Don't make these shading mistakes

[@KaosNoKamisama]

Honestly, this is actually better than a "real" tutorial. Not only do you go trough real issues that can arise during the process, but it also helps to dissipate the aura of perfection that tends to surround artists.

[@spookeboo3208]

I genuinely have such a hard time finding any videos on how to draw since none of them actually explain things they're always the " draw a circle- ok now it's a hyper detailed character " it's so stressful like everyone out there somehow knows it all right away

[@jos-josradvanji6203]

@@spookeboo3208 well that's because it would be a 3 day long video if they explaied everything in detail. either that or a row of 50 videos with each explaining one specific part. people don't have the patience for that so everyone goes to circle -> done. aka the most compressed version that super roughly covers everything.

[@spookeboo3208]

@@jos-josradvanji6203 this is one video not any of those things :) im glad they work for you though!

[@lavishlyvice]

​@@spookeboo3208 Personally I find Sinix Design's tutorials very helpful in that regard. In his "Anatomy Quicktips" series he mentions that circles are actually not _that_ great and explains how more dynamic shapes can yield more natural looking results and better guidance during the drawing process. I highly recommend it if you haven't seen his stuff already!

[@CrashBandicootFan100]

I think it's rare to see a full on "oh, mistake" struggles* *someone helps, showcase. Honestly neat.

[@yuomovaeh3028]

Yeah it's cool! Unfortunately for many there's just no *someone helps part

[@PinkySoda]

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[@Vallien_Fulki]

@@yuomovaeh3028instead, people go like "look up refs!" "look up tutorials!" 🫠

[@IwilldanceOnlyifthebeatisfunky]

The "too much contrast" was an eye opener for me. I used to do way to subtle shading and I think over the years I overcorrected it by shading everything with a lot of contrast between the lightest light and the darkest dark. Never occurred to me that that could be what was hindering my art until now.

[@mimthyss]

Same here! I always hear in tutorials them talking about good range of values & contrast so I thought that means I have to go completely from black to white in shading yk? The shadow in a shadow thing was really like "ohh, wow"

[@25cats]

oh my god same. I literally thought that to make a painting more readable i had to use the majority of the value range, i never understood why my artwork looked so “artificial” and i think i found the culprit lmao,,,

[@FancyHatching]

Yeah I still have to wrap my head around it, I was basically convinced that your range in contrast can't be large enough. Now I definitely want to study this particular aspect of shading more!

[@neeevirus]

Real Limiting value range as well as saturation range is what enables artists to add that "pop" of color to add attention to the focal point I realized how important it is to limit your values especially when youre shading to establish form so that you can step out of that range later to add the dramatic lighting effect or saturation that brings the piece to life

[@renx99]

You may feel like you are not "qualified" to teach art but I think you are qualified to teach about how to think about the process of creating art. Taking all your mistakes for what they are: learning opportunities. I love your attitude about the process of art and this is the lesson I'm learning from you above all else.

[@DizzyHotSauce]

That's such a good way to put it! Pikat may not be an art godess but she highlights her mistakes every step of the way and shows the real process and real struggles of making art, unlike the "perfected" pieces we always see on social media. It's very assuring to beginner or intermediate artists that the process of making art is not that simple. It's not always a "linear" sequence from start to finish - sometimes you might need to fix stuff from previous steps.

[@Purplanne]

@@DizzyHotSauce Ooh who do we have here

[@DizzyHotSauce]

@@Purplanne GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT

[@Purplanne]

@@DizzyHotSauce You aren't getting rid of me any time soon sugarplums

[@ssoffia._.t]

For the skin colour, you didnt "not follow your advice". You actually followed your advice but you forgot to add something to the explanation and your thought process. The shade should be blue BUT, we need to combine the shade colour with the base colour of the object we are painting the shadows on. Which in your case, is pink/red/pale skin tone. Pink/red + blue = purple. So your shading is pretty much on point and it is why it looks natural! Remeber that if you paint every shadow blue, then its like ignoring the base colour of the item that the shadow falls onto, and everything will be monochromatic, because you have basically changed your base colour to white! Great artwork🥹 I love Frieren🥹

[@why.do.I.even.try.]

The "noise filter is too strong, unpost unpost" thing is easily the most relatable thing I've heard😂

[@catharticreverie]

I'm new to art, why do people add a noise filter?

[@why.do.I.even.try.]

@@catharticreverie To reduce the shiny and sharp digital art look and make it look a bit more matte!

[@azure-mist]

Honestly, looking at the finished piece by itself, I would have felt sooo jealous and like I could never aspire to paint something like that. (Not a healthy art habit I know - I’m working on it.) But honestly, you pointing out your mistakes in your process instead of doing the Twitter artist thing of pretending it comes easily and naturally to you makes the whole thing seem so much more approachable and is encouraging!

[@skorqion_art]

I feel that!

[@saden-8934]

This is the coolest kind of video! No straight answers but a full journey through the painting with all thinking process behind. It's incredibly useful and relatable. Would love to watch more vids like those!

[@R.A.N.Devu_]

I agree!

[@gokey5174]

not gonna lie seeing someone make mistakes while giving art tips feels more helpful then just being told add color to the shadow and then they already have the perfect color for it. Thanks for the tips have a draw opposing characters assignment and was looking for stuff to help with my shading. This channel is a subscribe for me.

[@DizzyHotSauce]

I think you're better of a teacher than you give yourself credit for. Acknowledging that you make mistakes, and showing how you got past them during your art process is better than someone that just gives straight forward tips. It assures beginner artists that art isn't as easy as it seems on social media, and how a lot of understanding art comes from making mistakes and experimenting.

[@BingBangPoe]

And then people wonder why artists are always tired. It's a lot to go through. Lots of studies, always. Your art is amazing, by the way, and I loved this video format, pinpointing your own mistakes to help others (and yourself) improve.

[@EphemeralPseudonym]

I love it when artists make videos documenting the *actual* process rather than the *image* of the process, as it were. Theory is so so so important for learning if you don't have the time + energy to just hammer it in through practice

[@cringesuperhell]

god the second you mentioned the perceptual brightness of colors i got a thousand yard stare; every time i try to do value work or painting i have a small personal crisis about how all the different colors have different value scales and whether or not turning on greyscale to check is actually reflecting that 😭 (also, pointing out the shadows within shadows mistake is so helpful- that's something i've always struggled with, to where i stopped trying to do nuanced shadows and only do one cel layer! i feel a little more prepared now haha)

[@ayamaruyana1225]

You've answered alot of my unanswered questions about art! There are many things that often made me feel confused on why my drawings would look too much or messy, This video honestly explains it perfectly!

[@sezenn.3173]

This was extremely helpful!!! I usually struggle with understanding "tutorials" because of the lack of context, and seeing the whole shading process with your commentary made your points so much easier to understand. Subscribed!

[@nueiart1077]

Dear god this video was anxiety inducing because it called out to my own mistakes so deeply, and for once I could tell exactly what was going on and how to fix it because you walked us through your mistakes! I went on Photoshop and lowered the contrast a lot on your drawing and it threw a bit of an overlay light on the dark parts and I think I got what you aimed at (or at least what i would be aiming at). This was one hell of an eye opening video, absolutely loved it and thank you for sharing such candid content! I never realised how much I needed a tutorial talking about imperfection instead of unrelatably perfect speedpaints!

[@mikaela3390]

It's nice to see your process of thinking is similar to mine "I don't remember putting that there". I think this is the kinda thing that happens to everyone at a certain point in the art adventure process. I think only the "masters" can do something perfectly the first time, and they are few and far between. Love this btw!

[@alphix__]

i like when the brush strokes are visible because thats how i look for humanity in work (to spot ai and stuff) idk if it works like that but i generally like seeing it

[@carson6188]

i genuinely love that this surrounds your own drawing, i was half expecting submissions given to them to be fixed, But mistakes feel more welcome when the teacher is making them themselves

[@donutyue]

I have never been able to sit through an entire video about lighting but your video was such a joy to watch! Also I love your Frieren art so much! Thank you for sharing so many helpful tips

[@DmtrArcane]

Honestly, Seeing your struggles as an artist is super inspiring.

[@rixiant6373]

Every artist needs an artistic frog friend

[@VennyVampy]

I love how this video isnt a clear direction but a journey where the creator and the viewer! Brilliant video as always pikat

[@samyoed]

This was super helpful and encouraging -- I always find myself trying to make shading into an exact science and I can never make the same process work for every single picture. Thanks for going through all the mistakes and showing that drawing doesn't have to be a smooth ride

[@lovi9258]

I first thought this was another one of those art roast videos with the creator roasting another artist. But no, it was you picking apart your own art and showing your mistake and how to fix it. Excellent work and really refreshing. I learned a lot and was struggling with some shading on a piece of mine. This is great. Also love the Frieren fanart.

[@PorValis]

Im so bad at shading but i feel like i learned so much from your video. You teach concepts in a relatable way in which i can understand more so than other content creators. Great video overall!

[@trevorgoretski]

Trying to get back into drawing after stagnating through the end of high school and earlier chunk of college, seeing this thought process of someone I’d consider a professional is an inspirational boost, thank you for making this ❤

[@MurrMurrProductions]

At one point i got scared of painting because of all the technical skills involved. But seeing your process and the breakdown motivated me. I haven't painted properly in greyscale/whole dynamic for 5-6 years now (Lineart and flat colors are my best friends). Thank you for the courage, i'm gonna pick it up again.

[@Rin-a-DingDing]

Thank you for making this video, it was easy to follow and gets straight to the point especially with adding in some key notes for general understanding, it helped a lot. And including the mistakes was also reassuring because it’s something to expect during the art process.

[@almondy24]

This was very helpful! I find that artists that have shading down to a perfect science tend to oversimplify because they're not in the headspace of someone learning anymore, so learning with mistakes that i make too is perfect.

[@yellow.artist]

imo, this is the best tutorial I've seen so far in my shading struggles. This helped me a lot and the part of that iconic sphere thing used for explaining shadows, really gave me clear and precise explanation of why the shadows are here and there, where the light should be, etc. It's like I've waited my whole entire life just to finally find a tutorial that gives me much more clarifications on things to do and what not to do. Thank you so much

[@KaterenaTheRed]

I learned more from this than expert courses! Mistakes and how to fix them are IMO more valuable then perfect demonstrations.

[@Keladinus]

Wow, I love this. I'm still at that point where I might be able to spot my mistakes (not always), but my brain usually can't process how to correct them. Hearing how you work these things through with your community's help is inspiring!

[@somnicious]

I learn more stuff from watching someone else make problems and fixing them up than the typical “how to do” tutorial 💜 need more

[@sallllllllllllllllllll]

I loved how you showed us that even at an advanced stage you can still make mistakes

[@dacksonflux]

I really appreciate your humility. I see so many amateur artists on youtube posting tutorials for techniques they either don't understand or misuse. Your journey in this endeavor was way more informative. Edit: This is not to suggest you're an amateur, of course.

[@kipnaplayer5185]

Your editing is insanely good and entertaining. For a channel this size, it’s surprising how good your content is. Your content is not long winded at all. You’re quick and concise. Had I not checked I would have thought you have done KZbin for years and in the upper 100s of thousands if not millions of subscribers Love all the little jokes and animations you have to make it easier and fun to follow. Also like the multiple light sources meme you did.

[@nargozot8043]

This video is ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING. This teaches years of private professional mentorship, and college in about 15 minutes when it comes to digital painting. As someone graduated with a BFA and going back for my MFA in time to become a teacher, this is EXCELLENT teaching material! This is sublime, even! Marco Bucci would be proud! Save MAD CASH by watching this video, and buying Color and Light by James Gurney. This video and that book: 🤝

[@joshhhh01]

This is actually great ✨ I hope you make more videos like this

[@fishysnail]

i actually really liked being able to see the mistakes made, i feel like it will help me notice my own mistakes and this definitely will help with shading, i see a few things i did wrong. one mistake bekng the double shadow problem. great video!!!

[@jovannydiazabad6123]

When working on something like drawing, coloring or photo editing is good to step back after some point and do something else so that your mind and eyes reset as your perception can get "distorted" and something that's obviously wrong slips by, now when you come back to resume your work you'll notice that something is wrong with how you colored or drew something, that somehow you didn't notice before

[@ThatsABean]

I wish we had more art videos like this, we already have so many art tutorials from masters. It's nice to have something that's more personal and also provides a lot of very specific context for the lessons learned

[@itsmeloart]

Your videos strike a good balance between informative and entertaining :]

[@jessehenao4555]

what a great video, i've watched tons of shading tutorials but with no proper insight into the process and the trial and error parts, thanks for sharing all that ! :)

[@hatsunemei3106]

I love this format of video, not only you teached us how to shade but at same you show us common mistakes that can happen to everyone who's new at shading and how to fix, amazing work!

[@nat298]

it happens to me so often that i think the sketch/lineart is perfect and then i realize while rendering that the facial proportions are totally off. that is so relatable holy shit

[@Horsaz]

y'know I've been shading with ambient light for a while now while following marc brunet's videos but I could never really quite nail why and you just explained it to me... I'm making the shadows waaaaaay too dark and overworking them! I can't wait to work on my next piece now!

[@xochartt]

Seeing other artists coming in helping you and learning your mistakes is freshly

[@Maski110]

This video is gold! Seriously, you don't just point out your mistakes, you explain how it's a bad habit or how it's something you're not good enough at yet to realize your mistake soon enough. It shows how important it is to actually observe and analyze other people's drawings, real things and OUR OWN drawings. Our pictures are full of mistakes all the time. Anyone who wants to learn how to draw has to realize that mistakes are opportunities to learn and not bad things. I think it's something very important that no one ever teach you and your video shows this.

[@CrescentiaFortuna]

I actually found this pretty helpful! Since I usually do very simple celshading (literally just one shadow and a bit of shine and that's it), I struggle so hard when it comes to more painterly pieces. Now I know better what to look out for, thanks to your video :3

[@gilgongaga]

I don't do digital art but as a traditional painter, I would suggests having your shadow layers play more on cool/warm variances instead of just one color. My personal favorite to use is a combination of Paynes Grey (#6c7994) and Burnt Sienna (#E97451), with the grey as cool shadows and the sienna as a warm light. This type of underpainting makes painting on top of them more variable with color and adds a glow to them. You can combine all sorts of cool/warm variances, but I think this should help anyone who's having trouble with shading as it does a lot of heavy lifting for you. At that point its about maintaining values and which colors reflect off other colors. Try it out!

[@lyswvv]

really good display of a healthy mindset in art!! thank you for sharing

[@OhMyMiaX3]

i really love the trial and error pat of a tutorial like this, it’s very real and different from the usual tutorials! pretty cool!

[@haunted_artist]

I think this was actually really useful! I don't usually see artists talk about the mistakes you can make during the art process and actually talk about a way you can fix them, I think that's pretty neat.

[@innocuousbrimstone]

First time here and found this video randomly. I love the way you did the effects and the little memey stuff here and there. I also really enjoy your approach to this. I always loved to hear how people's thought process on doing things as opposed to just going from point A to B. Everyone learns differently and processes the same information differently and they may notice patterns and mistakes that may get overlooked which could otherwise be incredibly useful to know for artists of all skill level. So thank you for posting!

[@azu8215]

This is such a good breakdown of shadows i havent seen anything better than this usually i just do random bs and hope it turns out okay😭😭im gonna come here everytime i need to relearn shading tyyyy

[@mattparsons433]

I don’t know why you’re so hard on yourself - this looks amazing! Nobody makes no mistakes, I bet pros who’ve been artists for 30 years make the same mistakes all the time

[@Kokofishie_lover]

Unqualified or not, this shading tutorial is amazing.

[@hams066]

Yesss I’ve been waiting for this video to come out ever since you streamed your process and man did the wait pay off! Once again huge shoutout to you editor, this vid looks amazing. I love artists reflect on their work, it’s one thing that really helps me learn. Also thanks for the little paragraph at the end, it’s always nice to be reminded that I’m allowed to make bad art. Ever since I started watching your streams regularly (and now your vids) I don’t feel that afraid to start an illustration anymore like I used to be

[@InfiniJade]

finding this video to have my struggles of shading completely being shattered due to the casual mention of shadows being complementary colors of the light... WHY HAVE I HEARD NO ONE SAY THAT UNTIL TODAY?

[@SolaireIntensifies]

This was something I noticed when I did my most recent drawing. I thought my drawing would look better if I made the shadows more of a gradient so I softened up every shadow so it blended into the full color but it ended up looking wrong. So I meticulously redid all my shadows and the defined lines made the color pop so much more. ESPECIALLY when you're drawing an anime art style.

[@gabrielrebello7874]

This video is very wonderful!! Pikat, this tutorial is made with so much care and your creativity process of art and sharing your learning is something admirable. Thanks so much for this tutorial and you were wonderful!

[@epinator88]

i think i saw some art tip like 4-5 years ago on tumblr before i even learned to draw: when in doubt, shadows are low opacity purple

[@lilnird]

This is so helpful! I always had a hard time figuring out how to do proper shading and the depth you showed here... But I have tried it and I am so happy!! Thank you so much!!

[@xnjnjj]

wow, this was so helpful! I'm really struggling with shading and your breakdown is very clear and understandable

[@Saphust]

I think the best way to teach something is to also teach about the mistakes, i also feel i learned a lot!

[@CosmicTotem]

Great video, I'm learning how to paint better and it looks a lot easier of what I was doing. One thing I want to add is a trick that I have when choosing a color for the shadows. Basically you just use a blue-ish color and then you change the hue / saturation with a tool that csp has. It helps me a lot, because I don't know color theory.

[@nyxetera]

This is more informative than a normal tutorial - I'm noticing I've made similar mistakes following other tutorials but they don't talk about the pitfalls.

[@waywardh9528]

imo this was so much more helpful and relatable than a straightforward tutorial. thank you ~

[@smirb]

This vid is sooo incredibly informative!!! As an amateur artist for e.g didnt know that the darkest part of the shadow is on the edge! Please more of this content❤

[@pizza_36]

5:33 in my opinion purple is just good for shadows. No matter what color.

[@EphemeralPseudonym]

purple is the most versatile ramp for hue shift when it comes to digital art, yeah. I don't think it's the same when it comes to traditional, but this video is about digital :P

[@ampersands6898]

To help with double shadows i just throw the shadow layers (set to normal) into a folder and set the folder itself to multiply (or your preferred mode for shading). No matter how many new layers you stack inside they will just merge together into an even tone instead of darkening eachother unless you paint with a darker color. Then i make new layers above the folder for ambient occlusion and other effects

[@toii8525]

im incredibly picky when watching tutorial videos, and one of the main factors is the voice of the teacher. And damn i love your voice, it keeps me engaged. It reminds me of those high-quality motion graphic videos that teaches me about nuclear bomb or something

[@Dokoma]

I feel you say exactly what i want to hear or already know, wish you the best.

[@moonmun]

Man. The shading with the darker shadow on shadow is a painful habit I need to work on. Also, that post unpost is too relatable. This is why I just don't post until the next day haha!

[@TheHeartfrequency]

i learned more in this video than any render video i have ever found from any other top established artists

[@oofstarfire]

I honestly like the high contrast, it really directs the focus imo (i am not an art genius, just my opinion) :^)

[@dipsheets]

this actually helped me a lot !!! i struggle with values too!! Art is a journey, plus i really like the final product

[@KnightHunterTheresa]

This is one of the most useful painting tutorials I ever found. Top 5 for sure.

[@hampusgroda]

Saving this video to use as study and when I start using colors / monochrome

[@greengrendel]

This is way more useful than a traditional tutorial.

[@7azDingo]

I've never learnt drawing before. I found that making 3d model then set light in the scene helps with shading a lot.

[@yoshiinaru]

The best instructional video I've ever watched in my life

[@hollyjollypaca]

You broke things down very well! I’ve been off and on the art train for years so watching was a good review, and let me learn new things!

[@minjia8198]

This, THIS IS THE TUTORIAL we all needed 😭💖

[@seasaltcosmos]

i think this format was better than a traditional shading tutorial. it shows the process, the mistakes and how to fix them. owo i'd love to see you do more videos like this!

[@kasiasienka]

Pikat, it's a great tutorial, thank you!

[@kittyclawzzzzz]

this is probs the most informative shading video ive seen

[@mothrahdizaztronaut6057]

OBS source record saves, if you like options about whether to show your new follower pop up graphics. Thanks for sharing your learning like this!

[@tetaguilla1814]

I think this is a really helpful video I have the same problem where I tend to really darken my shadows or add too much nuances even if my style is yknow that 2D anime style with only 3 shadows.. but I struggle to keep up co'z my mind always thinking about realistic things.. what I forget to realized most of the time is that cell.shading or anime style shading is a stylized way of shading I mean realistic fundamentals can be applied to but the fact that its simply colored my mind cant resist but to add more details till i overworked.

[@TweekervilleTV]

Thanks for the vid, your art is gorgeous. I struggle mightily with shading, coloring, within the lines, outside the lines, opacity masks... basically everything.

[@themysteriousfox3767]

This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much. Answered all my questions!

[@sumiwahh]

heya art student here! this is exactly what i’m learning in school right now and you’re explaining it better than my teachers so GOOD JOB

[@sadsatan..]

I dont usually watch art tutorials because they can be a little draining to watch but this is really good :3 and i love the cute model you have im defo subscribing

[@chachaboomboom7814]

thank you for being an inspirational artist!!! i watched the whole process and i totally agree when you say when the drawing is finished despite wanting to improve more, its better to reflect on it so that we can do better on the future works (my english is bad but i hope you get my point) lets become better with art for our 2024 goal!!! i just found your channel and i think i'll subscribe because you are very cool!!!

[@mikotoraj]

HEllo you ! I don't know who you are (yet ) but thank you so much for your videos !! I wanted to start digital art and you give me all I needed !

[@BrookD.Artist]

This is one of the best art tutorials I've ever seen

[@mex719]

I was down a bit about my drawings, but your video made me feel good, thanks for the content:D

[@Xeno7241]

Your channel is a treasure trove. Thank you for the videos.

[@pecoliky8793]

u changed title 3 times and im here for it girl, the struggles are real ;-;