Videos for Understanding Brushes but NOT Brush Settings for Digital Art Beginners Who Think in Words

These videos have been very helpful to me understanding how to describe digital brushes and their effects.

As a still low-skilled digital artist, I found it really difficult to understand where to even begin with comprehending brush settings/effects BUT unlike most artists, I do want explanations rather than experimentation/experience to base my knowledge/practices on.

If you’re like me, check out the following videos!

Basic Categories of Digital Brush Behavior:

Basic Categories of Brush Shapes & Their Usages:

Using Brush Sizes & Complexity in Layers to Create Depth & Detail:

After watching the above videos, I’m now much more prepared to tackle learning from videos like those from Ramon M on the official Krita YouTube account explaining how to use/manipulate specific brush types such as:

(Example: Watercolor Brushes)

I hope to come back and update this post with other “general understanding” videos that I find in the future.

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Thank you, @starsworne. This is a great resource.

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