How to Learn Digital Painting (Beginners)
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- Опубліковано 9 гру 2020
- A true beginner's guide to digital painting. The best way to learn the basics and get started with it. Remember, much like learning to play an instrument, the most enjoyable way to get good is to take works you like and break them down in a way that makes it accessible without ruining the intent.
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I feel very targeted every time you say not to use lines
Hahahah I love your videos MDJ, that’s why I felt so much targeted too 😂😭😭
I feel like there are pros and cons when using lines or not, and I still can't decide what's the best for me.
@@KawaiiSynthwave exactly. But after all, it’s just about mastering your style & Personnal tastes.
it makes it easier to feel less confined and it's easier to go back and rework a bad area for sure.
@@dystopiaproject yeah, right.
I love them all, honestly XD
I thought you over exaggerated your hair in your self portraits. I was wrong
Law Cay His hair is a chaotic beauty
Lol
He has an irl anime hair
man looks like a cartoon character and i'm here for it
His hair is nice, I like it.
Lord, as someone who grew up drawing lines and focusing my art to look like a manga, this is going to be an absolute struggle
Same :(
why do you have to actually give up on lines when you are actually drawing manga. .manga arts lookes better in lines.
@@arghosen9036 that's what I thought. But it's really amazing to combine manga art with painting u should try too!
@@arghosen9036 yea i agree, i cant really imagine manga with painting style. That is before i read chainsaw man
With 2 value distalation you can’t use lines, but just with digital painting you can, unless you don’t want that
Sinix: "Art is all about decision making."
Me: "Oh no..."
xD
Yeah ... suddenly I'm starting to understand why I feel terror and stress doing art. I think it's hilarious when people suggest doing art to "unwind" when I'm stressed out. NO. hahaha
@@samanthabeaty4578 haha same, it frustrates me rather then being a think I love to do, especially when I can’t do what I expect myself to do
XD
:'D
when you've been digital painting for over 3 years and still feel like a beginner :')
I can relate :')
You got me here. I feel the same
A good description of every sinix video
Same! Me too
you are training for a skill that takes a lifetime of practice! my teacher says that everybody has 10,000 shitty drawings inside of them so you have to work hard to get them out of your system
"art is all about decision making"
me who's unexceptionably TERRIBLE at decisions: *chuckles* im in danger
That’s me HAHAHA
That one sentence suddenly made me realize why I suck so bad at art and why it is so hard for me, lmao. I really chose the best hobby for me, haha
Me being so bad at making decisions that my middle name is practically indecision
Same
Kathleen I felt that comment 😂😭
I've been struggling to get my brain to understand HOW painting works without lines, this was an absolutely BRILLIANT breakdown and thank you so, SO MUCH! Please, more of this!
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Commenting so I can get back to this in the future and see how far I've come with digital painting. This is the video that set me on my track. Watched on January 24, 2022 and started to paint a penguin that same day.
You got this!
@@sinixdesign He replies 👀 Happy to have found your channel! Awesome work 😄
How did your penguin turn out? :D
How you doing bud?
How's it going?
I've been doing digital drawing for about 4 years and I'm still heavily relying on lines instead of shapes. Thank you so much for this!!
tbh most pros use lines to guide their shapes, no need to avoid em
a good sketch has the most potential to be a great painting'
but shape design is definitely the most important thing, followed by value and composition
also, once u notice em, shapes are just the most feel-good thing ever
whenever i spot good shape design i go "whOOOOO boi, that's a SEXY shape"
You can apply the same concept for lines too. Recently I simplified a lot of my sketches looking for important shapes and fewer strokes. It speeds up a lot the workflow.
👍👍👍
but i dont understand. How am I supposed to draw without lines? I can copy someone else 's work or photo without lines and start with light dark values. But drawing an original painting is tough. Also I looked at Sinix's painting process for ex: Princess Peach, He has a line work, So what's being taught here. If you have found the answer, please let me know.
@@PramodShetty You can have an undersketch. This isn't saying you can't have that.
What it's saying is that the *final work* uses shapes to form the subject of the painting, rather than using lines to define everything.
Shit, I thought I was at intermediate level before watching this video, now I'm back to being a beginner
You could be at intimidate or advance in certain aspects but some thing a sinix talked about here you just didn't know.
We're all beginners at something
@@yoyolol22
Well, I’m that beginner on everything (._. ;)
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Better learn what you missed than never
okay but like, has anyone actually gone and tried that two value study thing on their own yet. I'm on a second attempt and this shit is fucking hard.
i have! i did two value studies on greek statues and it’s fucking hard, especially when for almost a decade i’ve only been using lines...
I’m watching this video and already internally suffering…
I tried with some JoJo's characters and I'm doing pretty well, even though it takes a lot of time.
If it was easy you wouldn't need to do it. You'll get there. Restricting yourself like this is a great way to identify what is important in a piece.
If anyone is struggling though and finding themselves getting frustrated, I'd suggest choose some study images with clearer separations of light and dark values. That way you're still learning properly but avoiding the frustrated feeling as it'll be easier for you to make those decisions. Once that's too easy for you, move onto images with more complicated value ranges.
i've tried this like 5 times and it's not working. I don't understand how he does it...
No lines, GOT IT.
Me: Looks at my art work.
This is a habit that will be hard to overcome.
Me: Always drawing with a pen
not drawing lines while copying looks easy. How am I supposed to just draw an original pose without line work at all? I didn't get it. I think he should have demoed with an original work.
@@PramodShetty when you make an original work wouldn't you use reference to draw things? Then it wouldn't be much different as to when copying an image. Also, as long as you know the shape of what you want to draw I don't think it would be a problem.
@@PramodShetty check out Marco bussi on how he draws with values or grayscale, it is nothing but shape and terribly amazing.
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pogchamp! very useful stuff here, thanks for using muh stuff
Ahmed i love your art. Wish i could be your teacher :)
I think of some random dumb, funny things. The next time someone says to me that draw the line there, meteorically, I want to literally draw them a line and hopefully laughter, the best medicine, comes into play.
pog :D
bro ur awesome
ma man !
been doing digital art for a few yrs now ..yet I still feel the need to watch this
SAME
Same. I’ve already done a few paintings that look decent, but I’m not confident in my skills at all. Having no foundation in core painting skills is incredibly frustrating when you want to try something new but have no idea how to bend the rules. This video has very convenient timing!!
i've been doing digital art for maybe 6 years now and i still come back to watch these! it's a great idea (although I'm only 18)
same like, I’ve been digitally painting for a few years but it’s sinix (!) and he posts sparsely.
Yes.. I’ve only been drawing with lines lmao
I rely heavily on lines for traditional art since I do character design and illustration, so I'm very excited to try this digital painting style!
I'm trying to start learning digital painting and this video is all that I needed. I've watched a bunch of tutorials from some incredible artists, but I encountered two barriers: (1) they all have VERY different processes, and I don't know which one will be best for me, since I've never done anything like this and (2) I constantly felt that there was a lot more theory behind what they were doing than that which they could make fit into a short tutorial. I feel like this video is waaaay more "back to the basics", which is just what I needed. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing! I was feeling completely lost, but now I'm excited to get back to studying. =)
@Andy how far have you come and if possible can I have tips on practing it?
Same!
"My friend ahmed aldoori" He was definitely on gun point
honestly tho someone help are they friends or do they hate each other im so confused
@@cerf5693 they're friends, watch the lightbox talk they did together. being mean is how sinix shows love :D
@@AnnaGlin oo ok thanks:)
Sorry for promoting, I’m an aspiring digital artist and Animator.
Hope you could visit my channel.❤️❤️
My world is lines. I love lines. It gives me life.
based on your profile picture it looks like you have a good eye for shapes too though! I imagine you see values so clearly in your head that you only need to define the perimeters of the shapes to create an illustration and that reads!
@@gale6012 What I loved most about lines is that the line in itself is so intersting. Like use more pressure and you get a darker, thicker line. Playing with that, creating forms and shadows is very satisfying. Searching with the line for forms - this is how I do art. I see how colored shapes can do the same and are just as flexible, but I lose what I love most. (Or I'm just too lazy to challenge myself) I'm just crazy like that. I did paint in the past though. But never digitally. I don't have a talent for colors and I would need to reduce my color palette from the start or I will get lost.
You can apply the same concept for lines too. Look for big shapes, simplification, and fewer strokes in the first sketches. It will make iterations and more detailed line work faster and easier.
@@katharinamarschall5662 I can see that too! That reminds me of school when everyone would talk about "calligraphy". I think it's the use of weighted lines to describe the edges of turning forms. I feel like that is just as good a way to approach describing form. Sinix's paint-sculpting is really suited to digital illustration. Lines are effective too in a more frazetta direction.
You like lines?
Name all pick up lines
Thank you!!! I was born with a visual deficiency, yet still love to use what sight I do have to explore my creativity. This video has been the first to make values understandable and visually accessible to me. Digital painting is a hobby for me because it is accessible for me. I’m so happy to have found your channel.
Its so sad to see such a talented and awesome artist get so little recognition, I've been watching your videos longer than I remember and I can't wait until people start to see your work and you get more popular on UA-cam. Keep on making these videos man.
Trying this out, this solves so many lighting problems I've had! God it's so simple yet I can't believe it took me so long to realise, he's completely right about lines, I'd been relying on them for shape and structure and it usually made my work look wonky (mostly due to my skill level) since I didn't know how to balance my values, anatomy, and proportion. God I'm so excited!
hallo frend. how much did you improve?
@@hellpony4299 HIYA FRIEND. I TOOK A BREAK FROM DRAWING BUT I GOT PASSION ONCE MORE. IVE FORCED MYSELD TO RESTART FROM THE BASICS BECAUSE TURNS OUT I LEARNT SOME BAD HABITS BUT IT TURNED OUT FOR THE BETTER!! NEVER HAS MY COLOUR PAINTING BEEN THIS VIBRANT AND SO COMPLIMENTARY, IVE HAD TO STICK TO GRAYSCALE FOR A WHILE BUT IM SO GLAD TO BE BACK TO COLOUR. I FEEL LIKE A GOD. IM STILL BAD AT IT BUT IT'S GETTING WAYYY BETTER
Me, a guy whos been drawing for 3-4 years: “hmmm, yeah, I know some of these words”
good burger is great
You're saving my life with this. I somehow missed when you posted this video but the 2 value approach (and going higher to 3 values and edges etc.) is something I can practice by myself without being way too overwhelmed by all the other aspects of digital painting. Huge thanks for ALL your tutorials!!
I'm so glad that I found this. I've been wanting to take up some courses in sketching and digital painting, and this has definitely helped me to stay excited for my journey in art. Thank you so much!
I learned so much in such a short time. Only problem: have to edit sometihng for uni but I now really want to draw. Why did you do this to me
thats literally how i felt when i watched this
if it's your art on pfp, your style is very nice.
@@user-dv8wv4si3h yeah actually mine. Glad you like it 😊
you’re seriously my biggest art help and inspiration 🥺 everything you teach and explain always makes so much sense and really helps me!!
Same! His videos are so good
Gorillaz
@@2dfan942 yup :D
Nice 2D pfp :)
Sorry for promoting, I’m an aspiring digital artist and Animator.
Hope you could visit my channel.❤️❤️
I just want to that I’ve watched a whole pile of speed painting videos and tutorials in hopes of getting into digital painting and this has by far been the most helpful video I’ve seen. I am coming from mostly a drawing and photography background and knew I was missing something fundamental in terms of how to think about painting. I actually feel like I know where to begin now. Thank you.
The fact speed is a requirement for you is kind of already an error. Everyone works at their own pace and in doing so you put unneccesary pressure on yourself. Remember, you do art because you like to, not to be fast about it.
@@etoyoshimura5834 I agree with your point. What I was referring to by “speed painting” wasn’t about wanting to paint quickly. It was that I had watched a lot of time lapse videos where several hours of painting are sped up to be viewable over the course of a few minutes, in an effort to try to understand other artists’ approaches and processes. The point I was getting at was that this video cleared up a few core concepts that helped me better understand those “accelerated full process” videos. :)
More of these very beginner videos, please. I have so much to learn about both seeing shapes and using the tablet with the software brushes (as opposed to scribbling with a physical pencil or something) and these videos hit the perfect balance. Thank you so much!
Sinix:- So you still a beginner
Me:- yeah i am
a very subtle way of asking Ahmed to release an artbook
I've even been to art school but this is the first time anyone has ever made it so clear . . . what painting is. Very helpful and I'm ever so grateful.
Been on and off art and always feel bad because when I jump in I'm never happy with what I make.
This was really interesting for me because I did the first task with the marble duck and thought my outcome looked bad, but when I saw the smaller preview in the folder, it actually looked alright.
That outcome has given me enough confidence to keep with art consistently and study in this manor so hopefully I'll improve more than I have been before. 👍
I literally just realized a few days ago that I really needed to start focussing more on shapes so the timing of this video is just insanely perfect! Thank you, I'll definitely have to do some studies like this!!
Man, I just want to thank you for taking the time to put these videos together for us.
Got my first tablet this year, and have been trying to self teach. Information like yours really helps with understanding concepts I never even realized existed.
So much clarity about something I have been so timid to try. I even have Procreate but haven’t done one rendering in the app! Thank you for your approach and generosity! You can’t imagine how valuable the way you present things is or how much it means to those who are late starters and really want to draw.
I’m an older artist, and I’ve been doing digital artwork off and on for quite a few years. I have to say that coming across your video today, along with the excellent way you presented your perspective of approaching the creation of it, is definitely what I needed, and I believe will help me break through to another level. This is exactly what’s been missing in my digital realm of doing artwork. As one who has always drawn detailed line art first, then filled it in with values, this approach is going to be both challenging and very rewarding. I’m excited! Your channel looks excellent, and I’ve already subscribed. Looking forward to absorbing as much of your content you’ve created as I can. Thank you so much!
the fact that this was EXACTLY the video I've been looking for recently,,, I'm not sure how you knew but thank you!! Much appreciated
I'm only starting and was feeling kinda overwhelmed with all the elements I needed to look for when painting on Photoshop, so this helped me a lot to understand the basics, thanks!
sinix sir your tutorials are always the push one needs in their artistic journey, you always break down those big fundamentals into digestible bites and i cant thank you enough for all the help i got from your videos over the years
As someone who is floating between intermediate and beginner, this is a really good foundational video, thank you Sinix.
As someone just getting back into drawing (used to religiously), and choosing to go digital, this video helped so much both for inspiration, and as a great idea to help plan some study's to practice with working myself back into things.
Thank you!
I’ve been into digital painting in like 5 years and still cant paint im dying lmao
Thank you for this video!! At first I used this method to practice, but then I ended up making a really cool portrait with my own style to it once I got the hang of it. I didn’t know I was capable of making something like that on my first try, but in addition, the steps you walked us through REALLY helped me train how to see shapes better and to use that to my advantage. I’ve always drawn with lines being a priority but that’s only gotten me stressed with making perfect proportions and whatnot.
I haven’t been able to create much digital art in years, but I’m so happy I finally found a video that did help me progress. Thank you so much!
You are the real digital beginner guru. This was what my mentor had told and ignored but you brought me back to it and made me realize this is where fun is. Thank you
This was super useful to me! I knew to do these types of exercises from my traditional painting practice, I don't know why it never occurred to my little noggin that I could use the same principles in digital painting. It's easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of customized brushes and settings and lose track of the big picture.
I was so lost on how to start digital painting and this actually helped me so much, thank you
Digital painting seems so intimidating but this advice is excellent, thank you for the tutorial!!!
Ahhh thank you! I've been drawing for my entire life and have wanted to dip into painting but it's just so overwhelming. I appreciate this video so much!
This was fantastic! Your explanation of painting and fundamentals is so under rated. I hope more viewers cross paths with your channel! Thank you
At the end of the video when you only selected the dark section and used the third value there, that was my light bulb moment. Using it as a second light or dark value had never fully clicked in my head for me until now. Thank you so much.
Sinix is one of the most valuable persons I found on the internet. Been drawing and painting everyday for a year now and my art is growing like never before. All thanks to you ,Sinix. Your videos have been the greatest guidance and inspiration for me^^
I'm really so glad to have found this video. I'm just getting into digital drawing (moving from traditional drawing), and I was starting to get this vague idea around using shapes instead of lines because I was just really getting overwhelmed. I'm so happy your video just affirmed this idea! The distillation studies are also really useful, and I'll look into trying them out
I overcomplicate both drawing & painting, and I’m aware of this but still do it; this video’s been a great help in hitting me over the head with distillation & simplification 🥳 Thanks dude
Straight to the most important stuff, i'll definitely try that distillation practice!
Thank you Senpai :3
As someone who’s been wanting to get better at painting but years this was insanely helpful! I put this videos advice into practice right away and I saw immediate improvement. Turns out I’ve been focusing too much on lines and not shapes like you said.
Thankyou for really breaking down these fundamental and core techniques, I feel like this has helped me so much as a self taught artist- even though I've been drawing for over a decade I've never actually been taught the concept of shapes vs lines- So thankyou so much for the wonderful video and opening what feels like a brand new door for my art journey!! :D
Thank you! I started applying this method over some old sketches ( on about 30% opacity) and I’m seeing an improvement in my shadow shape design. This exercise was so insightful I did about 3 in one day. I have a job, wife, and kid; so 3 is a lot for me 😁
It's pretty cool that even after all these years you still make content.
As someone who can’t afford art school this video has been a huge help! I was struggling with painting for song long and never understood shape language till this video. Thank you so much !!!!
I'm struggling on painting shadow for creating shape. Now you have saved me with this tutorial. Thank you!
Step 2 is really really illuminating for me. I've always felt like people who are good at painting, especially physical painting, just magically know how to get all the tiny gradients and colors. but you explained distillation and it clicked. you're not perfect. you're doing your best and making it look nice. that's it! it feels so much more real.
I went to college and got my BFA in illustration and I don't think any of my professors ever taught me this. But it was because I worked in digital art and all my professors worked in traditional painting & drawing. So not all of their techniques worked for me. I heavily rely on drawing with my digital paintings, and I always thought the issue was with the line art. But nobody ever taught me that instead of relying on lines, you should learn how to make art without them. This helped me a bunch! Thank you!! 💖🙏🏻
This tutorial is the first where I actually found something useful, I’ve been unlucky and just seen amazing pieces of art, some useful tips on how to use this and that software and relative brushes, but no explanation on how to actually exercise to get better! You’ve got a new subscriber
I must say, this is BY FAR THE BEST VIDEO on painting I've ever watched. Wow. I'm really impressed. I've seen lots of other people trying to explain exactly the same thing but you were the first person who actually made it simple and easy to understand. Thank you so much!
omg i've been a beginner wrongly all this time
Why do I relate to this..
yess for 3 years meexD
👍👍👍
This is the earliest I've been here.
Thank u for this content and stay safe 🌷
With the first minute and a half, I’ve already picked up a lot of this idea from painting and seeing people make digital art. But now since I’m really about to embrace seeing shapes instead of lines once I get my tablet, it’s such an amazing concept to me and makes it so much more fun, exciting, and it feels like it’ll be a lot easier now then just jumping into line work.
Exactly the tutorial I needed especially coming from the drawing world where, exactly as you stated, you focus on lines. Excellent work!
Damn, Never clicked so fast. Thanks Sinix, I appreciate it
I’ve always been hesitant starting digital painting even when I have all the materials for it. But lately I’ve been feeling really motivated!!
Coming back to this video after taking a break from art for a while makes me realise you're not necessarily going for a one for one recreation and realism with these studies but more going for an appealing middle ground which if is why it's good to study from other artists who have already done the heavy lifting.
Art is like translating languages, if you translate word for word perfectly it may not flow naturally in a different language, but by changing parts to account for the act of translation you can make a clearer sentence.
This is the best painting lesson I have ever seen. Simple, yet inspirational. Thank you.
Wow. This video blew my mind and made learning digital art feel so simple and reachable. Sinix Thank you!
I really, really LOVE how you just make it look SO simple, love it
This actually gave me a perspective that I lacked, thank you!
Thank you, Sinix! Can’t wait for more advanced techniques)
This taught me A LOT! Thank you so much, I have been practicing drawing for a while but I hink painting really will push me more
This is your best video to date. If I were to introduce someone to digital painting, this would be the first thing I would show them.
That exercices to put in two colour is so interesing !! I'm gonna do that
This is one of the most understandable tutorials. I appreciate the education and that you explain what you're doing while you're doing it! A lot of artists come on youtube and just draw while recording and slap a label that says "tutorial" when in reality they teach nothing to the user.
I NEEDED this. I can’t even tell you. I’ve been a watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil artist for years but I just bought everything I needed to go digital and spent a pretty penny doing so. I could not find a flow. I realize that there is a learning curve to going from traditional to digital but I just couldn’t mesh. I was following a lot of tutorials from like Manga character artists and similar stuff since they have gorgeous finished products and they do lots of tutorials. But I didn’t really do that style of traditional art to begin with. Ive always been a painter and used color and light to create shape and form more than lines so I just couldn’t make the connection and have it come out how I wanted. This helped me immensely. I have to let go of all the media I’ve seen that made me want to go digital of everyone making sketches and then inning them in a Manga style. I need to reframe it as a canvas the same as any, and that I can use tools that are available to me instead of just what I see people using online.
I’m SAVED. You always post when I’m drowning in not knowing where to start 😭🥺
I loved this video, your teaching is amazing, i am no fluent in english but I can understand because you is so good
i watched this way back when i was starting on digital painting, and now i found myself back here again c: i learned a lot from him. thank you sinix!
You’re one of the first person to give me a simple and effective way to start painting properly. Thanks
Bruh ... the part with the bird .... damn .. I’m learning a lot ngl
I am a beginner and I keep watching this over and over
It really helps!
Sinix Design knows how to teach, Very clear!
I just got out of design school (graphic design), realized that I wanted to go into digital art so here I am! So excited to start this journey.
9:45 “That’s another reason why it’s good to draw from *talented* artist” 👁💧👄💧👁
I wasn't born in an "art" environment, but i remember how i started with art..... it was when my dad was helping with my 2nd grade drawing homework and he taught me that its all about the shapes, and once i got the shapes down i can focus on the details.... and that's how i got to drawing my first ever cat and to many more cats till now 😊❤
This video is so helpful!!! I'm a digital artist but am more integrated with digital drawing (lines) and have recently showed more interest in digital painting. It seemed super hard and I didn't know where to start and this video made me get over a lot of my fear! Thanks for helping this artist take a step into a new pool
Thanks for making these vids. It can be intimidating starting out, but the way you break the process down really helps me!
Wow this was all so well explained. My mind is blown. 😳
i really want to see a tutorial about edges , i've never been able to understand the that well
Try Marco Bucci's video about edges. It's really good.
@@fiaanab429 second thiss
Thank you, out of the 1000 tutorials on UA-cam, on the subject, yours was the easiest to understand and I truly appreciate it.
Thank you, this is a very helpful video. It seems to me that the most difficult thing in drawing is the analytical part, where the image is simplified, all unnecessary details are removed, only the most important remains. Of course, we have already seen everything that you showed, and more than once in other videos, but you showed it all together, arranging it in the correct order. This helped to build the correct order of work and study, made things clearer .. thank you very much)
*Can't wait for Edges!* 😎
ok now I gotta wait for the edges video dammit
Im so excited for the freakin edges video!!!
@@gale6012 did wee get itt
There's an old one
I believe this is your most valuable video so far. I usually watch your videos two or three times in order to take everything in, but I think I'm going to have to actually FOLLOW ALONG with what you're doing to fully absorb this one.
The best video of how to start that I have seen. I'm returning to draw now after 2 years without draw nothing and this opened my mind to some things