![]() ![]() I recommend using these brushes on A4 page size at 150 DPI and with stroke stabilizer at level 3 but use whatever you feel comfortable with.įeel free to adjust the pressure to your taste, some press harder than others so you may have to adjust.Ĭhange the Simple Circle to Flat and now you have a square tip shading pencil. Create a new "Brush" and manually adjust the settings like you see here, you could also use the Marker, Watercolor, Airbrush. Run start-sai.exe to install the textures. Extract the RAR into your Paint Tool SAI folder (install 7zip if you don't have winRAR). Here, we can play with the color curves, perspective blurs, and noise.Here are a couple of pencil brushes that I made for Paint Tool SAI in order to mimic graphite pencil, to install them follow these instructions*: If you go into Actions > Copy Canvas > Paste, it will take the entire canvas and copy it to a new layer. Or, if you like a bolder line art feel, you can change it to any color you like!įeel free to play with some final effects to give it a finished look. Create a clipping mask onto your line art layer, and you can eye-drop the colors around it to mask the line art with the character. Then, I like to go into my line art layer and push it back to full opacity. ![]() We are almost done! I like to add a layer to tidy up some finishing touches – hair strands, clean up some lines, making the eyes reflect. Only, I like to use a blockier brush for the lighting in backgrounds, especially if the background is blurred. I use a sketch brush to detail in areas of the hair, back, and hands that would reflect the most light.ĭon’t forget to light your background, too! Use the same steps and principles to light your characters. To add even more radiant light, take a soft yellow tone and create a new layer set to Hard Light. This will create light to bounce around your shadows, and give the skin multiple tones. ![]() I like using a chalk-like brush, and will set the layer to multiply on a 50% opacity because I want the shadows to be very defined – they are going paddle boarding right at sunset!Īdding sunlight is where it truly comes to life: add an overlay layer at about 50-60% and use a soft textured airbrush where the light source is coming from. Since I want the lighting to be a warm color, I will use a purple/blue tone for the shadows. If the light source is a cool color, use warm tones for shadows! Light bounces around and has different effects for everything it touches, so it is so much fun to play with and can help to tell the story. My most favorite part! There is one amazing fundamental that you can remember when lighting scenes that makes a big difference: if the light source is a warm color, use cool tones for shading. This is your space to explore! It is not only working out your ideas, but getting a feel for what you want to draw! Thumbnailing takes me 15 seconds TOPS, and it’s just about getting things from brain to paper. Start sketching very loose lines, sometimes my pencil is in continuous contact It’s a beautiful texture, and gives that paper to page feel that is so satisfying. My favorite sketching brush that I will end up using throughout the process is Tara’s Oval Sketch on a lower opacity and larger size. Storytelling from your own experiences can not only help if you are torn on where to start, but it can really engage the viewer and create a very relatable space! These interactions make for an organic and personal feel to your work! Here I have thumbnailed scenes from my own neighborhood, backyard, and even some of my personal travels. I love to take inspiration from everyday interactions, or even some of my own experiences. Thumbnailing is a great way to get ideas out in a non-judgmental space: this isn’t about being perfect, it’s about having fun and exploring! Where to begin… it is often the question most artists get stumped on the most! Sometimes it can be daunting to start a piece off – so don’t put pressure on yourself to make a masterpiece at the start! Just start sketching and thumbnailing. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |