]

めっちゃ好き

[@Ricky-qp5rn]

bruh you most underated

[@karaelzexceed666]

Amazing talent

[@SparksBY1992]

I work in MS paint as well. Never could get the hang of Photo Shop. The difference for me is I draw my art pencil to paper first and then transfer it to MS paint where I add color and detail. Always turns out much better than my free hand art when Its all done. Great portrait!

AMAZING!

[@djmohglojojo]

Came to watch at 2x speed, end up watching it regular speed and listening to you talk about it 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@iwantedtohaveabigytnamepsi2007]

that's awesome man

[@itslordscrbble480]

incredible man

[@TioHic]

paint is not the problem.... the problem is drawing with mouse

[@saratchandramv1886]

Paint is basic and i thought i made some great painitngs. silly me. my skill level after seeing this feels like bottom of the ocean. Great work dude just amazing.

[@Groaznic]

Oh my god dude incredible! Goo djob!!!

[@Danilo_De_Almeida]

THIS IS INSANE BRO :O

[@smoppet]

MS Paint is actually my preferred tool to sketch and doodle with. I like the crayon tool.

[@saptaparnoburmanroy614]

Hey Christian! I started out painting in MS Paint after coming across your older videos. This video you uploaded could not have been timed better as I was myself working on portraits with mouse in MS PAINT, I would like to show you some of my work, and get tips from you first hand. Is there any way I can contact you? Perhaps via mail?

[@saint037]

perhaps

[@Automobilestats]

perhaps

[@PiginaCage]

always thought these ms paint videos were scam I- Great job this is insane

[@danielg2946]

wow, nice work!

[@kairu_b]

Great work!

[@lawsome2068]

I love that you don't do layers because they're so complicated to me and I felt bad drawing and coloring without layers but seeing this gives me so much inspiration and faith in my process as I'm just beginning my digital art journey.

[@drinkinyawnin]

I'm a digital artist and I mostly paint on one layer! I've been drawing on paper for many many years before getting an iPad, and paper&colored pencils only give you one layer to work at, so this is more like a habit thing. I do line art on one layer, and then do another layer to put the values, I do it on two layers so I don't ruin my lineart with erasing. But then when I'm happy with the values I merge the layers and work on just this one layer. On the end I sometimes add extra hues and highlights on new layer, using the Addition blending mode, then merge, back to one layer. Try that, maybe this is a process that will work for you. When I only started with digital, I felt bad about not using many layers too, because every tutorial uses like 10 layers or more for more complicated pieces, but then I realized, that all my life I've been drawing my backgrounds, subjects, faces and eyelashes on one layer - a piece of paper - and it looked good, so why not continue that?

[@chickenmadness1732]

layers are only necessary if you're a professional working for a studio/client. So you can make changes to the design quickly. If you're just a hobbyist do whatever you want. Using a single layer is the same as traditional painting so it's more intuitive.

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

I draw on multiple layers because it's easier for me to track error and fix it that way (don't need to remove the undamaged part as well)

[@heartshapedfilms]

I think its great to something that challenges yourself, such as a childs portrait. I think you did a fab job though i feel he still looked a little older in the final image still. it makes me think that you've already started to sus out how to improve next time round. incredible to be able to do this. Regardless being in MS paint or not. I met a digital artist that uses a mouse and not a tablet to draw on. Though just works for them.

[@znedj]

Amazing.

[@julianoribeiro5981]

quando voce sabe desenhar nao importa a ferramenta que se usa. parabens grande talento.

[@tangentsmith2961]

First I wanted to write down something about greedy corporations but soon I have realized that this is a great message to those people that think they need some latest version of Photoshop and all the brush packs from the well known artists just to sit there and wait yet for another Photoshop update and even more brush packs. No offence to anybody but this is the reality. If you want to be an artist or whatever you will be and you no need to pay monthly for Photoshop as well as you no need for tons of the same brush packs. Just like a piece of paper and a pencil were always there to take those and star developing your skills paint was always there and for now there are free Krita and Gimp out there for you to make masterpieces. It was never about tools but skills.

[@Chinornor]

This is fire

[@joonykids]

Talent

[@sethg1403]

ddaaammmmnnn bro, you are talented af....you ow my sub dude....keep it up broskie

[@peenurmobile]

wow this is crazy skill and talent. i feel a bit inspired now

[@meoe00n]

Gosh so cool

[@piskelo1065]

So much better than those fake videos where someone perfectly recreates a stock photo of santa by using some editing effect...

[@safinasa2459]

Finally, A Good Alternative For Illustrator!

[@CaptainJeoy]

You just earned a sub.

[@user-hn4nw5nb3j]

This is so cool!!! BTW I used MS paint to draw basic anime characters.

[@soloflick6579]

my god. a great work tbh. doing it in Paint requires great control.

[@robinannaniaz9670]

If you have talent and passion, with only a chisel and a rock, you can write your name in history!❤

[@Zortan12]

Amazing

[@problemsfan4132]

This is why I don't take mspaint slander! I don't paint with nearly this much proficiency, but mspaint has always been the most comfortable digital program for me to actually paint in. I use plenty of other programs for flat, bold illustrations-- but paint's lack of layers feels more freeing in a way. I haven't used it for serious art in a while, now I kinda wanna get back into it.

[@jaffakeks.]

WOW 😮