5 Things I Tell Beginner Digital Artists

five things i wish i knew before i started drawing digitally (basically 5 things i tell every beginner artists)
App: Procreate

this video took forever to edit so watch the whole thing 😡
jk im not gonna force u

timestamps:
00:00 - intro
00:03 - 1. colouring is hARD
1:02 - 2. clean lineart is overrated
2:10 - 3. am you even a good artist..??
3:16 - 4. the improvement mindset
4:19 - 5. canvas size??
4:53 - overview


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app: procreate
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[viyaura]

I MADE THIS 2 YEARS AGO WHY ARE PEOPLE FINDING THIS😭(i should make an updated version...)

[NNA_ZAB.]

As a digital artist, I can truly agree that coloring is the most difficult thing to do whenever you're illustrating something.
AND YET COMES RENDERING—

[thescreamingharp]

As someone who’s completely used to traditional art, trying digital was hell😭. It’s as if i was learning to draw all over again. Seeing improvement in my digital drawings was awesome though! Still a long way to go, but i’m getting it where i want it to be:D

[Kitoki.]

okay but can we talk about her immaculate taste in anime/genshin characters?!?

[Bubblemaster-uhoe]

So actually the 4th tip about not being good overnight is actually really useful for me. I was one of those gifted burnout kids so if something doesn’t come naturally to me I sorta just give up. But I’m really set on being an at least decent artist so just the reminder that it’s GONNA TAKE TIME and I can’t just be good at it immediately is good for me. Thank you❤❤❤ also your art is stunning and I wish I had gotten a better look at the Tanjiro one

[Reallycoolwaffle]

lesson learned, just dont color your drawings! :) LINE ART FOREVERRR.




Edit: Oh. 308 likes. Noice

Anotha edit :D : ooo 627 likes noice

[costelinha]

"You don't have to be good at everything to be a good artist"



True, that's why I'm a bad artist, I'm terrible at everything.

[Elizabethx-xlek]

1:38 I didn’t expect to see Dazai
love this video<3

[Blahajsever]

2:57 the motivational music got me😭😭😭😭

[xylo]

i'd learn how to draw and colour in like a month then spend the rest of the year trying to find my artstyle lmfao💀💀

[こんいちわろせですー]

LOVE THE COLUMBINA, TANJIRO, DAMIAN, SHOTO, ANYA AND SCARAMOUCHE ARTTTT btw so goodddd how didnt this get at least 1k

[EtrnalGameNMusic]

I am an Ibis Paint X artist.
For no. 5 I gotta say 1, 000 x 1, 000 doesn't look pixelated at all, in my art app at least. (I'm close-sighted and have to wear glasses that just makes things a bit bigger, However I can live without them as itc's not blurry at all.)
Plus on another one of my art sites (pixilart where the max is 700 x 700) I use 500 x 500 and there are some tricks to make the art seem less pixelated there, which is using a bigger canvas (I think the magic starts around 300 x 300) and thinner lines.
Edit: Autocorrect pixilart as pixel art so I had to fix it.

[radioisactive]

I would also recommend having messy shading. I used to do very solid blocks of shading and it was boring for me and didn't look very good anyway, but I switched the brush option to an oil paint style and made my shading messier and it looked better, was much easier to do, and I had more fun drawing that way.

This isn't really a rule just a tip for anyone who also struggles with shading and dislikes it like I did. This is how I do it, but every artist works differently and that's perfectly okay. So I guess my real advice is to not be afraid of trying something new and using new techniques in you art! You might discover a way of doing things you like way better

[DrawnInk]

Colouring is about lighting not colouring by numbers. You are so right about pixelation. Procreates biggest weakness in my opinion.

[Renikee]

Honestly, rendering might actually be the most fun part about drawing, at least for me, especially drawing the lighting

[Personalitypandemonium]

Being a bsd fan(bungou stray dogs), I was genuinely suprised seeing dazai and sigma😊.that aside love ur taste in characters

[kfjellyjaymehopkins]

Exactly. No holes but the color STILL LEAKS OUT ONTO THE WHOLE DAMN

[KarmelkaOfficial]

Im a beginner and this literally cured my art block i was crying Cause i couldnt draw humans backgrounds and etc but now i realized That i draw other things better and Thats just What i Need for now tysm

[riewolf]

Thank you for the video! I definitely agree on all the things you’ve said here; coloring has been one of the main things I have to work on, and consistency in how often you draw is key! I have drawn a lot less over the years so I see how frequency is very important

[aasthamini]

Ma'am sir WHY HAVENT YOU BLOWN UP ??! IS THE YOUTUBE ALGORITHM A BIT BONKERS NOT TO BLOW THIS UP btw love the tanjiro art ✨🖤