Painting with Default Brushes VS. Custom Brushes

[@a_tiredwitch]

"they always ask 'what brushes do you use' but they never ask how you use your brushes" -sam 2020 very cash money

[@Oh-wg5pm]

Oh hey look first reply 🤪

[@slykhajiit2]

It's always "what are the brushes," but never "how are the brushes." 🥺

[@neliquemelique6077]

@@slykhajiit2 😢

[@aisha5156]

@@slykhajiit2 True that.😔

[@primroseheart3088]

@@slykhajiit2 I know 😩🤧🥺😢

[@giaaquino5412]

next tutorial: How do you have such good posture

[@flux2956]

He looks like he go to gym. My posture naturally improved without doing any posture related exercise when I started working out

[@flux2956]

@honk honk says: for a 6 footer like me, it's hard to get a table that high, and trust me, you dont wanna stand up for more than 4hrs

[@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051]

@@flux2956 true

[@kindlyhelpmereach100subswi4]

It hurts my back sometime

[@breath_supplies8447]

He was sitting? 😦

[@jadalade]

Art challenge: set your tablet on grayscale mode , use a color palette generator for your colors, reveal the true colors afterwards and hope for the best :D

[@lunafox5571]

Oh this would be interesting!

[@jadalade]

@@lunafox5571 hehe yess! especially in his style the results would be so unique

[@arani3395]

The marco bucci style?

[@jadalade]

@@arani3395 nah the sam style ;)

[@lysterwho6543]

True

[@gee-hadbedoya1668]

hearing him talk as he's painting is so soothing that it actually puts me to sleep

[@samdoesarts]

Or maybe i'm just boring 😎

[@_Sleepy__]

@@samdoesarts Not at all!

[@group15f]

I totally agree lol, I like the peaceful tone, but doesn't put me to sleep lool

[@Jeea84]

Lol sweet!

[@veronicabrine8339]

@@samdoesarts Never! You are awesomeeeee

[@Phantomyre]

"I have brushes on my patreon but I don't recommend you spending money on them." Much respect, dude. So many artists try to desperately make money off of their patreons but you're very upfront and honest. You've got a new sub.

[@Luh_katkat]

Im gonna coom

[@catchyname1081]

@@Luh_katkat No 😟

[@theartist8893]

art challenge: draw a male :D it would be fun to see in your art style

[@FadzilAdept]

Wowww, that's gonna be hard for him🙂

[@arljandelvillanueva1936]

He painted pink sweats..

[@theartist8893]

@@FadzilAdept he's really good so i doubt it but i just wanna see how it would look in his style :)

[@flux2956]

I think he is the one who painted the art cover for the song "at my worst" there's a guy there and it was adorable!

[@dmitry7233]

Yeah, good idea

[@rachelchoong8348]

I’m guilty of being one of those people who thought that I needed custom brushes to create good art so I bought quite a bit, until one day I realize that I just sucked, so I started working on practicing my foundation instead. This video has solidified that theory. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@chibamoon6410]

I never went to buy brushes, but i did always want one solid "sketchy" brush so it would feel more natural to sketch with so i went and found some free ones.

[@yosefhenry1715]

actual same ._.

[@theyisgreen.9883]

My favorite brush in procreate(bc that’s what I use) is actually the brush you get when everything is at default in brush studio. So a hard round brush.(idk if that’s already a brush and I just never noticed)

[@anam00090]

Brushes don't substitute good fundamental drawing skills and draftsmanship but once you get those down they do make things significantly faster and can really help with the final stylized look. So someone who knows this and asks about what brushes a specific artist is using shouldn't be shunned or schooled about how brushes don't matter. They do, as long as you know they are not going to substitute or mask poor drawing skills. You don't need them before you really figure out what role they may play in your painting process. A nice brush that really makes your drawing flow better, has exact edges you're looking for can encourage someone to draw more. But it is great practice to paint studies with basic round brushes every once in a while so you can remember how to maneuver the core tools to your advantage.

[@coreyaruecker]

I’d advise that everyone forgo buying brushes. Default brushes will do the job but if you want custom brushes, it’s super easy to make your own by following online tutorials and experimenting with stuff. I often try to make a quick custom brush before every session. It’s just become part of my routine and after some time I’ve been able to garner a collection of my own custom brushes

[@tairakeimei]

As someone who painted most of the time using default brushes, I have to say this: brush *does* make a difference, but not in the way people think. Brushes don’t magically boost your fundamentals, so you do not become magically better with them. However, brush can make a fundamental difference in how your art experience feels. Just like a comfortable pencil, your art flow is just much better with a brush you like. The same way that a brush that you do not like can just make you stop multiple times in the middle of your drawing experience. So yes, continue finding a brush that suits you, so as long as you separate it from the idea that it actually affects your art skills. I chose my default brushes over fancy brushes because I’ve just gotten more comfortable with them overtime than any fancy ones. And also because default ones ended up just being more versatile to all situations.

[@shivanedadi4029]

Sam: I don't recommend you buy these brushes for me A literal god who actually cares about helping others improve

[@jessicalin6946]

ahh yes i would love to see this video concept used on environments

[@samdoesarts]

Bet

[@starfire139]

Me, too!

[@DamienBrittan]

Waiting for the same video but about painting environment :P

[@samdoesarts]

Bet

[@no.4008]

@@samdoesarts that would be awesome and so usefull!

[@SKYELIKESART]

Same (I'll find it)

[@carl7783]

" It's all about you. How much your willing to learn, how much your willing to give to this art journey. " That's deep for me and this really helps me trust my own skill. Thank you!

[@obsessedwithart231]

For me the brushes I use change my drawings so much, a lot of my art style revolves around which brushes I use at the time, and since I figured out how to download brushes on my drawing program my art has become so much more expressive.

[@chocopuff]

I'm literally watching you paint but I'm still amazed at how you make the skin look so smooth and glossy

[@toxictoxicities]

Omg I needed to hear this, I've been searching for this "one magical brush" that everyone is using (or that I thought everyone was using) but it's legit just the default with little changes and their skill. I use to make so many brushes to try and make something as good and still not be happy- now I just go with it and it works! My latest sketches I've been happy with because I'm not trying so hard and just drawing what fields I'm good in. I'm just waiting to get CSP because animation is one of the fields where my style comes to life! Thank you so much for making this, I've been stressing about brushes too much.

[@catchyname1081]

Yeah same! The only thing I'd change is _how to turn them into square brushes._ I just feel like it'd be more fun, or pleasing to draw with. I'd use ibis paint x's default square brushes, but none of them are the actual kind of square brushes I want 😭

[@JeanneBook]

Conclusion: Love your default brushes, they confuse you less with all the fancy textures.

[@HunneyChan]

your art style have changed from the first youtube video . its helping us understand how art style change from time . love your art and natural personality ❤

[@sohryuuuu]

bruh his 35 minute drawing looks stunning already.

[@bithapi]

woow thank you so much for doing this! I have such newfound respect for you not just as an artist now but as a person! seeing you do this with environments would be so helpful!!

[@pajokamikaze]

Interesting video. I'm doing digital art for maybe like 7, 8 years now, and i never knew when and what ''custom'' brushes to use, especially because i'd draw humans rather than enviorments. I'd use the default ones all the time, i didin't know what was all the fuss about. Thank you for this video, now i don't feel wierd anymore lol

[@tiffxny6387]

Lmao same

[@vanessakaliwo1317]

Love this video Sam! A lot of artists talk about how the brushes you use don't matter but I appreciate how you took that advice a step further to show us why that is! Would definitely love to see this same concept with environments! 🤗🌺🏞️

[@miranda_ward_artz7949]

Your art style is so beautiful!!!! 😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@gonnieoverbeeke2072]

Just you're voice is one of the reason you're the best artist on KZbin that I'm watching! It's so calming!!

[@giroppa99]

I love how color based your approach to painting is, it truly does show in the result.

[@vanemartinezz]

also, also absolutely LOVE your work!

[@samdoesarts]

THANK YOUU

[@Popper_Drop]

I have a friend who paints al their art in Microsoft Paint and it's honestly always so gorgeous. They can make super crisp cartoony images AND highly blended eldritch horrors. It's so wonderful to look at and I admire them for the tools they choose to work with

[@audreyguo13]

The fact that he said “my custom brushes are on Patreon but I don’t recommend you buying them”made my respect for him go 📈📈

[@saronricker2095]

"We should all be working towards building up our skill sets not our brush collections" (12:40) Very true!

[@LionArtStudio]

Totally agree! I use my own custom brushes, but they are mostly basic brushes I’ve tweaked to my liking.. my main brush is a hard, square blocking brush which I’ll use on 90% of my work then add a little extra detail/polish with texture, scatter etc brushes dependant on subject. The base fundamentals are everything, they give the work it’s structure....& tbh only hard blocking brushes can achieve that, unless you use a soft brush with selections, no scatter or full on texture brush can create structure, but a basic hard brush can create anything.

[@wafflestick2254]

Small suggestion for younger artist (I don't post my stuff on the internet tho) I suggest starting with a circle base no matter what, Sam can just draw because he has a lot of experience and has studied art for a while.

[@zanazdanius6136]

ok but I actually learned so much about digital painting in this video! not just about the brushes, but also just observing his technique and stuff gave me insight into how to improve my art. keep up the good work man :)

[@Tazkar]

I do like this video,I'm trying to get into digital painting as a bit of a hobby and was researching around trying to figure out if I really needed to set up brushes and how to go about it. Just wanting to make sure I'm trying to do things proper starting out and not learning bad habits. Since I know brushes won't make me amazing or anything. Did really enjoy the video showing that you can do things effectively just with the default brushes as well.

[@flaviavicentin]

I am so relieved! After hearing that I would never do anything expressive without some fancy brushes...you come along and give me a glimpse of hope! You're great! Thank you!

[@jace2279]

I agree that we focus too much on brushes. I think a good usage for costume brushes is for concept art, when you need to create fast and with shortcuts. I also think that brushes matter way more for lineart. Once I found this noisy pencil brush sketching was more fun and it looks more organic which I enjoy.

[@livingdeadgirl4884]

I would shave my head for a large touch Wacom tablet 😂❤️

[@samdoesarts]

I'd do more than just shave my head tbh

[@ayan4697]

@@samdoesarts Gettin’ a Huion Kamvas 22 Plus for Christmas! Woohoo! So excited😆

[@livingdeadgirl4884]

😂 well my hairs quite an expensive masterpiece lol they could even wax my entire body. 😂

[@hasanabbadi3252]

@@ayan4697 did you get it

[@ayan4697]

@@hasanabbadi3252 Yes

[@dokui6277]

You're videos make me motivated to keep practicing.

[@weeburgeranimations8786]

he is so relaxing, to draw with

[@samdoesarts]

Thank you 🥺

[@weeburgeranimations8786]

@@samdoesarts no problem :D

[@whitetulip3963]

I wanna see him drawing traditional art!

[@Jeea84]

Your way of speaking is amazing. I've seen so many videos of this topic.... None appealed to my sincere hard work as much as yours. You're genuine. 👍🏼

[@machachafulgrim4990]

The best thing is playing when you do art to get a grasp of how to use any brushes. Once you get a sense of how to work with your brushes and paints, the art you wanna make follows

[@soysource3218]

The fact that Sam is willing to say buying his brushes is a bad idea is why Sam separates from other content creators. He puts his money aside and his viewers first. Gotta love Sam.

[@feyzaafk2836]

A very great and helpful video! ♥️ I also agree on the custom brush sets, It's up to you how your artwork will turn out *not* how many custom brushes you have bought. And having too many texture brushes gets confusing, (I think) Its always better to learn how to paint with simple tools first!

[@dks6515]

good vid again! I recently started painting with only the basic ps hard roundbrush and it's great. Custom brushes can be good to just have some fun with weird textures n stuff but the don't "make or break" a painting. Great video, ppl really should start worrying less about brushes and more about fundamentals :)

[@lucidcannibal]

Next tutorial: Painting with MS paint. "People really talk about what software to use, it makes a difference but not that big of a difference. I don't see what's the fuss is about"

[@za1n997]

He’s just a god at digital art. That’s on PERIOD

[@srinivascl2632]

The man being brutally honest at 11:38. Love it!

[@whisper_ren6164]

I love how softly you speak. You seem very kind :)

[@yoongisholycheesecake6452]

Wow, you’re so talented. I really like your art style it’s so stylish and unique and I really like the “texture” of this brush.

[@darkshinobiuchiha0608]

Ngl I tried some brushes with IbisPaint and they are very much similar.... I've always wondered how to use them correctly to get a better output

[@wayvee_wunn]

I'm glad I came across this dude, I love finding genuine ppl to follow. It makes social media not so bad

[@christianiliev3493]

Yeah i use the default brushes in the free program i'm using for 90% of the painting and an additional custom brush to add a flare it is very similar to how you used them in this video.

[@y2k005]

Honestly I am struggling to find any difference. Sam is right, guys. It's all about how you use your tools, not how many you have or what kind of tools you are using. So inspiring, I love this content🤩

[@angkinwinartan933]

Sam : paints hair* Me : "damn thats magnificent hair" Sam : *continues to paint another parts Me : *nods in awe Sam : "now we are going to do the hair" Me : WAT Sam, do you mind if there is a specific video covering hair painting tutorial?

[@urmomcameover]

69 likes but no replies? I'm gonna fix that

[@Koriiii]

I use only 4 brushes for my pieces: - Hard round pen pressure (size) [For line art] - Hard round pen pressure (opacity) [For slight rendering and shadows] - Soft round brush [Soft light and redness of skin] - Textured Square brush pen pressure (opacity) [For smudging, or slightly texturing] Then I just use features like noise, blur and others to get a stylised texture. I used to think brushes mattered but I think it only really matters for environments or to blend.

[@blissvful]

Exactly, the brushes don’t matter. Most people think crayon/pencil brushes are too rough, but i’m comfortable using it. So I used it for my first portrait, and it was beautiful. It just depends how you use it, and plus I did NOT spend any money. (except for buying the app.)

[@teacup3954]

Him asking you to not buy his brushes shows that he’s really here for the teaching and well-being of his viewers art!

[@Tina-oh1bw]

You know, almost every youtuber is screaming. You are not. And i enjoy that.

[@vloopyart]

That little rant at the end, RESPECT. Great video!

[@hanthony1503]

I really love your shape language- that curved hard edge of the model's nose is so lovely, in the first portrait. Even though it's such a highlight of the piece, it's not super noticeably defined, so it would be cool if you stretched the contrast- don't be afraid of shadows! That heavy shadow on the neck works perfectly, and it works even better if the same contrast is applied other places (the arm to indicate more roundness, to lift the hair above the face, on the side of her face away from us...) to keep that energy going! I know this is an older video and there's no doubt you improved a lot since, but thought it was still worth including as I know others (like myself, lol) will see this and take it as a reminder to do the same. ;D

[@AEST___]

yea workign your brain to death must be so fun my brushes helped me ALOT and i still do use some default ones but for textures and like rendering but dont use only default brushes

[@tekidr8873]

I really love your artstyle. And you did this in just one or two hours !... 😭 Magnifique 😁

[@yume_eno7691]

Tekid R Oui! C’est magnifique 😃

[@pudim_eh_bao8194]

I love the fact that Sam sells his brushes and at the same time he says that they aren't the most important thing. It's really cool to see someone who rather be honester than get money (srry about my english)

[@D4NIM4LS]

I started using the dip pen (soft) for lineart, and honestly it looks nice with some extra shaping afterwards.

[@lexiepargas1034]

this is nice! i heard once from a ytber that the brushes really matter, and stuff like that so this is nice!

[@lexiepargas1034]

they even said, “and if u do traditional sit in the corner and cry” like man😭😭

[@artbymiwsher]

Love this! I like to choose weird brushes that don't necessarily suit the piece to see if applying fundamentals can mask that-truthfully the results are usually pretty good.

[@Jess016]

Sams outfits are always…chefs kiss.. and loved the video :)

[@valasafantastic1055]

Doing it again with landscape is fun. I like both limited and ‘lot’s of brush’ options personally. Based on my mood. Now for landscape and concept art specialized brushes are primarily about saving time than anything else. Part of that workflow is quickly accessing the correct brush. Anyways I think all ways are fine just do what you prefer for each artwork! I do advise doing ‘one brush challenges; to learn new brushes and how to use them! Also they can change the look and feel of an artwork so it’s also a style preference and more brushes give options but don’t change the foundations of art and skill. Also painting from the start is a bit different than using different or a variety of brushes is different than adding them ‘on top’. Fun video thanks.

[@hney_lover]

I just started watching you yesterday and now I’m obsessed-

[@emmalindner5953]

Love your insight on the topic of brushes! Very curious how different (if at all) the matter would be concerning environment painting

[@saskiesasaki]

Well, firstly, I love your art. Secondly, I don't know if it's because I just woke up, or because I'm used to watching more energy indused people, but your voice is wery calming. Like not boring, just calming and relaxing xD Kinda shocked me, IDK why

[@yuanmolinar1940]

Thanks for always showing your timelapse it really helps my process✊✊

[@spicycheetos1228]

Finally! Someone really needed to make this video!

[@DuDeTTe..]

LOVE THE WAY TO USE HE BRUSHES AND YOUR ART STYLE

[@callmepheebsformyphoebenam8113]

Thank you, Sam. I'm feeling depress after the piece of my drawing because I'm using a normal brush. This helps me a lot. God bless you❤❤❤

[@josephasounang5840]

'for all the hair brush people' I DIED AND I DONT EVEN KNOW WHY

[@salanysalawe]

thanks for the Video Sam!! It really helps me a lot to learn how to draw and paint again from the begening!

[@toastedsmore8110]

I love your videos!!! Im just starting with digital art, and you really help me learn how to use color to the fullest extent :D

[@HunyBee-q6f]

This is my motivation to keep drawing. This man right here👌

[@elainekaris9371]

coming from a very not professional artist, your art is amazing. and seeing how this is in 2020, i bet your art has improved, but how much can it really? its already so good!

[@Co0kieShiNobU-H3izoU]

This is how i would do it: Default brush: drawing of the thing i’m drawing Custom brush: stamp of the thang i’m drawing and then some extra

[@sanigdhaya]

I've been doing digi art since 3-4 years now I only use the default brushes xD I enjoy doing the stuff manually, I manually painted hair strands for a few of my works . Though I do think certain specific brushes can be helpful.

[@audioLME]

you're a master of art dude.. i love your work !

[@konahjt9776]

Hey Sam I was wondering if you could make a video on how you use halftones on stuff like that because I love that type of art style but there’s not that many videos on how to do, thanks and love the videos

[@MichelleGranados]

Hey Sam! your art style is gorgeous also thank you for showing us your honest process. As you said fancy brushes can blurred our judgements about how digital art works, and we need go back to basics first and then whatever medium would be enough to make beautifil art pieces! I wanted to ask you if you have done traditional art before digital? and if yes will you show us? that would be great!

[@LitherFamily]

I don't know how to paint but enjoy a lot see you painting. Also absolutely adore your art style.

[@clipcatherine8039]

Your paintings are soo good, i hope one day i can be good as you and just stop worrying about getting better, keep it up man!

[@fushdrop]

i think i've found my new fav artist in my art journey o.o

[@benjaminlyons5261]

It wasn't your art that pulled me into subscribing. You seem like a cool dude that loves what he does. Your calm and approachable tone, clean ascetic and tunes make this a channel I enjoy tuning into to get good vibes as I doodle. Thanks for the content bro. P.S. my wife likes it when I have you on too lol says that's a fly looker

[@ashisharky]

I have an extremely basic brush in CSP. It's a very modified default painting brush made to be both smooth/soft and allow for sharp points when needed And I use it for literally every part of my art except for sketching. Which I just use the gpen that comes with csp for. I never understood the specific brushes outside of things like the chain/shoelace/whatever pattern brushes which I only ever use to figure out the most natural looking path for that item and even then i just redraw it when im done so it fits with everything else.(i mostly do that because it's time consuming to figure that out otherwise) Like how would you use those hair brushes even. It just looks strange most of the time.

[@ollie9999]

Thank you for sharing your process, your art is extremely wholesome

[@turanggalazuardi5886]

Thank you so much for this helpful video... Now i believe these things, as you said that it depends on our ownselves. .. I actually a beginner in digital art, I'm trying to move from pencil on paper and explore my hobby into digital art forms. Tbh, many of things make me feels like shaky to beliefs about, whether I will be able to did or not. I realized the big differences when switching from i normally do... so thank you very much it's really helped :)

[@limitlessends]

I always love your videos. You're soothing, educational, and fun.

[@monsai9898]

i really love your videos, it has information and details in every subjects you put into.

[@ElliedoGaming]

I started using Procreate, and I'm new to digital painting. I did 95% of my piece with the default brushes, and at the end I just wanted some fun environment textures that I am not well at, and it was like $5. It helped me a lot to learn about environments actually.

[@palwol]

Would love a video on workflow / color theory, think it'll help a lot of your audience! Workflow as in how you go approaching a painting, what do you tend to draw first & how does that frame the rest of your painting, picking colors, etc! Would be great for a lot of skill levels!

[@biia.lex06]

"i hate seeing my little kids get scammed !" JEJFHejw I LOVE THAT THANKS SAM

[@camilaalonso3629]

I really dont speak inglish like a native lenguage but when i saw that you have a channel in you tube. I was really exciting and now I am here. Your draws are so beautiful.

[@imbored4322]

I'm just so happy to find this video because I think I've been far too fixated on picking the best brushes for me in the past few weeks that I wasn't able to get anything done!

[@hobistinyheartbag]

You’re such an absolute hero!

[@STICKYArt]

This is a great vid! I find the default and custom main difference is time saving with custom brushes for me!

[@syzu8903]

It would be really great if you talk about how you post-process your work like filters, color balance and lookup, curves, final details and such! Anyways, thank you for the amazing content as always Sam :D