Digital Sketching Without Lines

All images don't need to start with lines. This digital painting tutorial shows that some artwork starts with large brush strokes, and some of the reasons for doing so.
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[@doodler-bg3298]

Sir, whoever you are, wherever you are today, I just want you to know, I've been binge watching your tutorials and they are AMAZING!! I know I'm 8 years too late for this but, these tutorials and YOU is an absolute GEM! Thank you so much Sir, from a random newbie student (Newbie digital art learner) who happen to JUST discover you today out of nowhere. THANK YOU!

[@maevefrances5922]

This is by far the most helplful digital art tutorial Ive ever watched. You have changed my whole approach to my studies, both in thought process and in practice.

[@BrockleBro]

Literally this single ~5min long video completely changed my quality of work. Massive thanks.

[@yauxxii7575]

I like this, i just started entering the world of digital format with my own art and personal creativeness, and the value approach is (to me) like clay sculpting but rather using brushes instead of clay to find the values as light is a big part of clay building. wow i cant wait to try this method in my own work

[@bluekalamari3632]

I'm a traditional line artist and trying to learn digital and out of all the videos and tutorials I've watched and tried I finally understand from this one love how simple it is thank you!

[@basil326]

Before watching the video, i thought this video would be about recoloring the outlines to match the object (frog). But instead i see it's actually about painting the picture based on light source vs shadow, aka values. This video is really helpful because I'm also an artist who'd like to learn how to make grayscale art.

[@fpatrocinio]

Great tutorial, it's great to see a more painterly look to it.

[@xshad3x348]

Man, thank you, this video explained to me, why everytime for me is more simple to painting directly instead of using line art to sketch things.

[@qwertqwert-bz9fo]

That’s what I am after: digital sketching without lines! Soft and hard brush, values! Thanks and please more of that!

[@ArtbyKurtisEdwards]

This is one of the best tutorial shorts on painting in PS that I have ever seen. Much respect.

[@octonolite_0]

I’ve been trying to sort this matter out in my mind for a while-line vs value. You’ve helped me make a lot of sense of it. Thanks!

[@ashishawasthi4350]

I never believed you would be actually able to pull it off... Bravo maestro... 🙏

[@marcovargas7942]

Amazing 5 minutes video simple and full of information, amazing work, what I manage to draw after this video it makes me continue on art, thank you so much

[@oldraggidpants3277]

Is it just me or is his technique so satisfying?

[@lisamaier9984]

Great tutorial. Thank you.

[@TheLiverX]

I hate lines. They are not visible for me. But I see gradients so painting is easy and simple. This is a result of short sight.

[@TGA19]

TheLiverX how did he split the canvas like that?

[@ipotatosenpai7002]

LMAO

[@WBanduMedia07]

great tutes

[@TheKenttt]

I have to get past the part where the painting looks like shit and just keep pushing to the final product.

[@RAFASUAREZ13]

Cool video, lines and values. Than you

[@lasanthawijekoon]

Thank you

[@daptor1427]

I can usually get some ok-ish result with copying a reference while digital painting, but it's really hard for me to do such a thing when I create my own drawing. My drawings look a lot more like clay blobs and less detailed when I try to draw without lines.

[@ramicky16]

matching the values is really hard and using the right brushes too.. and the right options for the brushes.. like are they always a 100% opacity and flow with transfer turned on?

[@nirenvanik3979]

Great tutorial thankss! But im confused how use layers in these type of paintings.

[@Javster]

I like this, alot!

[@Kcoop89]

How do you set up PS so like this so there are two images side by side?

[@dougieladd]

necrobutcher You need to open a new window for the same document. Go to Window > Arrange > New window for... (your doc will be named here). This is in CS5, don't think it will have changed much. Then you need to click the arrange icon on the application tool bar (at the top) its a little icon of 3 boxes (like a page layout) and show two windows at a time.... then just change the zoom level on each window... one zoomed in, and one zoomed out. Hope this makes sense ;)

[@jesperjee]

So do you have to know all the brushes or can you use just one?

[@kusaeveryday1415]

お見事。。

[@StabilAmboss]

can u tell me what tablet u were using here? the way it lays down the paint is so painterly.

[@internaut4257]

has nothing to do with the tablet

[@firzen486]

How do you know how much you need to color on each layer?

[@weirdcat8373]

He makes it look so easy, but I can tell I would not be able to do this for months,if not years and just give up lol

[@j0ca1995]

that was interesting

[@ultimaokami]

WOW

[@MunchyMallow]

oh god, I suck at value xD

[@anj6350]

You're not the only one dude! :(

[@lukenewman7635]

The struggle is so real C':

[@SupaPoopaScoopa]

Luke Newman Yup it's crazy hard, as your actually studying the subjects form and construction rather then going from point to point. While with line drawing it's totally possible to go from point to point till you have amazingly drawing and then not have learnt a thing about the objects form. While this method forces your to familiarise your self with each form that makes up the subject. Currently my value studies are poopie, yet my line drawing are much better. I think it's a task of training the brain to take the time to process the extra information and familiarising it's self with a form and how it relates to the others before applying? I think having a systematic, step by step plan of attack before I get into it helps massively, as it's way more complex then line drawing. I'm trying to simplify and start with a single value for the overall silhouette then do shadow, then light, go from there. Constantly changing values so early, seems to lead to much more work when refining and distracts from the most important current task of form, and leads me to having mucky value changes. Also there, are great workflow tool for masking that take advantage working from a silhouette base.

[@sdfPZXC]

sometime u just need to get older and u start to notice thing better(in my exp.)

[@arty4life]

check my digital portrait drawing with no sketch lines , and tell me what do you think ,, i have 3 art videos but check the one named OLD MAN portrait , thank

[@Spacecookie-]

arty4life I hope you don't mind a 'drive-by' critique from a random artist like me. In your old man picture that you want feedback about, you start with a drawing, but the process is quite nice and you make hair really well :). One criticism I'd have is that your old man doesn't really look very old, so if you hid the white facial hair and darkened the head hair it would look younger automatically, because there are no real signs of wear as you'd expect to find on old faces, and it seems like he has a young face compared to what you are trying to portray, and I would think the face to belong to someone in their 40's rather than a white-haired old man. Usually an aged face shows a lot of signs of use around the softer, more flexible parts as it ages, around the mouth and around the eyes most notably, the more prominent the wear is the more pronounced are the signs that the face has been 'lived in', and also with age the face skin sags a little more downwards as gravity is constant but facial youth isn't unfortunately. So I'd certainly recommend looking at old people's faces to take on board the feeling of age, and to fix in your mind the sorts of things you should be seeing in your ideal old face before starting up your paint package. I find it helps to have pictures of a subject or two with the same elements I want to paint open at the same time as painting those facial features. I hope this helps.

[@arty4life]

thank you , and the "old man portrait" was a real portrait (i took it from a picture and he's on of anishtine's friend , i don't know who he is exactly but i google it and found it cool to draw him , not all old man have the same marks , thank :)