Sinix DesignA true beginner's guide to digital painting. The best way to learn the basics and get started with it. Remember, much like learning to play an instrument, the most enjoyable way to get good is to take works you like and break them down in a way that makes it accessible without ruining the intent.
How to Learn Digital Painting (Beginners)Sinix Design2020-12-10 | A true beginner's guide to digital painting. The best way to learn the basics and get started with it. Remember, much like learning to play an instrument, the most enjoyable way to get good is to take works you like and break them down in a way that makes it accessible without ruining the intent.
#digitalpainting #arttutorial #howtoSelf-Portrait Day 2022Sinix Design2022-11-01 | November 1st is international self-portrait day and this is my 11th anniversary of making a youtube video about it! Do a self-portrait today and enjoy the video. Also, try meditating! (I use the "waking up" app for chill guided meditation)
All painting in this video was done in Corel Painter. Brushes publicly hosted for free on my Patreon page.
!! the usual links !! Will eventually get back to streaming regularly on twitch: twitch.tv/sinixdesign
Chill out with my Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/17t0DNy6yagcdLuoXXpwDkChroma Corps 2022 RECAPSinix Design2022-09-12 | Another massive yearly art contest in the books. Sorry for the 3 hours, but maybe you can use it to fall asleep to for a month or two. Art is good.
Special thanks to @EthanBecker70 and @ModernDayJames and @samdoesarts for helping out. Be sure to follow all of them! And all of the cadets! And all of the awesome guest artists!!
-- Chapters -- 00:00 - Intro 08:41 - Cadet Draft 25:37 - Assignments 1 - 10 1:43:15 - Assignments 11 - 24 2:30:39 - Assignments 25 - FINALE 2:47:16 - Follow Along Love + Wrap Up
#artcontest #artists #digitalartAnatomy Quick Tips: SkinSinix Design2022-04-27 | Finally examining the surface of all this anatomy stuff with a bunch of tips to help you approach painting skin tones in an easy way.
#art #anatomy #arttutorialPAINTOVER PALS: Episode 16Sinix Design2022-03-29 | Another round of paint-overs, dealing with faces, skin tones, and ambient occlusion.
Intro background music: Rainbows - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
#arttutorial #paintover #artschoolAdvice for Starting your Art JourneySinix Design2022-03-06 | A video I've wanted to make for a long time to discuss the importance of prioritizing fun, enjoyment, and passion above all else when it comes to your artistic journey. Sorry for the shifting eyes, I was trying to check my notes often!
Chill out with my Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/17t0DNy6yagcdLuoXXpwDk7 Health Tips for ArtistsSinix Design2022-01-28 | The best health tips that have helped me maintain some level of sustainability through my otherwise poor life choices as an artist.
#art #anatomy #arttutorialSelf-Portrait Day 2021Sinix Design2021-11-01 | November 1st is international self-portrait day and this is my 10th anniversary of making a youtube video about it! Do a self-portrait today and enjoy the video. Also, play Hollow Knight.
All painting in this video was done in Corel Painter. Brushes publicly hosted for free on my Patreon page.
Chill out with my Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/17t0DNy6yagcdLuoXXpwDkPAINTOVER PALS: Episode 15Sinix Design2021-10-19 | Time for another smorgasbord of paintovers. A lot of focus on composition, skin tones, and design nonsense. Always be critiquing the world around you.
-- Chapters -- 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - Josephine Wolcke 03:06 - Kela 04:56 - Lemox 07:07 - Laylie 09:16 - Louvee 11:06 - LordVashi 12:44 - Patrick 14:35 - Ward 16:41 - Richard Hayes
Intro background music: Rainbows - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
#arttutorial #paintover #artschoolChroma Corps 2021 RECAPSinix Design2021-09-02 | A look back on this giant art contest. Even longer and more intense than last year, we can finally look back at all the craziness that came out of this huge artist Battle Royale. If you want to see more of the art in detail, you can still pop into the sleeping discord server!
Special thanks to @AhmedAldoori and @StevenZapataArt for helping out. Also, much love to @suleeofficial for dropping by during the contest. Be sure to follow all of them!
-- Chapters -- 00:00 - Intro 02:30 - Cadet Draft 18:05 - Assignments 1 - 20 1:06:24 - Intermission w/ Su Lee 1:10:23 - Assignments 21 - 32 1:39:34 - The Ballad of Penjamin 1:44:58 - Assignments 34 - FINALE 2:06:24 - Follow Along Love + Wrap Up
#artcontest #artists #digitalartHolographic Clothing TutorialSinix Design2021-07-24 | Teaching everyone how to create fun holographic and prismatic surface effects in your art. Also covers turning things into gold and other silly tricks. Try it out! It's fun. This video is done using Photoshop this time.
#digitalart #arttutorial #digitalpaintingChroma Corps 2021 AnnouncementSinix Design2021-07-07 | It's finally time for Chroma Corps 2021 to begin. This is a giant last-man-standing art contest. A true Battle Royale for the art world. Only the strongest will make it to the end.
#artcontest #artists #digitalartMaking Art using Artificial Intelligence [Art Thoughts]Sinix Design2021-06-22 | Thank you to Audible for sponsoring this video! New Audible members get a 30-day free trial. Visit http://audible.com/sinix or text "sinix" to 500 500 to try Audible today!
This episode of Art Thoughts will discuss the looming dominance of AI in the art world, along with proper hair cutting techniques and sound quality. I'll also try creating some art with AI.
#artificialintelligence #aiart #artschoolPAINTOVER PALS: Episode 14Sinix Design2021-06-10 | Ding ding, bring out your paintovers. It's time again to test our observation skills and see what tips we can give to fellow artists. Probably a bit too focused on just rendering and lighting in this one, but I'll circle back around to other aspects next time.
Intro background music: Rainbows - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
#arttutorial #paintover #artschoolHow to Learn MORE Digital Painting (Intermediate)Sinix Design2021-05-26 | The intermediate guide to learning digital painting. Picks up where the beginner video leaves off. Slightly more advanced tips and tricks, but it shouldn't feel too far from the first one.
#arttutorial #art #artschoolPre-Realism & Post-Realism in ArtSinix Design2021-04-27 | A quick discussion on the concept of postrealism in the art world. This is definitely more for intermediate artists, but maybe everyone can enjoy it.
#arttutorial #art #artschoolPAINTOVER PALS: Bonus EpisodeSinix Design2021-04-01 | Time for some bonus paintovers! Learn all sorts of art tricks and tips from watching these quick paintovers. Critiquing is the central test of art improvement, so always be critiquing along at home.
#arttutorial #paintover #artschoolThe Chaos of NFTs [Art Thoughts]Sinix Design2021-03-18 | Thank you to Audible for sponsoring this video! New Audible members get a 30-day free trial. Visit http://audible.com/sinix or text "sinix" to 500 500 to try Audible today!
It's time to share my thoughts on NFTs, as well as some ponderings on the nature of the Tool song, Lateralus, and how it relates to Pikachu??
Quick reminder, "Art Thoughts" is just a casual video series for rambling on about weird art stuff and fringe topics of the art world.
#nft #nftart #lateralusFinishing my 13 year old gaming project!Sinix Design2021-03-12 | Something unexpected. In 2007 I put up my first YouTube videos, but I also made a little project for a game called Knytt Stories by Nifflas. 13 years later, someone has resurrected that project and allowed me to finally see it complete. Thanks to Tim for making this project complete: http://egomassive.com
#knyttstories #indiegames #freewarePAINTOVER PALS: Episode 13Sinix Design2021-03-06 | It's paintover time again. Learn all sorts of art tricks and tips from watching some quick paintovers. Critiquing is the central test of art improvement, so always be critiquing along at home.
#arttutorial #paintover #artschoolWhy is Green the Worst Color? [Art Thoughts]Sinix Design2021-02-05 | Green's tyranny over the hue spectrum ends now. The currently accepted system of naming hues has been a huge misstep for mankind. Allow me to ramble on about why in this latest episode of Art Thoughts.
Quick reminder, "Art Thoughts" is just a casual video series for rambling on about weird art stuff and fringe topics of the art world.
Stop by my public Discord!! discord.gg/NRfDnRWAnatomy Quick Tips: NecksSinix Design2021-01-23 | It's time to get a good stranglehold on all of that neck anatomy. Luckily, learning to draw and paint necks isn't as difficult as trying to repeatedly pronounce sternocleidomastoid and larynx.
The art in this video was all done in Corel Painter 2021. You can find my free brush pack on my patreon page, no patronage required.
#art #anatomy #arttutorialMy 2020 Digital Art RecapSinix Design2021-01-08 | Remember 2020? Maybe it's best we forget. Probably the weakest year yet, but I threw in some sped up stream content to make up for my long-winded ramblings.
Stop by my public Discord!! discord.gg/NRfDnRWPAINTOVER PALS: Episode 12Sinix Design2020-11-29 | A new collection of paintovers, focusing on how to use dynamic lighting and hints of design theory to improve any painting. Critiquing is the central test of art improvement, so always be critiquing along at home.
#arttutorial #paintover #artschoolSelf-Portrait Day 2020Sinix Design2020-11-01 | November 1st is international self-portrait day! Do a self-portrait today and enjoy watching my yearly self-portrait video. Plenty of art tips and nonsense abound.
All painting in this video was done using Corel Painter.
#selfportrait #digitalpainting #arttutorialArt and Adrenaline [Art Thoughts]Sinix Design2020-10-23 | A new series for discussing art adjacent concepts and theories! Topics this time include the effect of adrenaline on art, world building, visualization, and style development.
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Visit my patreon at: patreon.com/sinixChroma Corps 2020 RECAPSinix Design2020-10-03 | The Most Intense Art Contest Ever: Chroma Corps 2020 Recap. Yes, nearly 3 hours of looking over art from this Battle Royale art contest that lasted for well over a month. Thousands of works of art were created and many legends were born. You can use this as something to put on in the background while you draw, or maybe you can just fall asleep to it, who knows!
Discord currently hibernating, but you can review all art in full res on there: discord.gg/ARQyBUK
Visit my patreon at: patreon.com/sinixIntro to Gun Design (LBX 2020)Sinix Design2020-09-13 | My presentation for Lightbox Online. A talk using gun design to go over various design fundamentals and theories. Unfortunately, the live event got beat up by technical difficulties, but I came back and rerecorded the rest of what I wanted to go over and stitched everything together for youtube.
This is basically like getting to sit in on one of my college classes, so I hope you enjoy it! Be sure to check out other LBX Online content all throughout various platforms and on @LightboxExpo .
#lightbox #lbx2020 #lightboxonline500k! Chroma Corps Art ContestSinix Design2020-08-08 | Thank you all for supporting this channel! In celebration of 500k, I'm going to be running an annual battle royale art contest!
Visit my patreon at: patreon.com/sinixAnatomy Quick Tips: HairSinix Design2020-08-03 | Untangling the basics of drawing and painting hair. The first half of the video is all about design and drawing basics, the second half is just painting tips.
Let me know what part of the human anatomy you would like to see more information on drawing! Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
All painting in this video was done using Corel Painter.
#art #digitalpainting #arttutorialPAINTOVER PALS: Episode 11Sinix Design2020-06-30 | A new avalanche of tips for improving your paintings and drawings. Try to guess the critiques beforehand. Thanks to the Patreon supporters that entirely make this series possible.
Intro background music: Rainbows - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Tempo: The Overlooked Key to Improving at ArtSinix Design2020-05-03 | Feel like you're sometimes stuck in a rut and not improving at art? There are fundamentals that you've probably been ignoring. In this video, I'll go in depth on one of them, and more importantly, give you some tips and exercises to improve at it.
#artschool #arttutorial #artDesign Theory: Shape AppealSinix Design2020-03-10 | In this video series, I ponder the theoretical side of design to determine the best methods for creating things that are appealing and unique. I'll deal with all aspects of the idea creating process and share potential tricks and tips that will make it easier for you.
Episode 4 is about Shape Appeal. The abstract qualities that make certain forms and shapes more pleasing to look at than others.
#artschool #arttutorial #artMy 2019 Digital Art RecapSinix Design2020-01-21 | It's 2020! The perfect time to talk about 2019. Despite some setbacks, I'll share as much digital art as I can from this past year.
#art #artists #artschoolSelf-Portrait Day 2019Sinix Design2019-11-02 | A little late in the day, but it was certainly an adventure getting this done. Today is November 1st again, so the annual self-portrait day video is here!
The art in this video was made using Corel Painter!
#selfportrait #artImprove Your Art with Better ShadowsSinix Design2019-10-05 | This video is all about shadows. Making better shadow shapes, simplifying shadow details, and picking the right colors. Geared toward intermediate drawers and beginner painters.
#arttutorial #artistsArtists Guide to Procreate (iPad Tutorial)Sinix Design2019-07-24 | A quick lesson on some basics of doing art in procreate. Had a lot of technical issues with this one, sorry for that.. haven't had to do much iPad recording before.
#ipad #procreate #arttutorialPAINTOVER PALS: Episode 10Sinix Design2019-06-10 | The wildly delayed tenth episode of my paint over and critique series. This episode spends time covering aspects of composition and lighting.. as well as the normal stuff.
Intro background music: Rainbows - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Surface Pro vs iPad Pro: the Best Choice for Digital Artists?Sinix Design2019-04-15 | A simple hardware review for the Microsoft Surface Pro and Apple iPad Pro. ONLY focusing on how well I think they work as a supplemental art device for on-the-go painting and sketching.
This video was meant to be half as long, but I ramble a bit too much. I know there aren't any in-depth tech info or stats in this video, but it's more of a "how does this make me feel" review. Definitely take with a grain of subjectivity.
#ipad #surfacepro #hardwarereviewAnatomy Quick Tips: BacksSinix Design2019-02-18 | A quick and crammed guide for various aspects of drawing the human back. A little bit of knowledge will keep you from making a confusing mess out of this less-important but large section of human anatomy.
Let me know what part of the human anatomy you would like to see more information on drawing! Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
#art #digitalpainting #arttutorialPaintsploration?! [Vol. 5]Sinix Design2019-01-29 | Yare yare.... it's finally time to continue our deep dives into the visual library. Paintsplorations will hopefully be a regular thing this year.
If you're wondering why Ahmed Aldoori is referenced in the video, it's because at two moments near the beginning he participated in this paintsploration. I sent him the canvas and he sent it back with some new ideas sketched into it.
Songs used in this video: Rushjet1 - out there (this is the chiptune at the start) Moonlight Party (down-tempo dance mix)... from a japanese yu yu hakusho game? Demise of the Ritual - Shadow of the Colossus ...and other obscure video game soundtracks and youtube copyright free stuff.
Intro background music: Rainbows - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0The Best Brush for Digital Painting (Beginners)Sinix Design2018-08-01 | Ever struggle to figure out what brush you should use?
Here's a quick introduction on digital brushes and my thoughts on the fastest way to get good at digital painting. There is really only one type of brush you need to become a great digital painter. This is for people just starting out, so I know most of my crowd might not be into this, but please bare with me. Plenty of more advanced content coming soon.
This video shows the process for a couple paintings and also has a short break to talk about my basic mental approach to making a character look "anime-style".