Hey man. I’m normally a lurker and just watch content and never comment. But I wanted to take the time to comment and say that while coming back into art and the art world (after being lost for 3-4 years) your channel was actually one of the first ones I found. I’ve binge watched a ton of your videos now including sitting through hours of your live-streams. I’ve found a couple other channels I enjoy for character work, but nothing has compared to your channel and how you teach. Not only how you teach, but your view on art and how you perceive it. While you’re years and years ahead of me I strive to one day have your skill level. I absolutely love your views on painting and how your imagination works. I think we have a lot in common, and I could go into detail - but I don’t want to seem creepy, lol. Anyways, thank you so so much for all this free content I truly appreciate it and will use your knowledge you’re lending me to let MY imagination flow in ways that are different than yours. I feel like you’re the teacher I needed throughout school that I never had. As I have already watched tons of your videos without practicing much (I know that is bad, but I’m waiting on getting an iPad Pro for Christmas) I know I’m going to be going back through and watching a ton again once I get it and I can’t wait to see what you produce in the future. You’re honestly the artist that has given me tons of motivation/inspiration to just create and tell my stories in a unique way. I love your method of using one brush, I think it gives an incredible look to artwork and ... god I hope I can get that good with my brush strokes one day because THAT is the look I love and what catches my eyes and heart. Sorry I’m being extremely cheesy, but I just wanted to let you know you’re an amazing artist and person! I know you don’t do work for free, but I thought it was worth a shot to say - I would absolutely LOVE seeing you paint some sort of mage or wizard or any type of person/fantasy character in your style and how you would apply your brush strokes to skin and face. Thanks for reading Mikko!

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

This comment made me wish yt had a “hug” button as a reaction. 🐻💕🐻 Plenty of characters in my gallery just not in recent years because my interests have changed.

Using one brush for a painting feels oddly liberating because you don’t have to do anything but paint.

I found this video after doing this for about 4 months now, and ill say, ive improved far far more in those 4 months of daily studying with a single no opacity square brush, than i did in the two years of art prior. It felt almost like it clicked after awhile, able to break down structure, shape etc with limited tools allowed me to work directly on color, shape language, sillouettes and more. This is an AMAZINGLY effective method of learning, and I would recommend it for anyone!

You’re art inspired me to want to learn to do backgrounds instead of just limiting myself to character art and design

@sierrarichter6125

3 жыл бұрын

literally. im starting one today to see how I do. his work is beautiful

@HafsaAlami-qf4kt

Ай бұрын

im studying backgrounds rn and his is litterally the only usefull channel for that

Damn, the opposite side of this is using only one fine liner for all your art, as i did for over a year it the beggining. It showed me how to do things with lines i never knew were possible, but somewhere on those stairs i lost love for my own art. I guess you just need to do something until you can no longer stand it and then move on to other things and do the same. So when the time comes where you want to mix them, you can use knowledge from all of those worlds to make something special and yours! Great video as always man! Wise words.

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

Like said in the lower thirds: if a method, any method makes you lose the drive. It’s no longer effective. This way of learning is effective but it’s NOT easy. Using tons of brushes can be an easy way to avoid design decisions when it comes to composition. Being forced to make those decisions is like putting one’s brain in overdrive. Like any training it gets easier eventually :)

I've never painted anything in my life and I've been watching your channel for a bit now. I recently was fortunate enough to buy an ipad and can't wait to start learning to digitally illustrate. Thank you for making beautiful content and explaining your thoughts around pieces and process. I hope you the best ! :)

i love how organic your backgrouds turn out

The way you express yourself and convey your thoughts is as impressive as your talent as an artist! There is SO much to unpack there...

Thank you for videos like this. My depression has stopped me from painting for 10 year now and I’m now trying to ”force” myself to get back to that wonderful place of creativity. I got myself an iPad and Apple Pencil, never tried digital before. And seeing what you create in combination of what you are saying takes away the overwhealming feeling and the internal mean dialog of why I’m not as good as I was 10 years ago. Thank you for helping me push forward. Pet your puppie from me! /Anna, the Swedish neighbor :)

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

If art is one of those things that you feel might trigger anxiety then in that case I’d recommend considering if exercises like this is worth doing. There are so many ways to paint which are fun and enjoyable. This however, while effective, it’s not in any way easy and if it makes you dislike painting then I’d simply try something else. Taking care of yourself and your relationship with your creativity should always be the number one priority when it comes to art. 🐻💕

@Anna_Aradia

3 жыл бұрын

@@angrymikko I wholeheartedly agree. 💕

@lightwavz

3 жыл бұрын

I am so glad to hear other people say this. I had terrible depression for over 15 years and did no art at all. Now I am also carrying an iPad mini and looking forward to drawing every day. We owe ourselves lots of grace. Thanks for sharing your story, Anna!

@yuginoty65

Жыл бұрын

Me too! Anna. I have to force myself also. However, trying different approaches to digital art via the iPad Pro, pencil and Procreate, I find it fun, and very portable too! Tough to get motivated sometimes, some days better than others, yet what I learn, is very rewarding. Peace, from me, in Maine, to you…Aria ☮️🏳️‍⚧️💜🦄

That was great! Thank you! Over the last few months, since your Art is My Real Home Challenge, I have really started to use your advice on single brush paintings and it makes so much sense. When I am using paints, I am using one brush. It should be the same digitally for a painterly style. And I also do your doodle until something shows up in the frame method. It has really surprised me what I have been able to do! I appreciate all of your lessons, and now also the puppy. She is darling!

A timely video for me! I recently started drawing again and today I was going through an art course I'm taking and i was using a brush provided by the artist and as I attempted to follow along with the painting and project given in my frustration I tried to find another brush I thought would work better. After looking and testing for an hour to no avail I told myself that it was pointless because obviously it's not the brush but how I'm using it and made myself go back and start over and ya know what? I finally got more of the results I was looking for. Point being the problem wasnt the brush but it was my outlook and how I was using it. I let my frustration get it the way because I couldnt instantly do the same thing as an artist with years of experience but I'm glad I went back, started over, and stuck it out! I'm taking it a little at a time but so far I'm happy I'm working past the bumps of frustration I feel. I'll have to try the one brush method soon and also try and utilize the tools I have more fully. Also Beautiful piece of the autumn season it makes me feel like going for a walking in the crisp weather!

This sounds like great advice. I’ve been at the beginner stage for a few years now mainly, I think, because I keep playing around and wanting to learn everything at once. I started wanting to draw people and animals but it just wasn’t clicking for me. Seeing a channel like yours (and a few others) made me want to try more landscape and concept style art. That just feels better to me. It now I’ve begun to realize I need to start practicing concepts - just draw rocks or mountains and learn to find shapes, add lighting - without getting into detail. Sticking to one brush sounds great because then I’m not also worrying about whether I should use the texture one and what it’s settings should be. Thanks! Oh, and this is a great piece of art too!

Great advice. I used to paint with oils and very few brushes as I just didn't have many. With procreate I still tend to do the same thing especially while I'm learning so I found this video very helpful Mikko. Thanks for sharing your art and your heart with us, your videos and streams are inspiring and fun. Your students are lucky to have you!

Not only is this inspirational but it is a huge reminder that it is all about the process and experience and not expecting perfect results straight away. As a beginner with no traditional experience and learning 2D and 3D Art. There has been a lot of room for me to burn out very quickly. Thank you for the inspiring talk and Artwork though! Thank you

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

This method might be efficient but in the long run it’s always important to listen to your inner voice on what will actually keep you functioning. Just because some way of learning is more efficient than others doesn’t mean that we should always be working at 200% intensity. However there are a lot of people who put in that 200% of energy but if they waste it all on details then that’s an easy way to be both disappointed with the results and frustrated with the lack of progress. I should have said in this video that details are the least efficient way to progress :/ Well there will be other videos I guess 🤷‍♂️🐻

As someone with experience in traditional art mediums (ie, everything but digital) learning digital for the first time, this is so handy. I kept thinking, oh if I just had that magical brush set my art would look better. When it comes down to it, I know I can do an amazing realistic drawing with one 6B charcoal pencil. Thanks for this grounding exercise l

@angrymikko

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing I think you condensed the whole loop really well.

You made me understand, that I'm actually lost in this huge world of art. I don't know what's next now.

This is just stunning.

Beautiful artwork! Wonderful! You are very good and have given me a lot of inspiration. You are very talented! Perfect !! And I will continue to support you.

i can´t believe i have just found your channel, you´re so utterly talented, i´m amazed by your art, truly beautiful.

Woow your art is beyond awesome!

I tend toward a single brush in landscape paintings and watching you paint has only reinforced that tendency. It’s so nice to sit and slowly build up layers of paint with that one favourite brush! For me, specialised brushes, like for foliage and such, are tools for speed. I’ll use them to a limited extent for landscapes in comics, when there usually has to be some minor sacrifice to quality in order to maintain pace (especially since I have a tendency to want to paint the background in EVERY panel) but when I want to just paint, or when there’s that one establishing full-page establishing illustration I want to really make the reader stop and admire, there’s really no substitute to just sitting and painting. I totally agree that working with a single brush is enormously helpful for learning! It also lends a more organic feel to digital art, which I adore.

Thank you so much for this. It’s a great technique, and it’s really been helping me improve my digital art skills. I was always so obsessed with using this brush for this and that for that that I never even considered doing this and it’s so freeing and helpful.

Your art is so inspiring thank you! :)

“If I had stopped trying to find the easy way out” so true!!!

Really awesome Mikko!Thank you!

Love your work!

Lovely painting and advice for beginners like me thank you Mikko ✨💕

This video is the Ted talk I’ve been planning for years! I try to tell people this all the time.

Seeing a painting from start to finish is amazing I hope to one day to get there

This is insanely inspirational. Your one brush method makes more sense than my life.

Love you mikko!!

This is amazing!

Thank you so much for making vids ur content always motivates me to practice art

Amazing videos and tutorial. Thank you!

Most of my paintings are done with one or two brushes. I find a favourite / appropriate brush that works with the style and roll with it. It does help speed up the process enormously! But I have to say I’d be totally lost without the airbrush tool, or my watercolour set... 😬

I learn...how to have patience while working on the artwork...❤

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

I'm gonna start drawing things other than characters bc it's just stressing me to try and find a new style and I'm just not satisfied with my art overall. I started watching Mikko because I really love how he creates compositions with lots of colours and most are from imagination and that's something my art is really lacking.

Nice video. Thank you. I like your paintings. I have no glue of art. But I like the way how the technology r used to create such nice work.

At the 6:08 time stamp- CORNDOGS! I loved grabbing those at the side of the pond near my house and making them explode as a kid, haha. On a much more serious note, thank you for being so wonderful and kind, Mikko. I’m going to try being diligent and sticking to one brush for a while. I was never good at traditional painting either, but I’m determined to learn digital! As always, your help is deeply appreciated. Sending you all the love! 💖

You really deserve more clout.

i always love watching your paintings come together. I know there is no right way to paint as you said in your video… i am just curious how you figured out how to layer all those colours togther to make textures, is it just your artist mind knowing what you want it to look like in the end, or trial and error when you were learning the digital format? Whenever I am painting, I feel like I don’t know what I am doing 99% of the time.

Can you talk about some good basic design decisions you make as you start and work through a painting? Thank you for this amazing video.

you are so right! one of the first things I've heard when I started learning (digital) Art was "it's the Artist, not the pencil" now I know what it's meant

@angrymikko

2 жыл бұрын

It’s much easier to get distracted into technical nonsense in digital art. That makes it frustrating to learn sometimes if your attention is not focused on what matters.

Your drawings are just amazing, it looks so real, I hope I could draw as good as you one day.

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

You’re already creating things that nobody else is doing. Try not to compare your art to anyone but your own past work. That’ll be much more motivating in the long run :)

@noora8908

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I guess your right. I’ll try my best to think like that next time, thanks for the advice! :D

Great video mikko ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌

Thank you, Mikko. I just learnt, using your bear brush, that if you use the pencil on its side you put more paint down... I love how we can use your brushes without the Apple Pencil and just use my finger and lower the opacity. I love how the trees suddenly come to life when you paint. I always wanted to paint trees... Shall watch this video in slow mo to figure out how it is done. You are so talented and learned. Thank you for your videos. Hope all is well with you and all those you hold dear.

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

Lol good luck with the slo mo XD the first third of this goes to somewhere up to 800x speed before winding down to 3x at the end. These clips are made out of A LOT of video footage. I just bought a 2tb disk ( this week and now it’s full.

Sometimes going back to pencil and paper is the best thing for learning

Good morning! I had just recently found this channel, and it hit different when you said learning to paint with just one brush...in all honesty I'm so scared with just painting with just one brush especially the round brush idk how to even learn how to use it really, but I know I need to learn it...thatand color my second fear

While I'm waiting for my iPad pro 2017 to arrive, I'm watching your vids to learn how to draw using procreate... I love your vids man!

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

That must be exciting, definitely my favourite art tool these days.

This was an amazingly inspiring video! I had one question though. In using just one brush are you also just using one layer or multiple layers with one brush?

Exactly! Before brushes, we used fingers and bits of anything we could pick up - some paint with other parts of their bodies or their whole body. Same apply to digital painting - there are just more tools you can use. #jacksonpollock :P

Great advice about using one brush. People often waste their time getting bogged down with brushes and effects, seeking a magic elixir to elevate their art technique. No doubt, some people succeed (Kerem Beyit comes to mind, whose style can be immediately recognized by his particular use of an array of texture brushes that makes his style immediately recognizable). But as you suggest, most people would make faster progress focusing on just one brush, especially in the beginning. Just as important as reducing brush choice, is learning where to saturate and desaturate portions of a painting. After brush strokes, lighting becomes the most important element. Depending where light is cast, saturation will fall only in certain sides of objects. The delicate play of light and darkness, saturation and desaturation can become one of the most beautiful and mesmerizing aspects of painting. Although fantasy painting depicts a hyper realistic realm, leaning heavy on over saturation, but artists who pay attention to light and shadows, who know the value of desaturating certain areas where light is absent, are able to add an additional dimension to their painting. During your demo, I was waiting for you to afterwards to add desaturation and bounce light to certain portions, but the video ended leaving my eyes and imagination still craving these subtle final missing touches. However, I still enjoyed the video and your demo ... I’m a subscriber :-)

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t use desaturate because it tends to kill the intended colour. I always work from muted colours to more saturated ones and from dark to light.

is there a stock procreate brush you would say is comparable to your forest trail brush? just out of curiosity. Thank you so much for your videos also, I always thought it was too late for me to learn to illustrate or paint digitally but your videos have played a big part in helping me reframe that and since I've made some work I'm really proud of! So thank you for that! Your channel is such a valuable resource to those who watch it

you you you coooooooooolllL🤩 and 🤩 amazing 🤩 ❤️❤️❤️ انسان مبدع و مذهل 🤩❤️❤️❤️

Can you make a video about procreate and every tool it have? I'm kind of confused sometimes while watching coz the vid was so fast..:)

Hello there! I appreciate your video a lot. I might not be a total beginner anymore, but I am still an amateur and I am still learning how to create appealing art. I "accidentally" used your advice and I (till now) have used one brush throughout my learning process. I still do it - I am still learning. And I have to say that I believe I am making a good progress. Now I see, that it might be because of this happy accident - that I was "afraid" to use other brushes for a long time (chulk brush BTW :D) thank you again for your advices and insight, and should you have any advices for me and my art (I post it on my channel here :) ) - feel free to let me know. I really want to excel in digital art and traditional drawing :)

What would be the closest equivalent to the "Dry Chalk Brushes" in Procreate?

I’m just getting back into doing some artwork after many years of being distracted. Your videos are really inspiring. Thanks for all the good advice. If you could only use one standard brush from pro-create, what would it be?

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting question ☝ If I'd have to pick one for THIS painting it would be Jagged Brush but if I'd have to pick one to use for an entire year it would definitely be the round brush. Both of those get a bit too light and not thin enough at low pressure so I'd probably fix that first.

@MarcCardwell

3 жыл бұрын

@@angrymikko i'll look for Jagged, not sure what set it's in. i would have thought you'd say Nikko Rull, that's become my brush of choice. i found his other Rull brushes, and can't see a difference between the stock procreate one and his version.

@noobatredstone3001

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarcCardwell you’ve probably found nikko’s old set. Check his channel for the new one. I personally would pick just the round brush, but as there isn’t one in procreate, it would be airbrush or spectra which has some nice texture to it.

@MarcCardwell

3 жыл бұрын

@@noobatredstone3001 thanks! 1 set i have is def old, found on the procreate forum. i found a newer one recently, nikko fave 5, with a soft and hard rull, a round & an airbrush. help me understand tho: what's the attraction for some artists to a plain old round brush? i stick w/ a pencil, the stock nikko rull, and a few other specialty ones.

@noobatredstone3001

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarcCardwell Round brush is very versatile, you can paint basically anything with it. More “advanced “ brushes have more specific use.

There will always be people that misinterpret what you're saying. Just ignore those people, everyone in his right mind would know that there isn't a right way to do art but many people have chosen you as some sort of mentor, therefore they want to try your approach. I just feel like a lot of time and energy is wasted in the beginning by disclaimers when, lets be real, the people that want to dislike and write an upset comment are gonna do it anyway.

Mikko, what one or two brushes in the procreate selection would you recommend for beginners? In other words, which one or two would you say resembles your “one brush” that you created and use? Thank you Mark

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

Like I said earlier, totally depends on what you are making. If I could use only one brush for all paintings I’d choose the round brush. Luckily I don’t have to make such choice and I switch the brush based on what I’m making. All 3 of the Weather Box paintings were done with Polar’s Ice Cream Truck but I wouldn’t use that brush for a painting like this where the stroke direction is more important than the chunky chalk like textures in Weather Boxes. If I didn’t have the option to use my tools I could make the same paintings with a round brush. For social media posts the texture is barely visible anyway. But this is a REALLY high resolution painting and I made it for a large scale print. In a print those brush directions and pressure levels are clearly visible and it’s just one of those things that at least to me makes a print have more depth. I think the tools should always fit the purpose but it’s also good to know how the tools work in the first place. If I didn’t know how a painting done with just a Jagged Brush looks I wouldn’t have the information needed to make a decision to use that brush when it fits what I’m about to do.

What brush did you use?

Hey, amazing stuff! Can I find you on any of the teaching sites, like Skillshare or Udemy? I could swear I’ve seen you but now can’t find it

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t decided on a platform yet, they all come with complicated rules. I’m considering gumroad too because they have a streaming option now for video that people don’t need to download. All of my classes have been in person or done made to order for videogame schools thus far.

What type of tablet do you use? Any recommendations for iPads to do art?

@nenidetic

3 жыл бұрын

he’s using an iPad Pro, but any iPad that works with an Apple Pencil can be pretty good for art

What type of tablet do you use? Any recommendations for iPads to do art? Nice work btw

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

I saw some negative comments about the input lag of the iPad Air with Apple Pencil so I’d probably recommend any pro model if money is not an obstacle. Don’t waste money on storage space though iCloud membership is a much better investment and a safer way to keep the files stored.

@MarcCardwell

3 жыл бұрын

@@angrymikko interesting opinion! (storage) i bought the 64GB 12.9, and i'm careful with what stays on it, plus i have th e50GB iCloud space. lots of people say get the largest storage, but that is risky, IMHO, because of the number people i've seen lose all their art w/ no backup.

Can we do color pick with holding the pencil itself?

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Go to Prefs/Gesture Controls/Eyedropper and set Apple Pencil double -tap to ON. WHY would you though, the picker will fly right off your target when you do that action but if that's something you can do with your fingers (I certainly can't) then that option is at least there to try. I've set my touch and hold timer to 0.12 seconds if anyone wants to try that. The default was way too slow for me.

Résolution is 7000x7000 ok. But 300dpi doesn’t mean anything on a screen. You could make it 72dpi or 6789076886799 dpi, the result is the same. Dpi is a printing resolution

I kept laughing every time he mentioned the bucket guy

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

Let’s face it; all of us artists are the bucket guy at some point >_>

you said that you struggled to find shapes in your painting,, does that mean you dont plan before, you just have a collage of colors and try to make something out of them?

@yosefhenry1715

3 жыл бұрын

just trying to understand your process

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes like with this painting it just happens if I see something I like. Other subjects might require more planning.

Hi I was just wondering if u could teach me first hand

Hey do you use a screen protector?

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

never

3:18:320 you jumped into the future and the lightning was much better, why did you skip this part and how did you make the lighting better

@angrymikko

Жыл бұрын

I used to include all the footage in these videos but the algorithm prefers edited down videos that are quicker to watch. For technical tutorials I find that it’s better to focus on one technique and have the video be all about that technique.

Can you tell me what kind of brush you used?

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

Forest Trail Brush 🌲

Are you using any screen protector?

@patatesliborek7494

3 жыл бұрын

+1

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not using one

Don’t criticize angry Mikko - he will break your kneecaps 😱

So mostly procreate and little oil?

@angrymikko

2 жыл бұрын

Just procreate in this illustration nothing else.

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I have question does anyone have the problem where when you download the replay of drawing The colors become so darker and more burn?? All the replay of my drawing is like that and I need to manually edit the video if I want to post it anywhere :(

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

Haven’t run into this myself yet but the last video I did was partially a screen recording of the replay instead of an exported vide to get the resolution higher.

@hano0onatart

3 жыл бұрын

@@angrymikko unfortunately even when I see the replay in procreate It’s like that too :( I really hope procreate team fix it fast

@selamelz

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I noticed it happened to my 1 drawing which I did exactly before the 5x update and all of my drawings after the update. I emailed Procreate and they said they will look into it. I hope they can fix it soon :(

@hano0onatart

3 жыл бұрын

@@selamelz it’s really sucks because no matter how much I try to make colors in video same as the photo i can’t and it’s makes me mad But I think of screen recording while drawing until they fix it and it is sad 😭

"Limitation is the mother of creativity"

🤟

Have you ever thought about teaching a structured paid course on digital painting for beginners? You have quite a few followers, it would probably be extremely successful. I'd take the course and gladly hand you my money.

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I’m not sure about the platform though. For longer lectures it would be handy if students could stream the lesson instead of downloading it. I’m looking into the options but because it’s such an expensive investment it’s a decision I can’t make lightly.

😍😍😍😍😍😍🥺🥺🥺🥺

I’m at 600 brushes now 🙈 I am here to be offended 😂 who is this bucket guy?

Are you willing to check out peoples artwork and give help advice or tips to help them grow in the medium they painted in.?

@angrymikko

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I do private coaching zoom calls with companies or freelance artists.

@delusionalsenpaistudios1347

3 жыл бұрын

@@angrymikko How much are class or sessions usually.?

Please teach your type of art in Udemy or something.. so i can learn from u .. how do u do ur painting 😭😭😭 .. pllllzzzz

First

Bro who the fuck uses 50 brushes

This was an amazingly inspiring video! I had one question though. In using just one brush are you also just using one layer or multiple layers with one brush?