Are you going to give the challenges a go?!?!?!?!?!?!? Send them on social media or discord if you do, I'd love to see
@mokumokuren37482 жыл бұрын
Bald
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
@@mokumokuren3748 hahahahah
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
@Sleeping YellowCreature LETS GOOOOO
@thatonespiderguy52222 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons Can you make a Video about Shovel Knight By Yacht club?
@NoraMadigan2 жыл бұрын
can you do a strictly black and white no grays 35 x 35 pixel challenge maybe like 3 or 5 per contestant?, I have a small idea for my own project.
@Cypekrown2 жыл бұрын
This is the best one stop beginner concept art tutorial I’ve seen, I’ve seen plenty already and non explains better than this one, when I first learnt to do concept art I had to find like 100 or so videos to compete the collection, but this is perfect for beginners, thank you saul!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Wow, so glad you find it so helpful Cypekrown! There are a lot of amazing concept artists on KZbin, their work is really incredible so I can't really stand up to that right now, but I hope to share what I'm learning with you all and we can grow together
@axlemoo2 жыл бұрын
the third composition was very well done!! it frames the house perfectly
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, it's always fun exploring compositions! :D
@dyllanrodriguez28282 жыл бұрын
This is nuts because I’ve been trying to figure out how exactly I’m gonna do pixel concept art for my own game ideas and stuff and this is literally like exactly what I needed. I’d love to see a video on characters as well because I kinda suck at characters and animals still. Great freakin video man, super helpful.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dyllan :D check out the other videos in this playlist, there's a basic one on creating characters and the process I use, even if it's a little old now it's still relevant :D Thanks for watching
@Ehh0.02 жыл бұрын
This really is the ultimate concept art tutorial
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so! I’m sure there’s some things I’ve missed out and I’m not trying to say I’m even a good concept artist, there are much better out there, but I hope the process is useful regardless :)
@KamranJawaid6 ай бұрын
One of the best, practical and fun overviews of the 12 principles. Liked and subscribed!
@omar_ahmed2 жыл бұрын
you are the best tutorial maker in the world i even watch your tutorials when i dont need them becuase they are fun
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words Omar, I'm glad you like watching the videos :D 1 whole year of sub too, thanks for sticking around
@oncreativemode54862 жыл бұрын
dang, what a really underrated video the youtube algorithm gave me. lessons are extremely clear here also for people who can't make ideas: a good advice i got is this: if you don't feel inspired, you can experiment with already existing ideas and mush them into one you think sounds good. i get my raw ideas from role-playing with rpgs
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave some kind words about the video OnCreativeMedia :D Nice advice too, all ideas are basically just the summation or combination of previous ideas :) RP sounds like a great way to generate ideas!!
@axlemoo2 жыл бұрын
a few months ago, i decided to pursue art not just as a hobby, but hopefully a living. concept art is one of the various mediums of art i was always interested in, and i've searched far and wide for tutorials. this video was super in-depth and helpful! thank you so much!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Dope! Good luck with your art, I hope it goes well :D
@30pixels212 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!! I especially enjoyed the bit about light rays. I've been trying to learn a good way to create them recently
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the love 30pixels I'm glad you enjoyed the video
@soggysalami32402 жыл бұрын
The final piece looks beautiful! I loved following along with your process and learned a lot of things from it. Thanks for the helpful advice! :)
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching SoggySalami
@aleiocus2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stellar work as always! You always manage to break things down in a way that's so fun and refreshing. I think I'm gonna give this challenge a swing, I already have an idea :D
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Aleiocus!!!! Thanks so much for the kind words friendo, I'm always amazed by your ability to do 1 million things at once :'D
@javubaloo7332 жыл бұрын
Missed you a lot! Thanks for sharing amazing concepts and ideas ❤
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the love, I finally got another video out 🤣
@thomassynths2 жыл бұрын
This is my most exciting video of the week! I'll give the challenge a go using the video techniques.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Yessss! Let's go Thomas :D Hope it goes well for you, share if you decide to give it a shot :)
@OrbitalMartian2 жыл бұрын
really awesome video, funny as well. Can't wait till I can get back to my laptop that works with my tablet so I can draw some of these challenges 😃
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Would be dope to see what you come up with Linux, thanks for the love
@paypercutts2 жыл бұрын
Another great tutorial mate! There's stuff that I was automatically doing, but you showed me so much more helpful ideas and tips that'll go far in future. Hope ya been well maaaaate!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Paypercutts!!! You are a legend my friend, glad it could help a wee bit - I've been good man, thanks for asking, I hope you're doing well too, I saw you had a DJ gig or something recently?!!?! Or upcoming?!?!?! Man, that's a bucketlist to attend a paypercutts set down under. All love
@paypercutts2 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons I'm all good lately thanks maaan! Yeah I was a guest host on my local community radio station. Was a semi-regular thing pre-covid. The monday night hiphop show. If nasty, foul, over the top profanity laden, underground 90s and early 2000s hiphop is your thing, you can listen back if you up for some fist clenching headbanging hahahahaaa. You can find the radio stations website on my insta post. Awesome, beautiful piece too at the end by the way. I didn't get to finish the video yesterday as my missus came in half way through, demanding 100% attention to here hahaha
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
@@paypercutts That's sick man, I'll definitely go check that out today! Thanks for the love dude, always good to hear from ya
@paypercutts2 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons Cheers ears!! you too mate!
@aaryayt77472 жыл бұрын
"first you need an idea" *mission failed! We will get them next time*
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
hahahaha
@luisdantas49372 жыл бұрын
olá, sou brasileiro e adoro seus vídeos, espero que continue produzindo, seu trabalho é incrível!!!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Olá Brasil!!! Muito obrigado por assistir os vídeos, fico feliz que tenha gostado. Grande amor ao Brasil
@RatusMax2 жыл бұрын
Where was this video 2 months ago when I got into composition and perspective. I started with perspective first and by did my pantings look boring as hell. Then about 2 weeks ago I finally started looking up composition.... Now playing with it I came to the realization that composition comes first THEN perspective helps bind it to the 3D world. So it's best for me at least to create the composition of the art as it's less intensive to my brain. Then go in and create the perspective of such composition. I was trying to build perspective areas first....THEN populate that perspective with composition. What I realized is for me, this method doesn't work as I am bound by the perspective that I created to make the composition of the painting work. Composition is the most important thing that gets the person invested into the painting. When I was looking up composition I saw paintings captivate me with horrible perspective. This is when I realized my method was wrong. Of course, I only have YT and spare time with few guidance. It's a hit or miss.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Yeah both composition and perspective are important, I always do composition before perspective as well because I've found similar that no amount of clear perspective can fix a bad composition. Composition is hard too, I've found that watching films and seeing how cinematographers capture scenes has been very useful for that - and thumbnailing is vital to finding the right composition before committing to the piece, and it doesn't even take very much effort, which is nice. Keep at it Ratus, you got this! :D
@artistsayi2 жыл бұрын
Will definitely be using this to step up my concept art game!! Amazing art work btw!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, best of luck with your art and game :D
@sadlemonn2 жыл бұрын
I've (finally) started trying out pixel art and your Donut tutorial was superr helpful. Love your Tutorials! I'm definitely on a binge watching them - love learning from you!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Nice one Lemonn, I hope your pixel art learning goes well, I'm glad you like the videos :D
@stinkycolours2 жыл бұрын
thank you for making this video both: entertaining and educational! so many cool tips I'm gonna use! gonna check more of your tutorials :D
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching
@sosasees2 жыл бұрын
calling something Ultimate is always a bold claim. but this concept art tutorial really Is the ultimate one. now i know how to easily make concept art that is 10× better than any concept art i made before.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Hahah yes it’s a bold claim which is mainly for clickbait reasons to be honest, but I do try and put as much effort into the videos so it’s hopefully worthwhile for the viewers 😅 There are some fantastic concept art videos and creators on KZbin who I hope not to take anything away from, as all the information out there is highly valuable! I’m glad you find the video useful, I hope your art learning goes well :D I’d recommend checking out the KZbinrs in the concept art space as well they’re fantastic 😄
@tomboywarrior32292 жыл бұрын
12:37 Thanks for saying that. I once posted some RPG portraits that I made from my O.C.s and I used a soft brush and small canvas to make it. It was mosaic/pixelated but at the same time had a soft look into it. I was proud cause I was going for a old realistic paints looking, but at the same time it had this video-game vibe on it. I don't remember the full critic but someone criticized it saying that for pixel art I should go for a solid less gradient look - and somehow I got sad about it and decided that I shouldn't do this anymore for my art. But hearing you say that, even if only for a small detail in your art, made me happy. I think I will try again this "painted pixel art" look - maybe not everyone will like it but now I got an email for them to send their complaints XD. Sorry for the extended comment. :x
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the pixel art community is very passionate, and while there is a huge amount of support in it, I've also heard a lot of stories and seen many instances of gatekeeping. It's a shame really, because it can turn people off the medium, or become intimidated by it. I completely see the perspective that there are certain guidelines for the medium, and effective practises that have been established over a period of time which people recommend, and I do agree that learning these guidelines and practising them will help you understand their effectiveness and the outcome that they produce, so you can learn when you want to use them or not - this is the same in not just pixel art, but digital art, and other traditional mediums. But it's my belief that these are simply guidelines to achieving a particular look or style, and it's an artists right to decide what they want to make, how they want to make it look, and have full decision about what techniques, approaches, or workflows they want to use in achieving that look. If you're trying to achieve a particular look/style then perhaps its best to stick to some guidelines, but experimentation and doing what feels right to you is a very important part of art as well. I often see the question 'does this count as pixel art' when attached to an art piece that deviates from expected practises, and it's exhausting, I'll personally leave the classification of art to the historians, and just enjoy making things, I'm sorry you had that experience as well, I hope you continue to create art that means something to you and is done in the way that you want it to be done :) Don't worry about what other people say, keep doing your thing!
@tomboywarrior32292 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons thank you for the kind and thoughtful response! Love your videos!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
@@tomboywarrior3229 No problem at all, I appreciate you watching :D
@cloud_2222 жыл бұрын
You are the reason I got into pixelart. I love you
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
You are the reason I keep making videos, thanks for watching
@modz97112 жыл бұрын
Wow the end music has the vibes of Final Fantasy ❤️
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Oooooo nice, it does have those vibes :D
@jamesspencer19492 жыл бұрын
you make it look so easy! i've just started teaching myself art so give me 25 years and ill be able to do this :P
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
haha you can do it James, I believe in you!!!
@otter_tot2 жыл бұрын
Hey man, I used to watch your channel back in the early days but haven't watched for a while as I've taken a break from art. But wow, you've really come into your stride!! Super helpful tutorial and your art is lookin amazing✌
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
OtterTot, I remember! 5 years subbed that is super impressive thanks so much for sticking around all this time and for leaving a nice comment my friend. I hope you're doing well
@Pablo-pk2qi Жыл бұрын
Its pleasing to watch this even if you never will be a real graphic art designer.
@saultoons Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the love
@Wimpiethe32 жыл бұрын
Challenges!? Your previous two have helped me So much in practise. I'm In! Now at some point I get the courage to share them, promise :)
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Do your thing, whatever you're comfortable with! Thanks so much for watching :)
@everydaywalk74172 жыл бұрын
Yoo,Thanks dude this is really helping for me to start Concept Art for my project
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
No worries at all, best of luck with your project :D
@STICKYArt2 жыл бұрын
this is a great rundown of concept art! love your style :)
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it
@PissShiver2 жыл бұрын
HYPE AMAZING
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
HYPE!!!! Thanks ur amazing
@ReddmarQuevedoCarrasquero2 жыл бұрын
Hey Saul!, Great to have a video! I missed them! I hope you are doing great, i'll try to participate on this challenge.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Hey Reddmar, thanks my friend, good to see you
@aliceleiper55842 жыл бұрын
This was so helpful. Definitely gonna be giving this challenge a go.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Chillariiiiiiiiii, thanks for the kind words :D
@douglascordeiro16232 жыл бұрын
O brabo tem nome
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Desculpe, o que é um brabo?
@andresmorazun2 жыл бұрын
Your work is incredible. And your explanations are on point. Thanks a lot for sharing with us.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching Andres :D
@stonewashedskies2 жыл бұрын
I'm grateful for the amount of effort and information packed into this video. It really answered a lot of my questions. Thank you!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
I'm grateful for you watching the video and taking the time to leave a nice comment, thanks a lot! :)
@_flavio_silva2 жыл бұрын
Man, I really love yours videos, they are simply awesome and I learn immense :)
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that Flavio, thanks so much for watching :D
@_flavio_silva2 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons I appreciate your dedication to your videos
@kbhasi9 ай бұрын
Before watching this video, I thought I knew how to produce concept art, but I now have more ideas on how to go about planning and doing so, including some ideas I knew about but forgot! (4:18) I was reminded of a YT video from 'mewTripled' about having dedicated sketchbooks that didn't need to look pretty.
@saultoons9 ай бұрын
I'm sure there are some things I've overlooked as well, but thats the process I generally use for concept art, glad you found it useful
@jeypiix96592 жыл бұрын
I'm starting to learn pixel characters because of your tutorials and stuff thankyou so much lovelots!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Thanks for watching Jeypiix :D
@skelatalb0ne2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tutorial, you are truly an amazing artist💯
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and leaving kind words skeletalb0ne I appreciate you
@fourthpage86262 жыл бұрын
Aight Saul.... Now I'mma have to make a concept art for each area of my game now LUL love how this turned out.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
hahaha you do what works for you my friend, excited to see how your game comes together
@mnassif2 жыл бұрын
This is so well made! The tutorial is excellent but I really wanna commend you on the editing too! Thank you for your hard work
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words Maria! :D
@skullcommandolabs2 жыл бұрын
Always great Saul !
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Skull, you are a legend :D
@waters.create2 жыл бұрын
Saultoons our lord and saviour!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Waters, what a legend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@atari51772 жыл бұрын
This is really fun to watch, and the finished piece is really good as well!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Atari, I appreciate you watching
@Zeweri2 жыл бұрын
I just started watching this and I already love this video! Hmm how I generate ideas? I often get my illustration ideas by seeing other people's art what get me really inspired to make "that type of level of art" and sometimes even just randomly it just pops into my head in the morning, middle of the day or even as I am about to go to sleep. So in other words my brain coming up with illustration ideas can be really unpredictable since it can happen at any given point.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your insight! - I also get inspired by seeing other people's artwork, it's a fine balance between inspiration and comparing my own quality of work thinking that I suck all the time hahaha, but I love seeing what other artists are making :D
@StottyHD2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video dude, very informative!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Stotty the LEGEND, thanks mate
@batcat21892 жыл бұрын
I love the lightning Very very inspiring
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Bat cat, I appreciate you watching
@Invad3rDiz Жыл бұрын
straight to the point...😇😁
@saultoons Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! :D
@waters.create2 жыл бұрын
For those who don't know, I sold my right kidney for this video!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
I hope it was worth it :'D
@waters.create2 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons of course
@cietothecloset82552 жыл бұрын
We thankyou for your service 🙏
@hypebeaver41502 жыл бұрын
Damn, should watch your video 1st before I draw. Really helps to shape my concept of drawing. Really appreciate it.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words HyperBeaver, I appreciate you watching my friend :D
@linkoln_sosias2 жыл бұрын
wth this was actually a good tutorial
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
hahah why so surprised?
@Pablo-pk2qi Жыл бұрын
I wish teachers in my school time were like you...
@saultoons Жыл бұрын
hahah well I appreciate it
@Adrenalinsingh Жыл бұрын
Amazing. Do include it in the real game!. Probably at the start screen!
@saultoons Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words, everything is changing in my game, but you'll have to wait and see the next video for that :D
@mokumokuren37482 жыл бұрын
It's FINALLY OUT! Now, work on the next one
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
The pain, the suffering :'D
@aaryayt77472 жыл бұрын
:')
@LeoLS1022 жыл бұрын
Became subscriber for the bread joke lol. Nice video ;)
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
haha thanks Leo, true question though, I'll never know the answer I think haha
@cosbykoufi61712 жыл бұрын
REALLY HELPFUL
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful :D
@Soulfire7022 жыл бұрын
For the Generating Ideas section: If you can daydream٫ use that! As an FNF modder almost all of my lore comes from daydreaming since I can simply zone out in a few seconds allowing for quick and easy brain activity. I do have to admit however that even I need inspiration sometimes. Whether it be for mods or just straight up Gacha Club videos (just an example so please dont hate) daydreaming doesnt ALWAYS work out for me. 😇
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Using the power of your BRAIN! That's cool, I would try it but my brain is smooth :D
@Soulfire7022 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons Also just me being somewhat lazy lol. Plus I'm just used to it by now so why use it for FNF lore. 😇
@mokumokuren37482 жыл бұрын
HYPE!!!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MOKU IN THE CHAT LETS GOOOO
@donghakim52 жыл бұрын
Good channel & videos for pixel art. Thanks
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching :D
@lanciocardozo26442 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Your editing is so good.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the love Lancio :D
@absolutenihility2 жыл бұрын
i thought you only did pixel art this looks great
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I did digital art long before I tried out Pixel art, maybe I should make more digital art based videos or something if people are interested :D
@addy50662 жыл бұрын
That get a life felt such a personal attack .😄😄
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
hahah it was more directed at myself :'D life brings us experience which brings us ideas
@Zaidguess2 жыл бұрын
Thank you awesome video :-)
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the love
@elizabethwalker79932 жыл бұрын
Without getting philosophical, to make 3 slices of bread into a bread sandwich, you have to either ad condiments or use a different kind of bread in the middle.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I suppose that is the right way, it has to be something other than the same bread for it to qualify as a sandwich
@DanielSantana-hn2tz2 жыл бұрын
I can get my ideias when I tell what I think for someone or write down on somewhere
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Nice Daniel! :D Thanks for sharing
@thatonefoxthing Жыл бұрын
1:35 We actually that last question Is important
@user-tm3qj5mn5g2 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial, really enjoyed throughout! - just wondering how long the process took from first planning ideas to the final finished design, and what app you were using at the end?
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Don't have the full time-frame but I work usually 3-4 hours a day for about a week on this, multiple sessions were streamed also, which is generally a lot slower in terms of productivity. App at the end? I use Clip Studio for this project if that's what you mean :D
@ciggsy2 жыл бұрын
Ive been watching this vid again again and again dir 3 months, and i still wonderin what gear you use?
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Gear? Like equipment? Aseprite or Clip Studio Paint for software, a mouse for pixel art or a Wacom intuos medium for bigger pixel art or digital art :) thanks for watching
@smallbeard2 жыл бұрын
The five w's: Who What Why When Where If you're ever lost or don't know what you're doing, ask these questions and trying to answer then should give you at least enough thinking to get going somewhere!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Just like cluedo. It was mrs. peacock in the lounge with the pencil sharpener! :'D Nice tips, thanks for sharing
@danieljamiesonillustrates2 жыл бұрын
what a cool video. :)
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😃Glad you liked it Daniel
@choppers99092 жыл бұрын
I hope Phil is an Easter egg in that game
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
haha that's a good idea!!! I'll do it :D
@coprophagichobo23772 жыл бұрын
HOW HAVE I MISSED SO MANY UPLOADS
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
haha gotta turn on that notification bell ;D
@01froglover02 жыл бұрын
"If you put a slice of bread between two 2 slices of bread is it a bread sandwich or 3 slices of bread?" Thats actually a good question
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Yeah for real I still don't know
@01froglover02 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons lol
@thegoldenpie8 ай бұрын
What software would you recommend?
@cupcakes4100 Жыл бұрын
OHMYGOD 1:19 🤣🤣🤣
@saultoons Жыл бұрын
What a weird fella in that hut
@cloud_2222 жыл бұрын
Silly question: you CAN make the same rays of light without using the brush, right? Like, you can manually adjust the colours and place the pixels with the pencil, and all the brush does is automatically adjust the colours on the edges, right? Another silly question: all (or at least most, up-to-date) software have the same colours, right? I don't know which software you're using, but does, say, Aseprite have the same colour range? Thanks!
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Yes of course, you can do all of these things manually if you'd like, though it may take a while depending on the amount of steps you plan to put in. For your other question, this is an interesting one, I'm not 100% sure but I do know that some art software's use certain 'colour profiles' which can change the way things look for one piece if opened in another software. For example, I know in Photoshop it's possible to change your colour profile, which changes how colours are mapped/displayed. That's the extent of my knowledge though and I haven't looked too much into it other than that, I just use stock stuff :'D
@cloud_2222 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons Oh, ok. Thank you so much!
@steemp838 Жыл бұрын
May I know what software/application you are using to create this amazing pixel art?
@saultoons Жыл бұрын
Clip studio paint, though any will do :D
@wujacky25472 жыл бұрын
love Saultoons video :D
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much
@kwonsoon70482 жыл бұрын
Could you explain your process just a little bit more on how you start your pieces with value instead of color? I'm trying to improve the shapes of my pixel art and something I've started to do is just draw them entirely in black to start with to see how the silhouette comes out. I'd like to see how I can incorporate a bunch of grays in as well if you'd be able to help me out ^^
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
The process of starting with black for silhouette is very useful, I use that a lot too. For my value painting process it's fairly simple, I start the thumbnails in black/white only to focus on shapes/composition, then when adding value, I try to limit my values to 2/3 to start with, using only mid-tones, avoiding super light or dark values. For an environment piece like this, I usually break the piece up into planes, foreground, midground, background, and assign a value for each of these planes. The exact value structure depends on what you're going for, but a typical set up is the fg is the darkest, with bg the lightest. Once I'm happy with that, I begin to add more values, ensuring that the value ranges do not mix between planes. For example, I can have highlights + shadows in midground, but those values will not be darker or lighter than the other planes, this is just to continue to keep that fg/mg/bg separation and try to achieve depth. An important thing, is to try to gather reference for the particular set up and study the values as I did in this video, it really helps a lot, as in this piece, the midground had a different value structure than what I'm typically using :) Hope that can help, any other questions let me know. Our discord is full of people you can ask too, feel free to ping me anytime
@kwonsoon70482 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons first of all, thank you for getting back to me and so fast :D Second, I appreciate the advice. I like to keep things simple to going with about 3 values to start with will definitely help me out. Also, I never use mid-tones, I like to make sure shifts in value "matter", "are meaningful" if you know what I mean ^^;. I basically cover a large piece of the spectrum when choosing values, so what you said here is something I'll give a try. Finally, I'm not on discord, but now I'll read on it so I can join yours! Thanks again ^^
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
@@kwonsoon7048 Yeah that makes sense. I think my usage of mid-tones is more so that I have the most control over the contrast. When I use a lot of mid-tones to start with, avoiding the high/low values, it does look more muted to begin with, but if I can get a value structure that looks right with mid-tones, I can then start to play with value ranges and putting value contrast in the places that I want to stand out. Hope that makes sense :D
@youranonymousyoutuber4051 Жыл бұрын
my fav baldy
@saultoons Жыл бұрын
Thanks :D
@mmmmyeah18492 жыл бұрын
It's always the bald dudes who are masters in their craft
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
We all train like Saitama from One Punch Man hahaha Nah I appreciate your kind words but I'm far from master, still learning and growing always :D
@youngmidoria23322 жыл бұрын
Lol man beat me
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
You were close tho, thanks for your dedication
@youngmidoria23322 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons its fine its the least i can do your server help le a lot ony growth of poxel art
@youngmidoria23322 жыл бұрын
Pixel
@princepandey24042 жыл бұрын
Hey!what hardwares tools do you use for Sketching?
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Hey Prince Pandey, for traditional sketching just a mechanical pencil haha, but digital tools I use a wacom intuos medium, I got it second hand for about £30 and it's awesome - Hope that answers your question
@notsoaveragegames77672 жыл бұрын
In one of the fonts you used in the video, the lowercase b looks more like a 6 to me
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Maybe it is :o
@mersadezchaleman2728 Жыл бұрын
Please try making a game or concept art in Dreams for PS4!!
@saultoons Жыл бұрын
I don't have it but that would be dope!
@steeveedeee2 жыл бұрын
What program are you using here? It’s not aseprite is it?
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
No I use Clip Studio Paint for this, it has automatic recording which is NOICE :D
@DenisTrebushnikov2 жыл бұрын
could you ask the some one guest artist (who cant' draw the 2D-traditional art/sketches) to do all the same? So If I want to "control the pixel" I have to pass full course how to draw the 2D and years of practice to step to pixel art? That wasn't true, it is?
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I'm not sure I fully understand your message, but you don't need to do 2D art to transition to pixel art, if that's what you mean. Everyone's path is different, art shares a lot of commonalities between each medium :D
@DenisTrebushnikov2 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons yeah, you've got right, however, the good artists that I met can draw with own hands&pencil. So as I figure out, there're two ways, 1st they could draw before pixel art, 2nd way the translate their knowledge in pixel art to learn traditional draw. For those who can't draw at start, concept things are too difficult (and Jama Jurabaev courses are not very helpful). But I'll continue my tries...
@kennethalvaro64992 жыл бұрын
1:27 according to a manga i read it is bread sandwich
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Nice! A loaf of bread can be just one giant bread sandwich 🥪
@monkey39642 жыл бұрын
At 12:16 it would be funny if you cut away to the pixel art enthusiast pushing his glasses up with one finger.. glasses that are taped together, of course.
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
haha yeah true
@sahildas. Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, but where's Mr. Lumberjack?
@saultoons Жыл бұрын
Maybe chilling inside cooking some nice food
@cmcclees182 жыл бұрын
I get mine from dreams that I have
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
ooo nice, I should start writing down my dreams I think
@SunKissedPeach2 жыл бұрын
0:42 I dream almost every night, and I remember most of my dreams when I wake up, I take it as a gift from God and a sorce of inspiration :)
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
That's pretty awesome, do you write down the ideas?
@hendyiwan99982 жыл бұрын
hi Saultoons .. do you know the suikoden 1/2 background ? i mean the house, ground, etc .. im curious how to make them ? is it pure by pixel art or what ? because its look blurry .. (from my theory is we just drawing using brush & make it pixel looks by using tools in photoshop (blur > Pixelate > mosaic (about 4 cell size)) because i feel the background has different type of styles from the character sprites (pixel art) itself .. sorry if my english was bad .. i hope u know what i mean
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
Hi Hendy, from what I can see on Google images of Suikoden1/2, in some cases it actually looks like the background is a 3D render with pixel textures, or in some cases just higher res pixel art, whereas the characters are lower res/size pixel art. If you have any specific images you want me to look at, send them on Discord in our community, or direct on social media and I'll take a look
@creepykretins67942 жыл бұрын
What’s a good website to get good reference pictures from? I always look for stuff like mushroom reference but can never find anything
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
I usually just use google images, pinterest, or tumblr.
@esamarie89862 жыл бұрын
What did you use to collect your references together, like what app/ Online site? I've been using Pinterest but I dislike how hard it is to find the artists of work and how the pool of pictures is limited. Edit:Clarity
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
I usually use Pinterest, Artstation, Tumblr, Instagram, Google images and put it together in pureref
@tea.53762 жыл бұрын
for the challenge does it have to be a pixel art?
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
NO! You can do whatever medium you want, I encourage some experimentation :)
@tea.53762 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons ok!
@thebutcher14122 жыл бұрын
Can you do this layer stuff in aseprite ? Or have you moved on to photoshop now ?
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
This is Clip Studio Paint but most things shown in the video are also possible in Aseprite. Layer masking isn’t possible afaik, but the workaround is just to duplicate the layer you intend to edit so that you always have the original. Layer modes are possible in Aseprite. Correction layers don’t exist in aseprite but the same correction methods are possible in aseprite by using adjustments menu that will just be applied to all of the currently active layer :)
@thebutcher14122 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons awesome thanks for the input ! Sorry I thought it was photoshop looks very similar if I’m not mistaken lol
@saultoons2 жыл бұрын
@@thebutcher1412 Yes it's very similar haha, though it is £12931029312903812 cheaper :'D
@thebutcher14122 жыл бұрын
@@saultoons yeah I immediately researched it after I saw how awesome this drawing was. I don’t think I’m at this level yet but hopefully one day soon