Master These 4 Art Brushes and you will Master Them All

New Courses: bradsartschool.com
The most common question I get (and a lot of artists get) is "what brush are you using?"
It's a good question but a lot of time artists are frustrated by this question. And there are some good reasons why. Many brushes act the same way with some minor differences.

[@alias_juno]

I literally just found this channel yesterday and was so sad to see you'd stopped posting here, I must have manifested your return

[@Coco-Loco]

Yes!! I noticed this when I saw that some of the best artist's time-lapse only ever used simple brushes like a round brush and an air brush and I was confused as to why their work had so much more charm. I later figured out its: 1. Having so much skill with those couple of brushes. Knowing how to make the most out of them, use them everywhere and make them look good. 2. Knowing their software well. A lot of cool little things they did was simply because they had a good idea of how their software works! Like blending modes, layer masks, etc. All of these are little tips they've either naturally discovered over time or found out from someone else but no one really talks about them and hence it took me over 8 months of drawing to realize that layer masks can make my life so much easier. 3. Tiny little bits of tricks they've learned over the year. They're skillful with their tools and have some things only they know that they've learned over the years of messing around with their tools. Those tiny little things can go a long way and also adds so much charm to your art. Maybe it's how you pick colors, maybe it's a neat little way you've learnt to add extra light (like how Neytirix just maker their art go 10× better by simply adding finishing golden lights), etc. Overall, I think it's just messing around and developing skills!

[@yanohexonen8713]

omg I would actually be so grateful for info on how to use layer masks, I've seen so many people use them but I never get how they work and how to harness their potential ToT

[@McKMagic]

He's backkkk

[@unknown_6526]

Yay

[@drawinwithjason9733]

He is hereeeeee

[@SachinChaudhary-sb1sh]

finally 🎉

[@loreyxillumina]

Yep after 9 months 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@SrijalPlayz]

Yep he forgot his yt password again...

[@photonrayleighm2666]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@perfectlyrandomstuff]

I'm so glad there's a new video on this channel! Thanks Brad.

[@asimian8500]

For painting, you can simplify even further: Lasso Tool + Soft Brush/Airbrush With the Lasso Tool to create selections you can easily do hard edges or combination hard and soft edges or create gradients or simulate textures. Now, some people more used to trad tools may not like this combination because it breaks their painting process and spontaneity, but for everyone else more into illustration then this combo is killer. Other tools I use are the hard opacity brush, bucket tool for color flats, and magic wand to make quick selections using color flats. Completely agree with Brad that mastering the brushes mentioned are all you need and will allow you to use variants and special brushes. Sometimes nothing beats a specialty brush, but you can do 100% of your painting with just the aforementioned brushes. Next steps are understanding color theory and how light/color affect your subject and environment.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Agreed. Learning keyboard shortcuts is a total must with that method, but it's completely worth it.

[@FourBlackRabbits]

Every time you upload a video my drawings improve exponentially. You can explain things so perfectly succinct that I get that "how did I not realize this, it's so obvious!" feeling each time

[@2014akhan]

This is one of the most valuable channels on KZbin! Thank you for your time!

[@marinabarbosa227]

Just saw the beginning and this already deserves the thumbs up! This is pure gold!!!

[@DebTingTing]

Thanks for another excellent and practical video! The efforts you put into explaining and creating these videos are insanely impressive.

[@MisaMinako]

Thank you for uploading, I am a complete beginner and love how you set up your videos!

[@ronwevsleys]

When the world needed him the most, HE RETURNED

[@hopeymac9197]

So happy you are back!

[@ZebulonsPi]

Yay! New Brad Art School video!!

[@masontheartist]

Fantastic video. I feel like you really hit on what new painters need in this video!

[@Amariiiiie]

That part about it taking his whole life to draw like a child but mastering more complex art forms in a short amount of time- I felt that. Lol I talk about that all the time as I endeavor to simplify my art style for illustrating children’s books. I can’t believe how complicated something so simple can be for me.

[@dehiie]

This is incredibly useful. I thought I had to find the ultimate one brush that had all of these characteristics and somehow I would be able to do hard and soft lines with just one brush. Thank you, now I just have to find these 4 art brushes for each thing and I'll be good to go finally. Thank you so much

[@maggiesmith8405]

OMG! New video! I’m so excited!!

[@jbiliHacker]

thanks! very helpful! i was always skeptical about the brushes as i use them randomly!

[@sailor_trinity241]

I'm so happy to see another video.

[@slastenushkaslast3402]

This is a brilliant video. Thank you SOOO SOOO MUCH for this. I am always so overwhelmed by all these brushes and choices and value packs... I have no idea what to use and how... And you explaining it so easy and accessible. Thank you

[@Dumbkin]

Sir you're back! I've been practicing your tutorials. So far, I'm still not that good at perspective but I'm still working hard on it. I did learned how to shade well with pencils lately. Tysm

[@lunasylphhh]

Wow as a beginner this video taught me a lot. Thank you for this great video❤

[@kiara6237]

I think it is better to stick to 4 or 6 brushes for everything over 50. I learned much faster after I squashed all those ''second versions'' and rare uses because I focused more on how to take the best of the few tools I had.

[@brucebissell7626]

AWESOME INFO BRAD. THANKS FOR THE TIPS. GOD BLESS.

[@KikiAelita]

Holy moly thank you. This was what I was looking for today. It's so hard for me to figure out what different brushes achieve and this at least gives me a great foundation.

[@EngineerRon]

Great to see this one! 😁🎨

[@CapitaineNautilus]

Very interesting! It helps sorting out all that jungle of brushes.

[@roguesodyssey]

I think I'm going to sign up for your class. Thanks for making these videos.

[@sonofkavagh]

I love your theory and training videos! (I mean, really, I love them all - but you get my point!)

[@NomeDeArte]

Great video and channel, thank you! Best regards from Argentina!

[@mattigue9014]

Ur vids are soo helpfull much better than those 3min Drawing tutorials where someone just draws a head and expects you to follow all the steps. Please upload more vids ur the best.👍👍👍👍

[@-.-skye-.-]

Sooo cool, much needed ! Thanks

[@alexyona4144]

Incredibly helpful thanks 🎉

[@u.k.1207]

I really enjoyed seeing you again... well... in a way 😅 Thank you so much for the new video! Greetings from Germany🙋‍♀️

[@cartoonistgautam1965]

very useful explanation! Thank you

[@sids_zz]

Brad thanku so much for quality content

[@zhera3759]

thanks fot the new video!! best art teacher ever

[@lucianostegun]

Your videos are just amazing! They made me want to draw more and more :)

[@loveArtnotFood]

Facts! Great video!

[@Haizou]

Wow I didn’t realize brad made a brand new channel! Can’t wait for the next videos to come😊

[@MaazAyaz_]

Moreee videosssss we want!!!!🎉🎉❤

[@szczypcia]

Brad, you're the greatest!

[@Xx_PedOphil3_GaminG_743_xX]

Yay finally another video ❤

[@Kittyboi.]

Different brushes literally affect my art style! Even sketch brushes! I have two sketch brushes I like to use depending on what I want to draw. I still haven’t found a inking brush I feel comfortable using though but even with those I pick and choose depending on the vibe of the piece. Though I often don’t get past the sketching part of my process 💀

[@wmoros4902]

I got to the point where i just raised the opacity of the round brush and added a pressure and slight angle tapering, and that worked out fine for me. Clean lines for line work with good dynamics for line weight.

[@Kittyboi.]

@@wmoros4902 oh that’s a good idea! I might try that!

[@LadyBlack909]

Oo as a self-taught artist since childhood, this just made digital art so much simpler to me. Thank you for explaining the basics - I'm fairly confident in my abilities, but get overwhelmed by photoshop HUGE possibilities! Your breakdown in this video is super useful 👌

[@ramadrian248]

MY BOY IS BACK! I miss your videos so much

[@TerraEmperor1]

This is the video i needed!!!!

[@ronyboylive6934]

awesome vid!!! thank you so much!!!!

[@fangchick93]

I like to use an ink brush for base colouring, cell shading and hard detailing, pencil for sketching, and air brush for soft shading.

[@shelbypost3234]

Thank you soooooo much

[@Sam_Game_Dev23]

New vid. Good job. Make some more tutorials!

[@jaquelinelimademelo937]

I loved it Thanks🎉

[@elmedia8692]

Great video 👏thanks.

[@LuluFrance]

I love the intro... this me, in bird form, starting youtube tutorials as a new owner of a Wacom trying to figure out why my brush strokes don't look like those in tutorials I've watched! 😅

[@bebeshortz]

thankss helped me a lot

[@slateportraichu5416]

Thank you so much for useful tips=3

[@mauricioflores3732]

If y'all want to paint such oil or water color painting make sure you use a texture paper brush and use overlay blending mode to get the feeling of an actual painting 👌🏻

[@labrabellart1380]

It's really interesting to me that my own workflow consists of all these brush types, despite the fact that I've never actually taken the time to learn.

[@sunnyschramm9650]

the bird 🤣

[@Scarfacefan1]

When the world needed him he came back he got me into drawing after I quit :)

[@HANAAEWAS2023]

Thank you I like this tricks so much 👏🎇👏

[@Sinsit-World]

Yeah you back I love your videos they are so funny and I learn something too 😂

[@mavincent]

I wish we could of known which specific brushes were used in procreate in this video (with all the properties if some were modified). Unless these are shared in the courses ?

[@rayout23]

The first 20 secs already killed me 😂 love your work!

[@jeffreypostma6832]

This is a pretty good way to categorize you brushes. What artists do mean when they say the brush does npt matter, is that a special brush is not going to magically make the same quality art as the artist you are asking the question too. The only brushes where I can see this a valid question, is with special effect brushes, or very specific texture brushes. I do think the brush matters a lot when making digital drawing and painting, but you need to find your own preferences, the brushes that suit your interests and your way of working. I love to use textured flat brushes, especially when I can vary the orientation of the brush tip with my Wacom tablet and can control the pressure for the amount of texture I want. It is just a very fun way to work.

[@lc3]

Hey that's a great approach!!

[@voreak289]

The return of the best art teacher

[@cadetamankushwaha7838]

I wanted such video and you posted like you listened me

[@hosseinrezapour251]

thanks brad. it was usefull.

[@Humberto240597]

You are the best!!!

[@IstyManame]

Wish i remember all your lessons when i actually start drawing

[@CreativeFIDI]

Thanks a lot for ThaitVideo bc i am trying to learn digital Art but The Main Thinge to overwhelm have always been the Trillion brushes!

[@katto4073]

i am scared of technology and learning new things so i only ever use the hard opacity brush! round one for my lining and a square one for my coloring. feels just like drawing with markers :)

[@NoNameGirly]

That's very helpful! I am a beginner and I hoarded hundreds of brushes in Procreate and have no idea how to use them :)

[@isabelleviana8573]

Thank you so much for the tips. I'll use them on Infinite Painter.

[@ratnaraj2056]

I love the bird! and the entire video too, of course 🙂

[@Jar3xe]

HE CAME BACK YESSSSS

[@calvinDy]

this gives me passion

[@rockymine9738]

Yesss. He's back

[@Stratelier]

As much as I use GIMP, I disable all of its built-in "brush dynamics" presets (by removing the config entry for the relevant folder), for two reasons: 1 - I'm not really at a point where all those presets even matter, 2 - because the presets are read-only, GIMP won't let you tweak their settings on the fly AT ALL, which all but forces you to use manual dynamics _anyway._ To go into a bit of detail about how GIMP handles attributes: - Basic brush attributes (stamp, size, shape, edge hardness, opacity) can be adjusted on the fly for every painting tool as a standard part of that tool's options. (By "stamp" I mean the underlying intrinsic shape of the brush itself: circle, square, pattern, etc.) - "Dynamics" attach further customization to the above attributes, in particular the ability to map them to parameters from the input device -- for example, linking width or opacity to the input pressure of a drawing tablet (complete with adjustable response curves too, so for example I can make a "high contrast" curve that yields full opacity from less-than-full pen pressure and/or avoids false-positives from super light pen pressure) - Most GIMP resources have built-in presets (brush shapes, color palettes, patterns/gradients, etc), and _(as a rule)_ these presets are read-only so if you want to tweak one you must create a duplicate of it first. *This is really only a problem with "dynamics",* as it's something you might want to make on-the-fly adjustments to in certain occasions (and not all the time).

[@AmberRathour366]

Nice video

[@jrexplorers]

Yahooo! he's back!!

[@MCAP887]

May i ask if you can do the "cell shading color trick," where you start with "grey colors and turning them to specific color you wish," your tutorials had always been a cure for my depression

[@amanuelshimelis2409]

Ohh finally you're back .

[@Aulgahzar]

this is helpfull

[@Gamefo5fan166]

Yess

[@BEN9116]

ayy welcome back teach!

[@MelvinChen-jw3do]

Welcome back

[@dentanlim]

Recommend a built-in procreate brush for each of the four types?

[@WedgyBlue]

I regret using Opacity and pencil brush. Its not good for my artstyle heheh. I will stick to ink brush it fits well.

[@lego_minifig]

I feel like finding a good inking brush is hardest, at least for me. The pressure sensitivity and the taper just tend to always feel slightly off to me. In Procreate I have only found a few that really feel good. Still haven’t found one with the pressure sensitivity I like on PS despite using if for much longer. In fact, Krita default brushes feel better to me than PS and I can’t quite pinpoint why.

[@Dr_animation]

Welcome back sir I am from India 🇮🇳

[@devorbacualex]

What software do you use for animations? 😁

[@shoot2000]

Brad, as an aspirant animator I've been learning from your drawing for beginners playlist, but only one thing I'm finding missing that is how to draw human bodies, that is not covered in those videos or any other video in your channel. It'd complete the entire concept of drawing characters if you could make a video about drawing human bodies. A humble request to you for this one, please! 🙏🏻

[@lawrencelopez9839]

solid pen and pencil brushes are for me, I never got good with using the air brush though, it always made it look terrible

[@rayyanfawaz3790]

Can we make short animations In realme tab 6 (256gb) variant

[@chrisweiser9436]

It was nice of your kid to do the parrot voice despite the SAG-AFTA strike

[@shivajyothikondadi6084]

Brad, can you please send painting videos

[@itssleep1040]

Bro I need tips for intermediate level artist for drawing