flip the canvas

One stroke 💀

Last thing would be to flip your canvas and use the liquifly tool

The reason why he finishes it so quick is because they all have the same facial features

The only thing “bad” about his art is all the characters look the same, but his work is amazing

He also doesnt use any time to make his characters look different Edit: i also just want to add, i could say manny positive things abt sam because he is quite talented. However theres a few negative things i can say and thats okay because not every artist is perfect :) (Including myself) Edit 2: love that everyone has passionate opinions on here lol, again im not trying to hate on sam at all !! I just like giving criticism (as well as receiving it) with different artists! I think sam is very talented specifically in the way he colours his art, but when i used to watch his videos i noticed that a lot of his drawings look like the same face but with different hair/eye colour. Also i definitely see the appeal in his style because its very Disney cartoon vibes as-well as being vibrant! Anyways that is all :)

that "color variation" is called subsurface scattering. it's when light passes through the skin and diffuses underneath. the color of it depends on the light, the skin, and the body part

He's very good at what he does, it helps that he draws the same face over and over again cause he's refining the one type hes good at.

if you spend enough time drawing the same face just different hairs, you too can draw portraits in 1 hr

bro has a color variation for the neck shadow but never variates the skin color

Yooo this is good

mans really gave us the cheat code

You can make relatively complex art quickly by doing some background work before you start your piece. Familiarize yourself with your art style by creating a legend of different body parts and facial features at different angles, experimenting with different shapes and sizes. This way, you’re not constantly struggling to figure out how a character should look, which will eventually speed up the drawing process. As for easy colouring, start with your mid tone, your darkest ambient occlusion, and the tone between those two. After that, you can pull out additional values and add specularity. The closer to the light and the smoother the object, the more intense the specularity. If it’s a darker object, reduce your range of values: matte dark uses a few darker values, shiny dark uses sharp gradations from light to dark unless it’s translucent, then it would need more values for a mirror-like quality. The colour of the light shows up the strongest in shadows, but also a bit on the main tones, so if you have blue ambient light like the sky, there will be blue in the shadows of your subject, with smaller hints in the light. The stronger the light, the lower the range of values. Consider using families of colour for your subject as well. Have a light and dark family for each different coloured object on it, and be sure the values are no lighter or darker than anything in the opposite family. Like the video said, use big, sloppy zones of colour before you refine. This will allow you to preview how your piece will look before it’s finished and establish a visual language.

He also fixes any wonky anatomy or perspective with the liquify and warp tools at the end

the real reason SDA can draw so fast is because hes been drawing the same woman with different hair for years.

the "color variation" happens because when a shadow and color meet there is a transition color between the two

As much as I'm not into the style, I do agree with his methods to paint for the algorithm. People seem to forget that artists aren't exactly machines and most are now stuck between working on more holistic artwork and painting stuff to post on time. It's bloody fucking irritating when I have to carve out time from my day after working to paint the bloody social media piece, and _then_ work on my portfolio piece. The pros ofc, are that you do improve a little or learn to streamline your process. Cons are that you don't actually improve a whole lot if you have to rush a post every/other day. Painting with focus is the only key to improving on the long haul. It's weird, this new consume-and-trash culture we've got.

Sam is one of my fav artists. His style is very recognizable ❤

I genuinely developed a similar process to this because I enjoy the wild feeling of it and I hate being meticulous. 💀

Sam basically admitted that he makes most of the subjects in his paintings have the same face. What’s impressive to me is his rendering, it’s really impressive

the “color variation” you called is sub-surface scattering! basically it’s just how material react to light honestly 💀

One of the morning and your family and friends ❤️❤️❤️

“ There are many things i like to finish in many strokes” - i like this guy.

"Artistically challenged"💀

Cries in ibispaintx

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who doesn't use more than 2-3 colors to shade 😂 Less is indeed more, but not with all stroke-

The first drawing you did wasn’t trash, in fact all you need is a few curved lines less retracing and if you want more free space but I think it looked quite stylized

Sam's artstyle may be suffering from same-face syndrome😅, but his technique in presenting the background/environment are amazing and add to that the time it takes for him to paint each of his artwork which averages at less than 2hrs is just impressive

sams work never disappoints

I always see people trying to replicate his style I'm sorry to say that buddy but you don't have a style right now. No one is going to see your art and say it's yours, they are going to say it's Sam's art Please stop trying to replicate a style perfectly, just take what you like from a style, then from another, and add it to your own art

Use the cranium of your enemy 😂

the energy of kooleen+ art of SamDoesArt=tazakart

NO NOT THE LAST PART 😭😭😭😭

"but if you're artistically challenged like I am" *proceeds to draw an amazing face*

The banner of your channel once and The banner of your channel once and when I find it but today you have a new follower 😊👍 I Love you

Great tips. Would esp. recommend a beginner to not worry about how much time it takes to finish a piece though. Take your time and focus on whatever element you're trying to learn. Long-term, you'll get your own efficiency markers and make sure your work is evolving.

I love how sam appeared right after this short

And I'm over here drawing one eye in 10 hours.

I believe it's called subsurface scattering 🤓

Tysm. This improved my skills by a lot. Thanks for sharing.

I hope to draw like those artists, if I could, it would be a great dream😔

Thanks for breaking it down so easily!

I really hope he as an artist still feels he can do whatever the hell he wants with no pressure.

"Color variation color" is the subsurface scattering, which is more easily visible at the edge of the shadow because there isn't direct light to overpower it.

Congratulations, Sam has watched your video.

Step one:be a master at face anatomy

I love his shit ngl. It’s always so damn clean.

I love SamDoesArts!

Time bending, sounds like a black hole, very dramatic 😳

ur made it in sam's new vid btw, congrats :D

“Why do many stroke when one Strom do trick?” I feel like I had a stroke listening to that 😭

My doctor said I was very artistic so I think I got this 😊

he mastered drawing the exact same face down to the last minute detail from different angles. thats it. oh and he also drew a kid in a way that was, in his own words, attractive to him. a kid.

That was very helpful

This is good but in the wise words of Sam: "Always flip your Canvas so you can see all of your mistakes, then go cry about it for a few seconds. Afterwards just use liquidfy to fix all of your mistakes" along with a whole heap more of insults that you don't really get mad at 😂

I used to prioritize being fast when I was younger. Although I am an incredibly fast illustrator, I'm not too fond of this method. Obviously it's subjective and every artist is different. Which is why I think Sam's method is a bad foundation. I use several colors for skin alone and use a lot of texture in my pieces. On average, I finish my pictures within a range of 4-8 hours. Which is still really good if you want to freelance.

Thank you for that laugh! This was awesome 😂😂😂

This was actually so useful

Kooleen screaming in the background 👁️👄👁️

i cant believe that you finished that drawing with one hand!

Amazing

THANK YOU SO MUCH this video helped me actually sorta understand how to paint like him!! All I need to do is to understand a lil more about the hair… if you got any tips for it hmu

Love the office reference at the end 😂

Sam does art meat ridder

good for ai,bros work will b part of ai algorithm soon

Sanda's art

The weird color variation is "sub surface scattering!" Basically translucent skin showing pink underneath

The “colour variation colour” is sub surface scattering

the color variation stroke is called subsurface scatering its light refracting inside of the skin

SamDoesArt is efficient because he paints one thing... again and again. He is an ONE-TRICK-PONY! If you watched one video... you pretty much watched them all😂

I love your drawings ❤❤

To paint fast you need to paint slow first and get so comfortable with that you can start simplifying

This man is sam does art and koleen in as a human 👁️👄👁️💀

great ❤❤

I have everything to do digital art and still don’t know how to draw 💀💀

that saturated line of color on shadows is called subsurface scattering. i think lol

some kids in my school needs to learn how to do less strokes

Thank you for uploading!

i swear when i draw i feel like i’m on the spectrum

So cool love it I wish I drew like you 💜💜😌

The color variation is called subsurface scattering I think!

idk if he does that in less than 2 hrs. I did that but use a layer shade method where i just create layers on same layers darken each top layer. Erase and subtract for light parts. Faster than color filled shadows i guess.

Okay The Office reference, Sam, okaay

Perfect

Another way to learn art tips is by watching mother kooleen

This is useful to learn but I need to be able to draw without a reference. I want to get into comics and being able to draw without a reference for a pose it very important.

ayo what we stroking-

I love this guy

I was going to send this to my mom 💀💀😭

OUHHFH I CAN FEEL THE KOOLEEN IN ME

step one: have same face syndrome

I really don't mind that artists cling to a certain style. It means they found a way to show what they want to show, and/or get as much likes as they want, and/or spend as much time on piece as they want to. Whatever important to them. I believe that simplicity and beauty is a result of years of hard work

Hey I do the overfill and minimize thingy with the round brush 😅

One thing why hes rly fast is cause he doesnt do linearts, which is cool

while his painting skills are applaudable, Sam is only capable of drawing one single type of facial structure and one single skin tone, it's pretty but there really isn't much variety to his stuff besides ''cute asian looking chick''

I've been doing this for years😲

I like making my characters vary a lot, i mean tf2 mercs are my current favorite things to draw just bc they have so many different shapes, so nah imma pass on the nose and art style trick. But yeah this is otherwise helpful advice

the last stroke was deep

Esta información vale millones

The colour variation on the neck is called subsurface scattering 👍 It's a lighting technique that's used on soft surfaces like skin, clouds, and soft fabric, etc.