I want to add texture not because I want to "mimic traditional style", but because people say, that my drawings are too smooth and "sterile" (like it's made from plastic)...
This helped me so much. I've drawn my whole life, and at some point thought to myself, "I'm getting pretty good at this. Imagine what I could do if I had a tablet and a computer and photoshop!" This was mainly in reference to knowing how I would be able to zoom in and alter things and have better control in general over what I was doing. Surely that would improve my art, right? And then of course, when the pencil would break and scuff the paper, or if there was something underneath, or any sort of texture from the tool or the medium that didn't work in my favor. "Must be nice not having to deal with this." Fast forward years later, becoming a digital artist, and thinking: "This feels and looks nothing like what I'm used to, I just need to tweak the settings to make it more like pencil..." And then waste hours every session on goofing around with the billions of settings and experimenting. Which might not be a waste, as I definitely am still learning. But when I noticed I was doing the exact opposite of what I used to think, I started having a mini-crisis! Like all that was going to happen was I was going to eventually get it exactly like pencil, and then be like: "Gosh, if only it wasn't so unpredictable/I had more control over the medium..." And then the cycle continues. Still, I think I glossed over the fact I would still be able to do the big manipulations. You know, undo, redo, transform/cut/copy/paste/move, and of course have access to more art tools than possibly any traditional artist ever had. Packed into my magical art machine. And I never have to buy paper or paint or lead. Or new erasers. Sure, I have to replace some parts, and keep up on nibs, but it's way better this way. But you really helped me see it from another perspective and it clicked. I do a lot of practice with the basic stuff because I've literally spent like 8 hours straight on multiple occasions simply experimenting with all the tools at my disposal, and not accomplishing anything specific. Like, it became a problem. So I eventually had to make a new brush folder and make a rule for myself that only the standard hard and soft round brushes can go there. That's it. And I would spend many sessions just using those two brushes, tweaking their settings AS NEEDED, but not saving new brushes. But I noticed when using this basic-hard-round-brush, I started adapting to its sterile nature by adding squiggles, or by suggesting as many lines as I could by kind of "dotting," or "dashing" my strokes. Like, I use line suggestion to begin with, but when you use the round brush with no pressure settings, everything will look stiff and sterile unless you finesse that texture and energy back in. So now, after seeing this, the short explanation is that there's a happy medium between textured and smooth. When working with traditional, you're typically starting at an over-textured state, and generally working toward the smooth end of the spectrum, *but not going all the way to the opposite end.* And when working with digital, it's the opposite. You're typically starting in a completely barren, overly-smooth state, and working toward the textured side. I guess it has a lot to do with balance and contrast. Traditional: rough to smooth Digital: smooth to rough (So as to reach the same middle ground between smooth and rough)
I appreciate how accessible this tutorial is to those of us who don't use PS, since most of these tools exist in every art program :) . I also appreciate how exact you are, no "and then mess around with filters". You say exactly what you're doing and why you're doing it, I thank you :D
I love how the fundamental reason you do this is basically the same as why you do this when producing music. Gluing your mix together and making something cohesive, organic, and rich feeling.
you're going to blow up Tim! I'm watching all your vids and really love your style of teaching. Love the emphasis on having fun and making work instead of endless studies. Your channel is what was missing from my art practice. Thank you!!
Cara, voce é incrivel!!! Esse sentimento que na arte digital tudo ficou mais fácil e agora a luta é para tornar o digital mais vivo e tradicional é o que eu sinto a muito tempo, nem mesmo eu sabia explicar até ver o seu vídeo, parabens!!! 👏👏👏👏
Really informative video, I'm getting back into digital art but trying to take it more seriously this time around (properly learning digital techniques), and I think this was the most useful video I came across when determining my artstyle.
Thank you very much for sharing! I've been wondering on how you achieve the look and feel of your pieces and your workflow in general. At first I assumed you'd be using a variaty of paper textures that you are masking out. Seeing now that the texture is painted in carefully by hand, it makes so much sense that my experiments with full textures lacked something. Gonna try your approach next time I color a piece!
I’m the same way with line art. I started art with a pencil so it took some time getting used to ink. I ink like I sketch. That’s the only way I was able to handle inking.
For some reason, my overlay does not turn transparent at 50%. It lightens the image slightly. I wonder why that is. It's the same for RGB and CMYK. Great tip.
please if you know how to solve this problem when i downloaded the brushes and use it for each click to paint the brush rotates by its self and i want to stop this rotation
I want to add texture not because I want to "mimic traditional style", but because people say, that my drawings are too smooth and "sterile" (like it's made from plastic)...
Yes I’m having this exact problem! I like digital art but nothing will beat pencil and paper.
What helped me with this problem was learning more about materials and their texture and improving my brushwork.
oh my god!!! i never heard anyone talk about the 50 gray getting invisible on overlay!!! thanks you a ton!
This helped me so much.
I've drawn my whole life, and at some point thought to myself, "I'm getting pretty good at this. Imagine what I could do if I had a tablet and a computer and photoshop!" This was mainly in reference to knowing how I would be able to zoom in and alter things and have better control in general over what I was doing. Surely that would improve my art, right? And then of course, when the pencil would break and scuff the paper, or if there was something underneath, or any sort of texture from the tool or the medium that didn't work in my favor. "Must be nice not having to deal with this."
Fast forward years later, becoming a digital artist, and thinking: "This feels and looks nothing like what I'm used to, I just need to tweak the settings to make it more like pencil..." And then waste hours every session on goofing around with the billions of settings and experimenting. Which might not be a waste, as I definitely am still learning. But when I noticed I was doing the exact opposite of what I used to think, I started having a mini-crisis! Like all that was going to happen was I was going to eventually get it exactly like pencil, and then be like: "Gosh, if only it wasn't so unpredictable/I had more control over the medium..." And then the cycle continues. Still, I think I glossed over the fact I would still be able to do the big manipulations. You know, undo, redo, transform/cut/copy/paste/move, and of course have access to more art tools than possibly any traditional artist ever had. Packed into my magical art machine. And I never have to buy paper or paint or lead. Or new erasers. Sure, I have to replace some parts, and keep up on nibs, but it's way better this way.
But you really helped me see it from another perspective and it clicked. I do a lot of practice with the basic stuff because I've literally spent like 8 hours straight on multiple occasions simply experimenting with all the tools at my disposal, and not accomplishing anything specific. Like, it became a problem. So I eventually had to make a new brush folder and make a rule for myself that only the standard hard and soft round brushes can go there. That's it. And I would spend many sessions just using those two brushes, tweaking their settings AS NEEDED, but not saving new brushes. But I noticed when using this basic-hard-round-brush, I started adapting to its sterile nature by adding squiggles, or by suggesting as many lines as I could by kind of "dotting," or "dashing" my strokes. Like, I use line suggestion to begin with, but when you use the round brush with no pressure settings, everything will look stiff and sterile unless you finesse that texture and energy back in.
So now, after seeing this, the short explanation is that there's a happy medium between textured and smooth.
When working with traditional, you're typically starting at an over-textured state, and generally working toward the smooth end of the spectrum, *but not going all the way to the opposite end.*
And when working with digital, it's the opposite. You're typically starting in a completely barren, overly-smooth state, and working toward the textured side. I guess it has a lot to do with balance and contrast.
Traditional: rough to smooth
Digital: smooth to rough
(So as to reach the same middle ground between smooth and rough)
I appreciate how accessible this tutorial is to those of us who don't use PS, since most of these tools exist in every art program :) . I also appreciate how exact you are, no "and then mess around with filters". You say exactly what you're doing and why you're doing it, I thank you :D
I love how the fundamental reason you do this is basically the same as why you do this when producing music. Gluing your mix together and making something cohesive, organic, and rich feeling.
That’s a great analogy! Yeah it’s a similar idea
you're going to blow up Tim! I'm watching all your vids and really love your style of teaching. Love the emphasis on having fun and making work instead of endless studies. Your channel is what was missing from my art practice. Thank you!!
Thanks Roland! I'm glad you like the stuff so far!
ive actually always wondered how you got that texture in your works! thanks for sharing tim
No worries! Thanks Omeed!
I can't thank you enough for the clear, concise, and transparent sharing of wisdom.
Cara, voce é incrivel!!! Esse sentimento que na arte digital tudo ficou mais fácil e agora a luta é para tornar o digital mais vivo e tradicional é o que eu sinto a muito tempo, nem mesmo eu sabia explicar até ver o seu vídeo, parabens!!! 👏👏👏👏
Great video and advice once again! It's really fascinating how much life and charme simple textures add to a drawing with flat colors.
Thanks!! Yeah a little bit of texture goes a long way :)
Really informative video, I'm getting back into digital art but trying to take it more seriously this time around (properly learning digital techniques), and I think this was the most useful video I came across when determining my artstyle.
Awesome! I'm glad this one helped out!
this is amazing
Thank you very much for sharing! I've been wondering on how you achieve the look and feel of your pieces and your workflow in general. At first I assumed you'd be using a variaty of paper textures that you are masking out. Seeing now that the texture is painted in carefully by hand, it makes so much sense that my experiments with full textures lacked something. Gonna try your approach next time I color a piece!
No worries Marcel! I'm glad it was helpful!
0:12 the one brush to rule them all 🤣
Very informative thanks for sharing! I'm going to be implementing these techniques in my digital illustrations from her on out!
Thanks for this ... the foreground and background bit on 9:41 really helps ...
You are a universal treasure. Thank you!!!
Wow, thank you!
Thank you! It was really helpful and I learnt a lot! ❤️🙏
thank you so much for the explanation, i just discovered your channel i can wait to check the other videos again thank you!
Thanks a lot for this video! I learned a lot ✨️🙌🏼
Very Bueno! Thanks.
I’m the same way with line art. I started art with a pencil so it took some time getting used to ink. I ink like I sketch. That’s the only way I was able to handle inking.
Thanks for this found it helpful! my cat also enjoyed the video he was chasing your curser around the screen😅
Use overlays with different textured layers
Onde posso conseguir esses pincéis?
For some reason, my overlay does not turn transparent at 50%. It lightens the image slightly. I wonder why that is. It's the same for RGB and CMYK. Great tip.
Try with soft light instead.
Great tutorial, thanks. You say SORT OF about every three words 😅😅
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please if you know how to solve this problem
when i downloaded the brushes and use it for each click to paint the brush rotates by its self and i want to stop this rotation
Tim Mcburnie, Manga has variety of clean to rough lines... The " offbrand " side of it gets EVEN ROUGHER.
this is anything but easy and quick, you ramble on for 35 minutes to say something that could be said in 5 minutes, damn