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@@philippfrogel9355 I don't know that I can defend the literal phrasing of 'goals', but I will say that the process and the result varies a lot depending on what you do. A painter can start by filling the canvas with colour kinda haphazardly and build from there - you can't do that very effectively in drawing. Clean linework is also typical of drawing, whereas this video highlights how linework is more replaced by shapes and edges painting. And those differences amount to expressions that differ in terms of visual arts (but of course are quite similar if viewed in a broad lense alongside woodworking and clay or architecture or what have you). I think that's what he's getting at but of course I don't know.
@@Dogbong thank you for taking the time to point all this out! I often think and try to use my pencil like a brush, as with pressure and/or holding it flat you can have a big variety of thickness of a stroke, although certainly in a smaller dimension than with a real brush. But interesting points, I will ponder about it when I'm painting the next time.
A clear, concise video for a topic that is not commonly addressed. This is a treasure right here. I really love how soft edges are explained. Seeing the example of pointillist technique and hearing you say that one shape "contaminates" another shape changes how I think about them. Now that I understand the principle behind it..hopefully it'll help my problem of messing up a shape when trying to soften its edges
I've always been wondering "how are they doing it?". I was looking on many digital paintings and I still couldn't figure out how artist made those brush effects, like they have completely different, magical brushes. But now I think I've finally found my answer... It's all so clear now. Thank you. You are the best.
I almost never say this, but you are an amazing teacher (there is a serious lack of them), and it's good that you are sharing that talent in some way. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching, everyone! New videos to be released every 4-6 weeks. I will also be starting a new "Art Industry Talk" series of videos (complete with painting demos, of course) where I will discuss any questions you may have about art and life as a working artist. Feel free to reply to this thread with questions and topics for discussion.
Doon // Thanks, Doon! Those topics of conversation will surely come up in the first episode of the Art Talk series. As for painting vs pencil drawing. I actually fall into the same category. I draw with paint, rather than with lines. But my first few years of training were exclusively with lines (and every now and then I take on freelance work that requires line drawing, so I still use those skills). I only switched to a paint-based approach years later, because I discovered going straight in with paint provides the shortest connection to my brain. However, I'd say it's not a good idea to avoid line drawing just because you're not good at it, or that it's harder. There are many lessons to learn with linear drawing that painting won't teach you. So my opinion? To be the best artist you can be - you can certainly have preferences - but you should also get your skills up with pencil, too.
After watching this video, I went back to the demo, and watched the beginning at a slow speed (0.25), and I could tell really clearly how and where you put the hard, soft and lost edges! These video's are amazing! Keep it up!!!!
Your videos are *insert the highest compliment here*!!! I wish I could support you in patreon but I'm still in middle school. I don't want to ask money from my parents.
FUCK YEAH MARCO! Amazing production and content! And to think you could fit that in 10 minutes, DAMN MAN! Can't wait for the next ones. Super glad to support you on Patreon. Well worth the money. Cheers
QUESTION. Hi! :) is there a way to control fade through pen pressure? I notice a very natural vibe to your stroke. In my case I often feel like I'm painting with an overloaded mop. As though my brush settings, like pen pressure and transfer, don't really kick in. Or like some of your textured brushes, when I watch your stroke I can see some of the "bristles" marks, where as in my case it looks like I have a hard edge brush picked. I hope I'm making sense... thank you!!
Excellent video, I've been needing something like this for a long time. There's millions of art tutorial videos but hardly any really go into brushwork, and the actual painting process. This was so helpful, thanks so much.
I have to commend you. After years of schooling and years of learning. You are the only one who has answered " How do I know when my painting is complete" with something other than "I just know" Bravo. I love your answer. It's simplistic but still has a way of being understood.
I've been needing this lesson so bad! I actually disagree with you on downloading brushes though! Ignoring the significance of the brush you use, you'd end up using photoshops basic ink brush and trying to blend with the blur tool! It's like trying to do a charcoal drawing with a flat tipped, cracked, tiny charcoal pencil. Personally, I downloaded someones brushes by tutorial and that left me with the tools I needed to start growing. It's not like I didn't return to basics and foundations after that, but getting your brushes right and knowing which does which should be a basic part of setting up your digital drawing workspace, in my opinion.
Thats a given but what he's saying is that your tools don't affect your ability or skills, getting better tools doesn't mean you'll improve and so forth. There's tones of people who make excuses such as 'so and so have better programs than me which is why I'm not as good' or 'if I have their brush set I would be just as good'. Instead of having the tools to create, your skill, technique and perspective is what sets the artwork.
Bucci makes you realize a lot of artists are hoarding and gatekeeping knowledge behind paid courses etc, hes one of the only people on here who teaches this crucial stuff.
I've been losing my mind lately, trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong and how to make my objects on the canvas stop looking so... cut and pasted. This here is literally the answer and I can't wait to practice that. Thank you for this tutorial! I like it that you also don't shy away from tools we are given. I often heard that using smudge brushes and the like was a "cheat" in the digital art, but I'm glad I can just go for it and not worry about some things being right or wrong.
So ... Where can I download your brushes ? Just kidding. Incredibly useful subject, although I never heard about it. Some theory between the grind sessions I good to progress.
Pulled so many threads together with this. I overworked areas for years and my digital stuff always looked worse because I would zoom in and detail something too much. Its like a rabbit hole you would never have enough time to detail it all and further, it dosent even look good. You just need a bit of focus on the subject and maybe here and there
Wow!!!This is an eye opener. Thank u so much for this. This changes everything. I am gonna watch this many more times and observe edges more intentionally. Could you also make one on the most basic brushes? Thank u and good day.
Thank you for doing all of this. I've tried and failed at digital painting for years now because I could never figure out why my art looked so different from the people I admired, even though we used the same brush. Your videos are really fun to watch and straight to the point, which is really hard to find. Anyway, thank you for uploading these for free. I hope your day is going well.
I've been stuck lately, always ending up with overly rendered, uniformly smooth paintings. I knew I wanted brushwork, I knew I wanted something interesting to look at, but I didn't know how to jump over that mental hurdle holding me back. This video just might be what enables me to make that jump 🙌 I thank you, Marco!
Oh, your videos are so helpful! They cover not-so-obvious topis in art and the message is short and clear (seriously, I appreciate they are not hour long and contain all the valuable information). I'm looking for a good brushwork in my painting. I've created couple of custom brushes in Krita and I'm looking for making more. It's even fun to create brushes, to try how different settings affect the stroke. Varied and "traditional" looking texture is important for me. I also start painting with soft edges, it gives more control on colors. I would recommend this way to everyone. I can't wait for more videos of this series!
First time seeing your channel, this is mind-blowing! I just thought I'd look you up before starting your Digital Painting course in svslearn, will definitely watch that then! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Wow this lesson was amazing! I've been painting since I was a little girl, now I'm a professional designer and even at my age, there's so much things I'm learning from your lessons. Thank you so much
on a serious note, I have held this belief for a long time that the way we paint reflects our mental state, of course people have workflows but it is more about the workflow that appeals more to you, not the one you are using.
I’ve watched digital artists use this start messy, refine later method in speed paints and have always been intrigued, especially since it’s counterintuitive to line artists, and moving too fast to understand at 20x speed or whatever. Thanks for breaking it down for the noobs!
i try to rewatch this series once every month. i have recently fell into the 'finding good brushes' fallacies. thanks again marco for reminding me that the fundamentals are what is essential
Hi, I really like this video but I got a question. How do you aply this principles of soft edges if you had a clear line Style of drawing? I Will wait your answer. Thanks.
This is probably one of the most important videos for new digital painters and most don't even realize it. Personalization and intrigue through brush work is the difference between "huh, that's pretty good" and "Holy shi...".
I saw your episodes previously and liked them a lot, but now I find them great - they make me think deeper about my painting style and speak visually more clear and understandable. Thank you, a lot!
Late comment, but was that Verklarte Nacht that you played during Pollock's piece? Hearing that small excerpt jogged my memory of that classical piece.
I wonder what your opinion of this guy's process would be: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4UFvCUtLCgk.html He's one of those who seems to come back again and again to refine. This link is to an especially built up piece!
oh my fucking god... i came for a 10 minutes video but this video is 9:35 long... What a clickbait, shame on you dude... (just kidding; amizing videos dude, helped me a lot in my digital paintings)
OMG! I have been using that "ratty" brush and spatter brush to soften edges all this time. Now it makes sense. Why no one talks about manipulating edges with a subtle texture like this is beyond me. The best I could get from people was - smudge, just not too much. Well, that was nor helpful at all. This is.
Great video, but if "choosing good brushes" is a logical fallacy, why do filberts and fan brushes exist? Why is digital the only realm where you don't need good tools? Why didn't you paint that whole demo with a flat square stamp to prove your point? Isn't finding the right brushes for you kind of part of finding your voice?
I wouldnt call it "The Stanton Principle". Its a principle thats been around for centuries in many media. Its a good quote for a beginners understanding, though.
Just wanna say a huge thank you for making these videos and uploaded them for free. They are so concise and clear and so well formatted (not just the information structures and editing, but also verbal speeches and audio quality!) Like the humor you put in each video and they make things more easier to understand and also make things which supposed to be dull and difficult interesting!
Hi Mr. Bucci, can you tell me the name of this artist (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CzCGP6kUvLU.html), thanks !!! (I can't write his name, please help me)
Well even if I am a huge fan of Andrew Stanton the unified theory of 2 + 2 was not his creation, it was used by Ernst Lubitsch and many others much more before him. It is a subject worthy of exploring since it can truly help artists
Woah, awesome! Always inspirational to listen to one of your talks before starting back at something -- what a talent to be able to not only paint, but TEACH. :D
Well, if you just looked a this video, go look at all the others, look also at other artist's videos, then play go ahead and try draw/paint without thinking of all of this, the magic in it is that when you'll find something that does not work in your creations, there this knowledge will naturally come back and you will be like : "oh yeah damn, what Marco said about shapes already ?" And you will get back here few months later and understand this video in a whole new perspective
Don't you think us starters may have to control edges in a realistic way and detailed, first, before jumping to these more difficult ways of managing them?
I am now a subscriber iv'e known how important this is but never seen a video of this on RU-vid. Im very new to digital painting and for ages iv'e primarily been doing line-art and studies on anatomy to sort of get my ability to draw figures up. im really keen to get into some major painting but most of all I want to improve my efficiency and don't wanna go down any wrong turns on the way that waste hours upon hours of day light. What I really am eager to learn from you is are their any more or less efficient ways to study painting? Iv'e heard pretty much everyone say traditional gives you a great baseline of transferable skills into digital also that life studies are great to get mileage and figure things out... other than these things would you have any major recommendations? not so much on theory but on how one should go about practicing.
Corey Wood That's a good question. I'll add that to a list of topics for my upcoming Art-Talk videos. But to respond here quickly: IMO, and like you referred to, the fastest and most efficient way to improve is to paint small studies outdoors, from life. Emphasis on small. I travel with the small Moleskine watercolour book and a pocket-size palette of watercolours and gouache. Fits in a fanny pack, and I can do a quick study in 20 minutes (you can see some of these in Episode 2, the paintings from Prague). Don't worry about painting badly (and when you paint outdoors, your ego will take a beating, it's inevitable), just fill those sketchbooks with studies of everything. You'll be subconsciously figuring out what works, what doesn't, how color interacts, how pigment interacts, nature's practical colour theory, and so much more. Painting like that is the most fun I have as an artist.
Wonderful explanation for brushes and edges. I really loved the part about picking music for you painting or composition and i think your examples where spot on. Thanks you for sharing!
Tyvm. I think this will help me a lot. I have fallen into the trap of thinking all my edges need to be hard. ...as a pencil and paper artist, most of my life, I feel that if the viewer can't tell what I have drawn, then I failed. But on the computer my linework often makes the images look worse so I have drifted into painting more but was not sure how to translate it. This helps. I need to let some edges be notes for the viewer to interpret.
i was struggling with the brushes for awhile, turns out i just didnt like the brush engine haha. i still use it for the basis of the color, value, and edges, but i use another app for the detailing and stuff cause i like the brushes better. i find this workflow keeps me from getting caught up in blending and brushes until i have a solid painting to work with.
