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First Q&A!

As mentioned before I'd like to try out a Q&A format here on patreon to better connect with you guys! For this first one I'll try to take questions from you guys here and record a session for the Q&A to upload later!

So if there's anything art related you're curious about feel free to drop a question in the comment section below to join the Q&A video! :) 

If you guys want, we can do these sessions in the discord as well, so i can take live questions as we go, we could set a date and record that process for those who can't make it, either works, you can let me know what you prefer! :)

Comments

Hello!! Struggling with rendering here, so I was wondering how it was for you when you first started digital art. The only old art of yours that I have seen so far were all done traditionally so I'd really like to know more about your beginner digital art journey. Did you suck at rendering? Were you a rendering god from the very start?? Ik this ain't really that art related but I really wanna knowww

kitsume

Do you have any plans to release you own course?

Robert Miller

Could you make a YouTube video of drawing faces In different side angles? 🙏✍️❤️

RoxDoesArt

Study your favourite artists and draw what you like and/ or want to work on. Just colour palette interests etc, no need to keep checking tutorials. Pick an artist (pieces) and a time do it

Yeewen

I was wondering if you could sometimes draw hijabi girls, please..? You only draw girls with hair so it would be pretty cool to see how you will draw hijab clothes on them coz it covers both body and hair

twinxbee

Hi ! I was wondering if you had any tips on how to keep going with art ? Sometimes it feels like no matter how much I try things feels the same and it's demoralizing. Thanks for everything that you give to the art community we are grateful for this 🫰🏾

Angi

Where can I fund ur discord:(

Izaa

For someone that is just about to get into Digital Art (literally deciding what Pen display to get now, thinking about the Kamvas Pro 22) What is the best way to not only start to develop my skills artistically, but also learn the software I'm working in? (Photoshop). Seems like there is almost "too much" information and tutorials out there that its almost like trying to drink from a fire hose and can be difficult to develop my own "curriculum"

DropkickReaper

If you want to improve your art you have to draw and sketch everyday, and practice, that what we know, but when I am doing this, is it preferable for me as a digital drawer to practice on tablet or is it okay if it's on paper, traditionnal art ?

Yun Elies

do u like jjk

annie

What's your approach to the gesture and motion of the body when it comes to rhythmical relationships between body parts and capturing weight while keeping your shapes dynamic and interesting??

Amani Patel

Do you plan on making a course sometime in the future? Also, do you see yourself as being a commercial illustrator or ever working on professional projects? Also, what artists/painters are your biggest inspirations and who do you enjoy learning from?

Jayla Gerosa

Id like to hear and possibly see the process of your guidelines when drawing the pose and the shapes of the human body and animal bodies as well as tips on how to sketch backgrounds like you do

Riley Schock

could you make a monthly tutorial a cute-pet-animal drawing?or how do you not to copy the reference? what were you thinking went you drawing from a photo reference,but change some factor of it?like the color scenario.I did compare your work and the reference you use, it blow my mind everytime,it's like "wow,it could be like this?" since I always copy the reference,I got suck in all the time~

Kenneth Yan

How can i connect with discord acc?

yojung yojung

How do I study anatomy without it becoming boring and redundant? I have done so many poses and gestures that I see the same references over and over and it becomes so stale so quickly now.

Jonathon Carter

I can't access the messages

David Hayford

How do I enter the discord?

Mary Crowder

Aside from that look into Nightshade and Glaze 😉

Amanda Ruiz

Call her out for it! First directly; and if she ignores you, somewhere public with people that you both know. Lastly, If she’s still in school somewhere and she ignores you notify the plagiarism to her school.

Amanda Ruiz

Would you consider painting a Latina character built like a Elasty-Girl??? 😅 I love your style but I look completely different to all the girls you paint. 🥲

Amanda Ruiz

I’ve been practicing drawing people recently again. Do you have a tips and tricks for improvement with anatomy and proportions. How to do studies?

Benjamin Taylor

What happened to the discord server btw thank you for the recent tutorial on pc life saver

Jaime

Is using another piece of art as a reference copying/stealing?

nyx

How do you get inspiration for your OC's, and how do you know what to focus on in your art? How do you get motivated to draw?

Someone

Hey Sam, how do you design your OC's? And what would be a good character design?

Dave Seo

I was going to ask this. I am a huge perfectionist and it has seriously hindered my art progress and I fear the blank page so much.

Sam Gibson

How do you decide what references to use

Ella Kirkpatrick

Yo Sam! what are some warmups/exercises beginners can do to get more confident and consistent line art?

OG Bobby Johnson

How did you learn anatomy and how often would you practice anatomy and/or portraits?

Jasmine

Hey Sam! How long did it take you to discover your art style and were there any other artists you were inspired by?

Jasmine

Hi Sam, I absolutely love your art and I especially appriciate your calm approach to your videos and tutorials, it is more engaging without yelling or speaking loud. My question is: Have you ever considered to draw your own monster design ? I mean something like bosses from Dark soul games?

Emma Fojtíková

Hi Sam, when will the birbs take over the channel? And why have they not?

Emir Danial

Hi Sam! I really like how fluid your line art is, do u have any tips for being less stiff when sketching?

Sage Coyle

What kind of stylizations from other artists do you like but would struggle to make it your own? I would like to hear if you would elaborate on some specific elements of a couple of different artists.

Conaiz

Hi Sam ^^ Any chance you're thinking about creating a domestika Course?

Damein Westfield

Hi Sam, I just suscribed. Your artsyle would look amazing in a comic. Would you ever make one ?

Ezra

Favorite show? Favorite animated show? (Mines Avatar: The Last Airbender, only the best show to ever exist hehe)

Ado la Moo

Color tier list? With Red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, purple, magenta, pink

Ado la Moo

Howdy Sam, are there any videos or stuff that you would recommend on learning anatomy? I finally got around to watching your anatomy shapes video (it was very helpful, zank hugh) but in terms of like muscle anatomy n stuff, not just proportions, is there anything you'd recommend?

Ado la Moo

Hey Sam,what kind of music do you like?

DefNotRealguy

Hi Sam, this may sound like more of a request but can you draw some fanart that the Patreon community request? It can be a series of vidoes if it’s not a problem

Eyes

This is going to sound really, really silly but I have to ask. How do I use Discord to engage with the community?

Umar Razaq

Sorry, accidentally tapped the return button. I was never allowed to draw. Yep, my corner of the world is unique! 😂 I’m now in a position where I have the scope to draw. Do you have any basic tutorials for Procreate? Love your videos!

Umar Razaq

Hi Sam,

Umar Razaq

hi sam! my question is how do you break out of your comfort zone as an artist?

Taelor

Hi Sam!! New sub here really love your work and videos 😄❤️ Ive always loved art and drawing and I used to be better. I've recently gotten back to drawing and painting after being away for like 12 years. How do you get over the discouragement of being so rusty??

Adri

if there was one artist that you believe helped contribute the most to your artistic development, who was it and how did they help you improve?

Colson Bruce

why are people your favourite object to draw?

Katharina

1. How long have you been drawing? 2. Has this always been your career choice. 3. How many hours a day would you recommend someone practice in order to reach your level/ beyond 4. Do you ever get art blocks? 4. What do you do when you feel frustrated with a drawing? how did you get over the frustration of the "ugly phase" in your drawings 5. Do you believe being good at art is a "natural talent" or "learned habit" 6. what made you want to start a youtube channel? 7. How much time do you spend a week preparing content? 8. Do you have a schedule for how much art pieces you want to push out weekly? if so can you share? 9. Do you only paint digitally? Thanks!

Krishana

How come I can't translate my reference drawings into non reference drawings ( like I can draw hands decently with a reference but the moment I try no reference it looks awful!)

Jolene

How do you paint textures so loosely and effortless?

4Ketchup

One of the biggest hurdles I have is fear of failure every time I try and draw or paint to the point I will freeze and not do it. Do you ever suffer from this and if so how do you overcome it and make yourself start a painting or sketch?

Tracey Lane

Are you still going to use photoshop even after they announced that they want to use all of the users data for AI training?

Smarties

Hi Sam! I really like how your background is in your videos, feels very inspiring! Could you do a quick setup/house tour ?

YueLin

hi sam! hope you’re having a great day! i want to have some tips on how to stay focused so i don’t get bored while working on something. what are some things that you keep in mind while drawing/rendering so you finish your pieces as quick as possible?

Mialeilani

Any tipps for painting stylized water?

4Ketchup

Why did you name your eraser "square eraser" when its a rectangle 🤨🤔

Smarties

If you only have 1 hour a day to draw, what would u focus on(eg. Practice, full artworks, small sketches etc.)

Micah

Do you see yourself as an artist who focuses more on lines or colors to express your ideas? (I mean lines in composition and not necessarily line work.) Or do you feel like you use both equally?

Beatriz

How do you sketch better, I have very good rendering but my sketches take hours and I end up making them look to messy for line art?

OPD Art

You take alot of inspiration from Disney and anime, though I see a larger influence from Disney. I even see similar steps to yours in Aaron Blaise's rendering such as the multiply layer for shadows and overlay for highlights. Since Disney inspires you so much, what is your favorite Disney Princess movie? Mines Beauty and the Beast

Joshua Adams

About your rendering process i try to follow along but get lost in the middle so maybe a more detailed rendering process ? Thanks

Venus

When you're sketching, how do you combine observation (proportions, shapes etc.) and knowledge of 3d form? Are you thinking about both perspective and proportion at the same time, or just one or the other? Thanks!

Amani Patel

What gives you inspiration for your drawings??

Lash 1426

Are you thinking about art even tho you're not drawing or just when you're about to draw?

Smarties

Hi Sam! Hope you're well. I love your work. Thank you for inspiring me to be a better artist. What does a typical day for you as an artist look like?

Annette

How do you not get discouraged by other artists? Or do you and how do you ignore it?

Eyes

i often struggle with color selection.could you share the improtant principles you follow when choosing colors?and i would like to learn about your techniques for achieving the right textures

げんいく らい

What are the biggest differences between using photoshop and procreate to make art?

Frog Wizard

what’s your biggest struggle as an artist rn? As an art baby I struggle with proportion, color and rendering but I was just wondering what are your insecurities as an experienced artist?

Katades

How do you balance practicing your art with making videos? I've been doing art and YouTube for a little bit now (@skypersonel if you're interested :), and it's been a struggle to keep progressing in art while making content. Love all of your stuff!

Trae S

How do you not get discouraged when looking at other artists? I basically stopped drawing for like 2+ years because i compared myself too badly. Any tips lol

Cody

How many hours a day should I practice drawing?

Deru

Why does your rectangular brush have a dent on its bottom side? Doesn't that annoy you?

Smarties

Dear Sam, most importantly...do you like waffles? (Also, have you had to sacrifice certain things in life to practice your art more? Being a creative person can be tough because there's so many hobbies out there to take inspiration from😓)

Sophia E.

How do you find references? what search tags do you use? and how do you render without it looking choppy?

Hector Jonell Centeno

How do you mentally prepare yourself for art?

Smarties

Not a very art related question I think, but I'm always very curious of how freelance artists manage their art/business time. How do you manage to stay creative while dealing with all the nitty gritty stuff of a business?

devana ✦

Thanks so much man, this helps heaps :)

Ryan Foley

I’m not Sam, but my advice is to use thicker lines in the shadow areas and thinner ones where your subject faces the light, if you want to show where the light is coming from. (check out Prokos video “How to Draw with Line Weight” if you want to learn more about other methods but also the one I mentioned above…)

Sakai Draws

Hellu Sam! How Can i prevent my art from getting stolen?? A girl that I went to school with keeps posting my art as her art! She uses time to edit the watermark away but you can still clearly see that there’s something wrong…

Klara Egekjær

For an art baby just starting on social media, how do you get from 0 followers to samdoesarts?

haedgie

How hard is it to get recognised in the world of art.

MaazTalksArt

I also enjoy seeing your sketches a lot, like when you show snippet of your sketchbook during some videos...can you please, by any chance, share of those? >< (like a daily or weekly sketch thing on Patreon, or discord)

Damein Westfield

What da birb doin

MaazTalksArt

Will you still be using PS still, even with the Adobe fiasco going on? Or will you switch to other software like Clip Studio, and/or Procreate?

Damein Westfield

How did you deal with burnout with art?

Jonathan Chang

Hi Sam, how do you choose to put your lights in your works?

Stéphane CRAYSSAC

Do you have any pets, if so SHOW US PLSSSSS

Ben Jessup

Do you have any tips for running from your responsibilities?

Ben Jessup

Hi Sam, what advice would you give to those In the early stages of trying to build a following, in order to start an art business over the next few years?

Dilan Sikotra

honestly i would say just go for it

Nomes

Yo Sam, can u speak any other languages besides English or if not do u plan on learning new languages in the future?

Cake Tearful

Hi Sam ^^ How and when would you know (confidently) if your art can be commission-worthy?

Damein Westfield

What’s the best and worst parts about being a full time artist?

Fenya Faraday

Do you have any recommendations for an art study schedule/cadence? With so many topics how often should I shift between anatomy, composition, material rendering, perspective? Anything sequence that has worked for you?

Will Stark

Do you ever post art you’re not proud of?

Blehhh

If you had to go with one social media account then which platform would you choose?

Max19

Do some on discord as well that are live, the live interaction could make it a lot more helpful

zhqw

Roughly how many hours do you think you have put into digital art? How many of these hours do you think you could have used better for progression and how can someone like me, a semi-beginner in digital art make sure I use my time right?

zhqw

What do you do to overcome lack of motivation? Often I want to draw, but can’t seem to motivate myself to draw consistently.

Sarah

I watched that vid a while ago, it didn't help me much. lol I might not be cut out for original art. My brain works weirdly.

Tabby Smallwood

Any advice on what sort of goals we as artist should have? What really makes a successful artist? It's easy to want to improve and focus on the technical side, but what about stuff beyond that? Career wise? Personal wise, as in, what should we do *with* those technical skills we work towards? Etc, etc. Sorry it's kinda a vague question lol

Soul

What do you do when you have art block? how do you get through it?

Coco

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Soul

This, or what's your like, business model Mr. Sam? How do you make money as an artist? You don't have to say exact numbers as well lol, obviously

Soul

He made a vid on this I think, not to say he shouldn't answer again but just making you aware lol

Soul

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Soul

Hi Sam :) For me, the most interesting thing in an art piece is the story telling. That's what I like the most in your art. What do you think your art tells about yourself and your life ? I use AI to help in the composition, to generate references, I think it's a great tool for an artist. Do you see it as cheating ?

Meilin

Curious as a fellow graphic designer, when did you feel you were able to pivot from the graphic design world into the art world financially? I've been in the field for 2 years and I'm always so tired when it comes to staying on top of drawing while designing.

Finntaru

for him i think he dint get art blocks becous its he's job but for me i watch sam's videos and this makes me motivated

Salah-999

Perspectives and atmosphere is a daily struggle for me

Rachel

Hey Sam. I’ve been doing digital art for about 3 years now and I’ve used a graphics tablet ever since. The issue is I don’t feel like my tablet allows me to draw as well as I do when I use a pencil & paper. My question is: is there a way to get better at this screen less tablet medium or is it better for an artist like me to move to a display tablet?

Torianddraws

For shading and highlights how do you choose what colors to use for a character that has an unnatural skin tone like pink or purple? And do you apply the same shade and highlight colors over the whole piece or do you choose different colors for different parts of the piece(like skin vs clothing or hair)? Thank you 🩷

Asheeey9259(CandySwt)

Hi! What is the best lighting to work on digital painting?

Ralph7

Yo, Sam, Rosh, are you hiring?

Rosh Husan

Hello Sam :) If I have just about 15 minutes per day to learn art, what would you suggest to focus on (in therms of the fundamental) and how to be efficient in those 15 minutes? My goal to become a character designer. I practiced gesture drawing, and basic anatomy (with simple shapes), but I am struggling using it to finish drawing (characters). What could you suggest I should do to get better? Thank you in advance :)

Darkwings

What art piece you've made is your personal favorite?

Abby

What you think about Adobe situation? Will you migrate to CSP?

Vito Cusumano

Should learn anatomy first or figure posing ?

Vito Cusumano

What tips can you give to people who want to make money with social media posts featuring their art?

Anna

How do you think when drawing the eyes, especially in different angles? I'm having trouble getting them to look like there is a spherical shape underlying and they kinda look flat

Trish

What resources would you suggest for new artists to do daily drawing drills. For example basic shapes into more complicated objects and so on. I find myself often caught in the "1000 channels and nothing to watch" problem where the unlimited but directionless choice is hard to make.

Zane Degner

Is there any art medium you have yet to try, but would you absolutely love to try?

Vuurmen

Hi Sam! How long in your art journey did it take for you to start feeling like you actually were producing things that you are proud of? When did you feel like your art was good enough to post online? Do you have any tips for people that want to start sharing their art online?

Marina

What are some good art books? How do you find inspiration for your art? How do you find the motivation to continue to grow and improve and keep doing art? 🤠🩷

•☆Alex☆•

How do you know when a sketch is "good enough" to start the coloring or rendering part?

Galagorb

In slice of life type art, how do you take something mundane and find inspiration? I love viewing SoL art but have a hard time creating it!

Rebekah Cheeley

What was your favorite medium before starting digital art

Ditto arts

Where do you put line-weight in line art? I'm always so confused on what areas have thicker lines.

Ryan Foley

Can you explain more on how to paint with values and what is important there to remember as for the composition?

Zofia Zukowska

How do you improve your face shapes?

Mimi

How do you avoid eye strain and headaches when working digitally for a long period of time? This is something I struggle with and would love any tips you might have.

Emma H

Hi Sam I am trying to improve my visual library do you have any artists that you recommend I should study from.

Byron

I have two questions, the first is how did you go about developing/boosting your following on social media? Second, do you feel that social media either helped or hindered your artistic growth?

Quaid Simpson

How do you get motivation to draw/ get out of art block?

Kaitlyn

May I ask another question? Okay so how do you block out colors and maintain ur line drawing? I really like my drawings then when I add color the face starts to look kinda different. Tysm

Eunhacat aka anabelle

1) Shading a face without hard shadows, or the light source is shining on the front of the face, and still having it not look flat 2) Coloring eyes

sage.#3339

Can you please do one piece of art in clip studio and post the process ❤️please we need it

Salah-999

Hi Sam, are you going to take ur signature stylized characters into an animation some form of video content story telling? Have you wanted to? Or stick with storytelling thru illustration? Tysm

Eunhacat aka anabelle

how does someone find their art syle. i am loving digital art if i use line art from other sources. but my own line art is terrifyingly bad.

Tabby Smallwood

What are your thoughts on the state of IG?

Remi

When it comes to sketches and gesture, I find it hard to keep my lines in the right places. Finding myself undoing or erasing a lot. What do you find is the key to build confidence in the lines you put down and maintaining a flowing style?

That Guy

I'm having trouble with line art and sketching I draw fine on paper but when it comes to my (wacom one) tablet I feel like I can't draw or sketch anything it's so wobbly and all over the place any advice?

David Hayford

When you first started out selling your art how did you figure out pricing?

alien_queen7.7

I feel like sketching is hard for a lot of art babies, including me, and I’d like to know how you sketch and what brush you use in Procreate ☺️

Caps

What skill in drawing has improved your art the most? Like what did you find to be the highest ROI skill to improve your illustrations?

Javier Anaya

Hi Sam, do you have some daily drawing tips to help improve for a new artist?

Duanne Ferreira

Advice for how to make a characters face consistent, I have a hard time redrawing the same character! (:

Sage Coyle

What made you decide to start posting on YouTube, and what video do you think made you feel like you should pursue it fully?

Barf Man

If you want, I can attach face to show example. When I try to do this style I made I can’t get the eyes right at different angles

Laura

How long did it take for you to get to your current art style? And is there anything you’d want to work on when it comes to it?

alien_queen7.7

Hi! I’m still a little confused on how I should ink. Whenever I do it’s rlly pixelated no matter what or if I use the sketch brush it just looks rlly messy. What should I do?

Carter Woods

How do you stay motivated to continue drawing even when you don’t want to

X

It doesn’t let me attach a photo for example sorry, love your art. It’s genius. your videos make me laugh so much

Laura

How do you get over art block?

Emma

I find it hard to stylise different angles of a face other than straight on.. it makes me feel ashamed of myself that I can stylise a face only in one way. I can draw faces different angles I just can’t seem to keep this style

Laura

Advice to stop having flat art my paintings always seem to end up flat even tho I try and push the value

Aidan Stockin


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