How to Use MEDIBANG Paint Pro: Digital Art Tutorial

MediBang Paint Pro is a free digital art program that we recommend in our digital art classes for beginners. Artist instructor Jessie Chang covers all the basic tools and functions of MediBang Paint Pro to begin creating digital art. From creating a new file to navigating through its clipping functions -- Jessie explains it all in a beginner friendly step by step tutorial! Watch this video to learn more and get some tips n' tricks about this free digital art program!
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🕓 Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:24 - What is MediBang?
0:44 - Creating a new file
0:58 - Brush tool (B)
1:31 - Brush Opacity
1:49 - Correction
2:46 - Eraser (E)
3:18 - Move Tool (V)
3:43 - Transform Tool (Ctrl + T)
4:16 - Paint Bucket Tool (G)
4:56 - Reference
5:20 - Gradient Tool (Shift + G)
6:08 - Select Tool (M)
7:04 - Magic Wand Tool (W)
7:26 - Expand
8:19 - Select Pen Tool (S)
8:52 - Select Eraser Tool (Shift + S)
9:48 - Eyedropper Tool (I or Alt)
10:28 - Hand Tool (H or Spacebar)
10:51 - Navigator Window
10:56 - Zoom in / Zoom out (Ctrl + + / Ctrl + -)
11:07 - Fit Screen (Ctrl + 0)
11:13 - Rotate Tool (Arrow Keys)
11:19 - (Layer Window)
11:53 - Clipping Function
13:06 - Protect Alpha
13:55 - Blending Mode
14:05 - Layer Opacity
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[@fex354]

me that has been drawing with medibang for almost 3 years now: i n t e r e s t i n g

[@Cat_Coffin]

89

[@TheHedgehogEnthusiast]

69 your welcome

[@snipuhh__enthusiast2736]

Bruh y'all flexin' on me now whom I am a noob artist

[@imxleepy5061]

1 year 😔

[@skipbit1004]

Same lmao

[@izmizcha955]

Some people in the comments: *Has experience with medibang for a decent amount of years* Me who just started today: ???

[@Pinkcaft]

bruh same

[@fromhometohome5665]

hello

[@hiwotlegesse6532]

Plzzz same

[@francesbernicepeusebio6196]

Mee

[@Jrpg_guy]

Same

[@Imperfectcell13]

2:40 : "Generally you don't want your correction to be over 20, or else it gets kinda finnicky and not that great" Me who's had correction at 40 for years now: 👁👄👁

[@youngjedi9353]

lmao same

[@iggythromycin]

I misread that, I thought you were using correction for 40 years now 👁👄👁

[@Noudele]

me, a mouse artist who uses 30-40: 👁👄🧿

[@c00kiesart74]

Been a traditional artist for a good few years (and still plan to continue to do it) but I wanted to know how to do digital art, so I got MediBang and lemme tell u this tutorial is SO useful and it has saved me so much time I hate doing black lineart so the trick to coloring the lines is a HUGE help, so thank you for this video :>

[@Wingedcanvas]

We're happy to hear that! Best of luck on your digital art journey 😊 Feel free to let us know what kinds of MediBang tutorials you'd like to see from us in the future!

[@stv10101]

I used medibang for almost 4+ years buts it’s nice to have a refresher every now and then

[@TheRealMitsuki]

Same. Really appreciating this tutorial

[@mereawazsuno3202]

Can you teach me how to edit

[@ellagermainebernabe7049]

do you guys know why mine doesn't have any color? since you've used this app for a long time

[@stv10101]

@@ellagermainebernabe7049 do you mean the color hue? You simply need to click Window> color and it should appear

[@ellagermainebernabe7049]

@@stv10101 no it literally doesn't have color only black grey and white

[@ocean_hairuuu]

And I thought I knew everything about this app *_until now_*

[@scarlettejoyce2387]

samee XD

[@soundgate1027]

Can anyone draw for me?

[@nadaxx_]

I came to learn about medibang paint, i stayed to see kirbo

[@maxthepaladin2147]

I've been using medibang for years, and only now I learned about the tolerance trick with paint All this time I was filling the white spots manually xD

[@pinkbrando]

mE TOO LMAO

[@shalomantony]

Tfw she draws a straight line at 0 correction 👁💦👄💦👁 amazing tutorial tho!

[@peepeepoopoo2710]

It's not that hard, you just need to get used to it

[@brandleythecat4570]

Our drafting teacher suggestion is to hold your pen with a lighter hand.

[@Fahimlol]

I only use it because i only use my fimger

[@gettoXRD]

I draw on mouse, so I have correction at 40

[@pumpk1nw1tch92]

@@gettoXRD me to :')

[@LeeLikesToDraw]

3 words: Amazing, underrated, helpful.

[@LeeLikesToDraw]

Thank you! UwU

[@Mercys_D3mise]

your right U-U

[@gigasigma3507]

I may not be rich and can't afford a drawing tablet, but I have a Kindle, stylus and a dream. I have used this for about a year now and this improved my experience. Thank you.

[@shiroo7778]

this girl draws kerby really good than any of my drawing

[@Legobanan]

Best medibang tutorial I've seen, it has been incredibly helpful for me since I struggle to get used to digital drawing! I've yet to get the clipping layers to work entirely as I would've liked though. I can make it so that i cant color outside the outer lines, but it can still color over things inside these lines. If I'm drawing a head for example, the coloring stops at the chin, but not at the mouth or eyes. What am I doing wrong or how could I solve this? Thanks!

[@Wingedcanvas]

Thanks -- we're so glad you found this tutorial helpful! Clipping layers all depend on what's on the initial layer; if all your segments are on the same layer, then it doesn't matter if they're spaced out or anything, where you've drawn is where the clipping mask will believe it's ok for you to draw on. Layer order is also a factor. You can't clip a clipping layer, so every clipping layer you've made past the first one will still be clipped to your initial layer . Say you've clipped layer B to layer A; if you try to clip layer C onto layer B, it won't work because B already has a clipping mask attached, so instead layer C will also clip to layer A.

[@stephaniedcflores]

@@Wingedcanvas please read my comment I need help 😭😭😭🖤

[@mohammednaciri1107]

Please can u tell me how can i bring back the toolbar i on "Close" ans she gone how can i bring her back please 🙏🏻

[@okay_1123]

This video is Amazing, I love how soothing her voice is and how she explains everything, Thank You SO MUCH FOR THIS TUTORIAL!

[@ajanesanarvasa9999]

Who can draw with medibang

[@trollfacemafiagaming6036]

Really i found the voice hard to sit through

[@zuwugibunny3824]

I've been blindly stumbling through medibang pro for the last two months, and every single moment of this tutorial easily corrected a problem I'd been having with the software, from not realizing that my correction being up at 40 was the reason the tablet was lagging behind to the tolerance meter on the fill tool, to like. Basically everything. Thank you thank you thank you

[@Jahmzu]

I’ve been combining my layers to move around my art ..to think, I could’ve just put them in layers all these years ..I’m so glad you made this!!!💕

[@NightmarishDreamsIsMe]

I've been trying to figure out how to color lines and shade without ruining my drawings, so thank you so much for all the things! I didnt know A LOT about what you talked about. This was super helpful!

[@sxerralzve2739]

For the Lasso select tool you dont have to do it all in one go! You can hold Shift while using it to add more to your selection, or hold control to take away from it.

[@dragonluvver975]

I was scared when I heard that, but I quickly found out that you can do that! You can also click outside of the selection to make it disappear!

[@psalmbody226]

I've been using Medibang for about 2 years... I needed to know about the 'tolerance' thing for bucket fill. You have saved me SO much time. Thank you so, so much!!!

[@artisticleo9088]

This helps me so much with this tutorial. I've been using medibang for almost 4 years self teaching myself how to use it without video on how to do it. This answered all of my questions. Thank you so much for this video. This helped a lot❤❤❤

[@pancitcanton9499]

What I'm wondering about is why my "soft" eraser isn't soft at all, when I use it the outer is solid when it's supposed to erase somewhat like an airbrush.

[@RabbleDabbleYT]

Helpful tip - if you're using the "soft" eraser provided, you have to use it on the brush tool!! Switching to the eraser on the sidebar is (for some reason) its own eraser, so you have to click on brush tool and *then* click on the soft eraser like if you were using a different brush, and it will register as the soft brush.

[@pancitcanton9499]

@@RabbleDabbleYT ooohh I see, thank you for this, it is very much appreciated :)

[@theinventiveidiot]

I know this is already solved, but it's good to remember the eraser brush and the eraser tool are two different things.

[@sweetiespice1956]

It’s good to have my mind refreshed because I didn’t even know I could change the shape of the select tool.

[@amariemcrae96]

I love this turtorial so much like I’ve been working with MediBang for a couple of months but I never watched a tutorial. Omg my drawing will be way better now. Thanks so much. U deserve the world.

[@chriscanul4075]

I got recommended this by a friend a month or two ago when I said I wanted to get into drawing, finally started using it yesterday and man I need this

[@omegachaffee7376]

I downloaded medibang today actually, cause I want to get into art. This was really helpful, so thank you!! ☺

[@queensgambitdeclined]

For everyone: I have been using medibang for 5 months. I used to have the correction at 30, then with practice, i moved it down to 20. Now it stays at 12. It gets better with practice!

[@shaow-0607]

I watch this video like a year ago when i start digital painting then i totally stop for a long time and now i'm back with the exact same video, really helpful ty

[@gabriellacarissa453]

Omg thank you so much I watched so many tutorials for medibang and most are between 20-40 mins long YET NONE OF THEM BARELY HELPED ME, this is one of the BEST beginner midibang tutorials

[@mailili8830]

Oh my gosh! This is so helpful. At first I was really confused when I downloaded the software so I decided to search for a tutorial, and you really cleared things up for me! Thank you :)

[@damzeleve7079]

I'm a beginner in digital art and I'm currently using medibang. I'm so thankful for this❤️

[@kelslost6779]

Thank you for making this, I've watched other artists use this program and didn't know or understand what they were doing to access those functions and tools. Now I know how to use it more effectively, thanks!

[@littledonut6994]

ive used Medibang for soooooo long and the clipping function is new to me and changed my whole world!!!! thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CubeClarityGaming]

Very informative! I love how you went through everything and showed examples and compared things. Thank you for making this video!

[@seriousyak4734]

I never thought of the fact that digital art is better for the environment! Thank you for the tips. I’m insanely new to digital art and I’d like to prep myself for Inktober this year.

[@user-oi2cg4yg4f]

I'm a total begginer in digital art and OH MY LORD, BEST TUTORIAL THERE IS!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@fauna8887]

Started my art journey today! Can't believe drawing feet and shoes were actually easy bruh. All this time I be struggling with it. I really love how you're using geometric shapes. Hands down best and easiest explanation of the anatomy. I love it! Thank you for this!

[@atinystayambassador764]

This was a really well explained beginners guide. I didn't even know medibang could do all that cool stuff! Thank you so much for this!

[@kyo6167]

Thankyou sooooo much for da tutorial

[@user-wc5pt7oe7e]

i've been a traditional artist almost my whole lifetime, this videos really give me a opportunity to go into digital art, thanks!!!

[@cosmicwatersyt539]

I had been using Medibang for years and never knew half of this stuff. My jaw dropped at when you explained the Gradient Tool Bc i never understood what it was. Thank You So Much For The Tutorial!

[@Wingedcanvas]

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[@enjolras8427]

The Glasses And The Pen Emojis Lowkey Describe My Life- 😛😂

[@pix3lized843]

SSOO COOL

[@yoichirosoto3580]

GRACIAS!!! 4:34 - Tuve ese mismo problema, ya me cansé mucho de pintar en las áreas blancas alrededor de los trazos, ya resolví ese molesto problema gracias a tu maravilloso video

[@lindseydegala]

Omg, I've been using Medibang for almost a year and I've learned some good stuff from this. Especially for the paint bucket tool! Thanks for making this video 😄

[@paulcompany8760]

First of all, thank you so much for this video. I've been struggling with the software for 3 days because I'm a complete newbie with art in general and even more digital art. Your video is great and it has helped me so much.

[@bio_spark0533]

Kirby!! Nice tutorial! As someone who's been using Medibang for a while I think this is a really good overview, defiantly gonna be sending this to some people I know who are new to it.

[@Wingedcanvas]

Thank you for sharing our video! We're so glad you found it helpful. We recommend Medibang paint for beginners who take our live digital art classes, and we'll be making more in the future :)

[@sumbunny202]

For the lasso tool, if you hold down shift after making your selection, you can add to it! :D

[@ImDarkified]

Thank you a lot for this! I have been drawing on Mediabang for more than half a year, but I didn't notice a lot of stuff in this video. Keep making content!

[@oliviadrawsari]

Thank u so so much!!! I was searching for a tutorial that shows all the tools, I’m so happy to have found your video, thanks !

[@gnuwaves743]

keep telling myself, "one day you'll be able to draw that kirby". but today it eludes me

[@user-fo6vc5ji9h]

this is so underrated!!! It was soooo helpful❤️ lifesaver😔

[@LeeLikesToDraw]

Ikr

[@gbrnfallinasleep]

It's been a week since I started learning digital drawing and your tutorial helps a lot. Thank you!

[@literallylostlights]

Thank you very much! I have spent the last 8 hours trying to figure out my drawing tablet and Medibang. Helped a lot. Thanks!

[@akamimotoshere1357]

im a beginner in medibang, this really helped..

[@princesoraru7268]

this was SO HELPFUL I LOOKED UP HOW TO SCALE MY DRAWING SO MANY TIMES but nothing pops up 😔 AND J FOUND THIS IN MY RECOMMENDATIONS ✨✨

[@vingjoo]

Been using medibang for 6yrs and learnt so much, thanks!!

[@starguy8809]

I've been using Medibang for 2 months, and I must say this is really useful.

[@e-sonicchaos4668]

I've been using this for YEARS I my mind has been BLOWN!

[@iamc4mii]

I can confirm! Medibang is great, I've been using it for years now :) and a little top for 15:27 : if you want to select layers that aren't in a group (basically directly above or below each other), hold CTRL while your clicking the individual layers! Same thing with the select tool, just hold CTRL and you can select multiple things!

[@juandelata]

holy crap this makes everything much more easier. I've been doing everything manually like how I would with traditional art, except almost every part in the drawing are separate layers. this is a huge help for me. thank you very much

[@soffficus]

I just started drawing with a tablet and medibang is so confusing after a year of using ibis paint on my phone so this tutorial was super helpful, I was like two seconds away from downloading an emulator to use ibis on pc so thank you lots!!

[@herasean5720]

I have been painting with medibang mobile for two years, now when I wanna try on PC I am being so confused 😭 this video is really helpful

[@bandolast3662]

Greatest tutorial ever!! I can finally have much smoother lines and I’ve learned how to use more helpful tools.

[@Wingedcanvas]

Great to hear, and happy to help 🤓

[@SopaCofa]

Best Tutorial ever, full explanation for everything! amazing :D

[@zacharyhawkins6651]

I use Medibang on the regular and you've taught me things I didn't know. I am so glad I stumbled across your channel.

[@fa3rpvehicleofromance783]

I literally never knew that tolerance was a thing with the fill tool and wasted like half of my time covering the unfill spot

[@sylversquirrel4703]

This honestly explained a lot. I've been experimenting with a lot of the tools for a while, but I still didn't understand what a lot of them were or how they worked. I just have one question - can someone explain the difference between a multiply and an overlay layer? They looked like they came out with pretty similar results to me

[@miitsune-chan]

I just started using medibang and this is such a huge help, thank you so much for this tutorial !

[@rjmun580]

Thank you, that was very helpful. I sometimes found it difficult to catch exactly what the instructor was saying but turning the playback speed down to 0.75 solved the problem. It also helped with following the action on the screen.

[@Bebe-rn2fh]

i’ve been using Ibis for almost 3 years now and I think it’s time I move to a more intermediate program.. Wish me luck!

[@Wingedcanvas]

Hope you enjoy the change 😃 Good luck!

[@playerexe5101]

I like the edge pen, of course I only made one piece of art as of now

[@EarthWingedDragon]

You have a really strong, simple and easy to understand presentation. I was a little upset that I can't make all of my brushes becomes eraser, but now you have showed me how.

[@Super_Spectral]

Thanks for making this video! I just downloaded this app today since I wasn't really feeling it with my previous app, helped me get started on the right foot

[@xxfluffybearxx8611]

Me drawing from MediBang paint for 2 years- Noice.:

[@kw_-xi7je]

Can you please help me with something...I’ve downloaded the app just now on my tablet and the brushes:pen (idk what it’s called) don’t show up to me it’s just appear whenever I close it only . I don’t know how to fix it

[@ReaderPaperPlains]

@@kw_-xi7je Try to choose the 'Window' button in the upper corner and choose the option 'Initialize'. Idk this is just a guess

[@RaphEstBleu.mp4]

I like the fact that your drawing can become a longboi

[@tyeannaharvey3653]

Iv'e been using autodesk sketchbook for 3 years pretty much mastered it . i moved to medibang paint today .This was very helpful thanks

[@Silent-N]

Wow, I have been using MediBang for years and I never knew about the "tolerance" or "correction" settings! This was helpful!

[@bluem5688]

40 correction gang

[@kiwi-toaster4332]

*when you have the correction at 35*

[@thefriendlierfriendliestfr786]

Lol I use 40 for line art

[@morp3756]

Never have I related to a comment more before-

[@fatefulverdida3377]

@@thefriendlierfriendliestfr786 Lineart? I use that maxed setting while sketching. :/

[@thefriendlierfriendliestfr786]

@@fatefulverdida3377 wew that’s hard

[@azkaazeylia]

35 likes, must not ruin it.

[@wooscurtainbangs8497]

I started to pick up drawing again, and now that I have a laptop I downloaded medibang, Your video really helped me! Thank you so much!

[@AngelicaGothic]

Thank you so much for this tutorial I've been using medibang for a few years but couldn't understand how to use any of the tools and just winged it. This is so informative and clear I appreciate this so much!

[@vanselcas5790]

0:07 y do I feel like the hairstyle reminds me of an anime Character?? Ran? 🤔

[@foreverscreaming]

The girl: Keep your correction bellow 20 *me, having to put it in 40 because my tablet is shitty and I draw a zigzag instead of a line* 👁👄👁

[@Wingedcanvas]

It's ok, it only gets better with time and practice 😊

[@foreverscreaming]

@@Wingedcanvas No no, it is not something of practice. My tablet is so bad it LITERALLY draws a zigzag instead of a line, being curved or not. Idk why.

[@Wingedcanvas]

@@foreverscreaming oh NO! Have you tried a factory reset? If you're looking for a new tablet, we do have some recommendations: www.wingedcanvas.com/single-post/best-digital-art-tablets-for-beginners

[@foreverscreaming]

@@Wingedcanvas I have a Genius tablet my parents bought some years ago. Also, I live in south america, here it's imposible to buy anything. Thanks anyways, I might consider buying another tablet when I get a job :)

[@halobread]

@@foreverscreaming I live here too, I use a mouse to draw

[@carlottarobbins7005]

4:21 THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I was having so much trouble with the paint bucket bc every colour I tried to use just kept coming up as black - I didn’t realize I needed another layer for base colours!! Very helpful tutorial, I’ll be sure to refer back to this one in the future!

[@emir0o]

I just downloaded Medibang and this tutorial saved me! Thank you so much

[@anameig9332]

Finger-multiple-brush-phone-artist is confused. *pinches drawing tablet*

[@nataliefleury1852]

THANK YOU, I never knew how to overlay and clip, thanks for all the time stamps

[@sarahluxton283]

Thank you so much! I've been stuggling trying to find tutorials I can understand and keep up with. Really helpful!

[@lrigdrenlrigdren2147]

Very nice! I'm not an artist by profession but want to get into it. All I've ever played with is real pencil and paper, real watercolor (as a kid), and a bit of Microsoft Paint! Layers and things like that are new, and look very cool. Thank you for keeping this at a level that a total novice can follow!

[@christopherfarley8715]

Thank you. This has been the most informative tutorial I have found for medibang.

[@olivianetjes4363]

I use medibang, based on recommendation from my sister, but she never actually told me how to use it. So for the past year I've been playing it by ear but couldn't figure out how to do a bunch of stuff. SO THANK YOU I NEEDED THIS.

[@Corstessia3110]

Thank you!! :) I always used photoshop but after I moved, I wanted to have something new and started yesterday. Now I feel much more confident at using Medibang. You´re my hero xD

[@zubatskarmory4651]

I was searching for tutorials and this was the best one TY

[@dork8966]

I've been using MediBang for awhile, and I still picked something up from this, This was truly awesome

[@amlia530]

Hi! So I want to go back to digital art since I'm gonna get a new phone soon, but I won't be able to get a tablet or pc for a long while. Will these tips work with the mobile version of it?

[@dork8966]

@@amlia530 oh snap well, I've never used the Mobile version, however I would think so, the interface shouldn't change.

[@magalimckay4685]

Thank you thank you thank you thank youuuuuuuuu!!!!! This has been so so incredibly helpful. I'm 100% new to digital art in literally every sense of the word so this has pretty much saved my life. I can now use my new tablet and make art on medibang!!!! Thank youuuuuu!!!!!

[@mrbananaqeue]

I only had MediBang for a few months and I’m loving it

[@PaperrFace]

I've been using medibang for about 2 years now but this showed me tools that I didn't know existed and ones that I didn't know how to work, thank you. :]

[@Gog_Pars]

This video is a great help! I just switched from Autodesk Sketchbook to Medibang as a beginner and this is really helping me out 🙏🏼🙏🏼 thx a lot keep it up

[@orgoik]

I used to draw on Medibang all the time but got very out of practice recently. Thank you for this tutorial. It's a very good refresher.

[@hopesandovals]

thankyouu so much for the tutorial

[@zxy_otaku_gal]

3:50 omg Thank you so much, I was stressing so much on how to transform the image but really tysm 😭💜✨