Digital Painting Basics - Simple Forms to Complex Paintings

[@ProkoTV]

Thanks for the lesson Tayler! If you want to take your digital painting even further check out this lesson on how to make your digital paintings look traditional - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnXFl2lpjtOem6M

[@heathjohnston4098]

what are some best practices for project proposals and applying for artist residencies? I have found myself in a never ending cycle of proposing and applying tirelessly with very little success. Any tips to be more effective in these areas would be of tremendous help

[@vertigo1721]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS AS A TRADITION ARTIST THEN GETTING USE TO DIGITAL THIS IS VERY HELPFUL HOPE THERE IS MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

I think of some random dumb, funny things. The next time someone says to me that draw the line there, meteorically, I want to literally draw them a line and hopefully laughter, the best medicine, comes into play.

[@sinixdesign]

Woaaahhh, Tayler!! Was not expecting to see you here, that's awesome! Congrats!

[@davidjohn6253]

Yes!

[@turtle3341]

woahh sinix! was not expecting to see you here

[@CFlandre]

@@turtle3341 Woahhhh, Turtle3, wasn't expecting to see you here, thats awesome!

[@chilledonii7682]

@@CFlandre Woahhh, Ralphanese!! wasn't expecting to see you here, that's awesome!

[@pencilnote3923]

​@@chilledonii7682 Woaaahhh, ​ ChilledOnii!! Was not expecting to see you here, that's awesome!

[@taylerolivasart]

Thanks for having me on guys! Shout out to Proko and his team for making this a fun experience. :)

[@ItachiUchiha-gf4fz]

I just met you today and I'm already getting an Idea of how I'm gonna learn digital landscapes painting on procreate after studying figures. Thank you so much for the video this inspired me more!🥰

[@aiiiiiiight-in3oq]

Your demonstration is a lot easier to understand than tons of digital painting process videos out there, and a lot of important keys to accelerate the speed and manipulating the atmosphere are mentioned too. Thank you and Proko for this awesome video!

[@taylormatthews7488]

From one Taylor to another, thanks!

[@brianfowler9306]

So cool dude! I knew you were going places when I met you in college haha!

[@jazzifizzleno16]

Could we by any chance get the brushes you use for this video?

[@Kimri]

It's scary and fascinating how a 20-minute video reallt felt like a few years to me with how much information is concised and delivered. Thanks so much Tayler!

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@ahassan9406]

You can watch this make it easykzbin.info/www/bejne/oKW5h4KadpJ4iNk

[@generalfishcake]

I am a digital artist with years of experience and I still found this video interesting and useful. Great presenter and very cool format.

[@139-b7j]

probably a shitty digital artist then

[@varunsingh2052]

@@139-b7j So you mean that people who have been painting for years can't find something interesting and useful in a video and be good at the same time? If you're thinking when you get "good" you don't need to learn anything anymore you're wrong. The artists who are at a very high skill level never stop learning and pushing the boundaries. Get a grip

[@139-b7j]

Varun Singh I am already good and anyone who is good doesn’t need to learn this basic shit

[@cyanknight2749]

@@139-b7j If you don't think you need to learn anymore about the fundamentals then you'll only ever be good, never great.

[@Aagggyy]

@@139-b7j You sound like a fool.

[@Sewius]

If you're cramped for screen space Krita has some great options for managing the U.I. such as a canvas only mode and pop-up palette among other options.

[@halicusnguyen8864]

@vamsee sundru :D ikr!

[@atifulislamasif7893]

thank you for the information. i am new to krita so that's gonna help me out a lot

[@cantbeconquered]

Oh wow i was just trying to learn how to paint digitally then this showed up on my notifications. Thank you

[@TJones161]

Me too lol

[@tanyaverma1042]

Haha mee too 😂

[@echtervogel]

Same here! Don't tell the sponsor but i got a huion...

[@tastycake7938]

Thats cause google is spying on everyone

[@gloryjaw4327]

You tube recommendations are getting good

[@win7965]

I like the way Tayler explained everything, not only he made it simple and very easy to understand for a beginner like me, but his tone is also very soothing, it's so nice to hear!

[@darasto2023]

I find those very short specific tutorials very useful, especially when flooded with work I can still add some learning without using too much time. thanks!

[@sirrr.9961]

This is the perfect video I have found for a beginner. Please also make a step by step tutorial (not a speed art) of any illustration or painting I just want to grab the complete workflow in adobe illustration or adobe photoshop. Thanks

[@ArtAngelMouse]

Wow, I'm still learning digital painting and this is incredible.

[@taylormatthews7488]

I was wondering if there was gonna be a digital art video and here we are. I’ve been working on a piece just certain parts of said piece is very intricate for me so thanks for this video!

[@artofcodeystevenson7758]

Do you have an Instagram where I can check your work out? :)

[@taylormatthews7488]

@@artofcodeystevenson7758 I have recently created an art account called @lunar.dreams._ the piece I am working on is almost complete and will debut as its first post to my account I have a piece on my main @_.morningstar_ of my dog I did almost a year ago when I first got started doing digital art so yee!

[@artofcodeystevenson7758]

@@taylormatthews7488 ok sounds good! I’ll check it out

[@mahima14in]

I've been meaning to learn digital painting for a long-time, and I found this gem. Thank you so much ! Can you please upload more videos on this ?

[@Bionitech]

"Big Brain Setup" Ah, the one true way

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

I think of some random dumb, funny things. The next time someone says to me that draw the line there, meteorically, I want to literally draw them a line and hopefully laughter, the best medicine, comes into play.

[@D4rkLigHtLP]

Nice, I was just thinking "you know what I should watch a video about painting basics". So I typed it in the KZbin searchbar and then I see that you just uploaded a video exactly about that 20 mins ago!

[@kingtigerbooks1162]

Great video from a wonderful channel. Art books have provided me a much-needed escape from real life. When life was difficult I'd set up my easy chair with coffee, a desk lamp and a stack of art books beside me. They kept me going during the hardest times. My art books are the best investments I ever made. My 4 favorite books are: - Wonderworks by Michael Whelan - Legacy by Frank Frazetta - Infinite Worlds by Vincent DiFate - Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson

[@generationm2059]

These books sound nice! I might go have a look at them.

[@malkulaas6380]

This is actually the first tutorial I saw, which really let me fall in love with digital art

[@animesloversunited9069]

oh

[@Lobstrique]

this is so amazing! I've been using Photoshop for years, but not professionally, self taught kinda, and this video showed a new world for me

[@ButsJeroen]

Lots of little "aha"-moments for me in this vid, both technically and artistically. Thanks!

[@Rosenblum18]

Amazing technology - and the artist who knows how to use it! Just astounding how far we've come from a couple of guys in a 1976 garage - to this!

[@Prederick]

YES I literally just started fiddling with this stuff this week. Perfect timing.

[@Andrew.baltazar]

Respect for the Bierstadt desktop background

[@abreathingcoffin8089]

Extremely fun video that held my attention for the full run time. Never saw somebody use so many selections while painting.

[@greenlandmods]

I have no idea why, but the music and his voice made me so calm I almost teared up

[@ARTYCOATY]

Sophisticated artwork! I think your work is very special and wonderful. thank you for sharing. I respect you who have learned a lot from your work.

[@SilentTrip]

Oh yeaaaaaah! Finally stepping into digital art!

[@JakeAdkinsOfficial]

Wow. This was wild. Even though I saw it from start to finish, it still seemed just like magic as he got to the end.

[@OoziHobo]

I found I was already doing a lot of this stuff, but that I also really needed someone to give me permission to do the rest. Thanks.

[@thejakobistable]

I love these kind of 20 minute videos!

[@guilhermefontes7608]

I never used a levels layer while drawing, this looks really cool, great teacher!

[@_kazu.ha__]

I literally opened youtube to search for this and your video came up like wow ✨

[@jf649]

Thanks Tayler. A very very helpful introduction into your way of working

[@TheGentleCreepers]

OH MY GOD!!! This what exactly what I needed. I've been doing digital art on photoshop but I didn't know the basics. This video is really helpful. Thank you for the BIG BRAIN MODE 😊 I'm in my 4th year on an arts major what in reality I've retained so little information. The anxiety in me is setting in. I'm 24 and still doesn't what to do after college. Please give me some advice. I'd appreciate it 😢

[@geminisol7061]

check out dave greco tutorials, he doesn't use many tools and most uses 3 layer modes. he loves to paint on top of everything.

[@geminisol7061]

u can also check out mohammed agbadi tutorials, that's where i learned all about layer modes and how useful the lasso tool can be.

[@TheGentleCreepers]

@@geminisol7061 thanks for the tip :)

[@celineragnarto6546]

Bruh this felt like doing line art but worse

[@erraticdeterminator]

Why does your digital painting look so much better than real life???

[@eris106]

this was so helpful, thank you for the video!! loved how you explained your thought process and technical decisions so throughly

[@nicojar]

This is interesting from the very first minutes, and all the way through - wonderful! Thank you!

[@draftman8680]

wow something that is was currently searching for in the internet thanks

[@animesnepa]

What does Great art I ever saw in my life thanks proko you are the best

[@OrvilleWorrell]

This is like what I'm currently studying and wanted thank you

[@iknowyouknowiknow]

Oh my god, this is so good! Watching the process is calming and inspiring. And Taylor Olivas has amazing insight. It is so simple when you look at it. It's just a matter of practice isn't it? :D

[@miccaart]

It's possible to put on subtitles? I don't have a very good hearing, I would aprecciate very much if somebody could do this kindness!

[@sillyeyelash291]

Turn on the caption

[@miccaart]

@@sillyeyelash291 if the person on the video doesn't have a good diction in his speech, automatic captions are useless

[@chuckymonkeybin9711]

he made an english caption and it’s not youtube’s autogenerated ones

[@miccaart]

@@chuckymonkeybin9711 thank you!! he updated with these subtitles! now i can understand everything!

[@Not_Astrocat]

I literally just got me a table recently for my birthday, this is such a 0erfect coincidence

[@CarterDeLeo]

This was a great breakdown of your process. One thing that always surprises me when I watch things like this is that you will make some choices and I'll say "oh, I don't like that", but then 2 or 3 steps later it makes total sense and I can't imagine the painting without it. If I had done that first step I would have backed up and ended up shutting off that whole path. I guess that's just confidence that comes from experience. I do wonder if you had that whole plan in mind from the beginning or if you are just trying things and adapting as you go.

[@Somatisandro]

Proko, always the right video at the right time.

[@pelukisnorak6972]

amazing technique.. i'm a beginner digital painter, i wish i could paint like you.. i was very inspired.. thanks..

[@MarkShawMedia]

The path to mastery is S I M P L I C I T Y. Love the style!

[@binkula]

Thank you very much Tayler, very informative and inspirational for people like me beginners

[@ayan4001]

thanks a lot proko. Was just looking for something like this.

[@dreamrabbits5072]

wow that is an awesome idea! to scan your own images for brushes, WOW amazing, thanks!

[@paul-oram]

love it. can you do a film on how to make your own custom brushes.

[@hugoamorim7151]

Proko is finally in the digital world!YAY

[@sathyanpc6930]

thank you guys this was a truly valuable information to us all

[@Liurika]

This was amazing! I'm so excited about starting to learn digital painting 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@FrancescoPizzo_Production]

please more episodes with him! He's great!

[@Julia-pn2xh]

This video is soooo amazing!!! Please make another one.

[@camilofuentes7056]

could you please do a video on more advanced concepts please? like for mid/advanced artists, after some years practicing i feel like my art progress has stagnated

[@artistic143]

wow! im still in learning process how to make a digital painting.. thanks for sharing! 😊

[@XtianApi]

Jazz needs to be the king of background music again

[@rovercanvas]

This video is need of the hour popped up when i needed the most, totally loved Tayler way of making digital painting. Next time I will also use selection tool for painting. Hope to see more of stuff from Tayler Olivas.

[@josh-yl7li]

Btw, the way he selected all his layers in 8:08 was by clicking the most bottom layer and the most top layer last. Then he shift + left click which selects all those layers selected. Then you would do Ctrl + G to group all selected layers into a group

[@lbbfelix]

Ok

[@amorafeli]

Very very nice tutorial! I like his design process a lot and he explained it clearly.

[@Tanicorn]

Thank you taylor!

[@minhart644]

Oh my god, you are now my new Idol

[@theronlanghorne6673]

I'm an alumni of LCAD!! Are you teaching this semester and next semester as well? I can take one class every semester for free and I'm interested in taking a digital painting class next semester. Will you be teaching a different subject or digital painting?

[@spaminbox]

the Albert Bierstadt picture is often my desktop too. the lighting is amazing.

[@rajeshyadavdws]

Wery best Digital landscape painting, heartly ❤ thanks you very much, please upload more video on this type of work explainatkion.

[@csarbaloa]

Not what I expected but better

[@BhaktiSumukhKulkarni]

wow thankyou , alot to learn from you

[@AlexHuneycutt]

Whew, in here early. Thanks for the videos, Proko and Taylor.

[@d-emprahexpects]

Great video! I like the shorter, less time consuming duration of this video, however I'd have liked to have a little bit more depth into maybe one or two come complex actions he did, they were difficult to follow at times. What he did with Levels for example.

[@luccagiovani]

I am currrently looking at the comments trying to find someone who explains exactly how he did the Levels layer thing xd. Like, I can open it, but don't really understand how he set it up to work like it did.

[@sonni.walkman]

A WILD PROKO HAS APPEARED, thank you for the video.

[@kabuyesowedi8143]

Thank you for sharing your technique .

[@lozD83]

Essentials = Stuff we're never going to use. Got it 👍

[@paulmason2351]

Dude! I've been using Photoshop for years and I NEVER knew about that auto select layer option!! That's going to save me time and aggravation. Lol.

[@artandmotion]

I am really impress, thanks

[@kurtreodica309]

This is so relaxing to watch

[@NedaDraws]

Amazing tutorial and beautiful work!

[@shivajoshi9068]

Thanks 4 this!

[@giorgosliapis]

Great work !

[@artgeometrix6346]

So thorough. I still need to get more acquainted with photoshop. This will definitely help.

[@chandramohansinghkunwar3527]

Thank you for the tips Guru. 🙏

[@ART-VIDEO-BRITTANY]

Fascinating!

[@Henry-yz1et]

This video is GOOOOLD.

[@1981GLAD]

Shows awesome Wacom tablet, then reminds you that tools do not matter. That's the way to do product placement 👏

[@DennisCNolasco]

Just what I needed 👍👍

[@TheDanielConsole]

Love it, please make more of these

[@aodhan3664]

any tutorials specifically on the level adjustments cause I got VERY lost around there lol

[@ludwighettig5624]

I'm want to start digital painting but I'm not sure whether to start with the intuos paper edition or wacom one. This video is skewing my decision massively. Nice instructions man

[@thisguydrawz4202]

I just ordered a wacom cintiq 24 pro touch. So siked!

[@Al3jandr0318]

What timing... My drawing tablet just arrived today

[@jeanne8264]

Beautiful painting

[@Ginchangotrizz]

Thanks I was looking for this and got notification💯😆

[@leuvafamily8554]

This is excellent!

[@terryrhuebottom]

Dude used a bird brush!!! LOL that is amazing.

[@krishnavarak1999]

Sir can you please make the photoshop digital art tutorial for character design,and how to colours the characters mainly (photoshop digital tips &tricks)

[@x-man8889]

Wow! Amazing video!

[@abhijitjana7416]

yeah! This is the thing I waited for.. :)

[@reedfish99]

Beautiful image! Thanks for the inspiration:)

[@dreamrabbits5072]

I've never used keyboard shortcuts when I first started, and I still kinda don't. I always worked with a mouse and I'm a fast clicker, I use right click a LOT, the only shortcuts I used was to zoom in and out and copy and paste and of course delete. But now I use undo (ctrl+z) and redo, and shift lmao. I'm using a non screen tablet so it's a little harder, I just put those shortcuts on my tablet keys so it's a lot easier, it feels awkward using the keyboard and the tablet and the mouse all at the same time, but sometimes I will do that. I've been digital drawing and painting for over 15 years just as a hobby, on and off...and yeah I still don't think I can do the short cuts, it's something I can't get used to, I just put everything closer when using my pen and just quickly click on the tool, maybe I should try to figure out how to use shortcuts for certain things. I also need to figure out how to use clipping masks and other layer masks. I learned all this stuff when I was 15 and there were zero video tutorials back then, you had to pay for a video tutorial like this and I was a kid. So I used website tutorials and most of them didn't tell me about layer masks. So some of my old drawings there's like tons and tons of layers just stacked on top of each other for each thing, highlight, shadow, base etc for every piece of the drawing, I get over 100 layers. I never used to group them either! I also came from Corel Paint Shop Pro at 15 it was all I could afford, until I figured how to pirate photoshop, so that's where my bad habits come from I think.

[@shootnado]

For me, this felt like watching a lecture on nuclear physics when I'm just a kid who just learned basic math. XD