Can you paint with ONLY a Basic Round Brush? | Digital Art Challenge

I try painting with a default basic round brush in photoshop! Spoiler alert, you don't need fancy brushes to make digital art 😨😨😨
Ps. Suggest some new challenges in the comments below!! And be sure to check out all my work on instagram ✨
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[@DaWaed]

"Can you paint with ONLY the basic round brush?" You guys have other brushes?

[@knikorupi9647]

Lol same HAHHAHA

[@lemudesign6421]

lol

[@Haebom_H]

Ya...idk do they?

[@angeltear2145]

Waaaay too lazy...

[@teawice2366]

You guys have painting programs?

[@ranamahmoud7197]

This is a HARD challenge, “no zooming in challenge”

[@Yaybuttons898]

Calm down Lucifer

[@Alex-xp8wl]

@@Yaybuttons898 LMAO

[@6popular6hell65]

Finally i found satan. Ive been searching for you for years.

[@momi4832]

Hahahahah

[@romariomejia5396]

+ One Layer + No undo / CTRL + Z

[@millie2130]

I think every beginner asks about the brushes, I used to think so too, until I realized that it is more skill than a brush that makes a difference 😂 you just proved it by your beautiful art 😍

[@lonczz]

all about fundamentals if you have them you can use anything

[@stonecat676]

all u need is 1 basic brush and lasso tool

[@samdoesarts]

You have seen the light 🙌

[@MaryamZahraArts]

Brushes do make a great difference, I was also a digital beginner artist and mostly worked with airbrush but then switched to watercolor brush and some textured brushes, my rendering has improved alot.

[@aspen2365]

I made my own brushes ;-;

[@juancgonzalez2102]

Beginners: What brush do you use? Intermediate: It's not the brush it's skills Pros: No seriously what brushes do you use

[@aspen2365]

Fr.

[@aspen2365]

XD

[@noobandfriends2420]

This is a great example of the bell curve meme.

[@auxuris]

afjsfs i can affirm this is absoluty true.. moreso because when you're beginning you're at a stage where you should focus on learning to see how to draw. brush types play no part in helping that and actually might even hinder your learning progress. beginner artists are still at the stage where they have no idea what makes a painting good, so they assume it's the fancy brushes advanced artists use. intermediate artists start understand this and therefore advocate for skills > brush type. but as you get more advanced, you already know how to draw exactly what you're imagining, and you're prioritising on experimenting style/different effects over learning fundamentals, and also saving time with different brushes.

[@exist4046]

@@auxuris I would agree except your comment is suggesting that I am a professional artist and I don't exactly know what to say about that /j But seriously I do agree with you however I also feel like people can be multiple stages at once, in a way. I keep downloading new brushes for Procreate because I just love fucking around with awesome watercolor shit and tbh don't wanna go through the hassle of replicating watercolors digitally without an actual brush that does that for me lol. Also having an Apple Pencil has opened up so many goddamn possibilities for me with my artwork lol.

[@czokalapik]

Here is an idea for art challenge: pick ONLY ONE COLOR and do not change it, only use brightness and saturation sliders on color wheel type color picker. I wonder if you will be able to give your type of "warmth" with only one color

[@tomik2369]

Good idea my Polish friend

[@Jai.159]

You mean monochrome challenge

[@mizuruitheworld]

yay my polish friendssss czesc

[@mizuruitheworld]

@DominoArtz jesteśmy wszedzieeee

[@nyancat.123]

Grayscale: 😦😐

[@chunkon8890]

the artist makes the painting not the paintbrush

[@lorrie6086]

that hit me

[@MrXTakato]

awch

[@faizan6581]

I totally agree with that!

[@littleripper312]

It's both. Having a better brush will instantly make your art look better. It did for me at least. Or I should say the correct brush for your art style. I use a different brush for sketching vs inking and it makes a huge difference.

[@chunkon8890]

@@littleripper312 a good artist can make art without fancy tools

[@TheHungryArtists]

I feel so inspired to draw every time I watch you do it. I too am a fan of the round brush and I think it's completely sufficient!

[@samdoesarts]

Yup it totally gets the job done, no need to spend money on fancy stuff

[@TDoodler_]

I would totally travel back in time just to ask the great masters "what brush?"

[@florxiianquit9183]

LOL

[@xmnlightx480]

Haha

[@TH-bl7nr]

Picasso: the hair of my enemies.

[@bananaman287]

I think you should make a video on starting out on digital art. Like what to keep in mind as you're starting out, maybe what to learn first, maybe color mixing and that kind of things? I hope you'll make a video on that Sam!

[@LOVESlCK]

This!!

[@got2beable]

I need that!!!

[@somebodysopinion543]

Yessss

[@TSignature]

Kinda want to see you draw an old man as a challenge, old people are difficult to draw

[@hollyliu5297]

or any male character

[@amychi_]

@@hollyliu5297 I've never seen a guy from him before.. whenever ppl ask about it he just says that he simply likes drawing them Actually he does draw guys, but just in practice, his paintings are mostly gals

[@kibarawrr]

Sorry 69 cant like take this comment as a like.

[@fumiko_is_typing...]

@@amychi_ his pfp:

[@mohammedfaraazhasankhan1627]

Cultured man​@@amychi_

[@christabeljoy2443]

Unrelated, but your voice is super calming lol 😂

[@samdoesarts]

Thank you LOL

[@ArtistDylan]

Similar to peter draws I think :)

[@christabeljoy2443]

Haha yes totally!

[@halfmonster9013]

He and Josh have very soothing deep voices... 😌

[@bellasden7188]

So true his voice is deep and relaxing LOL

[@faizan6581]

I paint with one brush on a single layer didn't know these were challenges haha Love you! 😊

[@samdoesarts]

A beast

[@Prajwal____]

every beginner does that

[@silverhawk1045]

@@Prajwal____ And a lot of professionals I've seen, too

[@trexathena17]

HAHAHAAH lol i use like 20 brushes but this isnt even half good as this lmao

[@faizan6581]

@@trexathena17 haha

[@alenakhlebnikova6154]

New Challenge: NO LAYERS!!! Everything on ONE single layer. Just like traditional painting.

[@aspen2365]

Woah chill satan

[@alenakhlebnikova6154]

@@aspen2365 Haha! No! I AM EVIL!!! (JK) ✌️😜

[@djroscurro9859]

I used to do digital art like this It was dreadful

[@alenakhlebnikova6154]

@@djroscurro9859 Hohohohoho! Oh I believe you! But one thing that digital artists have an advantage of having the ability to zoom in and Ctrl Z. That eases up a lot of stuff.

[@demoniczee7842]

Honestly, I low-key recommend. This is super super fun, and the results are so painter-ly

[@shandy2387]

sometimes im on the verge of quitting digital art but seeing your energy persuades me to do better, thank you

[@lookalike0284]

something that I've learned ( as i paint with a hard brush only) is that in you lower the opacity it makes it easier to blend as ur slowly building up color

[@floralzero]

ye-- but different programs kinda implement opacity differently; e.g. in photoshop; each 50% opacity stroke will appear kinda like you were drawing on a layer at 50% opacity, where as paint tool sai or smth will apply ur 50% opacity stroke like real paint(?) and kinda layers over each other kekek i prefer photoshop x3

[@JoyZoneYT]

I am still looking for a good tutorial for blending / rendering spheres with the hard brush only. I forgot, so I would love a video refresher, but all I find are soft brush/mixer tool rendering.

[@gowrigireesan526]

I just really like your art challenges.. You inspire me to draw everyday... You help me recover from artblocks... Seriously man you are amazing!!!!!!

[@BareFool]

"What brush do you use?" is the equivalent of "What camera do you use?" for photographers... well, not really a one-to-one equivalence, but kinda treading the same territory, IMO. XD

[@dailyTSinita]

What?!?!?? You finished in an hour and 25 minutes?!?!? HOW?!????? 🙃 I spend around 2 hours for just an eye.. what?? 🙃 But this is really amazing! Goals! HUHU 🥺🙌🏻🤍

[@shiorimizuki7460]

An hour? For a eye?!

[@PichuMoreno]

I can’t believe that I never thought about that highlight trick/ no one thought me before. I am so happy to have learned this that I will go do that right now

[@avajosephine2645]

I love your artstyle, it's so beautiful. I wondered if you could give a lighting tutorial? Because I love the way you draw shadows and lights in your pieces.

[@samdoesarts]

I do more in depth tutorials on patreon based on our monthly polls! :)

[@cherilynsarts8845]

It's on his patreon

[@aspen2365]

Misa?

[@vxmpiregurl9196]

@@samdoesarts i am broke 🙂

[@kiara6237]

I used to be a brush obsessed artist as novice, and from time to time I still check my pinterest paste to overload my softwares with new brushes just to delete half of them 3 days after but yeah, there is no brush in this world that will save your lack of skill and knowledge., there is no magic for lazy artists. I am intermediate and I tend to use only 1 brush per piece on painting, it depends on what effect I want to get but rarely I mix more than 2 brushes.

[@pearlrichardson2703]

This guy: making an incredible drawing using one brush Me: can’t even make a good drawing using anything -.-

[@leonardo_v7]

wow i really loved this piece, and the simplicity of the painting process. brushes can be so overwhelming ( specially in my case ) i find my self wondering around wasting like 50% of my drawing time on which brush should i use

[@flamingworldz7663]

0:35 Everyone: That one 30%: So anyway, what kind of brushes do you use?

[@PaperBee]

ahaha jokes on you, I use hard round brush as all of my tools in every painting I make :’D

[@ShinyFood]

same lmao

[@DWileyNewMarket]

I’ve been just focusing on the standard round brush because I don’t quite know how to learn other brushes. I would love to see a video about your favorite brushes and how you use them!

[@diec2338]

The one dislike is from someone who can't do art even with fancy brushes. (Let's be honest, that's most of us) Edit: There are TWENTY SIX dislikes now, my comment has become irrelevant qwq

[@christinamayart9630]

its me 🤣 I can't art even WITH the fancy 400 brushes I have🤣

[@diec2338]

@@christinamayart9630 same here qwq

[@samdoesarts]

LOL 😭

[@hamiltonsgood6597]

3 dislikes Edit: now everyone will start replying how much dislikes it has

[@diec2338]

@@hamiltonsgood6597 now my comment has become even more irrelevant qwq

[@Lucija664]

True! You don't need a big number of brushes to paint amazing art. I use 2-3 brushes, most of the times only one and it works! :D

[@davidmarin2527]

Por que dibuja tan bien, lo haces ver tan fácil.

[@brubbrub6093]

Es el brush 😂

[@serghi1779]

It turned out great, would love to see more of these challenges!

[@alyssa_games6445]

*stammpers* HOW!? teach me like I can`t even draw a mouth properly and you`re telling me you created that masterpiece with a ROUND brush only

[@artloveranimation]

I love how this video had enough time, pace, and you described basically everything as you were doing it, including how long it took to finish ❤️🙏🏻😭 thank you thank you thank you

[@celeq5883]

No shading challenge is what I recommend, or no highlights challenge, or no "color dodge challenge" :>

[@Designedbyo]

But then the painting will look flat 🙁

[@celeq5883]

@@Designedbyo Thats the point lol, it's a challenge btw

[@LOVESlCK]

@@Designedbyo Nah it makes them find other ways or use other colors to imitate those highlights and glow effects.

[@dasmonsterchen8125]

I think these challenges are meant to be about tools that make painting more comfortable and to see how you do without the tools you're used to. But highlights and stuff are a part of the painting. It will change the painting not the way you get there. I agree with Egbune^^

[@celeq5883]

@@dasmonsterchen8125 Welp I guess no erasing challenge? He also can't use Crtl Z

[@Shadow9841]

"We'll just leave it as a hard edge. That's fine." I feel this shit so much. xD

[@ShalkiZS]

It's just my second day on your channel and I'm LOVING THIS!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOUR ART STYLE !!! You're my INSPIRATION!!❣️❣️

[@jarvisel]

@3:17: As someone teaching themselves digital art (with the standard round brush no less), I really appreciate recognize seeing stages in your painting where I the amateur find myself wanting to give up. Not only does it give me hope to see these moments are stages, but you teach me how to think past them. Thank you!

[@selinas9522]

Challenge👍: Using only Monochromatic colors

[@MonaLisa-cb6ui]

I have a question.....is he standing the whole time ?!

[@littleripper312]

Yes he is. Many people who draw all day every day discover they need to get a standing desk as well. I draw full time and after a few years had to get a desk that goes from sitting to standing. In fact my doctor was the one who said I needed to get it as I was sitting drawing like 12+ hours most days and was developing some pretty serious side effects.

[@samdoesarts]

Yup

[@riyagoyal1000]

i was about to comment the EXACT same thing!!

[@danrazART]

@@samdoesarts can you share your standing set up? Please. It will help a lot of people.

[@333pinkelephant333]

@@littleripper312 Does that help? I don't really paint but I'm sitting down probably 10+ hours a day. I don't know if it's the result of that but I have some lower back problem and also problem with leg swelling. Does standing up to work interfere with concentration at all?

[@idruthis4009]

it is so inspiring to see your art work. lines are so delicate, skills are not comparable, and the voice is so calming. Love to listening to you. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@vladaivanova9297]

Your paintings are soooooo amazing, no surprise you can make great art with any tool. I really admire you!!!

[@lokeyartist]

One brush with 100% opacity

[@grasss901]

ok now thats a real challenge

[@samdoesarts]

Accepted

[@revuart8486]

@@samdoesarts cool!!!!

[@michelewith1l24]

have you ever tried painting traditionally, like with gouache? Your style would probably well with that. Love your art and videos too!😊

[@cherilynsarts8845]

Your style here looks really smoother and clean! I love it

[@dasmonsterchen8125]

I like your videos a lot. They are calming to watch and I really appreciate the input. You have a great way of commenting! I personally prefer the technical videos a bit more than those art challenges though^^

[@elenakim6287]

When you know you're guilty of leaving one of those thousands of messages--- My bad... I will look at your page I promise!!! Also, another challenge you could do could be drawing with flat colors, no opacity at all, I think it would be cool!

[@itsjustjk5065]

As of the time I'm commenting this, he's completed the challenge 2 weeks prior. 😌

[@sweeyanreddy1738]

le ibis artists making art even with limited brushes and very low customization *surprised pikachu face:this is an actual challenge

[@prettyyboiidamnn1384]

Ya mean me lmao

[@VAnu-qb1zv]

Oh my, this is beautifully done! This totally motivates me!

[@anizzasotero]

You're one of my most favorite artists! I hope to learn how you pick colors. It's so perfect

[@dengoficial]

Só tive uma palavra em mente o vídeo todo: G A S O S O

[@sadzpea]

Of course I will be able to paint, doesn't mean it will be good.

[@murakami2346]

I would happily eat 2 ads of 15 seconds in all your videos, not having ads feels illegal, good work‼️

[@vulcancent774]

I find you so inspiring. You’re one of my top favourite artists out there. I learn a lot from you!

[@oramusic963]

Ohh great, now I can focus only on basic brushes for making great art...all that's left now is to... *Learn how to make great art*

[@princyangelina_n]

My brain: No Not now.. . . . . Me: Wow his hand is so cool with that glove on 😍

[@evymart6655]

You are so talented painting characters. I usually paint landscapes, but I hope to improve more and more over time reaching a better quality of my art.

[@aliyaa995]

when you put that spark in her eyes.. wow. I like the way you paint and I wanna learn how to do it to.

[@dasmonsterchen8125]

I'd find it interesting to know what your opinion about similar looking characters in stylized art is. I think many people know the issue of their characters having all the same face and as much as I appreciate your art, I feel like your characters have similar faces either. I'm curious what your thoughts on this topic might be - maybe you can use it as an idea for another video.

[@LOVESlCK]

You clearly haven’t checked his art if you think that.

[@dasmonsterchen8125]

@@LOVESlCK it wasn't meant as an offence against his art... And I do think that some of the girls he draws have similar faces. Not every single one of course but the majority I think.

[@schokido7370]

@@LOVESlCK man can't people criticize anymore without others telling them they have no idea? it's a reasonable question to ask about stylized art >. >

[@kingpen1179]

Do a Lefty challenge!!!!!!

[@baalbasaur9551]

omg more videos like this please 😍 This proves you can do anything with any brush ❤️❤️

[@andysun73]

I fear not the man who has practiced with 10,000 brushes, but I fear the man who has practiced with one brush 10,000 times. :)

[@fatannie5253]

Is it only me, or does the neck look a lil bit too long? hmmmm when you flipped the painting, I started to notice that. Not sure tho, could be the perspective. Love your art! :D

[@floralzero]

flipping something then feeling sad is just a phat mood..

[@atriiio4244]

I don’t get people who say brushes don’t matter and insist on using just the default brushes. It’s like telling you to eat spaghetti with a spoon. You can do it, but why??

[@islanddryad]

Because the person using the brush is more important than the brush itself. The brush won’t make brilliant pieces of art for you, only you can do that and you can achieve that with any brush that you use, even the default brushes, and that’s what’s important. There are beginners out there that look at how many brushes there are and get intimidated or buy as many as they can thinking that it’ll make their art look good and when it doesn’t work either way it could make some people give up on digital art when they don’t get the results they imagined because they feel confused and discouraged

[@faizan6581]

@@islanddryad I agree with you I use a single brush and a single layer whenever I make something I get discouraged sometimes but that is how I made my own art style and fell in love with Making art gave me a reason to live and I am thankful for that and the people that have encouraged me to pursue art :) Sorry if I took your time reading this but I am also thankful that you read it! 😊

[@christinamayart9630]

You DON'T eat your spaghetti with a spoon????

[@simplyeason]

thats actually crazy… youre crazy talented sam :>

[@cptobvious8390]

Learned a lot just watching this! I’m still a beginner at digital painting, but this made a lot os sense to my approach at just using what I have. Thanks man!

[@angelinavillagen5575]

You're soooo good. I'm so much inspired by you and thank you!

[@geabrande2782]

It's kinda amazing how he tells people that no matter what the brush/setting/materials you have it doesn't matter as long as you have skills and such.

[@danrazART]

I never expected it to turn out so fantastic awesome. You are talented.

[@korean-draws920]

I swear ever since I found your KZbin Chanel I’ve been motivated and I used to suck with lightning,colouring,portraits and I still do but I’m improving

[@flaviavicentin]

So cool! Until five months ago I had never dared with digital art, but now I am having a lot of fun! I think I will even try this challenge! Your video was so inspiring! Thanks for sharing these experiences with us!

[@ericoftheotherworld1525]

That brush is hard to use for me, but when I see incredible art with it I’m always blown away

[@rogeliogarcia3919]

Love it!! And the time u put in, in every stroke

[@eehhh3791]

YES!! your the best ever. I too only use one brush because I don't really like spending hours mathematically trying to find the right brush using brush tools settings. Plus im using a different software which I find a little harder to use the settings sometimes. Its great to see someone else showing me how they would use the same brush as me and what kind of result you can get out of it. And looking at your work it definitely works with that kind of brush. Thank you I will continue to use that brush :D

[@khudaefia3579]

that tips on painting hair are so precious

[@jayitadas4160]

Just found your video....gotta say that I really like the way you explain your thought process, working process and much more which helps a lot in the understanding of everything.......and at the end the entire work looks wow. Thanks for those details:)

[@klee2121]

I'm glad that KZbin recommended me this

[@ersatzcereal8969]

I love your style and i learn more from the time lapse everytime!!!

[@ryvindn]

sam deserves more subs, this is so underrated.

[@trashcan3958]

Wait wait wait are you actually telling us that your brushes aren't the art equivalent of Samson's hair and the drawing ability lies actually in the artists themselves?! Absolutely ludicrous!

[@stephenwlodarczyk175]

After watching enough tutorials and going back to my tablet. I realized. It’s not the brush I need to download. It’s your brain and talent I need to download. 😉 very inspiring artist. Thanks.

[@Tsireya10]

This is how I actually want to draw (like the style )

[@heliopijpe]

So cool, this demo alone is super educational ! THank yoU

[@revuart8486]

Aww she looks so good I love your Artstyle!🥺💖✨

[@riyagoyal1000]

the best part about watching his vids is that i dont even do digital art but its just sooooooooooooooo fun to see HIM do it sooooooooooooooo beautifully (and ofc his voice .........its soooooooooooooo soothing)

[@julianab.andrade357]

Wow, she is just gorgeous!

[@iheartdotme9149]

Always love your works ❤️😍😍😍

[@haileymailumapas5259]

Your videos are all beautiful, when I saw your account at Instagram and notice that you have a KZbin channel I was really shock so I went to KZbin and search your channels name then I subscribe. I’m a digital beginner I gave up a month ago but when I saw your arts I was amazed and told myself to get back and start doing what you started, your very blessed thank you for this awesome digital arts you did 🙏🏻💗

[@matheusf4rias]

I watch and watch your paint process and I always miss the moment that stop to be just brushes and start to be a person, you know what a mean? Really great work!

[@readyplayerdan5732]

Thanks for the video! These are really fun to watch and learn from

[@G0_.]

pro tip although i am a begginer!: when i bled colors togehter, i just pick the darker/ lighter color, and between their meeting line, I would lower the opacity of my airbrush then color over that line until its semi-blended. Idk if people know this, but I suggest not overdoing it and keeping hard edges because that will make it look better.

[@nez2603]

I cant wait till Sam hits 100k subs

[@user-ec7iu3ck7k]

i used to paint on ibis paint ONLY with pen fade and it was AMAZING on lower opacity to blend for a painterly look i loved it

[@yordantalaverano4967]

I recently bought your brushes and that was the best purchase I made You're awesome 🖤

[@That_Alex_Dude]

my guy, you have a talent that someone like me can ever achieve

[@raeeshogii3365]

Damn finally i found your channel!! I keep forgetting it being recommended by my friends so now im going to sub...i really like your works and im willing to watch it just to learn some techniques

[@Johnnyhernandez1993]

New here and love your work, I know this is just a challenge but when it comes to softening edges using a round brush like mentioned at 10:25, what I find works for me is I lower the opacity of the color I'm trying to use to anywhere from 20-50% then color pick the area and work that area constantly picking color and "painting" softly. Hope this helps someone else.

[@marydavis8012]

I love it! It's beautiful!

[@lucyqueen387]

your art is so amazing

[@helloitsnoah]

I like your art style so much!!!

[@yooree4992]

heck even the default ps brushes and brush tips are hella good

[@isabelagolli7444]

Thanks you so much,I love your videos!