COLOR THIS, NOT THAT (Coloring Tips and Mistakes to Avoid)

[@HedgeHominoid]

@ beginner artists: The tips here are extremely helpful. Definitly take them into consideration! But remember, tips aren't absolute *laws* If you like neon colors, use neon colors! If you like to shade with black, go for it! Like the airbrush? Airbrush! These things look ameture when theyre sloppy and poorly thought out. but with *practice, thought, and balance,* it can be something cool!

[@biggiecheese253]

terrible lizard l o v e y o u

[@kabi_starz9956]

terrible lizard im doing the same thing

[@bat5092]

Thanks! That's really helpful!

[@t4tra]

Wise words Mario thanksyyouu

[@lpstaylor9126]

terrible lizard you #1 aren't a terrible lizard and #2 you're right #3 thank you for not being rude.😸

[@jevilcore]

The "good" side girl looks so soft and nice... I trust her

[@wirtsroom]

Possum Boy i trust her with my money

[@Ale-tj8gj]

Possum Boy i trust her with my life

[@chelsey4188]

I trust her with my unborn child

[@morfe9263]

I trust her mah pepperonis

[@PrincessNiki05]

i trust her with my chipotle

[@warpstarr]

"It just takes the life out-of it..." *continues coloring zombie girl*

[@peachtea7269]

Lemon Drop [insert cheering crowd] Wait, is your profile picture Natsuki?!

[@mopingfrog]

@@peachtea7269 👏🏼natsuki👏🏼is👏🏼best👏🏼waifu👏🏼

[@sketchyth0ughts399]

@@mopingfrog natsuki for pedos

[@bitchlasagna1933]

@@sketchyth0ughts399 Ok don't get me started on this cause there's gonna be a point where I won't accept opinions anymore

[@Zivlix]

Mxple Art wait is that the girl from the movie by A1 called a silent voice?

[@thearcheduck8746]

The 'bad' one looks like a classic DeviantArt drawing.

[@goosemoade5813]

Arcduck na the line art is to nice for deviant art

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

I’d say my art is actually pretty good for somebody who uses a $10 app and a free app on an old I pad mini 2 (it could be shit idk) and I use DeviantArt

[@hozuko4684]

@@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah my art is pretty good fir drawing on a phone with small screen and without a stylus

[@satan3034]

@Dog Lover / @Yaoi || This was literally a joke, guys. Why are you boasting about your skill in art? No one cares..

[@luxy_chen824]

Local Idiot and no one cares about you having a cat and playing with a parrot -__

[@spot-oncheese6182]

My...eyes are hurting from the "Don't" sides hair...Oh my god..

[@cosmickittyz]

XD

[@virenf9824]

rest in pizza then

[@meadowduval1577]

You got a new subscriber! ( it was me)

[@Ari-eh7pb]

Bright red hair doesn't look bad jeez

[@emi-ne1kv]

Warianla254 Tophat be lookin like ariel

[@yes.138]

Artists that are newer to art normally make their shading and color waaay too dark.

[@hayleysmith7288]

Tini Malu either way too dark or way too light

[@4belzzz]

Tini Malu i have that problwm but with light colors! im still learning digital coloring and i get scared of putting shade D: im trying to be more risky but its hard :P

[@yes.138]

polar Noodle Yep it has taken me 2-3 years to kind of master it...

[@fallenfyo]

hah ive certainly improved, but my art is still shit admin-aki.deviantart.com/art/Don-t-try-649519387 and admin-aki.deviantart.com/art/Before-he-came-649365043 these are my most recent drawings, and im extremely proud of both of them as a whole because if you compared that to my first few digital drawings, ive come a long way.

[@zoogoo404]

Pssst. If you really wanna improve avoid bases and use refs instead (Draw the stuff yourself instead of drawing on something).

[@Minto8384]

Okay, so, I absolutely HATE coloring with royal blue, I can never find a place for it. Now I found my problem. I always used it on full saturation. I can now use royal blue with full saturation AND less saturated. THANK YOU!!!!

[@lianasmith3161]

That's kind of funny because I have a character whose skin color in royal blue. And also good job for learning how to saturate the colors. :) I haven't yet tried to really saturate a whole lot of colors. I got the basics down, but that's about it. With time and effort I will learn. ^^ Anyways, great job. :D

[@sheppin_]

Tips for people who like neon colors: If you want to use them then go ahead. But a good compromise between soft and neon is to make a pastel character and then add neon as an accent color of sorts. Maybe make the eyes neon or the earrings or something. Using bright colors in small amounts can be eye catching but using them in large amounts, while looking unpleasing, can also be nauseating so keep that in mind aswell.

[@lambybunny7173]

There is a subset of art called eyestrain art that uses a small number of neon colors and uses them for the whole drawing, though. So if you like neon colors you can do that too.

[@yoshisarethebomb]

Cool!

[@dragolia1603]

Also when you draw a kid use neon’s in the clothes! But not to much like a red and white t shirt or a dress thats green (tiana flashblacks) that has neon green designs like neon green glitter swirls!

[@user-hj5io2wt3d]

It can also work well with shades like black, grey, white, and all in-between.

[@enablechaos6344]

* grumbles in corner about broken crayons *

[@whatdidyouexpectyouidiot]

Enable Chaos this comment had me laughing so much

[@destinyvans3992]

Enable Chaos// I keep thinking about this comment, I’m laughing so hard!

[@bluestargacha101]

There there child

[@Milendrakis]

XD

[@raines4305]

BoI it was 3am in the morning and I laughed to hard my mom woke up

[@birthdayboy-zc4um]

left : frankengirl right : christmas

[@maeonion]

birthdayboy1022 isn't it the other way around lol?

[@nian111]

+Kim Taehyung TAEHYUNGGGGG

[@noir3943]

Kim Taehyung OPPPAAA😂

[@kILo0oMa]

If your christmas looks like this you fucked up xD

[@maeonion]

Senpai Pusheen Ayyeee Army

[@katieh.7817]

You have literally taken years of art school tips and dumbed them down. Thank you. You are amazing.

[@supertimerip]

Kiyoko Roukaum Simple and rustic. Just like how it should be. :^)

[@moth9181]

How do people not like her? Her art tops are so helpful

[@yamix7266]

Moth I too like her art tops.

[@daphtne7615]

@@yamix7266 what about her bottoms?

[@buzzybuzzy9815]

@@daphtne7615 her bottoms are coming soon, in a few months, I think.

[@puppyloverpotatoness6233]

Moth because there are triggered ten year olds thinking they are gods at drawing

[@oliveroliveroliver]

SugarySweet LPS She still has not come out with art bottoms :( Haley, it’s been four months. RELEASE THE BEAST... I mean bottoms!

[@panakinskywalker6391]

The one on the right is the "13-year-olds' OCs on Deviantart" style

[@madcatanime]

panakin skywalker im quite offended, ya know? Me being just 14 and all ;-; (im joking XD)

[@kingofhearts3831]

panakin skywalker Not all 13 year olds draw like that.

[@spoookystar3776]

Im 13 but look at my account

[@lordofthesoup4753]

As a 13 year old, I agree. My eyes burn when I look at my sketchbook. Also nice Falsettos pfp

[@synflwr]

Hahaha, I'm twelve and my shading sucks, but I usually adjuat the transparency to give it more colour. Also, I draw celebrities or more 'realistic' OC's as I prefer that to bright colours.

[@peagreenboatbooks5922]

as a 12 year old boy this entire channel is my guilty pleasure

[@noodleydoo2862]

Pea Green don't feel guilty-- you do you

[@mattscashtodraw9995]

Pea Green why?

[@snail4483]

I understand, the boys in my class would never watch something like this. Good job on being unique though.

[@yamix7266]

Pea Green you don’t need to be guilty lol

[@virenf9824]

what?oh pre teen stuff , don't worry man, you don't need to feel guilty,art is for both boys and girls

[@dadeshkelianii]

Sitting in an expensive art class for literally 5 years: I haven’t learned anything lmao Watching literally 3 Lavender Towne “Do This Not That” videos: wHAT tHE hECK hAS hAPPENED tO mY aRT, iT lOOKS sO mUCH bETTER-

[@theREALsilviautism]

it do be like that, and i know i'm late

[@dadeshkelianii]

Bfdi Official Gamings i dont even remember commenting this

[@theREALsilviautism]

@@dadeshkelianii yea lol

[@watermelonsugar1447]

When her right side looks better than my true art

[@kingofhearts3831]

Enatea What app do you use?

[@kingofhearts3831]

Why exactly did I assume that they used an app?

[@spaceghostpussee]

Practice makes perfect,, keep trying! you'll get to a place someday where you are content with the way you draw ^^

[@hatuushitsha802]

smh relate tho 😔😔

[@ametsunami4070]

Ivy ;P No, it doesn’t. It makes *permanent* . If you practice doing something wrong, you’ll grow to do it wrong

[@kiwi_p0yo]

Can you do a tutorial based off of light and light sources? As a beginner (and terrible) artist, I struggle the most with light sources and light reflecting onto someone/something in general, especially when the light source has multiple colors. Thanks for the great video, and as always I hope you make more videos of your beautiful, yet cartoonish art style ^^

[@TomoyoTatar]

YEHHH MOAR YOU'RE BEST TEACHER ♡♡♡♡

[@zainyartz___8984]

Bittersweet Love ok imagine a sun then the direction of the person or thing ur drawing then use a lasso to subtract the parts u want to keep normal I usually do this when I colored the skin it there's hair blocking something or top of eyes

[@feathercat9118]

if you want to learn lighting, don't practice it with colors. it won't help. practice with black and white alone. use gray as your main color. and try to create a simple 3D object. like a ball or a cube. start from the basics. but you can't use fully white or fully black. cause this type of lighting rarely exist in real life. once you learn that look at color theory. and try to create a harmony or emotion using nothing bit color. play around with it. and than you should be able to draw it.

[@undertaletrash1097]

This helped me a lot and i love how you do soft colours

[@grimphantom7775]

bleach sometimes i orgasm violently.

[@undertaletrash1097]

Grim Phantom okay then! um well I guess that's good f..for you *dies*

[@grimphantom7775]

bleach dont die m8, that turns me on more!

[@undertaletrash1097]

Grim Phantom your not speaking to a guy you realize that right?

[@grimphantom7775]

bleach ....fuck......

[@caidwab]

When I first watched this I didn't shade AT. ALL. I found it difficult to shade, and now im cell shading and making appealing backgrounds and using a dif color to shade and this helped me so much

[@larbacsecond564]

Without lavander I dont know how to draw ;-;... With lavander *AND THIS IS MY FINAL DRAWING FORM*

[@virenf9824]

true man, i learned a lot from lavander THE GODNESS OF ART HAS TEACH US HER WAYS

[@virenf9824]

@kara k YES SHE WILL

[@deyanirabernal2846]

My whole art career has come from her lol

[@WowImYourWorstNightmare]

SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO DRAW ANIME BOW DOWN!!!!

[@ok-lm9wg]

your style reminds me of a mix between the misadventures of flapjack and star vs the forces of evil

[@oof4698]

jhope2die the hands remind me of adventure time

[@singingisfun285]

omg I loved Flap Jack

[@Butwheredotheducksgo]

i would say like adventure time mixed with ouran host club

[@wontontrash]

jhope2die omg that's the perfect way to explain it!

[@limesandlemons1367]

never tell an artist their style looks like someone else's, unless it's meant to look like that. like...styles are meant to be unique for artists

[@Megumidah]

Just a little tip! With Cell shading you don't use White for the hair shine you use A highlighted colour of the base colour you only use white when doing blonde hair

[@snowpanda9125]

Yuki_Sakura yeah I was thinking the same lol

[@ayag.8306]

I use a bit of both, but it also depends on just what style of line art or painting you are going for.

[@exhausted6499]

she can do it however

[@htunsunny7096]

I'm pretty sure she said she used a bright pink. I'm also pretty sure she mentioned it mon ami.

[@Pictochatz]

It's art you can do it however, it's a preference!

[@medaizeh2401]

i call the right drawing's coloring , the " generic " coloring its pretty common on Deviantart.

[@evieatarax]

I find it's a little worse, using pillow shading or even not using shading at all. But the burn tool is definitely overused

[@melwp0]

EvanLikesShrubs What does pillow shading mean? Hahah, I should really learn more about art '._.

[@d00dle31]

Eh, don't worry about it. I just had to look it up, since I didn't know what it was either. Basically, it's shading without any distinguishable light-source. So, the outline of the entire object is shaded, while the center is highlighted (the end result looks somewhat like a circular gradient). A quick google search for 'pillow shading' will help clear things up.

[@Matthimeo]

Nara yeah, it feels out of place on top of good line art though. Put it on top of a self insert furry character, and there you have the true deviant art experience

[@melwp0]

d00dle Ew, that sounds like an ugly way of shading :| Thanks for the clarification!

[@leahscrappyartshow5136]

When we were younger we all coloured the 'dont' way because those in children colouring pages we only have bright colours to use we just kinda used what we had which made the art not as good

[@mattscashtodraw9995]

Leah'sCrappy ArtShow Wrong, if you are skilled enough you can mix the color pencils to get other colors or at least give the general idea that they are diffrent colors

[@vikshere]

+Matt Scashtodraw yeah but most younger artists dont have that skill. theyre beginners, so blending isnt always something that comes to mind. plus most color schemes are set. color pencils like crayola and such are readily available to young artists and they often come with very vibrant, saturated colors. i remember being young and pushing hard against the paper with a pencil of crayon to make the colors really pop. i never thought of desaturating anything until i had more experience.

[@mattscashtodraw9995]

Yeah, well I did :D

[@judgementkazzy1750]

Actually, children like saturated colors because those are easier to percieve and understand.

[@bittersweetti3351]

Leah'sCrappy ArtShow some of us didn’t even colour in the lines.

[@melwp0]

Hey there, loved this video. I know a lot of people here say that you're being rude or whatever by saying "do this not that", but I know you are truly just trying to help all the learning artists out there by sharing your experience. As someone who doesn't have a lot of experience in digital art, I'll surely use all these tips! Right now, my coloring is looking...a little like your "13 year old" side. I'm going to give cell shading a try next time :) (you've earned a new subscriber! ;] )

[@LavenderTowne]

thank you! ;w; Welcome to the channel!

[@melwp0]

LavenderTowne Happy to be here! :)

[@user-gw1bk1dw3z]

Mel Skye your kuchipachi picture 😍

[@melwp0]

MGA04 Kuchipatchi is most certainly the best uwu

[@Rexicide]

Mel Skye l

[@AmaranteMusic]

Great video! Thank you SO much for using our music in here!

[@alejandra-kv1fe]

your music is great!

[@dragon_weaver]

I heard the music and was like "Wait is that Amarante?" I love your music so much!

[@denudena]

Los amo

[@LeonBeSimping]

the neon colored one looks like a creepypasta mary sue

[@linagonzalez6080]

Filming Creeper yup

[@extraaccount8350]

True, true

[@swllzllck133]

I thought it looked like Wendy

[@Quazex]

with fewer rainbows

[@suziebelle4113]

Filming Creeper "Wisteria The Killer"

[@JaredThe]

Left - Amazing! Right - Amazing... for MS paint standards

[@stxry_spaghet3723]

You should check out Lovely Laurens' Speedpaints ;)

[@sazukick]

OliveDough hell yes! He totally should, that girl is amazing

[@superoriginalusername.]

OliveDough yeee!

[@burntpixelsinspace]

Check out lovely Lauren’s speedpaints. She uses ms paint and her speedpaints are amazing

[@p0mp0mpurin]

_Green Tea_ doesnt she only use mspaint for sketching and touching up then medibang paint for everything else?

[@nathaliesmelko7208]

I feel like a lot of these comments that are like "YOU DONT OWN ME I DO WHAT I WANT WITH ART" are because she kind of worded her video title badly. She probably meant "how to make your art look more professional" like it's not wrong to do those things on the right side, it just looks like a newbie drew it, and that's fine

[@krazybananas2036]

they also didn't read the description. or they're just joking/trolling.

[@iagodoslago9875]

literally tumblr vs deviantart

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

Coloring wise yes.

[@animatingnerd1696]

Ana Luiza True though.

[@auggiecunningham]

Ana Luiza stupid question, which is which

[@randomalpaca1150]

hey deviant art is good i mean theres a lot of noobs who do that but theres plenty of good art there

[@auggiecunningham]

Loretta Kirsch at least deviantart knows how to color noses

[@amberbydreamsart5467]

If you don't mind me adding; an additional tip for painterly shading is to know what type of shadow you're making; if you're drawing, say, a ball on a table, the shadow that it casts on the table will have a hard edge, whereas the shading on the ball where it slowly turns away from the light will be softer; this helps define the shape of the form!

[@d00dle31]

I think that's some pretty solid advice. When it comes to shading, I tend to overlook small details like that.

[@amberbydreamsart5467]

Thanks! A professor of mine actually just lectured us last week about exactly that so it was fresh on my mind when listening to her talk about painterly shading

[@fandmmandcrapw6436]

while this is very helpful, what do you when you were commissioned to draw a very ugly vibrant character. like neon colours everywhere

[@LavenderTowne]

I usually tone down a few of the secondary colors a little bit to allow the most important colors to shine more. :D As long as all the colors are still there it seems like people don't mind a bit of darkening or reduced saturation.

[@fandmmandcrapw6436]

LavenderTowne ah thanks so much ill try that!

[@squidwardsclarinet4209]

Color theory

[@starsketchmeh4530]

she is only toning down some of the less important colors not making any jurassic changes. To fit the style and the quality of the artwork.

[@taezer3687]

I would try my best to destroy their eyes for wanting something that hurts mine in the process.

[@sosifevre7254]

The one on the right reminds me of the awful fanart on DeviantArt

[@anahitaljame284]

OMG YESS

[@sisterscarl3tt]

Yaaaaaaassssssss

[@fyreplace]

Sósí Fevre I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING

[@pulpil10]

a lot of them :'v

[@sosifevre7254]

+Waluigi Master My only problem is that they get more recognition than most other art.

[@shmocodo161]

The right one makes me cringe so hard it reminds me of my old art

[@OfficialMexicanNinja]

Shmocodo For me, it reminds me of DeviantArt.

[@yiorn]

Shmocodo Honestly same haha.

[@misty2902]

It's making my eyes bleed.

[@isaaccharles8639]

HOly Moly THIS is so true that it's scary, i was like "hey, that coloring style looks like the one on EVERYONES OC on DeviantArt! "

[@monsterprincez]

It reminds me of my current art.... but better. :T

[@CrimsonDude_]

COLOR HIM, NOT ME... UGH! Let's try something else! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[@sambenson1297]

Handsome Kiddo I JUST CAME TO THIS VIDEO AFTER WATCHING THAT KILL ME

[@aprilias.8275]

X"D same

[@trakiidyne8717]

I now get it.

[@CrimsonDude_]

Cryo Bambi "We are number one" memes

[@s_a_mantha]

Handsome Kiddo WE ARE NUMBER ONE! *HEY!*

[@wen296]

the one on the right gives me a headache lmao

[@chelle4419]

You should add Unfamiliar stickers to the App Store. You'd probably need an Apple app license or something, but I bet people would download them. Unfamiliar is way cuter than most of the stickers up now and it would be great advertising for the comic. I liked this video. Even more helpful than I thought it would be. :) Have a nice day.

[@hotcurry5084]

I actually LOVE bright vivid colors and contrast and like to use it in a lot of my drawings and photos. Though I'm not a super beginner (I've been drawing for 4 years I think), I feel like as long as you have a good color palette with complementing colors and some understanding of how contrast works, you can still make something look pretty cool. Also I have been in love with your art lately AND TO FIND YOU HAVE A COMIC TOO WOOO! Thanks for all the great vids

[@thehummingvixen9026]

Your voice is so relaxing and that makes this video so enjoyable. I don't usually watch drawing videos but after I watched this, I thought to myself, "Maybe I'll check out more drawing videos." Thank you for now introducing me to one of my favourite genres on KZbin!

[@balakeemogak8606]

the dislikes are by people who cant art for crap. Or hate her because they're taking offense to her advice

[@madcatanime]

Balake Emogak i feel like some people immediately find ways to say shes wrong or hate her. Which is stupid since she isn't calling herself an art goddess or anything. But you can always ask her on her opinion with using the right side's method the right way sometimes. Honestly. Just. Ask. Ya know? XD

[@dandarcy2539]

oooor they just dont like the video 🤷‍♂️

[@anhhuynhkimnguyen6793]

They're the people who cant follow advice and say stuff like "oh its just my s t y l e" like yeah, just cuz its your style doesnt mean that its good Her videos are so informative and have helped me alot, idk why people hate her so much

[@serii1588]

@@anhhuynhkimnguyen6793 she said they didn't NEED to follow her rules if they don't want to

[@Ladiebugg789]

This is a joke... Or they thought it said Dis I Like

[@jasperlind7009]

Why am I watching this? I have an essay due tomorrow and I don't even have photoshop, or any other graphic design app to make stuff like this.

[@bladetroject]

Jasper Lind same XD

[@SL-rb2rx]

You don't need any fancy graphic design things, you could honestly apply these tips to traditional art too. Just don't feel like you need something very special to do art.

[@biggiecheese253]

Your profile picture is bae

[@historyliker]

Cuz its by a good KZbinr?

[@aleahlrb]

Jasper Lind I'm supposed to finish an animatic which doesn't really need much color (at least when I do it) but I'm watching this. 😂😅

[@theclawless1225]

Sometimes pure colors can be cool for a black light poster but that's a whole dif story

[@SunnySimmer80]

Ooh I really love the last shading method! The painter’s shading adds so much more definition. I do wish that the correct green was a little darker. It would make it pop a bit. I adore your art style! What kind of computer/tablet do you use and software/app?

[@basil9834]

no its actually photoshop

[@basil9834]

No need to apologize! I think she told us in a q and a video.

[@alize0623]

It’s Photoshop with a mod (? Not sure if that’s the right word) on a Mac desktop

[@hystericallover5989]

alize0623 they’re called extensions I think

[@notcloroxbleach1387]

{ArtTale} Tabby she uses photoshop

[@biggiecheese253]

Holy moly, the one on the left is EYE CANDY

[@abbymize4852]

OH MY GOD I DIDNT KNOW THAT THIS WAS YOU WHEN I CLICKED ON IT I LOVE YOU COMIC..... HI

[@LavenderTowne]

aw hey welcome to the channel! . V .)/

[@caitie1478]

i like the way you shade (on the left) i never thought of that before. personally i cant shade haha. i am trying though. my shading has in fact gotten better, and now that you said a neat little fact i might try that next time.

[@caitie1478]

i usually do the soft shading. i never really tried the hard shading

[@rainbowsparkwarrior5]

Caitlin Brendon I only do hard shading, because I animate and soft shading is so hard to keep consistent. I do soft shading if I'm just illustrating, but never when I'm doing an animation. I usually don't even shade at all on animations.

[@boxofsayuri3829]

Caitlin Brendon I can't draw, I can't color, I can't shade. I AM PERFECT

[@viteseul]

An art style is something you earn, not something you automatically get. Only once you've mastered (or nearly) the basics, for example, the principles of art, have you actually started on a path towards an art style. So saying coloring like the right is your style isn't valid. It clumsily breaks the 'rules' of art rather than modifying them or skillfully bending them. Being an 'art style' is not an excuse for sloppy composition. And if coloring however you please is fine, then what's the merit in being a professional?

[@viteseul]

Just some food for thought.

[@diamondgirl5806]

@Little 'Meow :3 isn't it common sense that you should have a artsyle if you want to be a artist?

[@Slepychuu]

An artstyle is how you draw so you don't earn it

[@marsbarscassidy6428]

when I watch LavanderTowne's videos I want to draw too but then I go "wow iT LOOKS LIKE SH**"

[@dean988]

I like to call the right style, "devianart style"

[@innactiveaccount7390]

Shiimada DeviantArt*

[@kayotic_catgirl]

-slow clap- Beautiful.

[@DesignzRUs1]

Bullshit. There are many good Deviantart artists. How about you actually go on the site and see for yourself instead of making ignorant assumptions

[@prettybigpengus]

o o f

[@kurakurapi]

i use dA. appearently im elaphant shit now. :/

[@PixiePrincess501]

I wish I had watched this video all those years ago I got my first tablet... Looking at all the "don't" parts of this video was like watching my older speedpaints TTwTT This shows you need experience from practice, these little things don't seem obvious to someone who is just starting out, and I still need to learn much more as I go on. :3 Thank you!

[@BryBear29]

Even when i was first starting off with digital art I've never used black to shade

[@WakkaMadeInYevon]

Black is good for dynamic cel shading if you're using solid black, so long as you use it to the advantage of the composition.

[@canhedotricks6078]

Potato Potus IKR same. My art still looked gross though

[@mr.creamiersteamiermemeier5919]

You should always use black for shadows and mixes of different colors for light in those shadows.

[@WakkaMadeInYevon]

I find that using the technique in this video is good for more cartoon-ish drawings, but if you're going for a more dark/serious composition you should pick and choose for every individual color's shadow.

[@kicking7005]

Same. But I always used darker colors. .-. But now I don't, my art is still crap tho.

[@Embee3buzzbuzz]

My eyes hurt looking at "bad" side girl...

[@scintilla_x]

Her voice is so calm >-< I love it xD

[@miyuki444]

i really feel like the people that say "the one on the right is better" are just saying it to feel unique and stand-out, because they're just special snowflakes.

[@mikethegoo]

addict I think they are both cool, just to be honest (they both have something unique, and no I am not saying that to be special)

[@kingstonb8130]

addict or maybe just maybe they actually like it wow I didn't know someone could like something that other people don't wow 🙄

[@gibgabs2899]

addict I kind of liked it, woah I have a different opinion actually :O

[@girlboss7260]

So because someone has a different opinion then you they're trying to be special...?

[@nicotaco1389]

Yee a special snowflake' ramem🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷

[@rainbowsparkwarrior5]

You: "I used to use flat blacks and flat whites," Me: "DEAR GOD, NO! NEVER DO THAT! Anyone who does that, it's really better if you don't. Also thanks for all these digital art tutorials and stuff, it's time-consuming to learn all this, but it pays off so well.

[@Teacofe]

Shading with blacks and whites just makes the character look dirty, please beginners, just stop.

[@ashdweeb9063]

Triggered don't blame them for doing it though, while it may look nicer in other ways they may not know how to do it any other way or prefer to do it like that

[@Teacofe]

Ashlee Wenn I'm not blaming them at all, they don't know any better.

[@aubreypritchard7539]

VenusMinty oops. Sorry for trying to make my own art style

[@rainbowsparkwarrior5]

Aubrey Pritchard I'm not saying you can't, it depends on the kind of art you do.

[@dxwnwardspiral]

*lavender starts coloring in with super-saturated red* AAAAAA MY EYES

[@jswp5]

Your voice is like lying a pillow full of angel feathers after sleeping on broken glass and rusty nails

[@W.H.V.]

What the fuck

[@stephendaly9986]

This is a strange way to compliment someone's voice.

[@1-1-5-2]

I've always hated when people shaded with just black even when I was like 11

[@corgispider8765]

chloe mcconnell ikr

[@T1nycarrot]

Really? That's what I was doing when I was 11 😅

[@SP-vw8sq]

Im trying to stop doing that

[@ScrawnyScout]

A good cure for using the super bright colors - search for a photo of a sky with colors that seem very vibrant to you. Orange, blue, whatever. Load it in Photoshop. Take the color picker and use it on the most vibrant parts in the picture. See what color you get. Is it the most saturated and brightest orange/blue? No, most likely not. It's often in the middle of the palette, often very far to the left (less saturated) and bordering on grey. Still it LOOKS very orange/blue. Take a while to think about why this is. Read about color theory and how you make colors pop with other colors. Practice this.

[@sabakunobecca3699]

Even though I will never use these videos because I can't draw at ALL I still love watching these videos Lavender Towne is amazing and really talented👍😀

[@Frantasia]

I don't even know how I landed on your channel because I only do traditional art, not digital, but well, I really enjoyed the tutorial, your art and you also have a very smooth and nice voice :D

[@Oxalis_stricta]

Fran Frantasia same! Although I am taking a digital art class. But it doesn't teach drawing. They expect you to already know how to draw.

[@russweed7111]

Fran Frantasia Ikr

[@pepperychump7066]

I love this series!~ it's so helpful and the inking one really helped me improve.

[@PoppyTheDrapica]

The reason red and green are an annoying or distracting color combination is because of something called "Reverberation". It's basically where when two high contrast colors are placed next to each other, they start to mess with the eye and look as if they are vibrating and/or mixing together! Pretty cool being an art student haha

[@mattscashtodraw9995]

Poppy, this is only when you use the colors wrong. For example by using the same amount of red as green or by not using the right saturation. They actually go great together when used right, since they are complementary colors.

[@paprikagen9342]

When you want to buy one of the shirts but then you realize your broke

[@hamzahhussain3324]

Awkward Potato can I just ask how is this comment relevant😕

[@valentinoestreich8934]

@@hamzahhussain3324 Can I ask how comments need to be relevant?

[@shii9490]

@@hamzahhussain3324 Since when comments need to be relevant?

[@benjaminoliver2289]

From artist to artist, well done :3

[@panicattpmycrybabyromance9309]

I just discovered your channel and you are AMAZING!! I love you so much and you have defidently earned a new subscriber! ◕‿◕

[@panicattpmycrybabyromance9309]

Oh ya and I drew my profile picture, what do you think?

[@exhausted6499]

really good well thats what I think

[@panicattpmycrybabyromance9309]

Liliana Baker-Robinson thank you

[@percydeckard5974]

Panic at TØP! My Crybaby Romance! Que?

[@stacysanchez2087]

Panic at TØP! My Crybaby Romance! Panic at the disco, crybaby, my chemical romance U have a good taste in music

[@somewhereoutofspace7770]

AMEN WITH THE COLORBLIND AJDfHLSJDFHLJKSDjsLSKJDSKJSKJSKJ I am colorblind and that really messes me up

[@somewhereoutofspace7770]

also with completely saturated colors and neons give me headaches even if a wasn't colorblind >:(

[@farijepurellku5742]

somewhere out of space what kind of colorblind are you?

[@SkepticalShiba]

I will make a black and white drawing for you in honor of colorblind people

[@SkepticalShiba]

IGNORE THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A REPLY TO SOMETHING ELSE

[@SkepticalShiba]

Oh never mind, KZbin is messing with me again

[@emmiceven5080]

So, I'm actually 14, and even though its 2019 now and you made this three years ago, I really appreciate all of the tips that your channel displays. I am really putting thought into my drawings now and am glad I am getting these tips now rather than later in life and being worse at drawing when I'm younger. I absolutely LOVE your art and "Do's and Don'ts" series, and am taking it all into consideration as I draw. I just wanted to say thank you soooooo much and all of this is incredibly helpful in the long-run!

[@zombifiedkittens]

She should do a realistic challenge if she could and haven't done yet

[@LavenderTowne]

That's a great idea! I'll put it on the list c:

[@oliveroliveroliver]

Hey, from the future, she did it.

[@dillyt1994]

Hello! I was wondering if you could do a video on anatomy. I am trying to improve, but I am really having trouble with it... thank you! Great video by the way!

[@LavenderTowne]

I'll put it on the list! c:

[@dillyt1994]

LavenderTowne Thank you so much!

[@pixel-7388]

I'm just gonna say this so people are less confused when coloring. The right way to nice looking colors isn't over using pastels but it's all about complementaries. Believe it or not but choosing your back ground color is the first thing you need to do. Now you will find what you would usually color with but adjust it scording to how close it is to the background color on the color wheel. After that your colors should fit well together and look real to life rather than just "pastel" or "over saturated"

[@introvert_time.mp4556]

dude revisiting old videos like this,, really makes me see how much she's grown in both art and general charm it's nice :)

[@leavingthezone876]

Thank you so much! Although I didn't ever draw like the don't girl, this helped me with small things that I keep messing up. Thanks again!

[@bberryan]

When I saw your photo, I thought you were Jake Edwards x'DD

[@adventurouself9149]

CakeSplat Ikr she's a life saver...you have expressed everything in one comment. XD!

[@wtfrnchtost2190]

OMG THIS IS MOST OF THE ART I SEE ON DA

[@amberthepatisserie1284]

Sophia herrera ugh ikr lol

[@shiusa3202]

omg when you did the highlighting on the "bad" one all I could see was deviantart lmaoooo

[@glassbirds]

The bad example gives me flashbacks to when I started digital art Oh gOd

[@FredicoFinjay]

You don't own me! *colors with neon pink and neon green*

[@Taylormineee]

ping?

[@harperburgess9769]

+Taylormine 1987 lmao

[@edg6859]

*pink

[@mochizukiii4127]

Neon ping...

[@FredicoFinjay]

SwedishFishWith Legs Shhhhh not important

[@ereuthrophobia5722]

Your drawing style is beautiful

[@cuppyarchive2444]

For the whites of eyes, I often do a pale blue and use a tool until it's much lighter, almost white. Though sometimes, instead of blue, I use light red and do the same thing.

[@uwuowo3570]

Me: * *watches Lavener Townes videos to learn how to draw* * Also me: * *ends up watching all her videos* *

[@joeyc4549]

I like how you use soft colors, bright colors hurt my eyes

[@Karin029_]

That's sort of the point. Bright basic colours don't look good.

[@undertaletrash1097]

Mew Pink I agree with you!!!

[@undertaletrash1097]

trashcan nah m8

[@carolina2627]

bleach can i drink you then

[@kakam_lan1953]

carolina ahre hell nah that sounds nasty as fuck

[@theblaydemeister7895]

thank you so much a real helpful video cause it helps me notice the contrast of my art

[@theblaydemeister7895]

please check me out on deviant art its blayde29 I need feedback

[@theblaydemeister7895]

Jose Hoyos thank you

[@djl1on641]

I actually liked the really saturated version until you shaded it... it went to hell after that

[@sarcosmic6982]

Ahh man, same. It had potential at first, haha.

[@sarcosmic6982]

***** Sometimes that's what the artist is going for, though. And sometimes it can actually look good. This time, though... not so much, haha.

[@MimiCupcakeDean]

DJ L1ON with the shade it looks meh.

[@djl1on641]

***** pop art is amazing...

[@ceci9824]

100th like lmfao

[@emileebaack6933]

I love how you start out really quiet on your voice-over, but at the end your all pumped up and are much louder and energized

[@Jingle]

I'm crying at all the triggered people bc lavender called their bad way of shading amateur

[@laurencolaco3566]

I just want you to know you have some really visually pleasing art c:

[@saikuopanda8475]

LavenderTowne ur the best person ever, do u know that, if u didnt u know know

[@saikuopanda8475]

now*

[@bun9431]

Who d hell unliked!? This is a *PRO* tip!!!!

[@SweetSoSweet]

you're just like the female, artist version of cryotic :D he has such a really calming, soft voice like you~~ he also starts his videos kinda like you do xD "hey guys, cry here" or smth idk i havent watched him in a while lol. but thanks for all the tips and great videos!!! i really enjoy watching and learning from you, and also listening to your really cute soft voice X3 hehe~

[@kinggangrel9520]

I like that right picture. ...DON'T KILL ME PLOOOX

[@puneetjaitley20]

King Gangrel meeeee toooo

[@demi4184]

Same

[@ribbonoosehood6597]

It was killing my eyes, wtf are you mutants?

[@msentener]

King Gangrel same actually

[@Kiasace]

Its just the way it's so abnormal and pops out; I didn't like it at first, but in my opinion, the other ones too basic. I think a mixture would be fine.

[@Zzajj]

I'm sorry to be "that" person but Frankenstein was actually the inventor and the monster's name was just "The Monster" or "OH MY GOD! THAT ABOMINATION IS GOING TO KILL ME AAAAAAHHHHH!"

[@knickett]

xkcd.com/1589/

[@Quazex]

xkcd.com/1589/

[@Quazex]

shitirepliedtoayearoldcommentwithsomethingsomeonealreadysaid

[@emptyricebowl]

Jazmyn Ward correct!

[@waseyayay]

Listen.....No one cares

[@ellen_naga]

This has been in my "Watch Later" list for God knows how long! Finally I took the courage to watch it. Your voice is super sweet! T-T And your tips are really helpful! Thank you so much for sharing so generously

[@emmapasquini9436]

just ordered the hex mart tee!! im so excited

[@LavenderTowne]

That's the one I have too!

[@devilwriter8326]

they are both good, but there's a few things. 1). People can shade with black if they want to, as long at it's more light in the color. 2). The shimmer on the hair, can be used both ways. 3). They can use the burning tool, they can just layer another layer of the color over, and it wont seem that bright. 4). The eyes' shimmer is okay, it gives more of an effect. 5). And at last... The colors can be ''too'' bright, and can maybe not give the effect of a darker aura. sorry if i offended anyone, i just think these needed to be pointed out...

[@paradigmings]

description. read it.

[@imaplaygames633]

using a black shading can be a good thing *IF* you try to bring the life out of something so like a skeleton in a dark dungeon, right?

[@doukzu]

it definitely can, although using a dark purple or blue is still probably a good choice for that :0

[@Matthimeo]

Ima Play Games yes and no, usually solid black is never used in anything but cell shading, and when it is used it is never with the default airbrush

[@a_arrow]

When looking at how light actually works, the shading is pretty much never black unless you are in space (in which case, black would actually be a good choice, if done correctly) So with the dark dungeon setup, it's probably going to be more purple/blue/red depending on the specific setting and mood. I think black can also be a good shadow color for a more stylized approach (see: Mike Mignola)/Film Noir type feel, but the video's suggestion that black is never a good shadow color is pretty accurate for shading with any level of realism, and a lot of beginning artists use black in a way that shows their lack of understanding of color more than anything else.

[@juantamad98]

Ima Play Games actually in times like that i recommend not using black you can use purple of blue

[@juantamad98]

**or

[@unit0805]

Your voice is so relaxing to listen to. I listen to your videos while I'm drawing and it helps me focus more!

[@1sonicthe]

It's incredible how bad coloring can ruin a fantastic piece.

[@kibblecups]

"..Red and green is hard to put together.." Christmas: *AM I A JOKE TO YOU?!*

[@ririsdollyeyes]

LMFOAOAOAOA

[@navvygate4726]

@@ririsdollyeyes laugh my f---ing out a-- out a-- out a-- out a--?

[@ribbondoll3279]

XDDD I never thought of that

[@melvinsteell5878]

god I used black and whites to shade once, never again

[@randomjemmes9364]

I just recently found your channel and i love it! I will admit at first i was confused but as i kept watching i fell in love with everything about it. I was having trouble with shading, wrinkles, etc but your videos on those things really helped with that. Thank you ily byee❤❤❤