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.[1] 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.[2]


















His Journey

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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

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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)

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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
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References

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  1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNOvB507MRfny7Jcv8MmOw/playlists
  2. https://www.instagram.com/samdoesarts/