Overheard a guy at the coffee shop say he only uses three brushes for everything

Honestly, I was waiting for my drink yesterday and this artist at the next table was telling his friend about his whole process. He said he only uses a round brush, a flat brush, and a soft airbrush in his main software, and he's been doing that for like two years now. He was showing his friend a really detailed cityscape on his tablet and said all the textures and lighting came from just those three tools. It made me stop and think because I have like fifty brushes downloaded and I'm always switching, trying to find the 'right' one. Tbh, I tried his method on a quick sketch last night, a simple forest scene, and it forced me to focus on actual shapes and values way more. I'm not saying I'll ditch my whole collection, but it's a cool way to practice. Has anyone else tried limiting their tools like that and found it helped?

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paigec1410d ago

That's just limiting your own creativity for no reason.

thea2469d ago

Used to think that way too, honestly.