Luv u guys

Sam was so calm three years ago

Sam is king. Hes not cocky about his art, he’s skilled. He’s not giving mindless trashtalk to beginner painters, he’s gently telling them what they should do. He’s one of the artists that doesn’t just show off it and just genuinely has the intention of helping people get better. It’s very wholesome and these are the artists I hope to be like someday.

I study creative writing at uni and my tutor constantly says that your setting is a character. Where your scene takes place is just as important as the sentient characters within this scene. I think this translates perfectly into any form of drawing or painting too

I need this, I am the queen of bad backgrounds

Your voice is really soothing to the ears, very close to ASMR 😂. The way you paint and the tips you give makes you into a Modern Bob Ross!

Sam has to stand for S- simple A- amazing M- mwah chefs kiss 🌚

This made me not feel so afraid of backgrounds 🥺 this was REALLY helpful thank you 😭!

Sam, that was the best advice ever. Paint your background before or at the same time as you're painting your character. This has a lot to do with the way you perceive the colors you use in your art too. Since the background probably takes up most of the space of the canvas and it is all the way around your character, its colors will have the greatest influence on the colors you will use for your character and it will help it you achieve more harmonious colors in your painting and an overall more believable lighting and atmosphere. And there's no shame in using a reference.

Most of the video: normal The ending clip: so I’m gonna jump into it with a reference photo that I found from Pinterest and it’s got a pretty- what the *BLEEP* LOL he had a life crisis 💀😭

me trying to accept that he can see the screen crystal clear from this far away without needing glasses

for newbies to digital art like me, Sam's tutorials are such gems💖💖💖

I totally felt what you said about how a piece might feel like your character is standing in front of a green screen.

I’m watching this video three years from when this was made, and might I say, Sam has gotten even better :] (I’ve been watching his more recent videos and I just came to this one)

I can't believe this I was just struggling right now to draw a background until I saw the notification ... wow seriously thank you this came just in time!! ❤

Sometimes I can't believe this kind of content is available for free! You are one of my favourite artists out there and I'm so happy I can get to see your process! Thank you very much!!!

"You gotta trust the process" best line tip ever. Thank you for all your hard work!

Another tip he did not point out but is extremely useful (and he’s also doing): DON’T ZOOM IN! It saves on a lot of the guesswork and helps you maintain objectivity of your reference and canvas real-estate. Also it saves you a ton of time because smaller canvas = less hand movement.

3:24 "cause we are lazy" IM WHEEEZINGGGG SO MEEEEEE

This actually made me confident about trying a background 🥺💖

I haven’t watch yet but I know it’s gonna be an amazing video and I’m early

As someone who doesn't actually do art, this doesn't feel unaccessible so kudos to you. It's really enjoyable and easy to understand.

I never believed in the process and now that I do everything seems easier

🥺 Man, I really like your art... Your style is just amazing! 😍

U r my favourite artist and you have such a huge impact on my art!

Dude, your voice is so soothing. It's so pleasing to the ear. I could listen to you for hours

ive started to do my drawings with these simple steps and tips you showed and they are starting to look much better, thank you!

Dammit he's always so well dressed all the time. And his bg tip makes a lot of sense

THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!! I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO GET THAT MOOD OF THE BACKGROUND ON TO THE CHARACTERS !!! THIS VIDEO SAVED MY LIFE !!!

great tips. i was very intimidated by backgrounds and avoiding them but realized it was something i needed to master to make my pieces more complete

The way u explained your process and why u do backgrounds first was so clear and helpful. Thank you!

this is just what i needed! ive been struggling with environment and bg paintings for a while but this vid is definitely gonna be a huge help

wow this tutorial really boost my confidence i feel like i could really trust the process.. i love this channel thank you so much!

Main things I took from this video Trust in the process The Background is just as important as the character Use Big shapes than make the smaller details Makes the background fit the mood of the scene Thank you Sam~!

Thanks for all the tips and motivation Sam, it gives me the spark to keep drawing ^^ ur art is absolute goals

OMG thank u soo much. i really need this. thanks a lot sam. love your every posts.

Your art is insanely good. Its jaw dropping to always watch you do your art

the master of the backgrounds I love your coloring style, character style, the color palette I love everything ❤️❤️

I can already tell this video is going to help me. Thank you❤️

Love your art and listening to your calm voice giving great instruction. Thank you!

I've learned so much from you ever since I've watched your "No UNDO" video!! You're so talented and I hope you have a great day!!✨

Sam is such a lifesaver and I cannot stress that enough. Love all the tips and advice I get from his vids!✨✍🏼

Dude, thank you for making wholesome paintings! Thank you for being humble and just straight up AWESOME!

Just stumbled onto his videos recently. Love his guides, but his voice is so soothing!

Super helpful! I've been upping my background practice a lot lately so this video is just perfect! I usually block in my background very loosely and then start rendering the character, but I'm going to try and be more balanced with rendering both after seeing this. Thanks!

I usually just watch and take notes, but the way you work around your videos, by not rushing and literally walking us through each steps...had to like and subscribe!

I was about to start background painting study.. and this popped up.. thank you so much 💓!! And I love your art so much~♡

Just want to say after watching your videos my art has improved a lot so thank you so much!

Putting the "navigator" over outside the (already crowded) layers/brush/palette column has been a GAME CHANGER for me! And I picked it up just from watching this vid. Thank you!

I'm lost.. and get back to this video again.. you explain things very chill and easy to understand

THIS LITERALLY SAAAVED ME, THANK YOU SO MUCH! 🙏 I`m really motivated to try it now

Really good advice!!! And once again, an amazing video!! Gonna follow your advice for my own paintings. 🤩

I loved the video and how it actually pointed out so many things we usually overlook..

This is so beautiful and helpful : 0

Dude your work is my morning motivation 🔥🔥🔥

wow ! really i wanna draw and paint like u , congrats sam!

I really love your channel, your draws and your mood . Sam king.

I love this image, and the background is absolutely stunning.

I always love your videos, Sam. Love youuu!

This is amazingly helpful, thank you very very much. This has given me an entire new view on backgrounds and It's made me really motivated to try them out! Keep up the good work :D

i just need to hear your soothing voice everyday. its an addiction rn

I've been longing for this video😊thank you so much As always it's beautiful ❤️ this video really helped me so much😊

hit pause after 5 seconds in the video just to put down comment, thank you Sam for providing us with inspiration over and over ! ❤

This video was amazing! So practical, fun, the piece of art was outstanding and all!

i’m so inspired by your work

The video : Normal In the middle of seeing the results : *"Hi Meg!"* *"Hi mom! Wait why are you sitting next to the piano?"* *"I decided to teach myself to play using this app!"*

Sam thanks for making the video. It’s really helpful and I like your approach.

Damn sam really had an entire arc with his voice T-T

I never thought of doing the background first. I always do it towards the end before putting in the final details. But I always struggle with backgrounds sometimes spending hours experimenting with it. Thank you for the advice :)

I can't express how much I love his videos 😍😍😍😍😍

Your timing is amazing I needed this😁

OMG!! I been looking for a background tutorial for months. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

Came back to this video for inspiration for a drawing I'm doing and I realize I don't trust the process enough when painting so thanks a bunch for being an amazing person! c: PS: love your voice its very calming!

Love your art Sam! ♥️

Very interesting, helpful video, and also pretty relaxing to watch. Thank you !

I wanted to draw a background but I suck at drawing backgrounds but this helped me SO MUCH thank you sam ❤

This guy is so chill

The starting and ending clip has me😂💕 Another amazing videeooo yayayay

I really really wanted this video!! Thank you so much!!

Fantastic work, you're so talented have just recently stumbled across your channel and really enjoying your videos 👌👌

Looking good, this is amazing man. Thanks for this

Dude your art advice is too awesome thank you for this!

Since I'm used to drawing portrait, this video helps me a lot! Thank u!^^

Awesome tips as always man! Thanks for sharing with us!

cant wait for the next video sam!! always love ur work!!

Always motivates me to do paintings, thank you so so much... now i will even have a better background

hi sam, was wondering if you could do a video just on the sketching process since you always timelapse through it in most of your videos. Mostly just want to know how do you take the reference and manage to draw it fairly well without using seemingly any construction lines. Love the content :) keep it up!

Ur explanations are so concise

Thank you, Sam. This explanation was incredibly simple and helpful.

Hello, The process is just amazing. I really want help on how to chose brush for different art works and i always struggle in making background for artwork. This video really helped me a lot. Thank you so much.

thank you, a lot of helpful tips! especially the don't start working on the details and I'm like "alright let's begin with this mountain which is really far away "

Literally thank you so much, this is really gonna help me❤

SO good! I always enjoy watching your videos, you share such good tips :)

Thank you so much for the tutorial Sam. Before I found you, I had trouble painting pictures. They all looked like messy paintings with blobs. But now that I know how to use the eyedropper tool and the opacity feature to blend colors, my paintings look soooo much better! Thanks again! =D

I swear I have been blessed by the gods I’ve been wondering how to do backgrounds for forever tysm

I'll try drawing the background first, this time using a reference, thank you🌹❤

I'm a huge fan of your work 😩❤️❤️❤️😭

So helpful! Thanks Sam 😊

Wow! I loved your art! And.. Your voices is so beautiful !

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!! thanks so much