*Furiously takes notes* Also currently I've been doing the method where you take each color and make it darker so I'm very happy to know that there are quicker ways lmao
You're a better art teacher than my actual school's art teacher. I've been taking so much notes and they've really helped. I've gotten so much better from weird, blocky, messy drawings to clean art with shape! ^^
Derpy Squid I took art during my first year of high school and despised it since it was mostly the teacher giving us a picture with no instruction and saying "now draw it". LavenderTowne's videos have definitely been a bigger help, and the fact that she's so sweet is a great bonus!
I love how you showed so many different ways to shade! I see a lot of art tutorials/tips/guides that are extremely black and white - *this* is the right way, *this* is the wrong way, etc. and I feel like it ends up being more detrimental than helpful since it leaves younger and/or more easily influenced artists thinking they have to do something a certain way. It's great to see a tutorial that shows there's no right or best way to make art, but goes through multiple techniques and demonstrates how they can be beneficial to a piece, even if it isn't a a method you personally use. Great job with this!
SAME!!! I try to do an angry person with extra shading to make it look extra angry but then it looks like a dead corpse. OHHHHHHH and THEN when i try to draw a dead person,it looks like its just laying down.?!?!
Does anyone else not draw that much, but watch Lavender Towne's videos because 1. Her voice is so calming 2. She's just amazing at drawing & explaining things 3. She's very under-appreciated.
I know that LavenderTowne mentions it, but I, someone who does photography for a hobby, need to shed more light on it. The burn tool is awful for art. The burn tool was made for photography, and it fits exactly for photography. The burn tool is supposed to be used as a way to contrast colours to make a photo have more of a personality. That is why the burn tool doesn't just make it darker, but also makes it more saturated. The burn tool is not, and never will be, good for drawing use. Okay, rant over.
Zoomspilo Well the burn and dodge tools were used in film photography before anything else. It was used to bring out darker or lighter colors to manipulate the image by focusing the light into certain areas. Back then you couldn't just put it in photoshop. But you are exactly right, using the burn and dodge effects make your drawing look flat and lazy. It's a clear sign for someone who doesn't know how to use the program.
I just need to say, you are my biggest inspiration. And I'm not just saying that to be nice. I literally watch your videos all the time, and whenever my friends ask me who my favorite art RUclipsr is, I say "LavenderTowne!" without hesitation. Not only do you give the best advice and draw my personal favorite drawings, but you are actually a nice person, and you don't take advantage of your fans. I am a huge fan of yours, and I feel like you should know how amazing you are. I am so happy I clicked on that first video of yours that I've ever seen. Thank you so much for making videos, I probably would have given up on drawing if it wasn't for you.
sameeeee. I litterly just put on her videos while im drawing, and she's the only reason I do. I probably wouldve been left behind in my artistic hobby on the lowest level if not for her. *I have nothing else to say.*
Davi Matheus Betim biggest tip: always use a reference. When you’re starting out, don’t try to do it by heart, find a reference or even pose for it yourself.
@@sm1purplmurderedme583 Skillshare is a product where you gain access to professional people sharing their knowledge, Adobe is a fucking art program that isn't even that good
I needed this video, I'm still learning how to shade! So thank you so much for making this video and I also want to tell you that you are a huge art inspiration to me! Edit: 332 likes and Lavendertowne loved this comment? WOT
BASICS OF KNOWING HOW TO SHADE: 4:16 typical basic way 4:48 talking bout how reflecting light bouncing off the ground is kinda complicated to explain, reflection e.t.c ANOTHER ANGLE: (DIFFERENT SUN PLACEMENT) 5:45 TIPS: 7:20 tip that made this SO much easier :D Shade backwards (erase) 3D: 9:09 make em 3d Add hard shade lines to (not in difficulty like you did before) highlight TYPES OF SHADING: 10:35 - using one solid colour 11:33 - strong saturated colour, like a blue, soft brush, it’s so pretty :D - storybook/fairytale
@Carl The Meatgrinder Are you that sad that you’re not improving? To go hate on other channels and say they’re the ones in the wrong but you don’t give two shxts about trying again? Pathetic
@Carl The Meatgrinder ..what is it that you’re struggling with? Faces? Shading? You got to be mad at something because there’s a reason for it someone hasn’t told you yet
@Carl The Meatgrinder well for starters I recommend finding *something* If you don’t know, you would need to find something you like that you want to practice first. Is it faces? Anime? Realistic? You got to pick atleast one for now. You won’t know how to draw if you don’t know what you want. Once you finish you could sell, frame, or popular is stick the work into a bigger art book, so you can store the book instead of the individual art. There are so many things to try man, you can’t hate them all if you really want to draw.
This was one of the first Lavendertowne videos I watched and I was an absolute beginner. Now that I am a much more experienced artist I still use the shading techniques from this!^^
Samika Do a trapezoid, the shorter end being where the wrist ends, and draw the lines for the fingers until about the middle of the trapezoid and add the thumb. It doesn't have to perfectly match up, it's just to give you an idea where to put things. And remember, the middle finger is the longest one, so the pinkie and ring finger should build up in size towards the middle finger.
Hands, just draw a rectangle that goes in towards the arm a bit, then have 4 thin triangle looking shapes for the fingers, then thumb has a bump that's connected to the palm Hope it helped!
i love your "do this not that" helpful tutorial thingies so much they have helped me lots! Could you do one on facial expressions or body language some time?
Lavender: *creates digital drawing* Me: *brings out a cheap pencil and printer paper* Time To Draw! Edit: I don't even remember posting this lol. If you were wondering, I do now have proper art supplies.
It makes me so happy that you use Amarante's music in your videos, it sounds so lovely under your voice and they're really under-appreciated. I also really love this video and it comes at a very good time. For a while, I did only flat colors in my art because I thought it looked better. In reality, I just didn't know how to do shading in a way that looked nice while still being effective and quick. I've been trying to do more shading recently and I'm happy this video came out when it did, because it gave me a lot of good advice on how to shade quickly and in a way that looks beautiful. Your art is always so adorable and you're such an inspiration of mine, not to mention the fact that your "do this, not that" videos are a freaking life-saver. Thank you so much for this video and every other one, you're an incredible inspiration to me and I hope you never stop drawing.
Oml yes, I've been struggling with shading for so long now. and this helped me so much. my art's been improving alot faster since I started watching you. you help me so much, thank you
I just tried the one @ 7:31 and OMG IT'S SO MUCH EASIER! I used to just, "okay the lights sorta over there... just shade where something overlaps... every part has shading now..." But I used that, because the piece I'm working on has someone in the woods with a cigarette. So the majority of the light is coming from the cigarette, now I'm just going farther and adding shadows to help further the dimensions. So I have the light areas, the "mid/normal" area, and the shadows. This was so much easier. You are a blessing, and saved my sanity
IT'S HIGH NOOT hehe, This was really helpful. Lately I've had some trouble of where shades go and this was my light in the dark. Thank you Lavendertowne :3
This may be just me but when I shade the hair I use the complimentary color of the hair color (I would only recommend doing this if you have a cartoony style and an unnatural hair color for your character) it may look weird at the start but once you add highlights it will tie everything together
I know I'm late but I just wanna say how much your work has helped me and encouraged me to keep drawing. In your "Do This Not That" videos you often talk about amateur mistakes that you used to make, but because I've been watching your videos I have been spared from making these mistakes. I often think of giving up, to stop drawing because family doesn't support me or how different the picture I made compared to the one in my head looked, but then, if watch videos like yours I'm reminded that you can improve, and you doing these tutorials just proves that. Thank you, for being such a huge inspiration in my life.
I realized I actually did my shading the hard way; the one where you choose a darker color, and it does seriously take a looooooong time. I'll take your advice and try the 3D shading. :D
I thought it would be cool if lavender drew in vivziepops art style, or did a line art swap because vivzie pop has really sharp lines and lavender and really nice circle lines.
This video was really helpful to me, as I have a really hard time figuring out how to light and shade as I normally have really irregularly shaped character designs and I find difficulty in how the light affects everything. Lavender, I love your videos and they've really helped me develop as an artist, thank you so much for creating them!
this has helped me a lot, and I'm only nine minutes into the video. I know how shading works when it comes to where the light source is and where to draw it, I just didn't know how to go about drawing it. I normally don't watch tutorial videos when it comes to drawing because I prefer to learn at my own pace, but your tutorials are SUPER helpful.
this is one of your most usefull videos you have done shading is one of the hardest things to learn in art so thanks for this video and i can't say this enough but your art is amazing
Oh wow; Thank you so much! This was extremely helpful as 3:43 looks exactly like one of my drawings and you have shown me how to improve from my original shading style. 10/10!
some youtubers just deserve much more fame than they have you are one of them . you gave me a huge inspiration for my drawing style and I'm thankful to you .
This series makes me so happy because just,, I learn so much more?? which is obviously the point lmao but sometimes I do a certain thing while drawing that I can't figure out and you just help me to perfect it, so thank you!!
I literally could not grasp lighting and shading until your video!! Thank you so much it makes so much sense now, as a visual learner this is invaluable.
Thank you so much. Ive always found that shading is my biggest weakness! When sketching with pencils its fine but in digital art I just cant figure out what I'm doing. Big help, thanks Lavender!
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Thank goodness. I'm always blown away by the beautiful cell shading lavender Towne uses and I'm actually pretty bad at shading in my own art. This video is a life saver.
Yesh! Thanks so much for this vid! I really needed this! I get the way I shade from how you normally shade - the blocked in shading (cell shading?), but this video shows way more ways to shade my art!
DooodleTheNoodle It's called Cel-shading, so you were correct. I believe The Wind Waker uses a similar (if not the same) technique, so that's really cool!
I tend to shade *badly* in that all of my drawings have the same light source. The skin is always shaded below the chin and below the bangs. I don't know why but I always assume the light is coming from directly above and I want to learn how to make lighting from different angles. This tutorial will definitely help me though, thank you for making this video
All of these videos have helped me improve my art so much! Thank you! Also, I have adopted your "one color shading" style. Plus, that dramatic, only-erase-where-the-light-is-shining technique I use for really dramatic pictures (and they end up being some of my best work)
Okay, I literally just read all of Unfamiliar in one sitting... I’ve been subscribed for a while now LavenderTowne, and I never bothered to read the web comic. I regret not doing it sooner. I love the characters and the storyline, can’t wait for more!
@Carl The Meatgrinder can you please keep your mad thoughts to yourself next time ;-; trust me I've had plenty if times where I've wanted to yell at someone
wow ok, i'm glad I saw this cause i was stuck doing that technique where i pick a different shade color for every individual color in the picture and it was taking me FOREVER. so the tip is to pick a pop-y color, not gray, and shade on top using multiply. will try this.
Well, i am just going to just let that unoriginal comment be and stop being childish about it. Now that i stopped nagging around i am going to give Feedback about the actual Video: *I have been mostly struggeling with shading and your video really helped me out. It's clear to follow and is really helpful. I saw a lot of shading and light Videos and this one is the best for beginners like me. Thank you very much for this Video and don't stop Posting DRAW THIS, NOT THAT! :)*
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*EVERYWERE THE LIGHT TOUCHES IS OUR KINGDOM*
Simbaaaaaa
Lmao
“let’s go to the elephant graveyard, nala”
I laugh in the face of danger!
whAT AbOUT THaT SHAdowy PLAcE OVe R THer
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I saw one of the layers was called "hi" and i wanted to say hi back
This comment is underrated.
Vidu Vimi hi
@@VC-bk4di hi
@@VC-bk4di hi
@@VC-bk4di thank youuu >.< are you still lonely???
Me: *”I fear no man, but that thing, fuzzy shading, scares me.”*
BigHeadedWøman AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
If you use just pitch black with an airbrush, no, just no.
MONTY PYTHON THAT IS MY FAV SCENE
and this, kids, is why i somehow accidentally deleted my airbrush
The heavy is dead
"just in case you guys are total beginners"
*Didn't need to call me out like that but ok*
dgfagsdukfgs same
Wait what-
S h e c a l l m e a n u u b >:c
.
IK BRUH ZD
"I'm using a reddy red, to make her skin look less . . . dead"
L o l
Bars
@@111rol Top ten rappers even Eminem is afraid to diss
Do you know what program she's using?
@@SheWhoLoves_ it's just regular photoshop
Why do I always look forward to when she says "leblehblehbleh" at the end
why does she say that
@@niko-oy1cq They're a patron. Also you're responding to a year old comment
I like it too lol
@@skillwaffles9858 oh whoops haha
Same! My favorite patron supporter because their user is so cute
the white fuzzy shading made me hurt internally
same
Why? What's wrong with the fuzzy brush?
Me too
Happy Natsu its painful
Happy Natsu i cant tell if this is sarcasm oh god
*Furiously takes notes*
Also currently I've been doing the method where you take each color and make it darker so I'm very happy to know that there are quicker ways lmao
holy shit, I've been doing the same xD
whilst it can be good for really pretty images, it takes an awful lot of time!!
Same ;u;
Sameeee
same
I used to to the same thing
Feeling real called out by the “marking every colour darker”
…same
I do too...
Same
“usually people use it in alien, er scary situations”
me drawing a couple above the campfire: ...
LMAOO💀
*SCARY MUSIC STARTS PLAYING*
@@smolse6854 *GETS FLASHLIGHTS*
*menacing Piano noises*
I mean... THAT'S PRETTY TERRIFYING!
You're a better art teacher than my actual school's art teacher. I've been taking so much notes and they've really helped. I've gotten so much better from weird, blocky, messy drawings to clean art with shape! ^^
Derpy Squid I took art during my first year of high school and despised it since it was mostly the teacher giving us a picture with no instruction and saying "now draw it". LavenderTowne's videos have definitely been a bigger help, and the fact that she's so sweet is a great bonus!
@꧁༒Starii༒꧂ S o m e t h i n g m o r e c o h e s i v e t h a n g a c h a
I dropped art classes because it was pretty much the same thing, I've learned way better through the internet
@@imok3487 Yeah my art teacher doesn't even teach me things I want to learn, and he tells me tracing is okay :/
@Starlite Studios Most gacha users are either toxic, or children. Some distorted image of a dude laughing is indeed more cohesive than gacha.
I love how you showed so many different ways to shade! I see a lot of art tutorials/tips/guides that are extremely black and white - *this* is the right way, *this* is the wrong way, etc. and I feel like it ends up being more detrimental than helpful since it leaves younger and/or more easily influenced artists thinking they have to do something a certain way. It's great to see a tutorial that shows there's no right or best way to make art, but goes through multiple techniques and demonstrates how they can be beneficial to a piece, even if it isn't a a method you personally use. Great job with this!
Sugawara but more radical I agree! As a young artist, sometimes it seems some things have to be done certain ways as if laws.
RUclips is best art teacher.
Yes.
Mom: What are you doing?
Me: a science lesson about light
"I'm using a reddy red to make her less... dead."
BrUH tHat is a PERFECT rhYme. Did no one notice? Just me? xDD
:0
Bars
The way I shade makes it look dead
Dented_ Salt git good
Draw corpses! :D
SAME!!!
I try to do an angry person with extra shading to make it look extra angry but then it looks like a dead corpse.
OHHHHHHH and THEN when i try to draw a dead person,it looks like its just laying down.?!?!
Minx's Left Tit
I do traditional art, the pencil sketch is well shaded and detailed but when I do line art and colour it just goes horribly wrong.
Maybe add more red to your shading? Or purples if they have cool-toned skin.
Does anyone else not draw that much, but watch Lavender Towne's videos because 1. Her voice is so calming 2. She's just amazing at drawing & explaining things 3. She's very under-appreciated.
The closest I've ever been to digital drawing was wishing that I was good at it but I love LavenderTowne's style and voice!
I do draw a lot but i still watch because of all three of the explation you said
She sucks tf
how
Sticky Vicky
You know your opinion isn't fact, right? Or are you too busy making incest texting videos to realize that?
I know that LavenderTowne mentions it, but I, someone who does photography for a hobby, need to shed more light on it. The burn tool is awful for art. The burn tool was made for photography, and it fits exactly for photography. The burn tool is supposed to be used as a way to contrast colours to make a photo have more of a personality. That is why the burn tool doesn't just make it darker, but also makes it more saturated.
The burn tool is not, and never will be, good for drawing use.
Okay, rant over.
Zoomspilo Well the burn and dodge tools were used in film photography before anything else. It was used to bring out darker or lighter colors to manipulate the image by focusing the light into certain areas. Back then you couldn't just put it in photoshop. But you are exactly right, using the burn and dodge effects make your drawing look flat and lazy. It's a clear sign for someone who doesn't know how to use the program.
'Need to shed more light on it.'
I see what you did there. :3
Well, I know some artists who can actually utilize the burn tool pretty well! I guess it just depends on how you apply it OvO
janicka javier like who? Any names?
Madison Jones shingworks and some other digital coloring tutorials that I found on deviantart utilized the burn tool pretty well!
"Oh, look, what lovely information about lightin--"
"IT'S HIIIIIIIIGH NOON."
HAHAHA YES
pls i need to know where he's from my brother has a mouse pad of it ahhhhhhhhh
@@lumiist4107 Who?
@@lumiist4107 i.... assume you mean the cowboy, his name is McCree (god i think) and he's from overwatch
@@Jenna-hg4uh WAIT TYSM
Love the layer you named “hi” 😂
I do that all the time
I just need to say, you are my biggest inspiration. And I'm not just saying that to be nice. I literally watch your videos all the time, and whenever my friends ask me who my favorite art RUclipsr is, I say "LavenderTowne!" without hesitation. Not only do you give the best advice and draw my personal favorite drawings, but you are actually a nice person, and you don't take advantage of your fans. I am a huge fan of yours, and I feel like you should know how amazing you are. I am so happy I clicked on that first video of yours that I've ever seen. Thank you so much for making videos, I probably would have given up on drawing if it wasn't for you.
DONATE MEMES TO HOMELESS CHILDREN PLEASE Sameee
i feel the same way, *donate memes to homeless children please*
sameeeee. I litterly just put on her videos while im drawing, and she's the only reason I do. I probably wouldve been left behind in my artistic hobby on the lowest level if not for her.
*I have nothing else to say.*
me too. I feel the same thing. once I just watch her videos, I feel exactly the same way as her. so I agree with you.
I hate snakeu ,lol I love j-hope
I always listen to the list of patreons to hear "lebluhbluhbluh" it makes me laugh a bit 🙃
13:08
And she then cutely laughs too
Me too! I always get concerned when I don’t hear them later then I expect, because I’ll think they left for a second.
do a "do this, not that" about posing legs, I have a really bad time posing them (mainly when one is crossing another)
Davi Matheus Betim same
Try drawing anthro legs from profile view. They take way more effort than they need to..
Davi Matheus Betim biggest tip: always use a reference. When you’re starting out, don’t try to do it by heart, find a reference or even pose for it yourself.
Mushroom Kid Also try drawing basic shapes over the reference so you don’t over complicate it
I built a realistic dog out of LEGO to help me with that.
Yes, I had too much free time.
No, it isn’t hard to make.
wow, Haley's improved so much from then lol, i'm so curious to see what a shading tutorial would look like from her now.
Lavendertowne before with Skillshare:
10$ a month is cheap!
Lavendertowne after with Adobe Fresco:
10$ a month is expensive!
To be fair they're different products :>
Skillshare is comparatively cheaper when it comes to quality courses tbh and Adobe Fresco is comparatively EXPENSIVE af😂😂
To be fair skillshare has a lot of things, while fresco is just one overpriced simple drawing app
ikr i was like no tf are u mad
@@sm1purplmurderedme583 Skillshare is a product where you gain access to professional people sharing their knowledge, Adobe is a fucking art program that isn't even that good
My parents really enjoy your channel, and they never liked RUclips before I showed them your channel. You're amazing.
I needed this video, I'm still learning how to shade! So thank you so much for making this video and I also want to tell you that you are a huge art inspiration to me!
Edit: 332 likes and Lavendertowne loved this comment? WOT
I like your profile pic :)
same
I thought I made this comment until I read the name. It was really confusing.
Hello, me.
DUN DUN DUNNNN
Moon Amaryllis XD
"Roundier"
NEW WORD EVERYBODY!
i-is that brendon urie?
I love your pp
Gabi TC ....... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@ikkh590 *insert appropriate emoticon here*
Gabi TC lol XD
3:47 is when she start saying some techniques
8:55 is when she talks about soft shading
10:33 is when she talks about her methods
Thank you!
Underrated
Nice
BASICS OF KNOWING HOW TO SHADE:
4:16 typical basic way
4:48 talking bout how reflecting light bouncing off the ground is kinda complicated to explain, reflection e.t.c
ANOTHER ANGLE: (DIFFERENT SUN PLACEMENT)
5:45
TIPS:
7:20 tip that made this
SO
much easier :D
Shade backwards (erase)
3D:
9:09 make em 3d
Add hard shade lines to (not in difficulty like you did before) highlight
TYPES OF SHADING:
10:35 - using one solid colour
11:33 - strong saturated colour, like a blue, soft brush, it’s so pretty :D
- storybook/fairytale
@Carl The Meatgrinder just because you are bad at drawing doesn't mean that this is a bad guide
The only thing you do on this channel is to hate pls get a life, man
@Carl The Meatgrinder Are you that sad that you’re not improving? To go hate on other channels and say they’re the ones in the wrong but you don’t give two shxts about trying again? Pathetic
@Carl The Meatgrinder ..what is it that you’re struggling with? Faces? Shading? You got to be mad at something because there’s a reason for it someone hasn’t told you yet
@Carl The Meatgrinder well for starters I recommend finding *something* If you don’t know, you would need to find something you like that you want to practice first. Is it faces? Anime? Realistic? You got to pick atleast one for now. You won’t know how to draw if you don’t know what you want. Once you finish you could sell, frame, or popular is stick the work into a bigger art book, so you can store the book instead of the individual art.
There are so many things to try man, you can’t hate them all if you really want to draw.
LavenderTowne: "Speed is key"
Me: **smashes through wall** _tOP OF THE MORNIN TO YA LADDIES-_
and Peggy XD
and Peggy I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE!
and Peggy nice user
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I know a friend who highlights the blush with white out her excuse is
"its my art style" .-.
Yeah, it can get really annoying when people use art style as an excuse to make visually painful stylisic choices...
Well I mean you can do that but as a litte dot in the top of the cheek
I dont really have arts friends :(
mariarzyt i do on insta! Name is just Faye Malawauw ;)
I hate that too but c'mon. why y'all so judgemental?
Shading is my favorite part of drawing, so this video was very enLIGHTENing.
**ba dum tiss**
7:03
Lavender: When you shine a light-
Me: *SHINE SHINE SHINE A LIGHT*
More like RISE AND SHINE-
On your deepest fears-
And your pain will disappear!
n o
n o
This was one of the first Lavendertowne videos I watched and I was an absolute beginner.
Now that I am a much more experienced artist I still use the shading techniques from this!^^
How to draw hands and legs? :D
Samika Do a trapezoid, the shorter end being where the wrist ends, and draw the lines for the fingers until about the middle of the trapezoid and add the thumb. It doesn't have to perfectly match up, it's just to give you an idea where to put things. And remember, the middle finger is the longest one, so the pinkie and ring finger should build up in size towards the middle finger.
You probably have hands and legs, model after those :P
Hands, just draw a rectangle that goes in towards the arm a bit, then have 4 thin triangle looking shapes for the fingers, then thumb has a bump that's connected to the palm
Hope it helped!
Samika according to lavendertowne just make a bunch of hills on the arms or the bottom part of a cloud
Especially hands
"Smoother Roundier Parts" - LavenderTowne 2k17
Love your videos!
Clicked this at the same speed my grades dropped. That's pretty fast mind you.
Same
Ur grades can't drop if they're already low
*insert the meme picture here*
Jackspudicey XD
Jackspudicey badumtssssssss
Choco Latte
Oh God, don't roast yourself
"Straight up at high noon."
**wH E E Z E**
"softier, roundier parts" lmao, amazing video. Really helped!
*"It's high noon"*
i'm your huckleberry
Like shootin' fish in a barrel.
LIKE SITTIN' DUCKS
nice
I'm not good, not bad, but sure as hell I ain't ugly
i love your "do this not that" helpful tutorial thingies so much they have helped me lots! Could you do one on facial expressions or body language some time?
you know that big ball of radiation we call the sun
T H E S U N I S A D E A D L Y L A S E R
@@atlasiscooler4694
n o t a n y m o r e t h e r e s a b l a n k e t
"Shine a light"
....
WHY NOT.
SHINE SHINE SHINE A LIGHT.
ON YOUR DEEPEST FEARS-
n o
y e s
Oh my god yes-
LET IN SUNLIGHT NOOOW
Lol I thought of heathers but sure
Lavender: *creates digital drawing*
Me: *brings out a cheap pencil and printer paper* Time To Draw!
Edit: I don't even remember posting this lol. If you were wondering, I do now have proper art supplies.
Lmao
that's a vibe
mood
I mean, same, but don't call me out like that ever again.
Same. That's literally what I'm doing right now lol.
Honestly I just love everything about this channel.
It makes me so happy that you use Amarante's music in your videos, it sounds so lovely under your voice and they're really under-appreciated. I also really love this video and it comes at a very good time. For a while, I did only flat colors in my art because I thought it looked better. In reality, I just didn't know how to do shading in a way that looked nice while still being effective and quick. I've been trying to do more shading recently and I'm happy this video came out when it did, because it gave me a lot of good advice on how to shade quickly and in a way that looks beautiful. Your art is always so adorable and you're such an inspiration of mine, not to mention the fact that your "do this, not that" videos are a freaking life-saver. Thank you so much for this video and every other one, you're an incredible inspiration to me and I hope you never stop drawing.
Love your vids^^
yes! :3 love these it makes my art a LITTLE less crap
Roodles 83 lol same
Roodles 83 me too
babysteps ^-^
Roodles 83 S A M E
Same :/
This video is the only reason I know how to shade properly.
Thank you LavenderTowne for single-handedly saving my art.
No one:
Nobody at all:
Me: TEACH ME YOUR WAYS ART SHADING SENPAI
Oml yes, I've been struggling with shading for so long now. and this helped me so much.
my art's been improving alot faster since I started watching you. you help me so much, thank you
you're my art teacher
funnybunny and mangle r *you're
tourmaline thanks i fixed it
can you make a video on perspectives?
peachy apricot Yes! I suck at that
That would be really useful
peachy apricot I am struggling with that as well haha! Please make this video, lavender ♥.
Yes!! I'm so bad at perspective, it's what messes me up the most
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This should help with perspective on buildings and humans
Me: I always wake up at high noon-
Mcree: ITS HIIIIIIGH NOON
Also..*violently high fives screen* TOP OF THE MORNIN' TO YA LADDIES!
I just tried the one @ 7:31 and OMG IT'S SO MUCH EASIER! I used to just, "okay the lights sorta over there... just shade where something overlaps... every part has shading now..." But I used that, because the piece I'm working on has someone in the woods with a cigarette. So the majority of the light is coming from the cigarette, now I'm just going farther and adding shadows to help further the dimensions. So I have the light areas, the "mid/normal" area, and the shadows. This was so much easier. You are a blessing, and saved my sanity
This is very useful! And I must say using the light source from beneath was super fun for me when I used it in my drawing (the one in my profile pic)
I like your art ! You're really talented
If you draw McCree allways draw the sun above him because for him it's allways HIGH NOON
IT'S HIGH NOOT
hehe, This was really helpful. Lately I've had some trouble of where shades go and this was my light in the dark. Thank you Lavendertowne :3
This may be just me but when I shade the hair I use the complimentary color of the hair color (I would only recommend doing this if you have a cartoony style and an unnatural hair color for your character) it may look weird at the start but once you add highlights it will tie everything together
I know I'm late but I just wanna say how much your work has helped me and encouraged me to keep drawing. In your "Do This Not That" videos you often talk about amateur mistakes that you used to make, but because I've been watching your videos I have been spared from making these mistakes. I often think of giving up, to stop drawing because family doesn't support me or how different the picture I made compared to the one in my head looked, but then, if watch videos like yours I'm reminded that you can improve, and you doing these tutorials just proves that. Thank you, for being such a huge inspiration in my life.
I realized I actually did my shading the hard way; the one where you choose a darker color, and it does seriously take a looooooong time. I'll take your advice and try the 3D shading. :D
I thought it would be cool if lavender drew in vivziepops art style, or did a line art swap because vivzie pop has really sharp lines and lavender and really nice circle lines.
This video was really helpful to me, as I have a really hard time figuring out how to light and shade as I normally have really irregularly shaped character designs and I find difficulty in how the light affects everything. Lavender, I love your videos and they've really helped me develop as an artist, thank you so much for creating them!
"Straight up at high noon"
*Shows a pic of McCree*
-. w -.
WAIT WHAT RIGHT WHEN I SAW THIS COMMENT SHE SAID IT :O
Lavandertowne: *shows a picture of Mcree.
Me: *instantly Likes the video.
this has helped me a lot, and I'm only nine minutes into the video. I know how shading works when it comes to where the light source is and where to draw it, I just didn't know how to go about drawing it. I normally don't watch tutorial videos when it comes to drawing because I prefer to learn at my own pace, but your tutorials are SUPER helpful.
this is one of your most usefull videos you have done shading is one of the hardest things to learn in art so thanks for this video
and i can't say this enough but your art is amazing
Oh wow; Thank you so much! This was extremely helpful as 3:43 looks exactly like one of my drawings and you have shown me how to improve from my original shading style. 10/10!
Hey lavendertowne!, you've helped me with digital drawing alot but could you do a "how to draw/shade clothes" sort of video?
I love how she said "smoother" and then "roundier" instead of rounder :3
some youtubers just deserve much more fame than they have you are one of them . you gave me a huge inspiration for my drawing style and I'm thankful to you .
This series makes me so happy because just,, I learn so much more?? which is obviously the point lmao but sometimes I do a certain thing while drawing that I can't figure out and you just help me to perfect it, so thank you!!
I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED BY THE NOTIFICATIONS (but I was already on youtube anyways)
Mysterious Person omg same
Mysterious Person legit me
Mysterious Person same
made it early
Mysterious Person early no notifications tho :/
I literally could not grasp lighting and shading until your video!! Thank you so much it makes so much sense now, as a visual learner this is invaluable.
The title is such a mood when it comes to beginners. PLS- WHY DOES ALMOST EVERYONE DO THAT WHEN THEY FIRST START-
I've been long awaiting this video! I'm only halfway through and it's already helped me so much! This is hands down my favorite series of yours!
Thank you so much. Ive always found that shading is my biggest weakness! When sketching with pencils its fine but in digital art I just cant figure out what I'm doing. Big help, thanks Lavender!
Thank you! That was actually really helpful! (the drawings also looked amazing)
"unless your straight up like High noon *shows Mccree* "
I see what you did therr
Even though this video is old it still helped me figure out how to do the mix of soft and hard brush shading I see and like a lot, so thank you
can you do a video on perspective?
I thought the video said, "DRAW THIS, NOT SHAT" Also I love your videos. XD
I am NOT early. I just got here a few minutes after it was posted.
well done
Dude that's pratically what every 'early' comment is saying XD Like can't they learn what 'early' means??
+Peppermint Tea (Cheese) That means your on time.
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Thank goodness. I'm always blown away by the beautiful cell shading lavender Towne uses and I'm actually pretty bad at shading in my own art. This video is a life saver.
Haley: Her eyes and her hair on the glossiest parts of her.
Me: So she just has really greasy hair?
Thats were the most light hits
@@anajaquez3441 well yeah, but like, the greasier the hair the more shiny it looks so
@@zhongli9073 I mean, you're probably not wrong
I haven't heard of planchette showering in the comic yet 😂
*y e p*
Her house doesn’t seem to have a shower..
Ur videos have helped me so much become the artist I am today thank you
Yesh! Thanks so much for this vid! I really needed this! I get the way I shade from how you normally shade - the blocked in shading (cell shading?), but this video shows way more ways to shade my art!
DooodleTheNoodle It's called Cel-shading, so you were correct. I believe The Wind Waker uses a similar (if not the same) technique, so that's really cool!
I tend to shade *badly* in that all of my drawings have the same light source. The skin is always shaded below the chin and below the bangs. I don't know why but I always assume the light is coming from directly above and I want to learn how to make lighting from different angles. This tutorial will definitely help me though, thank you for making this video
All of these videos have helped me improve my art so much! Thank you! Also, I have adopted your "one color shading" style. Plus, that dramatic, only-erase-where-the-light-is-shining technique I use for really dramatic pictures (and they end up being some of my best work)
Okay, I literally just read all of Unfamiliar in one sitting... I’ve been subscribed for a while now LavenderTowne, and I never bothered to read the web comic. I regret not doing it sooner. I love the characters and the storyline, can’t wait for more!
all these are sooooo helpful!!! could you do one on eyes, or maybe backgrounds.
edit: also perspective and sketching would be suuper helpful as well.
Chill
@Carl The Meatgrinder can you please keep your mad thoughts to yourself next time ;-; trust me I've had plenty if times where I've wanted to yell at someone
@Carl The Meatgrinder Why are you so annoyed? She's just trying to help people and there is also lots of comments who say it helped them
@Carl The Meatgrinder Why are you watching this video?
@Carl The Meatgrinder maybe not for you, but for others, it does.
Thank you! I've really needed some pointers on shading.
YOU
ARE
AWESOME!!!
You have helped me understand lighting. Just like yussssss
thank you! thank you! thank you!
High noon made me subscribe this. May the sun be above you.
wow ok, i'm glad I saw this cause i was stuck doing that technique where i pick a different shade color for every individual color in the picture and it was taking me FOREVER. so the tip is to pick a pop-y color, not gray, and shade on top using multiply. will try this.
Yeah that's how I shade, I'm gonna try her way on my next piece.
Well, i am just going to just let that unoriginal comment be and stop being childish about it. Now that i stopped nagging around i am going to give Feedback about the actual Video: *I have been mostly struggeling with shading and your video really helped me out. It's clear to follow and is really helpful. I saw a lot of shading and light Videos and this one is the best for beginners like me. Thank you very much for this Video and don't stop Posting DRAW THIS, NOT THAT! :)*
spartan rifle omg same
Side OfInsanity lol, yeah
I just had that exact thought with your comment
Don't we all...
I bet you saw another comment saying that.
Thank you SOOOO MUCH for these videos you've helped me improve my art a lot! Keep doing what you're doing!
I ditched a Gaming Video as soon as I saw this!!! I can't wait for the rest of this video! *grins insanely and stares at screen*
*so me*
6:06 there’s a “color the hole area” tool?
I can’t even describe how angry at myself I am right now, know this tool would have saved days of drawing
A fill
My style of shading is basically this: Use a multitude of colors to shade unless it's monochrome.