This week it's time to show you guys what my hours of research have led to, getting my coloring method down to 4 single layers. Easy to memorize, easy to do in any software, no special tool needed, just basic software knowledge. Now.. it's YOURS ❤ (for the small price of a like or a sub)
If anyone knows what the equivalent of this is for Krita, let me know. Also, I have been looking for some better brushes for Krita, especially for shading.
Love how he is like "Only 4 layers! Anyone can do it!" all the while never mentioning how much practice and skill it takes to render form and lighting.
There is a thing called, Common sense. Besides this dude literally has free tutorials for that and is not BSing you in anyshape or form never has he said you can do this day one. This is obviously aimed at people that have started drawing already and are somewhat able to sketch and are struggeling with coloring.
@@Kiwoeoe if you take 5 min to think about "common sense" and what is "obvious", you should quickly realise it's absolutely not universal and extremely objective (and that what you just said makes you look like a jerk). Besides, to me it seems "obvious" that it was more of a joke that acknowledge the efforts and experience than an actual complain :)
hehe… for shading as shown in this video.. think of the darkest shade to come from the line art lines towards a lighter shade at a center point. I used to use the smudge tool when trying this with only 3 layers (one guided line art layer, a thicker lined layer as the shading layer and a vector coloring layer)
Think of the parts as 3D shapes and start with big strokes that way. Shade the head like a circle and the limbs like cylinders. Then you can start adding the finer details like the shadow under the eyes, nose, lips etc. It's not as complicated once you get into it
Probably this video is more focused on those with a good grasp of the fundamentals. Practise your basics before trying to skip ahead to "hack" style tips.
Look, some guides are targeted towards intermediary to advanced artists. Even though beginners can extract info from this if they try, this is targeting intermediary to advanced. Try checking out his guide on shading or line, since these go from the ground up line by line detailing the initial process.
damn, guess I really grew up since I used to feel this way towards these vids but now I can make something like this I'm pretty confident (still not there though, also not what I want exactly either but a great video nontheless) The video is absolutely great because it's simple, but I can simplify it more for you if you feel it's hard. Think of this as a one or two steps lesser version of the video: 1- draw sketch 2- draw lineart (add more sketches inbetween if you feel it's not complete enough for you) 3- create a layer, put it under the lineart layer and fill out the flat colors (it doesn't have to look good, just pick tan color, real life colors for clothes so it doesn't look off, and normal ish hair color) 4- copy the flat color layer, 0% the brightness so you have full black, then reduce the opacity of the layer (this is the shadow layer, this method felt easier for me when I first started color) 5- get any brush that you like, and set it low opacity, and erase the black layer with the brush. The more you do it, try to understand 3d objects, change your brush size and do details, you will have a better shadow. If you can do this much, try to make like 3 finished art with this, maybe it'll be helpful for you. the more you understand the connection between shadows and depth, the more realistic stuff you can make anyways. Hope I didn't make you feel too low level by my own random judgement, I js felt like typing and possibly you're much higher level than me :p
I’ve been religiously sticking to your similar earlier method (lines, flats, shading, lighting & effects but without the inner glow and red shading) and it’s been super helpful. I’ve seen some artists do time-lapse painting which while looking great, use hundreds of layers. This method is so much simpler for equal effect. I’ll be sure to try out this new method, many many thanks for sharing!
This is the optimal setup for digital art. I use a little twist: Layer 1 (layer at the top)- light - I use add mode. It works well with adding colors to change light and radiance. Layer 2 - outlines - Can use filters on it to change colors from black to other hues. Or simply paint it with different colors. I use normal blend for it. Layer 3 - shadows - multiply mode. Colors painted for shadows will change how shadows pop. It can even be a subgroup of different layers, if I need different shadow colors. layer 4 (last layer, at the bottom)- color - normal mode. 1 layer of a subgroup of different layers if I want to keep color parts separated. I work with Krita.
it may look small but honestly Marc taking the time to show how it looks in csp and not just photoshop is really thoughtful of him. so now I have stored knowledge too for when I try csp someday. One more thing that goes unnoticed is it's also beginner friendly BECAUSE it makes the most of four layers. There are many people out there who have basic set-ups that can't really handle a lot of layers, especially beginner artists. I was one myself. Used a very light program called Paint Tool SAI and yet my laptop back then couldn't handle more than a few layers. Of course Marc's experience will show, of course your first few tries won't magically look like his, that ISN'T the point. The point was to show you how, it's not telling you to achieve it at his level. Focus on the process and take time to apply it to your own style. It'll always be awkward at first, because that's how learning is. Thank you for being thoughtful sir, and thank you for your free content. Cheering for you! 💕
1:17 It is stuff like THIS that I can never wrap my head around. More than theory and technique of what to do, I have no clue how to organize my layers and what the modes do. Thank you for this!
Pro tip: do the color layer first so you don't have to lasso everything in the shading and highlight stage but can select the seperate colors as seperate parts to shade
I dont get why he painted right on the flats layer... I would always keep the flats layer as a separate layer especially if there are multiple characters in a scene
I’m a noob at shading/coloring, but how would you individually select each color?(preferably in clip studio if you use it) is their a setting to auto lasso a color selection?
What if he were drawing a rainbow blanket? You should do shading volumetrically like he did otherwise you get a janky looking blanket. Things can be multicolored.
Doing the shading first is gonna change everything for me....I never considered doing it this way, but it makes so much sense without the distraction of thr colors...
Another blast! I totally agree about people should know their tools, and fiddle with them and don't expect settings to be found ready everywhere, people should learn how to build their brushes ,customize, professional environment is tough, sometimes you are given tools you are not used to.. and you are expected to easily transfer your skill... be prepared.
13 years ago when I started my art journey, the only things I had were my sketchbooks and my 3DS art app. Since the 3DS/app was limited in certain capabilities, I only had 5 layers to work with. The great thing about art is that you can always find creative ways to break out of those limitations. I ended up improving really quickly, and even now I keep my layers minimal. It feels cleaner that way. I'll never understand how some artists can stand having over 50 layers, let alone hundreds!
Colors! 3D was freaking awesome. Honestly that 5 layer limit actually forced people to get more creative within those constraints. I kind of miss it, lol.
It is very easy to get over 100 layers. You paint the character details individually as additional objects that you can hide and replace at any time. Ok, that's been my way so far so as not to have to concentrate on details at first and only add them at the end.
When I do digital oil paintings of landscapes, each element has its own layer, foreground, sky, mountains, knights, etc. I mainly did this in case I wanted to change something, since I paint mostly from imagination. I am excited to try this 4 layer method, and feel the bliss of not having 10 layers
Im going to start applying this technique to a lot of my work today. I've always struggled with getting lighting, going with 2 shades & 2 lights. But seeing your approach here for the 4 layer trick, reminds me of the KISS rule. I found the shading trick ideal, mostly i've just used cool tones overall. But trying for differing tones for areas is inspiring.
i tend to usually go for the actual color values to shade but i'll definitely try having the shading part done and then do a flat layer as u demonstrated. thanks for sharing!
Instant sub! OMG !!! Been doing digital art for a couple years, and I thought I was decent. This is next lvl ! Plus, FFX Soundtrack in the end ! Won my heart !
Honestly this is mostly how I do it already but I have never had the same mastery of shading or materials as you do lmao. In particular I have absolutely no idea how you use the lasso tool so effortlessly, it looks like fucking magic to see you just nail the exact pieces you want in one go like that. Great video!
Ever thought about setting your default background color to beige ~ gray , just a suggestion and not mentioning it because my eyes are wasted or anything at all Thanks for everything in general, Marc
I will try this method in a future drawing - I just finished a group drawing with way to many layers since I didn't know a better method. Thank you for this tutorial 🥰
Favoriting this one for later. There’s a lot to absorb here. But that’s because you got so much information across in such a succinct straightforward way. I appreciate that. And i appreciate that you put it all into one single video rather than multiple parts or across a multi year long string of topics 🙏🏻💪🏼
Yeah I view this technique years ago in the collage, but forgot the exact procedure, since then I stuck on adobe illustrator doing basic vector graphics, but finally I reunite with this beautiful technique!!! Thank You Marc and God Bless You!!!
Cool! I found it useful! Despite the fact that i'm from Russia. Here in Russia there are several old schools of drawing. One of them is the oldest folk craft Zhostovo. Their flowers are almost always drawn divinely beautifully! I also drew them myself and gave them as gifts to my family and not only. So this school uses the following steps of drawing: 1) Painting the background with color: sanguine, sepia, ocher, black, grassy gray-green, etc. All these colors are presented in the crayons of the classical school of drawing. 2) Lineart on the background, 3) Separation of objects from the background (white, beige), 4) Flat coloring the object, 5) Overlaying shadows, 6) Drawing light. 7) Reflections in the shadows (Ambient Occlusion), 8) Drawing hard white highlights and shadowless thin lines. Well, in general, the work is not left unfinished. if use it in cg. Why i didn'f guess it before and try to draw another way!?
I have a BFA in Biomedical Art and I feel like I learned more from this than I did some of my classes in college! This is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing!
I wish if there was a gigantic thumps up button to smash this video with!! finally someone approves of a method I have been following for years!! my art director always complained about how I handled painting process! and also awesome tip with the red outer glow on the lighting layer its just too tasty!! thank you for a great video
your videos from a couple of years ago convinced me to minimize down my layers to a handful and I've been so much happier working that way since! Thank you for all your work, it's very appreciated for us freelancers to learn from a professional like this!
I do more traditional medium and have always struggled with digital feeling very overwhelming! This really helped me make some sense of things and I want to try this technique. Thank you for sharing!
Aight. One video and I’m subbed. I used to draw and sketch a lot as a hobby. Even tried out digital painting like this for a short while. SO satisfying and therapeutic. Looking forward to seeing more of your channel, maybe I’ll get the pen back out!!
This is one of the best digital art videos I’ve ever seen. It simplifies so much for me. I’ve always just messed with different shades of color and always disliked how it came out. Easily the best information you’ve given us in my opinion. Thank you Marc
Using the selection on the flats to pick up the areas of skin, and then going into the shading layer and making it red woth alpha lock is so dimensional!! I should emplot that kind of work flow
Ok, the part where you start shading with grey but later change the color of the shading based on the color of the parts is genius! I would have never thought to do that!
I know it might seem small, but the pops u add when u toggle layers on and off or do other things that might be easily missed is super useful, thanks for those ^_^
the art community really can't thank you enough for all the work you do for free on your channel, this from someone who is a slow learner and who needs to go a little further to learn how to do this things ❤ I don't think it goes without saying but keep it up!
One of my most favorite artists, you saved my anatomy and taught me color theory so easily I was almost baffled at how it took me so long to learn it despite how easy it was! I'm also learning from your shading techniques, and I feel like my art has never been greater! Thank you for providing us with your great knowledge, you're a miracle to beginners!
Wow, this feels very inspired by PBR in video games! Not just in being physically based (of course), but the selection of which properties go into which layers, and more importantly what NOT to stress over. If I had to suggest any alteration, it would be to try one layer per light source and sum them via blending (so you can scale/colorize them independently). However we're already assuming a central light source with the main shading layer, so we can't get too crazy! Though it'd be cool to see multiple of those attempted as well.
I'm scared to try drawing in 1 layer immediately, (though technically i draw with 1 layer everytime whenever i draw traditionally lol) maybe i can try with this 4 layer technique first :D As always.. Thank you Marc for the quality content!
Al principio te dan cosa, pero es como dijo samdoesart: "Sal de tu zona de confort". Personalmente, aceleró mucho mí ritmo de trabajo el colorear todo en una capa. 😎👍🏻
@@mauricioalbelo you're correct 💯 I've tried couple times before drawing in 1 layer digitally but whenever the result start looking good, i'm afraid to continue and refine it so i never finish it. But like you said, i should get out of my comfort zone and make more mistakes so i can improve faster, thanks 👍
@@lunafox5571 Lo que yo hago es que primero hago el fondo, lo trabajo, despues el personaje. Despues podes aplicar efectos y luces en otras capas como en este video si te parece bien. No hay reglas absolutas, ya demostraste confianza haciendo todo en una capa? No pasa rayos, luces, polvo en otra capa. En mi caso tardaba dias por detallista. El ultimo trabajo que me hice entre 5 - 8 horas. Pero porque era mas detallado.
I've been outta the art world for so long since digital has pretty much taken over and all the programs seem alittle scary to me lol. I know enough though that your video is exceptionally easy to follow and get some pointers. I'm definitely subscribing! I've always wondered how people get there drawing to pop like this without the line art showing and now I have a good idea :) Thank you!
Dude! Thanks so much! I KNEW I was missing something from my workflow, it was the last step that changes the muddiness from my workflow! It's like, such a small step but changes SO much man!
This blew my mind - it looks absolutely fabulous. I'm really excited to get more uniform looking pieces because I have zero consistency! Thank you so much Marc
good stuff. A Million years ago I started doing everything in grey scale and then hue shifting from there... I tended to keep my flats as sperate layers tho. I love that a new generation of artists gets great advice like all of this!
It looks beautiful ! And I will definitely use your tricks . The fact that I don't have photoshop but I have SAI I have a blast to improve my skill on drawing
That last part with colorizing the shading layer is so smart. Shading with black looks bad, and you just lift it right out of that in the end. Super efficient.
Thank you for this knowledge Marc. I was working with other workflow, grayscale that requieres a lot of time for finishing illustrations, so I was looking for optimizing time due I have to work too as graphic designer and it takes huge chunks of time. You're the Goat man
I have to say, this is the best coloring tutorial I have seen so far. I did a piece for a job submission that I didn't end up getting and I wish I saw this before.
omg.. i always struggle to fine a good way to colour! THANK U! omg i m usin ibisPaintX and not the same brush as urs..but i love it ! its a amazing style to colour thank u !
You would not believe how EXTREMELY grateful I am for these free (aside from one like or one sub lol) YT art school classes. I currently saving up for your program, but watching these in the mean time has helped me drastically!!
this is the way. i do something similar, but usually add more layers (for example i like to add layer for just the ambient occlusion shadows) i also find very helpful to create, instead of layers, groups, you can add a clipping mask to the whole group. After i paint the falts, i create a groups and select the flats and turn it into a clipping mask for the group. The way in the video is really clean, i like it too.
Thank you so much for this one! Got to a point where I started playing around with blending modes and things got interesting but also messy. So this will help a lot!
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This week it's time to show you guys what my hours of research have led to, getting my coloring method down to 4 single layers. Easy to memorize, easy to do in any software, no special tool needed, just basic software knowledge. Now.. it's YOURS ❤ (for the small price of a like or a sub)
Idk if I wanna join your artschool. Everytime you start a lesson there seem to be fire and explosions going on outside.
this is a game changer for me. thanks marc
There is no file from this video in Practice Files Download
If anyone knows what the equivalent of this is for Krita, let me know. Also, I have been looking for some better brushes for Krita, especially for shading.
Looks like 3D-modelling character in Blender! Awesome.
Your shading is so good it looks like a 3d model
Marc was a 3D artist in the video game industry.
illustrating is basically 3d modelling in 2d
Honestly
Frfr
Yeah, it's really awesome.
your shading make it look like I'm learning Blender now, it's so cool
sometimes if I'm unsure of a reflection I'm drawing, I'll toss a rough mock-up into blender just to make sure.
i entered the video thinking he made a 3d model to paint over it
Love how he is like "Only 4 layers! Anyone can do it!" all the while never mentioning how much practice and skill it takes to render form and lighting.
There is a thing called, Common sense. Besides this dude literally has free tutorials for that and is not BSing you in anyshape or form never has he said you can do this day one. This is obviously aimed at people that have started drawing already and are somewhat able to sketch and are struggeling with coloring.
@@Kiwoeoe Boooo, boo Kiwoeoe, booooo
@@Kiwoeoe if you take 5 min to think about "common sense" and what is "obvious", you should quickly realise it's absolutely not universal and extremely objective (and that what you just said makes you look like a jerk). Besides, to me it seems "obvious" that it was more of a joke that acknowledge the efforts and experience than an actual complain :)
I think Marc meant that anyone can use it regardless of software or art style. It’s just a way to structure your layers.
That and he also made 6 layers 😆
this half shading brush is genius, can't believe I didn't think of something like this before
Do you know how to make one in clip studio?(if your talking about the one with the triangle tip)
When Marc comes to the shading step I raise my both hands and I am like, nah.. I give up.
hehe… for shading as shown in this video.. think of the darkest shade to come from the line art lines towards a lighter shade at a center point.
I used to use the smudge tool when trying this with only 3 layers (one guided line art layer, a thicker lined layer as the shading layer and a vector coloring layer)
Think of the parts as 3D shapes and start with big strokes that way. Shade the head like a circle and the limbs like cylinders. Then you can start adding the finer details like the shadow under the eyes, nose, lips etc. It's not as complicated once you get into it
dont give up!
believe on your self, you can do it
Probably this video is more focused on those with a good grasp of the fundamentals. Practise your basics before trying to skip ahead to "hack" style tips.
This is literally the meme of "Step 1: Do the lines. Step 2: Add in the details". Your experience makes this look so easy 😭
Look, some guides are targeted towards intermediary to advanced artists. Even though beginners can extract info from this if they try, this is targeting intermediary to advanced.
Try checking out his guide on shading or line, since these go from the ground up line by line detailing the initial process.
damn, guess I really grew up since I used to feel this way towards these vids but now I can make something like this I'm pretty confident (still not there though, also not what I want exactly either but a great video nontheless)
The video is absolutely great because it's simple, but I can simplify it more for you if you feel it's hard. Think of this as a one or two steps lesser version of the video:
1- draw sketch
2- draw lineart (add more sketches inbetween if you feel it's not complete enough for you)
3- create a layer, put it under the lineart layer and fill out the flat colors (it doesn't have to look good, just pick tan color, real life colors for clothes so it doesn't look off, and normal ish hair color)
4- copy the flat color layer, 0% the brightness so you have full black, then reduce the opacity of the layer (this is the shadow layer, this method felt easier for me when I first started color)
5- get any brush that you like, and set it low opacity, and erase the black layer with the brush. The more you do it, try to understand 3d objects, change your brush size and do details, you will have a better shadow.
If you can do this much, try to make like 3 finished art with this, maybe it'll be helpful for you. the more you understand the connection between shadows and depth, the more realistic stuff you can make anyways. Hope I didn't make you feel too low level by my own random judgement, I js felt like typing and possibly you're much higher level than me :p
*cries in my 200 layers*
I’ve been religiously sticking to your similar earlier method (lines, flats, shading, lighting & effects but without the inner glow and red shading) and it’s been super helpful. I’ve seen some artists do time-lapse painting which while looking great, use hundreds of layers. This method is so much simpler for equal effect. I’ll be sure to try out this new method, many many thanks for sharing!
This is the optimal setup for digital art.
I use a little twist:
Layer 1 (layer at the top)- light - I use add mode. It works well with adding colors to change light and radiance.
Layer 2 - outlines - Can use filters on it to change colors from black to other hues. Or simply paint it with different colors. I use normal blend for it.
Layer 3 - shadows - multiply mode. Colors painted for shadows will change how shadows pop.
It can even be a subgroup of different layers, if I need different shadow colors.
layer 4 (last layer, at the bottom)- color - normal mode. 1 layer of a subgroup of different layers if I want to keep color parts separated.
I work with Krita.
0:15 thought you had hair for a second with those pencils behind your ears
Same
SAME! 😂
Lol same, was like "this guy's gonna advise me on making things look good while rocking the grandpa haircut? Just let it go man!" 😂😂😂
😂
it may look small but honestly Marc taking the time to show how it looks in csp and not just photoshop is really thoughtful of him. so now I have stored knowledge too for when I try csp someday.
One more thing that goes unnoticed is it's also beginner friendly BECAUSE it makes the most of four layers. There are many people out there who have basic set-ups that can't really handle a lot of layers, especially beginner artists. I was one myself. Used a very light program called Paint Tool SAI and yet my laptop back then couldn't handle more than a few layers. Of course Marc's experience will show, of course your first few tries won't magically look like his, that ISN'T the point. The point was to show you how, it's not telling you to achieve it at his level. Focus on the process and take time to apply it to your own style. It'll always be awkward at first, because that's how learning is.
Thank you for being thoughtful sir, and thank you for your free content. Cheering for you! 💕
1:17 It is stuff like THIS that I can never wrap my head around. More than theory and technique of what to do, I have no clue how to organize my layers and what the modes do. Thank you for this!
Pro tip: do the color layer first so you don't have to lasso everything in the shading and highlight stage but can select the seperate colors as seperate parts to shade
I dont get why he painted right on the flats layer... I would always keep the flats layer as a separate layer especially if there are multiple characters in a scene
or you can use buckets feature like all layer bucket or you can just use magic select tool then edit little things. its not that hard
I’m a noob at shading/coloring, but how would you individually select each color?(preferably in clip studio if you use it) is their a setting to auto lasso a color selection?
@framerate1607 magic wand tool
What if he were drawing a rainbow blanket? You should do shading volumetrically like he did otherwise you get a janky looking blanket. Things can be multicolored.
Doing the shading first is gonna change everything for me....I never considered doing it this way, but it makes so much sense without the distraction of thr colors...
Another blast! I totally agree about people should know their tools, and fiddle with them and don't expect settings to be found ready everywhere, people should learn how to build their brushes ,customize, professional environment is tough, sometimes you are given tools you are not used to.. and you are expected to easily transfer your skill... be prepared.
13 years ago when I started my art journey, the only things I had were my sketchbooks and my 3DS art app. Since the 3DS/app was limited in certain capabilities, I only had 5 layers to work with. The great thing about art is that you can always find creative ways to break out of those limitations. I ended up improving really quickly, and even now I keep my layers minimal. It feels cleaner that way. I'll never understand how some artists can stand having over 50 layers, let alone hundreds!
Colors! 3D was freaking awesome. Honestly that 5 layer limit actually forced people to get more creative within those constraints. I kind of miss it, lol.
It is very easy to get over 100 layers. You paint the character details individually as additional objects that you can hide and replace at any time.
Ok, that's been my way so far so as not to have to concentrate on details at first and only add them at the end.
When I do digital oil paintings of landscapes, each element has its own layer, foreground, sky, mountains, knights, etc. I mainly did this in case I wanted to change something, since I paint mostly from imagination.
I am excited to try this 4 layer method, and feel the bliss of not having 10 layers
Learned this method a decade ago and loved it. Glad to see people coming back to it
“And my lines are a mess…”
Ngl SYAU 😭 ITS PERFECT TO ME-
The shading layer made such a BIG difference
Im going to start applying this technique to a lot of my work today. I've always struggled with getting lighting, going with 2 shades & 2 lights. But seeing your approach here for the 4 layer trick, reminds me of the KISS rule.
I found the shading trick ideal, mostly i've just used cool tones overall. But trying for differing tones for areas is inspiring.
i tend to usually go for the actual color values to shade but i'll definitely try having the shading part done and then do a flat layer as u demonstrated. thanks for sharing!
This is literally how I've always painted digitally. It's such an easy method, I've always wondered why people use so many layers.
Instant sub! OMG !!! Been doing digital art for a couple years, and I thought I was decent. This is next lvl ! Plus, FFX Soundtrack in the end ! Won my heart !
Honestly this is mostly how I do it already but I have never had the same mastery of shading or materials as you do lmao. In particular I have absolutely no idea how you use the lasso tool so effortlessly, it looks like fucking magic to see you just nail the exact pieces you want in one go like that. Great video!
Ever thought about setting your default background color
to beige ~ gray , just a suggestion and not mentioning it
because my eyes are wasted or anything at all
Thanks for everything in general, Marc
I'm so not used to default white bg my eyes crumbled
I will try this method in a future drawing - I just finished a group drawing with way to many layers since I didn't know a better method. Thank you for this tutorial 🥰
Favoriting this one for later. There’s a lot to absorb here. But that’s because you got so much information across in such a succinct straightforward way. I appreciate that. And i appreciate that you put it all into one single video rather than multiple parts or across a multi year long string of topics 🙏🏻💪🏼
thank you for making information free and open for everyone
Yeah I view this technique years ago in the collage, but forgot the exact procedure, since then I stuck on adobe illustrator doing basic vector graphics, but finally I reunite with this beautiful technique!!! Thank You Marc and God Bless You!!!
wow that is absolutely astonishing. I can guarantee I'll be watching this one video on repeat to learn all of that.
Cool! I found it useful! Despite the fact that i'm from Russia. Here in Russia there are several old schools of drawing. One of them is the oldest folk craft Zhostovo. Their flowers are almost always drawn divinely beautifully! I also drew them myself and gave them as gifts to my family and not only. So this school uses the following steps of drawing: 1) Painting the background with color: sanguine, sepia, ocher, black, grassy gray-green, etc. All these colors are presented in the crayons of the classical school of drawing. 2) Lineart on the background, 3) Separation of objects from the background (white, beige), 4) Flat coloring the object, 5) Overlaying shadows, 6) Drawing light. 7) Reflections in the shadows (Ambient Occlusion), 8) Drawing hard white highlights and shadowless thin lines. Well, in general, the work is not left unfinished. if use it in cg. Why i didn'f guess it before and try to draw another way!?
Ugh your control over values and value placement is always so clean. I usually end up with weird gaps when I hide my lineart LOL
It’s crazy the way you shade because you can actually tell what part of the clothes is armor and what part is fabric without the color lol
I have a BFA in Biomedical Art and I feel like I learned more from this than I did some of my classes in college! This is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing!
I wish if there was a gigantic thumps up button to smash this video with!! finally someone approves of a method I have been following for years!! my art director always complained about how I handled painting process! and also awesome tip with the red outer glow on the lighting layer its just too tasty!! thank you for a great video
Thanks for sharing this process, Marc. I like that your art style removes the line layer.
your videos from a couple of years ago convinced me to minimize down my layers to a handful and I've been so much happier working that way since! Thank you for all your work, it's very appreciated for us freelancers to learn from a professional like this!
I do more traditional medium and have always struggled with digital feeling very overwhelming! This really helped me make some sense of things and I want to try this technique. Thank you for sharing!
Aight. One video and I’m subbed. I used to draw and sketch a lot as a hobby. Even tried out digital painting like this for a short while. SO satisfying and therapeutic. Looking forward to seeing more of your channel, maybe I’ll get the pen back out!!
This is one of the best digital art videos I’ve ever seen. It simplifies so much for me. I’ve always just messed with different shades of color and always disliked how it came out. Easily the best information you’ve given us in my opinion. Thank you Marc
I mean that's all I have used for years. background, lines, flats, fancy colors. Keeps it super simple :)
Using the selection on the flats to pick up the areas of skin, and then going into the shading layer and making it red woth alpha lock is so dimensional!!
I should emplot that kind of work flow
god tier artist :>
i have a similar process to yours but wow your lasso selection and cell shading is incredible so perfect
Ok, the part where you start shading with grey but later change the color of the shading based on the color of the parts is genius! I would have never thought to do that!
OMG! This method is incredible!
Breaking things down like this is super smart.
the outer glow method for subsurface scattering is awesome! never thought of that.
Please do you know how to do it on Clip Studio Paint ?
I know it might seem small, but the pops u add when u toggle layers on and off or do other things that might be easily missed is super useful, thanks for those ^_^
the art community really can't thank you enough for all the work you do for free on your channel, this from someone who is a slow learner and who needs to go a little further to learn how to do this things ❤
I don't think it goes without saying but keep it up!
Thank you Mark! 🙏🏽
Such an amazing and clean technique! I absolutely love it!!!
This is gold! Thank you so much Marc!!
One of my most favorite artists, you saved my anatomy and taught me color theory so easily I was almost baffled at how it took me so long to learn it despite how easy it was! I'm also learning from your shading techniques, and I feel like my art has never been greater! Thank you for providing us with your great knowledge, you're a miracle to beginners!
Bro. I have never thought about shading like this. That’s epic. I love it
Wow, this feels very inspired by PBR in video games! Not just in being physically based (of course), but the selection of which properties go into which layers, and more importantly what NOT to stress over.
If I had to suggest any alteration, it would be to try one layer per light source and sum them via blending (so you can scale/colorize them independently). However we're already assuming a central light source with the main shading layer, so we can't get too crazy! Though it'd be cool to see multiple of those attempted as well.
Very inspired by it indeed, I used to work as a 3d artist so that might be why ;P
Wow I never thought of doing the shades first than the coloring, Amazing tutorial thank you!
I'm scared to try drawing in 1 layer immediately, (though technically i draw with 1 layer everytime whenever i draw traditionally lol) maybe i can try with this 4 layer technique first :D
As always.. Thank you Marc for the quality content!
Al principio te dan cosa, pero es como dijo samdoesart: "Sal de tu zona de confort". Personalmente, aceleró mucho mí ritmo de trabajo el colorear todo en una capa. 😎👍🏻
@@mauricioalbelo you're correct 💯
I've tried couple times before drawing in 1 layer digitally but whenever the result start looking good, i'm afraid to continue and refine it so i never finish it.
But like you said, i should get out of my comfort zone and make more mistakes so i can improve faster, thanks 👍
@@lunafox5571 Lo que yo hago es que primero hago el fondo, lo trabajo, despues el personaje. Despues podes aplicar efectos y luces en otras capas como en este video si te parece bien. No hay reglas absolutas, ya demostraste confianza haciendo todo en una capa? No pasa rayos, luces, polvo en otra capa. En mi caso tardaba dias por detallista. El ultimo trabajo que me hice entre 5 - 8 horas. Pero porque era mas detallado.
I've been outta the art world for so long since digital has pretty much taken over and all the programs seem alittle scary to me lol. I know enough though that your video is exceptionally easy to follow and get some pointers. I'm definitely subscribing! I've always wondered how people get there drawing to pop like this without the line art showing and now I have a good idea :) Thank you!
You can also create clipping masks in Photoshop by holding alt and clicking in between two layers. Hope that'll help.
Amazing! Thank you so much, Ive been following you for 4 years and you never fail to teach me something new!
i might not try it out right now, but i’ve definitely learned something from this video and i will be taking it with me for my next piece
Dude! Thanks so much! I KNEW I was missing something from my workflow, it was the last step that changes the muddiness from my workflow! It's like, such a small step but changes SO much man!
This blew my mind - it looks absolutely fabulous. I'm really excited to get more uniform looking pieces because I have zero consistency! Thank you so much Marc
It’s impressive watching a flat image start to look like a blender sculpt more and more
Omggg i have been asking everywhere and sesrching everywhere on how artists do this FLATS methods! SO TY SM FROM THE BOTTOM OF MYHEART
You are my fav art teacher 💫
Awesome, Marc. Thanks for this.
I LOVE THE ACTION FIGURE DOLL!!! 😻
good stuff. A Million years ago I started doing everything in grey scale and then hue shifting from there... I tended to keep my flats as sperate layers tho. I love that a new generation of artists gets great advice like all of this!
This is a game-changer. Thank you!
That was the smoothest self plug I've ever heard bravo on that plus the learning and process video
It looks beautiful ! And I will definitely use your tricks . The fact that I don't have photoshop but I have SAI I have a blast to improve my skill on drawing
You are a master!! Thank you very much for the tips you just gave us. I will put them into practice. You have a way of simplifying the complex!!! 💯🤟👌
Where the frick has this tutorial been my whole digital life! Thank you for these tips!
That last part with colorizing the shading layer is so smart. Shading with black looks bad, and you just lift it right out of that in the end. Super efficient.
majestic! as usual 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you for this knowledge Marc. I was working with other workflow, grayscale that requieres a lot of time for finishing illustrations, so I was looking for optimizing time due I have to work too as graphic designer and it takes huge chunks of time. You're the Goat man
I have to say, this is the best coloring tutorial I have seen so far. I did a piece for a job submission that I didn't end up getting and I wish I saw this before.
Your drawing skill is so good 👍🏼
omg.. i always struggle to fine a good way to colour! THANK U! omg i m usin ibisPaintX and not the same brush as urs..but i love it ! its a amazing style to colour thank u !
You would not believe how EXTREMELY grateful I am for these free (aside from one like or one sub lol) YT art school classes. I currently saving up for your program, but watching these in the mean time has helped me drastically!!
After I learn how to draw I can give it a try. It was so awesome seeing the drawing come to life ❤️
this is the way.
i do something similar, but usually add more layers (for example i like to add layer for just the ambient occlusion shadows)
i also find very helpful to create, instead of layers, groups, you can add a clipping mask to the whole group.
After i paint the falts, i create a groups and select the flats and turn it into a clipping mask for the group.
The way in the video is really clean, i like it too.
Gracias! He estado practicando esto de manera instintiva hasta ahora 😅 con estos tips SEGURO mejora mi velocidad 🧙🏼♀️
It's good, dude!
Thank you.
Thank you so much, I've begun 3d shading since 3 week, I always have difficulty but it's easier with your video.
Encore merci Marc Brunet
THIS IS PERFECT! THANK YOU A LOT!
omg this is such a cool method! i'll try it! thank youuuu
Thanks so much! I believe that this will be very useful to me. Much apreesh!
6:48 environmental lighting always takes things to the next level
So informative, so good. Well done!!👏👏👏
thank you for this comprehensive tutorial, your rendering is just stunning!
This process is straight up MAGIC I can’t wait to practice and master it!
dude wtf how is this free, thank you Mark :))) you are a legend once more
Thanks, Marc! This is a great lesson.
really massive shading technique, well done Marc as usual 😍
Thank you as always Marc! 😃🙏✨🔥
Thank you so much for this one! Got to a point where I started playing around with blending modes and things got interesting but also messy. So this will help a lot!
I can't wait to try this! Thanks bro! Your channel has such good advice!