Traditional Artist tries Digital Art for the first time!

Hey friends, I know you're not used to seeing me in front of the camera and i'm certainly not used to being in front of it but today is a special day because I'll be painting My denim jacket something i've been meaning to do for ages now And now that spring is just around the corner I thought it'd be the perfect time to bring out the old denim jacket and finally give it a shot I have no idea how this is going to turn out could be a complete disaster for all I know, but hey I guess we're gonna find out Whenever I see a custom painted clothing item. I almost always find myself thinking Hmm, that looks a bit ridiculous and i'm always left wondering if you could actually do it in a way that looks cool While also being wearable So I thought i'd give it a shot myself and see if I can come up with something I didn't just want to paint something on denim and call it a day and I also didn't want to paint something that's over the top in your face only to clickbait people into watching the video What I wanted to do is paint something that I personally Genuinely would like to have and wear myself and with that in mind I took a photo of the jacket Switched over to the ipad and started thinking about some design ideas I don't know about you, but to me a denim jacket just screams 80s video games movies toys All that good stuff So I definitely wanted the whole thing to give off an 80s vibe And since my mind immediately goes to video game and movie characters when I think of the 80s That's also the direction I went with After doodling around a bit and going through the web looking for ideas and reference photos I came up with a few designs and although I would love to have a space invader denim jacket I decided to go with good old obi-wan for the final design the overall dark picture Just worked like a charm with the light blue of the jacket After I knew what I wanted to paint it was time to prepare the jacket and get everything ready for painting Now I have to confess that I skipped the part where I do research online on how to properly paint on clothes and the quote-unquote right materials to use Because I have a feeling that all these special dedicated products like fabric paints and whatnot are mostly useless Anyway, instead what I decided to do is do things my own way based on my general experience with painting materials And we'll see if that was a smart idea or not in the end The way I prepared the jacket is not dissimilar to how I would prepare a canvas I sealed the surface with an acrylic dispersion and then I applied a coat of white paint So that the colors don't lose their vibrancy while painting I also lightly sanded the surface hoping to make the surface a bit easier to paint on but As you'll shortly find out. Well, this didn't exactly work the way it was supposed to And then it was time to get painting now two things Firstly everything you see me paint from here on out is painted with acrylic paint for a change So this might be especially interesting for all the people who always wonder whether or not you can paint with acrylic paints similar to oil paint But secondly, let me tell you something After the first couple of brush strokes, the only thought I had was oh crap. This was a bloody mistake At this point. I honestly didn't think that I could pull this off as it turns out Painting on denim is pretty much exactly like painting on sandpaper It's almost as if it doesn't want to be painted on and on top of that I picked the tiniest most complicated reference you can imagine which would be hard to paint even under normal circumstances imagine painting a thumbnail sized face on sandpaper and You might get an idea on how frustrating this was but backing down was not an option and luckily The more paint I applied the easier painting became but it's safe to say that denim is less than ideal as a painting surface The process itself was pretty straightforward acrylic paint is quite forgiving the order you paint in isn't really that important Because it dries on the spot and you can put paint on top of paint and always make changes and rework spots But the basic process was this Start with all the blacks paint in all the basic colors and then refine Surprisingly the part that I thought would give me the most headache The glow of the lightsaber turned out to be one of the easier things to paint I had much more difficulty painting the clothe because It's almost impossible to put down a brush stroke and create a sharp line But I just kept going and going until I ended up with something that I thought I could live with And then it was time for the moment of truth I have to admit Peeling off the tape was a bit nerve-wracking because I had no clue if it would leave me with a complete disaster Or the most satisfying tape peeling moment ever but luckily this part worked out like an absolute charm and I have to say I'm, honestly surprised with the final result The painting might not be on the same level as my usual stuff but The overall end result looks so much better than I thought it would after the first couple of brush strokes As a piece of clothing it kind of works If I did this again, which I would love to do I would do a few things differently though Instead of white acrylic paint. I would use white acrylic gesso to prime the jacket and I would also try to apply a couple of coats and Sand in between until the surface is smooth enough to make regular brushstrokes And I would paint at a much larger scale But all in all I have to say that i'm quite happy with the end result Especially since this is the first time i've ever tried this I highly encourage you guys to give it a shot yourself It's really satisfying to create something that you love to have but probably could never get if you didn't do it yourself Let me know in the comments below if you think I managed to pull this off and I would also love to hear what you would paint on your denim jacket Make sure to click that like button if you enjoyed watching me awkwardly say hi to you in front of the camera maybe i'll do it again and Don't forget to subscribe if you want to see what i'm cooking up in the studio next and if you want to support the channel more directly and Help me make more videos in the future Consider becoming a patron of the channel By becoming a patron you not only support the channel But you also allow me to make videos that are much more interesting and complex down the line and it comes with a bunch of cool rewards like Access to a private discord server or your name at the end of each video just like all of these beautiful people here And with that friends we are gonna bring this video to an end Special thanks to all patrons of the channel for making all of this possible and thank you all out there for watching guys Please hit like subscribe if you're not already a subscriber and Yeah Have a good one