Heeeyyyeee this week's video is here fresh out the oven! Had a lot of fun with this painting, hope the tutorial helps! Here’s the timelapse video for the full painting ruclips.net/video/tp8JwzW7Qow/видео.html. You can still get my brushes for free here cubebrush.co/mb (first in the list) for a little while and you better have a great weekend or else...
Hey Marc. I can't find the one brush you used for the shading in your brush set, called 'Skin Cavity' (I paused the video to check). I have tried them all and it's not amongst them. But I guess it doesn't matter so much. I think what I have to learn is edge control.
Young artists nowdays are so lucky to have older artists explaining those kind of stuff. I started digital art almost 10 years ago and I remember how difficult its been at the beginning cause there werent as many tutorials as today. So great job! Keep going
Well i started digital art like 5 years ago and i learned mostly from observation. Im not the most patient person so i never watched tutorials or went to art classes
I started digital art about 14 years ago and back then I watched a lot of speedpaints that helped me out. Sure I guess I lacked the commentary and explaining parts, but only getting to see another artist's process helped me a lot in improving myself. I'm not at a professional level but I like to think that I "get by" as an artist at least
Man, I just started painting digitally, and it's so hard. I have more difficulty on the technical aspects like brush setting, layers, and all the tools, there's just so much lol. Thanks for making these videos Marc, helped me a lot :)
Yeah, same, one week ago I found a brush that matched with me and it was like my drawing improved by a lot. In fact I took an afternoon to just paint color, merging them with different brushes only to improve my technical aspect, also customizing shortcut, trying to figure if my workflow was ok like that and all.
@@Malik_Mlk problem w most tutorial vids they only focus on what tablet you should use, what drawing app etc., when starting digital art. They also talk about learning anatomy, learning all the basic stuff that you might have already learned traditionally and only a few tutorials focus on which brush to use, what opacity is, pen pressue stuff, layer, tools etc., I'm so happy I've found a few yters focusing on this.
I used to think i open too many layers too (~100), until i saw a girl with 3xxx layers in my art community. Now i just open as much layers as i prefer, bc i have known a legend
@@forgottenecho2163 i think just learning digital art by yourself is more effective, tbh. the teacher (at least our teacher) only taught us the basics, she never mentioned anything 'bout the proper (or at least the easier way) to shade and highlight and whatnot.
@@milesprocrastinates9547 Oh, that's good to know, I just self taught myself how to shade and highlight in a week or two, but when we were learning how to traditionally in Art Class, we barely got anywhere. I think it's better I rely on myself to learn.
I’m not even exaggerating this is probably one of the better digital art tutorials on RUclips. So many tutorials get into the knitting gritty but the hardest part is knowing even where to start. This tutorial goes over everything in *just* enough detail that it’s both extremely helpful and simple(!). So that way we can get started and dive into more in-depth stuff once we have the basics.
Here are the different steps of the video: 4:20: SHADING (multiply) 8:30: tint/reflection (hard light) 10:50: lights (overlay low) 14:45: polish (go back to tint layer and add glow)
You have no idea how long I was looking for a useful tutorial on color. There seems to be literally nobody who explains color in practice, everybody just tends to start spewing out color theory. You are a gem, sir. Thank you.
I appreciate your straight-to-the-point style of teaching. You don't pad your videos with rambling intros or spend any more time explaining a point than you need to. Thank you for following your own 80/20 rule and respecting our time. :)
I've learned so much from you. I usually paint with traditional media, but the things you teach translate to oil painting as well. Thank you for your lessons and great videos!
I've been just kind of coloring on a whim when it comes to my digital drawings and while they don't look bad, I just hate feeling like I dont know what I'm doing lol I'm definitely going to try this! Thank you ^^
Damn I really needed this! I'm a university student and I try to draw stuff when I'm not busy cramming for a test or doing assignments (which is unfortunately the case a lot of the time). This workflow looks really helpful, thanks!
.i'm legit trying this rn. it's so relaxing separating light and shading from colour, it really allows focus and immersion, a good hour just passed and i don't wanna stop, 🙂😢.
I used this method more as I was also learning this from a professional anime illustrator that uses this in the formal name of Grisaille painting. It turns out that this is a legit form of oil painting that uses the grey as an underpainting then painting color ON TOP. Since then my digital paintings have this level of realism thats very satisfying to watch.
On the plus side, this video finally helped me understand how digital artists are able to make their coloring look SO good and give their drawings so much dimension. On the down side, now that I know the tools behind it, it almost feels more daunting because I know I have to endure all that fine tuning. Regardless, I'm glad I know now! Thanks for such an informative video!
4:03 this technique blew my mind, I am so freaking trying this technique. I'll admit I was a bit skeptical of doing flat colors on one layer (or just flat colors at all!) and then shading on a separate layer like this, but when I saw it... :U I can see where you're coming from when you say you believe this is the one workflow to rule them all now. I need this... I need it bad!
I love this tutorial! As someone who normally paints loosely for 90% of the painting and polishes towards the end, this workflow is so much more clean and effective! Thank you Marc for breaking down your art process in such an easy-to-follow way - I'm so excited to try this out!
I've been watching different tutorial videos on RUclips from different artist. Marc, you're a really good teacher. I'm shocked. Easy to follow, easy to understand, in-depth without making it too overly complicated. You are generous with your knowledge and share it freely. Out of all the artist's I've seen, you truly are the best teacher.
Me: How to do that? Him: I got a tutorial for that! *5 minutes later Me: How do I do that? O.o Him: I also have a tutorial for that! *5 minutes later Me: How to... Him: I got you bro 😂🤣
I really appreciate that you acknowledge that shading comes more easily to you because of your background working with 3D models, it tempers my expectations of myself in a sense.
Clip Studio Paint: Color balance is in tonal correction under Edit, and a good dupe for the brush is the pastel brush with texture removed. Nothing you can do about inner glow that I've found so far, but lmk if anyone has any ideas!
Finally a tutorial that goes over more than flats - shading in multiply with a low saturated color - white lines for light! Most of tutorials focus on the easy stuff, but nothing more than the basic digital coloring. Thank you so much!
As someone sometimes even fighting with my chaotic process, this more analytical approach to coloring is a real gem to find. Thank you for showing this!
It's kinda similiar to the process I already use aswell... except that I don't understand what the heck I am doing. After he explained everything now I kinda understand why each step is done the way it is
I've been watching your tutorials since last month [also some of the older vids] and I really learn a lot from it. I have a hard time making contrast between shadows and highlights and I didn't expect overlay and/or multiply would make a huge impact on it! Thank you very much for your tutorials I'm learning a lot of new things!! ♥♥
As someone who has scene this workflow but never had it properly explained I can't tell you how excited I am to put it to use. This will help my comics so much as soon as I get it down.
It's pretty validating that I naturally came across this method on my own and finding out that there are professionals doing it this way as well :D There's always something to learn though, and I definitely will be trying out some new things I learned here as far as ways to make my art pop a little more. Thanks for the upload!
THANK YOU. SERIOUSLY! I come from a traditional oil painting background in art and I’ve always painted in one layer or did it all in one go per part. I KNEW i failed to utilize the tools in digital art and layering but this tutorial REALLY WOULD HELP ME SO MUCH. THANK YOU!
I love this lesson on a shading layer! I can stop separating every diff coloured part for shading into like 8 different layers bc of it! This whole video makes me feel I can do much better, thank you!
Honestly this helped me a lot. I rewatched this for an hour and it made my cartoony art look really good. I can do line work but I suck at shading hell sometimes my colors aren't good either but this actually helps me understand a lot more than other videos. Thank you so much
oml this has helped me so much. i have been struggling to shade and trying to figure out lighting and this video really helped get a better grasp of what the process is.
I always wonder, as a professional, how long does a piece like this take you to complete, and what should someone going into the industry expect regarding efficiency?
Hey Daniel, this was about 6h so far based on the recordings (over a few days), will prob spend another 2h on polish + background. It's a simpler design where what I decide goes 100% so it's relatively quick, but you can expect to spend 10x that if you were working on a promotional piece for a game, or splash art. There's usually a lot of back and forth between the artist and the team until everyone is happy.
@@YTartschool ah reminds me of my breakdown of the reality of design and how CHANGING A DIV COLOR can take a week. One does not make almost any design in one attempt
this is a very helpful tutorials for someone like me who's starting to get into digital illustration. i even wrote it on my notebook so i can re-read it whenever i need your pointers. thank you very much!!!
ive wtached ur vids before but never like this each video has its perks and i just love tht i take at least one thing from each of ur vids, thanks for teaching me new and diversed things nga mihi
Thank you so much for making these videos! I only recently broke away from pure cel-shading to try for a slightly more realistic look and, though I could get some good results, it would take me HOURS just to paint a character's head and shoulders because I didn't have a good workflow or understanding of digital painting techniques. Then I watched your videos and followed along with my own piece just to try and WOW! I was able to go from lineart to a fully colored and shaded full-body character portrait in an afternoon and the colors/lighting look great. The tip about gradient maps alone is mind-blowing. I can't wait to see what I'll be able to create after I become more familiar with these techniques! Thank you again!!
Thank you for the great tutorial! Being more familiar with traditional media, digital painting still doesn't come too easy to me. Will give your techniques a try!
tint layer 50% gray initially, light gray as well as brighter colours relative to the flats below that layer. He offers a free download of the PSD file in one of his other "5 steps to colour video" find it in the description, you can study the tints layer in more details there.
Hhrrhh I feel like your lines are so detailed and well executed and when I look at mine I feel like it's wayy to small a canvas, and that I did it messyy!! You're really good 💞💞💞 Thankyou for the video!!
Omg the way I was shading before was so stupid, i would get a darker version of the same color then use the blur tool to try to blend it. Imma give this a try tomorrow. Being a noob to digital art is tough lol. I’m taking digital art next year in school so we’ll see what they teach us lol
I LOVE this tutorial. From a light and shadows perspective, it completely makes sense. I was curious, how do you keep your line work so clean and what type of a brush do you use?
Whoa, slowly starting to adapt your technique of coloring - was really surpised how fast I can get my character painted. Need to practice more to get more efficient in this. Thanks for the tips!
Right?! Also a game changer for me recently and even more natural and simple because I am an og pencil “drawer”… his color gradient mapping from greyscale is the biggest digi artist hack EVER!
I think this is one of the first times I have actually saved a video, this will come great to finally stop being so afraid of using greyscales for shading as I usually like to go with more color
I am a sucker for pastel colors so for some reason I liked the way the painting looked when you showed us the shading layer at the end with the tinting
Such a great video. I've been returning to digital painting, but getting overwelmed with all the layers and workflows. This video gives a great roadmap!
You are saving my sanity Marc.. All the rules and greyscale and shadows in the greyscale argghhh! I am a traditional artist without rules… I have watched and recreated with the “rules and steps” by so many art-teachers. I have walked away from digital art 38 times in the past 3 years. 1 month trying. 1 month just saying nope 👎. Your way of approaching “art” here is using the tools and layers but still being free to create! . I’m going to go with this right now and see how free it feels to just create while maintaining “proper utilization of program tools”. 🙏 If this allows me to create and manage time I will just float into bliss. Will update after I finish a piece with this advice-steps!
God, I love you dude. I was so bummed out because I'm an illustrator at heart and always wished I was more of a painter. But looking at your process, you're not painting without lines. And it looks great. I'm going to start using your process. It makes complete sense to me. Btw, taking the base color duping it and washing out the colors with a hue modifier is genius. I'm kicking myself for not realizing this lol. Love your content. Subscribed!!!!!
On Krita you can add a color mask on the shading layer then you can run over it with the flat colors and it can help with the muddiness that people are talking about
Thanks! It's amazing how similar this is to the way I've always worked (except, I don't do line art, I start with "paint" layer which is what you call flats). Then I put a black layer on top set to saturation to see values & I work on a "luma" layer beneath it where I paint form shading & ambient occlusion. I do this bc it's easier to get the right values when you hide the color. Last, I'll do a few polish layers, like 1 overlay layer for highlights & deeper shadows, & sometimes 1 color layer to add hue variation where I get creative, then finish with filters/ level adjustments/ etc
I gotta try this! Cool stuff! You're right when you say that black is a fundamental color for shades because it is the color of shadow and the depiction of absence of light. There's nothing wrong in using it. I find your method really practical and easier to follow so I'm definitely trying it on my next project. Subscribed!
tint layer 50% gray initially, light gray as well as brighter colours relative to the flats below that layer. He offers a free download of the PSD file in one of his other "5 steps to colour video" find it in the description, you can study the tints layer in more details there.
This is far and away the best coloring tutorial I've come across - especially how each stage allows you to focus on and refine one aspect at a time. I looked for tutorials on how to separate doing shading/values from color before, and just found videos saying it can't be done with good results. Thank you. Your art is beautiful.
I could literally listen to you talk all day aahhh thank you sm for your videos!! I just recently started to digitally draw and your videos have helped me out sm!!!
@@lura4518 >>>>>>>>lines top most layer >>> flats with local colour (the bottom layer) >>>>> in shadows layer he duplicates the flat layer and uses hue saturation to make it all white, then shadows are rendered use multiply >>>>> tint layer 50% gray hard light initially, use light gray as well as brighter colours relative to the flats layer (He offers a free download of the PSD file in one of his other "5 steps to colour video" find it in the description, you can study the tints layer in more details there) >>>>>> before lighting he reduces the brightness of each layer (make copies of each layer before this as backup) >>>>>lighting primary overlay with warm brighter colours relative to flats layer >>>>>lighting secondary overlay with cooler colours >>>>>>>>>> final polish is going in all the layers shadow, flats etc and playing around with the colour balance and curves and all that. >>>>>>>>>> normal layer on top just to add the finish touches if required
Heeeyyyeee this week's video is here fresh out the oven! Had a lot of fun with this painting, hope the tutorial helps! Here’s the timelapse video for the full painting ruclips.net/video/tp8JwzW7Qow/видео.html. You can still get my brushes for free here cubebrush.co/mb (first in the list) for a little while and you better have a great weekend or else...
you deserve way more apreciation than what u get sir, actual legend
Such a legend has a video for just about everything, keep up the good work and thanks for all the help 👍
super helpful - trying that on the next drawing! Thank you for sharing :D
Please tell me which monitor (not a tablet) are you using?
Thanks for the great video!
Hey Marc. I can't find the one brush you used for the shading in your brush set, called 'Skin Cavity' (I paused the video to check). I have tried them all and it's not amongst them. But I guess it doesn't matter so much. I think what I have to learn is edge control.
"by this point, i have merged my shading layer with my line art layer"
how brave are you, man??
xD exactly. I would never do that on purpose probably!
@@TheDragonsHerbLake if you’re nervous you can always duplicate the layers before you merge and keep a backup
@@loreandlegendtalesfromourm2915 thats right!! but then it wouldnt make sense anymore to lok after not having many layers
an absolute madman
@@TheDragonsHerbLake Making a folder for the backup layers could help
finally, an art teacher that doesn't insist on realism
I've literally started laughing because I saw your profile pic and then read your name accidentally in a british accent. I'm ded. I agree tho
@@terezkafejtkova5037 I dont know why but I read my name in a British accent too
Finally, some good fucking advice.
@@terezkafejtkova5037 sameeee
@@icantbelieveyouvedonethis1813 im pretty sure its because of the vine
the fact that the 's' looks like an '8' makes me wanna cry
8ORRY
maybe the 8 looks like an S
Marc Brunet LMAO
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Young artists nowdays are so lucky to have older artists explaining those kind of stuff. I started digital art almost 10 years ago and I remember how difficult its been at the beginning cause there werent as many tutorials as today. So great job! Keep going
Well i started digital art like 5 years ago and i learned mostly from observation. Im not the most patient person so i never watched tutorials or went to art classes
I started digital art about 14 years ago and back then I watched a lot of speedpaints that helped me out. Sure I guess I lacked the commentary and explaining parts, but only getting to see another artist's process helped me a lot in improving myself. I'm not at a professional level but I like to think that I "get by" as an artist at least
Started a week ago, day 1 : depression
Day 2 : tutorials
Day 3 : learning for myself
Day 4 : absolutely in love.
@@Fi1thyStink4 you fell in love with digital art at day 4?
@@tlo193 That's what my Mom said.
Man, I just started painting digitally, and it's so hard. I have more difficulty on the technical aspects like brush setting, layers, and all the tools, there's just so much lol. Thanks for making these videos Marc, helped me a lot :)
Yeah, same, one week ago I found a brush that matched with me and it was like my drawing improved by a lot. In fact I took an afternoon to just paint color, merging them with different brushes only to improve my technical aspect, also customizing shortcut, trying to figure if my workflow was ok like that and all.
@@Malik_Mlk problem w most tutorial vids they only focus on what tablet you should use, what drawing app etc., when starting digital art. They also talk about learning anatomy, learning all the basic stuff that you might have already learned traditionally and only a few tutorials focus on which brush to use, what opacity is, pen pressue stuff, layer, tools etc., I'm so happy I've found a few yters focusing on this.
agreed, its pretty overwhelming haha
you guys have any good video recommendations that helped you specifically with that?
@@seurn7801 There's many channels that help with the specifics of digital art. You just have to look for them.
Marc: I don't like when there is too many of them (layers)
Me: *nervously looking at my 69th layer
those are rookie numbers son, im on my 420th layer right now
I used to think i open too many layers too (~100), until i saw a girl with 3xxx layers in my art community. Now i just open as much layers as i prefer, bc i have known a legend
@Jurima for a simple/one person in the painting i would use ~ 35 layers, too. But recently i draw big picture with 5+ people so it can't be helped 😅😅
@@regenbox7335 DANG, what device and software are yall using? 😂
69?
Right here is a lonely self-taught artist crying because this is a gem 😭
lemme cry with you. we were taught basic digital art back in eight grade but it was such a short time.
I’m crying too
@@milesprocrastinates9547 I doubt we're ever going to learn digital art so I just started learning it a year ago
@@forgottenecho2163 i think just learning digital art by yourself is more effective, tbh. the teacher (at least our teacher) only taught us the basics, she never mentioned anything 'bout the proper (or at least the easier way) to shade and highlight and whatnot.
@@milesprocrastinates9547 Oh, that's good to know, I just self taught myself how to shade and highlight in a week or two, but when we were learning how to traditionally in Art Class, we barely got anywhere. I think it's better I rely on myself to learn.
I’m not even exaggerating this is probably one of the better digital art tutorials on RUclips. So many tutorials get into the knitting gritty but the hardest part is knowing even where to start. This tutorial goes over everything in *just* enough detail that it’s both extremely helpful and simple(!). So that way we can get started and dive into more in-depth stuff once we have the basics.
i think its nitty gritty lol knitting is something else entirely :3
Here are the different steps of the video:
4:20: SHADING (multiply)
8:30: tint/reflection (hard light)
10:50: lights (overlay low)
14:45: polish (go back to tint layer and add glow)
but what he do in tint layer? use just black or colors?
How to do the tint man
In my understanding I use uhh a bit of similar colors or either vibrant colors like some orangish a bit
thanks for this!
so he doesn't actually color does he?
You have no idea how long I was looking for a useful tutorial on color. There seems to be literally nobody who explains color in practice, everybody just tends to start spewing out color theory.
You are a gem, sir. Thank you.
“Because you can’t teach people how to color! That’s telling them your secret!”
🙄 this is why Marc is my go to art teacher!
This is honestly so inspiring, I never thought of a worflow like this, can't wait to give it a shot!
I appreciate your straight-to-the-point style of teaching. You don't pad your videos with rambling intros or spend any more time explaining a point than you need to. Thank you for following your own 80/20 rule and respecting our time. :)
I'm gonna say it...
IMMA DO IT.....!!
*_Does this work in Microsoft Paint?_*
Police called.
Eyy, dont underestimate my boi MS Paint
😂
Ey! I do draw in Ms paint!
You could use drawing apps or programs to paint/shade the skin
Me: Man, that shading brush looks solid... I need to get it
Marc:...link below for free brushes
Me:... today is a good day.
Wait till you find out that shading brush isnt in the brushpack 😅
@@Peter_White i found a brush that looks similar, its called smoke pen and its free 👍🥰
@@preface6612 where did you find it ? [On the internet ofc]
@@Peter_White on clip studio paint, its the software Im using and i think? The same one he is but i dont remember exactly xD
@@preface6612 funny becase i have clip studio paunt
I've learned so much from you. I usually paint with traditional media, but the things you teach translate to oil painting as well. Thank you for your lessons and great videos!
Grisaille technique?
Brain: I know how to do this now
Hand: No, no, you don't
But wow this is like magic for me
I felt that. Or when you get inspiration you just forget how to draw and ur like "Why does my brain hate me T^T"
I'm blown away by how 3D it starts looking after a few steps! I'm starting to be a real believer in this technique 😄
Love your approach
Finally an artist that don't say "sHaDiNg wItH bLaCk = bAd 😠"
Btw this was so helpful thanks 😭
it usually is, but it works well with certain styles. also how the fuck do you have 189k subscribers 😺
@@sofqie i did videos before but deleted them
What kind of videos
It is said for traditional art 🤦♀️
01ramunai why
your channel is a gem for people like me who can't afford art school
I've been just kind of coloring on a whim when it comes to my digital drawings and while they don't look bad, I just hate feeling like I dont know what I'm doing lol I'm definitely going to try this! Thank you ^^
Yes try it! process makes a huge difference you might surprise yourself :)
YOU!!! YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU LITERALLY MADE ME MORE CONFIDENT IN MY ART AND COLORING!!!!! I FEEL IT IN MY VEINS!!! I HAVE THE POWER NOW
Damn I really needed this! I'm a university student and I try to draw stuff when I'm not busy cramming for a test or doing assignments (which is unfortunately the case a lot of the time). This workflow looks really helpful, thanks!
.i'm legit trying this rn. it's so relaxing separating light and shading from colour, it really allows focus and immersion, a good hour just passed and i don't wanna stop, 🙂😢.
I used this method more as I was also learning this from a professional anime illustrator that uses this in the formal name of Grisaille painting.
It turns out that this is a legit form of oil painting that uses the grey as an underpainting then painting color ON TOP.
Since then my digital paintings have this level of realism thats very satisfying to watch.
On the plus side, this video finally helped me understand how digital artists are able to make their coloring look SO good and give their drawings so much dimension.
On the down side, now that I know the tools behind it, it almost feels more daunting because I know I have to endure all that fine tuning.
Regardless, I'm glad I know now! Thanks for such an informative video!
Marc: shade with gray
Me: haha, color wheel go brrrr
Can relate •∆•
Lol same
Lol, sometimes i color correct the layer after I'm done (with a backup locked in a folder lol)
4:03 this technique blew my mind, I am so freaking trying this technique.
I'll admit I was a bit skeptical of doing flat colors on one layer (or just flat colors at all!) and then shading on a separate layer like this, but when I saw it... :U
I can see where you're coming from when you say you believe this is the one workflow to rule them all now. I need this... I need it bad!
I love this tutorial! As someone who normally paints loosely for 90% of the painting and polishes towards the end, this workflow is so much more clean and effective! Thank you Marc for breaking down your art process in such an easy-to-follow way - I'm so excited to try this out!
I've been watching different tutorial videos on RUclips from different artist. Marc, you're a really good teacher. I'm shocked. Easy to follow, easy to understand, in-depth without making it too overly complicated. You are generous with your knowledge and share it freely. Out of all the artist's I've seen, you truly are the best teacher.
Me: How to do that?
Him: I got a tutorial for that!
*5 minutes later
Me: How do I do that? O.o
Him: I also have a tutorial for that!
*5 minutes later
Me: How to...
Him: I got you bro
😂🤣
I really appreciate that you acknowledge that shading comes more easily to you because of your background working with 3D models, it tempers my expectations of myself in a sense.
Clip Studio Paint: Color balance is in tonal correction under Edit, and a good dupe for the brush is the pastel brush with texture removed. Nothing you can do about inner glow that I've found so far, but lmk if anyone has any ideas!
Finally a tutorial that goes over more than flats - shading in multiply with a low saturated color - white lines for light! Most of tutorials focus on the easy stuff, but nothing more than the basic digital coloring. Thank you so much!
As someone sometimes even fighting with my chaotic process, this more analytical approach to coloring is a real gem to find.
Thank you for showing this!
It's kinda similiar to the process I already use aswell... except that I don't understand what the heck I am doing. After he explained everything now I kinda understand why each step is done the way it is
I love how positive you sound. Some art teachers dont really explain good like you.
I've been watching your tutorials since last month [also some of the older vids] and I really learn a lot from it. I have a hard time making contrast between shadows and highlights and I didn't expect overlay and/or multiply would make a huge impact on it! Thank you very much for your tutorials I'm learning a lot of new things!! ♥♥
As someone who has scene this workflow but never had it properly explained I can't tell you how excited I am to put it to use. This will help my comics so much as soon as I get it down.
Ohh I love it. It is pretty similar to my way. I will try it out OWO
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Honigball detected :D
You're also a great source of inspiration for me that made me start to try out digital drawing.
Keep it up 👌
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It's pretty validating that I naturally came across this method on my own and finding out that there are professionals doing it this way as well :D
There's always something to learn though, and I definitely will be trying out some new things I learned here as far as ways to make my art pop a little more. Thanks for the upload!
The shading part is going to change my art game forever
THANK YOU. SERIOUSLY! I come from a traditional oil painting background in art and I’ve always painted in one layer or did it all in one go per part. I KNEW i failed to utilize the tools in digital art and layering but this tutorial REALLY WOULD HELP ME SO MUCH. THANK YOU!
I love this lesson on a shading layer! I can stop separating every diff coloured part for shading into like 8 different layers bc of it! This whole video makes me feel I can do much better, thank you!
Honestly this helped me a lot. I rewatched this for an hour and it made my cartoony art look really good. I can do line work but I suck at shading hell sometimes my colors aren't good either but this actually helps me understand a lot more than other videos. Thank you so much
oml this has helped me so much. i have been struggling to shade and trying to figure out lighting and this video really helped get a better grasp of what the process is.
This is the style that I aim for, more on the realistic side, sort of popping out of the screen. It's like you can touch what you're drawing.
HOW DOES HE ALWAYS RELEASE THE EXACT VIDEO I AM LOOKING FOR AAAAAAAA YOU‘RE SO GREAT!
One of the most useful tutorials for every digital artist. It's like a golden formula, amazing stuff man, thank you! learnt so much from it.
I always wonder, as a professional, how long does a piece like this take you to complete, and what should someone going into the industry expect regarding efficiency?
Hey Daniel, this was about 6h so far based on the recordings (over a few days), will prob spend another 2h on polish + background. It's a simpler design where what I decide goes 100% so it's relatively quick, but you can expect to spend 10x that if you were working on a promotional piece for a game, or splash art. There's usually a lot of back and forth between the artist and the team until everyone is happy.
@@YTartschool ah reminds me of my breakdown of the reality of design and how CHANGING A DIV COLOR can take a week.
One does not make almost any design in one attempt
Oh shit. I always have such a hard time picking colors, but this tutorial looks awesome. Ps: thank you for having a tutorial about colors too lol
this is a very helpful tutorials for someone like me who's starting to get into digital illustration. i even wrote it on my notebook so i can re-read it whenever i need your pointers. thank you very much!!!
ive wtached ur vids before but never like this each video has its perks and i just love tht i take at least one thing from each of ur vids, thanks for teaching me new and diversed things nga mihi
This man have tutorials for everything
Thank you so much for making these videos! I only recently broke away from pure cel-shading to try for a slightly more realistic look and, though I could get some good results, it would take me HOURS just to paint a character's head and shoulders because I didn't have a good workflow or understanding of digital painting techniques. Then I watched your videos and followed along with my own piece just to try and WOW! I was able to go from lineart to a fully colored and shaded full-body character portrait in an afternoon and the colors/lighting look great. The tip about gradient maps alone is mind-blowing. I can't wait to see what I'll be able to create after I become more familiar with these techniques! Thank you again!!
Thank you for the great tutorial! Being more familiar with traditional media, digital painting still doesn't come too easy to me. Will give your techniques a try!
Man, you are so generous in any ways. you have my respect.
it would've been nice to know how you actually did the tint & reflections step
His tutorial on "how to paint lights" should help
Also in the top right corner and the 3rd specific tutorials he references
Agreed
tint layer 50% gray initially, light gray as well as brighter colours relative to the flats below that layer. He offers a free download of the PSD file in one of his other "5 steps to colour video" find it in the description, you can study the tints layer in more details there.
@@freakinmorons3282 what’s the benefit of tinting it 50% grey?
@@MrJayson204 50% gray is neutral it adds nothing to the layer beneath it, lighter than that adds glows lower than that darkens it...
Hhrrhh I feel like your lines are so detailed and well executed and when I look at mine I feel like it's wayy to small a canvas, and that I did it messyy!! You're really good 💞💞💞 Thankyou for the video!!
Your consistency in quality for your videos is amazing! Thank you for your work!
Omg the way I was shading before was so stupid, i would get a darker version of the same color then use the blur tool to try to blend it. Imma give this a try tomorrow. Being a noob to digital art is tough lol. I’m taking digital art next year in school so we’ll see what they teach us lol
Your shading was AMAZING!! She looked just like she was in 3D ♥️😍 That was amazing thx for that video
Seeing how you paint the lights and not the shadows is such an eye opening moment. Just makes so much more sense.
Holy shit. She looks amazing! That hair is gorgeous!
3:19 I love that lanes!!
When I’m telling you I learnt more things through a short video than 3 semesters in my university, I’m not joking.
Wow. This is a real pro teacher. I just watched for once, and it got me completely understood.
Thank you, sensei.
*CAME AS SOON AS THE NOTIFICATION POPPED UP!*
Glad I’m not the only one who came
That "Locking the Shading layer to only shade in the lines." has saved me so much! Thx for this!
I LOVE this tutorial. From a light and shadows perspective, it completely makes sense. I was curious, how do you keep your line work so clean and what type of a brush do you use?
Whoa, slowly starting to adapt your technique of coloring - was really surpised how fast I can get my character painted. Need to practice more to get more efficient in this. Thanks for the tips!
Right?! Also a game changer for me recently and even more natural and simple because I am an og pencil “drawer”… his color gradient mapping from greyscale is the biggest digi artist hack EVER!
Marc greeting us with his seductive voice and bedroom eyes is everything 😩👌🏼❤️
I think this is one of the first times I have actually saved a video, this will come great to finally stop being so afraid of using greyscales for shading as I usually like to go with more color
Timestamps bc yes:
Flat Colours 2:01
Shading 4:03
Tint/Reflections 9:59
Lights 10:56
Polish 14:40
I am a sucker for pastel colors so for some reason I liked the way the painting looked when you showed us the shading layer at the end with the tinting
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this before but you have beautiful eyes !!!!!!
I stumbled through your process, "To end all processes." And I have decided to adopt it to my work flow. Thanks.
7:55 "I hate layers"
Shrek: say what?
Such a great video. I've been returning to digital painting, but getting overwelmed with all the layers and workflows. This video gives a great roadmap!
Literally every single stage of this is way better than anything I’ll be able to do for a long time
A year later any this is still true
@@couldntthinkofachannelname9316 me too, its been so hard to draw
You are saving my sanity Marc.. All the rules and greyscale and shadows in the greyscale argghhh! I am a traditional artist without rules… I have watched and recreated with the “rules and steps” by so many art-teachers. I have walked away from digital art 38 times in the past 3 years. 1 month trying. 1 month just saying nope 👎. Your way of approaching “art” here is using the tools and layers but still being free to create! . I’m going to go with this right now and see how free it feels to just create while maintaining “proper utilization of program tools”. 🙏 If this allows me to create and manage time I will just float into bliss. Will update after I finish a piece with this advice-steps!
Had to rewind because I was too distracted by "8TEP8"
God, I love you dude. I was so bummed out because I'm an illustrator at heart and always wished I was more of a painter. But looking at your process, you're not painting without lines. And it looks great. I'm going to start using your process. It makes complete sense to me. Btw, taking the base color duping it and washing out the colors with a hue modifier is genius. I'm kicking myself for not realizing this lol. Love your content. Subscribed!!!!!
You have given me more information in a video than I've gotten in 6 months
I used to follow you back in the DeviantArt days! Love your art. You've been amazing, but have grown exponentially as well. Thanks for sharing this
My exact response when I saw the thumbnail: "Yeah! I suck ass at colouring. I want you to inspire me now!"
On Krita you can add a color mask on the shading layer then you can run over it with the flat colors and it can help with the muddiness that people are talking about
Thanks! It's amazing how similar this is to the way I've always worked (except, I don't do line art, I start with "paint" layer which is what you call flats). Then I put a black layer on top set to saturation to see values & I work on a "luma" layer beneath it where I paint form shading & ambient occlusion. I do this bc it's easier to get the right values when you hide the color. Last, I'll do a few polish layers, like 1 overlay layer for highlights & deeper shadows, & sometimes 1 color layer to add hue variation where I get creative, then finish with filters/ level adjustments/ etc
I gotta try this! Cool stuff! You're right when you say that black is a fundamental color for shades because it is the color of shadow and the depiction of absence of light. There's nothing wrong in using it. I find your method really practical and easier to follow so I'm definitely trying it on my next project. Subscribed!
would love a slower explanation for tints cause that was kind of complicated and explained kind of fast :( this was so helpful though thank you!
tint layer 50% gray initially, light gray as well as brighter colours relative to the flats below that layer. He offers a free download of the PSD file in one of his other "5 steps to colour video" find it in the description, you can study the tints layer in more details there.
TYSM for this!! I had been watching speedpaints forever trying to figure out how they made the shading look so good!!
This character is so cool tbh, i would definitely play her in a game. Chroma Island the game when?
Great vid
This is far and away the best coloring tutorial I've come across - especially how each stage allows you to focus on and refine one aspect at a time. I looked for tutorials on how to separate doing shading/values from color before, and just found videos saying it can't be done with good results. Thank you. Your art is beautiful.
"By this point I have merged my shading layer with my lineart layer"
The BALLS of this guy must have their own gravitational field!
I could literally listen to you talk all day aahhh
thank you sm for your videos!! I just recently started to digitally draw and your videos have helped me out sm!!!
Me struggling with lineweight: ....*inhale* TAAAAAAAAH
I swear I’m taking notes about what he say in literally every videos, for me it’s like some kind of art class
"make a seperate layer for shading"
*cuts to him drawing with a million new layers and tons of new steps
Ikr i dont get it :/ i wish there was a vid out there where they dont cut the vid smh
@@lura4518
>>>>>>>>lines top most layer
>>> flats with local colour (the bottom layer)
>>>>> in shadows layer he duplicates the flat layer and uses hue saturation to make it all white, then shadows are rendered use multiply
>>>>> tint layer 50% gray hard light initially, use light gray as well as brighter colours relative to the flats layer (He offers a free download of the PSD file in one of his other "5 steps to colour video" find it in the description, you can study the tints layer in more details there)
>>>>>> before lighting he reduces the brightness of each layer (make copies of each layer before this as backup)
>>>>>lighting primary overlay with warm brighter colours relative to flats layer
>>>>>lighting secondary overlay with cooler colours
>>>>>>>>>> final polish is going in all the layers shadow, flats etc and playing around with the colour balance and curves and all that.
>>>>>>>>>> normal layer on top just to add the finish touches if required
Yeah, ngl seems a little rushed and a bit confusing haha.
I'm so glad I found this at 17 😭😭 it saved me a lot of time and learning and money to get into art school and all
Finally an artist that don't say "sHaDiNg wItH bLaCk = bAd 😠"
Btw this was so helpful thanks 😭
you just copy pasted one of the top comments smh man
stolen, but why