Very cool and helpful video Tyler, thanks for that a lot! I save some of these image examples, it can be very helpful aslo t in the future when i just look at them. 4:05 - Lighting 8:52 - Shot design 12:23 - Contrast 15:32 - Perspective 18:25 - Framing 21:27 - Staging 24:42 - Rhythm and flow
Thank you for the feedback. I agree! I was painting super big and jumping around so when I zoomed out I felt like Link was really hard to spot (which was frustrating after I had a few days between looking at it!). I think I was enjoying exploring the space and fell victim to the noodling, definitely not the strongest shot choice.
composition is recently one of my obsessions, instead of drawing a figure immediately with gesture, I create a shape with the parameter of the figure, to make a sharp nice looking shape, then I put the 3 masses of the body in there in a nice designed way, then the limbs and then design the character from there, I realized my characters have 1000% levelled up in design and shape and energy, also, the character is balanced, when using mirror view its not distorted which is a big plus and time saver. I then use this as a starting point to think about more abstract concepts like rule of thirds and golden ratio too.
At 10:59 this art is described as a medium shot, however cinematically a medium shot would frame the bottom of the subject's waist to the top of the head. This might be better described as wide shot size.
tyler ! im so greatful you are putting out this very important art knowedge on youtube for free ! quality adivice and super helpful, thank you so much for your effort.
I'm so glad I found your channel, I've learned so much already! I'm a children's book illustrator and not a concept artist, but it's all about visual story telling, no matter what the format. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
Great video, lots of different lessons to learn from all of these images. Being able to accurately critique each one just shows your accumulation of knowledge and experience over the years.
It's a great format, love the submissions too. I have to mention. Tyler, you can turn off the windows error sound. My life has gotten a lot more tranquil after just disabling most windows sounds, no joke. I used to get this in PS all the time, but maybe it'll also be nice to turn off for recording/streaming
Step 1) be logical. If you struggle with that ,it's just because you aren't truly motivated. Or you become a zombie while making art, you zone out ( because of youtube ,listening to music,...) The best advice anyone will give you that will make you go a long way is.. touch some grass. Go visit some art museum ,copy and analyze. You need to study. Not learning ,studying. Learning is remembering Studying is understand. No-one can replace your brain. In order for you to learn, you need to explore and study . Observe carefully and don't be distracted, or you may just stop it right there and find another activity, You know you are in your element when you don't need someone to push you to do stuff . You clicked on this video for easiness. But you will never assimilate....
My problem with following any of your videos is that it only explains the fundamentals or theories. The videos don't tell me what colors to use, what brush, how much opacity, and so forth. I have tried to follow so many other videos on youtube, but it almost seems as if the artists just start painting with any color, any brush at all and its instantly awesome. Yet when I do it, it's way off, the paint edges are either too sharp, or too soft/smudged. So it appears as if all the videos are just not 100% helpful.
It’s because absolutely none of those things matter. NONE. You can use whatever brush and opacity you like. There is not right brush no correct color. If I tell you to go paint a picture with green with a round brush at 70% opacity what the hell is that going to matter?
A single brush is not going to make your work good, using a certain color will not make your work good. It’s not about the tool, it’s all how you use it. It’s all contextual and changes every moment with every new piece. This mindset is a common beginner pitfall.
Fundamentals & color theory are ESSENTIAL to being able to paint if you want your end product to have accurate lighting, form and depth. A lot of artists may not mention brushes or opacity because they’re not that important. I can see how mentioning color may be helpful however you don’t have to use the exact same colors as a certain artist you’re learning from. It’s beneficial to learn the basics of color theory and practice applying it to your own paintings alongside doing colors studies from artists you like. That will give you a lot of insight on how they use color. Photo references are important as well. When it comes to brushes, you can definitely paint a full picture with just basic ones (soft round, hard round). It just takes practice but I promise you it’s very beneficial starting that way instead of relying on brushes other people use. If you do want to use brushes other artists use, they usually link them somewhere you can download. They won’t make you paint better however it can make your workflow faster. The brush will be as good as your ability to use it. Opacity is more of an intuitive thing. Every artist is going to paint differently. There isn’t a wrong or right way to use it. I would suggest researching blending, finding speedpaints with commentary, real time painting videos with commentary and paintsploration . Sara Tepes has a video with helpful tips on blending. Tyler himself has multiple videos where he explains his painting process in a longer form. Sinix Design has a playlist called Paintsploration exercising brushwork.
@@shim8007 i've heard all this before. "just learn color theory". I already understandd color theory. What I'm asking is how does anyone choose colors? The majority of the time, when I add highlights, it's as a layer which is just not any good but better than nothing. So the expert painters somehow know how to add light sources and highlights and make it look natural. A lot of my stuff is just unnatural looking. I would show pictures but this is youtube.
There is a few things to consider here. To touch the point of artists on videos doing something and it just works, that is true to a degree. Every artists learns via trial and error, and sometimes you just learn how to make things look good not by knowing what works but having the experience of what doesn't. So it's quite difficult to explain if the artist is not doing it consciously. Regarding colour choice, doing master studies and limiting your palette is a great start. John singer Sargent is a great reference there. But in the end it's a combination of knowledge, experience and preference. Some art looks amazing having vibrant colours only. Some do magic with basically gray tones only. Digital art is a bit more difficult as the options are limitless. My suggestion is, pick some shades and colours you like. Limit them to a single digit number and do what you can with those. I have spent years to make my personal Swatch choice, tones that work well together. It is likely that you are at the point where your taste is above your skill and at that point is useful to analyze your taste and by so find what values, colours, brush strokes etc you like. Hope this helps. Just keep working and occasionally look at how your work improved in the past, that will reassure you that what you are striving for is also achievable 😊
If you submitted a picture check the discord or here later I may drop a link to an unlisted video with comments on the rest of the pictures
Very cool and helpful video Tyler, thanks for that a lot! I save some of these image examples, it can be very helpful aslo t in the future when i just look at them.
4:05 - Lighting
8:52 - Shot design
12:23 - Contrast
15:32 - Perspective
18:25 - Framing
21:27 - Staging
24:42 - Rhythm and flow
my favorite channel when studying composition
I didn't expect to see my drawing on the video! It was amazing, the symmetrical composition worked :D
Wow Link, teaching composition 😮😮 I love this channel
Thank you for the feedback. I agree! I was painting super big and jumping around so when I zoomed out I felt like Link was really hard to spot (which was frustrating after I had a few days between looking at it!). I think I was enjoying exploring the space and fell victim to the noodling, definitely not the strongest shot choice.
composition is recently one of my obsessions, instead of drawing a figure immediately with gesture, I create a shape with the parameter of the figure, to make a sharp nice looking shape, then I put the 3 masses of the body in there in a nice designed way, then the limbs and then design the character from there, I realized my characters have 1000% levelled up in design and shape and energy, also, the character is balanced, when using mirror view its not distorted which is a big plus and time saver. I then use this as a starting point to think about more abstract concepts like rule of thirds and golden ratio too.
At 10:59 this art is described as a medium shot, however cinematically a medium shot would frame the bottom of the subject's waist to the top of the head. This might be better described as wide shot size.
tyler ! im so greatful you are putting out this very important art knowedge on youtube for free ! quality adivice and super helpful, thank you so much for your effort.
I don't tend to comment a lot of videos but I wanted to say that I really like your channel and that it's very helpful for me. Thank you very much.
I'm so glad I found your channel, I've learned so much already! I'm a children's book illustrator and not a concept artist, but it's all about visual story telling, no matter what the format. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
I really love your videos, it's really inspiring.
I can't wait to be a Patreon 😁
Thanks for the feedback and all the tips 🙏
Great video, lots of different lessons to learn from all of these images. Being able to accurately critique each one just shows your accumulation of knowledge and experience over the years.
You're just great teacher!
you're amazing at teaching. this was wonderful.
Very good learning. Thank you, Tyler!
Thank you Tyler for these feedbacks👊👊🔥🔥🔥!!
It's a great format, love the submissions too. I have to mention. Tyler, you can turn off the windows error sound. My life has gotten a lot more tranquil after just disabling most windows sounds, no joke. I used to get this in PS all the time, but maybe it'll also be nice to turn off for recording/streaming
Thank you Tyler!
AMAZING!!!! Thank you so much!!
Thanks so much, it was helpful!
Thanks for your feedback
Step 1) be logical.
If you struggle with that ,it's just because you aren't truly motivated.
Or you become a zombie while making art, you zone out ( because of youtube ,listening to music,...)
The best advice anyone will give you that will make you go a long way is.. touch some grass.
Go visit some art museum ,copy and analyze.
You need to study.
Not learning ,studying.
Learning is remembering
Studying is understand.
No-one can replace your brain.
In order for you to learn, you need to explore and study .
Observe carefully and don't be distracted, or you may just stop it right there and find another activity,
You know you are in your element when you don't need someone to push you to do stuff .
You clicked on this video for easiness.
But you will never assimilate....
Thank you ❤
Thanks for sharing
10/10 tips
Cool!
Awesome vid
Hope your doing well
@@TylerEdlin84 Thanks Tyler, doing great, I'm still working on the game project with the team you connected me to. 😊 Approaching the final stretch
I'm considering Blender to add as a skill set. Is it worth learning for Visual Development?
It’s always worth it, can speed things up a lot
@@TylerEdlin84 Do you ever attend events such as SDCC, Ctnx, or Lightbox Expo for portfolio reviews?
I dont see any difference when you take off your elf costume
Ah yes. Pillar number 3.... Con...tast?
I don't get it.
Tl;Dr?
Lol, secrets? What you talking about, this is learning. No thanks poor youtubers like this
@@Dylan-nh6ig thanks for stopping by
My problem with following any of your videos is that it only explains the fundamentals or theories. The videos don't tell me what colors to use, what brush, how much opacity, and so forth. I have tried to follow so many other videos on youtube, but it almost seems as if the artists just start painting with any color, any brush at all and its instantly awesome. Yet when I do it, it's way off, the paint edges are either too sharp, or too soft/smudged. So it appears as if all the videos are just not 100% helpful.
It’s because absolutely none of those things matter. NONE. You can use whatever brush and opacity you like. There is not right brush no correct color. If I tell you to go paint a picture with green with a round brush at 70% opacity what the hell is that going to matter?
A single brush is not going to make your work good, using a certain color will not make your work good. It’s not about the tool, it’s all how you use it. It’s all contextual and changes every moment with every new piece. This mindset is a common beginner pitfall.
Fundamentals & color theory are ESSENTIAL to being able to paint if you want your end product to have accurate lighting, form and depth. A lot of artists may not mention brushes or opacity because they’re not that important. I can see how mentioning color may be helpful however you don’t have to use the exact same colors as a certain artist you’re learning from. It’s beneficial to learn the basics of color theory and practice applying it to your own paintings alongside doing colors studies from artists you like. That will give you a lot of insight on how they use color. Photo references are important as well.
When it comes to brushes, you can definitely paint a full picture with just basic ones (soft round, hard round). It just takes practice but I promise you it’s very beneficial starting that way instead of relying on brushes other people use. If you do want to use brushes other artists use, they usually link them somewhere you can download. They won’t make you paint better however it can make your workflow faster. The brush will be as good as your ability to use it. Opacity is more of an intuitive thing. Every artist is going to paint differently. There isn’t a wrong or right way to use it.
I would suggest researching blending, finding speedpaints with commentary, real time painting videos with commentary and paintsploration .
Sara Tepes has a video with helpful tips on blending. Tyler himself has multiple videos where he explains his painting process in a longer form. Sinix Design has a playlist called Paintsploration exercising brushwork.
@@shim8007 i've heard all this before. "just learn color theory". I already understandd color theory. What I'm asking is how does anyone choose colors? The majority of the time, when I add highlights, it's as a layer which is just not any good but better than nothing. So the expert painters somehow know how to add light sources and highlights and make it look natural. A lot of my stuff is just unnatural looking. I would show pictures but this is youtube.
There is a few things to consider here. To touch the point of artists on videos doing something and it just works, that is true to a degree. Every artists learns via trial and error, and sometimes you just learn how to make things look good not by knowing what works but having the experience of what doesn't. So it's quite difficult to explain if the artist is not doing it consciously. Regarding colour choice, doing master studies and limiting your palette is a great start. John singer Sargent is a great reference there. But in the end it's a combination of knowledge, experience and preference. Some art looks amazing having vibrant colours only. Some do magic with basically gray tones only. Digital art is a bit more difficult as the options are limitless. My suggestion is, pick some shades and colours you like. Limit them to a single digit number and do what you can with those. I have spent years to make my personal Swatch choice, tones that work well together. It is likely that you are at the point where your taste is above your skill and at that point is useful to analyze your taste and by so find what values, colours, brush strokes etc you like. Hope this helps. Just keep working and occasionally look at how your work improved in the past, that will reassure you that what you are striving for is also achievable 😊
hey! i really want to join your discord but I think the link expired...