The Best Brush for Digital Painting (Beginners)

Ever struggle to figure out what brush you should use?
Here's a quick introduction on digital brushes and my thoughts on the fastest way to get good at digital painting. There is really only one type of brush you need to become a great digital painter. This is for people just starting out, so I know most of my crowd might not be into this, but please bare with me. Plenty of more advanced content coming soon.
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[@AhmedAldoori]

not click bait

[@CreationSink99]

oh hello medders

[@reversamente]

HEY AHMED! HEY.... *demonic voice* can i have YOUR BRUSHES?!

[@crocellll]

Lol hey Ahmed! Love your vids

[@reversamente]

it was a joke...

[@AhmedAldoori]

Mauricio Petri Lol I’m surprised people still remember that joke

[@huskytzu7709]

Life of a digital artist: 10% painting 90% searching for that perfect brush

[@shaz6678]

Can relate

[@no-rc3to]

yess bro

[@jilligu]

Fr lol

[@pseudoharm]

I swapped programs cuz of this

[@mohammadalwahidy9726]

I think there is no limitations to creativity and you must learn all the different tools in order to broaden your senses and your mentality , if you are interested check these videos and see how digital painting has no limitations.... kzbin.info/aero/PL9BHWRixrK0Bx1VfrLVyQnwpSHBzSCcUj

[@strqwberries5748]

".. so i made a quick sketch" everyone: looks at his sketch looks at ours ... proceeds to cry

[@_danx_4434]

Lmao, my sketches are always better than the final result, and I think they are beautiful, but when I start colouring...

[@ursula5809]

@@_danx_4434 this!💀💀💀

[@megumiseyelashes6706]

@@_danx_4434 mood

[@chronocorvus7886]

About right lol

[@nothx13]

@@_danx_4434 relatable

[@czekoladowakorupcja6654]

Me after two years of digital painting in an art school: A begginer tutorial, yes

[@camilarodriguez2484]

Czekoladowa Korupcja it’s always good to go back to basics, you never know if you missed something important !!

[@scarecrow9027]

Art school sucks

[@czekoladowakorupcja6654]

Scarecrow yea, I know xd that’s why I’m not in one anymore. Normal highschool life is nice

[@scarecrow9027]

@@czekoladowakorupcja6654 Did you make any progress on your end or did you stop drawing? (English is not my first language, so maybe I'm not expressing myself well...)

[@czekoladowakorupcja6654]

Scarecrow actually it’s not my first language either hehe. And I didn’t stop drawing, I just don’t focus so much on drawing from nature now and I draw more from my head. It’s funny, but now I have more time for drawing, because in art school there were also lessons like history of art and stuff

[@bok_soon0713]

Jesus. Why did I even decided to be an artist.

[@akirarozu3245]

I sometimes wish that too.

[@lizc.671]

Don’t give up! Follow your passion! If you’re gonna do something, might as well strive to be the best! 💓

[@Chococat3646]

well if you decided to be something else you'd still be starting on level 1

[@Ash-ct5iz]

Me

[@oussamagiroud]

Because you love art that's why

[@yellowmoon9386]

Sinix: Anime = Harder Realistic = Easier

[@WadWizard]

Same

[@dicka3986]

this is very true if u want to draw anime on model . as he said before . style is what u choose to enhance . if one think anime is easier either he is drawing off model or he is just messing around

[@maxebanana6143]

it is, actually. realistic is directly based off real life and oddly easier to imitate. stylised art like anime require you to have a good idea of realism first before you modify, exaggerate and/or warp to make it look good.

[@sharecinema7856]

True..

[@user-wq2iv3cq2h]

Fr fr

[@twentytwenty50]

"it might be a bit ugly" *looks at his painting* *looks at mine* oh

[@endlessinsomnia4662]

Sofia Daent Go lmfaoo.

[@AdventureTimeWithAsh]

ikr

[@eyebags2860]

*bold* of you to assume that yours looks ugly, what do you call mine then?

[@laviwastaken9845]

@@eyebags2860 Now hold up. They are definitely better than mine.

[@eyebags2860]

@@laviwastaken9845 if a ethan becker or angel genev were to look at my art they would call it the pinnacle of terror

[@darkblades76]

"Get comfortable seeing the world in shapes instead of lines" is probably the single most helpful thing I've heard from a drawing tutorial

[@gideonnartey_]

Same; I subscribed immediately after he said that in another video of his.

[@dandyspacedandy]

as someone who was always captivated by flat shaded styles with line art, it only took me until recently to realize i actually enjoyed seeing the world in shapes over lines since the beginning. getting lost in my own line sketches has been such a nightmare over the past few years lmao

[@Incognero]

I don't get it

[@saenekokun2723]

6:50 *oh no, the anime hand now is a real hand we're doomed.*

[@dude4054]

That terrified me

[@Chan-dz8ee]

I like soft brushes :) “You can go ahead and throw away all soft brushes” *gasps*

[@MarloesvandenBosch]

Soft brush is not bad to use at all, it's actually really good for blending and painting smooth objects! But you do need to use it right, so don't use it for everything and learn to block things out to create edges :)

[@nicolebeardsley2215]

Fruits Basket!!! Reboot here I come!!!

[@Rohan_Kishibaby]

I love your profile picture so much

[@arianlawrencevinoyasalonga872]

I use both

[@pfistor]

[ ] change brush size, Shift+[ ] changes brush hardness. So you can quickly make a brush soft and go back. Works well. Harder brushes are generally better and you can use blending as mentioned, but if you need a soft brush you can just quickly hold shift and soften it, do what you need and switch back.

[@beekeepertree]

how to draw an owl step 1 : draw two circles step 2: draw the rest of the damn owl

[@t-sch.3597]

Nice stolen meme dude

[@LoonyDoll]

@@t-sch.3597 Is it really a stolen meme if it's just a reference predating the era in that people born in 98' call everything a meme?

[@gravy473]

Hahha lol

[@t-sch.3597]

@@LoonyDoll -_- nice not original joke, you happy now You must be fun at parties 👏👏👏

[@LoonyDoll]

@@t-sch.3597 Probably not as fun as your mom. :-)

[@frisz]

5:19 quick sketch

[@vonKasa]

*_"quick sketch"_*

[@jiminjams52]

What? How is that a quick sketch? 5yrs later and I’m still a noob..imma go cry

[@vonKasa]

@@jiminjams52 mood

[@guilhermezeferino7818]

QuICk SkEtCH

[@carlamotta5499]

@@jiminjams52 7 years and idk how to draw hands

[@Kuraiomo]

He is pretty much blending and smoothing out edges with one brush. In my case the only thing my brush does is make everything look muddy and messy.

[@juneberry6607]

Your pfp scared me at first lmao

[@beepboop7345]

saaaame

[@lalalalacanthearyou]

Your pfp scared the shit out of me-

[@wawan8759]

Your pfp make me shit

[@philcollinslover56705]

i love ur pfp

[@Jarjarvideos]

This frustrates me, which means I know you're right.

[@aspen9454]

after three years, 1.6k likes and no replies lmao. hi ig🤡

[@sugx_cube]

Hi

[@__julia___749]

Hii

[@nocredits8066]

hii

[@almbg9555]

Hi

[@Soedari]

Minute 5: Okey I can do this, looks not that hard Minute 9: Depression

[@aleynabalcin]

Same 🥺

[@_mal1_]

Same here👋😅

[@KogureDevilchan]

I blame timelapse footage. Watching timelapse videos will only kill both your motivation and your patience skill. You end up feeling bad, and also cements the idea that painting should be done fast, so when you actually paint your brain is like: " I've spent an 30 minutes at this and it sucks."

[@expertarcher8542]

@@KogureDevilchan I don’t need to spend 30 minutes painting to tell if my art sucks or not.

[@voyagerzero6342]

1. Prioritize Hard edge brushes over soft edged ones 2. Focus on large blocks of values and colors rather than lines 3. Do not use small brushes too often 4. Get comfortable seeing the world in shapes rather than lines

[@astelyte]

I tried following this. TRIED.

[@StrongFreeLovin]

then try again and again

[@lina.25adela22]

im already feel so tired before i even tried this tutorial.. and crying

[@JustBeCreative99]

Thats the problem with (digital) drawing, you have to try a 100 times before it works, 😂.

[@peevinsanity3378]

As long as youre learning, youre not failing - Bob Ross

[@suruksurinkham3117]

he have been drawing for more than 10 years...

[@BlackHydra014]

"Okay so I got a *bit* carried away with the hand" says the guy who made a painted hand looks more realistic than my own hand.

[@kira7683]

You "quick sketch" looks better than anythingI have ever drawn in my life

[@teaa7803]

As a proffesional beginner, this really has helped me learn how to color better digitally and using the right brush. I am now expecting to be painting like Picasso by 2020

[@keyki5288]

Hey, 2021, are you picasso yet?

[@marygracecastolo2454]

@@keyki5288 LMAO hey teaa give us answers

[@ratty9254]

Did you become so pro that you had to wear a mask?

[@17honhathong56]

🤣🤣

[@Kayla-dr2zg]

😂

[@gdayriz]

"this video is for beginner" i've been drawing for 10 years and my whole life is a lie!

[@avery9282]

14 for me😂

[@abortedButGoated]

Raj wastes time dowloading brushes Blames software Blames tablet Overblends everything Overuses soft brushes Doesn't know shit about color theory Don't be like raj

[@luisa1786]

I'm Raj :(

[@swethak8189]

Pray for Raj 🙏

[@ricklopez4703]

Get your shit together Raj

[@R3in_Ch]

I'm not raj but i can feel your raj in my inner self.

[@alpatalay6225]

man it's exactly me

[@re-mo3jq]

"start seeing the world in shapes rather than lines" best advice you'll hear, i promise

[@aofimusic]

im still kinda confused on how to pick a "fit color". like, when we think of skin color, maybe we'll think of cream, brown, and a darker version of it for the shadow. but its just feel monotone. like, i saw people use maybe a kind of blue, red for the shadow, or smth like that, but somehow it makes it looks good and not boring.. im sorry for the bad english

[@dsashulya]

shadows are visible and not completely dark because there’s reflected light. and since it’s reflected, it carries the colour of the surface it jumped off of, only much weaker. marco bucci has the best explanation of that i’ve ever found, highly recommend checking out his vids out on ambient light (and just his channel in general)

[@TheJas20]

The part about using red and blue for shadows, i think you're talking about the cangiante technique. A friend told me about this. Do some studies on Leyendecker, the artist mentioned in the video, he was a master at it.

[@aofimusic]

@@dsashulya thank you so much for the explanation!

[@aofimusic]

@@TheJas20 thank you! I'll check it out

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

To add, colour is a very complicated affair (without even getting into the mess that is pigment mixing or the myth of primary colours, which are mostly only problems in traditional art) where our perception of a colour is altered by its surroundings and brightness. Cool light and warm shadows will create the impression of a blue (or bluish) light source, and is typical of indirect outdoor lighting on a clear day for instance (because of the sky). That extends to a weird effect outdoors where things that are under direct sunlight are untinted or yellow (depending on time of day), things in partial shade (like under a tree) are tinted blue, and things in shadow that is close to the shadow-caster are reddisb-tinted (actually untinted, but tend to look warm from contrast with surrounding partial shade). But we also tend to perceive warmer colours as "lit" and colder as "unlit" anyway, so doing the opposite, with warm shadows and cold highlights (as in many of the works of johannes vermeer for example) it can create a mood that is either more stark and clinical or more calm, melancholy and "distant." Perception of colour is affected by surrounding colours as well, an adaptation in our brains to compensate for things like bloom (light scattering in the lens of our eye, so colours bleed), indirect lighting (what the first reply talked about) and transparent materials (like water). It's the reason for "the dress" phenomenon, where most people saw a dress (that was eventually confirmed to be blue and black) as white and yellow because of the apparent lighting in an overexposed photo. For that reason, tones that are normally warm, like skin, may be almost grey or even cold (but warm compared to their settings) underwater or in a bluer scene (again, look at vermeer's coldly-lit paintings of women with skin rendered almost porcelain white), or conversely can pop a LOT just by using a normal tone. For a "stranger" example if you want to render someone with light skin in an environment with a lot of green but give it a more dreamy mood by using muted colours, you might use a pastel green for their surroundings and tint their skin slightly magenta to contrast those surroundings- or vice versa, tinting them green or teal in a fuchsia environment. That gives the impression that the surrounding light is also muted but that the surroundings are still very green. If you use a colour picker on a lot of nice looking art you'll fond parts of the skin are blue or green a surprising amount of the time. On the topic of working with or even turning to our advantage effects caused by our flawed physiology, this is also how you can make paintings- even using traditional, subtractive pigments- that appear to "glow." If you simulate enough lens flare convingly enough many people will even squint instinctively since their brain interprets the signals it is receiving as the lens of the eye flaring in a very bright light. Another component of how this glow is achieved is basically what is called in photography or computer graphics "high dynamic range," or making everything a little darker by an amount proportional to how light it is to begin with to make the parts that are as light as possible look even brighter. If things like the sky are darker than we expect, it will make things like backlit leaves that are brighter than we expect actually look like they're backlit (or "glowing"). Lastly, since you mention skin specifically, for materiald that are translucent (meaning you can't see through them but some light gets through), light will scatter and be tinted with the internal colour of the object as well as scattering colour (eg the sky is blue during the day and golden at sunset because as the light scatters more in the atmosphere it gets redshifted). The subject you'll most often see this on is human flesh and skin, and it means shadows will look warmer and lighter since the skin is re-emitting light that has passed through or bounced off of blood, and the edges of shadows will be softer.

[@ShadowSorcererMAinkk]

Circles=the devil

[@gonzalovidal3177]

S RF literally in every video "I DONT LIKE CIRCLES COS THEY LOOK NOT NATURAL"

[@rollis97]

sinix: 1 circles: 0

[@cerystalgaming84]

I have drawn for about 4 years and for about 2 years circles have been easy :)

[@shutupyouunculturedswine9474]

Anonymous Majestic Emo I’m an artist and I’m jealous af lmao

[@mentalost]

BEAT CIRCLES

[@ehyzen]

im still confused how he blends oof

[@jvckiwai7715]

golubtrxsh same

[@Alsyoutubeaccount]

He just lightens the pressure and uses the color picker to go back and forth between colors

[@haiseyspiderman]

golubtrxsh NAMJOON

[@NATA5II]

He says it in the video. He's using a brush with opacity as the variable in pressure while also using color picking. Remember he's also experienced in painting and color.

[@stonecat676]

Is there a tutorial on that "going back and forth between colors" thing? I feel like a giant noob

[@yokayoksven]

I was trying for 3 days to wrap my head around how digital painters get the look that they have, trying different brushes and settings, trying to repaint the works that I like, hoping it will eventually click, and to no avail. A couple of times I felt like my brain was overheating, while what I drew still looked like garbage. After following advises from this video and painting along with the examples, it actually clicked for me. Now digital painting feels more intuitive then I ever thought it would, and it's kinda addicting. What I drew today looked leagues better then anything I drew before. Huge thanks for this video.

[@tankthomus]

Yep, that is the exact same with me. Seeing how painters use little to no layers really confused me, but now that I have watched this video it all makes sense now.

[@bhashi2112]

It is pretty intuitive, I’m jus dumb.

[@__val8571]

"you can forget about all of the soft edge brushes" *surprised pikachu face*

[@Theclawdeen26]

i mean .. i am using a brush and changing the edges to soft and hard during all the drawing but i am using a lot soft edgte brushes.. thats why theres is no perfect, there is just a perfect brush for YOU

[@missmaku]

I started the other way round, downloading tons of brush I dont know how to use without understanding the basics, thank you for this!

[@doraaaa0613]

i did the same thing! i'm a beginner and i was just being a dumb giddy nerd about brushes like "ooh this is so cool let me download this pack weeee!" then when i opened it up i just ended up staring blankly at the canvas, not knowing what the hell to do with any of them lol!

[@TheMADmk]

@@doraaaa0613 I definitely didn't download 100s of brushes to the point I couldn't even find any of the ones I wanted and then realised I had no idea what I was doing, definitely didn't do that.

[@timibaltazar4850]

ha! you guys do that huh? noobs... **silently dragging my brush collection folder to recycle bin**

[@may6v6]

you guys.. hear me out when i say this but i literally have just begun my digital painting journey just last week and ive already done the exact same thing.,,, oh mAN

[@timibaltazar4850]

@@may6v6 Welcome to "I DL tons of brushes coz I feel like it will help me improve greatly but really didn't coz I can't even see where are the brush I really needed club" haha

[@jomartinez4447]

I think... I might CRY?? WHY AM I GETTING EMOTIONAL??? 😂 MY DRAWINGS LOOKS LIKE IT HAS SO MUCH MORE LIFE NOW!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THESE 😭😭😭😭💕💕💕

[@d123s404]

Glad to see a technical explanation of digital brushes. Questions about brushes are almost always answered by "here's my 50+ brush pack" or "don't worry too much about brushes and learn to paint".

[@MidnighttArtz]

no fr 😂 I hate seeing that stuff

[@kiyoshi5430]

I WAS DOING IT RIGHT THE WHOLE TIME!! My friend told me that doing a artwork without lineart is shit..

[@moonliqx2211]

Yeah I actually perfer without lineart I like more realistic but not too realistic drawings like i just replace lines with shading

[@jamssy3409]

Depends on your art style.

[@kamikazeeeeee103]

There's no correct answer, and it depends on how much textures/shading you put in a painting. Line art fits basic art styles that usually has 1-3 colour pallette on each part. Removing lines would make arts like these; look like Vector. And finally, lines would ruin the textile immersion of an in-depth painting, which is why experienced artists usually don't bother with it.

[@ceiling5363]

I like semi realism honestly

[@moonliqx2211]

@@ceiling5363 same realism i feel like its to make it eaxactly like a person picture or object bit like semi realism is a bit easier and more stylizing

[@machewitt]

FOR BLENDING. Use a mask of the silhouette and the smudge tool. Increase the scattering to 30-60% and reduce the the strength to 10%. Experiment with the strength of what you want. Sometimes i increase it, if i want to drag out a colour (for example clouds). Also you can change the brush to have more texture but remember to increase the scatter again. HAPPY BLENDING.

[@moemie508]

TY!

[@brendon205]

And turn off spacing if you don't want to drag the colors

[@wutiara7660]

TY

[@freddy7694]

FOR FAKE BLENDING.* And while you're doing that, why don't you also use an airbrush for fake painting. Set opacity to 40% and softness to 30%. HAPPY FAKING.

[@user-vl8ck4gz6w]

No just no... way too much work

[@massiveleg]

brushes video huh? people are going to piss themself from happiness

[@ramennodle366]

I’m not a beginner to drawing as I’ve been drawing for around 6 years now, but I am a beginner in digital painting and find it somehow much harder to do instead of like actual physical painting. For some reason every time I try to paint digitally it always comes out super smooth and doesn’t look right, but now this tutorial has helped me and I wanted to thank you !!!!!!!

[@littlelady9801]

I have been drawing for 5 years, still a begginer.. Damn you, procrastination!

[@extranosense9553]

Fax

[@yolk5001]

I can't even draw basic anatomy and body parts yet worry about coloring. I got my first tablet 2 days ago and couldn't finish one single sketch & lineart Basically I have to start from the very beginning and I'm confused likeee ahh

[@sapio9968]

I am at where you are when you made this comment, I’d like to know how’s your progress in this 7months now?

[@hassassinator8858]

Yeah, like the other guy said. How good are you now?

[@kittydollsxo189]

It makes me happy seeing comments like these, it reminds me when I was a kid first starting out.

[@lilianecaroline5]

Learn the fundamentals first guys! Here is a video from Sycra of how to practice: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXypl4aiYqp1nKs

[@TheChameleon2008]

the trick is to NOT waste to much time on the sketching. Open 3 to 5 layers and draw a sketch on all of them within a set time frame. Your sketches will evolve this way because you need to be more creative then doing just 1 sketch and hoping for the best. Also no details while sketching and just basic shapes will help you get idea's going pretty fast.

[@mariam19554]

Borodante has a great exercise technique for beginner digital painters! You focus on a simple shape and you can use only a big brush to paint it as precise as possible. Only when you cannot render it any further, use a smaller brush!

[@tankboi_]

Do you have a link? I would love to watch it!

[@coffeemage]

here you go > kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZu8aWt_dsaWj9U

[@MellowJelly]

I was going to mention him! He's fantastic!

[@justmedidi]

true! I just finished the first part of the exercise and I learned a lot too

[@richiebean7962]

Awesome idea, I’ll have to check out that channel!

[@lightcer5339]

Actually the biggest improvement to my workflow was not only applying this stroke method but approaching the painting with grey values first to get my feet wet with it. Finding color tones is a different field of study that you don't always have to jump into right away. Just approach the learning process how a sculptor would and learn how to cut into the clay first before having to worry about texturing.

[@icemonster43]

Yesterday I fell in love with a very painterly and overly fancy brush because it blended so well and felt so natural. I wouldn't have thought that next day I would fall in love with a default hard brush for the same reason...

[@awkwardpanda1081]

a tutorial I didn't even know I needed but it just changed my world

[@MetricZero]

"I made this quick sketch" Hell, I quit.

[@user-eo7fz1qe7j]

Ibis Painters watching this...

[@loyisobooi5040]

6:02 OH MY GOD. Now I know how overwhelmed people feel when I'm like "Just practice bro you can get as good as me." Seeing your beautiful coloring truly makes me feel like I will never get this good at coloring/shading digitally. Damn bro GGS

[@ujlt7198]

this video is a godsend, i've been painting digitally for probably 3 years, and i'm not terrible at it but i've never really enjoyed it much but this video has taught me things that noone else ever has.

[@aceanon9413]

Lol noobs unite!

[@skribbly2378]

👋hi

[@aceanon9413]

Howdy!

[@chaselouiie]

Hi fellow noob. ❤️

[@RSidd]

Aye!

[@danes1690]

Sorry I just read the noobs as boobs...

[@redcrest5]

Thank you for this-learning to digital paint seemed so intimidating but knowing i can just use this one brush and work my way up to doing something like that art at the end is super encouraging. I appreciate this tutorial a lot!

[@keetoncat9579]

I've been watching digital painting tutorials for a while, and never thought I would figure it out, then I come across this one video and it's instantly the best digital painting advice I've gotten since college. Thank you so much for this!

[@dionysus3963]

I was needing this.. my confidence sank today when I was trying to paint so seeing a tutorial made me feel better.

[@emilyc.8307]

super helpful! i've been stuck on flat color + cell shading for a long time and i've been wanting to push myself forward and try painting. this really helps!

[@YungPollock]

Man, I wish I knew literally anything about color theory or painting. Have no background in art besides doodling for fun but recently have really wanted to start nailing anatomy and watching your videos really helps me see what I should be striving for in terms of skill and experience. Thanks for these videos! Very helpful and fun to watch!

[@xfuzzyyyy]

this actually helped so much - i was so focused sometimes on brushes and things that i didn't realise all i needed was a simple rounded brush :)) thanks!

[@pay1370]

This is everything i ever needed

[@diabolicaldebacle]

This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. I follow probably 40 artists now and none of them even get as close as you do. You are clear, defined, and know what points to go over. 10/10 would watch again.

[@kytoes]

Thank you, I did all traditional art, so the bits on color usage allowed me sort of jump right in, this really helped me get started as I didn't really know where to begin.

[@retroTiko]

trying to go from years and years of traditional art to digital at age 28... there is definitely a very steep learning curve. got a tablet yesterday and i know im gonna struggle lol im grateful for every beginners tutorial that might point me in the right direction

[@justalostlocal]

This is so helpful thank you! Actually I've been drawing digitally for two years but your advices still helped me to correct my habits and made me to pay more attention to forms. Keep up the good work! :)

[@ManyLegs]

2:20 this saved my life

[@fayelawless2625]

This video is such a gift for young artists. You teach with a voice that is both considerate of the pupil and of the art. I hope many people learn from you. :)

[@seurn7801]

Thank you for this, whenever I search digital art tips for beginners none of them talk about brushes which I think is a big factor on painting digitally. Will watch your painting like a sculptor video! I just got my first drawing tablet and I'm so excited for digital painting! Thank you, I don't think you know how much this helps people haha.

[@snigdhamishra8057]

wow I started with my first digital art today and did everything from the wrong column .-. But, man your way of teaching is marvelous. It is so creative and organic and understandable. Let's hope I can sort of reach where I should be before anything fancy.

[@fransende]

You make my favorite youtube tutorials, your art is amazing. Thanks for putting so much effort in these videos, and sharing them with us :)

[@vifujioka]

You dont know how much this single video has helped me out of the thousands I've watched 😭 It especially helped my mindset of working with bigger brushes instead of smaller and focusing on details TYSM!!

[@meherech7703]

As always, so practical, so informative tutorial, packed in an unbelievable "easy to grasp" way. Thanks a lot.

[@ramendope2894]

this actually make sense and im so amazed how you pointed out what i was doing wrong (u know the trying to draw than paint)

[@aleemk17]

"Limitation is the mother of Creativity"

[@droppedcombofiend2707]

Thank you SO MUCH for this!! I've been trying for years to figure out how to go from physical media to digital painting. I primarily draw and work with pencils and watercolor pencils, so transitioning to digital never made a lot of sense to me. Then of course every tutorial I've found has either been so basic it's simply introducing basic tools, or so advanced that they're showing different techniques without explaining how the brushes are actually working. This is the first tutorial I've found that actually breaks things down and explains just how digital painting works, and it's finally clicked. I was about ready to just give up, so once again, thank you for this!

[@noweebatall5520]

Wow that thing u said about brush size opened my eyes i can't thank you enough for this literally!

[@lisafenixx]

Sinix, your channel has really inspired me to keep drawing and pushing myself as an artist and I'm so happy with the work I've created lately! Thank you so much! I always link your videos to my artist friends who aren't sure how to improve.

[@ericlyons6251]

Reading through the comments I see other people have run into what I'm experiencing. It definitely seems like some jitter or setting is different on his basic round opacity brush compared to mine. No matter how smooth or careful, I still can't completely blend. There's little circles left over, or I can't help but building up more color. If it's just technique, hats off to you Sinix.

[@murpbe9086]

It must have something to do with the hardness of the brush. Try to lower it down to get a more consistent result.

[@alpatalay6225]

Dude, I've watched like a thousand videos in youtube about digital painting. None helped me a lot as yours did. Thank you so much!

[@you_key]

I just started trying to digital paint and this was very useful for me, thank God for people nice enough to make videos like this, thank you!

[@indelaxiom]

Just watched the video and went back to my painting to try and paint without the shape dynamics (pressure size) turned off and I got to say that it feels so much better. Just painting and not worrying about how hard I press is kinda awesome.

[@arvidanseven862]

LOL now I know where did I go wrong in painting. Thank you!

[@rachmaninoffsgodlyhands3002]

I know this video is like 3 years old but- This is so helpful. Like actually. I realized that I was making hard-edge lines instead of 'shapes' and my shading is absolute crap in those pieces, I now know that I actually need to paint and render, and sort of not worry about the lines too much, because the values define the form. Thank you so much!

[@escoriums]

It’s awesome the way that you easily explain a hard concepts for me. Watching your video I learned more in 4 minutes than the last 4 months. Thank you very much.

[@ConejitoPequenito]

This is by *far* the best art channel on youtube

[@wahhbajack]

Ive been drawing for years But painting is still foreign to be and you always help with that

[@Kasumi10074]

I like your videos unlike the other ones and your voice is absolutely calming and soft spoken. I’m not a beginner but this video is quite nice to watch and hear you explain things.

[@Saunteringvaguely.downwards]

I love your tutorials. They are very simplistic and aren’t overly explained. Thank you sm bro

[@sasan3196]

perfect timing

[@ThierryAlcime]

Sasan ikr

[@mobiusloop339]

"Limitation is the mother of creativity" I love that!

[@philipadams6077]

Im working on my application for an art college and ive been struggling to get the brush right. this video just saved me. thanks sinix !!

[@sana_r28]

You make art so easy and fun ❤️ honestly your videos are the only tutorials I can understand and actually works

[@glo0009]

this actually helped me when I searched for literally hours trying to find a tutorial.

[@Kiarata]

I am using Sai but this still helps a lot!! The most struggle I have is blending I would say. I don't think I have the best understanding of it yet. I ended up with the drawing looks way too smudgy when I try to blend the colors with brush (most of my brushes won't even have it own color? It will just take color from the current layer which also means I can't put in new colors.) If anyone have any advice I very much appreciate it!!

[@comediancircus]

I usually block in colours and then use a blending brush to blend the edges where I need to. The brush I use for blending is set to the following settings in Sai (long description ahead): Min Size - 35 Density - 90 Blending - 100 Dilution - 100 Persistence - 48 Keep Opacity box is ticked Advanced setting box is ticked as well Quality is set to 1 (Fastest) Edge Hardness and min density is set to 0 Max dens prs. is set to 100% Hard Soft is set to 100 Dens size and blend boxes are all ticked. The brush I use for blocking in colour is the Sketch Brush by meteorcrash on deviantart. However, how brushes come out always depends on your drawing tablet's settings so they might have to be adjusted to fit your needs. Hope it still is a good starting point! Let me know if you have any questions!

[@Chococat3646]

you can experiment with the blending, dilution and persistence on the brush settings maybe lessen the persistence and blending

[@scolibones9929]

Lea S. Thank you sm

[@dee-artist4796]

Thanks! Just started using these brush settings on a painting I just began. I used a brush like it years ago in photoshop which was remarkable first time using.

[@Ian_chaffardet]

Thank you! You answered my biggest question about rendering and Brushes! I can't wait to give it a try.

[@jackbrown5645]

Photoshop actually has a color wheel build in. Go to Edit > Preferences > General, then choose "Hue Wheel" in the drop down menu next to Hud Color Picker. Alt+Shift+Right Mouse Button shows the color wheel while drawing,

[@moemie508]

Maybe this is a dumb idea, but can you help us with blendind in PS? I usually use clip studio paint and with it can work very easily, but with PS... D:

[@fourstarbrazil]

Then stick to clip studio paint

[@ch1dd]

Moemie Art if you know how to blend in some software, you should know in any... what I mean by this is you might just not be familiar with the program, so keep going. on the other hand, you might use too many shortcuts, in which case practicing on PS from scratch might help you build a better foundation. ...or maybe I'm completely wrong, but this is how I feel it should work.

[@machewitt]

i made a comment for this

[@machewitt]

FOR BLENDING. Use a mask of the silhouette and the smudge tool. Increase the scattering to 30-60% and reduce the the strength to 10%. Experiment with the strength of what you want. Sometimes i increase it, if i want to drag out a colour (for example clouds). Also you can change the brush to have more texture but remember to increase the scatter again. HAPPY BLENDING. also don't use a large brush or it will crash your photoshop

[@tacticslc4805]

You just take the airbrush press lightly between the two colors you want to blend alt click and again and again until it's smooth. Experience will only get this process faster. It's not that hard. Try making rainbows of black and white or any other colors for 5 min and you'll probably understand lol.

[@g-force90]

Sinix you are really good at helping me understand my own paintings. Thank you.

[@drawwithro9997]

Learning from other Artist in terms of style, techniques, etc. will boost your artworks and keeps you going, Thank you for sharing your skills.

[@themarathon]

Me keeps getting recommended this even tho im not an artist Sinix : OI OI BE AN ARTISTTTTTTTT

[@IDEMANDPOPCORN]

The brush you used in the skull and girl paintings looked softer than I expected for a hard round with opacity control. Did you have flow jitter turned on?

[@brendon205]

That's the power of blending

[@mrsnoop1820]

yes he did

[@potatooolatke]

I just learned of the hard edge blending airbrush in Procreate that I absolutely love. Did not know you can create the same brush in Photoshop. Omg thank you.

[@marejadeart1290]

Rewatched this video at least twice a year now ever since it first came out. Always good reminders in here

[@phos9580]

i'd like a quick recap at the end of the video since i forget things quickly lol

[@sinixdesign]

Yeah, that's not a bad idea, might look into that in the future.

[@tamriel8149]

Phosnerd same lol

[@nipplemagic3367]

I'm by no means a beginner artist. I've been doing pencil sketches and vector art for a couple of years now. I recently got into digital painting, because it felt like I hit the ceiling in terms of colouring in vector art. Currently studying materials to get a better understanding of texture and light interaction. There's so much more to learn! This video dropped a few incredibly helpful tips on painting. Thank you so much!

[@FancyHatching]

I haven't tried it out yet but this video got me super hyped for doing painting studies now. I think forcing me to paint without jitter will be a huge help to get where I want to go

[@artem01]

This is such a usefull technique! I'm a complete beginner. I tried to make tones by lasso, but it's very slow and hard... And this way is so much faster and more fun! I'll keep practicing this way. Thank you!!!