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do you mind if i ask what brushes you used for your recent drawings? i love how chalky it is!

i think they’re all in photoshop already! they should be somewhere in that list, i’m sorry i don’t have anything more specific :’)

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i love you art HHHH can you give tips on how you choose ur color for your art?? it’s so pretty

thank you so much!! :’) here’s a tutorial of my process:

1) i like sketching on off-white backgrounds. for this softer style i avoid black lines because they can blend into muddy colors or stand out too much, but for bold, poppy art i think crisp black lines look really great!

i usually choose a warm color and make it darker/less saturated so that it’s less likely to clash

2) on a layer below the sketch, i use the lasso tool to create a quick base. (it’s better to color manually because paint bucket can leave some white lines, especially if you’re using chalkier brushes.) then i can just lock transparency and color without worrying about missing edges or leaving gaps

3) starting to color the skin: there are some hard edges like the eyes but i’ll also use a soft brush to add a darker gradient to areas like the cheeks and fingers. it’s a simple way to add some life to a character!

(the image on the left is for photoshop users, i marked the tools i’ll talk about later)

4) the color choosing part is mostly just a lot of intuitive trial-and-error but i have a few tips! when i shade, i make the color darker but also move it towards a different hue to prevent things getting dull/flat. my coloring is pretty subtle (orange -> red, blue -> purple) but some artists make really exciting shading using combos like complimentary colors! the techniques will depend on the mood of your piece

you can use a white-black gradient map to check your color values. it should be readable both ways

also for backgrounds, solid color (the “color fill” layer in the image) is great for photoshop users that resize the canvas a lot!

5) gradient map is one of my favorite tricks! it’s on a layer above the drawing and it can make things look a little more cohesive. sometimes there’s a reason to make it 100%, but i usually tone it down

6) finishing touches: i make a copy of all the layers except the background, merge, and then render/clean up! be careful not to destroy all of your textures, if you overdo it can start looking busy and less clean

then i’ll tweak it with vibrance and curves, or my current favorite: the fallcolors filter on color lookup. it won’t do all the color work for you but it can help enhance them. i hope this helped!!

link to finished piece

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is it better to use a base colour when colouring characters? i notice other artists do this but im not sure why?

i just think it makes it more convenient!

first: just using brush to color under lineart

second: using lasso tool to create base layer and then locking transparency to color (i also mostly used lasso tool to block out the inside colors)

using a base layer i can’t accidentally leave gaps, and using the lasso tool the outlines are neater, so if say i wanted to transition into a lineless painting it’s a lot easier!

these brushes! i mostly use erodible point 1 for lineart ( ᐛ )و

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i love your art so much!! i really like the slight 3D blue-red effect you have on some of your art!! how do you do it??

it’s really simple! 

first hide the layers of everything you don’t want to put the effect on and make a new, blank layer over everything else

then press command+alt+shift+E to make a merged copy of those visible layers. double clicking that layer will make the “layer style” window pop up, and you can deselect the G and B channels

use the command+T hotkey and your arrow buttons/mouse to move the top layer and get the effect! you can move it as much as you want (here i moved it farther to the right)

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Hello! I tried your photoshop brushes (which is very cool oop) but i cant get the same thickness like you do;; is it the pen press fault or brush settings? Tysm!!!!

maybe it’s because of the canvas? this is about the size i use

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Brushes

I frequently get asked about what brushes I use, and I’m always pretty bad at answering that question in particular because I’m very random in terms of using brushes. Regardless, I’ve linked the two brush packs that I use to narrow it down, which you can find in my updated about page!

https://elgatoiberico.tumblr.com/about

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INTERNATIONAL APE STATION

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Small design concepts of the Nike Air Force 1 High x Destiny, inspired by the designs of Which faction did you pledge loyalty? . . . #destiny #destiny2 #bungie #destinythegame #nike #concept #design #fanart

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Sketching

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One of the Greatest

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BNHA

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Bored

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Just stay high

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ZOLA

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[CH] Just testing

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Mis mejores fanarts de 5Elementos, un manga de jesulink. Sin duda una de las mejores obras que he leido y que recomiendo leer.