EXPLAINING my current digital PAINTING WORKFLOW✍🏼

Thank you or your patience ♥ As I mentioned in the video, the next one is a little delayed but I expect it to be published within the next couple of days. Until then, here you have a video of me explaining, best as I can, how my workflow looks like when painting digitally ^^
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[@Nadiaxel]

Been very alive on my Instagram while I was "dead" here XD ✏ Instagram: instagram.com/nadiaxelart/

[@nicoleramos6072]

Nadiaxel jag ritade henne i din #DTIYS event! (Nicole Miriam på Instagram). Det var kul att få se hur DU ritar din Diabolosa 😍 sååå fint verkligen! Och gud vad smart du är som väntar ett par timmar efter du tror att du är klar med bilden. Och sen kommer tillbaka och fin justerar små detaljer! Det måste jag prova 😃

[@alvarooliva7109]

Just a quick question, how exactly to you go about the anatomy of your characters? Do u use a reference?

[@Nadiaxel]

@@nicoleramos6072 aaaaa tusind tak ❤️ Er glad for at du kunne lide videoen ^^ og også tusind tal fordi du deltog i min DTIYS challenge ;w; Det betyder rigtig meget for mig!

[@Nadiaxel]

@@alvarooliva7109 I like to use DesignDoll to build my own poses ^^

[@gracenblackwelder7727]

"undo undo undo undo undo undo" Big artist mood

[@pinkcat5321]

I really love how you explain everything i mean not only in this one but in all of your videos you explain everything very well . I'm new in your channel and i really find your videos helpful

[@Nadiaxel]

I'm so happy you find my approach useful ;w; ❤️ thank you so much for watching and WELCOME ALONG ON THE JOURNEY C:

[@JMulvy]

You have a very well thought out and practiced workflow. Thank you for teaching me a few things!

[@Nadiaxel]

I'm happy it was useful to you ^^

[@janienarhaecaluag5430]

The amount of detail you put in your art is crazy. Love your work. 💗

[@luhole]

I know, just when you think she’s done, she adds another detail...

[@not_obsidian]

YOU UPLOADING SAVED MY WHOLE WEEK💗💗💗

[@Nadiaxel]

Omgggggg 🤯✨❤️ I'm so happy to hear that ;W;

[@marikemp9280]

This is what I'm interested in digital art - semi-realistic

[@butters_jellodino8940]

All of your tutorials help me soooo much! Ty!

[@leioth]

This is so beautiful and amazing, thanks you so much for your video and explanation!

[@Nadiaxel]

Yoy are very welcome ^•^

[@chrisgebhart5530]

I realize this is a relatively old video, but just in case I wanted to ask a question. At around 5:30 it looks like you convert your piece to grey scale, edit your values, and then convert it back. This seems really useful, but I can't for the life of me figure out how you did it!

[@jazzyzjas9701]

Hey Nadia, I got a tip, you might know this by now, there is an Expand Selection option in the select menu, magic wand the place you want to fill or bucket tool the color into and expand the selection. no need to fill in the trails between the outline and the fill later.

[@Sagettarius]

I'm new to the channel but i im' eating (?) all your vids. Looove the way you paint, you make painting so easy. I've always wanted to paint like you, but i was between fear and low self confidence (like 10 years) to do this. Now i'm trying so hard to recover and i've just found your channel. Thank you for sharing your tips! They mean a lot for the beginners

[@Nadiaxel]

That was a really nice comment ♥️ Thank you so much! Hey, I have low self esteem as well, especially when it comes to my art, but we should keep fighting and move forward! 💪 Btw if thats you in your profile pic, then kudos to your cap - I'm a major Overwatch weeb!!!! 🤩✨♥️

[@Sagettarius]

@@Nadiaxelyeah, we have to move forward

[@moonlotus9768]

Yay!!! The new video :D Thanks for sharing your workflow, veeeeery useful!

[@Nadiaxel]

Aaaa thank you for watching, dear ;w; so happy you like it 💕

[@snickerdoodlezangel2761]

I still digitally paint like a noob...but one day tho...one day...XD

[@deadmanexperience724]

until now...still one day

[@jazzyzjas9701]

still that one day?

[@dimwitteddingo]

U ded?

[@GavinMichelliArt]

Thank you so much for sharing your process! So many great tips here!

[@Nadiaxel]

Aw thank you 😊♥️

[@aracelyrodriguez6077]

This is so amazing! Just a quick question- for lineart, do you put it on any special blending modes? Thank you :D

[@Nadiaxel]

Thank you so much ^^ well... With lineart I do 1 of 3 things: - Set it to multiply or - Set it to Overlay - Set it to Normal and paint the lines It depends on the look I'm trying to achieve :3

[@GrimRawr]

Wow, you're good. Thanks for more great advice.

[@AkiaraDolls]

thanks for explaining us your proccess for creating your artwork Nadia.. you're such a great artist and ispire us... or at least me to draw and make stuffs..plus love the way you expain everything so detailed an happy.. glad you're alive again and not with pirate voice *giggles* big hug and welcome back to youtube (already following you on instagram *tongue out*)

[@monicabellu9566]

I came to your channel because of a giveaway you're doing, but this video made me subscribe. Very well explained, easy and beautiful art 💛

[@skyco5395]

clickbait, video should be titled "How to paint like you're a godess"

[@unou588]

How to comment when you're thirsty af lol

[@Roximanz__]

3:30 밑색 캐릭터클리핑 3:45 배경 4:15 환경색 4:40 빛방향설정 큰명암구분 4:45 광원의색 5:00 배경분리 5:20 광원 6:55 광원에 따른 손 명암 7:15 오버레이 빛강조 7:27 빛 영향 천 묘사 7:36 명암 구체화 8:09 하이라이트 재질묘사 10:01 천 묘사 10:30 재질묘사라이팅

[@mjpete27]

So many wonderful tips for everyone to pick up and use! I just wish I had a desire to work on digital pictures again! I am doing all I can to work in traditional art technique watercolor and acrylic even water soluble oil paints! I might even post on my Instagram account but I am still not sure about doing a video for KZbin! I am sure anyone who watches this video will improve their quality of work in no time at all! Thank you for sharing your expertise in such a relatable way!

[@johnpetermeiring9733]

Thank you! love your style!

[@Nadiaxel]

Thank you for watching 😍

[@RetroGamerKevin]

Thx @Nadiaxel! ^^ You are super amazing :D

[@Nadiaxel]

Thank you ❤️🥺

[@abdoudjam6846]

Thank you Nadia ! you are super awesome :)

[@Nadiaxel]

Aaaaa thank you ;w;

[@abdoudjam6846]

@@Nadiaxel you are welcome :D

[@jandipopo_art2012]

every step of the way, i do the same workflow, its kinda surreal. But your art is better than me.

[@wick68]

I am so glad I found this video! You are a wonderful artist and I really enjoy your art style!

[@tearstoneactual9773]

You have a lovely voice,. It's nice to see your processes are similar to mine, and now I don't feel so intimidated about some of my own projects. Lots of detail, lots of layers, which makes it hellish to keep track of.

[@Luminty99]

Wow, I love your style and this character design so much! Your shading and coloring methods are absolute goals

[@pilyndouglas6418]

I love your art so much! You've been such an inspiration to me. Thank you!

[@ms.argentum3721]

I'll definitely try making different thumbnails next time I draw! Thank you so much for this video, it was very helpful

[@Lacertilia_Miniatures]

Was worth the wait

[@Nadiaxel]

YOU'RE THE SWEETEST OMG 🌈😍

[@Lacertilia_Miniatures]

@@Nadiaxel No you are! 🥺

[@AllyKazaamm]

Holy smokes you are freaking talented! Thanks for sharing! I'm starting to get back into digi art and this is really inspiring!

[@chorizo1359]

Hello! I know you very likely have 10 million videos you want to make or that have already been requested, but something that I see you and other active artists on here use is the selection tool. I've heard very brief snippets (haha) of how artists are utilizing it, but the actual demonstration is always in a time lapse and I just cannot piece together what it is everyone does with it. Any chance you might put a brief overview of how it benefits you into one of your videos, or maybe a short one-off at some point? Thank you so much for always being so open with your processes! I so enjoy watching your work.

[@Keyvulture]

You have some serious skill I have always had a problem with adding detail

[@urssusoso4934]

wow nice!!!! Very informative video... my process is similar, but with a little bit less layers but in essence it's the same XD

[@withinsyn7482]

So helpful! I just subscribed. Glad I found your channel :)

[@Nadiaxel]

I'm super happy it helped you ^^ 💕

[@boredchilddd]

Love your art style, subbed!

[@Nadiaxel]

Thank you so much 😭❤️

[@sheenauy4775]

subscribed!!! very helpful tysm!!

[@hecatethorn0555]

YOUR BACK ON KZbin

[@S3lkie-Gutz]

the tutorial was very easy to understand, I have a question: do the brushes on your gumroad work with procreate? thanks for answering if you do! uwu

[@Nadiaxel]

I think they do in the newest Procreate 5. I'm actually testing it myself today ^^

[@S3lkie-Gutz]

@@Nadiaxel thanks so much for answering me, I'm also very excited for the new procreate have a good day/night/afternoon

[@madalleycat8451]

Two questions: how do you pixel select multiple layers, like you do, to set up that shading layer for your picture? And how did you make that temporary black/white layer to clarify values for yourself?

[@Nadiaxel]

To select multiple pixel layers, hold CTRL and SHIFT and click on the lsyer thumbnails ^•^ To preview in grayscale you can either cretate a layer-style (from the bottom of the layer panel - the synbol of the black and I white moon thingy) - choose black/white. Then you can turn it on and off. The other option required you to set grayscale as a preview in Photoshop. It is a bit more advanced but I'll made a video on it soon 👍

[@KirielSoka]

Nice mix of lineart and painting! It's inspiring, I want to try this xD

[@6maria94]

Could you make a tutorial on how you use the gradient tool to give a sense of proximity to the lights? I haven't yet seen a proper tutorial about that :(most people just do a click and it adapts to the layer colors, but when I do that it's always black and white... I don't get it)

[@Nadiaxel]

Excellent suggestion 💕 Thank you for mentioning it. I will save the idea ^^ and thank you so much for watching 😚

[@gurkan974]

awesome!! ☺👍

[@Nadiaxel]

Glad you like it ^3^

[@MsPoliteRants]

Hoooh kay.... I am lost at 4:20, as to what you’re doing lol. I definitely don’t know enough about digital art. And the selection tool thing you did... oh boy lol 😳

[@DragosPepinaArt]

Love it!

[@Nadiaxel]

Thank you ♥

[@DragosPepinaArt]

@@Nadiaxel My pleasure! I just hope my channel will be as yours one day, I am looking up to you!

[@Somtric]

This is awesome! I wish you though, that you showed the drawing process too, do you draw 100% from imagination or do you use reference pictures when drawing sketches etc.? :)

[@potatochips1721]

U inspired me a lot idol nadia 😍

[@Nadiaxel]

So happy to hear that 😍 thank you for watching 😊

[@dianan9415]

it's so beautiful

[@mararyomi4994]

How do you switch from grey scale to colors?

[@Talisacs]

Best video on KZbin? I think so!

[@Grubbjuice]

wow subbed for this! amazing

[@kevincmejia]

Hello Nadia, sorry for asking, I remember you explained in a video (I'm desperately seaching because I saved on a playlist) it shared some tips including how to display a miniature at the left, I'd like to ask you if you can tell me how to set it up that way and if you can give me a link to it. THANK YOU!!

[@jordloves2draw176]

Omg your sound good at drawing I wish I get that good someday

[@gordonrugg2670]

One thing I really struggle with is the flatting. You seem to just flat in your colours with ease and precision . I always get jammed up here and takes a while before I am able to start shading and detailing :(

[@bingletime]

do your brushes work in medibang? i've been looking for a nice lineart brush for a while and these are really neat! also, the amount of detail and care you put into your art never ceases to amaze me

[@tachikaze7]

So... this may be a stupid question - But how do you get that mirrored window off to the left, and how do you make it gray scale like that? Thanks! great vid, BTW!!

[@Nadiaxel]

To see how I do these things, check out my latest video on painting in grayscale ^^ It shows how to set up both! And there are no stupid questions 😚

[@tachikaze7]

@@Nadiaxel Awesome! Thanks so much... and thanks for the quick reply! 🤓

[@abhinayasuboyin5417]

This is so cool😍

[@shraddhapandit8968]

How did u do the lighting thing, i am really confused😐. Loved your work bdw

[@clemency2179]

I really can't wrap my head around how you use layers :

[@Nadiaxel]

I have a two-part "layers tutorial" on my channel! I explain a lot in those ^^ find them in my Tutorials playlist 🤟

[@gingko_maple]

Quick question, how did you fill the flats without going over your line art or going outside of it? It looked like the pen just didn't make any marks outside of the lines, it's probably just your level of control but still, wanted to ask. And the thing you did at 2:52 ? Sorry if it's a silly question, I'm just curious. I know you said you made separate layers for different things and clipping masks but I don't know how you did it.

[@dinagunawan8213]

This looks so cool! What brush do you use for the lineart?

[@ymirsmack324]

Looks Beautiful! In which of your Gumroad Bundles, we get a Real-Time Process videos for Photoshop? I saw that for this one it was a procreate video but I am looking for photoshop real-time videos, im 100% down to get any video like that to learn how to make such amazing art! BTW totally subscribing

[@tom_legacy6655]

Amazing !!!👏🏽👏🏽

[@Pironesia]

How/ why did it go greyscale while you were putting depth on the face? W o a h

[@peightons7148]

I believe she did to so that it would be easier to see which values she was putting into the face, basically to ensure that she's putting them where they are needed to well look the way she wants. :D

[@zmagplay]

tooo amazing😍😍

[@user-yy7fz3sn9k]

Hey I have the autodesk sketchbook but i cant understand how to do the layer adjustment like yours.Do you know how to I can do this in autodesk ??

[@joelhernandez393]

When you begin painting the flats how do you get your color to stay within the painted area? Like when painting the flat peach like color on the body is that a different layer? I dont understand how precise your placement is it looks very simple.

[@danielivarez9592]

I love this art❤️I'm just going to ask if you can do a tips because i've been strugling to combine my ideas on how to position and the motion of the character🙏🏻I hope u can help me because of this comment❤️

[@Nadiaxel]

Thank you for suggestiong this ❤️ I'll save it in my ideas document. And thank you so much for watching ;w;

[@danielivarez9592]

Thank you❤️💕

[@hayopepper5593]

This is so cool T u T How long does it take for you to finish the initial rendering process?

[@ninjahmonki1368]

How do you get that copy of your drawing in black and white on the sides? I would like to do that to check my values. And do you often flip your image? How do you flip "everything" at once if you have multiple layers?

[@stormsoendergaard3023]

Hi, i have been enjoining your videos a lot recently and i began wondering if you went to art school. Also you sound danish, are you from Denmark? If so i am to ;D

[@KikiAelita]

The brush set mentioned in this video no longer seems to be on your gumroad when I search brushes. Is it available somewhere else?

[@thylascene]

i think diabolosa is my fav oc now she's a FEATHERY demon so original UwU

[@luhole]

You’re incredible. It’s ridiculous. What are you doing when the image is greyscale?

[@riechan3650]

How many days did this take you to finish? Just curious hehe nice painting btw subbed

[@loopy2980]

Hey, love the tutorial - may I ask, how do you get your brushes to display this way? I have my brushes in folders too and it is so long to replace them each time.

[@nancydriessen594]

There is no link to Kyles brushes? 😅

[@nancydriessen594]

I already have yours, haha! :D

[@sir67891]

hello, I just had a question about the layer property when you go into the real shading. Next to your layer title it says (RGB) and then it turned into (RGB/Greyscale). I was just wondering what function did you use to use two of the tones together

[@blindhtownkilla]

Is there a link to the brushes you used? Or any others you would recommend?

[@hallamoh7574]

Hi! How long it takes you to make pieces like this one? Minus the "resting" part :D

[@prettyfancypants907]

What special thing do you use to not paint through certain parts? I know about layering but how do you keep it in the object. (Coloring in the lines)

[@donnut4668]

Make the above layer clip to the layer below. Right click the layer and press clippibg mask

[@solveigfrank]

haha i also always have hair on a seperate layer above everything else :D lovely piece my dear new sub here !

[@Nadiaxel]

Aaaaaa thank you so much ❤️w❤️

[@inkwhiskers9948]

Amazing

[@victorslt2012]

how long did it take to finish this, only in work time?

[@Bnuuy56]

Alternative title : Ultra Instinct digital artist. lmao

[@larabonomo2099]

Hey, loved the painting :D One question, how did you get that color wheel on photoshop ? :)

[@mjpete27]

Bonomo Lara depending on what color picker you select will determine the color picker shown in the pallet, you might have to turn or twist a triangle to view the expanded section.

[@sydneysylvester6620]

Double click

[@6maria94]

Do you have a tablet or a wacom tablet or an actual tablet w/ screen to draw? because I can never have clean linearts on photoshop with my wacom tablet :S I always goota do it in Paint Tool Sai

[@Nadiaxel]

In Photoshop, try setting your brush smoothing to around 10-15% ish and see if it helps ^•^

[@prettyfancypants907]

Getting a tablet might be a lot easier than using mouse though. At least that is what I'm finding.

[@erichidalgo2155]

😍👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻✍🏻

[@lookeatme]

Gaiiss and Gallss

[@toridreamer]

how do you manage to draw such a careful "rough" sketch? 🤯 it looks almost like lineart already... have you always been sketching like this or did you draw messy ugly sketches before, like in the beginning of your journey as an artist?

[@qaikodiateo8449]

I'll say something i feel like no-one is saying but a lot of people are thinking- if your going to explain a workflow to beginners GO SLOWER. we are not on your level- explain each layer and show each layer and what is going on- i feel like every youtuber just rushes things and i have no idea what's going on.

[@Jensenr8r]

The eyes aren't level

[@gardan4452]

Ur own AD is ok but maybe don't in the middle of screen please?