Hi Marc here some question, before painting change the composite method of their lineart layer to multiply, what for? Isn't it easier to create a multiply layer on top of the lineart, or below it and color without any composite method on lineart layer and does it make sense to switch the layer mode to multiplay, when the lineart is drawn in pure black color, without changing the transparency. I saw how one artist did it, although in my opinion it does not give any visible effect.
omg, thanks! if this is not the perfect xmas gift, i don't know what is. youtube had perfect timing recommending this, as I was just having trouble with lighting on one of my paintings - and thanks to you I now know how to go about it... :D
Hi Marc!!! I really want to download your starter brush for procreate (the icon is in the pic) yet the file is only for adobe? Ahhh how can I get this sexy brushes Marc pls
Your shading layer looked like an image of it's own I'm always so impressed by your preciseness. Personally I really like the length of your vids as it gives enough in such a short amount of time such that my very short attention span doesn't waver. Thank you for your content!
Its actually really easy to do But doing as precisely and easily in a short amount of time like marc is just pure experience that takes alot of dedication
Just a caution for Clip Studio users following this workflow; CSP really does not seem to enjoy adjusting pure black shading layers, cause it doesn't seem to store a hue value for them, so the basic HSV adjuster will do nothing to the H or S - at least, that's my experience.
@@mrs.quills7061 You could also achieve the same effect, with a less destructive workflow, by using a clipping layer with the colors you'd like to make your shadows. That could also make it easier to adjust the shadows themselves down the road.
please make a seperate tutorial on all the layer functions and what they might be good for. I'm still struggling a lot with digital drawing but thanks to your tutorials its gotten a little better
@@YTartschool Thank you for the info. This tutorial was really helpful when I was completely new to digital art but now I would like to know more of what all those different layer types -like luminosity etc- do and how to use them in a practice situation (e.g. when you make a character design). If that makes sense to you. Since I must say layers are one of the things when drawing digitally that still overwhelms me. e.g. I have like 100 layers or I have only 2 but it makes more complicated. In short maybe how to use them effectively not just in theory but also in practice, I guess?
@@philexlp7337 Honestly I personally just try it out... If I know I want to achieve a certain look I go through the different layer modes until I find what I like.
@@zuilia99 The point for me is that if I know that XY is possible or would make the whole workflow easier I would do it but I have no clue. Makes sense?
@@philexlp7337 It makes sense, and I remember looking for the same thing. But it's a LOT of info to absorb, and if you don't have a practical use for it you'll just forget it. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed by all the options. Experiment with a couple, use the ones tutorials recommend, and in no time at all you'll realize you actually understand most of them and really only need three or four of them on a regular basis. You're better off spending your time practicing lighting, form, perspective. That stuff will pay off way more than knowing every single layer type.
Marc are you a wizard or something? I just finished a piece of art today and the coloring I say my self is just bad lmao. And after a couple of hours sitting around studying the wonderful world of coloring and boom here you are. PS: Love you dude, love your lessons
I've been using Copics and I am doing my best to get better. Your art is always a joy to see. Digital or Traditional, all goregeous color gradients. 🌈 😋
I’ve been learning art on and off for several years. I’ve seen a lot of great lessons, but yours are on another level, Marc! Your way of explaining is super simple and clear. I can actually remember and apply what you teach, so I look forward to practicing now. And all for the low, low price of a like and a sub?! Such a steal! Thank you so much. 😁 One bit of criticism though: I think you need more explosions. That’s it. Take care and happy holidays!
I know this is a bit off topic but I love it how Marc doesn’t choose to swear so younger people are aloud to watch for instance I watch these with my younger sister who’s 10
Gotta say Marc, I've been watching your channel for years and I really appreciate that you keep repeating some of these topics. I love to see how you try out different techniques or how they evolve over the years and I can study them along with you. Thanks for your dedication to teaching. I've only started doing art seriously since last year and it's been huge for me. You, Saito Naoki and Marco Bucci have been a huge part of this journey! Edit: Am curious, would you recommend to try this method over gradient maps or would you still say the former is best overall? I'm curious since gradient maps, while effective, can sometimes be really abstract for me.
Thanks heaps man! Gradient map can't be beat in terms of how much control you have over the colors, it's always going to be my workflow of choice but sometimes that can be too much control if you're not used to it.
@@YTartschool Thanks so much for your honest answer! I'll experiment with this workflow as well, to see if maybe it helps me achieve what I want better but yeah, gradient maps do offer a sort of power that is hard to beat! @@
Muito obrigado Marc,estou treinando bastante com seus videos e tive uma melhora enorme desde o início de dezembro :),seus tutoriais são muito bons e bem explicados muito obrigado denovo.
You're a phenomenal art teacher. You really achieve in making it sound waaay simpler than it looks. Normally I'd feel absolutely overwhelmed by such a piece, believing there's no way I can ever be that good. But you really make me believe I can.
Marc, you're my fav art teacher, but this time I lost myself looking at the order of your layers. This is one of my hardest struggle: I always end up with drawings having more than 80 layers, but they're always all messy even if I try to keep them organised.
its so wild, i started drawing 3 months ago, almost 4, and your free art school on youtube has helped me progress very quickly! Your uploads are always what i need too, ive been practicing color, all though im using more traditional mediums right now, i will be buying your art school when i get a digital art pad soon! Thank you so much Marc youre incredible
So many videos just cover the color theory behind lighting but not how to actually apply it to different materials and settings in one's art. This video is so helpful!!!
maybe as a part of the youtube art school series you could include how to draw a range of anatomy features; tall, short, plus size, thinner, different body types, and more! i feel like this would be really helpful if you haven't already included these things or covered these topics! (i don't tend to see many tutorials that include interesting poses or anatomy with a range of different body features)
NOW this is exactly what I've been looking for!!! I think this has been -for me personally- the most useful and helpful video you've made. (Not that the other ones aren't great but I literally had to take breaks from this video because I was just so impacted by the information you were pouring into my brain) Thank you so so so so much!!
Man this came at a perfect time I’m actually finishing up a snake and skull illustration and I wanted to push the colors and rendering a bit more, thanks for this! I’m gunna try rendering out the lighting first then the shadows. I actually do a similar process where I break down my sketches, line art, flats and lighting, but I was still struggling a bit with making the lighting process a bit smoother. I never knew the anti aliasing took actually made fills worse though. I’m gunna try without it next time. I use the magic wand tool and clipping masks to quickly fill in flats, but I’m wondering if that’s causing issues because of the anti aliasing.
Every time I hear that music like the one at the end of your video it brings me back to my nostalgia of Final Fantasy X. Loved this video, it’s given me some amazing insight for the pieces I’m working on right now. Thank you
I cannot thank you enough for making these videos! I am fairly new at creating digital art and your videos have taught me SO much! Many RU-vidrs will give tips on how to color, but nobody breaks it down in such a detailed and easy to understand way. I really appreciate all of your videos and will continue to watch them, I've improved so much already! THANK YOU!!!! :D
I think I'm gonna try this with three sketches I have laying around, they way you organized layers clicked with me, because I have my +45 layers everywhere or ended up with two shading layers rather than one because I forgot to merge them, or to blend the lineart layer with the shading color, never through of that.
This video really helps a lot. I just realized I keep way too many layers on my PSDs. Over 300 for a single drawing. It might be a good idea to simplify it
I really have to give props to you, if I haven't watched one of your videos back then I wouldn't have any idea bounce lights exists, when I knew they exist it helped my art pop out more
I started a new painting and I realized It's a mess after watching your work flow I was just adding in colors without lines and scribbling over it with more colors to change the lighting I'm going to restart the entire thing using this process and your line work video I'm excited!!!! (:
Yes its out!! i havent gotten to shading or rendering yet in the Artschool terms so this will help get my feet wet. thanks for the videos as always sensei
Marc, your processes and explanations have singlehandedly helped my art level up. Normally I was doing everything the long way, adding all the colors manually. But with the advent of gradient maps and now these techniques, My art is going to level up even more. Thanks so much my dude!
genuinely thank you for this video it's absolutely completely changed the way I handle lighting in my scenes like they always felt like they where missing something and BOOM THIS ALL OF THIS process has basically fixed what I was missing thank you!
Came back to this video because it was in my recommended. Surprised to mostly already do what Marc suggests, but the white multiply layer? Genius. I've just been using the silhouette as the most prevalent color on a character and building clipped layers from there for the other colors. I'll definitely change to that in future works.
this class has probably been the most helpful tip for the work of my art, i've usually have kinda hard time figuring out how to make the lights and shades look good
Chaque fois que je regarde une nouvelle vidéo, j'ai l'impression de voir une énorme différence entre mes anciennes illustrations et les nouvelles! Les explications sont simples, faciles à comprendre et appliquer, et le tout est dynamique. Dire que tout ça, c'est gratuit! Si j'avais les fonds, j'achèterais définitivement le programme. Comme toujours, superbe travail.
One way you can do that is to draw the clean lineart on different layers for different elements. You can even draw the rough sketch on different layers but that would be too much for a drawing with many elements.
I must say your work is really impressive. I really enjoy your videos as they are a good refresher for me as an artist. As a student from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh for computer animation. watching your videos give me the inspiration to get back into drawing. I am struggling with an old wacom tablet. although I am getting better with it. I am hoping to get a display tablet to make things easier. so keep up with the videos they are great.
I have a question about an earlier statement you made. You said that we have about 5-6 hours of focus, but don't we usually stay awake much longer than that? Aren't we usually focusing somewhat all the time? And how can distractions like social media take away focus?
Most people don't use their 5 hours of daily focus, real focus is what you need to learn new things, calculate something, actively follow verbal instructions, etc. People are mostly entertained or bored all day. Check this class I go into the deets I think it's super interesting. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Tl0NKYVwYJs.html
This video really tipped the scales on buying your course :D so excited to start (my foundations are very shaky so I am excited to really have that foundational knowledge :D )
i wish i can meet u :o ure such an inspiration to me and when i practice the things u say in drawings ... i never forget them :o i rmbr watching one of ur vids with how to color skin and it's been so easy ever since to see how skin is in real life.. other drawings and 3d ... all thanks to u :D ty!!
Hello Marc! I always watch your videos. I was wondering if you could make like a 'healthy habits' video or something like that. Like how to avoid getting arm/back/neck pain while drawing or simply how to have a better mental health and creativity. Since you worked on the industry I think you should have some nice tips! I think there's a lot of people experiencing these issues and it's always better to know how to deal with it before it happens. Thank you a lot for all the effort you always put on your videos! I always learn a lot from these and couldn't ever thank you enough. Happy holidays!
That was awesome thank you I'm learning a lot of details from your videos. Like... I can get to a decent point but now I realize there is quite a few extra steps I was unknowingly skipping that could help a lot thank you again
This is a really helpful video as someone who is starting Digital Art. I'm very thankful for your videos and a few others here on yt explaining their methods. Thank you!
