ART SHORTCUTS THAT FEEL LIKE CHEATING [my favorite digital art hacks]

[@LavenderTowne]

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[@undertaleiskindaepic4325]

First replay yaaaay

[@Vovrp]

Second yeyeyeyey

[@Thegoldenringsyt]

I will definitely try these out here's how it goes! Edit: tried it kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZyXlod6mbBkotU I put some music in the back these are some of my drawings

[@byeuni]

wow ok

[@nicole-ic7sl]

@LavanderTowne Hi! I have a question. What do you use when drawing? (Digital) :)

[@2yearoldeastercandy935]

I never knew that the transform tool was “controversial”? That thing has saved my life several times LOL

[@SpaceCase1701]

I know right? Not even just resizing and rotating, but if I’ve drawn something a little slanted or leaning too far in one direction the distort and skew functions can also come in very hand too

[@JakauYT]

@@SpaceCase1701 ikr I use it so much

[@anisomniac5931]

That's exactly why it's so controversial. There are a lot of people out there who prefer doing things the hard way. I'm not one of those people. The transform tool is especially useful in animation, when you're making a 3D background movement in a 2D workspace. You just break everything down into simple shapes, transform, and tween. (this really only works in vector mode) _It's such a cheat that it actually feels sinful..._

[@hekaterinedragon8776]

@@anisomniac5931 exactly, it's actually better to work smart than work hard. Because if you work smart you work easy

[@claire5526]

i still cant figure out how to change the size of my selected area... but this is coming from a major noob I've only ever done traditional XD

[@DatNinjaCow03]

Lavendertowne: **talking about picking colors that go well together** Me, a colorblind artist: hmmm interesting

[@unimear]

Maybe you can match with the colours that seem right to you then use em. It would be interesting to see and a really cool art icon thing that tells people that it was you who did it.

[@annonamous]

@@unimear I totally agree with this person, if you do that I think you're art will look really different and cool

[@TheNitpickChick]

Honestly, I find value to be more important than color anyway. If you can turn your drawing/painting to grayscale, and it still reads and looks right, with lights and darks, then your colors will probably look fine together. Colors tend to clash when they’re all super saturated and dark. So as long as you vary the saturation and lightness of your colors, you should be able to avoid clashing color palettes. I hope that helps. 😊

[@moemoethecoolest]

@@TheNitpickChick My dad is colorblind and I just got an idea! I could make lineart and my dad could select colors he think would go well together. Then I color it myself, and we compare the two.

[@siegejaymoonii]

What form are you? Don’t have to answer if you do t wanna

[@luketech3846]

One time I Accidentally put an Instagram filter over some of my art while trying to post it and immediately realized how much better it looked and I remember thinking “is this even legal?”

[@matikashu6033]

Dude do you have any idea how many people use the overlay layer when they don’t have a damn clue how to color? It ain’t cheatin’ it’s just using your resources. As long as you aren’t stealing art, you’re fine. ^^

[@syn4596]

ALL BLESS THE OVERLAY LAYER

[@jire2376]

@@syn4596 To this day, i still dont know whats overlay layer and whats its use

[@arf9139]

@@jire2376 I use it for highlighting.... No idea what it's actual use is supposed to be tho

[@itz_luna8662]

@@jire2376 Same QnQ

[@lucymonastra1746]

Lavendertowne: Multiply! Masking! clipping! Me: *Screams in beginner artist*

[@meangirlsenthusiast]

same tho. it actually took me like 2 years to learn the freaking magic wand tool

[@ahuman28]

Yeah me too. I didn't understand like half the stuff she talked about.

[@dryelene]

Bruh same what are these things

[@vaporbyte.]

i dont even consider myself a beginner artist and i still ignore masking and clippng (because i dont get them XD) i just wing it and things turn out ok-

[@user-sc6qj3uv2u]

I don't know about a lot of these things but masking and clipping a layer allows you to color on it without going outside of the lines. Lavendertowne explains it better 9:47

[@itsflappletime]

'Scratch out some poses on paper' Me, a mainly traditional artist: I'm 6 parallel universes ahead of you!

[@thxu4_the_venom657]

i was wondering why you looked kinda familiar and then i clicked on your channel and realized you're subbed to a BUNCH of the same people as me, you have fine taste my dude

[@itsflappletime]

@@thxu4_the_venom657 Yeah, I love supporting smol KZbinrs and such. I comment a lot more than I should, lol

[@thxu4_the_venom657]

@@itsflappletime oh yea i noticed you also like a lot of wof artists i didn't see biohazardia on your list, she's an amazing artist and we're trying to get her to 12k!!

[@itsflappletime]

@@thxu4_the_venom657 :0 never heard of her! I'm just going to quickly sub and watch her content

[@thxu4_the_venom657]

@@itsflappletime yea she's an amazing artist and one of the nicest people ever that's why we're trying to get her to 12k (unless she's already hit it, she was super close at last nights stream)

[@WisteriaWaves]

Some people say digital art isn’t real art- when all the animated movies they watch are done digitally. (Edit: I am talking about the general consumer. All the popular movies are made digitally. There are some really good traditional and stop motion ones that deserve the popularity.

[@WisteriaWaves]

@@moved2306 yessiree

[@idontknow8734]

Ikrr.

[@bebobebo42069]

true! unless they only watch old movies 😳

[@ellahefner3940]

(IDK if it counts) but that one pretty scene in "colors of the wind" from Pocahontas? Beautiful.

[@sweetsourbelt]

@@ellahefner3940 ikr

[@theonelunarnova9557]

So you’re saying that abusing the transform tool isn’t something that everyone does? Weird....

[@DreemyDreemz]

I just didn't know much about the transform tool lmao

[@hope3290]

I thought everyone used it.

[@frann8002]

Ikr? I thought it was one of the most used tools

[@Morguepie]

I abuse the hell out of it during the sketch phase! Traditional art is so frustrating without it T-T

[@DeathnoteBB]

I always assumed it was cheating until I watched Drawfee and they often do it when something isn’t lined up right or the proportions are off.

[@cheiftainvulpix]

"Noo you can't do that its cheating!" Me: *Haha transform and copy paste goes brr*

[@cheiftainvulpix]

@@subnsurf Noone did actually I just discovered today because of this video. But yeah I was surprised I thought everyone do this. Cheating is doing the way it isnt intended to but the art programs gave them these tools for a reason. Not sure why they want it to make it harder for themselves instead of taking advantage of the things it gave you. Owo;

[@cheiftainvulpix]

@@subnsurf :D

[@hiagain1463]

It isn't stealing to take from my own art :D

[@nightmareidk]

same i cant draw two eyes so i copy paste

[@nightmareidk]

@@hiagain1463 yep not at all

[@NekoNathann]

10:09 Lavender Towne: "One of the most important things most digital artists neglect is Keyboard Shortcuts." Me: *cries in IbisPaint X*

[@abandoned-channel99999]

*cries in autodesk sketchbook*

[@Noone-tx6xq]

I mean, ibis paint have a shortcut so uh.

[@MidnightCapricorn2696]

*Cries in FireAlpaca Keybinds not working*

[@lazistonec5114]

Joins

[@Helloknight]

*cackles in i don't need keyboard shortcuts because of ibis paint*

[@classicmilkis]

Whenever I make a sketch, I don't duplicate the eye out of laziness. Then I get to the line art layer and... *duplicates eye*

[@bladeb6667]

i use a mirror tool 😳

[@classicmilkis]

@@bladeb6667 That's fair-

[@nchopss]

@@bladeb6667 fellow unus...?

[@bladeb6667]

@@nchopss HAHAH YES I AM

[@nchopss]

@@bladeb6667 YES SIDJDUSIHDJS IM STILL BUMMED THAT IT ENDED LIME A WEEK AGO BUT TISNDKD

[@marleytipton0]

Off topic, but that witch gardener character is ADORABLE. I’D DIE FOR HER.

[@bantasanta8928]

Simp

[@alexisdoesstuff6077]

Yasssss

[@gray11]

Same tbh.

[@emi-ne1kv]

@@bantasanta8928 ...no

[@raynboow3679]

Her skull thingy on her chest looks like Yashiro's thingy on her uniform-

[@mikazilla604]

1 tip that saved my eyes and brain: When you first start sketching make the back ground a nice warm grey . Your eyes won’t die from the bright white and your brain will function better. (Make your sketch color a dark grey)

[@hailghidorah2536]

Thank you!

[@WildSheWolf_]

gray strains the eyes less, and saves your pixels lol, fantastic tip!

[@warnerbro2686]

Unless youre stealing work, you cant really cheat at art.

[@wisty6769]

or tracing lol edit: I keep getting tagged with comments not understanding what I'm saying. not all, just some. for clarification, yes, tracing art and not posting it or having permission from the artist is ok, yes, tracing from your own work is ok too.

[@wisty6769]

@Zayley Rahm i suppose thats fine, but its when you don't credit that it's "cheating"

[@milomakesmusiccovers]

@Zayley Rahm Tracing is a great tool for practice. I wouldn’t post any traced art, not without credit at least.

[@sayvorah]

I see the people in these replies can't read. OP literally said "unless you're stealing" and people come with tracing and their reasoning is "stealing" (e.g not crediting). You guys do realize that tracing can be done without stealing or even using someone elses art entirely, right? And don't get me started at how stupid it is to scream "cheating" in art when art literally has no rules. Like, don't steal and don't be disrespectful towards other people. Other than that, every artist can do whatever they want with their art. People claiming that they can't and think they're entitled to boss others around are just really petty.

[@sayvorah]

@HanHanPlayz First of all, I'm sorry if I came off as rude. Secondly, my words weren't aimed directly at you but at the people starting this chain with just throwing something in here to bash it despite the OP already saying to not steal. As I said, my initial comment wasn't aimed at you specifically, even though I don't agree with you on your point. I don't think Cheating in art exists and I think it's petty to enforce the idea of Cheating in art on others. Theft is an entirely different matter but I do believe it's common sense not to steal. Theft is theft and therefore bad. But it's not cheating because art doesn't have rules. I'm honestly just tired of people spreading their venom under good comments. And as I said, that wasn't directed at you^^ So, sorry if it came off as if I was trying to attack you, I wasn't.

[@kaitiekin]

Your “do this not that” series really helped me with my art.

[@bruh-mm3jb]

Same I've progressed so much from watching her videos

[@liamzz3721]

@@subnsurf *haley

[@mmmknees4669]

Same! Also love your profile pic! Pyuun~!♡

[@cocoacat.pngggg]

It helped me also 😊

[@shiloh5369]

Ya same!!

[@Sipsipsippinonlambtears]

"DiGiTaL aRt IsN't aCtUaL aRt! ThE cOmPuTeR dRaWs It, NoT yOu!" Me: *Screams at tablet* DRAW ME A FAT SEAL. DRAW. ME. A. FAT. SEAL. GOSH. DARN. IT. Computer: *Canvas is still blank* Me: *Grabs drawing pen* Fine. I'll do it myself.

[@elifapereira3753]

If only the computer could actually draw it for me then my hand wouldn't have to go through such torture

[@CrimsonAkato]

I mean it could draw it if u write a code that makes the program draw what u want xD I seen many people program some code for ms paint. so that it just draws any images the pick for it . it's nice xD but it cant color like a real person would lmao

[@blueberriesarepurple4386]

By their logic, their pencil drew the art, not them.

[@exxelsetijadi5348]

@@CrimsonAkato you're technically still the creator because you are the person who wrote the script / instructions to make it happen. like writing a song or a play and having a freelance professional conduct it for you

[@ovoid_ovvie]

You tell the computer what to draw

[@totagarboua8540]

About the “feels like cheating” thing....Why is everyone so adamantly against making their own life easier? Like do you enjoy wasting your own time or... Edit: Woah okay this kinda blew up. Just to clarify: It's fine if you want to have a steadier hand to make things easier in the long run, but you can practice those skills in your sketchbook. When doing art for school, work, or just doing a more complicated drawing, work smarter, not harder. Kinda like how you might wanna learn mental maths, but use a calculator for more complicated problems.

[@joshdavis416]

A good artist would use every tool available to them in order to make their art look the way they want. Too much gatekeeping going on these days...

[@georgiaaaaa7561]

i think the mindset of it goes something like, "the harder it is, the more rewarding it feels at the end."

[@daredrogers3884]

From what I've seen this comes from a mindset that the amount of skill that is put into a work is what makes it good.

[@tacoart2120]

I fricken love wasting my time are you kidding me

[@joshdavis416]

@@daredrogers3884 Art is subjective to the viewer, as well as the artist. If an artist can make something they are satisfied with, that should be the only thing that matters. Personally, I don't care what the medium is if the end result is something beautiful and a piece the artist is proud of.

[@monkeychief1904]

The day leblehblehbleh stops supporting the patreon is the day the world ends.

[@HiHello-cw9vc]

Agreed

[@agnis.ritaputri]

I agree with that!

[@annonamous]

Take this as a threat leblehblehbleh

[@Loveyourself21072]

Yes

[@huhkahsiian]

I would like this comment but I don't want to ruin 69

[@Aghul]

Your comment about "some artists judge art by how difficult it was to make" really hit home with me. I've been a purely traditional artist all my life now and there's a lot of things that just take forever to do traditionally, whereas a digital artist would only take minutes. I was always so proud of myself for doing it anyway and doing it the HARD way and I always felt like that was kinda worth more - when really all it meant was that I was making my life harder than it needed to be. I finally got myself a pentablet this year and while I still struggle with that mindset, there's so many little shortcuts I already use and it feels great that I can now put my energy towards other details of my art. It really was a lifechanger and I've found myself actually drawing and doodling a lot more again because it just seems a lot less punishing than pen and paper where you can't always erase a line anymore.

[@ghastlygavin]

The color palette trick: Me, who always struggles with finding the perfect colors: *You just saved my life*

[@safala]

I just wing it or monochrome everything other than skin and eyes. I’ll be using the color palette now..

[@dontcheckinsideyourcloset]

Man I used to just pick random colors and hope for the best lol Now my colors are gonna look 10 times more aesthetically pleasing and soft :)

[@meulware]

Quirrel

[@komirie4]

saaaaame

[@elifapereira3753]

She doesn't realize how many people's lives she just saved-

[@zeearts9484]

Its baffling to see certain people say certain tools are considered "cheating" while professional successful artist of all sorts recommend them

[@SpaceCase1701]

One of the comic book artists I follow on Twitter made a thread of some of their biggest digital ‘cheats’ and timesavers they use because doing that much art to a tight deadline can be crushing if you don’t cut a few corners where you can

[@veryhappy143]

@@SpaceCase1701 what comic book artist? i’m in comics major in art school and would love efficiency tips.

[@SpaceCase1701]

@@veryhappy143 I can’t remember exactly, it was a while ago. It may have been Jen Bartel, she’s always very transparent about the process!

[@spiritsofwolves]

Honestly i wouldnt call it cheating for others they can do whatever they want but it felt like cheating for me to do certain things this is why this video really helped me realize that it’s ok

[@Leou-ij6ec]

*LavenderTowne :* **talking about shortcuts** *Me, who draw on my phone :* PC artists strike again.

[@tamashi4242]

Me who draws on paper "that's rough buddy"

[@k.h.production22669]

@@tamashi4242 Just like our paper lol

[@beep8538]

Copy and paste eye warning: so basically when your drawing the eye shape don’t draw anything inside the eye before pasting or do the insides on another layer. If you do that then you character might look cross-eyed.

[@HiHello-cw9vc]

OMG yes I do that all the time, I really need to stop lol

[@abbyelectric]

Unless you have good judgement on where the iris/pupil of the eye should be

[@littlemushroomelfyyy_]

I tend to draw the inside of the eye on a different layer and duplicate that layer too along adjusting it to look ok

[@beep8538]

@@littlemushroomelfyyy_ I Do that too pretty often.

[@beep8538]

@@abbyelectric true

[@seraphrog8986]

here’s a ____ as cute girls idea: animal crossing villagers as humans! my friend and i have been drawing our faves and dreamies as humans but i wanna see someone else’s interpretation :)

[@peteswanson44]

I hope she sees this. This is a really nice idea

[@ittybittykibibyte]

Every artist did that in April bruh

[@Thispersonisreal]

just go to furaffinity.net, there is a lot of this stuff here

[@maributalsofwoggie]

OOOOooooOoOoooo fancy

[@nevereverr]

Who are your dreamies? :O

[@tredyama-kunn827]

I got a phone last year and decided that I wanna try digital art on it, and I'm not even kidding when I say that I knew what clipping masks were but never thought to use them for coloring my line art until last night. 👁👄👁

[@GhostWhatcher]

i didnt even think of that until reading this comment 👁👄👁

[@tredyama-kunn827]

@@GhostWhatcher go try it! I have been doing it for a while and I think it helps

[@nikkiladouceur1910]

I hope it made the process easier for you now ⬆️

[@Someloser3232]

I remember getting berated for these things and going strict "no pain no gain!" Now, I resize literally everything, fliping is the lords work, always have refs pulled up and every tool has a keyboard shortcut. Work smarter babes not harder

[@chickennuggetpaw1017]

😎

[@anisomniac5931]

😎

[@Drawsca]

😎👌

[@doyouartordoyouart9202]

😎 👌

[@lotusPaper]

*“Always hire a lazy man to do you work, they’ll find an easy and quick way to do it, if you hire a busy man he will take ages and use up multiple resources.”* -Someone I forgot the name of

[@greedykibble]

You can "copy and paste" the other eye in traditional too. Just gotta trace the eye, flip the paper over, trace it onto the back and then you can trace it onto your face. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do lol

[@MidnightCapricorn2696]

Exactly! This is the first I've seen someone say this.

[@greedykibble]

@HanHanPlayz oh yeah im talking about your own hand drawn eyeballs. I'd love to see much less art theft

[@AmilieOrAmy]

*Laughs in duplicate layer*

[@Zamiiz]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@I_Eat_Lemons]

Unless the paper is thick...

[@tiffeyks1580]

"use keyboard shortcuts!!" me with an ipad pro: 👁👄👁

[@aru_shee]

Relatable (but we can do double click)

[@caseyt3923]

Me with an IPhone

[@LegLegacy]

me with an android

[@Killofy]

Me who uses my finger to draw

[@Chewycardboard]

Me who uses a normal tablet

[@cdscissor]

I don't know why people consider these hacks "cheating", most of these have equivalents in 3D art and get used all the time without shame. These people are just too much, lemme tell you.

[@victoriawynston9221]

Full offense but I honestly LOVE “Frankensteining” the heck out of my drawings and copy/pasting stuff it’s just so nice and easy

[@maybecassiefrfr]

Lavender Town: Color palettes are sometimes hard to come with so a tip is…. Me: *Laughs in my oc being literally black and white with a red accent*

[@memorymimic]

**laughs with u in my main OCs being in black and white**

[@butterfingers6113]

*laughs with the both of you with my oc being orange*

[@siorganism]

**laughs in just tossing the colors without thinking**

[@defenestration8367]

Planchette basically is too ( lavendertowne’s oc from her comic)

[@Mari-eo3yi]

Laughs in oc being menhera themed and searched off of goof;e*

[@charbar8756]

Hey lavender you probably won’t see this but your art really inspired me to start digital art and your so amazing 💕

[@rainbowagstudios1490]

Me too.

[@lucy_eliza]

same 🥰

[@Nina-ho3qi]

Sameeeee

[@ezracox1601]

Me to🦆🦆🦆

[@gisming]

I just love that you put Lavender instead of Haley. 💙💜💙

[@itiswhatitismindset]

"That's cheating. You shouldn't do that!" Me: *Y'all hear somethin'?*

[@luvbug_m]

👩‍🦯

[@depressoespresso5904]

nah

[@itiswhatitismindset]

@@depressoespresso5904 Yep 😂

[@lilromi]

Can u hear?

[@simplysimpy17]

Nah

[@enderbeee]

*lavendertowne* : make sure to use your masks- *everyone* : •👄•

[@violetfantasy2537]

My art program: ”I'm too weak...” Me: UNLIMITED LAYERS!!!!!!!

[@lena24xxpotato20]

Same, most of my layers go over 60...

[@violetfantasy2537]

@@lena24xxpotato20 dang, I don’t think I can beat that

[@lena24xxpotato20]

@@violetfantasy2537 haha lol its sad cause my art isnt really that good, yet i use so much layers lmao 😂

[@violetfantasy2537]

@@lena24xxpotato20 I use a separate layer for each part XD

[@square2641]

Hah 200

[@mayafreeman6057]

Me who does not own a digital drawing tablet or anything of the sort: I n t e r e s t i n g

[@Frovael]

Maybe you could download a drawing app on a tablet or your phone, I found this pretty useful idea from Ibis paint x here on KZbin how they made their own pen for digital drawing Hope this helps!

[@scarlett_idontfuckungknow]

You don't need one you can use Ibis paint x like i do

[@gaanadelrey]

Has this video convinced you to start?

[@scarlett_idontfuckungknow]

@@gaanadelrey me?

[@foxbean4363]

your profile picture i love it so muchh😭 lovejoy is awesome

[@pay3834]

The transform tool on ibispaint: *im about to end this whole nans career.*

[@weirdosthatdoweirdthingsar3355]

Medibang too 😢

[@just_kuroo6204]

*n a n s*

[@spiritsofwolves]

i dont understand can you please explain? Is there something wrong with the transform tool on ibispaint?

[@superkoszatniczki3098]

@@spiritsofwolves it's very very annoying and I personally can't use it well

[@indiinki7259]

“Art shortcuts that feel like cheating” I- I thought this was just how you did digital art -

[@lazistonec5114]

Ok same tho lol

[@luekena]

can we just take a minute to appreciate how pretty lavendertowne’s style is like it’s so pretty

[@ghastlygavin]

Yeah it makes my art looks like piece of trash-

[@lillliebugg]

I know! She has such a pretty and (to me) aesthetically pleasing art and coloring/ shading pattern.

[@beldurello]

Yes ♡

[@samidrawsstuff7956]

Ikr! I don't even draw remotely like her but her style always inspires me to the point that I'm a considering putting her as an influence in my personal statement lol

[@tolido20]

Omg Lavender that tip with the unifying color is the exact thing I've been struggling with! My coloring just did not looked cohesive and now I feel like I can apply this and magically fix my issue! Woah!

[@rainniebee]

When you draw traditionally only so you can't use these: T_T

[@tacoart2120]

Me too

[@MissOsaka]

The struggle :(

[@slysky8236]

Same

[@antonlamothe5702]

These are my people!

[@crowcalls]

Yep, although doing small sketches beforehand is still a good idea in traditional art

[@SimonBergeron1977]

Art is art. "Shortcuts" can be used wether we draw on paper or digitally. The methods and results vary, of course, but it remains art.

[@glaceRaven]

Wait, there are ways to use shortcuts on paper?! Do tell! I have so much trouble with symmetry...

[@SimonBergeron1977]

@@glaceRaven Like I said: not the same way but there are "shortcuts". I won't pretend to know what they all are but just painting white over a line that is deemed messed is a shortcut (compared to starting over your artwork).

[@MidnightCapricorn2696]

@@glaceRaven Tracing Paper works kinda well for symmetry.

[@goatshenanigans6090]

I’m not gonna lie... that’s the most useful sponsored product that I have ever seen on YT. I’ve never been so thankful for ads until now.

[@nikkiladouceur1910]

SAME

[@npc2869]

LavenderTowne: I'm going to hide something in the image :> Me: *looks intensely at the picture* Also me: oh hey theres a skull

[@cervitaurwitch]

I’m sure the skull was the hidden thing but I keep getting distracted by the spot in the foliage to the upper left of it that’s colored that shouldn’t be 😅😳

[@cakepop918]

Thanks I was wondering what it was!

[@thesiber.stanmapper852]

tbh, if it isn't harming your ability as an artist to draw and makes your life easier without causing any harm or bothering anyone else, it isn't really "cheating" its just technique. that's my 2 cents on the issue from someone who uses symmetry tools in art programs for easier results and higher quality. i know this is rambling, but hey, it's my rambling or something, i guess. also, lavender, if ya see this, your art is amazing, ok?

[@Mandy.8522]

agreed

[@joshdavis416]

Everyone is on their own artistic journey, no one should tear down someone else for how they make their art.

[@justsomehumannamejamwhatev3201]

Thank you! Finally a person have the guts to said that. A lot people in the art community just never understood that it's not cheating, it supposed to help you. I hate it for people to tell me this the wrong way to draw or paint. Art is a diverse gerne, so there really is no right or wrong, the only limit is your imagination.

[@mybeansarecooler]

@@joshdavis416 exactly, why gripe when you can just vibe

[@Tendo641]

This exactly. Why would I go out of my way to make things as difficult as possible when I can use these tools to achieve the same results in less time? It's like saying it's better to mop the floors with a toothbrush instead of a mop just because it's harder. All it gives is bragging rights.

[@Mikelaxo]

That "pre-setting layers" trick is something I had never in my life thought about, and it feels like you just gave me the answer to the meaning of life. I can't beleave I didn't know about something so simple, yet usefull

[@prinxen1733]

*LavenderTowne: Make preset layers! *Me, making a new layer for every color: Uh-

[@wisteriaaconite1132]

Its so hard because i use a random amount of layers every color shading

[@gachatag4289]

Prinxen same lol

[@pyritealchemist3033]

What would you do if one of the colours messed up and you needed to fix it??? Yeah I use like 30 or 40 layers drawing and colouring and all because if I mess up its so much easier to fix

[@マンモンのおっぱいが跳ね返る]

@@wisteriaaconite1132 same

[@prinxen1733]

@@pyritealchemist3033 *I have to use different layers for every color so that the watercolor brush doesn't blend them together DHSKSB

[@dimensiongoat]

“Copy and pasting” Me who actually copies and past the second eye: *nervous sweating*

[@Zteam1Brawlstars]

Be careful about that it can cause drawing to look rigid and not alive( you also cant really play with perspective that way)

[@dimensiongoat]

@@Zteam1Brawlstars w a t I s p e r s p e c t I v e ?

[@Zteam1Brawlstars]

@@dimensiongoat like say a character's head is slightly tilted to the left and your camera is facing them. That is the best i can explain. You should probably look it up on KZbin it can really bring your drawings to life

[@dimensiongoat]

@@Zteam1Brawlstars I was joking but thanks

[@ecksspot8497]

I do that but first try my best to just replicate the first eye

[@shadowgirlm6446]

There’s this thing in medibang that makes your lines smoother and I always felt like I was “cheating” by using it, but now this video has made me feel better about using it, so thank you! : D

[@Marshall-se9zs]

Me: sees thumbnail Also me: *oh god I'm being called out*

[@3libird]

LavenderTowne at the end of patreons: and of course, blehblehblehbleh

[@anachronismboy]

Pretty sure its leblebleble

[@chickennuggetpaw1017]

We need to find out who the mighty “Leblehblehbleh” is ✊

[@enauaae]

14:07

[@3libird]

omggg ty for all the likess!

[@tuvawhat4108]

lavendertowne: "make sure to use your masks" antimaskers: *no*

[@safala]

COVID? Idk that was the first thing I thought of.

[@Zamiiz]

*BRUH* 😂

[@PinkishDeath]

@found the change name option lol *no*

[@snugglebug_83]

there are antimaksers?

[@mahougesu170]

@@snugglebug_83 Unfortunately, yes.

[@LittleLilaKatBoo]

I was so shocked to find out that people don’t really use the transform tool, its so useful!

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodye591]

Ikr I feel both these comments the transform and copy and paste tools are my best friends when it comes to digital art tbh

[@thebiggestnerdynerd6250]

Me, a traditional artist: *sees this video* Me: interesting

[@insertunoroginalnamehere6189]

Lol same xD

[@emsub1199]

I don’t do traditional art just because I’m a baby and don’t like the fact I can use the perfect shade of red for my character

[@eugene9133]

@@emsub1199 i dont do traditional art because i just dont want to lol.

[@jaydenbeck1411]

Me too lmao

[@pluviocore]

I do both lol

[@sftie3219]

I could literally sit here all day listening to Haylee's voice, IT IS SO CALMING! LIke if you want LavenderTowne to do a podcast

[@ewe8929]

Me normally: *big brain* Me when early think what to comment: head empty, no thoughts

[@yourlocalbestie3761]

Wow. Creative . Thanks to your big brain ahahahahah this made a meme on its own 😂

[@ewe8929]

@@yourlocalbestie3761 I'm assuming this is supposed to be sarcastic right?

[@yourlocalbestie3761]

@@ewe8929 uh yea? What I meant is that you THINKING about making a comment made a good comment itself

[@ewe8929]

@@yourlocalbestie3761 oh thanks, I suppose :D

[@_Sojun_]

It’s not cheating, I call it utilizing what you have at your disposal, in my case, I abuse the transformation tool a lot. 😎👍

[@Lrkb4477]

“Work smarter, not harder.“- a wise man

[@CosmicGaijin]

Yeaaaaaaaaah we need to stop using this “Using the tools the program comes with BY DEFAULT” is considered cheating. Artists who think that and try to impose their thinking and will on other artists are just sour or have become bitter because they wasted hours and even years to do complex looking pieces when others took the time to learn what the tools do and use them to the full potential and make equally as beautiful pieces that look complex in a fraction of the time.

[@grilledcheezits]

Can we just appreciate how good she is at drawing for a few minutes? Also I use almost all of these tips and tricks when I’m doing digital art and it helps a lot lol

[@pennyhero]

Wow your color picking "hack" is absolutely LIFE CHANGING. It took me a few minutes to understand exactly what you were explaining but once I understood my jaw literally dropped and my mind was blown. Sampling colors from a palette you make with a unifying background tint or like a unifying filter is such a cool idea! Thank you for this video. I rarely ever comment on any video but I had to squeeeeee and arm flail about that tip. :)

[@twizzexx]

i still dont get it

[@leedlelee6124]

I think some artists problem with this “cheating” method is that old timers (not old people, just those who have been drawing forever) had to work from scratch without some of the tools we have nowadays and seeing new(ish) artists come in with these tools almost feels like a slap in the face for them... probably idk...

[@kingexplosionmurderfuckoff9376]

It's not any different though.

[@leedlelee6124]

@@kingexplosionmurderfuckoff9376 I think it’s just preferences then idk 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@scheheherazadem.3802]

You're just not learning the skills. You don't learn to draw a symmetrical face of you copy paste it, you don't learn to do it right the first time it you can do it 1000 times. I understand why digital art exists, and why it's needed. But I will never truly respect it as much as traditional art.

[@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051]

@@scheheherazadem.3802 agreed, people are saying this these things doesn't affect their abilities as artists but it kinda does, if you do not have the patience to learn anatomy, or practice symmetry then you will not imrpove, if you are skilled enough, then you could use shortcuts

[@scheheherazadem.3802]

@@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051 Thank you! And not even saying that they are awful, but they will wear on your ability, especially if you never learned the skill in the first place! Digital art has it's place in business and efficiency, and is still art, just not as particularly impressive, or hard.

[@frickinfrick8488]

I don’t think artists should be ashamed to save time on their work. You don’t have infinite time and I think it’s a blessing that we have tools that allow us to realise our artistic visions faster and easier, especially if you’re a professional artist with deadlines and lots of projects.

[@kaylabowen6429]

Studio: OK we have a male and female charater, how should we make them? Worker: 3:19

[@ohsomavi]

Shshsj- Thats true-

[@kellabdjfoo]

*damn this is actually accurate*

[@basilbat273]

Shshshshsh yes

[@starpie7440]

i ded

[@idkwhattonamemyself196]

@@starpie7440 then how you type-

[@probablyapossum]

OH MY GOD THE COLOR THING THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE MY LIFE

[@batoolhussain1329]

yes

[@twistedreality997]

meanwhile i'm still trying to get around the fact that people actually name their layers :/

[@flynnjagers7289]

Lmao same I only name folders and that's only if I'm drawing a picture with more than 2 people lol

[@abbyelectric]

Usually the only layer I'll name is the lineart layer, and that's only so I don't accidentally colour on it

[@Thunderyena]

people who make a million layers & don't name them... why do you hate yourselves so much

[@Twiddle_things]

@@Thunderyena that used to be me, and I now understans why everyone despised me

[@luvbug_m]

@@Thunderyena the pain of wondering why i have a blob of a random teal color on layer 14

[@funtimefxlet6659]

LavenderTowne: talks about brushes being in different folders and control z me: *laughs in FireAlpaca*

[@syph3r_63]

My friends who draw traditionally: Ugh, the arms are too short but I don't wanna redraw the hands. Ari, please tell you have a idea on what to do. Me, who draws in Procreate: What? Oh um... well, you see, I have this thing called the transform tool...

[@DeathnoteBB]

Exactly why I got into digital art XD I don’t have the energy or patience for traditional

[@tired_artist69]

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to zoom in on paper because of it

[@SmoLollipop]

@@tired_artist69 i never thought someone would do that xD

[@maggieb.]

@@SmoLollipop A lot of times I'll double tap on my paper because thats the undo gesture for me or Triple tap to see layers. I do it a lot and it makes me look like an idiot, I am but still. It happens more than you realize and can get quite annoying.

[@SmoLollipop]

@@maggieb. lol, goodluck to you xD

[@misscloudycreations]

LavenderTowne: I’m actually hiding something in the foliage 6:35 Me: *sees skull* So did she kill someone or nah?

[@PastelLePanda]

*dun dun dun!*

[@darwincruz4908]

I dont see it

[@misscloudycreations]

@@darwincruz4908 It’s right under the staff you can see the end of the staff is resting on the skull

[@darwincruz4908]

@@misscloudycreations thanks for telling me

[@aakuirm8629]

@@misscloudycreations *GASP I SEE IT NOW!

[@waltzing_rats]

I LOVE sketching on paper, but I hate coloring it, so I just sketch it (sometimes fine line it), take a pic and airdrop it on my tablet, works great! You can even sketch over that traditional sketch and move it around, highly recommend this technique!

[@randomtraveler4149]

LavenderCrowne You know, because she's a queen?

[@residentkane]

Good job peep.

[@peteswanson44]

YES!!!!

[@peteswanson44]

YES YES YES YES YES

[@peteswanson44]

Make this a top comment!!!!!

[@yazzyxx]

here- you dropped this 👑

[@Helloknight]

“Art shortcuts that feel like cheating” Me who uses all of these shortcuts and feels nothing: *MORTAL.* (Edit) the reply section is so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes. (Edit) da heck? 1.9k likes in 20 hrs? Mama i’m famous-

[@cursedsprite1245]

Fool, absolute fool. *Laughs evil and starts floating* (I'm sorry I just felt the need to contribute xD) Edit; wait how'd I get so many likes 👀 (also the replies/tags I get omg-)

[@caelum2014]

*_insert cute giggle turning into a maniacal laugh_*

[@doggiechan5278]

*_Then starts world dominating_*

[@maggotmucus1810]

Well, hello, fellow mortal. I too use these cheats in a daily basis. 👁🙏🏼👁

[@kp12_art]

Me 😂

[@mojofier1909]

Thank you for this. I am slowly working towards that mindset. in my eyes, my life is 'too short' to spend a little tooooooooo long trying to learn something or even if I CAN do it, to do it again manually. I'm not tracing, I'm not stealing someone else's work, this is technological efficiency as we progress as human society, I'm gonna adapt.

[@literallychanchan8878]

"ART SHORTCUTS THAT FEELS LIKE CHEATING" me:wait..theres cheats in arts??

[@Noone-tx6xq]

Other than tracing others works when they didn’t allowed you to, and using base without crediting, I guess their isn’t much.

[@ummtulip]

“Work smarter, not harder”

[@Zamiiz]

more like art shortcuts that *others* feel like you’re cheating

[@marp-o-calypse2101]

Me: use ' dudde You; wait... theeres ' in keyboard?

[@just_kuroo6204]

@@marp-o-calypse2101 wait the heck

[@katiebirdie7868]

frankly i don’t think any method of speeding up your work is a cheat, they’re just the tools you use

[@DONNY_G1028]

It's not cheating, some of these shortcuts require tools that are literally in every program. Everyone has the choice to use these.

[@nikkiladouceur1910]

Yes 🙌

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

IMO unless you straight up re-upload someone else’s art or post traced art and pass it off as your own Nothing is cheating, some might hinder your progress a little but you’re not cheating You can’t cheat, art is not a game with rules. Unless it’s severely morally wrong, pop off sis get that bag

[@queenftrash1039]

LavenderTowne: Keyboard shortcuts!! Me: *laughs in Procreate*

[@TaylorMango09]

Laughs in i don't even have a iPad. I only have a android so I use ibispaint

[@CandleTora]

@@TaylorMango09 bruuhh same qwq

[@HiHello-cw9vc]

Hello fellow procreate user 👋

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

QueenØfTrash. Same! Lol I feel like my art has been better quality since I switched from ibispaint to Procreate I find it harder to clean up art in ibispaint

[@queenftrash1039]

@@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah Same, I swapped from ibisPaint to Procreate this year and am SO GLAD I did because I find it so much better, I’m not very good at describing stuff but I just find Procreate a lot easier for me to use, still learning new things everyday! I wish you the best on you future artistic endeavours!!

[@circus7481]

I don’t know if I’m going to feel as satisfied if it feels like cheating, but thank you for the new content

[@helenabui9539]

chile it’s not rlly cheating but ok

[@joshdavis416]

Only _some_ people see it as cheating. You may share your art with others, but at the end of the day you are mainly making it for yourself. By all means, use (or don't use) any tools at your disposal, at your discretion 😁

[@tempura8976]

That first character sketch looked like a Skykid (from a pretty mobile game), I love it

[@s4turnn524]

i know someone who plays sky :0 i cant get it tho sjrbwndnak

[@sigamigs]

Imagine missing a Lavendertowne upload. Couldnt be me. 😌

[@HeavenStarQuit]

It me 😗✌️

[@mistymoooooor]

NEVER

[@Twiddle_things]

These stans are slowly eating my soul. Somebody save me!

[@lxnalxna2842]

A thing that feels like cheating is tracing your own art, wether it’s digital or traditional qwq

[@joshdavis416]

It's technically "tracing" when you ink your sketched lines. Don't limit yourself 😁

[@user-dm1fh6et3h]

Yeah I'm terrible at anatomy in digital so I do my sketches traditionally if I plan on digitalizing it

[@Twiddle_things]

I often have trouble with digital art due to my program being quite limited (I have a very old laptop, I can't run programs such as Krita :(), so I usually sketch traditionally, and ink & colour it digitally.

[@feralmonkey]

I've been tracing my own art for years, especially since I use markers and have to put my sketch into lineart on thicker paper/no eraser Mark's.Ive seen traditional artists use light boxes and tracing their sketch so apparently it's super common

[@farjab2224]

Tracing helps you learn. Remember tracing the letters of the alphabet when you were a kid? Yea, same difference. It's only cheating when you take others' artwork and pass it as your own.

[@BookLover1223]

THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE TRANSFORM TOOL JUST BLEW MY MIND! I never knew you could move that!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

[@tumbleweedfish]

I know you won't see this but you actually inspired me to start making a comic. I kept thinking that I won't be able to draw all I want to but you kinda gave me the inspiration to just get it started so I can learn as I go.

[@vaeix338]

please do more illustrations like this where u dedicate a whole video on it. srsly love them so much🥺❤️ keep up the great work!!

[@oldaccount8257]

honestly even though im not a good artist i still think lavender towne is inspiring 👁👁

[@Unownzone]

I was so focused on learning the tips that it took a while for me to notice that this super cute character is actually holding a scythe

[@methodicalartsy6363]

It's not really "Controversial" the Transformation tool has ALWAYS been in front of us this whole time. >:3

[@maggiesticker1395]

Your color palette tip just changed my life!

[@watmarz1030]

When you didn't know that many of these even existed 👁️👄👁️

[@cocoacat.pngggg]

When I started watching you, I was like, “ooh I should TRY digital art!” But after I “tried” it I was like, “I should STAY digital!” So thank you so much lavendertowne! 😉😊✨

[@sepiasmith5065]

Something that really changed the game for me was when I was watching a Bob Ross video and I noticed he used the big fan brush to make the trees look like trees. And it hit me. That's exactly like what people complain about in digital brushes. "It's just making it for you." Bob Ross didn't sit down and individually outline every leaf! He used a tool! It's the same thing!!!!!! Also that sponsor is awesome!

[@beethebee8]

I think as long as you're not stealing or copying from OTHER people's art, it's all good.

[@Rosie-fv3co]

It feels so weird to be this early I’m not used to this

[@ArahabakinoKami]

Thank you so much! I'm a digital art beginner and wasn't able to find someone to explain about those tools until this video!

[@3v3ryus3rnam3istak3n]

There's no such thing as cheating in art. The only thing that matters is the end product. It's absolutely ridiculous to think otherwise.

[@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051]

There is definately cheating in art. You cheat in a test to get the answers quickly without studying, you didn't learn it, you just went the easy route. Same with art, if you do not have the patience or discipline to learn anatomy or practice symmetry. Yeah your digital art looks nice now but if you took all the tools away and tried to draw without undo's and or anything, your content wouldn't look nearly as good, because you never learned how to do it properly

[@luvbug_m]

@@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051 Yes, they mostly draw digitally but that doesnt mean they never started on paper. Most digital artist usually go between paper and a tablet (from what ive seen online/in real life) just so they know their skills are wearing down over time. That’s just my take on it though

[@apple-blossom9246]

@@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051 But art is all about your personal expression and what you, the artist, wants to show. In a test it’s completely different, that’s about memory recall and/or interpreting text or data. Digital art is a perfectly valid form of art, so saying ‘if you took all of a digital artist’s tools away and made them draw on paper their art wouldn’t be good!’ is like saying ‘if you took a pencil away from a traditional artist and made them do sculpting their art wouldn’t be good!’ because they’re different forms of art,and no one has to be good at a specific type of art to be classed as a valid artist. ‘Cheating in art’ would be like if you traced someone else’s work and claimed it was yours, not using the tools available to you to make your art the way you want it. It doesn’t matter if someone never learnt anatomy and symmetry, if they like the way their art comes out, or enjoy making it, or put time and effort into it, they are a perfectly valid artist and have not ‘cheated’ just because they didn’t learn the same way others might have done. Even if it means their art isn’t as good as it could be, or wouldn’t be so good in other forms, that’s not relevant. It’s still not ‘cheating’. Art isn’t something like maths, where you have to learn all the correct formulae and there is just one right answer and only one or two ways of working something out. As long as your art is YOUR art, and you haven’t traced or stolen it, then you have not ‘cheated’. You have used the tools available to you to make the best final piece in a way that you enjoy, and that’s what matters. It doesn’t matter if your art wouldn’t look as good in a different media, because that’s not the way you chose to express yourself. Having a different way of making your art does not equal ‘cheating’.

[@-sam3304]

**cries in mostly a traditional artist**

[@scheheherazadem.3802]

Same here!

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

@@scheheherazadem.3802 no need! You can still make amazing masterpieces on paper! :)

[@duckswithknives]

I just want to mention how soothing your voice is

[@PigStuffy]

Some of these tricks are also doable with traditional too! Just with more effort. Copy past flip horizontal -tracing paper/transfer paper Masking layers - masking tape to cover the areas you don't want to cover

[@superkoszatniczki3098]

*when you get crappy masking tape and it rips the paper* I'll never use technigal graphic masking tape for art again XD

[@Woolfs]

Me and my traditional fellows: **cry**

[@Enthusiasmmm]

Omg! That colour picking tip is so helpful!! I often struggle with picking colours, so I am really glad you shared it!!

[@blurob1326]

The transformation tool is a godly tool, it could be considered god within a tool itself. It is a greatly grate great tool that can erase your sins, can transform your deformation and change your grave mistakes, it can make what mistake was once the past now the perfect future. Praise the transformation tool.