How to color your drawings - (Anime Cel-Shading method)

[@YTartschool]

Here we go lads finally done with this one - I put together everything I learned from studying Japanese artists for the past 3-4 months, hope it helps! 😤😤 Also 35% OFF cgart.school until March 31 2024 ONLY!

[@njabz47]

Hey Marc can we get a line art video on preparation for this video next?

[@JJay7042]

Hey Marc, with the Art course if I were to get it now, can I start it a few months after? I know you said you can do it in your own pace I just wanted a clarification just to be sure haha. Also amazing video! I've been trying to get better at cel shading in the digital medium lately.

[@YTartschool]

Thanks for considering it! Yep you get lifetime access + free access to all future updates and additions :)

[@JJay7042]

@YTartschool AWESOME!! Thank you thank you!

[@Maverick7r]

I'm severely colorblind which has always made art very difficult for me. I put it down for a long time due to getting frustrated and not knowing how to continue. Would this cause issues if I took your course? I've put art off for a long time because I wasn't sure how I'd be able to work though a course such as yours once color came into play. I figured I'd reach out because it looks awesome but wanted to see hit you up first to get your feedback. Thanks!! 🤘🤘

[@jeremyasinas2773]

I've been trying to replicate cell shading for a project and this helped a ton. Thanks for the amazing tutorials Marc Also RIP Akira Toriyama, the goat

[@linnnnne]

hi can i ask you what is exactly cell shading (since i am a total beginner) but i think it s a style of shading right ? and is there other kind of shading ?

[@AkujinGG]

@@linnnnne "Cel-shading" is just replicating the "style" of painting you see in animated shows. In those days they drew in "celluloid" sheets (cels) for every frame and then hand painted them with solid colors, hence the term.

[@linnnnne]

thank you for replying. but is there other style of shading beside this on and the realistic one ?@@AkujinGG

[@hannahdeards9652]

@@linnnnne You can do cross hatching, shading with black and white, pointillism… lots of things. Every artist has a slightly different shading style, pretty much.

[@Artydera]

Hey check out this amazing drawing skills and content below this link 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 www.youtube.com/@Artydera

[@juliadesouza6674]

When talking about cell shading i think its very very important to talk about shape and forms. I would love to see a class on that, took me a long time to get good in shapes and lines, and when putting cell shadowns on 3D surfaces it is very important to know how to use shapes to properly translate the form you want to show. Each artist and style usually has a shape that works best for them, but it take a while to get that on your own.

[@DiogoDiogoDiogoDiogo]

Shapes and lines are very important in any drawing but are rarely mentioned. It doesn't matter how good the colors or shading are if the lines and shapes are bad

[@YTartschool]

that's why I refer to my other class on lighting :)

[@kickbeez642]

you a real one for this. RIP to the Legend Akira Toriyama.

[@Rab8107]

This was just what I was looking for! Every other cel-ehading tutorial just has multiply layer for shading, when I want to hand pick colors. Now I know to have each color portion on a seperate layer. Thank you!

[@lonestarr1490]

You can combine the two approaches. Makes it easier to keep your shadows continuous and somewhat consistent over several different areas. A multiply shadow pass gives a good starting point, from where on you can adjust the shadow color for each element (and switch it back to normal mode in the process).

[@porchezhian8568]

honey wake up, marc just uploaded a video

[@Ciorno2K]

Wake up filthy

[@azuraroom89]

Artist got gf no way 💀💀

[@porchezhian8568]

Yeah bro, me crying in loneliness to my imaginary gf whom I created in 2020 in krita.

[@Khann_2102]

​@@azuraroom89 Fr fr, we got no rizz

[@bap9398]

Wow never seen this comment before, so unique

[@iamthestormthatisapproaching69]

RIP Toriyama sensei 🙇

[@piusdoe8984]

Actually making art as tribute to Akira is beautiful. I was disgusted seeing ai program users steal art and use prompts and act like that's something showing respect. Gross

[@mayrandrade_art9786]

Ai art is the new junk food, so whoever has common sense will avoid that crap

[@frododododo]

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[@war0nheaven]

@@frododododo??

[@MontCerene]

I once saw a video on tiktok that could basically be summarized in one of its comments. "Akira wouldve appreciated your worst drawing over ai" and i honestly think thats true

[@hiiambarney4489]

If you use AI like I do, both in Art and Coding, it's not even disgusting at all. I generate a bunch of images to find a general mood or pose for inspiration. I don't trace it but try to thumbnail the pose itself and compose it in the way it fits what I'm going for. Similarly, for coding, I don't have AI write code for me, I actively try to avoid having it put out something like that but rather explain broad concepts to me or give me some insights on workflows I should incorporate.

[@thehungryhungarian84]

OMG. This is pretty much the most simple and detailed explanation of anime styled art coloring I've ever seen. I always struggled with this, with clipping masks and how they work, where they go, but this makes it so easy to understand! Thank you so much!

[@shuriken05]

I can't believe that as a hobbyist for over an decade....I didn't know how to use goddamn clipping mask until today. WTF. I used to just lock the layer and draw on it or do another layer and set it to multiply and such....my mind is blown.

[@LaenayaSathe]

I love this piece. I was just appreciating yesterday Bulma and Goku's friendship over the years, and so many years it's been! Thank you for sharing this guide, your lovely artwork and skills, and thank you Akira Toriyama for these amazing characters who are pretty much like old friends to us at this point!

[@darth_hylian]

On Krita you can also add layer styles for outer glow + other effects in case anyone was wondering. You right click on the layer

[@SpeckyNation]

Yo, that Bulma, and Goku pic has been my phone's lock screen for almost 2 months. Awesome coincidence that KZbin just had this on my recommendations.

[@おっさん-l7z]

As someone of Japanese origin who has lived by drawing manga for a short period in the past, Mr. Akira Toriyama has always been an object of deep adoration and love for me. The thought that Mr. Akira Toriyama is cherished even by talented artists abroad fills my heart with warmth and emotion.

[@LaidleyWyrm]

Marc you may not even read this but you consistently always give me hope, I know it sounds silly but after watching your videos I always want to get back into drawing. I may not be able to pay for your art school but I'm happy to be a student here on youtube. Thank you so much.

[@neruoue123]

CELL SHADING 2.0! LETS GOOOOO! I super duper over 9,000 power level! Love this coloring style man and I am eager to use all that I learn and apply them all to my current drawing pieces!

[@JanitorOfTheStrawhats]

PERFECT TIMING The video came out as soon as I needed help

[@jh-animatics4957]

This is exactly the shading technique I've been wanting to learn! Thank you so much!!!!!!!

[@medievalkite]

RIP Toriyama

[@etherealdreamerart]

Always a joy to see Marc teach us students. 😃

[@tonile6707]

A few days ago I was also drawing Goku but in the style of the artist…. It’s like going to the past, and drawing as a child :) awesome work Marc! You are great teacher, and artist!!!

[@nikaart5360]

Can I just applaud you for literally being the first KZbinr to truly explain a clipping mask~ everyone else acts like well you should know what that is already. Sigh 😔 😊 but now I know thank you! Thank you thank you!

[@chopstickstv5714]

The biggest influence in my life the one who got me started my idol is gone and its still hurting but his legacy gonna stay alive thanks for that beutiful illustration🔥 Rest in Paradise Toriyama Sensei

[@Ljoose]

This is the best tut I have seen on cell shading so far! that outer glow hack is so big brained!! I never thought of that!!!!

[@Englishwithmissnour22]

I've never understood cell shading better! Thank you sooo much, Marc! ❤

[@ernanimonteiro7737]

This was really helpful on info for cell shading, and just the base drawing alone is so clean. This came out so beautiful!

[@mundozeo]

Marc I can't express how helpful this video is. And you even threw in a bit on how to use it in CSP, you really know your adueince :) . I've been looking for an easy explanation on this cell shading style, and event though there are several out there talking about different ways to achieve this, this is by far the BEST and easiest to follow explanation on it. I've paid my fee of the subcribe and like, but I also bought the course a while ago and been enjoying it a lot as well as doing some nice progress so far. Thanks a lot Marc! You've been a great inspiration and teacher!

[@Adnarimel]

Thanks for going through each color layer, I feel like I lack the intuition for when to use a new one, or how to color stuff in without painstakingly coloring within the lines and going through them helped give me an idea

[@grimsonforce7504]

Marc you've created a lot of beautiful works but I really feel the love and appreciation this piece.

[@lindbo4545]

Love your take on the Dragonball style

[@tobiasdumbraveanu413]

The simplest and most effective way to explain the colouring process. Thanks, Marc!

[@Kcolonel_69]

Rest in peace Akira, DBZ made my childhood awesome. Also it was the first anime which got me into art. Those were truly fun times.

[@aralfonso]

Great guide, very helpful to me as a beginner. I especially appreciate the gradients section, my drawings already look a lot better with that technique. Thank you.

[@ahmedsaffah5222]

This was actually very helpful. I've been struggling on selecting shadow and highlight colors. Not really happy with the look from changing blending modes. This gives a nice alternate framework.

[@octaviososa5108]

Your videos are always helpful Marc! Especially with your sense of humor that makes everything better. We appreciate you and support you.

[@Listaroo]

I'm trying to learn digital art, specifically for anime and cartoon characters, and this is awesome, all i needed to know in just minutes

[@kevdiat]

What's sad is I saw the thumbnail and instinctively thought it was A.I. I'm glad I was wrong and clicked it.

[@miau5878]

Honestly i was gonna say i dont think ai can replicate this kind of art but its getting really close if not already being able to replicate art styles easily….

[@hybridroid]

You rarely explore this anime style and I believe you totally nailed it with your own touch. Please more

[@JHARTWORK]

Just the premise deserves a like! Rip Sensei Toriyama Great hommage to the master, and easy 5 step colouring guide! Deserves another like! ❤😅 Merci Marc!

[@lunafox5571]

Oh so this is what the WIP on your insta was for! Thank you marc for this excellent and useful content! Can you try making content about drawing composition next? Thank you!

[@Gwyn516]

(To preface, someone may have already said this, but I haven't seen it yet. Sorry if this is repetitive!) For those working with CSP, you can achieve the "Outer Glow layer style" that he mentions! While yes, you could technically go around all your highlights with a soft airbrush, there is a faster method as well that will give you more even results! This handy tool is called: ~*.Gaussian Blur.*~ Gaussian blur works very similar to the blur tool in that it has to have a color or layer to interact with and it can bring your colors outward with a little transparency so it isn't as harsh. TUTORIAL--- #1 If, like him, you have your highlights in their own separate layer: Name the original layer (This is optional but it can be easy to get confused. You can do it by double-left-clicking on the layer in the layer navigator thingy.) and copy it. Name the copy something like "Blur". #2 On the Blur layer, click the 'lock transparent pixels button'. It's like having a clipping mask for only that layer. This is how we're going to change the color of the layer. Make the hue shift to a more red-orange and the saturation should be a little over halfway towards the pure red-orange. What we're trying to recreate is something called sub-surface scattering. You can see it in full effect if you put your hand in front of a bright light. This seems to be a much more noticeable effect on lighter skin tones, while not so much on darker ones. #3 GUASSIAN BLUR TIME BABYYYYYYYYY. Go to the 'Filter' tab at the top of your screen. Then, in the menu, click on 'Blur >'. Then click on 'Gaussian blur...'. Once you're in the pop-up menu, adjust it to your liking! Experiment and you'll find what works. #4 Take that Blur layer and move it to be under the highlight layer. #5 BASK IN YOUR NEW SKILLS AND CONQUER!

[@paupop09]

Was just about to ask, thanks for the tutorial !

[@seanabbott7818]

You just changed my life with that outer glow tip on highlights. I've been painting in my terminator points by hand. XD

[@ryanflorian2047]

you can also use a multiply brush tool this allows you to go over blush and water or oil effects (lets you respect the base color, lines and add multiple hot cold shades) and add brush tools to make beams of light (with add you can make a surf bord look waxed and chrome metals for example) set an overlay as a filter and the entire image pops (makes foreground an background look like the same environment) the lighten brush also colors lines incredibly well because your lines are the darkest color lighten will only touch the lines verry few layers if any are needed with these tools

[@nicktauro1839]

So is there a video that explains the gradient process in a little bit more detail? Great work by the way! I’m probably going to sign up for your class.

[@yvetal1817]

tysm! this help me a lot!

[@Cacalotlraven]

Nice tribute and very formulaic way to Color. Love it!

[@NathGate]

Marc! Your newest Tifa art style is so good I would like to learn it, I'm slowly leaving my long time lineart obsession. And wish to approach a more painterly art. Your lightning and colors are smooth lastly.

[@Xylospring]

Hell yea. I've gotten better at lining art that's recently in my Yt shorts. Time to absorb this video and then sleep while I wait for that Ipad battery to recharge. There was no sleep tonight.

[@WinchesterxNL]

This looks absolutely stunning. And I'd SERIOUSLY love to have that last image as a wallpaper download, if possible.

[@jesus2639]

Instead of cliping maske you can use the magic wand in csp to save time and keep layers to a minimum

[@actualfkingvoid]

Great summary!! It’s been a while since I colored my drawings so I’m glad you posted this video…it felt like a refresher. 😄

[@alexmehler6765]

in anime , the gradients are applied with a layer (and sometimes additional vector masks) in aftereffects though , otherwise it wouldnt be animatable without heavy flickering.

[@riley_lmaoz]

Oh my gosh I didn’t know what the clipping mask was for and now it makes so much more sense!! 😋

[@yenahh6954]

Just when i was starting to do some coloring, THIS POPPED OUT IN MY FEED! KZbin Gods! Thank You!

[@zapan0099]

Beautiful drawing, love the colors and thank you for the tutorial. RIP Toriyama-san

[@thegigio3724]

Thanks for putting all this hard work in digital art during these hard times for human craftsmanship.😊

[@ypesie]

this was such a good lesson as always. I would like to see a new 2024 setup tour. Really enjoyed the last one! Also I am a bit curious if you're still working on chroma island? I really loved that series back in the days (:

[@lingling4891]

you give me hope that I also can make great colorful pictures because my whole life I only drew black and white with pencils and now I feel like starting over with colouring

[@aminartdz2071]

This is the best art video I have seen this year

[@conaiz]

A great new all star tutorial. Unbelievable it is not even 10 minutes. Also, thank you for this tribute to akira toriyama T_T. My first drawing attemps were also with dragon ball back in the days.

[@omibudzu]

I’m not a commenter, but this is by far one on my favorite artwork. Such an inspiration Marc-Sensei!

[@mygetawayart]

that's been my main coloring style for years, i find it helps me maintain a reasonably correct rendering without getting lost in the nitty-gritty of the shading, which often make me lose focus. Plus, it takes me far less time to render this way (for obvious reasons) hence allowing me to make a lot more artworks. One thing that works for me is, instead of shadowing dropping the base color but using no fusion modes, i'll use a indigo or magenta-wine color (a dark, slightly desaturated purple basically) as my base shadow color on a clipped layer set to multiply and around 50% opacity (though it varies based on what i need the shadows to do)

[@levitabusman]

Been watching you for years man, thank you, for everything.. I’ll never make it but you helped a lot, thank you

[@afrancis7475]

Goku chilling with Bulma? Better not let Vegeta and Chi-chi see this.

[@goat1408]

Such a magnificent piece......what a month this has been...RIP AT....

[@li_celly]

I think a good understanding of value and shadow/highlights are first giving your eye the chance to understand what is a base value vs a shadow/highlight value. Try to put your colors in black and white and see how the values are set in comparison to your other shadow/highlight colors. It also gives you the chance to limit those color palettes as you are shading/highlighting. Understanding your form will help where you place the shadows and highlights as well. Hope that helps!

[@gameisover8309]

Wdf watching this coloring method is relaxing. You choose nice colors

[@javanaguirre4425]

This is perfect! Been trying to learn how to cell shade, and this video came at the perfect time! Thanks! R.I.P Toriyama sensei... You'll be missed. 😢

[@midnightkat3130]

The way this actually really helped cel-shading click for me, eternal thanks to Marc👏🏾👏🏾

[@OyinbobolaFaboyode]

I have been having a rough time with cell shading thanks for helping me understand more

[@RafaelCordeiroSpadarotoMotta]

You're the best thank you for all these videos you put out! You're my biggest inspiration!!

[@skybluebrad2781]

oh god I love you Marc for teaching me about clipping masks!!

[@treblahk]

What a cute concept for the picture!

[@DuendeTortuga]

Excellent video and what a great tribute to Akira Toriyama (R.I.P.)

[@sterlingkart9562]

Thank you ive been wanting to know how to color line art and never thought of clipping or alpha

[@Katsumotoo1000]

Amazing video Marc! Explaining everything so simply, yet comprehensively, thank you❤

[@ja1212az]

Wonderful draw man, i love Goku and Bulma.

[@Fatherits]

Thank you for providing a composition that is easy to understand. I hope I can learn it quickly

[@Merengil]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! This helped a huge ton here! I might have broken a wall thanks to you ^_^ Also RIP Akira Toriyama, wherever he is he must be smiling upon this tutorial :)

[@geraldballesteros3839]

lol! Intro's getting better and better and better!

[@TrainerAQ]

FINALLY! A proper coloring tutorial!!!

[@Tempurasalmon]

Thank you for this coloring method. I color in a style similar to this video as well, but I want to learn more to improve my skills. Thank you.😊

[@Shwiggity_shwagg]

Have you see the way Goku drives!? Bulma would not be that excited lol 😅 I love the artwork dude! I just found your channel and I'm excited to see what other cool videos you have!

[@stanimirgeorgiev.87]

Great tutorial! As always. And RIP Akira Toriyama! This dreamer will be greatly missed in this world!

[@10gannendorf80]

Learned a cool new technique again.^^ Thx Marc and also a wonderful tribute to the sad passing of the legend himself, Akira Toriyama. Rip Sensei🕯

[@S4NSE]

thanks for the tips on the coloring, finally I understood how artists do that, now I just gotta learn how to learn how to draw 😭

[@zamboze]

I love this. this is the artstyle that i want to achieve. for me the hardest part of doing cel shading style is actually doing a clean lineart. man... i suck at lineart. Also. RIP to the legend. Akira Toriyama Sensei

[@JuhoSprite]

Single greatest stylized artist on youtube

[@PrinceBejita]

Wonderful tribute to Toriyama sensei and Dragon Ball and also a wonderful lesson. Thank you

[@mattparsons433]

Brilliant! I’ve just been practicing cel shading from your last video a few months back, this video has some awesome new tips - cheers!

[@Nickson_ayo]

I've been doing lineart wrong my whole life...Great vid, helped a lot

[@joribremer5260]

RIP Toriyama.. nice lesson and drawing @Marc !

[@joribremer5260]

Also “Goku finally knows how to drive.. 😂 “

[@alixblheart8083]

This video helped me solve a number of problems I was facing. Thanks for the amazing tutorials Marc❤❤

[@RroGBatista]

Coloring has always bin my issue thank you I’m super inspired now

[@rityblackmore]

Wow, this piece it´s just wonderful!! Love the mood here, I usually do something like this, but a little bit more boring hehehe... I´ll try to replicate this style on some future art that already become to my mind, nice! Thanks!! Love this channel!!! and the end of the video... man, press F to respect Master Toriyama...

[@Natashaart2]

This was very helpful thank you 🌸

[@RubixKyuub]

This vid is heat🔥🔥🔥

[@olivernesh1706]

I finally gave up learning to draw, but still i'm gonna watch your vids Marc.

[@xii_Antares]

I have been wanting to learn how to paint like this for so long, thank you so much! Your piece turned out absolutely gorgeous!!!

[@Galaxy-456]

the goat always uploads what im trying to find