Can you get good brushwork with only the round brush?

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[marcobucci]

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[Kuya_Yan_]

Don't fear an artist who buy millions of brushes for one art, fear an artist who use one brushes for millions of arts! - Marco Bucci probably

[monicab.]

"We're going to paint with one brush, at 100% opacity and on one layer."

Calm down, Satan.

[MuhKhofi]

This make me realize that when i craving for like godly brush I just trying to runaway from the fact that Im not creative enough to use anything that I have to its maximum potential...

[jackkrauser]

One of my favorites is a square brush with the same settings as the round one

[naircat]

props on the thumbnail. honest, and to the point. makes for a very attractive lead in to the video

[annitendo]

The video for everyone always asking "Hey man, what brush did you use?"

[Silbusia]

Brushwork not brush matters! :D
This touches the reason why so many artists developped allergy to the question "What brush did you use?" - the question itself is innocent but in 90% or more cases it's caused by an awful mindset, that there are some magical brushes that do the work for you.
And it's so great you made this video :)

[randomsongs]

When you realize he's painting on the background layer:

[CatastropheArts]

Content is amazing as always but can we take a moment to appreciate Marco's voice?

Its just so calming and grounding

[mateusgoncalvesdasilva]

Sakimichan paints with the basic round brush only, just changing some settings when needed. I learned from her tutorials how versatile this brush can be, so I just use texture brushes in very specific situations. Also, I'm too lazy to test and master a lot of brushes. It's really helpful to see more people talking about this.

[eternia-reginleif]

this is the definition of master the technique before the tool, the thing that my teacher keep remind me of.

[spartacorza]

God bless you, you clarrified something that has been circulating art communities for a while.

[joniaikio]

Marco is amazing and love his videos. Here is a little tip on hotkeys: Instead of using brackets as hotkeys for changing brushsize you can use A and D, Then you have all the surrounding buttons available for other uses. I have S set for smudge, W for magic wand, Q for brush, E for eraser, R for lasso and F for mixer brush. Everything at the palm of my hand.

[zigfaust]

I only use 3 brushes:
Round, tapered, and one to simulate chalk.

ANY brush you "think" you need, you do not. Just learn to do it with a max of 3 brushes including round and you'll wonder why you even bothered before.

[julyol]

I was always a little overwhelmed by brushes so I usually end up just using the round brush anyway. The only thing I really variate, aside of size and pressure sensitivity, is hardness.
As for skin I make the brush very smooth and for things I want to have texture or a hard edge in, I'll pick a harder edge.
This way the round brush really has all I need.
I find textured brushed tend to look kinda flat. But that's just me having given them up pretty early on.

[danakodermac]

I swear your tutorials have improved my work faster than years training at the Academy. Thank you so, so much! :) <3 I'm also find this video super helpful - I'm classically trained too, and what was always bugging me is how digital brushes just don't have that randomness that natural brushes have - I definitively wasn't varying the size and opacity enough. Thanks again Marco! :)

[v-buckschan]

Found that quick timed color studies forced me to use specific mostly simple brushes, in fact I recommend quick 5 min color studies from movie stills, as you also use brushwork for storytelling

[mangjuan]

yes, in traditional painting, what we have is round and flat brush, if u want texture you improve your brushwork to gain natural signature stroke. or If u are looking for a specific texture you have to do it manually. especially in oil painting

[muh.andianto]

Oh My God, yes! I am that type of person who is often getting overwhelmed by those thousands brushes, wkwk!

Now I am glad that I am not a sinner for sticking with one brush (two actually, I am using "knife-like" brush too).