yea, it will take years to get there and it will be a max difficulty but enjoyable journey.

Hello! After the selecting an area in Krita, on the right in your layers, scroll to the top and you will see "selection mask" as a top layer. Press it and it will show the red thing on the canvas. (unfortunately I haven't found any shortcut for this "red"zone ) . sry, my big head is in the way lol

Thank you so much for your appreciation! It's really sweet and warm to hear someone who find values in my work. I'll keep working, learning and improve my skills. thanks for the comment and joining along the journey with me!

Hi! Thanks for pointing it out. (I miss the explanation there and my big face is in the way, lol) After the selection in Krita, on the right in your layers, scroll to the top and you will see "selection mask" as a top layer. Press it and it will show the red thing on the canvas. Hopefully that works ~

@@DigitalDrawing-Chris thank you it helped a lot!

lol! I wasn't expecting a recommendation of a chibi character. Hmmmmmmmm,,, I'll try to do that in my next illustration~

@@DigitalDrawing-Chris okay

Wait nvm did figured it out 😂

Haha! lol!

Real

Colorize mask also need perfect connected lines

Or you could just spend weeks using airbrush and layers only. I'll be here for more tips and tricks.

Colorize mask does save time but the lasso-based methods should probably be the first to learn since colorize doesn't create an ideal mask, it gets you to 80%.

Nice! Recently I just notice that new function in Krita. Im also learning a new method for colouring as well. Thanks for the advice.

Krita has a dedicated coloring tool which automatically detects and fills flat colors, then you just need to separate them to individual layers with a simple command BUT I really prefer to do this with selections and fill method because... I feel the coloring tool to be very mechanical and boring 😅 I know it's just a feeling, with selecting and stuff I feel like I'm drawing, just with a little help, so this video was very informative to me, there are tons of selection tools I didn't know existed 🤗

So you want too much from yourself, give it time. There is no secret technique or method, you just have to draw same thing thousands of times.

I agree with what you say. Two years isn't long enough for an artist to become a professional. But, I believe that effective practice, focusing on fundamentals, can transform me from a bad to an OK artist. I genuinely believe that anyone can make significant progress in two years. However, it requires hard work-extreme hard work-and the correct method. I'm going to start looking for the 'correct method' and share it with you. If you know of any concepts/ practice that have helped you significantly, Pls let me know. Thanks for the comment!"

You can waste weeks, months or even years if you follow poor techniques, conversely, the right techniques can spare you months or years.

@@DigitalDrawing-Chris Well, I know only to do a thing a lot of times and hopefully remember how to do it. Copying is a good method. Drawing from life too. Important thing is that to have a job you dont have to be good at it, like being good at art job is not equal to being good artist, in my experience. I dont think it is bad, just nature of collective projects, everyone is a small brick in a pyramid.

@@CaptainPanick Yes, but failing is a part of life. I think right techniques are available in ateliers but at the same time if you want gamedev job or work as anime style illustrator, classic drawing may be a good base, but to learn a style you still would need years to master it. People can live up to 90 years old, I know 80+year olds who is still working, albeit it is not amazon warehouse job. What I mean, there is enough time to learn something. Unless you working two low paying jobs to pay rent and dream of doing art as a job.

Thank you for the feedback. I've just newly started, and your viewpoint is valuable for creating my next video. I'll take these points into consideration in the future. I've added a timeline to hopefully make it clearer to watch each section with less confusion. Thanks for taking the time to drop a comment! Cheers!