In Japanese there is actually a name for what you called dappled light: komorebi (木漏れ日), referring specifically to the sunlight filtered through trees. That's probably why it's such a common theme in a lot of japanese media and illustrations
I just wanna say, you're not only a great artist who pays so much attention to details when breaking down these processes- you're also an amazing content creator, your videos are always greatly edited, concise, and well thought of. There's not one boring content from you and I've learned so much. With that, we are grateful for your hard work! Much love💙
for real, watching tppo is a great way to improve, not only are the studies good, the editing style makes it feel extremely easy to understand and follow along, ty for the work !
Rella graduated from top art university in China , and compete with thousands of ppl to get in, her art foundation is solid I think that makes big difference
Most of Rella's illustrations really have a good balance between the Japanese anime art and the Chinese style of semirealism! A lot of the lighting techniques she uses are shared amongst the biggest Chinese artists, and I'd be really interested in seeing you try to break down some of the techniques from chinese artists as well
@@tppoart I'd like to see you try to deconstruct Lirseven, Matchach, RJDlock and CiloRanko. their styles are a bit more difficult, but I think you'd find their art very interesting~
Having the technical knowledge but missing an understanding of fundamentals I think is something most of us struggle with. Seeing you improve throughout this video was beyond incredible! I always feel like I'm learning with you, and I just can't state enough how grateful I am that your content exists. Phenomenal video!
I'm so impressed with how your art has evolved over these course of videos. I'm always judging my art, too critically, and end up not improving much. Now I get that I should be understanding the theory that goes behind every technique, and I shouldn't be scared to use artists' works to improve my own art. Thank you so much!!
This is such a great video! I’ve always loved Rella’s work, as I love doing dramatic lighting, and wanted to study her for a long time. Awesome video as always!
Ive been an artist for several years and only recently realized that my lack of fundamental knowledge was holding me back - your videos have made it so much easier to get into studying those fundamentals and I cant put into words how much you’ve helped me!! You’re doing amazing work ♡
I love how everything started as, "Wow, i need to learn more lighting tricks" and then the artist reality kicks in and becomes: COMPOSITION, TEXTURES, LIGHT FUNDAMENTALS, 3D MODELING-
I honestly think your satisfying editing style is also an art on it's own, and makes it easier to visually digest and understand the stuff you've learned.I've also noticed some awesome improvement in your work, both in your art and editing! Keep up the great work! Also: what software do you use to edit your videos?
@@tppoarthow did you learn making those "image animations"? Also, this video in itself is amazing, from the well thought out sonics, visual editing, and exploring the world of tools and knowledge, that makes me excited as an artist. You're a cream of the crop regarding this respect, its an art in its own
discovered you 11 months ago,now this is just improvement after improvement,im gonna keep saying it. This is what the community was missing,a niched down channel on this specific art style with specific editing style. You will not only be recognizable but memorable,keep up the good work. Much love
I always find myself feeling a bit bored when I watch art tutorials, but your editing is always so fun and easy to digest, it's easy for me to focus and actually really enjoy the tutorial! Your art is also beautiful, so it makes the video all the more enjoyable. Thank you for another great vid and inspiration!
The Color and Light book is amazing! I've been studying it ever since I got it and I feel like I've been improving a lot. You've made a great point in this video. It's not just technique that's important, it's being able to look at the world and understand how light and shadows work. So many beginner artists end up not improving because they refuse to learn the basics and instead get stuck searching for the perfect brush or perfect program. Great video!
I screamed at 8:02- whatever I havent finished the video, but I really like how you applied Rella’s technique to the illustrations you made! And since Rella is one of my most fav artists I’m so happy this video exists so thank you for doing it😊😊 Edit 1: WOW I really love the sunset one! AND THE ANIMATION IN 13:25 IS SO COOL AS WELL!!
I love this recent trend of experienced artists showing their learning process. It's very encouraging to see how people way above my level still have a lot to learn and these kinds of videos also help younger artists better learn from others' art themselves. Plus, the video itself is a great breakdown of a technique that counts as a tutorial itself. It's learning along with your teacher, bridging the gap between experienced and new artists! I especially like how you brought up the books, as I've recently become aware of just how helpful an art guide book can be! Both of them seem very informative and I might check them out if they're available in my area
i'm absolutory FLOORED by this video, the nice editing, hololive fanart, the discovery of Rella for me, but especially by the fact there's no paywall for the psd!! i tend to like looking at the entire process for artists i like. it really helps me understand better what they're going for since an add layer can really just.. make it completely different. thank you!
Your editing always blows my mind. This is one of the best videos for artists wanting to learn, both in terms of production quality and the lessons being taught. Keep it up bro!
i almost cry when i see some of other artist draw beautifully that maybe thats the reason why i cant get many commissions now, i stick to the old coloring pattern and not let myself try to experiment, after watching this, i feel you your above me but you want to lean more! iwant to grow more too, it motivates me to create more and experiment more. thank you for this
Genuinely, you are a gift that keeps on giving!! Hands down the best art analyst/teacher/video editor I've seen in the art community. Keep up the awesome work.
Seeing your methodological approach to learning as well as your progression is so inspiring. These new drawings you've made are on another level! You are an amazing artist as well as a teacher.
absolutely one of the best art youtubers out there. the feeling of accompaniying you as you learn and learning alongside you is refreshing and super unique
I couldn't ask for a better lighting video, seeing you not only explain hard topics simply but also seeing you fail and learn on failures to create a msterpieces is soooo helpful. Definitely one of the best lighting videos
Oh the editing in this is immaculate. Beautiful and comprehensive from start to finish. Love the spiderverse-esque style and music when you were talking about the books too!
You're so cool and inspiring! Sometimes it's really hard to get out of "I'm not getting any better" phase but you're truly admirable with all that studying going on behind the scenes!
This is probably by far the best tutorial ive seen in a while. No unneeded words or random sponsers, said simple enough for a kid to understand, just absolutely perfect, thank you so much
I don't draw much myself anymore, but whenever you upload a video, can't help myself but pick up the pen again and draw according to techniques you've found and learnt Your breakdowns are entertaining to watch I swear!
Friend, I was delighted with your progress during these months of study, but the editing of this video also deserves attention and lots of praise, everything was incredible!
Watching tppo's videos always makes me so motivated to draw and really go in depth with it. I also 3:46 , I love how it reminds me so much of Spiderman Into the Spiderverse (I'm sure that was intended), I was like "YOO! That was sick." I've been watching for a while and tppo's drawing has improved so much!
oh my god u improved way more than my 7 years of experience in just a year.... watching your videos helped me realized that drawing all the time might not improve my art better, but seeing what other illustrator do might improve me more, thanks alot for all of this knowledge
Heyya, thought to leave abother comment. In my country, we celebrate Christmas on the 24th and I got the book "Light for visual artists" because of this video. This is to this day my favorite video of yours as this managed to inspire me every single time I've watched it. To this day I sometimes click on it to get myself into a creative mood. I looked forward to get the book you presented here and I am glad I got it, as it is my first real professional art study book. Thank you for the inspiration you managed to bring to all of us. I can't recall any other challenge that could awaken it every single time I've watched a video. Please keep going!
yes yes yes i have been waiting for you to cover rella, thank you! she is my all time fav illustrator and i love seeing the things you pick up on versus what i have learned from studying her
Damn! this was such an amazing and helpful video! I cannot stress this enough but i've been drawing since i was little and began to do digital art when i was around 11 years old. This video truly helped me like no others could in my whole life drawing, it teached me what i wanted to understand so bad i swear sometimes i wanted to cry because of how frustrating can something become when you don't get the reasons behind the techniques, now i can reflect all the knowledge i got from this vid in my art pieces while being completely aware of what i'm doing in the process. I will use this and those books you suggested to complement and improve the illustration/drawing class i give in my university. And again: Thanks a lot, for real!
there’s literally no boring videos from tppo, i rewatched your video multiple times while waiting for a new one. as a graphic designer, i just can’t get enough of your editing~~~
this video helped me so much… Rella is really one of my idols, especially since they illustrated a lot for Project SEKAI. I’m glad to see a tppo video on them, to help me break down why their art is so good also 7:10 akitoya jumpscare lol
Finally, a new video!! This one is perfect timing! I always focus more on lighting than shadows for my art and I actually find it easier and much more appealing than adding a lot of shadows! I saw most of these on your Pixiv and Twitter and now realize they were for this huge lighting study! Your art has improved so much over the years and it's really inspiring! :D
i cant help but root for u my man like LOOK AT YOU GO, NOT ONLY IMPRIVING URSELF BUT INSPIRING THE ART COMMUNITY like do u know how much art study/vlog channels popped up after ur blow up?? UR GENUIMLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE ART RUclipsRS BCUS U TREAT ARE LIK E A LUXURY AND NOT MERELY ENTERTAINMENT and i love you for that.
Videos like this hold immesurable value to artists desiring to learn. Let's all be thankful for a moment the creator put this out for everyone to watch and learn from.
Your editing in this video is phenomenal! I can't imagine how long it took you to compose all that you've studied into this and make it very engaging to watch!
This is one of the greatest youtube videos I've ever seen. The direction, the editing, the progression, the quality, and the ability to not only explain what your focus is but also being able to illustrate it in such an effortless way was something that completely captivated me through the video. 11/10, and I will be subscribing! Thank you for creating this video. No, this piece of art!
Your videos are always so awesome! It's amazing to see how you bring all your inspirations into your artwork and really go deep into the analysis of techniques. It's the kind of content we really need more of for anime style illustrations, there's plenty of books with theory out there, but your videos make it so much clearer on how to actually stylize it. Your rendering has improved a lot after each video as well, but I'd love to see you tackle more complex compositions in future videos to push your art to the next level!
your editing for this video looks like how rella’s art translated into video editing would look like. thank you for this video btw, its super detailed and useful, and its sooo nicely edited!!!
not only are you videos super interesting to learn from, but the editing is absolutely wonderful and everything is so well put together! (love the spiderverse reference loll) probably my favorite artist channel on yt right now!
You're a godsend. Whenever I feel stuck. I come here. The calm presentation and information density in a brief video, with examples and thorough thought process. It's really invaluable. Thanks for making these.
Your art improved so much since your first video! You really did learn so much from these studies, and thank you so much for sharing what you learned with us
Your video style is so calming. It’s easy to listen to and very educational. Just seeing this video helped me understand why sometimes my drawings don’t turn out how I want them to be. The classic music playing in the background and the editing style is so high quality! U rarely see video’s like this. Thank you! This is a wonder video!
Awesome video. A lot of video makers would have stopped at the surface level tricks to obtain similar results to their reference. Not only you went over those flourishes concisely and showed how they weren't enough to get the feeling you wanted, you actually went over the sources of your further studying and explained how they helped you and they could help the viewers. This is a video approach I wanted to see for a long time and is making me give a more focused look at my books.
Восхищаючь вашим анализом стилей художников и работ со светом, мне очень нравится что вы показываете этапы и сами повторяете их. Я сам рисую и это просто удивительно ❤
Watching your videos made me realise how slow and non logiacal ways i studied art to get better lol , you are proving to me that it can be faster and easier. I love how you break down and go step by step❤ love your videos😊
Omg I love Rella’s art and composition! Her Lighting is always so breathtaking. Your studies in artists are always very helpful! Thank you for sharing what you learn from them with us
Your artstyle is already one thing to wow at, but what gets me everytime though - it’s your calming and aesthetically pleasing video editing. Not only an inspiring artist, but also an amazing content creator 👏 thank you for motivating me to draw again
What a masterpiece of a video. The wait was truly worth it. I've been in love with Rella's illustrations for quite a while now so this was quite a welcome surprise.
I think what makes Rella's work so striking is their confidence in several art fundamentals, from composition to lighting and colour theory as well as the dimension added into their work, and it's really impressive how you also managed to see what aspects in your own test pieces weren't working (such as the night sky drawing coming off as a bit awkward due to a stiff pose). These breakdowns are really helpful and it's super enjoyable to both learn from them but also watch you grow as an artist from them Though I think another thing which gives Rella's art that magic and completion is how they work with shapes. Their Miku pieces use her hair to create more shapes and dynamic movement, arms reaching out to add another layer to the composition, dancing -- maybe that could be another interesting thing to study!
i think the reason why your first attempt didnt look that good is because the silhouette of rella’s illustration is very flowy and clear too see which makes the lights look very uniformed together especially the hair
Yes, I was thinking the same thing, plus Miku's figure is on a smaller plane compared to the background which makes her shine around that "ocean" behind her. The movement of the character, as you say, is also fundamental.
So glad this video popped up on my page, the editing and explanations make everything so simple to understand I appreciate it greatly. Been in a rough spot with how I can improve my own art and lighting was a huge factor. Watching this video and seeing the process was super inspiring and felt like I was falling in love with art all over again. Many thanks!
Hi tppo, love your videos! I have a possible suggestion, I’ve noticed that you try to keep your backgrounds neat and simple, would you do a video on using photobash to create extremely complex and detailed backgrounds?
The editing and the amount of time put into this video alone are higher then most other content creators. It was super adorable and pleasing to watch, thank you!
I always have a lot of difficulties understanding how light and shadows work, but your video is so easy to understantd that something clicked on my mind! Thanks you so much for this gift you are giving the art community, keep going 😭💜💜💜
Your videos are always such good quality it’s insane. I can really see your improvements in every video. And the transitions and editing are so smooth it freaks me out!!! I love your channel so much!
After seeing Rella's work, I have no doubt, he uses gradient maps. If I had to summarize his workflow it would be: 1. Color sketch with light source. 2. Sketch. 3. Lineart. 4. Flat color and 1 form shadow flat (Sometimes Rella doesn't use this shadow) 5. Soft airbrush light, this process is important because here Rella chooses a main point of light, for example if she chooses the face she gives a light touch of light with the airbrush). NOTE: Always her shadows and highlights are in a warm tone. 6. Develop the light from point 5, the further away from the point the less light reaches the area (something that Rella is very good at is giving volume with the light). 6.5. Unconventional and small light shapes . 7. Gradient map warm tone for light. 8. Gradient map for shadow (and maybe use curves in case the gradient map gets weak). 9. Light particles and details to balance the image. 10. Composition (glow, blur, image clipping and noise). PS: Although the background is important in his illustrations, it would not be unusual for him to work with a black background to make the lighting work easier. Great video and great artist to study.
hello! i have a few questions regarding your comment: 1) what is a shadow flat? just the shadow color in a multiply layer? 2) how to do the shadows and light in warm tone? what if the shadows and light are on layer settings like add or multiply, how do you make warm? 3) on the soft airbrush light, if the focus is the face, will the airbrush be all around the face? or gradient from chin fading to forehead, etcetera?
@@solandis0175 Hello, as an annotation they are only my perceptions, I don't have the truth and if I wrote a lot is because I drank a lot of coffee. 1. A flat shadow is simply a linear shadow (without gradient) and with a single value, as I said this step is optional and depends on the scene you are drawing (if in the composition "the light is the protagonist" there is no point in using this shadow, the best in this type of scenes is to use a layer to darken the whole image and in the following steps just draw the lights). NOTE: Here let me make you a note, it's ok to use the blend modes of the layers but sometimes we make the mistake of focusing too much on them and use the black color in a layer with multiply blend mode, it's a good method but I would encourage you to stop using it because instead of familiarizing yourself with the color palette to find for example a dark red you go the easy way and just choose black and paint on a multiply layer (see the problem, you are not learning the value of the red color that should be used to give you a certain effect of shadow, light, etc). 2. If you study shadows and lighting theory you will know that even if there is a shadow it can have a warm or cold tone, the warm tone is more towards the red/orange/coffee colors and the cold blue/grey, one way to understand this is to see it like the white balance (wb) value in a camera where depending on the WB value will be the tone of the image to be taken. Now about how to apply this effect with a simple layer and a solid color with the desired tone and obviously controlling the opacity (can be 5% or 12%) you can make the effect, I personally use gradient maps in light mode and that serves me to change the tone of the image and an opacity of about 12-15%, for this same reason is that I say that Rella uses gradients map (to modify tones of flat lights, flat shadows, general composition and final composition). 3. About this point and the others above is complex, because everything depends on the composition that the artist is looking for, for example an image with a close up to the face you can use a fine brush for areas with more details (I think that in this type of compositions he does not use airbrush), in a wider or full body image you use airbrush because we don't need a fine light that has to define a shape like a cheek bone so if you want the light to fall on the face you use it on the WHOLE face and splash a little on the chest or arms, I commented that he uses airbrush because it allows you a soft gradient/diffuse control of the light on the edges (but it is so subtle that it doesn't create multiple light values at most 2). Looking at it in perspective and as a conclusion if I had to define his lighting style it would be the following: "Rella works the light and shadows as if he was painting a grisaille, ONLY without grisaille which allows him to speed up his process and deliver a faster work at the same time that just shows that Rella had studies and lots and lots of practice with grisaille". So my friend, if you want to be like him study light and shadow theory, Hue Saturation Value, grisaille shading, grisaille coloring. And then with years of practice you will be able to omit grisaille in your process and paint like Rella, on this subject I recommend you this artist who also uses grisaille and I encourage you to pay his fanbox to see his files (I'm raising money to do the same xD): "kionaoki".
Also as I said in point 3, everything is very subjective, as you can see that Rella makes corrections of shadows and highlights at each step, so I don't rule out the use of a curves layer to adjust even more shadows and highlights. And if something is clear is that with artists there are no robotic steps or formulas, there are tools that they use and depending on the problem that presents the composition will be the tool used.
thank you so so much! i will raise money for kionaoki as well ❤️ the way you explain is very helpful. art is so complex but beautiful and i hope i can really paint like Rella one day
@@theELchiguiroactually, i have one more question, how do the gradient maps work for the shadow? i watched a speedpaint of the artist you mentioned, and when they used gradient maps, the place where shadow and light meets have a different color, and i am wondering how that was done. i use the program procreate, so i do not know if my gradient maps are different
15:50 HOLY FLIPPIN BALLS look mom im on the TV!!!! Thank you for making a video on Rella she's one of my all time favorite artists and her insane gody lighting has always amazed me, i find myself always trying to imitate her lighting and this video really helped break it down in a way that was eazy to understand I can't wait to apply this to my own art! keep up the great work!!!
10:45 dude, i was always trying to find a way to connect my technical knowledge with my drawing knowledge this whole time, I was watching this part and out of nowhere it finally clicked, You don't know how much that had helped me, thank you!
Although his focus is more on western digital art, you might want to look into BoroCG's paint over series, which helped me identify flaws in my own art aswell (especially in terms of lighting and materials)
The whole fundamental understanding of light sounds so simple yet incredibly vocal. Through studying this, you helped me and probably lots of viewers with so much knowledge in a very friendly way.
im gonna have to watch this again and again, but my god. this was the most simple, understandable vid ever. thank you SO much. ive been a fan of rellas illustrations, finding it everywhere. ive been a big fan of you for quite a while, and all your vids are formatted SO welll.
My guy, your editing is TOP NOTCH. So pleasing to the eyes! I know this video is about analyzing and study art but that editing just needs praise. Keep up the good work!
wow, honestly this is one of the best tutorial I have ever seen in my life, both the content and editing! besides the content are easy to digest, I like how you put the trial and error because it help me to understand how to implement the knowledge. Thanks a lot for making this video! Your drawing are nice and adorbs, and also your layer organizing inspire me so much
Thank you thank you for putting all your sources/links in the description! One thing that can be rather annoying in a lot of videos is they don't cite their sources, so I appreciate that because I want to check it all out ❤️
Yes, the art is stellar, but can we also take a moment to enjoy the editing. It's so professional and calm in a sense.
I agree! It made the video so fun to watch
YES!!! I appreciate the editing so much it makes the video more captivating than it already is.
The editing makes the video so easy to follow, it's so much fun even rewatching
AGREEEEED
the video editing?
In Japanese there is actually a name for what you called dappled light: komorebi (木漏れ日), referring specifically to the sunlight filtered through trees. That's probably why it's such a common theme in a lot of japanese media and illustrations
New info learned! Thank you very much!
Thanks for the new information
Ive been searching for this term for months lol, kinda frustrate me I read about it somewhere then forgetting its name. Thank you so much!
Thanks I love that lighting but didn't knew the actual term now I can find references more easily lol
Yes. Komorebi is a beautiful word :)
I just wanna say, you're not only a great artist who pays so much attention to details when breaking down these processes- you're also an amazing content creator, your videos are always greatly edited, concise, and well thought of. There's not one boring content from you and I've learned so much. With that, we are grateful for your hard work! Much love💙
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the vids!
for real, watching tppo is a great way to improve, not only are the studies good, the editing style makes it feel extremely easy to understand and follow along, ty for the work !
Agreed!!
Agreed!! If u see this tppo, keep doing what ur doing! :)
He's like the Ymfah of art community. Takes 1 - 2 months to produce content with nice editing while simultaneously improving his skills.
Rella graduated from top art university in China , and compete with thousands of ppl to get in, her art foundation is solid I think that makes big difference
Most of Rella's illustrations really have a good balance between the Japanese anime art and the Chinese style of semirealism! A lot of the lighting techniques she uses are shared amongst the biggest Chinese artists, and I'd be really interested in seeing you try to break down some of the techniques from chinese artists as well
ooooh that's interesting, thanks for the suggestion!
He made a video on ASK before, she is a Chinese illustrator!
@@GuranPurin it was really helpful as well! Personally for me, i think Ask's artwork also leans to the mix of chinese and japanese too.
@@tppoart I'd like to see you try to deconstruct Lirseven, Matchach, RJDlock and CiloRanko. their styles are a bit more difficult, but I think you'd find their art very interesting~
No, it's just a semi-realistic art style that comes from anywhere. Not the semi-realistic Chinese style.
When we needed him most.
He makes a youtube video to help all of us gets better.
Having the technical knowledge but missing an understanding of fundamentals I think is something most of us struggle with. Seeing you improve throughout this video was beyond incredible! I always feel like I'm learning with you, and I just can't state enough how grateful I am that your content exists. Phenomenal video!
yoooo thank you!
I'm so impressed with how your art has evolved over these course of videos. I'm always judging my art, too critically, and end up not improving much. Now I get that I should be understanding the theory that goes behind every technique, and I shouldn't be scared to use artists' works to improve my own art. Thank you so much!!
This is such a great video! I’ve always loved Rella’s work, as I love doing dramatic lighting, and wanted to study her for a long time. Awesome video as always!
good luck with your study!
Ive been an artist for several years and only recently realized that my lack of fundamental knowledge was holding me back - your videos have made it so much easier to get into studying those fundamentals and I cant put into words how much you’ve helped me!! You’re doing amazing work ♡
I love how everything started as, "Wow, i need to learn more lighting tricks" and then the artist reality kicks in and becomes: COMPOSITION, TEXTURES, LIGHT FUNDAMENTALS, 3D MODELING-
I honestly think your satisfying editing style is also an art on it's own, and makes it easier to visually digest and understand the stuff you've learned.I've also noticed some awesome improvement in your work, both in your art and editing! Keep up the great work!
Also: what software do you use to edit your videos?
after effects
I mainly use premiere pro for editing and after effects for some text animations, transitions, etc
@@tppoarthow did you learn making those "image animations"? Also, this video in itself is amazing, from the well thought out sonics, visual editing, and exploring the world of tools and knowledge, that makes me excited as an artist. You're a cream of the crop regarding this respect, its an art in its own
this video is so so so important, thank you for making it!
I know this was a year ago and I’m ashamed I did not find this on my first watch but MARIKYUUN??
discovered you 11 months ago,now this is just improvement after improvement,im gonna keep saying it. This is what the community was missing,a niched down channel on this specific art style with specific editing style. You will not only be recognizable but memorable,keep up the good work. Much love
I always find myself feeling a bit bored when I watch art tutorials, but your editing is always so fun and easy to digest, it's easy for me to focus and actually really enjoy the tutorial! Your art is also beautiful, so it makes the video all the more enjoyable. Thank you for another great vid and inspiration!
Wake up babe, tppo just uploaded a new video
wOOOOOOOOOOOO
The Color and Light book is amazing! I've been studying it ever since I got it and I feel like I've been improving a lot. You've made a great point in this video. It's not just technique that's important, it's being able to look at the world and understand how light and shadows work. So many beginner artists end up not improving because they refuse to learn the basics and instead get stuck searching for the perfect brush or perfect program. Great video!
I screamed at 8:02- whatever
I havent finished the video, but I really like how you applied Rella’s technique to the illustrations you made! And since Rella is one of my most fav artists I’m so happy this video exists so thank you for doing it😊😊
Edit 1: WOW I really love the sunset one! AND THE ANIMATION IN 13:25 IS SO COOL AS WELL!!
i also screamed
Me too I was like AKITOYA??? NO WAYYY ITS AKITOYA
I love this recent trend of experienced artists showing their learning process. It's very encouraging to see how people way above my level still have a lot to learn and these kinds of videos also help younger artists better learn from others' art themselves. Plus, the video itself is a great breakdown of a technique that counts as a tutorial itself. It's learning along with your teacher, bridging the gap between experienced and new artists!
I especially like how you brought up the books, as I've recently become aware of just how helpful an art guide book can be! Both of them seem very informative and I might check them out if they're available in my area
こういう努力できるん人が才能も絵も伸びるんだろうな……
2ヶ月諦めずに研究し続けれるの尊敬しかない……
それな。影までちゃんと勉強するなんて…。尊敬するよ。しかもめちゃめちゃ絵が上手く、場面が神秘的なんだよね。すごいなぁ✨
i'm absolutory FLOORED by this video, the nice editing, hololive fanart, the discovery of Rella for me, but especially by the fact there's no paywall for the psd!!
i tend to like looking at the entire process for artists i like. it really helps me understand better what they're going for since an add layer can really just.. make it completely different.
thank you!
Your editing always blows my mind. This is one of the best videos for artists wanting to learn, both in terms of production quality and the lessons being taught. Keep it up bro!
i almost cry when i see some of other artist draw beautifully that maybe thats the reason why i cant get many commissions now, i stick to the old coloring pattern and not let myself try to experiment, after watching this, i feel you your above me but you want to lean more! iwant to grow more too, it motivates me to create more and experiment more. thank you for this
Genuinely, you are a gift that keeps on giving!! Hands down the best art analyst/teacher/video editor I've seen in the art community. Keep up the awesome work.
Seeing your methodological approach to learning as well as your progression is so inspiring. These new drawings you've made are on another level! You are an amazing artist as well as a teacher.
absolutely one of the best art youtubers out there. the feeling of accompaniying you as you learn and learning alongside you is refreshing and super unique
Seeing your art improve over time is a treat that hits me right in the heart. Good work.
I couldn't ask for a better lighting video, seeing you not only explain hard topics simply but also seeing you fail and learn on failures to create a msterpieces is soooo helpful. Definitely one of the best lighting videos
どうやって描かれているかって考えて実際に自分で描いてみるっていうのが凄い
the editing on this video is insane! and as I keep watching I just keep getting the urge to draw myself. phenomenal video
awesome! thank you!
Oh the editing in this is immaculate. Beautiful and comprehensive from start to finish. Love the spiderverse-esque style and music when you were talking about the books too!
You're so cool and inspiring! Sometimes it's really hard to get out of "I'm not getting any better" phase but you're truly admirable with all that studying going on behind the scenes!
Wow this is one of the best lighting videos I’ve ever seen 😍💫❤️ thank you!!
i cried attempting rella's art didnt even know it held an incredible light and shadows knowlege
This is probably by far the best tutorial ive seen in a while. No unneeded words or random sponsers, said simple enough for a kid to understand, just absolutely perfect, thank you so much
I don't draw much myself anymore, but whenever you upload a video, can't help myself but pick up the pen again and draw according to techniques you've found and learnt
Your breakdowns are entertaining to watch I swear!
Friend, I was delighted with your progress during these months of study, but the editing of this video also deserves attention and lots of praise, everything was incredible!
Your art really improves a lot over time. It's incredible to see how far you get, thank you for such a helpful and professional tutorial
no problem! glad it was helpful 👍
This has to be my favorite art youtube channel of all time. Everything is so smooth and comfortable and pretty.
Watching tppo's videos always makes me so motivated to draw and really go in depth with it. I also 3:46 , I love how it reminds me so much of Spiderman Into the Spiderverse (I'm sure that was intended), I was like "YOO! That was sick." I've been watching for a while and tppo's drawing has improved so much!
oh my god u improved way more than my 7 years of experience in just a year.... watching your videos helped me realized that drawing all the time might not improve my art better, but seeing what other illustrator do might improve me more, thanks alot for all of this knowledge
Heyya, thought to leave abother comment. In my country, we celebrate Christmas on the 24th and I got the book "Light for visual artists" because of this video. This is to this day my favorite video of yours as this managed to inspire me every single time I've watched it. To this day I sometimes click on it to get myself into a creative mood. I looked forward to get the book you presented here and I am glad I got it, as it is my first real professional art study book.
Thank you for the inspiration you managed to bring to all of us. I can't recall any other challenge that could awaken it every single time I've watched a video. Please keep going!
yes yes yes i have been waiting for you to cover rella, thank you! she is my all time fav illustrator and i love seeing the things you pick up on versus what i have learned from studying her
god your channel is just everything ive dreamed of thanks for all of your effort and dedication in making these
Damn! this was such an amazing and helpful video! I cannot stress this enough but i've been drawing since i was little and began to do digital art when i was around 11 years old. This video truly helped me like no others could in my whole life drawing, it teached me what i wanted to understand so bad i swear sometimes i wanted to cry because of how frustrating can something become when you don't get the reasons behind the techniques, now i can reflect all the knowledge i got from this vid in my art pieces while being completely aware of what i'm doing in the process. I will use this and those books you suggested to complement and improve the illustration/drawing class i give in my university. And again: Thanks a lot, for real!
there’s literally no boring videos from tppo, i rewatched your video multiple times while waiting for a new one. as a graphic designer, i just can’t get enough of your editing~~~
this video helped me so much… Rella is really one of my idols, especially since they illustrated a lot for Project SEKAI. I’m glad to see a tppo video on them, to help me break down why their art is so good
also 7:10 akitoya jumpscare lol
Finally, a new video!! This one is perfect timing! I always focus more on lighting than shadows for my art and I actually find it easier and much more appealing than adding a lot of shadows!
I saw most of these on your Pixiv and Twitter and now realize they were for this huge lighting study! Your art has improved so much over the years and it's really inspiring! :D
i cant help but root for u my man like LOOK AT YOU GO, NOT ONLY IMPRIVING URSELF BUT INSPIRING THE ART COMMUNITY like do u know how much art study/vlog channels popped up after ur blow up?? UR GENUIMLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE ART RUclipsRS BCUS U TREAT ARE LIK E A LUXURY AND NOT MERELY ENTERTAINMENT and i love you for that.
Videos like this hold immesurable value to artists desiring to learn. Let's all be thankful for a moment the creator put this out for everyone to watch and learn from.
Your editing in this video is phenomenal! I can't imagine how long it took you to compose all that you've studied into this and make it very engaging to watch!
The effort you put into each video is honestly just amazing as well as your art. You are almost too good at making these videos
This is one of the greatest youtube videos I've ever seen. The direction, the editing, the progression, the quality, and the ability to not only explain what your focus is but also being able to illustrate it in such an effortless way was something that completely captivated me through the video. 11/10, and I will be subscribing! Thank you for creating this video. No, this piece of art!
Your videos are always so awesome! It's amazing to see how you bring all your inspirations into your artwork and really go deep into the analysis of techniques. It's the kind of content we really need more of for anime style illustrations, there's plenty of books with theory out there, but your videos make it so much clearer on how to actually stylize it. Your rendering has improved a lot after each video as well, but I'd love to see you tackle more complex compositions in future videos to push your art to the next level!
dude not only you’re great at art, your editing skills are insane too! respect
i'm so glad you got a bigger audience now! you really deserved it from the start by bringing unique and captivating content!! let's keep growing :D
your editing for this video looks like how rella’s art translated into video editing would look like. thank you for this video btw, its super detailed and useful, and its sooo nicely edited!!!
not only are you videos super interesting to learn from, but the editing is absolutely wonderful and everything is so well put together! (love the spiderverse reference loll) probably my favorite artist channel on yt right now!
Dude, both your editing and art are beautiful, please keep making content like this!
your editing style and music choice is incredible
You're a godsend. Whenever I feel stuck. I come here. The calm presentation and information density in a brief video, with examples and thorough thought process. It's really invaluable. Thanks for making these.
Your art improved so much since your first video! You really did learn so much from these studies, and thank you so much for sharing what you learned with us
Your video style is so calming. It’s easy to listen to and very educational. Just seeing this video helped me understand why sometimes my drawings don’t turn out how I want them to be. The classic music playing in the background and the editing style is so high quality! U rarely see video’s like this. Thank you! This is a wonder video!
3:46 the spiderverse reference goes so hard🔥🔥great vid as always bro
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Awesome video. A lot of video makers would have stopped at the surface level tricks to obtain similar results to their reference. Not only you went over those flourishes concisely and showed how they weren't enough to get the feeling you wanted, you actually went over the sources of your further studying and explained how they helped you and they could help the viewers. This is a video approach I wanted to see for a long time and is making me give a more focused look at my books.
Восхищаючь вашим анализом стилей художников и работ со светом, мне очень нравится что вы показываете этапы и сами повторяете их. Я сам рисую и это просто удивительно ❤
This might be one of the best art videos I have seen. Production quality is insane. There's so much packed into just 15 minutes
I thought that was Shiori but the next ones gave it away. Your art looks wonderful once again and also a big inspiration. Keep up the good work!
Watching your videos made me realise how slow and non logiacal ways i studied art to get better lol , you are proving to me that it can be faster and easier. I love how you break down and go step by step❤ love your videos😊
8:37 akitoya jumpscare gosh was not expecting to see pjsk characters in a random art video😭😭
Omg I love Rella’s art and composition! Her Lighting is always so breathtaking. Your studies in artists are always very helpful! Thank you for sharing what you learn from them with us
Your artstyle is already one thing to wow at, but what gets me everytime though - it’s your calming and aesthetically pleasing video editing.
Not only an inspiring artist, but also an amazing content creator 👏 thank you for motivating me to draw again
omg thank you for the resources in the description as well?!?! your videos are like research papers for artists
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@KsenijaGavrina7:08 AKITOYA!!
What a masterpiece of a video. The wait was truly worth it. I've been in love with Rella's illustrations for quite a while now so this was quite a welcome surprise.
I think what makes Rella's work so striking is their confidence in several art fundamentals, from composition to lighting and colour theory as well as the dimension added into their work, and it's really impressive how you also managed to see what aspects in your own test pieces weren't working (such as the night sky drawing coming off as a bit awkward due to a stiff pose). These breakdowns are really helpful and it's super enjoyable to both learn from them but also watch you grow as an artist from them
Though I think another thing which gives Rella's art that magic and completion is how they work with shapes. Their Miku pieces use her hair to create more shapes and dynamic movement, arms reaching out to add another layer to the composition, dancing -- maybe that could be another interesting thing to study!
i really like the editing, it’s simple and clean combined with your calm voice makes this video pleasing to watch
i think the reason why your first attempt didnt look that good is because the silhouette of rella’s illustration is very flowy and clear too see which makes the lights look very uniformed together especially the hair
Yes, I was thinking the same thing, plus Miku's figure is on a smaller plane compared to the background which makes her shine around that "ocean" behind her. The movement of the character, as you say, is also fundamental.
So glad this video popped up on my page, the editing and explanations make everything so simple to understand I appreciate it greatly. Been in a rough spot with how I can improve my own art and lighting was a huge factor. Watching this video and seeing the process was super inspiring and felt like I was falling in love with art all over again. Many thanks!
Hi tppo, love your videos! I have a possible suggestion, I’ve noticed that you try to keep your backgrounds neat and simple, would you do a video on using photobash to create extremely complex and detailed backgrounds?
The editing and the amount of time put into this video alone are higher then most other content creators. It was super adorable and pleasing to watch, thank you!
I always have a lot of difficulties understanding how light and shadows work, but your video is so easy to understantd that something clicked on my mind! Thanks you so much for this gift you are giving the art community, keep going 😭💜💜💜
The amount of Miku art in this video being used as examples,I can't help but get excited each time
Your videos are always such good quality it’s insane. I can really see your improvements in every video. And the transitions and editing are so smooth it freaks me out!!! I love your channel so much!
After seeing Rella's work, I have no doubt, he uses gradient maps.
If I had to summarize his workflow it would be:
1. Color sketch with light source.
2. Sketch.
3. Lineart.
4. Flat color and 1 form shadow flat (Sometimes Rella doesn't use this shadow)
5. Soft airbrush light, this process is important because here Rella chooses a main point of light, for example if she chooses the face she gives a light touch of light with the airbrush).
NOTE: Always her shadows and highlights are in a warm tone.
6. Develop the light from point 5, the further away from the point the less light reaches the area (something that Rella is very good at is giving volume with the light).
6.5. Unconventional and small light shapes .
7. Gradient map warm tone for light.
8. Gradient map for shadow (and maybe use curves in case the gradient map gets weak).
9. Light particles and details to balance the image.
10. Composition (glow, blur, image clipping and noise).
PS: Although the background is important in his illustrations, it would not be unusual for him to work with a black background to make the lighting work easier.
Great video and great artist to study.
hello! i have a few questions regarding your comment:
1) what is a shadow flat? just the shadow color in a multiply layer?
2) how to do the shadows and light in warm tone? what if the shadows and light are on layer settings like add or multiply, how do you make warm?
3) on the soft airbrush light, if the focus is the face, will the airbrush be all around the face? or gradient from chin fading to forehead, etcetera?
@@solandis0175 Hello, as an annotation they are only my perceptions, I don't have the truth and if I wrote a lot is because I drank a lot of coffee.
1. A flat shadow is simply a linear shadow (without gradient) and with a single value, as I said this step is optional and depends on the scene you are drawing (if in the composition "the light is the protagonist" there is no point in using this shadow, the best in this type of scenes is to use a layer to darken the whole image and in the following steps just draw the lights).
NOTE: Here let me make you a note, it's ok to use the blend modes of the layers but sometimes we make the mistake of focusing too much on them and use the black color in a layer with multiply blend mode, it's a good method but I would encourage you to stop using it because instead of familiarizing yourself with the color palette to find for example a dark red you go the easy way and just choose black and paint on a multiply layer (see the problem, you are not learning the value of the red color that should be used to give you a certain effect of shadow, light, etc).
2. If you study shadows and lighting theory you will know that even if there is a shadow it can have a warm or cold tone, the warm tone is more towards the red/orange/coffee colors and the cold blue/grey, one way to understand this is to see it like the white balance (wb) value in a camera where depending on the WB value will be the tone of the image to be taken. Now about how to apply this effect with a simple layer and a solid color with the desired tone and obviously controlling the opacity (can be 5% or 12%) you can make the effect, I personally use gradient maps in light mode and that serves me to change the tone of the image and an opacity of about 12-15%, for this same reason is that I say that Rella uses gradients map (to modify tones of flat lights, flat shadows, general composition and final composition).
3. About this point and the others above is complex, because everything depends on the composition that the artist is looking for, for example an image with a close up to the face you can use a fine brush for areas with more details (I think that in this type of compositions he does not use airbrush), in a wider or full body image you use airbrush because we don't need a fine light that has to define a shape like a cheek bone so if you want the light to fall on the face you use it on the WHOLE face and splash a little on the chest or arms, I commented that he uses airbrush because it allows you a soft gradient/diffuse control of the light on the edges (but it is so subtle that it doesn't create multiple light values at most 2).
Looking at it in perspective and as a conclusion if I had to define his lighting style it would be the following: "Rella works the light and shadows as if he was painting a grisaille, ONLY without grisaille which allows him to speed up his process and deliver a faster work at the same time that just shows that Rella had studies and lots and lots of practice with grisaille".
So my friend, if you want to be like him study light and shadow theory, Hue Saturation Value, grisaille shading, grisaille coloring. And then with years of practice you will be able to omit grisaille in your process and paint like Rella, on this subject I recommend you this artist who also uses grisaille and I encourage you to pay his fanbox to see his files (I'm raising money to do the same xD): "kionaoki".
Also as I said in point 3, everything is very subjective, as you can see that Rella makes corrections of shadows and highlights at each step, so I don't rule out the use of a curves layer to adjust even more shadows and highlights.
And if something is clear is that with artists there are no robotic steps or formulas, there are tools that they use and depending on the problem that presents the composition will be the tool used.
thank you so so much! i will raise money for kionaoki as well ❤️ the way you explain is very helpful. art is so complex but beautiful and i hope i can really paint like Rella one day
@@theELchiguiroactually, i have one more question, how do the gradient maps work for the shadow? i watched a speedpaint of the artist you mentioned, and when they used gradient maps, the place where shadow and light meets have a different color, and i am wondering how that was done. i use the program procreate, so i do not know if my gradient maps are different
15:50 HOLY FLIPPIN BALLS look mom im on the TV!!!!
Thank you for making a video on Rella she's one of my all time favorite artists and her insane gody lighting has always amazed me, i find myself always trying to imitate her lighting and this video really helped break it down in a way that was eazy to understand I can't wait to apply this to my own art! keep up the great work!!!
LMAO IK IM LATE BUT THE AKITOYA AT 8:01 IS SO RANDOM
10:45
dude, i was always trying to find a way to connect my technical knowledge with my drawing knowledge this whole time,
I was watching this part and out of nowhere it finally clicked,
You don't know how much that had helped me, thank you!
Although his focus is more on western digital art, you might want to look into BoroCG's paint over series, which helped me identify flaws in my own art aswell (especially in terms of lighting and materials)
i've never seen such good editing on an art video. like this is genuinely the best art video i've seen purely because of how put together it is
4:56 PSHINJ??
Attempt 5 is so persona 4 core....(Great work! Seriously, your channel has been such an inspiration to me!)
The whole fundamental understanding of light sounds so simple yet incredibly vocal. Through studying this, you helped me and probably lots of viewers with so much knowledge in a very friendly way.
im gonna have to watch this again and again, but my god. this was the most simple, understandable vid ever. thank you SO much. ive been a fan of rellas illustrations, finding it everywhere. ive been a big fan of you for quite a while, and all your vids are formatted SO welll.
My guy, your editing is TOP NOTCH. So pleasing to the eyes! I know this video is about analyzing and study art but that editing just needs praise. Keep up the good work!
Brother, you must be among my favorite art tutorial channels. Not only you manage to explain things clearly but you also make the editing phenomenally
You have gotten so much better at art over the time since you started this channel!!!! its so cool to see!!!!
the editing in this video is so godly ty for making this!! was so helpful for me to learn how to improve my lighting :)
wow, honestly this is one of the best tutorial I have ever seen in my life, both the content and editing! besides the content are easy to digest, I like how you put the trial and error because it help me to understand how to implement the knowledge.
Thanks a lot for making this video! Your drawing are nice and adorbs, and also your layer organizing inspire me so much
Thank you thank you for putting all your sources/links in the description! One thing that can be rather annoying in a lot of videos is they don't cite their sources, so I appreciate that because I want to check it all out ❤️