SHADING BASICS IN KRITA! - DIGITAL ART TUTORIAL

[@ImranQureshi-ig9kd]

so simple and easy instead of painting with brushes , using layers overlay and air brush makes life easier

[@TutsByKai]

Very much easier :)

[@taborthieme9396]

Ya

[@maximeoudot3930]

Painting with brushes? Do you have a tutorial for Krita?

[@pandabear2673]

I just want to say I recently ordered a tablet (not here yet), but immediately lost motivation to start learning digital art because all of the tutorials seemed too complicated, I haven't even done traditional art in years and now suck at it and Krita itself had so many options and I'm not tech savvy at all. BUT your videos honestly made me motivated again and I'm so grateful because the tablet was not cheap, so thank you!

[@clanker8021]

Hey, seeing that your comment is recent I just wanted to let you know that it is okay if you don't understand some things, we all start at the basics after all. When you get your tablet, I suggest you look up on youtube videos that teach easy pen gesture exercises so you can get used to your tablet, as it takes some time to adapt to those things! Also don't worry if you haven't done traditional art, you can always pick up a pen and paper to practice if you want (art fundamentals carry from traditional to digital either way) but you can just practice on digital too. And lastly, see if you can find some art communities here on the internet, there's plenty of people who will be more than happy to teach you, and besides, it's also good to have support from other artists! If you have Discord, you can find many public and well moderated servers that offer healthy and fun interactions with other artists who are learning like you. Good luck and I hope you can make some awesome art on the future, just remember to have patience, and be ready to make thousands of bad drawings, cuz they are inevitable, but don't worry, just don't give up ever m8. Start small, go easy on yourself, don't be afraid to make mistakes. Have a nice day!

[@pandabear2673]

@@clanker8021 Thank you for your encouraging comment my friend! It genuinely brightened my day:) I have since received my tablet, though I haven't had a chance to use it much it was surprisingly easier to draw digitally than I expected. Thank you for all your advice, that's a good idea I should probably make a discord account or something. Anyway, have yourself a lovely year!!

[@SamunaiAisuru]

I experience(d) the same thing. just starting with digital painting/art/stuff is so overwhelming! I started with getting just to know what does what in Krita and tried to think of what to make first. At trying at that I got a bit of a feeling for some options/brushes/settings/etc . I also kept a small file of important and useful things like KB shortcuts. During this trying-out I began to feel what was nice to use (a lot) and managed to make them as shortcuts on my tablet (I have 6 customisable buttons!). From there I kinda drifted from tutorial to tutorial and in addition began looking at things(like real life objects things), -how- do they look like(line-art kinda way)? What colours do they have? Can I see highlights and shading or shadows? Can I imagine how to set up such a drawing (esp the layering). Needless to say, stuff is still overwhelming and I just look at past tutorials again and again to make it more stick (in my memory ^^; ). And this is one of those tutorials that just "clicks" to make it "stick" in my mind @TutsByKai . It does help that I have used PS8/CS a lot back in the day so I also have some sort of; "i could do this/use this in CS, where is it here?" . Again these tutorials and guides online help a ton with that! What Iv'e learnt is; just start SOMEWHERE and just drift along different things (read: styles, options, trying out new buttons etc), it will soon make more sense. And allow yourself some time to let it sink in :) . (sometimes I dont do anything for a week or 2, but I do think about it; which has a nice side effect to de-stress ;) )

[@mcstakp8241]

7 months and it still hasn’t arrived?!?!

[@triggered_v2218]

I know this is an old comment, but I really hope you are doing much better and feel inspired again! Wish you the best

[@tremendous2464]

That quick clipping group - mask layer is what I've been waiting for someone to explain to me! Thankyou, I couldn't work out how to do that myself

[@fakeguccisneakers6620]

Saaaame!

[@RushdownNinja]

biiig same

[@dereenaldoambun9158]

Yeah same.

[@SmithBlair]

This man has humor

[@laaismm3107]

@Blue Pelet inside joke?

[@brinka7918]

oh god THANK U THANK U THANK U!!! i dont think u even realize how helpful it was not only for shading but also on the use of layers and what different types of layers and opacity can get u!

[@TutsByKai]

Glad to help!

[@hijklm-m7h]

you know there is a small workaround for black. if there is a magical light effect or other light source near a black shape you might be able to play with the light effect to convey the 3d nature of a black object

[@TheManiManiak]

If that is basic.... im very new in digital, and im sweting like never before ;) thanks for exercises

[@Channel-ro3cr]

Finally a tutorial that’s actually for people that don’t know what they’re doing snd don’t get help from people saying “ get gud “

[@TutsByKai]

I just love helping :)

[@dustbroken]

videos like these with humor makes it easier to latch onto the information given to you without it being too shoved into your face!

[@TutsByKai]

I agree! Glad you enjoyed, pal :)

[@jcace13]

Been getting back into drawing over the past week or so and this is a great refresher to get my new piece coloured properly.

[@magnusm4]

Very basic and simple. But the result is outstanding. Just the first dots of air brush made it look great from a flat color. Love the quick clipping group, forgot how to do that. I hadn't painted for a long time and tried something new. Took wet brush and changed the brush shape from dots to the brush stroke looking one. Then I painted a rough body with thick strokes, and the magic came when I erased the thickness of the stroke to thinner. 32% opacity and the erased part became a beautiful shade. Took a pattern for the fill brush, about 70% opacity, painted one, rotated it 45 degrees and another filled pattern layer so it doesn't look repeated. Finally on a separate layer, gradient brush straight across the image size from both sides to fill in the color. Beautiful canvas to paint on. And the resulting character I drew blew my mind. I have never painted such a well drawn character. Previously never ever shaded. I suck at even trying That one wet brush and erasing felt like the click bait "this one trick takes you from amateur to professional" it honestly was that simple.

[@コリハガ]

hi, thanks for the tutorial i have a quedtion, on 4:50 how u delete the ball in the copy mask layer?

[@user-yl7kl7sl1g]

Best Krita shading tutorial I've watched. I didn't know about the Airbrush tool before. My shading is 1000x better now. Thanks!

[@mattt5105]

Thanks, this is really helpful! You always have so much personality in your video, making it easy to watch

[@TutsByKai]

Thank you very much pal - really glad you enjoy

[@unsolveit]

the way you carry the video makes it easier for me to grab my tablet and just draw something, anything. your tutorial has been a huge help so far even if you're just covering the basics. big thanks and keep doing what you're doing. hope you have a good one!

[@n1sely]

can u make a video about all the tools in krita and blender pls (do it in parts)

[@mcronut]

LOVE YOU KAI!!!!! WAITED FOR THIS VID!!!!!!

[@aaronipepperoni1362]

God bless u. Been working with Photoshop and now learning to use krita, thank u so much 💕

[@nostalgiagaming877]

Sweet, thank you! I'm doing a digital painting course right now but they are working with photoshop, so every now and then I need an interpreter to translate that into Krita-ese for me, haha.

[@oompaloompa603]

Thanks for this tutorial. You make everything better to understand and shading was something I need help on.

[@TutsByKai]

Thank you so much

[@nicoarrigoni3898]

This was one of the best tutorials I've watched in a long time

[@rell7471]

I watched this video about 3 or 4 times now, confident that I could shade without looking to the video for a guide. The furthest I could get to, was just filling the shape with a base colour- that's all.

[@torichubbs8962]

Wow, I really needed this! Thank you.

[@alexisbouchard2501]

And all this time I couldn't figure it out...thank you sooo much you just changed the course of my art!!

[@isuckatusernames4297]

man, I learned so much with that tutorial. thanks,

[@xanderlandry3761]

this guys tutorial videos are amazing! so easy to comprehend and learn

[@reideristadoppyrakhadini7693]

Yesssss, thats what i was looking for. hanks for helping

[@sweetdreams1028]

Thank you so much! I've just gotten into digital art and Krita, and this video helped myself understand how to do this type of shading.

[@DarkSide_45_]

oh i didn't know you can clip and mask layers like that. i just did another layer for the colors.

[@robertomachado7581]

Thanks for the great tutorial! I wonder if you could let us know how do you get the "Select a Color" window that appears on 2:06; I'm getting a different, much less detailed, color selector. I'm on version 4.4.1; maybe you're on a different version? Thanks again!

[@TutsByKai]

It's a different box that pops up when you click the color box like I did? That's really strange. Perhaps they changed it for the newer versions. I'll have to look into that!

[@xqoiud_neil3921]

tbh this is the best shading tutorial...TYSM!

[@calmvibes8116]

This tutorial was really helpful ❤ He kinda sounds like Damien from Smosh

[@RahulGuptaa29]

4:47 after deleting the duplicated layer, layer itself changes into black. can you please resolve my issue? 😰

[@honeybun111]

really helped me out thanks!

[@TutsByKai]

Glad it helped!

[@richardquinn72]

You made that easy to follow.....thanks!

[@Phuskooz]

I think you can change the size of your brush by holding right click and scrolling up/down

[@chungusman1539]

thank u very much

[@bananna4933]

This was super helpful

[@DarkAshes27]

Wow I do not have an eye for this. 3mins in I was like yup I got it, that looks exactly like what I wanted, Done!.. fast forward to the rest of the video and my I'm like 😵 🤯💀

[@TutsByKai]

Haha! Sometimes you just gotta trust the process :D

[@whyzenith9]

I like this guy

[@whyzenith9]

Subbing

[@harshecka7189]

Can you detailed skin texturing of diffuse map ( blender) in krita.

[@spongebob1293]

Bro you deserve 60 million subs

[@cristhianmotoche3539]

Yay! A new Krita tutorial.

[@justaregularprinter7723]

This is very well made, will surely help a lot

[@MemoniusArt]

Is there a way to use that kind of lighting model to shade sketches?

[@dantba786]

Can you make a tutorial on how to make a carbon fiber material using textures only? I seriously need this for my car's interior :( (The car that im working on is Falcon F7 but it has broken parts too lol)

[@paulinak9984]

You taught me more than four years of high school in graphic major.

[@nautiepautie6526]

thx this really helped alot

[@robertrainford6754]

So you don’t do multiple and have the same color that you painted with to shad for shadows?

[@Nicolas-Mau]

Thank you!

[@denizgursoy672]

Thanks a lot ! Great tutorial .

[@Guroloid]

Yooo thanks dude! This is v helpful

[@Vp2n6]

OMG thx ya soooooooooooo much that really helped me 😭😭😭💞💞💞

[@Cwc.garage]

i keep watching your video and still cant figure it out how the hell do i draw :D gj and thanks for this awesome video bro

[@koaoi9172]

how do you know to use a shade of blue for shading? color theory?

[@erkinalkan1517]

You are a good man. Just wanna say.

[@coolstar7819]

thank you!!!

[@Whalev1]

I tried to make a diamond shapes but the shade goes over the black lines & ruins it. Is there a way I can select the black lines so they dont get shaded over?

[@Soitisisit]

In case you still need this: Yes. Select the layer with the black lines and then select them with either the fuzzy select tool or the by colour select. Invert selection. After that change back to your masking layer and paint away and it won't touch the lines.

[@lifesymbiont5769]

thank you so much

[@Trashman_Len]

Ayy thanks

[@mcronut]

is there going to be advanced shading tutsbykai?

[@UltimatePerfection]

What desktop environment are you using?

[@evanamiart91]

Does the same principles apply for people? as my main goal is light and shade on characters

[@andomlyranonymous6488]

Nice.

[@kraned946]

damn thanks this helped

[@mcronut]

also can you make complete in depth tutorial of blender?

[@TutsByKai]

For what in specific?

[@mcronut]

@@TutsByKai the basics, the hotkeys, menu etc (basically a tutorial for a beginner is what ask)

[@morter7087]

could you do a tutorial of shading but in backgrounds? (love your vids btw :D)

[@TutsByKai]

100%

[@Dronk5]

It's the same thing

[@Imufur]

why a clipping group and not just lock transparency?

[@FoxRacingGaming]

"Copy of the peace treaty" XD 5:07

[@abyssal-labs]

could you show this drawing a character i get what your doing but drawings arnt all round

[@mcronut]

for some reason, my hsv adjustment doesn't work. any suggestions?

[@obct7291]

Help!!! I made a clipping group from my line art. which consists of several layers, and it simply does NOT clip anything. My shading attempts are smearing all over the background and currently I am unable to go further. Please help!

[@DrBurdock]

that's a bit too late but try locking the paint layer. It might help

[@gotdhd]

amazing

[@debbiramsey4603]

Why is the. Color triangle a triangle. and why sometimes a square.

[@Snacksu]

Bruh....clipping group. Changed my life

[@dishwoosha3863]

glad to se toca boca pursue their passion of drawing

[@UltimatePerfection]

Thanks.

[@jacobsyt772]

You da GOAT 🐐

[@АлексаМладић]

Which Linux distro is this?

[@TutsByKai]

Debian :)

[@gaminglovers9274]

software name ?

[@TutsByKai]

In the title :)

[@KilerMansters]

that sun describing xDDD

[@toemegaa]

dude you had me laughing the whole video!

[@TutsByKai]

I'm glad!

[@Helios32448]

@@TutsByKai how can I do shading in animations

[@pumpkincoffee]

This didn't work for me, the airbrush didn't go on my circle, instead of shading, the airbrush made my circle more transparent and I don't know why.

[@analz3xs]

Me, a bigginer after watching this: *VISIBLE CONFUSION*

[@vitaly6838]

Dark floor gives white reflect artists: excuse me what

[@danadallal6314]

2:50

[@KarmaGrass]

Great video. This person seems to not like black or white though. Wonder why

[@TutsByKai]

Black and white are infinity colors and are typically ugly to draw with. Pure white is too bright, and pure black is too dark. NOTHING in life is solid black or white. A black hoodie is not 000000, a white hoodie is not ffffff. These values are unrealistic to draw with and will only hurt your art unless you're going for a specific stylistic choice.

[@KarmaGrass]

@@TutsByKai okay well I was being sarcastic in some sense, but I do use black for lines as well as pupils. Not many things should be solid black. And white is useful too. Besides if you don't want it to be too bright that's what shade layers are for right?

[@tiredtom6427]

"black is bad" Hold up, wait a minute, something ain't right

[@TutsByKai]

LOL that's not what I meant!

[@grimgaming2633]

art rule: never use solid black; never use solid white

[@TutsByKai]

^^^^^^

[@abishachilohmarcelo7894]

Aight 2nd

[@cheesequake608]

THE BEGI

[@Harrenders]

epic

[@mortarmopp3919]

A couple corrections: Your highlight at the bottom of the sphere should not exist as it implies a second light, which there isn't. Also, since the "light" from above is coming from an angle, the shadow under the sphere should favor the right side.

[@TutsByKai]

How do you know there's not another light? :D There IS a second light, because I made one. That's why I drew highlight :)

[@mortarmopp3919]

From a real-world perspective, that second light shouldn't hit the sphere because by creating a shadow underneath, your implying some kind of flat, opaque surface is there.

[@heskan]

oh oh I can use mask layers oh yeah thats simpler

[@danielkap9328]

i love you oooooook?

[@khaledsanny4817]

a linux user ( :) ), a brother

[@n1sely]

can i get a heart

[@TutsByKai]

Merry Christmas.

[@johnattincan4190]

Haha merry Christmas because it's October so you said as a joke haha haha ok bye

[@n1sely]

wt frick bro i don't get it???

[@platosplaybook11]

tutorials really simple.. got what i wanted... but sub? I dont know man cant digest the C in your video.

[@kittendrawsthingz]

First

[@qirmi2030]

"black is bad". BRUH💀