How I copied Samdoesarts to make my art NOT suck

[@tazakart]

I just wanted to say, huge shout out to tppo. If you can't tell, I was highly inspired by his videos, and he was the reason I wanted to make long-form videos again. As this is my first real go at long-form videos, please let me know what you think! Feedback is much appreciated 👍

[@xhncx]

Its amazing tbh

[@musingsofmessa]

I know tppo! I'm subscribed to them, and I think they're videos are very informative. For me, my method to retaining artist studies is I trace the piece beforehand, and use the traced version as my reference. And immediately after, I open a reference window & apply what I learned by sketching it out, if that makes sense. :3 I started studying that way when I began watching mikeymegamega's how to draw anime videos. And it greatly helps! 💜 I don't know why I didn't do that before.

[@SanzoArts]

Please make a tutorial on how to copy his video style, his editing is great

[@lily9652]

I've been seeing some videos analyzing art process just like tppo and I'm loving every one of them

[@6kunio8]

that's who I thought you were at first! I went to your channel wanting to watch his previous vids and was like "where'd they all go!?" I really enjoyed this!

[@saltt2069]

omg i just realized how underrated you are, you kept my attention throughout the video and i really liked your studying process. this has given me little tips and tricks to add into my art, you broke down the little details too, making everything clearer. i would love to see more! i honestly don’t know how you only have 700 subscribers

[@tazakart]

Thanks! I'm definitely working on more stuff coming soon!

[@grownmangamer942]

agreed. i usually have the attention span of a child on speed but i was totally engaged with this content. well done. and you did a good job explaining sams techniques.

[@raylaturtle4321]

Uh you mean 91k

[@coolkids56]

@@raylaturtle4321this was 9 months ago when he had 700 subs

[@norasweeney-gladen8374]

I would love to see you breaking down more artists' styles. It's incredibly helpful to analyse artists styles for people who might also want to replicate!

[@tazakart]

for sure! Do you got any specific suggestions?

[@sony_mewixon]

Could you please do a breakdown of an artist called Lily? She used to draw stylised naruto fanarts. It may be difficult to find her art now, but I'm sure there is at least fb group with backup of most of her drawings. Honestly I've been a fan of her style since 2007 when I first discoveres it and haven't found any artist with similar style till this day. Would be fantastic to see your analysis on her style ❤

[@aynain1810]

@@tazakart maybe wlop?

[@jayxluria3524]

@@tazakart kooleen

[@AlbatrossOk]

@@tazakart Could you check out the art style of this video game called Hades? Such a popular game with amazing character designs and use of color, but I've never seen any videos breaking the style down down honestly :]

[@futured8060]

This was actually so helpful- I’ve been doing colorless sketches forever because I never could wrap my mind around shading. But I think I’ll start trying again!

[@tazakart]

DONT STOP EVER AGAIN 👺 u have been warned

[@joxiejoxie6457]

my timbers were shivered & you werent even replying to me ​@tazakart . I'll never stop in my life

[@Jonnelss]

Really great analysis of Sam's art, and amazing editing. I see the hard work you put into this video and the inspiration from other creators. It's exciting to see this start and I can't wait to see you grow!

[@MangoLume]

You are literally so underrated- you are gonna hit a huge milestone one day!

[@tazakart]

... thankds!

[@professorff2337]

🤮

[@theshazerin]

Thank you, I'm blown away by channels dedicated to breaking down and studying other artists' styles and techniques. It's really amazing 🙏

[@adrianna._1246]

This is actually insane! You did a good job replicating his style and i learned a lot from your break down of his stages. Great job!!

[@jupi8611]

Hey I genuinely want to thank you, I have adhd and my attention span is indeed like a goldfish but for some reason your choice of music, speed of explantation and tone of voice really kept my brain to focus. You gained a subscriber :)

[@Marciarozann]

THANK YOU SO MUCH TAZAK 🛐🛐🛐 I’m usually distracted during these types of art videos, but you really got my attention!! Thank u for this 🎉😊

[@tazakart]

thanks 4 watchin :D

[@hellome446]

This is such a great video for artists that are just starting with digital art but I must say this is so surprising how are you so underrated!? I mean the your humour throughout the video was very entertaining and the breakdown of everything was extremely eazy to get.

[@cecrop1a]

This is really cool, I loved the way you broke down the ‘final 30%’ part. Thanks for the video!

[@tazakart]

thanks 4 washin :)

[@tiffanyscrafts5305]

You're so right about viewers having the attention span of a goldfish. Thank you for frequently reviewing parts of the video and simplifying sam's process into steps. If there's one thing I will remember in six months, it's "Warm, Cool, Warmer."

[@CubsYT]

I'm really impressed with the quality of the video! Definitely earned a subscribe! I've been quite inspired by Sam's artstyle myself and I think that's very prominent looking at my more recent drawings, it's cool seeing you break down the process rather than just looking at the end result itself :)

[@FC-BS]

I gotta use some of these tips too. Iove sam's art

[@trashcannoisseur]

This breakdown is useful, the only things I remember from his videos are use reference, flip canvas, and skull of enemy I have so much trouble picking colours that I don't even go past the sketch phase most of the time

[@tazakart]

I know it sounds boring but try black and white painting! It makes it less daunting to add paint onto a sketch!

[@sunnysnote7670]

I was literally looking for thisss! The quality of this video is so good, i was so suprised to scroll down and saw your subscriber count, soo underated!

[@tazakart]

thank q!

[@solidcriminal9797]

thank you so much for this!! Sam's art is one of my biggest inspirations but I can never tell what he's doing or how he's doing it just from watching him draw. He gives good art tips but it's spread out among 118 videos.

[@phant00m1]

Great work mate and much appreciated. I will definitely use this as a guideline when starting to focus on portraits in the future,as I really like Sam and Ross's style, and I can tell that You like them too. Thank you for this.

[@racapinang]

Feels like this is the effective way to discovering new ways to draw, because honestly, I didn't have signature theme or style when drawing. I just draw for fun!! And sharing ofc cuz I like to give drawing as gifts. And thank you for making this, definitely helpful. Subs!!

[@tazakart]

Dude, I love this. Drawing for fun truly is the most important thing! A lot of artists sometimes forget that on their journey to get better. ❤

[@raini989]

for halftone in procreate I use the default rosette brush! it’s in the textures section 🥰 trust me I hate the halftone filter too😅

[@agyab3d]

yeah..i don't really do portrait but i really do like this guy paintings,"Sam" like soo much ..the colors are soo eyes catching..

[@alenaaiapergenova8983]

Thank you a lot! Sam is like one of top artists I admire if not #1 at the moment and this study actually helped me to under his style and process better! Though I think at the earlier stage your art looked a bit more like his art, because of the simplicity, later on you kinda made it way too complex for Sam but it still is an amazing work and Sam is definitely such an Amazing artist to look up to, I can’t believe I live in the same city with him rn. If I ever get a chance to meet him I ll probably dieeee

[@zamirabramowitz7516]

never thought of studying an OC that i like and convert the art style to a random reference photo study based on the OC character. brilliant, i feel in such a duhhh moment. i now see a clearer path to rise up to, at least for now... thank you so much for existing you deserve my support.

[@RadishTheFool]

I love the way you painted this piece! And it's amazingly helpful to be able to watch how you do it, and hear your thought process. Thank you so much! Also, little tip for micron-type pens: they give a very consistent line when you hold them upright (almost vertically). Not very comfortable, but that's how they work. Although I do agree that the Uni Pin pens are even less fun to work with in that regard. I also found them to feel unpleasant going over the paper as compared to my old micron pens. Once mine run out, I'll definitely buy a different brand.

[@arikiwiiwiiwi2602]

This was so helpful! Like I never quite grasped the concept of hard cuts, but that small short segments hit me hard like a brick!

[@lufeic2931]

this could be such a cool series of breaking down and studying different artists and cutting them down to bite-size pieces :)

[@Schreibaby]

The halftone brush you’re looking for is in your brushes (it comes with Procreate!), they’re the texture brushes, and it’s the “decimals” brush.

[@r10mba]

I keep telling myself I will start colouring, but no, I am too scared to, haha. I will just stick to sketches, I am proud of them.

[@artydrawss]

Wow this was really impressive! You should make this a series where you break down other artists styles to see how they work! You should do DDMark next!

[@garymcderp1146]

Nice work! Also i’m pretty sure Procreate has a halftone brush. Also it takes about 1 minute to make a custom one since all you need to do is select a round shape, and for the grain there is already a halftone texture included in the library. I actually made a few rake brushes in Procreate also, after watching Sam using them.

[@johannaflowers_]

thank you so much for this video. i love sam's art and i really enjoyed the way you studied it and put all your conclusions together. absolutely great work 🙏

[@Nangitus]

that's crazy that u summarized all this in 10mins. I've seen prolly 50 of his vids and learnt (in my own way) what this video provides, but damn if I had seen this 3 years ago it would have been mind blowing tbh (and i prolly would have noticed things quicker) Keep up the great content man you're really special dude.

[@hvll3dvll]

You can apply halftones using the brush option vs. layer

[@M32_722]

Lol yeah i did a mini study of his work but this is much further and more detailed. Thanks brother!

[@tazakart]

Np !

[@escake9209]

Cool video dud. About halftones in Procreate, you can apply them using a brush tool. If you dont want black halftone, just change the color with a layer alpha lock later

[@Painroses]

I was never able to use colors how I wish to so I need to study other artists until I'll reach the ability and freedom to play with them.. seeing others doing the same thing I wanna do is pretty cool, I love this kind of videos they give me hope and I know I'm not alone

[@spaceman1501]

Very nice work! This is the right way of taking inspiration from other artist, not whatever shady things the AI-bros are doing to get attention

[@Iuizhenrique_]

I would love to see one video like this about rossdraws, he's such a king

[@tazakart]

He's on the list!

[@Iuizhenrique_]

@@tazakart 💫

[@derpatzer6874]

for me (and I think for many other people) this video is just pure gold. you really where deepdiving into sams style. that video will help a lot. So thank you:)

[@Jay-ry1gs]

I can’t go through all the comments to see if someone else already said this, but when you select the halftone filter there’s a little arrow at the top of the canvas when you select the halftone filter, then you can select “brush” from the arrow that appears instead of the default of applying it to the whole layer. This lets you control where it goes cause you can just apply it with the brush and adjust the settings as normal

[@bible.animations]

So inspiring man, love your humble approach to art and lowkey your one of the best ive seen online! Keep it up legend

[@Yuvaln4]

Stuck on a drawing for a few days, trying to replicate his style for a birthday art surprise,and finally said ugh. Gonna look for another channel that maybe break down the animated style better. You got a subscriber. You are funny, good at editing, but mostly just made me understand where I suck. So thanks! Gonna look more into your videos.

[@ddropeverythingn0w]

Your channel is so underrated! I love how you go into detail when explaining Sam's art process, and make it funny at the same time! You definetly got my attention and I'll be looking forward to new videos :))

[@SnazzyNewt]

bro i sat here, fully interested in the video, not getting bored at any point, then i scrolled down to subscribe and you have 700 subs??? underrated as hell, never give up, youre going places

[@ghostbandaids]

the one with the bubblegum is so good

[@tazakart]

♥

[@powiee9985]

You did good in extracting those steps! Great job!❤

[@pokeypokey6729]

Very helpful vid! You should try Wlop next!

[@thefatherboard6182]

there is actually a way I’ve discovered in procreate to make using halftones a little easier! When you go into the halftone filter, i know it seems that it’s all or nothing but that’s because it’s on the layer setting. Clicking where it says “halftone” with the % next to it allows you to switch it to pencil mode, which will only apply the halftones where you select on that layer. In my experience, if the halftones are black compared to the actual color you were adding halftones to, i alpha lock the layer and then tap it again and use fill layer with the original color. Hopefully this is helpful!

[@francoflores2828]

Nice video! I´m starting to study other artists workflow and this was really helpful. PD: When you use the halftone filter in procreate there´s a little arrow next to the halftone percentage, if you press that arrow you can find the halftone pencil. Hope it helps :)

[@NeonRayn]

typically the orange color is just the skin reflecting itself, or it can also be an ambient highlight from the sun

[@scribblingjoe]

You can just make a halftone brush. Just set the halftone texture as the grain of the brush.

[@theMarkofArt]

Thank you for your hard work. Now, I just need to watch this video 100 times.

[@tazakart]

plz do 😂

[@star10106]

DAM BRO this was a perfect combination of humour+information+art study+tips n tricks BASICALLY EVERYTHING DAM TYSM i really liked this vid a lot! Now imma see the other vids of urs🌚🖐️ keep slayyingg n helping us!

[@aynain1810]

Dudeee this video was genuinely fun to watch. Hoping to see more of you my guy! Gambare.

[@crimson414]

Here’s an easy way to choose correct colors… Practice values. More often than not it’s the values you’re messing up with not the colours and there’s no such thing as right color some might prefer saturated, some desaturated some middle ground you get the point, artists pick colours according to their liking, mood or style. So just start with values first if you’re a beginner it’ll help a lot trust me.

[@tazakart]

Great tip! I agree value >>> color. For the purposes of replicating his style, I choose to focus on the colors he uses because I feel like his colors and lighting are a key aspect of his art

[@timothylu1349]

Is there a video tutorial or smth u followed? I have no idea how to pick colors 😭

[@celeste9949]

Now this is how you take inspiration and study art, nice work!

[@khahoanhai]

i love this video so much! such great observations that i didn't even notice after watching 100000 of his process videos on patreon. if you see this comment, thank you so much for a) creating this super helpful guide, and b) spreading ethical methods on emanating the style of other artists (given all the AI theft going on atm)

[@Ghost-hd5cu]

Another thing I noticed is he'll set up a lot of his tones with very light-handed strokes with a large round brush. He creates soft transitions almost naturally that way, and doesnt have to touch them much and tries to preserve them well.

[@Mika-em8mk]

Ngl this reminded me about tppo videos which u are inspired from, would love to see u do more of these kinds of stuff :)

[@jamesdee4773]

Never heard of Samdoesart until I saw this video. I might have to check out his work.

[@blueberyjuice8242]

Sam's "Rough" painting, is my good painting

[@Nebelkehlchen]

I love your style dude :'D I don't even need or want to learn I am just getting highly entertained by you at this point :D having a blast with your editing and voicing :D

[@Fycku424]

Of all history's greatest tutorials this by far the best explanation I've seen, give your talent to me dark one.

[@icecatti]

This is really really fantastic. I learned a lot, and I loved the structure of the video and all the animations you put in. So so impressed.

[@laura_z26]

Your editing skills are on another level... AWESOME! Thank you so much for this video! I want to use Sam's art as a reference, but didn't know how to do a study of his art.

[@tazakart]

glad it helps :D

[@sushibinstwt_]

for halftone brush go to texture > decimals brush

[@Man-Tee]

Love your way to make his ideal, sound great, I really crazy about his art, but so hard for the beginer like me, but when I saw your video that turn on me, really love it, thanks bro, will follow yours

[@masonleblanc6726]

This was awesome. The energy in your videos are great.#subscribed

[@xstoryofyourlifex]

amazing video, gonna have to rewatch again when I'm less tired, but I definitely learned a few things, so thank you for that! :) the comment section is right, you really are underrated xD you got yourself another subscriber with this one :D

[@No._._One]

Brooooo, my dudes underrated. Not only is he talented, he is funny too! :O Boy I wished I found you sooner. Oh and thanks for the kiss on my forehead lemme give you one back :3

[@Vivianiubu]

Great video! However I think there is some merit to actually studying facial structure and how light is casted onto objects. For instance, the addition of orange throughout the portrait may seem random, but it is actually the glow from the skin reflecting onto the shadows. Sam just likes golden hour lighting. Also, I think u should make the lineart lighter and thinner, only using it as a guide while using colors to accentuate features. It would make it look cleaner, and be careful not to blur dark/purply shadows, and make sure to use them seldomly unless a close object is blocking light on the subject. Dont forget to flip the canvas too! And try to use warp before u render, but you could always fix the lines messed up by it at any time. :)

[@vaishnavviswalal1350]

I didn't even see the subscriber count out view count, and i assumed you were a famous artist. I am pretty sure you are gonna blow up one day, your presentation is so good🥰👍

[@marystarlightsky]

I cant wait to implement this stuff!! Thanks for making this, i hope you gain many more subscribers than 1.6k!!! omg i am loved forever

[@ATWStudios]

Dude! This was a solid video, I thought I was watching tppo for a moment. Which makes sense based on your pinned comment. Keep up the good work 👍

[@fangirlapocalypse]

This video doesn't have as many views as it deserves or got. I'm honestly surprised. Loved this lol

[@nats_090]

Im a fan of him since his realism arc. Sam started way way back with semi realism before doing his artstyle now, and base on my experience i tried sam face tutorial but still makes me confuse of the reference of what im using. its better to familiarized the structure of a human face first before going to a stylized art coz you may not understand the reference that your using specially coz the face is pretty complex not all faces are the same.

[@Sokos971]

I'm really impressed, dude. You broke down his style really well and then replicated it using what you observed and it came out really, REALLY close. Geez.

[@tazakart]

:))) thanks

[@LucasSweden]

Sam's art is inspiring to want to make art!

[@JessieBuenaobra-mb4fk]

I hope you make more great contents like this frequently!

[@aqiang123_]

the editing is amazing! how are you so underrated??? I love this!

[@hpottergirl317]

sam needs to see this it's so damn pretty!!!!!!

[@hreidmaart]

Well done and pretty nice breakdown on the tips, bookmarking for when I get back to digital :P Thank you :)

[@tazakart]

:P

[@danielwilliams3161]

His artwork is fascinating because it's cute and clean and it has a really clever vibe to it right it's very consistent very consistent and very it's simplified to a point where it can easily be rendered in the way that this simplification is complex and it shows that or anyone can draw write like literally all you need is a little bit of knowledge and you can create havoc spectacular nothing in this world is perfect right you are work doesn't have to be perfect unless you're looking for that but you're at work has to be you you meaning it has to mean something and feel something to you you right and like yesterday many ways that people can have that same effect right but in our when you're trying to create something that you know no it's going to be good you're going to work on it 4 hours right and the funny thing is if you do that piece again why you can learn so much from what you've just done because it's still in your head right and even if you try to copy exactly it's not going to come out but then the next one the next one you do of that same first one you took hours doing it will come become quicker and quicker and quicker and the more faster you can do and certifications you can do it the better you are overcome that's the thing happened practising I've been working on a piece 40 hours when I finish it I literally have to decide we do it again and try to basically copy it I didn't come out exactly by but the way because I know what I've done one-eyed can interpret that and I can show in the time it took me the first time to do it and that's why I think it is practise makes perfect because does it really does right we need to go to our school to later because I teach are in school anyway right but you can become a anime artist if you look at other people of artists write like when people before when people used to think of are these to think of like you know those high-tech paid you seeing museums right nobody but now in this day and age that with Media when you cry your vehicle about more even anime or cartoon the awesome girls are something that is more simplified right and that is great to see that it doesn't have to be realistic doesn't have to be 1 and 1 on point anything and that's what makes it unique. Sorry for the rambling anyway where I was going to see is something along the lines of Sam does arts work is spectacular in a way where he is advanced a lot black he uses his references for the Lions and whatnot but it's the fact that because he's basically a knows about lying and he knows the structure of well his I'll see it right he can basically put her in any different light in shape and it still looks like the present which is fascinating to actually comprehend yes animated do all the time but the fact that you can can create a character right over and over and over again right with a brand new skirt try but never completely different lighting source and it still looks like the character because you know how on certain occasions that if you have a different lighting that you have a different light and Shadow it can change the face of the person that you was trying to draw might or not completely different but the way samdoesart does it every time I'm I can see is all see even if the line is different it doesn't change the facial structure she still looks like who she supposed to be witches very interesting

[@VincentChase905]

good editing, flow and communication, would have expected way more subs tbh looks like the algorithm picked you up!

[@Liliahna]

Great video! I love SDA too and still a beginner so seeing this breakdown was cool :)

[@keiokayy]

This is an amazing video!!!!!!! You really hammered down on the artist :0 its amazing! Im learning so much to. And youre right you rlly make it such an easily digestible thing which could otherwise be sooooo complicated! Hope you'll do more of these kind of vids :0 amazing!!!

[@WessHancock]

This is great! I love the way you paced the video, great editing, you're pretty funny, AND great art.👌🏾 I know how difficult it is to keep yourself fresh and interesting throughout a longer form video, you did a fantastic job!

[@SSquidFishh0]

This was so cool to watch! It definitely seems like a good idea if youre trying to improve your art!! Also, im not sure if anyone has pointed it out yet, but there is a way to have a halftone brush! When you go to the layer filters and go to halftone, if you click the top grey bar where it says “halftone __%”, you should have the option to use the layer filter as a brush! Its a bit difficult to explain , but i hope this made sense! :)

[@xxriley1557]

Hope u can grow larger as a content creator and help more people loved ur vid

[@tazakart]

glad u liked it!

[@Bolidraws]

7:34 its all exaggerated bounce light! always looks nice

[@casbakker]

Oeh love how much effort you've put into this video! Keep it up!

[@annagabriellasouza8231]

your channel is amazying dude! keep going, you helped ME SO MUCH WITH JUST ONE VIDEO?? INSANE

[@zamnovgaming468]

Man is talking about his colouring and im here struggling on the sketching.. Amazing video.

[@SanzoArts]

Please make a tutorial on how to copy tppo's editing video style, his editing is great

[@ranasi1210]

Damn it'd be great if you could get us through Leyendecker's art! I'm so glad I found you, mate! Keep it up!😳🤫🌟

[@Gabbyy_Gabriella]

Underrated vid, underrated channel, underrated artist! Can’t wait to see what you’re gonna be doing next! I’m your 960 sub! ❤

[@straww_berryyy]

Sam just reacted to your hair tutorial video! we have come full circle now🤸🏻😌👌

[@tazakart]

:))))

[@taranova2605]

nah you're criminally underrated bro

[@sarahardemalm]

you legit captured the artist artstyle in a fair way. it looks so much better then the ones that straight up copies sams art and calls it "art study" with no credit