# Digital Media Concepts/Sam Does Arts

Sam Does Arts, is a digital artist from Toronto. He currently has 1.4M subscribers on YouTube, where he uploads a variety of digital art related content. He makes videos about equipment, roasting artworks, challenges, advice, tutorials, and speed paints. He currently has 113 videos uploaded on his channel. Each of his videos have thousands of views and he also has a Patreon and Instagram account. On Patreon, he currently has 3,760 patrons. On Instagram, he currently has 2 million followers with 514 posts.

## His Journey

According to his Patreon page, he wrote a message containing some facts about himself. Sam is a 29 year old man from Toronto, who has a passion for art, specifically in the digital painting area. He states that his passion for art used to only be a hobby but he dropped it after his years in high school. It wasn't until the early start of the year 2020, that he decided to pick up his hobby again and he realized that it was true passion. He was inspired by many great artists and developed his own style through those inspirations. He started his YouTube career on June 20th 2020 and his first Instagram post was on March 1st 2018.

## His Art style

His art style has changed over time to what it is now today. This can be seen through his earlier posts on Instagram. Here are some examples of his evolution from his first post to his most recent post.
Art style Timeline :
| Post Title | Date published |
| Portrait study of some little nobody from a galaxy really far | March 1 2018 |
| Repainted one of my first ever posts on this account! | January 19 2020 |
| 3 hour portrait study! | May 23 2020 |
| Colour study, 3hr 30min. | June 12 2020 |
| Can't get enough of golden hour clouds LOL | November 15 2020 |
| A vibe (2h) | January 30 2021 |
| Flash (1h 30m) | June 5 2021 |
| Train station | September 27 2021 |
| Okay last one i promise | October 10 2021 |

## His videos (sorted by category)

Speed-Paint :
| Video | Date Published |
| Spirited Away alley Speed-paint | Jul 1, 2020 |
| Portrait Study Speed-Paint Process | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Landscape Digital Painting Time-lapse | Aug 7, 2020 |
| Can you paint without UNDO? | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Can you paint with ONLY a Basic Round Brush? | Nov 17, 2020 |
| DRAWING MY FAN'S OC! | Dec 8, 2020 |
Tutorials :
| Video | Date Published |
| Digital Painting Process Explained | Jul 14, 2020 |
| How I Paint Mood and Atmosphere | Jul 21, 2020 |
| How to Draw Perspective for Beginners | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Turning @AmandaRachLee into a Cartoon Character! | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Painting without OPACITY | Nov 24, 2020 |
| How to Paint Better Backgrounds | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Do This Before You Post Your ART | Mar 16, 2021 |
| How to Draw Faces | Mar 23, 2021 |
| The Best Way to Practice DRAWING | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Here's how to become Art God | Jun 8, 2021 |
| Exposing my art secrets | Jun 22, 2021 |
| What you need to know about ART STYLES | Jun 29, 2021 |
| What Brushes do you Use?? | Jul 13, 2021 |
| How to become Art God - Guweiz | Aug 10, 2021 |
| You want to be an INSTAGRAM ARTIST? | Aug 24, 2021 |
Advise :
| Video | Date Published |
| How to improve your art by studying photos | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Sam's Digital Art Tips: Why I Paint in 2 sittings | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Sam's Digital Art Tips: How to Paint Faster | Aug 25, 2020 |
| How to Find Your Art Style | Sep 8, 2020 |
| 3 Ways to Stay Motivated | Sep 15, 2020 |
| I Gently Roast My Followers' Art | Sep 29, 2020 |
| How to Tell Better Stories with Your Art | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Can You Paint on Just ONE LAYER? | Oct 20, 2020 |
| How to Overcome Your Fear of Posting Art Online | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Can You Paint with a MOUSE? | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Painting with Default Brushes VS. Custom Brushes | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Do You REALLY Need Custom Brushes for Digital Art?? | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Trying CLIP STUDIO PAINT for the First Time! - First Impressions | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Why You Should Learn Grayscale! | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Can You Paint Without a Sketch? | Feb 9, 2021 |
| Repainting My FIRST Instagram Post! | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Can You Paint Without a REFERENCE? | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Master Study - Girl with a Pearl Earring | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Painting Grayscale to Color - first impressions | Mar 30, 2021 |
| REPAINTING MY OC | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Trying to Paint in Under 50 Minutes | Apr 13, 2021 |
| *GENTLY* ROASTING YOUR ART | Apr 20, 2021 |
| ROASTING samdoesarts' Trash Art | May 4, 2021 |
| Why do you only draw girls? | May 11, 2021 |
| STOP doing this please | May 25, 2021 |
| Instagram we have a Problem | Jul 20, 2021 |
| The SECRET meaning behind my art | Aug 3, 2021 |
| THE MOST underrated artists | Aug 31, 2021 |
| Some social media advice for Artists | Sep 23, 2021 |
| THIS COULD BE YOU | Oct 1, 2021 |
| DRAWING MY FAN'S OC! | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Drawing Fans with my LEFT HAND + NO UNDO?? | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Goodbye Photoshop? | Jun 1, 2021 |
Roasting :
| Video | Date Published |
| ✨GENTLY✨ ROASTING YOUR ART - 2 | May 18, 2021 |
| I've had enough | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Come on man. | Jul 6, 2021 |
| GENTLY Roasting your Art 5 | Jul 27, 2021 |
| ✨GENTLY✨ Roasting your Art 6 | Sep 7, 2021 |
| GENTLY ROASTING your squid game fan art | Oct 8, 2021 |

## Links

* Sam Does Arts Official YouTube Channel
* Sam Does Arts Official Instagram