Art tip to INSTANTLY improve your shading...

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[@ThatBoySonder]

Dude, this is a life saver!

[@SimoneBellomonte]

*LEAVE IT TO REYN!*

[@norad_clips]

This man is a tutorial genius

[@LDAR]

This is a known thing wtf

[@_MandoCalrissian]

yup

[@NoNameX_X0]

bruh i don’t even know how to draw but this looks like it would help me so much.

[@jaypolas4136]

Well you can do this with anything really, doesn't have to be human art, could just be a cube or something.

[@crazycowcraft350]

This comment is the equivalent to keeping a cardboard box in your room as a kid that you keep telling yourself you're going to use for something but never do

[@NoNameX_X0]

@@crazycowcraft350 that seems very specific...

[@crazycowcraft350]

@@NoNameX_X0 hehehehehe

[@NoNameX_X0]

@@crazycowcraft350 💀

[@derek2288]

Thanks for the tip, now all i had to do is figure out how to do this on medibang💀

[@Sofisasam]

should work in every program since you only need multiply layers

[@Luna-dh6yt]

I literally use the this with MediBang

[@derek2288]

@@Luna-dh6yt forgot to mention i use the mobile version:p

[@GingeryGinger]

@@derek2288 Medibang? More like medi-dang that’s rough.

[@ZuppoZupe]

It works in medibang, don't be afraid

[@Evie_the_magic_foox]

We gonna ignore the amazing character in the background?

[@Melanie-hx3ic]

enemy mob from genshin yes

[@robinagata]

I never knew the fill-and-erase method existed. now, I can think more about the light and its source rather than the shadows that come from that

[@dnzozo]

yeah and because you can do it faster, you get to see how it works too instead of focusing on details

[@robinagata]

@@dnzozo exactly

[@smitre6196]

nice tutorial once again ronillust!

[@teaandroses]

When my friend told me this trick months ago, I cried because of how happy I was. It literally saved me an hour of hassle with every picture.

[@selmavindeljensen3594]

not me just looking at his majestic ahh drawing of Babel

[@Cherry-dn2to]

Babel? It’s a enemy in genshin impact I didn’t know they had names

[@selmavindeljensen3594]

oh well yeah its an enemy but the model is also used in a world quest where she's called Babel so@@Cherry-dn2to

[@soujiokita6062]

​@@Cherry-dn2to Oh you didn't do desert's world quest ?

[@Fangjielin5892]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@Cherry-dn2tobabel is an npc, not the enemy

[@Light.Of.Kshahrewar2.0]

@@Fangjielin5892I mean to be fair they have the EXACT same model

[@animerman2017]

I always knew this technique but never tried.

[@Keep_slaying232]

And other artists making a 19 minute tutorial😭 This is so helpful❤

[@TeaboyJam]

Yo it's nice to finally know how to color, tho ya open for another stream Roni?

[@JeromeProductions]

Thanks to you I found quite possibly the best shading method ever, and I don’t mean the color part, but just the way you clip it all then erase from there

[@superplaylists1616]

Think of it this way; there are two groups in your painting. The light group and the shadow group. The shadow group is the absence of light in comparison to the lighter area, so its not a total absence of light (otherwise it would be black) its just contrast, which can also change if there are lots of things diffusing the light (such as clouds). But anyway, the light group is being lighted directly. The most common light is the sun. And there's always color attached to light, so the color of sunlight is generally a warm color. Therefore, that are being hit by light should be warmer. In contrast, the shadow areas are lacking that sunlight, so it will take the ambient light, or any stronger source of color. E.g the sky. Now, the sky is blue, and is shining directly down onto everything. So the shadows will reflect that strong color. Ofc this change depending on the color of your light and the color of your ambient.

[@Muahaha_1]

OMG i really need this tysm

[@zarnithaung9901]

Ayyy the eremite mommy enemy

[@Cherry-dn2to]

Mommy? Why are you calling her a mother huh

[@Light.Of.Kshahrewar2.0]

That’s probably babel from the desert world quest, wish they changed the designs a bit at least

[@Nomi-D-Yagami]

wish I knew this when I was aiming for digital artist

[@maksiksq]

Oh my god you could do this all this freaking time

[@katyishere]

If you use this, adding a second, darker shadow colour for more intense shadows will add more dimension to your piece and make it look more 3D. You can also add a brighter light colour using an add or soft light layer following this same method

[@I3lueberry]

this is helpful thank you

[@impactframes6514]

Thank you so so much! I feel like I’ve been having art block recently because I want everything to look “perfect”. But this is a great method to get me back on my feet, thank you so much!

[@naisuuart]

another tip to add is if u want to play around with the tone of ur shadows either making it warmer or cooler u can use the hue/saturation tool on the multiply layer

[@evansketches]

Very helpful. Thank you oh great sage Ronillust👍

[@ivanprime93]

I started doing this recently and it helps a lot

[@MythicMutations]

This is actually brilliant and would have saved me a lot of time on past drawings. Definitely gonna try this soon!

[@MRJOHN2004]

That’s a fantastic tip!!

[@zm.9096]

OH MY GODNESS?? THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE TANK YOU!!!

[@adhyayanchoudha1055]

thank you so much this is way easier than manually adding the shading on each part, and since im making a picture thats meant to be with just a little light this is so helpful

[@eeveewings]

I've gotten into the habit of doing base colours then the new layer but next time I'll definitely try changing the blending mode! :3

[@I3lueberry]

ive been having an art block for a long time now but i decided to finally try digital art to help with it and these kinda videos help SOOO MUCH with my frustrations of how to be more efficient

[@jcnot9712]

This actually saves an insane amount of time

[@mykxel5089]

Now this is what a quick tip "TUTORIAL" should look like. ❤

[@infinityunic718]

that's really a good trick for fast shading, thanks buddy!

[@vortexeria]

Nice tip bro thx *smash.*

[@Magdalena-rh4mu]

Good idea!!! Usually I do this when giving shadow manually with brush, I'm gonna try experimenting with your trick! Thanks!

[@suripuki1984]

Oh man, I can't wait to apply this to my paper and pencil work!

[@mikey_m114]

aaaaa thank you so much for this! I’m very new to digital art and this is definitely gonna be very useful for me! :D

[@centavos8766]

Nice tip, thank you.

[@R4CHEL__]

Soooo smart!

[@ameliemagazine]

life saver!!

[@user-en9ty2ez1d]

WOW THIS IS REALLY WHAT I NEED!!! THANKS A LOT!!!!

[@blackdiox9140]

This man, solved my confusion that's been beating me up for years in less than a minute, what the fuck, and thank you.

[@katakurilongjonhslong2128]

Oh wow that was amazing

[@ShutmeowUp]

We love another filipino artist. Also, this makes me miss genshin

[@AQ1302]

This actually really helped

[@inali_illustrates9142]

You can also use curves(of your software of choice has them) to change the hue of the shadow, if your software doesn't have curves, then you can duplicate the shadow layer again after you finish defining the shadows and set it to overlay, then lock transparent pixels, and color over in the color of your choice

[@MaviBlueArt]

You should know I'm saving these shorts for self use because I am forgetful. I keep them on my pc O.O And this tip was a life saver again.

[@TheCheerLifeForeverKromie]

YOU SAFE MY TIME A LOT, Thank you so much

[@rat_guts]

why didnt i think of this before, its a lifesaver

[@AC3SHR00MS]

I just use black on a different layer and then change the opacity on that layer, if it looks blocky or just ugly, i smudge or blur it. No worrying about finding the right colours AND shadows are naturally black 🙂👍

[@midnightkat3130]

Why did i never think of doing this omg this is genius😮

[@KaitoKaze]

the set back of this technique is make all the color look dull, but if that what you aiming that's great other quick technique to make it much more colorfull, generally you could move the HUE whatever color you on with toward the blue a little, like 10-15 degree then select darker color on that hue, just a little

[@aephoes]

i like to do like red for light and blue for shadows, i copy the layer with the color twice, alpha lock the layers and do one red and one blue. turn the blue to color burn and the red to soft light and set both to 50 opacity

[@user-vg2ld3mn6p]

This mase the character in this image thiccer, its just me

[@alistairoh8734]

Oh wow this is very helpful! Thank you 😊

[@agustingabe]

The goodbye at the end

[@Astroplexy]

yo god damn this is actually really smart

[@Mtsi0610]

Thanks for the tip bro, have a nice day ❤

[@evelyn_sketches8013]

Thanks, this helps a lot!

[@McPoof]

Wow digital art is so easy

[@SoftAlexandra3]

YO I SHOULD DO THAT INSTEAD OF PAINT SHADOWS

[@WwZa7]

I always tried the multiply trick, but instead was painting on with black for fabric or dark red for skin. Will try it when I have time

[@maftplays]

Now, how do you do this on paper?

[@MasterTopHat]

This is actually helpful thx

[@navyiusf14ustomcatus]

You just saved my life forever

[@fajarputramarhadi9836]

You are genius man

[@kaoset1237]

So dark to light painting. Yea i should use this more

[@abyssia6440]

Life saver tips

[@G.N.F462]

Huh, that’s pretty useful, thanks

[@user-qh6tw1lh4d]

Thank uuuuiii

[@JamesTDG]

I learned this trick long ago with piskel, lol

[@Iknowhowbadthisnameis8828]

And this is why I sketch in paper but color things in digital

[@Vantainium]

Man I gotta get a drawing tablet. ;-; Edit: Tablet acquired.

[@HeyyyKloud]

OMG I never knew about the clip tool Lmao thx

[@appleman2034]

Lordy lord, I really need to figure out what all of these tools do.

[@shinysamurott613]

Very helpful

[@vatbei1213]

Thanks

[@datloafofbread]

God tier advice

[@beegboi6421]

Thank you bruda.

[@feralheartselly0069]

Character looks like Seer and Priestess's children from IDV

[@Proxov7]

i always did this methods every time

[@no.jodan.]

THANK YOU

[@AymenZero]

You can use pink or purple instead of blue.

[@user-hf4hu4ds8m]

Shes fr a deepwoken blindseer main💀

[@WarFoxThunder]

Tysm!

[@thehuman8447]

She is in the desert area so i don't understand her eye thing lol 😂

[@Mads_543]

It’s from genshin impact, it’s just the character style

[@Ratciclefan]

Cool

[@Epicjames15]

Where has this been all ly life

[@ruitakanashixD]

Omg thank you why the hell I didn't think about that.

[@iKnowYourAddressJohn.]

That's literally what I've been doing this whole time...

[@picpic1603]

❤❤❤

[@Yithmir]

Follow up Pro Tip- Use a layer mask instead of erasing it, that way you dont need to colour pick the layer should you change colours during the process

[@willowpark4995]

This is fucking genius omg

[@gunnotworking6155]

Loved your stream

[@Sai.-_-]

I actually did this before watching this video, I thought it was stupid but i realized its genius thanks ti this video >:D

[@ZoeSilverlight]

“Goodbye”

[@averycertainnobody]

Me taking every word to heart knowing I ain't an artist:

[@kalusiak742]

YOU WHAT?! I have to try it

[@NovaLock]

Don't think I didn't see that deez nuts joke

[@swisdom9117]

This is what I've started doing tbh

[@shinyeevee2396]

ohhhh😍