Thank you so much for this! I always have a hard time with darker complexions which makes me sad because it's really pretty when you do it right and not only have you don't it perfectly you taught us how to :D
Same this was the reason why I only draw white skins bc I was scared that I could offend people If I didn't get it right and now I will try the tip to mix my ocs bc it honistly is boring with blue, Grey, purple and white skin
@i..donât..like..m1lk Well, if your hands are intricate enough. I wouldnât recommend doing that if you draw noodle arms or stubs cause it looks weird-
artist here, the trick is to mix hard and soft edges and to know where each of them belongs, you can even use the airbrush if u know how and when. if u want skin to pop, add a subtle highlight with an airbrush at the very edges, this will give off the illusion of reflecting light everything u do is good as long as u dont shade with black
Hello, here to share a tip! Don't zoom in too much while painting and don't obsess over every pixel. Painting with no zoom is in most cases better because when the painting is complete, the observer won't even notice the fine details that stressed you.
@Tartaglia The 11th Second this; zooming right in and obsessing over small details does more harm than good. I'll also add not to get too caught up in getting things 'perfect'; perfection doesn't really exist in art, so its better to be bold and make mistakes than being timid from a fear of failure. đ
Donât zoom in so much, the viewer sees the big picture and not the fine details. I understand wanting to fill in all the white pixels but donât go overboard
I'm so happy that you showed how to do darker skin too!!! As a black person I don't really find many people talk about it (I probably would if I looked it up tho lol)
Another important thing to remember when drawing darker skin is that Darker skin is more reflective. instead of of Only using a lighter color use ambient colors!If your character is outside and the sky is clear make the highlights cooler and more blue-ish:D
I'd reccomend using the gaussian blur filter, it's still not perfect but it can give a smoother blend. Or if you want a more rough blend use the watercolour or oil pen and set the colour mix really high and opacity lower (
could you ever do a tutorial on blending one day please? iâve always had difficulties on blending it out and if thereâs like a direction or specific way i should do it. but overall, these tutorials have been extremely helpful, thank you !
My dad had me make pallets when I first got into digital art and itâs probably the best shortcut ever. Not only does it make your coloring recognizable but everything is harmonious because youâve put everything together already! I highly recommend making your own color pallets, itâs seriously underrated.
I love watching your videos because 1. Your art style is amazing 2. Your videos are really helpful and easy to understand! 3. Your voice is often calm and quiet, which Iâm grateful for :)
I'm so happy that you used both like and dark complexions because I'll the examples that I was shown in art classes were of light complexions and I had to try and figure out dark complexions on my own.
I think this is a really good starter tip but it's good to keep in mind that darker skin gets more reflective. You can do a lot of beautiful highlights with that.
As an artist who learnt to shade skin this way, when I started cosplaying I ended up using the exact same techniques for contouring my makeup. I just think it's really cool the same technique is used across mediums like that
Istg they are the only person Iâve actually learned something from that I will and do now use that actually works even my actual art teacher didnât teach me this well
I usally use a really red blush, no matter what the character is, and I still use that for the shading. I feel like it makes my art unique when I have really warm-toned shadows.
holy cow this actually helps so much ive struggled coloring skin for as long as i can remember, and seeing someone just do it as simply as this really just helps. thanks so much!
Had problems with this for the last few years, and it made me unmotivated. The sketch was good, it looked good in my imagination, but I just couldnât get it out of there and onto the canvas. I think this will work perfectly, thank you.
I don't really draw much this days but I got a couple of your shorts with your tips and they are honestly the most used it ones I've seen in years Totally a subscriber now
if you just want to draw a neutral portrait its good enough but sometimes you build a scene with other lighting scenarios so for that its better to actually learn lighting and colour theory
I do have the coloring problems thats why i dont like coloring my drawingsđthis tip really helped i just want to thank you for the tip!!đđđ
Thank you very much, this helped a lot. I just recently started digital drawing and I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I only did sketching before so I don't really understand how colors work, this is a great tip thanksss
With model painting a common tip is to base coat it the colour of the blood (normally red but obviously if you're doing fantasy creatures/aliens it could be anything) and then painting skin tones over the top. You then get the effect of the colour of the insides adding warmth to the skintone, which is obviously how it works irl. Now this obviously only works because model painting relies on applying multiple thin layers which can be partially seen through, but I imagine a similar effect could be achieved with digital art by using layers of colour on slightly lower than full opacity.
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Thank you so much for this! I always have a hard time with darker complexions which makes me sad because it's really pretty when you do it right and not only have you don't it perfectly you taught us how to :D
Same
Same this was the reason why I only draw white skins bc I was scared that I could offend people If I didn't get it right and now I will try the tip to mix my ocs bc it honistly is boring with blue, Grey, purple and white skin
me to until I got this amazing pencil box and it has loads of skin tones and there all high quality
@i..donât..like..m1lk
Well, if your hands are intricate enough. I wouldnât recommend doing that if you draw noodle arms or stubs cause it looks weird-
@@wannabeartist2023 you,re not going to offend anyone
This, this is actually a very good tip. I was having trouble with this, thank you.
artist here, the trick is to mix hard and soft edges and to know where each of them belongs, you can even use the airbrush if u know how and when. if u want skin to pop, add a subtle highlight with an airbrush at the very edges, this will give off the illusion of reflecting light
everything u do is good as long as u dont shade with black
@@pecoliky8793 I see. Thank you for the tips. I tend to use the airbrush for hair.
same
Ikr!
I love that you did a darker skin tone and a lighter one :)
"and you're done"
Me: *Obsessing over every pixel then giving up* "And I'm done!"
Hello, here to share a tip! Don't zoom in too much while painting and don't obsess over every pixel. Painting with no zoom is in most cases better because when the painting is complete, the observer won't even notice the fine details that stressed you.
@Tartaglia The 11th Second this; zooming right in and obsessing over small details does more harm than good.
I'll also add not to get too caught up in getting things 'perfect'; perfection doesn't really exist in art, so its better to be bold and make mistakes than being timid from a fear of failure. đ
Donât zoom in so much, the viewer sees the big picture and not the fine details. I understand wanting to fill in all the white pixels but donât go overboard
fun fact: you're the only one that cares about the little details in ur art
This is exactly how I color skin I feel so validated lol
u should post ur art somewhere!
@@psycless Iâve been considering it lol
@@sleeplessstar u should i would follow
@@sleeplessstar Yeah! I think you would be successful! Just remember not to overload ur schedule
if u end up posting it like my comment so i can come back and see! :)
The dark skinned version looks like my sister.
damn your sister is pretty
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@@S4M_404 frr
Thatâs so random yet so wholesome
@@S4M_404 FR YES
I'm so happy that you showed how to do darker skin too!!! As a black person I don't really find many people talk about it (I probably would if I looked it up tho lol)
Another important thing to remember when drawing darker skin is that Darker skin is more reflective. instead of of Only using a lighter color use ambient colors!If your character is outside and the sky is clear make the highlights cooler and more blue-ish:D
Yesss thank you! Ima have to redraw an old piece now with this tip
yo!! i was just gonna start drawing :D thanks !
edit : okay but what i wouldn't give to have such a nice blending tool in fire alpaca waaaaa
I'd reccomend using the gaussian blur filter, it's still not perfect but it can give a smoother blend. Or if you want a more rough blend use the watercolour or oil pen and set the colour mix really high and opacity lower (
I recommend a soft watercolor brush :D it works better at lower opacities
i use the basic mix brush and sometimes the blur brush. they can blend really well, u just gotta learn how to use them, same with other blending tools
not me using the blur brush- đđ
@@hirallyly yes!! The basic mix brush it what i used all the time before i got procreate but that mixed with the airbush/watercolor brushes HOLY đ©
This helped a lot! Thank you for including multiple skin types, because it's confusing when it comes to differently skinned characters.
âGently blend it inâ me who has ibisPaint: BLUR AS HARD AS YOU CANNNNNNN
IKK the blending on there is absolute dog water but idk any better applications because Iâm POOR đ
@@Fruitykiwi111 FR
Idek how to use my procreate so I never use it
â@@Fruitykiwi111For ibisPaint i really recomend using a blending brush instead of the blender, it looks a lot nicer!
OMG!!! RIGHT?!đđđ
I can tell that you have improved on your artwork and now I want someone to make a video on channel logos into cute girls and boys
I love that idea!!!
this helped a ton, i just started drawing digitally tysm !!âĄ
I love the shading process, itâs super fun
Omg you donât know how much this helps đđŒ
That drawing with the darker skintone looks like me oml- đ©â€ïžâš
Ok?
@@kaleycooper9111 girl no one asked for your opinion-â
@@kaleycooper9111 y u mad đđ someone seems a bit angry... đ„Žđ§đ§
@@pinkkangel3179 all they said was ok.. đ
@@kaleycooper9111 there was no reason to say this. She was just saying they look alike
could you ever do a tutorial on blending one day please? iâve always had difficulties on blending it out and if thereâs like a direction or specific way i should do it. but overall, these tutorials have been extremely helpful, thank you !
omg i'm so early- also, ur so good! honestly one of my biggest inspirations :D
My dad had me make pallets when I first got into digital art and itâs probably the best shortcut ever. Not only does it make your coloring recognizable but everything is harmonious because youâve put everything together already! I highly recommend making your own color pallets, itâs seriously underrated.
Thank you for giving advice on darker and ligher skin! That's really helpful c:
I love watching your videos because
1. Your art style is amazing
2. Your videos are really helpful and easy to understand!
3. Your voice is often calm and quiet, which Iâm grateful for :)
Tysm!! I always see my art improve because of your tips!
Your voice is so soft and kindđI love it omg
I WAS LOOKONG FOR THIS ALL NIGHT BUT YOU'VE COMPRESSED IT IN LIKE LESS THAN A MINUTE THANK YOU SO MUCH OFOFOOJDISz-
All colour of skins are beautiful đđ
I really appreciate that youâve shown more the one skin tone ^^ itâs a lil frustrating when people only focus on one skin tone ://
Thanks for doing both skin colors! Very helpful!
love your art and videos đžđž keep doing what you do!
This way of colouring skin is so simple but so effective and pretty, thankyou for this.
lavender town tutorials>>>>>> kooleens tutorials
The one with the darker skin tone is beautiful. I like both drawings
âIf youâre happy with your drawing-â
Nope, next video.
To be serious, thank you for the tips, dude!
This person just posted the best tutorial EVER. She did two colors, rather than one, AND, said exactly how to do it.
Perfect. Thank you!!
1st?
In the list of annoying ppl
@@nanoud.. ok calm down jamal
I'm so happy that you used both like and dark complexions because I'll the examples that I was shown in art classes were of light complexions and I had to try and figure out dark complexions on my own.
I think this is a really good starter tip but it's good to keep in mind that darker skin gets more reflective. You can do a lot of beautiful highlights with that.
As an artist who learnt to shade skin this way, when I started cosplaying I ended up using the exact same techniques for contouring my makeup.
I just think it's really cool the same technique is used across mediums like that
Can you make âif your happy with your drawing, until you start drawingâ that would be very helpful đđ
lol
this video is so relaxing I couldn't even focus on the actual tips.10/10
Genuinely one of the best videos I've seen for coloring. Simple, to the point, and very easy to follow. You're a saint for this
Your voice is so soothing! And these tips are great! Thank you.
You have no idea how much I needed this
Now i just need to learn how to make stuff like this and i can use this thanks!
Istg they are the only person Iâve actually learned something from that I will and do now use that actually works even my actual art teacher didnât teach me this well
Lavenders voice is so soothing :)
I usally use a really red blush, no matter what the character is, and I still use that for the shading. I feel like it makes my art unique when I have really warm-toned shadows.
WHY ARE YOUR DRAWING SO BEAUTIFUL????
I donât even draw but thank you for showing the tips for both light and dark complexions!
Ma'am, i will be for sure testing this out, but i will let you know now that you made another person's life so much EASIER
so, sincerly, thank you
The fact that she showed both helped alot too
thank you this is explained so perfectly đđ
okay this is actually useful thanks
Something that helps with placement is looking at where youâre supposed to contour/highlight for makeup
These smaller videos are really helpful! Tysm!
THANK YOUUU all i do is blush and ugly shading i dont even shade the eyelids or nose so thank you from the bottom of my hearttttt
Thank you!
and also your voice is so soft and soothing
It reminds me of Emirichu
I have just made a drawing following your art tips and I am sooo happy with the result thank you !
I love how u do both a dark skin and a light skin version
When I saw the blush color for the deeper skin tone I was like huh? But it turned out so cute!!!
Your art tips save me in every drawing!
Thank you thank you thank you. I usually just use straight up darker
I like how you show tips for lighter and darker skin tones, instead of just light skin tones! Its super helpful
i really appreciate you doing a darker and lighter tone
I need one thatâs like âif your happy with your drawingâŠ.
Until you start drawingâ
thank you, ive been trying countless times to blend using other brushes because of the tutorials that i watch but you made this so much easier for me
I love how her voice is so soft and the tutorial was really helpful, Thank you!
All you videos helped me improve my drawing thank you! And your drawing are great!!!
I heard another tip that shading your drawing before adding color also works and removes the step of having to worry about selecting a shade color
Iâve never really known how to shade and did it by guesswork. This helps a ton :)
holy cow this actually helps so much
ive struggled coloring skin for as long as i can remember, and seeing someone just do it as simply as this really just helps. thanks so much!
Finally smby who does dark skin
Had problems with this for the last few years, and it made me unmotivated. The sketch was good, it looked good in my imagination, but I just couldnât get it out of there and onto the canvas. I think this will work perfectly, thank you.
SHES SO ADORABLE
"And *gently* start to blend it in"
But seriously, this is super helpful, especially for beginners :) I hope more tips like these come soon
I don't really draw much this days but I got a couple of your shorts with your tips and they are honestly the most used it ones I've seen in years
Totally a subscriber now
This is a life saver i was having a hard time trying to color skin and rendering it
I am in love with your art style!
This looks so AMAZING.
Thank you so much I have been struggling with skin shading for a while now especially darker skin colors
I have a really good tip for beginner artists i basically color them with a basic color then i add a new layer and do it as if it was makeup
Every time I watch one of these videos, itâs always helpful. Thank you so much.
you are so good at drawing and this is an amazing tutorial, i love your art-style !
Thank u, as a fellow artist I have trouble with rendering, this helps so much !
I love how you added the darker skin yone
if you just want to draw a neutral portrait its good enough but sometimes you build a scene with other lighting scenarios so for that its better to actually learn lighting and colour theory
This is the most useful thing Iâve seen all day-
Your voice is so calm and relaxing for a tutorial video, I love the way you filmed thisđ€and the tips were great!
Ooh, and if your character is sickly, or not human, you could probably go into other hues for shading as well!
I do have the coloring problems thats why i dont like coloring my drawingsđthis tip really helped i just want to thank you for the tip!!đđđ
For blush you can use a corally/light red tone, then make it a multiple layer and lighten it. This works with all skin tones
Your tips are saving my life I swear ;-;
i have been having trouble with coloring skin, so thank you for the tips!
I struggle very much with coloring!! Thank you for this video !! â€â€â€
Really helpful and your voice is so soothing
Youâve inspired me to use all these in one picture
Thank you very much, this helped a lot. I just recently started digital drawing and I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I only did sketching before so I don't really understand how colors work, this is a great tip thanksss
It's 3am...this was almost relaxing enough to make me fall asleep
If you havenât already, can you do a video on adding some flair to character designs? Or just character designing in general.
I love your art đ€©
With model painting a common tip is to base coat it the colour of the blood (normally red but obviously if you're doing fantasy creatures/aliens it could be anything) and then painting skin tones over the top. You then get the effect of the colour of the insides adding warmth to the skintone, which is obviously how it works irl. Now this obviously only works because model painting relies on applying multiple thin layers which can be partially seen through, but I imagine a similar effect could be achieved with digital art by using layers of colour on slightly lower than full opacity.