Painting a Cyborg Heavy (Commentary + Sketchbook Pro Tips)

[@PierreHefner]

you are the best drawer i have ever seen in my life wow...

[@TrentKaniuga]

Thanks!

[@AmeerQ99]

hi how do you make the color glow?

[@RA-bc5cs]

Ameer Qan I think u set the layer to glow

[@lucilferadonis5481]

Artist*

[@ekul1193]

Drawer?

[@Arbiter902]

Your old video "Hanna solo" is one of the reasons for making me stick to sketchbook pro and it's really great to know that you are sponsored by them, I'm really looking forward to your future tutorials ! and by the way I think the head design suits the theme of this image more than a humanoid one, it implements that he is heavily augmented and only cares about getting the job done . Everything else doesn't matter.

[@TrentKaniuga]

Great point. Usually if they are less human, then they have a bit more mystery. Boba Fett is a great example.

[@olimueller]

Really nice! Would love to see the thumbnail process too.

[@TrentKaniuga]

Alright! I'll see if I can put together a thumbnail video. Usually people like the more finished stuff, but the thumbs are fun. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@olimueller]

Trent Kaniuga you are very welcome 😊

[@dudewiththefish9]

A thumbnail video would be amazing 😩

[@RustyParadox]

Congrats on the sponsorship, can't wait to see more sketchbook pro tutorials.

[@thomasschaffer5612]

You've got such a timeless style! I love how every detail of the design shows through, it adds so much personality to it. I see so many designers doing vague paintings that leave design questions unanswered, so finding this is a breath of fresh air.

[@its_tomothy]

I think this tutorial is just what I needed! I've been drawing characters on sketchbook pro, but they are all so bland! This video helped me realise how much detail I'm missing, and there are so many lighting options, and LOTS of things to try and make my drawings more interesting! Before now there has always been flat, simple areas all over my drawings, and there seemed to be no lighting at all, just flat colors. The way you explained lighting and detail in this will be really helpful, and I think I'm gonna go try this out now!

[@hibernate8517]

True, he's the first artist I've seen paint well with sketchbook

[@thelastcoffeebean]

I'm a new sub and I LOVE your commentary. DUDE I watched all 26 minutes and 7 seconds of this video without feeling like going to sleep or skipping through anything and I learned SO much as a complete noob in digital art. Definitely thinking of getting sketchbook pro it looks really cool and I like the simple layout tbh! (right now I'm using medibang paint pro). Anyways keep being awesome!

[@jaimematosjr831]

I originally found out about Sketchbook Pro from your videos. At the time, I was looking for a good digital art software to download on my Surface, and I have to admit that it is awesome. After a couple of hours of playing around with it, it becomes like second nature. Glad that they're now sponsoring you dude. We all hope to see more of your awesome drawings! (:

[@XlunacyinblackX]

Your work is immaculate. I have so much to learn.

[@cheekstheusualsuspects1148]

thank u sir. i dun own a sketch book pro.. or a wacom.. or a mac.. i just enjoy the creativeness of a blank background.. turning into an amazing piece. thank u .sir.

[@Wraith26]

I like how your breaking down your process now. Your explaining and showing how to do the things you do. Great video, keep them coming!

[@AngeNamnNamnsson]

Great video and fantastic character!

[@paulh3892]

Thanks for regularly posting such fun videos!

[@TrentKaniuga]

I'm trying to increase the videos. I've got a bunch that are for top secret or unreleased projects. I've got a couple of new Hearthstone cards coming this month and a Zelda redesign all in April.

[@estelladee]

So happy you're using sketchbook pro more now :)

[@StrongFreeLovin]

I love Sketchbook and your AWESOME art. Super combination that inspires and teaches

[@nathanxbond]

This is such a sick app for $20. I just started using it and I'm learing a lot from you. Thank you so much!

[@reddandgold8680]

This is the best drawing ever

[@davidfortin1130]

good to have you back! Love your work!

[@CappuchinoFonzarelli]

Awesome video and work!!

[@glassskull3086]

Yes! I've been waiting for another one of your "meaty" videos! I'm so excited for this!

[@jamesatwood4433]

amazing painting Trent!! keep it up!!!!!

[@thiccada]

feathering the highlights and shadows is such a brilliant idea, I'm going to have to try it too :)

[@kevincorron]

my dude! welcome back love your work

[@jolson88]

Your videos are absolutely inspirational Trent! I love seeing your process and your progression from silhouette to value, to refinement, to color! I just ordered my first graphics tablet to get into digital painting/drawing thanks to your videos (starting with Intuos Draw to see if the hobby ends up sticking for me). I plan on picking up Sketchbook Pro as well which seems like a steal of a deal. I'm still a noob at drawing, having just started and coming at it later in life. But so excited and having so much fun. Definitely a change from my daily programming job and music making at night :P. Next up, picking up some Trent Gumroad action for longer videos and showing my love with my pocket book :P. Keep up the great work. I love chilling out and watching your videos :D.

[@burntfishknuckles]

HE'S BACK!!!

[@kelleymcbride4633]

Nice work thanks for the up ✏🤙

[@lucabancone]

Nice video Trent, I'm used to rim light too. It's an addiction.

[@TheDreamMachina]

I really want to see number 2 concepted out. He looks so cool.

[@element1111]

Awesome awesome video. Your whole channel is pure inspiration.

[@TheTrumanZoo]

cool video, love the extra info.

[@gabrielestupinan]

Awesome!!! Nice job!

[@maxedee]

Solid, well-paced knowledge drop!

[@TrentKaniuga]

Thanks! I've been trying to incorporate moments where I stop the time lapse to just explain a bit more detail in realtime. I realize it's a bit jumpy, but hopefully more informative than just time lapse with me talking about what I did.

[@idontknowWhatTosay8]

i have watched mant great artist youtub videos,like:proko, sinix,moderndayjames,kimjungi and more and more but if anyone would ask me to wich one i would prefer to choose about growing as an artist, frist one im gone remind in my mind is you.. great videos man, everything in ur videos, gealous talk,some humor, great art,wise tips about selling or how to grow or become more profesional. wow man, i have seen 3-4 videos of you today and im amazed!!!

[@MahnsterArt]

This is very cool! I could use some of these tips for my sketchbook drawings :)

[@emshh1733]

this drawing is awesome! And the way you work with the lighting is really effectful. I would love to se this character in a future game :D

[@curkacola8601]

I'm learn from you videos Trent. keep them coming.

[@ItsNkots]

great video

[@lirila33]

I've used Sketchbook pro in the past and really enjoyed it, but could never find any good tutorials on how to get to the little things that always make the image. This is an excellent video for that!! I've been trying to use the iPad version of Sketchbook as well, I was wondering if you ventured into that one as well, or if all of the commands are basically the same? Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@geoffosborne2798]

Such a big fan of your work in Sketchbook Pro! Keep up the great work!

[@thatRyzzle]

I love this! Great design, execution, and tutorial video, Trent! Thank you for sharing the knowledge from your amazing head brain!

[@benjamingomez1761]

So useful to me as a newbie, thankyou¡¡¡

Duuude! Your videos are great! Please keep making more as you can! - Great work!

[@krila6770]

Just by seeing u draw.. my drawings gradually get mor and more detailed :D

[@welyntonsouza6493]

WOW ! I really love your draw! this robot look like perfect! that you for share :]

[@keshav_p]

Thanks a lot trent.. u are my role model 🔥

[@MiscellaneousMcC]

This was uploaded on my birthday this year. Thank you!! :D Love your vids!

[@Adkinsy85]

Best birthday gift

[@MrKipp55]

Thank you so much!! This was an amazing video, the glowing section really appreciated!

[@tomaskorch6580]

Amazing

[@KazuyaOP]

Insane artwork man.. Love it!

[@dustyyyyyyyy7]

"Draw a heavy cyborg dude with passion!" Love this video so much! :D

[@contypolo]

Really nice and really cool. THAKS YOU so much. I LOVE THIS.

[@s0ne01]

Can u do a tutorial on like how to draw technology military robots stuff or something similar thanks and great video

[@TrentKaniuga]

I'll see if I can do a future video that breaks down the thought process more. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@s0ne01]

Trent Kaniuga thanks so much your the best an I live up art style

[@jimmyparr1981]

Could you do a tutorial on silhouettes? I've been trying it out but can't seem to get it. I've searched KZbin and all I can find is the importance of silhouette.. But I'm looking for technic and brush settings.. Really enjoy your and have for over 20 years, keep it up... Thank you in advance..

[@bensuguven1433]

you are so good...

[@Argadeux]

Great drawing 👌🏼

[@ElvisWairiaAnimation]

man, you are amazing! Thanks for the awesome video, I learned a lot :)

[@happymel-vz4tv]

that is soooo cool, thank you for tips. I didn't even know I could do those things on my software!!!! :) can't wait to start trying them out :D

[@dogmaquest2281]

really love this one, reminds me of your Hanna Solo video (another one of my favorites) love the sci-fi stuff man haha but you are truly inspiring.

[@geoffosborne2798]

*** Hey Trent! Could you do a tutorial for how you move between colours during your process?? You seem to change so quickly between colours as you work, but I can't tell if you're using a quick command or if you're actually going in and adjusting the colour on the wheel. Thanks so much!!

[@TrentKaniuga]

I'm using a lot of color picking using the ALT key. I blend colors a lot and then color pick once I have a gradient that I like.

[@Nocturnalcookie]

It's been too long Trent! :D Excellent video thank you.

[@graff502cans]

dude this is sick thanks for that inspiration !!! i just got a surface book do you think i can do something like that?

[@LlamaFreak]

Congratz on 50k!

[@TrentKaniuga]

Thanks! I'm so grateful!

[@ahmedshaikh7662]

Hi Trent, i recently found this channel and it is wonderful. Can you do a realistic face painting and explain your process? It would really help. Thanks!

[@kieranmartin6030]

Hi Trent. Love your art. Any chance you might make a dirty Sketchbook Pro shortcuts video - i'm trialing a 90 day of the software. Unlike Photoshop which offers me ability to switch between foreground & background color ( x ) and being able to change color opacity with number keys 1 - 0, hoping you might have similar shortcuts with Sketchbook Pro

[@TrentKaniuga]

Thats a great tip! I'd love to do a shortcuts video for sketchbook Pro. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@oktophlo9455]

Hey Trent, what are your thoughts on working in-house, versus freelance, as a Concept artist?

[@TornadoGod1]

Hey Trent, just wondering, are you going to add a longer version of this process video in your gumroad pack? I love this design, I'd love to analyze your process in more details. Keep up the good work!

[@TornadoGod1]

OOhh, you have a new pack now for 2017, shoot

[@TrentKaniuga]

Yes. There is a 2 hour version of this video in my 2017 pack.

[@austinmeddy526]

Awesome work and tutorial. You're an inspiration. The bit where you talk about treating materials as if they have more reflections than they should really hit home. I suffer from the same tendency, and have noticed it a lot more lately. How do you go about correcting that? Just be more mindful of it I assume? Are there any practical techniques you employ to determine the actual/satisfactory amount of light that's hitting an object? Thanks

[@Wolfman7870]

I really have a hard time trying to understand how anyone gets this good. It's inspiring but also makes you want to quit at the same time.

[@TrentKaniuga]

Or you could draw along with my videos in the background! :)

[@TrentKaniuga]

Agreed. If you're not enjoying the challenge, then you won't stick with it! That's why it's so important to draw with passion.

[@TheDoho]

It's funny, I was about to ask how long it took and the video just got to the part where you say it took around 10 hours. Sometimes I can feel intimidated when I see other artists completed works, but I tend to forget it takes time to make something look this good.

[@marcelofaviodesigner]

Are you a industrial designer? you have good knowledge of guns and artifacts. Best tutorial.

[@TrentKaniuga]

As a concept artist, yes, you have to do industrial design.

[@marcelofaviodesigner]

@@TrentKaniuga are there good online courses for that?

[@witcrack]

You're my hero! :D Thank you, Trent!

[@msr2086]

How do you do the glow effect in photoshop

[@gofan6969]

Hi, U are amazing i love your work, i just wanted to ask how do u get ur background to look like paper with a faint yellow tint ( on ur concept board thingy)

[@BxBL85]

Even pros struggle with perspective ^^ To solve this kind of problem, loose perspective, it's a good idea to add an additional step on thumbnails phase: Blocking 'whiteboxes' on a 3D application such as Autodesk Maya LT to be used as a guide for the first sketch layer. Modelling a 'whitebox' shape, using the thumbnail as a background image reference, for a character like this would take around 30 minutes.

[@donjiuston5167]

una pregunta, ¿cuanto te demoraste en hacer este dibujo en tiempo real?, disculpa si es que lo dijiste en el video, es que no se ingles. muy buen dibujo, gracias por compartir

[@TrentKaniuga]

I usually spend about 7-8 hours per painting on something like this. But it's usually over the course of 2 days.

[@donjiuston5167]

muchas gracias por responder, tienes muy buenos videos

[@tonnyf1651]

Sou seu fã 😃

[@Hynotama]

Second robot reminds me of one from samurai Jack. Don't know why I'm remembering it because I'm not a fan. Haven't watched that show since I was a teen. Well over a decade ago. It's probably a testament to that artist's ability to create memorable characters.

[@xPr0bz]

Sketchbook is lagging on my MacBook Pro when I am zooming.. what can I do?

[@YakuzaTenma]

Very cool! I was wondering how do you get your lines to look so smooth and straight? Is that just years of drawing or is there a way to keep them that way when you draw?

[@MojoMicah]

Light-years beyond anything I'm capable of Actually has me feeling excited

[@crapbandicute3870]

Did you work on battleborn by any chance?

[@Fetteremo]

Are you named after the Worl of warcraft trees or are the trees named after you?

[@estephan90]

Dude!! thanks for the vid!

[@peganimation]

This guy rocks. Would be fun to model.

[@OnceApollo]

Hey Trent, I bought sketchbook pro not long ago (sometime in January) because of the amount you've showcase it on your channel (that and it's one of the best priced yearly subscription produces i've bought), im rambling, but I saw Gradient Map 1 as one of your layers and was wondering if you brought the piece into Photoshop during your process? Just curious due to me still getting use to sketchbook pro, but found myself at a loss because I've enjoyed the gradient map layer alot in photoshop. probably the only thing i miss, otherwise great program and glad your channel introduced me to it.

[@TrentKaniuga]

I was trying to figure out how I can use a gradient map type of technique in SBP. I found that I needed to use a combination of Color layer modes, multiply and overlay. Overlay is probably the closest match to a gradient map function, but you still have to manually paint in your colors. This is my ONE feature that I hope sketchbook pro will add.

[@OnceApollo]

Trent Kaniuga thanks for the useful information :) I hope sketchbook pro adds in a gradient map tool aswell, but until then I'll try your method of combinding layer types and see what results I get.

[@wawathulu5637]

Would be fun to play as this robot gunner in a shooter game. Reminds me of a borderlands character.

[@myoriginalname]

"use this glow effect with caution or else you end up with something that looks like electric light parade from disneyland" lol

[@xvipainkillax]

Another variant of Matt Shadows. Do scream please! Haha lol. Nice tutorial btw, i learn much from this vid. Thank u

[@zuljaras]

@Trent Kaniuga Correct me if I am wrong but I did not see you once use the eraser? You change the shape of things and you trim them by using the same brush you draw with but you change its color to white or something close to that like gray?

[@TrentKaniuga]

yep. I don't use the eraser. Ever.

[@zuljaras]

@@TrentKaniuga That is advanced. You paint very traditionally then. But if you use colors instead of the eraser how do you manage the different layers :D

[@demeanes]

Props on the Bajablast mention 🤣

[@PapaBoey71]

What resolution do you use?

[@theunsboshoff554]

I want to know something... Do you ever go back to old school paper and pencils and markers ("copic markers")

[@TrentKaniuga]

Sometimes, but its very rare. I'm a minimalist so I don't have physical mediums laying around like I used to. Almost everything I do now is digital. Every now and then when I'm waiting at a restaurant, I'll drawn on napkins though.

[@FunkocholixC]

heavy high level .. respect bro

[@evanrice5361]

I don’t know if it’s just me but I’m confused how you got all this colors on the image so quickly and not painting the colors on. Cuz I only know how to just paint the color on.

[@joedoodl]

Dood! Everyone knows you're a great artist. But I'm gonna be totally off topic here, I'm curious, how do you do your screen capture time lapse :) Great way to show how you work in a short time. Very cool. Thanks.

[@TrentKaniuga]

I use Camtasia. But there's a lot of editing involved in the longer videos. When I do 6-10 minute videos it only takes about an hour to edit and add music and cut the deleted stuff.

[@joedoodl]

Interesting. Thanks. It's a very useful vault of info you're creating so keep up the excellent work.

[@R3in_Ch]

i really love sketchbook but it lacks diverse custom of brushes and brush in the community to download. sad

[@TrentKaniuga]

Are you sure? I made all custom brushes that people can download and install.

[@gwSocialmedia99]

The robot head looks great, it looks like one of the sand creatures on “Star Wars.”

[@onur007]

what is your drawing tablet?

[@redericson1993]

Bravo!

[@0heck]

So, is Sketchbook better for this type of artwork then photoshop?