⚠️ 10 Digital Art Mistakes we probably ALL DID or STILL DO!
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",why do digital art at all?"
ctrl + z, thats mostly it
And the vast selection of color
@@teamcynda6202 no, just ctrl + z
Infinite paper, infinite ink, “photo” manipulation (i.e. the select tool or lasso), unlimited color selection,, layers,,,
And yes,
Ctrl Z
Infinite paper, paper that is as big and wide as you want, CRTL + Z, colors, NO ERASOR MARKS, the possibility to Zoom in to fill small spaces that you couldn't fill otherwise.
i felt that
Zooming in waaaaaaay too close to work on details no one will ever see.
Totally sounds like me
Ngl I really love super detailed art, if you’ve seen those anime drawings with detailed clothing you know what I’m talking anout
Me when i notice a single pixel of hair not colored
I love super detailed art because the longer you look at it the more things you notice
Vulpes lmao totally me
I love details and i actually gets so proud when i find one and be like "omg look at this art its so beautiful"
“Saving your image wrong.” HA! YOUR TALKING TO THE GAL WHO USED SCREENSHOTS FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHES
That’s bad..? I do that
I don't screenshot anymore because it always worsened the quality of my drawing
Relateable to some extent here 😭. I only do it so that people don't steal the original work when I display it on Discord servers.
@@visneko7650 smart! Hehe. Proving the OP more of a dumbass in this situation! ;p
@@zuhaal-ethari3695 I don't think so. Others have said as well it's not necessarily bad. Only 5 months too. Haters gonna hate. Others, who are achieving things, usually are more focused on achieving that pointing out odd things with hate and using bad grammar and bad spelling, like OP. ;p
"Not using a tablet"
Me with a phone with a cracked screen 👁👄👁📱
How's that going for you? I'm actually curious.
@@funtimeLJ6789 lol good ig i just get stabbed a few times by broken glass and cant see part of the drawing. But overall its good
*me whose been using phone until a few weeks ago when I got my tablet replaced cuz I didn’t know not to put heavy objects on it*
@@GlowstickKid-oe1bo omg rippp
@@cryingbowlofcereal4789 what does it feel like to know that u are invincible
"dont zoom to much"
i zoom in and out so much if i would upload a speedart video i'd had to put an epilepsy warning at the start.
Haha, same. I need to zoom in and zoom out a lot
m e
I draw in a phone
Not zooming is not an option
I need to zoom a lot bc my eyesight sucks lol
_M e_ XD
Another mistake is thinking you're too late to learn. You're never too late to learn art, just jump in.
@TheDonsketch I adore your pfp 💜
💚
Thank you
This is VERY true. I'm in my mid-20s and never did art much, but on a whim decided to pick up a tablet and am having so much fun! Plus, little by little, I am seeing improvements in my work!
@@TheAmazingSpiderPunk nyc
‘Not using a drawing tablet’
IbisPaintX channel: *Laughs* funny joke.
Ibis paint sucks, it's for amateurs
@@jugalaxy2197 You really make it seem like the people who use ibisPaint are bad.
@@jugalaxy2197 ibis paint is a very good app for beginners and also for being a free app
@@jugalaxy2197 And also I use ibis paint
Tbh 90% of what makes an art good is the artist, the app comes after it
About the brush mistake. I just want to clarify for others going into or wanting to go into digital art.
I heard from multiple forums, comments and youtubers that brushes did not an artist make. I took it to mean, I am a terrible artist if I can’t draw without standard brushes first. So I would not install other brushes before drawing a piece with the standard gimp brushes.
But when I first started I could not make shit. It took sooooo long to make a proper color transition and it was still terrible (using gimp standard brushes). I installed some other brushes. And would you know it. Instant improvement. I went from not being able to draw a sphere properly, to easily drawing portraits.
Just putting it out there. They don’t improve your skills true, but brushes you like and can work with efficiently are super important and a MAJOR time saver.
Don’t make my mistake and take it as a challenge when you first begin digital art. Unless you’re suuuuper patient in getting the effect you want or just like your standard brushes. Or have experience with digital art first.
and if ur on ibispaint u can play with the settings of the brushes lol
i found a brush and changed the opacity of the ends and the overall brush and holy
I have similar problems related to this. Will see an artist do something and go "how did you get that so smooth?" and "how did your lines come out like that?" 9/10, it is a setting or tool I didn't know existed and once I learn it is there, I fly with it and get so much better. Sometimes the base brushes don't give you that exact look you are trying to do. I could never figure out how to "draw glitter" and someone gave me a brush and taught me how to use it and now my drawings can have a cleaner look to it rather than me attempt to draw each "speck" and copy/pasting it.
Or when I always used the pen tool for lineart but my friend told me to use the Fade in/out pen for cleaner lineart and it worked
I find the same to be SO TRUE for tablets. The change from pen to screen is so so big. While you can make great art on a pen tablet, having a screen makes the biggest difference
“Don’t zoom in more than 100%”
**laughs in pixel art**
EZ
i am able to zoom 2400%
help
@@agentstupiddumb I'm able to zoom 5000%
*help*
(Why are y'all turning this into a competition 😐)
@@septimistic how tf you do that
@@luruboo An app allows me to do so :)
whenever I figure out a new feature of my drawing program I feel like I just leveled up haha
i know!!! i just found a bunch of features and was like "when the hell did these get here??"
littleghostlemon oh MOOD😂😂😭
True and it make everything easier and better
I use procreate so they update a lot and I was like « OH NEW BRUSHES NEW FEATURES »
Same
"not using a drawing tablet"
Me laughing in my android phone, ibis paint and my precious cute fingers
Chrollo?
@@jojosbizarreartist8626 yes?
*my precious cute fingers-* omg im wheezing-
OMG I CANTTT 🤣🤣
Kurapika will destroy you and your troop 😀
agree on basically everything, but, the whole “don’t draw on phone, use a tablet” thing is extremely dumb. I use a Wacom One tablet, but saying that someone can’t make it if they’re using a phone, is just objectively wrong. It’s like a professional water color artist telling a charcoal artist they can never make it because they use a different medium. I have multiple friends who use ibis or medibang and are extremely talented, on a professional level.
agreed. i use a mouse for my art and i used to use a tablet (kindle). i can understand how tablets can be easier for people but she didn't really say that you don't need it
Yeah I used my fingers to draw on my phone
Yeah that made me pretty mad. I use a mouse and my laptop and its going fine, it's also scaring away potential digital artists from doing their best. that's like telling someone new to painting, you have to buy this extremely expensive oil paint for you to make it. that's not true at all! especially if you're new to it. tablets are great but they can be upwards of 1000 dollars and sometimes the pen is extremely expensive aswell.
@@grace.reynolds3396 pretty much. do you have an art social media? i'd love to see your work
@@what6100 Yes, I do. "gracesartage' on insta.
The amount of people that don’t seem to realise that an iPad IS a tablet is mind boggling. Drawing on an iPad with an Apple Pencil is no different to using a display tablet. It’s a tablet.
Its literally better and cheaper and more useful and handier like ... Honestly not dissing people who have digital tablets and stuff but... Its way less strong. And less professional. But it depends on who you are and your choices but personally I think it's great
You don't even need a stylus, I draw with my finger on my Samsung tablet and I can still make nice art. So you can make digital art by just getting a cheap phone and downloading ibispaint, or medibang, etc.
fragiledate mmm I can disagree. Wacom is not the only company that sells graphics/screen tablets. Companies such as Xp-pen and huion (I think) are selling SCREEN tablets for like half the price Wacom sells their cintiqs and they are coming close in quality. I wouldn’t want to spend over 1000 for an iPad Pro (or another iPad idk the prices) or a cintiq over a screen tablet about 500 that is just as good.
Although the iPads definitely let you move around freely and it’s great for travel.
@@mariwade6061 2018 standard model ipads are 300-400 euros and are applepen compatible. i use one to draw, ipad pro is definitely not necessary to get if you dont have the money
but display tablets need a computer to hook up to most of the time. ipads are their own thing and can be taken anywhere. an ipad is a tablet, but it has more features. personally i think its the best drawing tablet just because you can do other things on it other than drawing, and its easy to carry on the go.
When doing lineart for animation you actually DON'T want pressure sensitivity on.
Unified line thickness = Consistency between frames.
Khalil Jackson Vennie Fuck
Is it okay if I like it when it looks rough like that? It makes me feel like there’s more motion.
@@cisforcringe5645 It's perfectly okay! Some people actually like the look of that style in animation, some animated films don't even have line art at all! Like Song of the Sea (I think that's the name of the film)
I like both styles
But I love rough style for short films, especially for experimental and meaningful ones
I'd definitely use pressure sensitivity, but I'd use a brush that doesn't "fade out". So the lines vary in thickness but not in opacity.
But that's also my personal preference!
Other artists: You don't need a drawing tablet to draw well
Nadiaxel: Well that's a mistake
"Don't zoom in more than 100%" Well it's either zooming in or rubbing my eyeballs on the drawing like I do on paper, sooo....
Lol same 😂
"Not using a tablet"
*laughs in phone artist*
Good that i’m not alone T^T
I’m not alone.
Same here
laughs in computer mouse
@@shsl-simp570 _laughs in macbook trackpad_
"not using a drawing tablet"
*ANGRY COMPUTER MOUSE NOISES*
i can relate
drawing with a mouse is actually really fun and especially makes drawing cartoons more fun
BAHABAHABAHBAHAAB
I remember using my fucking trackpad for YEARS. FINALLY broke down and got a cheap wacom tablet. Eventually upgraded to a screen tablet. There really is no comparison in terms of ease of use as an artist.
Please JUST HATE ME FOR USING A MOUSE! WTF?!
Using a tablet for me, as a 100% traditional artist, is like trying to carve a turkey with a spoon.
basically IT AINT HAPPENING
Who said it isnt possible to carve a turkey with a spoon? :)
Using a drawing tablet is literally learning a new skill. Its like going from a bicycle to a motorbike
@@youraveragehuman7689 good point ngl
Look at the tablets with a built in screen
I’m saving up for a tablet, I need 80 more dollars tho. Im getting closer, but like I’m buying one with a screen so it expensive! 😤 I’m a 100% traditional artist as well but I’d like to try digital art more, especially with the right equipment.
"layers, *_masking_* , all these little adjustments.."
*cries in auto desk sketchbook*
*cries in it took me 5 years to figure out how to copy and paste*
Auto desk sketchbook actually has a lot more options then you might think I learn more about it every single day
@@chchoerriez same here😔
@@roberta4889 Sad autodesk sketchbook hours
Auto Desk has more potential than you think, it is awsome!
“There are no mistakes in art, only problems to solve.”
-Pablo Picasso
Thank you for positive message, and pointing that out when some don't realize that.
I definitely wanna get a display tablet. I've used a cheap, laggy and unresponsive at times regular drawing tablet. I'm making more money these days, and live in the Philippines now instead of America, where I'm from (I'm from infamous Miami, FL). Making money beyond just a 9-5 wage slave or even worse, a 9-5 wage slave college/university graduate that was duped in by infamous Goldman Sachs and others, with lots of debt to work off. California Exodusssss. LULLLLLLLLLLLLLZ. The left and right really suck. Around half of America doesn't vote. Those votes would automatically win third party and we'd finally have one in the history of our country that was formed in 1776. Too much propaganda from the left and right. Thankfully Muhammad Ali Jr and others educated in history and who don't cherry pick ideas, call out BLM for being racist and hoodlums. That's another reason I don't listen to a lot of Hip-Hop lately, because the drugs (including one of the worst, alcohol), blame game, abusive lyrics to women, degrading themselves with a slang to a word that isn't even racist by original definition, etc. If America is so bad, people could stop watching, playing, listening to anything with White people (who mostly didn't have slaves, many Whites in there and around the world are poor, etc), could go to Africa, but really no one wants to live in a majority of that continent with the much slave trade (from before as to now by Blacks selling Blacks), beheading, rapes, HIV/AIDS, ebola, mass starvation (mostly to do with most of the world not being vegan), etc. Clearly the mass liar and puppet, Obama, didn't help there (too busy lying about cannabis from him advocating for legalization to end many problems, continuing the illegal wars he said he was against, and a bunch of other shit.) Hopefully it gets better there and I'm glad China wants to come to here in the Philippines, as well as has been going to Africa to aid. It's not that accurate with a phone and a higher priced pen, even with the Wacom pen they say aren't much different. The positioning is usually off if you're not drawing dead on the point on the screen. Also, yeah, you cannot touch the screen while you draw.
You don't need to buy an overrated, sweatshop made, limited, weak battery, etc average iPhone. Especially since many are saying the quality has gone away since Job's passing (#GoVegan
"Only happy accidents" -Bob Ross
^_^
@Ylfa Karen Guðbjörnsdóttir i...was gonna say that..
I didn't know what clipping was for two years
*_fear me_*
I still don't know. Explain?
@@ivanaskodric7506 it allows you to draw on a different layer, but still draw within the objects you put in the layer you clipped it to if that makes any sense.
For example you drew a circle, you made a new layer and clipped it to the layer with the circle, whenever you draw in the new layer you'll only be able to inside said circle. Unless you unclip it ofc.
@@louise4152 so it's like alpha lock for that exact layer but you can also have it "alpha locked" on other layers too?
@@ivanaskodric7506 yeah ^^
oh i definitely fear you, i can’t even IMAGINE
Time stamps ~
Mistakes 01 - Not using a drawing tablet 2:47
Mistake 02 - Not using pressure sensitivity 4:37
Mistake 03 - Abusing the airbrush 5:40
Mistake 04 - Over- blending 6:38
Mistake 05 - Using gradients for shade 7:33
Mistake 06 - Using smudging wrong 8:38
Mistake 07 - Saving the image wrong 9:58
Mistake 08 - Not using the digital tools 10:45
Mistake 09 - Zooming too much / Working too small 12:07
Mistake 10 - Thinking that brushes work miracles 14:15
Hope this is helpful to you!
Yay I don't need to watch the full video thanks a lot
@@egsselent_ellis3493 You're Welcome. ☺️
Me: *a beginner in digital art* hmm I wonder if I'm doing anything wrong lemme check this video out
*sees mistake one*
*doesn't have a tablet*
Me: well then....
Heh. Don't worry, I think most of us started with a mouse and ms paint. If you want a small tip, try impressionistic paintings - they're probably the easiest for mouse and arguably even for finger painting, and beautiful.
I started on my phone and it was a great practice!! If you have a computer you can use ibispaint it’s more like a tablet but if not a phone is perfectly fine. Even if it’s not practice and you use your phone forever it’s completely fine. Phone art is way cool!
thats not a mistake at all!! so many people use their PHONES to draw and its on professional levels lol. its a matter of getting used to your medium and using the tools available to you
She: "Not using a drawing tablet"
Me: *crying in poorness*
@SLUGGJELLY sweetie, when I mean poorness I really mean poorness. I don't even have a computer, how can I have a Wacom?😂🤦🏻♀️
Not even the cheapest one, I can't make money. I'm young and, even if I can work, my parents don't let me so I'll just die waiting for Christmas to receive some money to save. :'))
@SLUGGJELLY why so mad?😂 It's obviously a joke playing with reality at the same time.
@Jamela Moore I draw in a Samsung that my mother gave me like 6 years ago.😂💔 It's old so I can't improve in art like I would do it in a drawing tablet. There's no much variety of colors and I don't have too much capacity to make big drawings or too much "capas".
It's broken but I'm saving money to pay for a computer and then the Wacom (or other drawing tablet, idk)
@@Sputterbugz ik, ik, just a jooooookeeeeeee. I already did the research, but getting the computer and also the drawing tablet it's better. (getting a computer can help me also for school and other stuff so I don't want to get it JUST for drawing).
@SLUGGJELLY what she said wasnt the most polite but it absolutely did not warrant a response like this.
"Don't zoom in more than 100%"
Me: *zooms in 300%*
ah
I zoom in 3000%, no joke xd
I use Autodesk Sketchbook
EMcC Zgz same
*zooms in 22933.3% on ibis*
oh uh
Zooms in 1000x ._.
I use the tiniest tool on paint tool sai the zoom in till I see pixels for the irises. I don’t do this to anything else but my irises HAVE to be abnormally detailed even if absolutely no one will ever be able to tell
"Not using a drawing tablet"
This isn't a mistake. A lot of people cant afford a tablet, even if its $11.
True
@Ma carreon 11 usd in the Philippines is like a week of living expenses
Very true, im still saving up...
I can't :/
@@BanditLeader True T^T
TLDR: A digital tablet is just a tool, just like your brushes example, a tablet will not make you better at art just because you have one.
Nine out of the ten tips I agree with. But you don't need a digital tablet, I have several ranging from a random cheapo tablet, up to Wacom Intuos pro medium.
They are only useful when you need Z depth. Any type of xy translation is just easier with a mouse. Some examples of tasks that I have done that I prefer a mouse over a tablet: vector art, photo correction, photo blending, selection, masking, 3D modelling, posing, graph editor, texture editing, rigging.
Z depth heavy tasks like drawing can be helped by a tablet, but even if you are set on only drawing, a low flow/opacity brush and some practice could be almost the same as sketching. Vector-based workflow can work for line work. Or even scanning traditional art and, colouring it in could work. This person is a very skilled artist, but these tips apply mostly to people who follow their workflow. Other ways of working can be just as effective to create art. A fun example, if you look for a blender sculpting tutorial, almost all of them will say "I will be using a tablet but you don't need one to follow along"
I know this is a year old video, and this block of text is past its prime. But if you can read this, you can get started in digital art right now. You don't have to spend money.
I surprisingly never started off with the airbrush so I’m kinda proud
The prgram I use doesn't have it so I switched colours around the shadow until I got a similar shading effect XD
@@cheorros I had undiscovered Aspergers then
In fact, I avoided it (and gradients) like the plague; equally as bad as over using it; my art improved so much! Sure, there’s nothing wrong with shell/hard shading, but it had done so much good for my art to just use the air brush tool! (E.g. gradients on hair, more interesting blushes, etc)
Anonymous Person Who is Lazy do you have any tips on how to shade because I don’t really know how so my drawings look pretty bland
I got obsessed with the cloudy or newsy watercolor
I learned pretty quick (in like 5 months lol) that the blending was horribly messy to the point it didn't look good and then I got uh depressed again ._.
Now I layer with a thin opacity airbrush size max, using the lasso to color inside the lines. It looks genuinely gradient now :D
Edit: Opacity ranging between 6% and 12%
“Not using a tablet”
*laughs in ibis paint*
HOLD UP I FORGOT I COMMENTED THIS IM SHOOK-
Starloaf_ DUDE FR AAAAH
Meeeee
I use both ibis paint and my drawing tablet. I'm still new to my drawing tablet so it's like if you give a baby with no teeth a carrot.
Same 😂
Stoooppp i feel attacked sis 😂😂
"Not using a tablet"
Laughs in Samsung and trashy phone pens, and it's actually way easier just to use my finger, because the pen makes noises that makes my depression powerful as he----
I use a 6 year old tablet and i used to use a stylus but i cant see as well as when I use my finger
I mean you can use tablets on android phones
We shall cry in no pressure sensitivity, or I’ll just cry.
I use pressure a ton in my art so when I’m doing it on my tablet and can’t get pressure sensitivity, I just weep knowing it don’t look like my art to a certain extent 😭
Let me guess, MediBang?
Choose your weapon Medibang or ibispaint x
'Don't zoom in all the time'
*laughs in detailing*
*screams in LG phone and IBIS Paint X featuring my finger and sometimes a stylus*
Edit: As of September of 2019, I draw on my Chromebook (it flips into a tablet) and I still use Ibis Paint X. My art is significantly easier to make and I have improved a lot. I should change that pfp 😂
Same qwq except I have a samsung tablet and I use Ibis Paint X and Autodesk Sketchbook QwQ
Yes Android users struggle
I relate too much to this
Why is that me. Why is that exactly me.
Lmao same; I have a Xiaomi tho owo
"don't zoom in more than 100%"
lmfaooo I literally zoom in 3000% for unnoticed details on my phone
You also don’t have a giant screened drawing tablet, you have a small phone screen and your finger, zooming in is a necessity for working on a phone!
Same Brother
I zoom in for the line art
I know this is an old video, but I think it's important to note that .png's are in RGB color whereas .psd, .jpeg, and .pdf keep the CMYK colors if you have your document set to that color mode. Even if your document is in CMYK, saving it as a .png will still convert it to RGB. Just something to remember if you're making stickers or prints of your art.
"Not using a tablet"
*laughs in using a mouse*
(example of my art is my pfp aha. i'm 14!)
Your pfp looks great!!
:0 your pfp looks amazing!
It looks so good!!
Bruh, you can do that with a mouse? I’m jealous af wtf.
Dam if you ever wanted to make a channel with art videos I’d definitely subscribe!
“Don’t zoom in past 100%”
*Me, my canvas zoomed in till it’s pixelated* : Oop-
if you raise the DPI it will be less pixely
sal it would lag my iPad- it was off of amazon and barely has much space so I have it more pixally and I have to live with it jcnsjfbsjd
Seth Yellin yo wtf Jesus Christ
Seth Yellin bruh fuck off
Cookie Dough ?
I actually like to zoom in when I do line work. I find it easier and smoother. Sketching and coloring are different story tho.
Yea I still do that a lot too! Because it just gives me more presicion to control the lines ^^
For me it is the opposite as a digital painter as it is always coloring and value inclusing edge.... Including zooming out helps more than harms in that due to it causes a more painter look
Alyssa Veloria same
"Don't zoom in"
Me: (laughs then cries in shit eyesight)
"Not using a tablet"
Me: *Laughs in Ipad Mini 2 and 20$ stylus*
*Laughs in a broken nokia with out a stylus*
Omg same. 😭
*laughs in iPod touch 7th generation that probably has a corrupt battery, autodesk sketchbook, and fingers*
But isn't an iPad technically a tablet?
Coconut Dreams I use a tablet, an Apple Pencil and procreate, and it works just as well as a drawing tablet
Me, drawing with my finger: I think I’m doing okay
Y’all: Art tablet only club
Me: 🗿💔
Im part of both just joined thr tablet club
SAME LMAO 😂
I draw on my phone and the art is fine like srsly
Neb your pfp is ADORABLE, did you draw it? :o
raisin Yes 🥺👉🏻👈🏻 It’s my character Miso but thank you
not just brushes, but they will tend to ask about what programs artists used as well, thinking that if they use photoshop, or other professional expensive programs, they will definitely get the same results. some just never learn x)
you can still make a masterpiece with ms paint!!!! lol
I always tend to be a little cynical and translate those comments as "Did you use any shortcuts I can adopt?"
After using photoshop for YEARS, I switched to Procreate after demoing an iPad and Apple Pencil a couple years back. It’s like $10, has all the same important features photoshop does (and they add more all the time). I’ve also found that the brushes and other tools are much more customizable and that I have more control over my brush strokes than I ever did in PS. The only downside is that I like to work on a larger canvas, and the extra memory means I have fewer layers.
I've allways used Paint.net and now I know it in and out.
Well, some softwares do make a difference.Still having no fundamentals knowledge I would say it makes a bigger difference ^^
"Mistake One: Not using a drawing tablet!"
Me: *Draws with her phone and finger*
Oh.
AHAHAHAHAHA SAME
Same ;--;
Same
This is an old video now, but it's always important to remember that these "mistakes" are simply common mistakes made when people first start drawing digital. It doesn't mean they are completely banned. If your art makes any of these mistakes work, it isn't a mistake.
"Using gradients to shade"
Me: 👀💦
Aaaa nooo don't be scared xDD haha!! Gradients can be AWESOME! I always buy these super amazing stickers from an artist at conventions and she shades them with gradients and they look amazing! But they don't look like any of the old art I showed in the video haha! She has learned to make them sooo pretty and so can we all ❤️ Just keep at it ~ there are great AND bad ways to use any of the tools xD
@@Nadiaxel haha yeah. I'm slowly getting out of the habit of shading with gradients as my friends already pointed out not to, but I still use small amounts of gradient for hair that is multiple colors, eyes, and clothing designs :)
14:23 GOD I get so annoyed when people place too much stock in brushes.
The problem with "What brush do you use?" is that it shows lack of understanding of not only how to use the tools, but how the brushes work. I try to explain people how I built my brushes when I get asked that, and try to get them thinking of the question more as "What techniques did you use?" rather than "Can I have your brush settings?"
If they understand "I shaded this just by using lower density hard-edged brushes" then they can recreate that brush themselves or experiment with a few trials in a way that works for their methods.
I used to be that, till i realise, it’s not the brush, it’s the pressure sensitivity! What i was trying to recreate is that soft and hard look that people get that makes the artwork look sketchy!! (I still love collecting brushes for no reason, but now i am more focused on getting my pressure sensitivity correct)
“Getting a drawing tablet is the best option”
**laughs in only using a Apple Pencil and procreate to draw**
Still better than fingers and phone. I personally don’t use phone, just a standard second-hand iPad and fingers on IbispaintX but people use the phone and fingers.
LOL that’s much better than a drawing Tablet cause you are drawing on the screen. Just upgraded from a Wacom tablet to an IPad. A cintiq will be better though I guess
@@katharinatrinkl7832 Neither is "better" than the other. One just has a slightly longer learning curve before it feels just as natural.
That's actually a good thing. The Apple Pencil is considered the current best-performing stylus outside of Wacom for a reason.
[]laughs in finger, FlipaClip, Procreate, CSP, and ibisPaint all on my iPad[]
*me sitting there for hours playing with every new feature in an art program I just got and getting all giddy over it*
I just got Clip Studio Paint and i dont know what to do with myself
I didn't realise jpeg compressed things??? All my jpeg artworks seem super crisp which is odd, I wonder just how crisp they will seem in png haha
Like she said, jpeg has gotten better, but png files are just so so much better.
C r i s p
the files being "compressed" does not mean that they are less sharp/crisp (or rather, you will not notice a difference by looking at it in original resolution). It just means that the program deletes a lot of data like layers, opacity (invisible sections are just white in jpeg while they stay invisible with png for example) or color information (jpeg colors still "look" the same but are in fact slightly changed from your original and every further edit on a jpeg will change them more). So if you want to print a picture or put it on the web png (web) or tiff (print) would be recommended.
Zoom in till you see individual pixels on a jpeg and then zoom in on a png. On the Jpeg you will some compression artifacts, on the png file the pixels are going to be PERFECTLY clear. Also keep in mind that Jpeg has several levels of compression. At its maximum, it will even eat away colors, at its lowest you will have zoom in a lot till you see any meaningful difference.
I've always used jpng like wow 😂
''Not having a drawing tablet''
*screams in poor*
At least prices are better than they used to be. I saw one on amazon for like $45 and one with that kind of size and capability would have been over $1k when I was in high school.
A monochrome "doodle pad" costs as low as $5USD and a "proper drawing tablet" like Acepen's 6x4" tablet is only $38USD. How poor are you?
Everyone is poor in front of the mighty Cintiq and iPad, no doubt, but you don't have to have those to start drawing digitally. For artists that earns a living with their drawings, that's another story.
@@DarrenC_1024 doodle pad and boogie board aren't tablets. They're basically a digital white board, they don't connect to a computer and don't save the images you draw.
@@errantnightao3 still, they are a surface you can practice to draw on, and no need to worry about wasting papers. If, by digital arts you mean "have to be able to upload to internet to show", then okay, doodle pads aren't digital arts tool.
@@DarrenC_1024 yeah I mean that's the point of having a tablet though, it has nothing to do with saving paper. You can do all your art on your computer with painting and everything.
Mistake 01: *Not using a drawing tablet*
*Me in the corner with my ipad mini and using my finger to draw*
Also me: Oh-..Well that's a problem....
I've just started with digital art, and I do all these things you've just listed. I'm happy that I watched this video before getting more serious with it
"Not using a drawing tablet"
*Screams in iphone 5s, ibispaint x and poorness*
I never though I'd see iPhone and poorness in the same phrase without brags...
well, it’s in the same sentence cause that phone is four years old and barely working. i got it for my birthday but now i’m ”too” old so i have to buy a phone myself and well. poor student life.
Random Person use autodesk
I have an iPhone 8+ so I’m chill
TeoSkrn it makes sense to me, since I used to have an a iPhone 5c... we looked up it’s worth and it was only worth like 25$
I'm so guilty of over-blending! Thanks for this video, it's very helpful.
Glad you liked it ^^ Thank you for watching ♥️
Nicole Paiva I used to over blend when I was younger but now I don’t even blend at all because I preferred a cartoony style
Luckily I never did over blending when I was starting out, but I just blend to shade now uwu
Me to, digital and i think i do it with watercolor (more like over working and picking up the color again.)
Im trying to remember not to do that
Gosh this video helps so much!! I've been doing digital art for a little over half a year, and I've got to admit, I've probably made (and still make) ALL these mistakes. Thank you so much for the tips!
mistake one: not using a drawing tablet
*laughs in samsung tab a and finger*
What program do you use to draw?
s a m e
@@cybiedoodle oh i use ibis paint
Laughs in also samsung tab and Note 10 lite*
I’m kinda late, but nice user and profile pic. Angie best girl 👍😎
on the whole topic of not using a tablet and instead using a mobile device:
1. I think there's a difference between digital on mobile and digital on a computer. however, really the only _big_ difference is how comfortable you are with using a finger/stylus/whatever to draw with, on a screen.
2. both are valid
3. you can make the same quality art on either device, depending on how comfortable you are with the medium.
(ps. i've done both, and found it most comfortable for me to draw on a mobile tablet.)
Yeah agreed. But on the other hand using mobile phone to draw commission (formal one) seems a little bit unprofessional. I'm currently using my phone to draw and i'm too comfortable drawing with it, I'm afraid if i use a drawing tablet i'll get frustrated with eyes-hand coordination thing. So instead I'm saving money to buy drawing tablet with screen.
@@dewantoroo i think it just depends on the person. I'm fine with drawing tablets, i got comfortable with them pretty quickly. It's just that i find mobile easier for me. I've done art trades and stuff before, and nobody seemed to really care. I don't know, you can only pack so much into a mobile app, but limitation is good for an artist.
I personally love drawing with an Apple Pencil, i find it’s just as good as a drawing tablet (within its limits of course), its entirely skill and style based over how your art turns out. And honestly, i find procreate (which is what i use) to be just as professional to use as any other program like photoshop etc, and its only ten pounds.
I use my mobile phone to draw
to be fair, 99% of professionals use drawing tablets. The ones using phones are hobbyists. Which is ok if that's what you want to be. Certain Apple iPads get a pass though.
This isn't art related but, YOU ARE SO PRETTY WHAT THE WHAT?!?!
Whaaa >\\\\\\< aaa... Thank you x///D
So useful!!! I already understood a handful of the first tips, but I didn’t know I did until you put them into words!
And to folks who may feel discouraged from the last tip: don’t let that scare you from trying out new brushes! Experimenting can help you immensely! What Nadiaxel is saying is to just remain aware of how you’re using the brush and how you could use it differently to achieve what you want.
I love your videos, I am just starting to learn to draw/paint digitally (never tried it even on paper before) and find your videos very helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. :-)
Nadiaxel : "Be careful not to over blend"
My stubborn brain: "hmmm lets smooth that even MORE !!!!!!"
Relatable
Whoa. I started watching this and I was like, why isn't there more comments and I just realised it's a few minutes old. XD
Aaaa you're sweet ♥️ Thanks for watching 😚
Until I watched this, I never new about masking or anything like that ....such a big help
"Not having a drawing tablet"
*Her voice echoes in my head....*
* Sad Phone Noises *
To me, I never asked "What brushes did they use" as I am used to making mine.
For Mistake 9: zooming in too much, most artist actually recommend to keep your artwork in a small window above your work to always see it at a distance :)
Also I agree on your point on brushes but I gotta say that the sketch brush is an exception for me, depending on the brush my artworks vary a lot.
I used to have the most amazing sketch brush on my old laptop which broke down and my next brush wasn't as good since I didn't find the old one.
It makes a major difference so getting a lot of brushes to test out is a good thing in my opinion ^^
Can you give instructions on how to do that window trick?
I learned that as well. Zooming in hurts my art lol. Zooming out helps me see better when doing my Art. 🙃🙃🙃
@@Nyctophiliace How about just using the navigator in Photoshop. Window>Navigator. It updates after every stroke/action you do, and there is a built-in zoom function where you can click or slide (so you don't have to use the zoom on the bottom bar). It shows you how much of your full canvas you are zoomed into as a red rectangle, and yes, you use this to navigate your image So much easier on the RAM too :)
I was able to relate to some points here and i'll definitely work on that :)
Also it's amazing to see the improvement you had through years of experience.hope to get to that level too. Thanks for this video!
my goodness
looking at that old art compared to your art now adays is incredible!
i aspire to come as far as you have with art!
HA! Krita can zoom in as far as NINE THOUSAAAAAAND Percent! Ahahaha... I need help.
Really helpful information, all that was said, especially about not using the full range of features on digital software, and overzooming. Sometimes, less is indeed more
Krita is my bae
I love krita, it's free and it even has an animation mode
pai pai lol when I couldn’t afford CSP, I tried Krita and hated it because I found it too complicated. There are some really pretty works made with it though...
@@wafa6377 It's pretty complicated at first, but it offers a really good emulation of traditional media. Prior to krita, I used photoshop, and corel, and of the three, I can say krita is my favorite, it's worth it to get to know it
I use krita too😆
15:41
I love these tips, and they're super helpful, but also.. Is that Persephone from Lore Olympus because that's friggin awesome- I thought to myself oh who hurt my baby, then I was like oh yeah, a p o l l o
I t I s a h h h h h h h h
I want to massacre Apollo, but I know Perse beat me to it lolol
This is so helpful! I'm slowly transitioning from real world art (pencil, pen, oil, acrylic, watercolor) to digital. It's so difficult knowing how to do something in real life but I can't reflect it in digital form. these tips were super great!
So thankful to youtubers who make art tips for artists who makes (probably)bad art or just on something they lack on...
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I will say, in some cases- A brush can be excellent to have. I, for example, struggled to add texture and interest to my lineart. After discovering a new lineart tool that I then modified for my own preferences, my lineart did improve significantly. It depends on the usage/interest the brush can add. You still need to learn how to use it.
However, some brushes can be nothing like you expected- Instead, you find yourself hating the brush, rather than liking it. I've had many of those experiences. But you should NEVER be afraid to ask an artist- "Hey, what brush is that?" So you can try it for yourself. Sometimes, borrowing a brush from another artist can help you develop your own, which suit your preferences.
Just came across this video this really helps a lot! Thank you so much!
I basically have drawn my whole life so traditional is definitely most comfortable. Pick-up good tips from YT videos and have some minor mistakes in my finished works. Those mistakes though help me realize them and improve for my next pieces. Just take some key things from different videos and try to implement it into your workflow. You'll find a process that works for you from there. 😊
I am extremely guilty for the zooming in part! 😂
But thank you so much for the advices, definitely going to be using this in future art pieces
Ikr?
It actually looks bad if you put in too many tiny details because they get distracting rather than look clever.
I had people tell me that it was annoying to look at my artwork in such cases because the details are too small to see properly but too big to not notice at all ^^"
But zooming to add tiny details on eyes?
Is it still accepted? ÓvÒ
@@crackle295 Well it doesn't matter of I accept it as long as you are satisfied with your work :)
But I'd say that adding too many little details in the eyes can look over polluted and not as nice, but if you want to add details, make them wider, for example the "shine", instead of a small dot, make it bigger and better to see.
But then again, you need to find the balance between details and pleasing appearance for the viewer to look at although some artist heavily rely on details and some keep it extremely simple.
I tend to do a mixture between them.
But the rest of the body is also important, if you are less experienced or just draw simpler, it can be distracting for the eyes to look really detailed while the body remains simple.
I guess that's also important to keep in mind ^^
But do what's best for you! It's your artwork after all~
Thank you!
It really helped me ouo
@@crackle295 I'm glad it did! :3
i draw with a mouse and i have to say my mouse art is better then my tablet art
Mizaki endo But if you don’t try the tablet art because you’re not use to it your digital art quality won’t be as good. That’s just a fact.
@@Kai-zz3no no the fact is my mouse art looks better then ones ive seen with pen tablets and my favorite deviant artists use a mouse and they look so good
@@FirstLast-lh5ev no for i still lack but i do know one the are like gods
@@Kai-zz3no All tools take time to learn. I don't understand what's so bad about not using a tablet? It usually depends on a person's preference and/or budget. I switch from mouse to tablet every time. But in the case of professional stand point/preference/needs, eventually you will have to/go for a tablet if your skill/art is calling for it. It's just easier because the tablet's versitality is unmatched.
I used to hate using a drawing tablet because I was more used to a mouse, but once I had practiced a lot and got good at drawing with a tablet, I could make better art even though I had actually less tablet practice than mouse practice.
Thank you so much for these tips. I just bought a tablet and I'm a beginer in the digital art world and this will help a lot. 👏
thank you so so much! I've been a traditional artist for years but whenever i tried to do digital it totally flopped! But i learnt so many things in your video, i finally have the confidence to draw digitally more often and even show people my drawings! :D
Thank you again for another very informative tutorial. I love watching your videos especially because I have ever really used Illustrator that much. For some reason it intimidates me. I did sign up at SkillShare. Time is now! Learn!
I love the tip about brushes! I mess around with new brushes a lot, but often I make my best art with one or two basic brushes that are just defaults in sketchbook pro :P
So glad you appreciate that part ♥️ I was afraid if it would be a bit too controversial because people depend on brushes in many degrees. So I'm happy to have at least one other person agree ^^
I only use 3 of the default brushes in Medibang
Seeing that I've been through the majority of these stages and realized they were mistakes and left them made me feel better.. Thanks
I only just found you and soon im gonna get a drawing tablet and officially start drawing and maybe posting here! This video helps a ton so thank you!! Also your drawings are amazing!!
“Not using a tablet”
*Cries in POOR*
I love digital art as well as your art and channel
Absolutely loved it 💕
Omg thank you so much >.< ♥️
Thanks for this video, I'm still a beginner on digital art and I've realized portions I need to improve in drawing!
WOW....lucky I stumbled on this great video. Im an amateur artist but these tips are awesome Nadia! The blending smudge brush, wow.....never worked properly before but with these tweaks they are awesome. The lasso painting is great too! I use an XP Pen screen tablet and it`s great albeit I`m a CG artist I still doodle and sketch, paint textures, etc. Keep up the great work!
15:47 Persephone is that you?
YAAASSSSSSS ❤️💦
I noticed that too!! 👀
Aaaaaah more fans!!!!
Even I recognized her, and I didn't start reading it yet
Erika Portorreal finally found the comment I was looking for
Great video "10 Digital Art Mistakes". The drawpad opened a whole world when I got it. You got me on one or two. The minute details is one. Years ago I got into this 3D drawing group that went insane on detail. If you drew a lamp it had wiring a working switch, screws on the light bulb with filaments inside. It was (as I would say ) Totally Insane, but when you zoomed in the interior parts were visible. Well, I know where it came from so now I gotta dump it. Loved the video
Over 10 years later than I wanted to, but I have finally started my journey on digital art and this video has beeb so incredibly helpful,thank you!
The bit about brushes is SO true!
I have S O many brushes imported into procreate but I always go back to using the default ones or brushes that I made myself because I have some ones that simulate ballpoint pens that I really love to sketch with since I do a ton more sketching than I do finished work
Oh god I am so guilty of Number 9 lmao
like I even know nobody will notice the millionth tiny detail I'm adding but my brain tells me I will absolutely die if I don't zoom in even further
"Don't zoom in more that 100%"
*Laughs in "i can't zoom in enough"*
Also I work on phone soooo... That might affect it...
Also I'm guilty of #08... I've started to try and use the other brushes more, but I don't often.
So useful and concise...and so funny! Love your humor and your art. Thank you.
Thank you for that message at the beginning. I transitioned to digital art recently and it's not like my traditional pencil and paper art and I felt horrible. But it's learning a new medium and I have to keep going. Thank you for this!
Don’t do digital art, but I love seeing the process!, this advice helps the nitpicks I have with it (I admire digital art, but every kind of art has its quirks)
Agree. Tbh I think it's sad people often feel like tgey have to pick a site? I love and adore both so much. No reason to decide for one or the other.
I'd like to put a little addendum at the end of your custom brush tip. The same goes for people who ravenously consume tutorials and look for specific nuggets of technique from good artists - thinking that somewhere out there, there's a single piece of knowledge they need to find and they'll magically become a great artist once they find it.
I have a friend who was like that, constantly searching for that silver bullet that would kill all of his drawing problems in one shot instead of practising the various fundamentals. Made my life hell for the better part of a decade shoving drawings in my face for opinions on how this thing he just learned looked instead of doing the sheets and sheets of practice he needed. He did eventually pull his thumb out and start to improve, though.
Thankies! 😘 Not sure how much time it'll take for me to adjust from traditional art but I'm excited to find out!
I'm just starting out and I can see myself going straight into these errors If wasn't for this video! thanks a lot!!