As someone who mainly uses hard brushes I cannot comprehend how someone can use softer brushes. Maybe it's because I used to use cell shading way back when, but it's easier for me to paint with hard brushes. It's easier to make out shapes, carve out details and structures, only when I do blush or reflect light I use airbrush. It's nice to see someone deconstruct this style of painting, cause it's instinctual for me but for others it might be more complicated
@neeevirus8 ай бұрын
yeah there's a lot of people that tend to hate the airbrush, and it's really hard to control. tho for anyone that wants to do soft shading, it's absolutely recommended to use lasso tool with the airbrush. This will lead to an artstyle, like say Laxy's style. Good luck to anyone wanting to do overpainting or painting method
@angelvu8 ай бұрын
Me too lol, for me it goes all the way back to MS paint. Always used pencil or paintbrush, never touched a single soft brush on there 😂
@merisav41718 ай бұрын
@@neeevirus better smudge that airbrush for soft edges
@neeevirus8 ай бұрын
@@merisav4171 the edges would already be soft since it's an airbrush, unless the area selected wasnt big enough and caused the airbrush to immediately stop at the lasso tool's edge, in which case yeah ig u can smudge?
@merisav41718 ай бұрын
@neeevirus nah, just smudge, like with special brushes and getting settings right and understanding where it needs to be smudged and where it's not. and even better - there are exercises to learn how to do better gradient between colors using a hard edged brush.
@sh_mylaa8 ай бұрын
its very refreshing to see another artist document their learning steps!! You have definitely motivated me to learn this too and I hope to see more of your progress throughout your journey :)
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate the support :)
@RhythmandFlorence8 ай бұрын
I love when people show baby artists they’re not so masterful pieces when they’re learning. Nobody is perfect off the bat, and your first couple (several) pieces may look janky. Finish them, study them, learn what you want to improve, and try again. Godspeed fellow artists o7 never give up
@MrFakeSmiley8 ай бұрын
This challenge is essentially what studying is, and it's super important that you use what you studied here in your own personal works. I can't tell you how many times I've seen people do this, just to go back to how they used to draw. I get that it is uncomfortable and hard to keep trying because they aren't seeing immediate improvement, but that's the point of progress! Keep going!
@Raexai8 ай бұрын
This is fucking absolutely crucial for developing solid artwork, and line confidence. I thought the art i had before this video was great but something felt off. I forever wanted that style of hard CLEAR lines. Thanks so much for this.
@laz_kwn8 ай бұрын
that eye study was really nice. thank you for sharing your entire process with us !
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
thank you! glad you enjoyed it
@-suguru-8 ай бұрын
I've always used only hard brushes and it's honestly the best thing ever. You have control over everything and you make stuff so sharp
@pixel_biscuit8 ай бұрын
I use both equally. It is usually really good to use the airbrush first to block out general shapes and to ensure that the light and dark regions of the subject are concise and well defined. Then, I use the hard brush to paint in the negative space and to create defining details. Then, I focus on edge definition, by using a combination of the two brushes as well as the smudge brush to paint hard, soft and lost edges. I used to only use the hard brush, but using both really helps me keep my edges interesting and dynamic.
@damien4387 ай бұрын
i think the idea of adding unrealistic/ "fake" detail might be more common in Japanese art. At least Saito Naoiki mentions it fairly often in his overpaint videos (called kimagure tensaku i think) in the context of guiding the viewer's eye by controlling the amount of detail in different areas.
@狐火8 ай бұрын
Thank you for making your brushes free and accessible to artists it’s very much appreciated and encouraging for beginners- ill definitely be looking forward to more of your uploads , thank you!
@No.Thank.you.8 ай бұрын
You're quite literally the fine definition of hard working, learning, and inspiring. You've just made me wanna go and finish a lot of my unfinished drawings and study stuff in greyscale. This video made me feel chills from how calm the music was, how great the explaining was, and the inspiration from each and every drawing. You're an inspiring artist and you will be remembered 100% in the art community. I also like how you express your drawings and come out of your comfort zone and you aren't scared to redo your mistakes! When you redid the hair on day 3 it looked so much better and the improvement was crazy. I know for a fact I'm subscribing to you and turning on notifications, I always get so inspired by the smaller channels because they're always the faster learners. Great video overall, I'm literally shivering and it's sunny here.. This video sure made me feel some time of way. I'm not gonna let this flop I'm sharing this too everyone who wants to learn. You're amazing, tata!
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
wow, this was definitely the nicest comment i've received ❤ Thank you so much for the kind words - you've really made my day, and I wish you the best :)
@No.Thank.you.8 ай бұрын
@@KraymerArt I wish you the best as well, with your art, videos, and your overall life, please take care of yourself! :D
@AkaiNabi8 ай бұрын
You're putting into clear and technical words what I'm (attempting to) do in my painterly style. I've been trying to be more economic and purposeful with my brushstrokes, and that has helped a lot! For some reason, it gave me the fuzz feelings seeing others doing the low opacity on a hard brush thing. Ya! You gave me (all of us watching, really) tips to try and make our art better! Thank you for sharing 🥺❤
@firkle8 ай бұрын
i think the eye turned out really great 🩵✨ it’s rly nice to see art studying videos like this 🖼️ 🎨
@Keeahh8 ай бұрын
Appreciating the video quality here. Well done!
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
thank you! I did spend a lot of time on this video, so much appreciated :)
@qt_suiren2987 ай бұрын
Bro you need more subs, there is no unneccessary dialog, there is no random meme scream to catch you offguard, just straight to the lesson 👌
@buburuzanteodora10738 ай бұрын
this video really motivated me to paint more!! I really love the textures you applied, and the way you explain things making it look easy to do.
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
thank you! I'm glad it was motivating
@kai_fatallysapphic8 ай бұрын
I've always only used hard brushes, i have a few empty versions of my favorites for blending. i wouldn't say I'm actually good at painting yet, but it's interesting to see someone better than me try a technique closer to my own
@livia48387 ай бұрын
I love your videos, it makes me motivated to start drawing again
@nojg6gfr44ttg8 ай бұрын
I saw this video and finished it, thinking it probably has 50k views because of the quality. I’m surprised that this quality of content did not get the attention it deserves. Underrated channel, subscribed❤ I hope you are proud of your art and content!
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
thank you for the kind words ❤ means a lot to me
@recilince7 ай бұрын
Back when I first started getting into coloring and shading, I always heard that celshading and hard brushes were the easier way to learn things like lighting and values. So ofc naturally I used that to learn how to add lighting and everything... and then I just ended up liking using hard brushes more than soft ones so I stuck with it. LOL It's really fascinating to see the picture from the other side's perspective, and it also reminded me that not everyone's brains work the same way and that there are so many techniques that we learn that just become second nature, it's actually crazy
@dodopal668 ай бұрын
I wonder if a less pain inducing method for the skin and face would be to use two colours of very close value, with one more red vs one more blueish hue, and gradient them over eachother using an airbrush, then colourpick all over the middle ground and use a hard brush to spread the colour around into the appropriate shapes, taking into account the right lighting direction and planes of the face. (Probably something I would do in the rendering phase)
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
I agree, using a soft brush or airbrush would definitely have made painting the face a lot easier, but would have defeated the point of the challenge :P
@defokochu8 ай бұрын
This video is so inspiring. I have trouble using brushes other than the Monoline brush and hard brushes. I thought that my art was bad bc I used hard brushes only with no line weight, and people advise not to do that. But this video made me actually feel like my art was good :D Ty
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
thank you! means a lot to me that it was inspiring :)
@deathpearl3607 ай бұрын
I am bad at using hard brush to make soft blended art. This opened my eyes to see that it is possible to use a hard brush to make soft blended art. Even when i used soft brush, my art would still look muddy.
@jorionedwards8 ай бұрын
At least you allowed other shapes besides the round and even adjusting opacity. Most variants of this challenge don't allow that much.
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
I think your talking about the round brush only challenge? I've seen samdoesart and marco bucci do that one (haven't really seen anyone do the challenge in this video before) And imo that's a loott easier because they allow opacity sensitivity and use smudging, which kinda defeats the purpose (opacity sens doesn't build brush stroke confidence, and smudging means you can easily get any shape you want).
@jorionedwards8 ай бұрын
@@KraymerArt My mind was on distillation studies where your pallet is extremely small. I got so used to doing it with just a hard round and occasionally size sensitivity that I kinda mixed them up.
@lofiz26467 ай бұрын
I love using hard textured brushes, Idk how people use soft brushes but I can control the edge and the softness of the painting.
@sorthstudios8 ай бұрын
This was such a fun video! I only use hard brushes and I never even thought about why I prefer them over soft brushes. I learnt a lot from this!
@hemwick66528 ай бұрын
I am now also trying this challenge since I've always wondered how artists painted with every stroke visible
@eggggsbenedict8 ай бұрын
Around a year ago I switched over to painting almost exclusively with a hard ink pen brush with very little opacity gradation and it’s been huge. Now I’ve branched out a bit into using the lasso tool and gradients as well, but overall hard edges are still a huge part of my process. The key is that painting is all about shapes. I find that THE thing that leveled up my painting skills was focusing on designing the shapes in my shading and paying attention to how colors interact without actively blending at all.
@bisha-_-38658 ай бұрын
3:47 the smirk 😂😂
@rattersworld10168 ай бұрын
This is awesome!!! If I ever actually get around to coloring things, I'll definitely try this.
@Mooncloudxx_.8 ай бұрын
I know her channel on day 2, for anybody wondering her channel name is のの and she is a skilled artist.
@sirenglow-ks7it8 ай бұрын
i love u. i couldnt search the name up T.T. thank uuu
@1Rose_8 ай бұрын
Very helpful `n intriguing! I've been wanting to get out of my current comfort zone and lean into a more painterly style, and this just may have given me the steps and motivation I needed to learn more, loved the way you absorbed information gave me some different perspectives on how to possibly create thingssss
@idolfan__00008 ай бұрын
this video is really cool❗️❗️ as someone who hates using soft brushes i never thought of this way of trying to imitate soft strokes with hard brushes ur really creative for that❗️i love watching art studies and this one really gave a lot to think about my style and techinques you deserve a lot more followers and i hope your will reach a lot in the art field‼️‼️
@regisatlasАй бұрын
great video and something i'll do more, soft brushes and blending tools drive me insane
@mei.__8 ай бұрын
Can you please link the tutorial on the eyes? You did really great, and seeing how you improved in only 5 days makes me want to try too ! :)
@forestgames038 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/ineUonqsfMmHorM
@acasiaon58777 ай бұрын
about video at 2:11, why didn't you put a link or title in the description? i can't find it, the name from the reference cred is not searchable either
@kevin-jd5rj8 ай бұрын
This is a great challenge, I haven't only used hard brushes in a long time but I used to spend hours and hours painting on iscribble, which only had hard brushes. back in the day when iscrib existed lol. For the third painting, one trick you can use to keep your values tighter is to paint the entire thing in only black and white, and then apply a gradient map to it. Procreate has this feature, it automatically assigns a color to a value of b/w, so you can keep good control of your values, and save a little headache searching for the right color.
@stavrosboi18 күн бұрын
I am trying this too, rendering skill is hell
@asheastral8 ай бұрын
I really like this video, it’s a good help with a lot of instructive knowledge that i can apply.
@yuomovaeh30288 ай бұрын
Very cool and informative video in a compact package! Learning to use hard brushes is so valuable for any artist. Subbed!
@yuki-coffee8 ай бұрын
I really like the way you explained things I learned a lot from this I love your art and thanks!
@wolfgangd36538 ай бұрын
Also doing this in black and white trains recognising values
@1ucy.1uvz.meh.8 ай бұрын
This is amazing and this gave me the motivation to also try this challenge ❤❤ (pls remember me when you’re famous 😭😭)
@duskianfae8 ай бұрын
Yooo so like. I didn'treally take on the challenge, but watching this video this change the way I approach rendering. I just finished a piece where I mixed the use of hard brushes alongside my usual technique, and the result was a level of of depth and texture I was never able to achieve before! Obviously it is not perfect, it's the first time I ever tried something like this, but I went through all of my watch history just to find this video again just to find who to thank for this huge leap in my skills! So thank you 🩵🩵🩵
@minjia81988 ай бұрын
I just learnt of false detail by myself last January tho, I use streaks to give texture even tho my style at that time was kinda jelly artstyle. I remember I saw about it in 1 video of a master where they rendered the jewel with false details, so it looks like fully rendered but actually it's just a bunch of paint blobs. When I was able to remember it, I was like "yeah I'm (not) a pro (yet) and I'm so cool😎" it was fun!!
@billiana.art_youtube8 ай бұрын
Yes painting only with hard brushes is really hard but you did great 😮
@jagie50147 ай бұрын
3:38 „this little soft lines” are shadow from the eyelashes
@xstoryofyourlifex8 ай бұрын
Hi, I was wondering if you could post the link to the eye-tutorial you saw? I'd love to try to go along with it too, it looks like lots of fun :) also, your results look really good and I love your approach to studying art :)
@forestgames038 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/ineUonqsfMmHorM
@xXEternalMidnightXx10 күн бұрын
Better late than never: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ineUonqsfMmHorM
@lav-kitty8 ай бұрын
one thing I think is a big part of the reason why my lines are so confident is cause I HATE non-defined brushes, I don't know what it is about them but they make me so frustrated while drawing, like you're trying to read and the letters are blurry
@Sleep1ng_Panda8 ай бұрын
Thank you this was really interesting to watch I’ll definitely try this out
@JuhoSprite7 ай бұрын
10:32 THE ONEPIECE IS REAAALLLLLLL
@metztli.dawnoftheflyingsil39018 ай бұрын
This is a great video!! Would you be able to please link the tutorials of the artists that you learned from?
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
sure thing! Here's the name of the eye tutorial so you can copy and paste it (i'm not sure if youtube likes pasting links in comments): 【アイビスペイント】【字幕】目の塗りかた
@metztli.dawnoftheflyingsil39018 ай бұрын
@@KraymerArt Thank you :)
@chirual8 ай бұрын
this is such a great video, thank you
@asterrix8 ай бұрын
i just happened to find this video on my recommendations and after finishing the video, i check out your channel only to realise you that have barely any subscribers? its rare to find me watching an entire video without getting bored really quickly. this is what i call underrated.
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
thank you ❤
@Roszsly8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@billiana.art_youtube8 ай бұрын
Thank you for the brushes ❤
@Envy_Level_Zero8 ай бұрын
I started with ms paint, then got medibang paint, now I have jump paint allong with it... So we have hard only > improved, then soft brush cause blending resulted in the buttery streaks (I didn't know you can blend with low opacity then lmao good ol no tablet days) Currently I know that hard edges and soft edges are a part of the same surface, back then I was like these 2 brushes either make a streaky mess or a blurry mess fuuuuck! The thing that saved me allot of nerves is the rake brush, if you can't blend why not let the brush do it for you? Holes are your friend, hatching, dots, dashes, cross hatching, close diagonals etc. I can make a gradient from black to desintegrating dots with everything in between and still make it look cool, but you need to experiment, many beginners stop at the soft brush since it hides their mistakes. I have seen allot of blurry artworks, Like it looks really cool, but I can't see any details.
@Envy_Level_Zero8 ай бұрын
oh yeah excuse my rude nickname Im sick of anti-social media...this is a way to cope with the fact no one gives a shit about anything other than themselves. We can rant with opposing points 1 week don't you dare comment reader!
@iiraingirlii8 ай бұрын
That’s awesome :0!
@corruptirisanimation8 ай бұрын
You sir Have earned a new sub
@yuzumn8 ай бұрын
thank you so much for making this video and sharing your findings! could i also ask how you separate/order your layers? I've been wanting to know more about this "no/less lineart"-painterly style!
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
no problem! Honestly, my layer organisation was pretty messy on all of the days, and didn't really differ much from how it is when I normally paint. Basically lineart/rough, base colours, and then clipping masks on top of those base colours. But here a tip; I think one useful thing to use if you want to achieve less lineart is to use a mask layer on your line art. This way you can erase some or most of it to get your desired result, while still being able to reverse stuff if you like. Hope this helps!
@yuzumn8 ай бұрын
@@KraymerArt ooh i see! thank you so much!!!
@neeevirus8 ай бұрын
I thought hard brush would be something like, gpen or mono pen? Like as in what sinix design teaches us in his how to learn digital painting (beginners) video, or like an artist like ogipote who does hard edges with no blending (celshading style). Also you started with an application illustration, then proceeded to do studies. Nothing wrong with that, just wanted to point out that the reason why the rest of the days performed way better than the 1st was because of that fact Besides my petty nitpicks, the results were great
@una_volita7 ай бұрын
😢 what's the name of the video of the eye? I can't find it
@celinxinsialin8 ай бұрын
Can u share day 2 eye tutorial :”)) i can’t find it and i really want to learn from the artist too.😢
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
no problem, I shared it in the comments sections :)
@qp4398 ай бұрын
this was a great study! i learned a lot, and will definitely practice this. could you please drop the name of your day 4 study? i love the colouring style 🙏
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
I actually had no idea what the name was, since it was just a painting I found on pinterest. But I just did a reverse image search and the artist is sushineko8 :)
@qp4398 ай бұрын
@@KraymerArt oh wow thank you so much for looking into it! i really appreciate it (: i hope you have a great day!
@Mighty.Matcha.8 ай бұрын
I think it’s ok to paint the hair in small brushes but you need to keep it neat and bc it’s smaller the hair flow is hard to control
@sezenn.31737 ай бұрын
Amazing video!!
@midorilemon8 ай бұрын
I really like the concept!I should try it to by the way Can you do the same concept with a pixel brush or something like that?
@skullisbones8 ай бұрын
my style looks far different from any of these painterly styles, but i've always used exclusively hard brushes
@Wallflowerxc8 ай бұрын
Yeah I live using hard brushes it's so much EASIER and flexible in my humble opinion then having to blur and smudge and airbrush things constantly.
@EthanDeLima-l4q4 ай бұрын
OMG BM❤❤
@starry.constellations_8 ай бұрын
as a beginner id love to draw like this so this was actually so helpful! could u drop the link for the eye video?
😂 glad you asked! Basically, there's a setting deep within your ipad settings that lets you set it so that if you triple click the power button, you toggle your entire screen to greyscale. I made a video on it (though the quality is traash because I made it a long time ago, but it'll get the job done)
@NastiushapinkDashingDriver3 ай бұрын
Cool!!!
@Schemilix7 ай бұрын
Some tips for you... I notice in doing the studies you're drawing the big shaped by outlining them then filling them in - you're copying the shape but not the technique. You'd be better off trying to emulate the brush strokes as they did them in order to improve your stroke economy. Try the challenge of drawing an apple in 5 strokes or less. That is more important than the blending or lack thereof.
@Yeahiwant_itwant_it6 ай бұрын
can someone link the og eye tutorial video please?
@elenamajcher47777 ай бұрын
Does anyone know the name of the 3rd artist please
@trikhoi25568 ай бұрын
Urm where are the credit of those references can you add them?
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
i added them 👍
@-S.98 ай бұрын
Wait r u supposed to use soft brushes??? I’ve been using only fine liner since the beginning 💀
@nemanalana7 ай бұрын
what drawing program are you using?
@Ace_sabo_luffy_RW6 ай бұрын
What are these brushes in Ibis Paint x App
@neronoid8 ай бұрын
links for the references?
@KraymerArt8 ай бұрын
i added them :)
@NOTretrooxo7 ай бұрын
👍
@axam59328 ай бұрын
2:09 what vid was this :0 can someone link me to it cz i cant find it
@kelpieblakemore8 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/ineUonqsfMmHorM
@forestgames038 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/ineUonqsfMmHorM
@hazelhedgie8 ай бұрын
Is it possible for us fellow phone artists? :'>
@superplaylists16168 ай бұрын
"Intricate detail that doesnt really make sense just so the piece can be more realistic and defined" Ai Art: Allow me to introduce myself...
@ThisLuvee8 ай бұрын
Tbh I found that to be what AI lacks. If you really look at it, most AI art are pretty smooth and are void of intricate textures or details. Idk, maybe it's just what I came across. AIs can handle different style in a lot of ways.
@WAFBLOEF8 ай бұрын
why arent you sharing the original artists names that youre copying?
@WAFBLOEF8 ай бұрын
not once has it been mentioned in the video :/
@soobabe8 ай бұрын
look at the description
@JeffreyJLJL8 ай бұрын
Bro you should learn more about values and develop clear shapes
@Jaemy_art8 ай бұрын
Can you link the video for the eye tutorial? Its so hard to find the japanese channel