5 Things I Tell Beginner Digital Artists

five things i wish i knew before i started drawing digitally (basically 5 things i tell every beginner artists)
Brush I Use: ko-fi.com/s/665de1fd50
App: Procreate
this video took forever to edit so watch the whole thing 😡
jk im not gonna force u
timestamps:
00:00 - intro
00:03 - 1. colouring is hARD
1:02 - 2. clean lineart is overrated
2:10 - 3. am you even a good artist..??
3:16 - 4. the improvement mindset
4:19 - 5. canvas size??
4:53 - overview
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[@viyaura]

I MADE THIS 2 YEARS AGO WHY ARE PEOPLE FINDING THIS😭(i should make an updated version...)

[@kuronamu]

i got recommended this rn 😭😭 AND I’D LOVE AN UPDATED VERSION !!!! :3

[@Ilikeyogurt-z2y]

Yes please!!

[@CH50T1CFAWN]

Totes!!

[@Cookie_011]

Same lol, I love the anime art you make tho, and the advice was so useful it boosted up my confidence in art so I’d like to thank you for that ❤ Btw what’s your fav anime or anime character?

[@personontheinternet-dz5oi]

It was recommended to me

[@N1NA_ZAB.]

As a digital artist, I can truly agree that coloring is the most difficult thing to do whenever you're illustrating something. AND YET COMES RENDERING-

[@hotsouse5569]

Beleive me i dont even understand what is rendering till this day

[@N1NA_ZAB.]

@@hotsouse5569 Oh, well, rendering is like shading! [ i suppose-] Edit: My mistake, rendering is actually a part of coloring. Rendering gives life to your drawings!

[@CelesteVZ]

I don't know, I'm a complete beginner and I can't seem to wrap my head around drawing. I swear it feels like there's a mental wall that is blocking me from understanding. And the learning process is boring for drawing, I can't keep being consistent. Coloring however, is more fun to learn and practice and it's easy for my poopoo brain.

[@N1NA_ZAB.]

@CelesteVZ I too had fun with coloring when I was a beginner like you!

[@ArtistRiri]

​@@hotsouse5569 rendering is kinda like shading but makes it more realistic andd more smoother ig

[@Kitoki.]

okay but can we talk about her immaculate taste in anime/genshin characters?!?

[@user-nk5uk7gt4i]

Yes, yes we can.

[@Angel-24t]

Fr!

[@Lily_86]

IKRR I WAS LIKE "WOAAHAHAAA". LIKE SUCH GOOD ART TOO

[@meii191]

Fr, the Scaramouche and dazai ones

[@AugusttheBSDfan]

Ya! Dazai, Sigma, Xiao, Hu Tao, Tanjiro, Scara, and many more!

[@costelinha1867]

"You don't have to be good at everything to be a good artist" True, that's why I'm a bad artist, I'm terrible at everything.

[@animatedmvs8818]

You got it man, you'll get there one day.

[@TopatTom]

Just keep drawing i guess lololololololol Im dieing ive gone through 2 sketch books already and have almost no improvement whatsoever 🤣😅😔

[@Damyy_]

Same

[@anvithathathapudi1367]

Same homie😊

[@Luna-uc1mc]

Same

[@xylo7003]

i'd learn how to draw and colour in like a month then spend the rest of the year trying to find my artstyle lmfao💀💀

[@Yoitsxirii]

Real like I took 3 years 😭😭

[@mitzywebtoons]

Broke my Apple Pencil and had to save up money to buy another one and now I’m trying to relearn an art style that I haven’t drawn in for four months 😭😭😭

[@lycanthrochick]

I've been drawing for a decade and still don't have a unique art style

[@Elizabethx3-xl3ek]

1:38 I didn’t expect to see Dazai love this video

[@Starry640]

SAMEE

[@kckckckc1842]

me too!!

[@kckckckc1842]

and sigma as well!

[@nianhere_4920]

RIGHT?? BSD FANART IS NOWHERE ON YT

[@spaceyberry]

FR ??? AND SIGMA AND LANGA TOO

[@Randmcommenter.]

lesson learned, just dont color your drawings! :) LINE ART FOREVERRR. Edit: Oh. 308 likes. Noice

[@Delulu_aroace1234]

Fr

[@goodrichgaditano1818]

Fr fr 🗣️🗣️🔥

[@bunibubble]

But then messy line art 😭

[@animatedmvs8818]

Sketches forever

[@MeowsterDuffy]

you would be amazed to know that greyscale colouring is way harder than normal colouring

[@Delulu_aroace1234]

2:57 the motivational music got me😭😭😭😭

[@thescreamingharp]

As someone who’s completely used to traditional art, trying digital was hell😭. It’s as if i was learning to draw all over again. Seeing improvement in my digital drawings was awesome though! Still a long way to go, but i’m getting it where i want it to be:D

[@birnel_czr2117]

I just ordered a pen tablet to start My journey

[@snailpuffs]

Ikr like omg it’s like 6 years of my life basically just gone when it comes to digital art (I am pretty good at like drawing but rendering and lineart all that is just ieiehduegwudhsiw)

[@AnzieBub]

Pens really help. I actually made one cause DAMN THOSE THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE! The one I made actually works pretty well too.

[@snailpuffs]

@@AnzieBub rlly? I should prob get a pen, bc I’m just drawing with my finger on my phone on ibispaint bc I’m poor

[@AnzieBub]

@@snailpuffs They are pretty expensive though, well some are. You can search up videos on how to make on but I made mine by getting a thin marker and taking out the tip, cutting down the top until the opening on big enough. Then I get a Q-tip and cut it into less than half and put water on the top of the Q-tip and squeeze it out the insert the other side (not the fluffy part) into the thin marker.

[@こんいちわろせですー]

LOVE THE COLUMBINA, TANJIRO, DAMIAN, SHOTO, ANYA AND SCARAMOUCHE ARTTTT btw so goodddd how didnt this get at least 1k likes???????

[@Humam403]

Real😢

[@lyavie.]

AND XIAO

[@your_lil_gacha_gurl]

Poor xiao getting leftout

[@soleil4951]

The columbina jumpscared me in a good way 😭😭😭

[@Darkkan13]

And Jaeha! 😆

[@Et3rnalGameNMusic]

I am an Ibis Paint X artist. For no. 5 I gotta say 1,000 x 1,000 doesn't look pixelated at all, in my art app at least. (I'm close-sighted and have to wear glasses that just makes things a bit bigger, However I can live without them as itc's not blurry at all.) Plus on another one of my art sites (pixilart where the max is 700 x 700) I use 500 x 500 and there are some tricks to make the art seem less pixelated there, which is using a bigger canvas (I think the magic starts around 300 x 300) and thinner lines. Edit: Autocorrect pixilart as pixel art so I had to fix it.

[@lunarsaber368]

Ok but I use the exact same apps... IBIS for my usual art and I've been getting into pixel art using Pixilart for potential game sprites :3

[@DrawnInk1]

Colouring is about lighting not colouring by numbers. You are so right about pixelation. Procreates biggest weakness in my opinion.

[@radioisactive7590]

I would also recommend having messy shading. I used to do very solid blocks of shading and it was boring for me and didn't look very good anyway, but I switched the brush option to an oil paint style and made my shading messier and it looked better, was much easier to do, and I had more fun drawing that way. This isn't really a rule just a tip for anyone who also struggles with shading and dislikes it like I did. This is how I do it, but every artist works differently and that's perfectly okay. So I guess my real advice is to not be afraid of trying something new and using new techniques in you art! You might discover a way of doing things you like way better

[@aestheticsoul1656]

yeah, tha's what i noticed abt my self doing art at first. I studied multimedia arts n animation and most of my classmates and ofc my proffesor do that thing like putting a solid color of grey for value (from lighter to dark or vice versa) but for me tbh, i tried to explore because for me it doesn't fit on my logic so what i found that perfectly convince and made me happier is the exact thing that you said, "The Messy Way of blending thru strokes) I don't do the grayscale instead i on the spot choosing color that im seeing in my head that would fit the blending and using smudging, blur, and those paint that have pure dots for helping me the next step for coloring the texture and the texture itself (don't know if you get it 😅). So yeah m more satisfied and confused why Im like this and not like them, questioning if im doing it in the wrong path.

[@Renikee]

Honestly, rendering might actually be the most fun part about drawing, at least for me, especially drawing the lighting

[@Personalitypandemonium]

Being a bsd fan(bungou stray dogs),I was genuinely suprised seeing dazai and sigma😊.that aside love ur taste in characters

[@rainie.q]

YES YES YES I SAW DAZAİ AND ITS ALREADY DONE FOR ME I'M FOLLOWİNG HER WAAA

[@RaccoonCat_]

When I saw dazai I was like HM OHMAHGAWD IS THAT DAZAI🤩🤩

[@MUfFIN-ol5yr]

Same 😭 I was like wait, dazai!?!...omg sigma!?!

[@nianhere_4920]

same ong 😭😭😭

[@thememeilator2633]

This is funny to me because its the opposite for me. Coloring feels borderline effortless to do and learn more about while Line Art feels like such a monumental challenge.

[@dragonofspades2837]

I'll do your lineart if you do my coloring 🤣💀

[@thememeilator2633]

@@dragonofspades2837 lmao! Why does everyone hate coloring its easy!

[@ulichik8964]

I have the same problem, so I just start colouring right on sketch x))

[@justkev1044]

@@thememeilator2633naw you have to tell us your ways

[@Autumn_Sao]

My drawings usually take 5-30 minutes then the colouring takes like 60 minutes

[@jangkkutea]

real

[@Pringles_Doodlez]

I only sketch messily and consider it done (definitely NOT done… but… yeah! 😅) so it takes me like 10 minutes

[@2amCryptid]

what are you drawing that takes you only an hour to do

[@Autumn_Sao]

@@2amCryptid the colouring takes an hour because like I have to get it perfectly in the lines

[@aasthamini4090]

Ma'am sir WHY HAVENT YOU BLOWN UP ??! IS THE KZbin ALGORITHM A BIT BONKERS NOT TO BLOW THIS UP btw love the tanjiro art ✨🖤

[@viyaura]

AHHA THANK YOU

[@Yescuzynot]

@@viyaurait happened lol

[@gingerrr_]

@@Yescuzynot a year late lol

[@Yescuzynot]

@@gingerrr_ it still happened 🤷‍♀️

[@riewolf7777]

Thank you for the video! I definitely agree on all the things you’ve said here; coloring has been one of the main things I have to work on, and consistency in how often you draw is key! I have drawn a lot less over the years so I see how frequency is very important

[@fa1rylils738]

the way u draw sm of my favs😭

[@Tamashiifuxk]

I think u meant that ure just a weeb and simp

[@pacman1187]

Thank you for this! It’s so true! Me in high school had no problem drawing manga style characters and shading with pencil. But me at the moment who did not draw for 10+ years and just started to do digital art, felt so highly that coloring/rendering is wayyyy more difficult than drawing.

[@Raekoid]

lowkey needed to hear this, "lineart can be messy", i'll spend most of my art time cleaning up my lineart so it looks nice, and by the end of it i'll drop the piece and end up not finishing it because i hate, and i mean HATE doing lineart and lines in general, so ty very much :D

[@zahradraws2045]

This video was exactly what I needed to hear! I've been struggling so much lately over lineart and expecting myself to draw perfectly! and now I know what I should do. Thanks.🥰

[@SkaterMakesArt14]

this was so useful, especially the parts where you said clean line art isnt mandatory and that it takes alot and alot of time to get really good at it and that you dont have to be good at EVERYTHING to be considered an artist. Thank You so much for this video

[@Bubblemaster3000-uh8oe]

So actually the 4th tip about not being good overnight is actually really useful for me. I was one of those gifted burnout kids so if something doesn’t come naturally to me I sorta just give up. But I’m really set on being an at least decent artist so just the reminder that it’s GONNA TAKE TIME and I can’t just be good at it immediately is good for me. Thank you❤❤❤ also your art is stunning and I wish I had gotten a better look at the Tanjiro one

[@astran0micaa]

Thank you so much for these tips

[@viyaura]

You got this! Thank you so much for the nice comment :)

[@astran0micaa]

@@viyaura no problem! and thank youuu as well :)

[@shenjeymello]

The moment I saw scara...i was sold

[@Taerora]

Tysm! About lineart..I could somewhat relate to you. As someone who has really shaky hands I spent way more time than necessary just on trying to perfect my lines which was pretty useless at the end since I just went with drawing messy lines instead

[@viyaura]

same!! messy lines is my favourite approach now ^^

[@audaellom]

THANK YOU SO MUCH it helps a lot 😭 I get frustrated all the time bcs I'm not yet experienced in digital art and I feel like I don't know how to paint and I compare myself a lot with my fave artists But I keep telling myself that it takes time to learn that skill And having someone tell me their experience with that just helped me a lot, thank you❤

[@victoriahewitt9938]

This is so comforting to me! I'm about to pick this up again (I dabbled very briefly in my teens) & this takes away so much pressure. Thanks so much!!

[@taeun8733]

Okay hi! I’m a new fan and I learned about you like a week ago and honestly in that week I became addicted to your art. Your a amazing artist and I wish I could draw like you and because of your art and this video I think I’m inspired to draw digitally again. Tysm and again, I love your art.

[@viyaura]

Hi!! omg truly this made my entire week, thank you so so much! I wish I could frame this and look at it when i'm sad :'D You're so sweet and I'm so glad that is inspired you draw digitally again! If you ever post your art I'd love to see it :)) Thank you so much again!

[@-_-official_Hanako-_-]

​@@viyaura❤❤❤❤

[@SurgicalJust0n6838]

I'm at a point in my life where I shelved art for a bit, but now I'm trying to get back into it. This video was a nice refresher!

[@KarmelkaOfficial]

Im a beginner and this literally cured my art block i was crying Cause i couldnt draw humans backgrounds and etc but now i realized That i draw other things better and Thats just What i Need for now tysm

[@Umyea-ql1pk]

WHEN I SAW THE GENSHIN CHARACTERS I STARTED CRYING IM IN TEARS IN A CORNER😭😭😭😭😭😭💀💀💀💀

[@ayrine7211]

I came here for the drawing tips, stayed for the amazing Sigma painting, CAN WE TALK HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS????? Also the tips really helpful! ty so much for this!!!! cant wait for future videos!! 😄

[@viyaura]

AHH THANK YOU! that was one of my favs

[@Kitoki.]

YESSS AND THE DAZAI DRAWING TOOO

[@YammyYT]

The fact this was made a year ago this STILL helped me alot-

[@HolyAwesomeStitches]

I feel the exact same toward coloring digitally! Its taken me years to realize I need to consider it it's own skill and to try experimenting and seeing what I like and I swear, I will never stop learning new ways to color. I also recently saw another video (I forgot who by, but I know she does some where she draws scenes from games of bit life) and she said the same thing about not needing to draw perfect lines. It really does take soooooo much time away and when you finally stop worrying so much, it's such a HUGE relief (also, no one will notice).

[@viyaura]

so true!

[@Sweet_Treat_]

Thank you I have been out here buying brushes for procreate expecting them to instantly fix my coloring😂

[@dumb2489]

2:30 I started freaking out because I realized I’ve seen this before, I love your art sm you’re an inspiration omg

[@igoonx15]

Tbh one thing that helped me painting digitally is using only two layers. This might trigger some artists but it helped me A LOT, i use one layer for the sketch and lineart and it’s fine to be messy, the another layer underneath to add color and shading then i just blend the two layers and just paint on one layer. I find it very fun and help me go out of my comfort zone and just paint without focusing on lineart and stuff like these. Of course you will eventually end up adding more layers for lighting, adding new details etc... but overall i find one layer to help me just do whatever i want and it did help me get better. It can be hard and messy at first but to my art style, it’s way better than doing typical paining styles with linearts and many layers.

[@AshZa20]

This was really helpful for me. I have been a fan of a anime "Dragon Ball Z" since i was young and i started drawing the character's from it from time to time and i can say without a shadow of a doubt that i have improved in drawing in that anime style quite a bit since my first time but since i couldn't still draw a regular anime style male / female i felt like I'm not a good artist yet but this actually boosted me. Im slowly developing and practising other styles and basic autonomy and I'm confident now i will improve even more with practice ! Thanks and Keep up the great work ! 🙌

[@viyaura]

thank you! keep going :)

[@Xrazy_sim0]

HER ART IS SO GOOD BRO 😭😭😭❤️

[@razrv3lc]

Coloring is so darksided. I genuinely think the best thing for someone to do when starting drawing (digital or traditional) is to start in grayscale. If you learn values first (meaning using shades of gray to make highlights and shadows), coloring will come easier. There’s a reason traditional art classes start you out in grayscale. It removes the behemoth of coloring from the process.

[@coal-ks1hx]

I love yout description of not being good at everything doesn't mean you're a bad artist

[@amaira4651]

I have a tip myself: if you find that drawing certain things works better for you on paper but you want the ease and comfort of digital art, then simply take a picture of the art done on paper and use the line extraction feature. My friend pointed it out to as I was importing a paper drawing into Ibis Paint and I wish I had known it's existence sooner. Just keep in mind that you'll likely be doing some fix up work on it depending on how much is already drawn.

[@Blueberrydoartstuff]

Viyaura's voice is sooo..... Relaxing 😎😌

[@Jessitessi]

For Me the colouring is just so relaxing

[@DidNotKnowWhatToPutAsMyUser]

Tysm for this! This'll help me a lot! .... I CAN'T GO AN HOUR WITHOUT BSD ATP, IT'S INSANE (I'm not complaining, live, laugh, love BSD) I love your art!

[@lunalight-pz8ot]

You are now one of my inspirational artist.. your one of my heroes now and forever 🙌🏻🙇🏻‍♀️❤

[@viyaura]

you're too kind, tysm!

[@BarcelonaMove]

Best video ive seen on this so far, it was entertaining and i loved it :)

[@disaster4550]

this is all so true, it took me so long to realize this 😭 but tbh I feel like "coloring is harder than drawing" is something that depends on the person, similarly how there are also people who find drawing harder than paintings and the opposite people also exist (which was surprising to me in art school lol, but it's not that surprising cuz they are two different skills). But then, coloring a stylized art that has a lineart is not the same as painterly painting, and I honestly even find regular painting easier, it's been like years and I am still not sure how I like to color digital stylized art..it's so hard to find a coloring style that makes sense for your stylization. And how to make lineart look good when you're someone who was taught all life painting in art school is really hard too lol. (I hope this makes any sense)

[@they3llowdaisy.]

I need your handwriting style man, it’s so pretty

[@lilchibi91]

as someone who started drawing everyday and getting stressed about some not looking good this info helps ALOT

[@-MistytheYT-]

I dont even know how to draw a male body,male eyes,male hair- AND I CANT EVEN DRAW A CARTOON-LIKE STYLE-

[@the.winged.devil.]

3:12 CANT DRAW THE SECOND EYE ARTIST SPOTTED

[@steal.]

draw both eyes at the same time

[@the.winged.devil.]

@@steal. ik

[@steal.]

@@the.winged.devil. idk how to draw eyes tho

[@personontheinternet-dz5oi]

I actually found that my line art relies on COLORED LINE ART And then I color on top of my line art on a different layer

[@softiiclxuds]

Okay but EXCUSE MEE?? SEVERELY UNDERRATED VIDEO?? HELLO??

[@Tobiasxoxo]

THE SCARAMOUCHE AND COLUMBINA?? GOD DAMN

[@ItsMeShinryu]

The statement at 3:04 is something that I needed to hear.. and whats going to put this video in my motivation playlist :D

[@horamigaun]

As for the coloring, you're absolutely right. I'm not saying that I didn't understand it back in the days, but sometimes it really takes a toll, especially now, when I got a little more confident with my lines and anatomy and I think that I'm capable of coloring it properly. Well, NO!

[@kay_123]

Your art is really pretty

[@extomvp]

dang the bigger canvas part is such a useful information to me, thanks

[@Su-krosLily]

This was a very good video, thank you!🖤

[@RosieLily089]

the struggle of coloring,,,,, man i feel you

[@anasouza9789]

Vi! You know I'm trying to learn how to draw on paper. Not digitally, but I came across your video anyway. It's been almost a month since I've been practicing... And I gotta say, letting go of the idea you need to be perfect does wonders! My drawings don't look that great yet! But I already know how to use some techniques and I know how I can actually START A drawing, something I didn't know before! And I'm pretty proud of that ❤ I'm allowing myself to actually draw like a beginner because.... That's what I am? Hahahah great video! (Also great art.)

[@littlemissNiaYT]

3:33 THE SIGMA ART IS AMAZING

[@magnawaves]

Very good tips. I love lineart and do it well I think because I developed it through admiration of artists like Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane, but I have a long way to go when it comes to coloring. It's a vast ocean.

[@Shoumie]

Okay, but when I was young I thought I needed to use as big of a canvas as possible (like 16000x16000 kind of big) and then realized that a lot of details get lost and you need a huge brush size to really make a difference when it comes to pen pressure. So, there is not only just "too small of a canvas", there is also "too big of a canvas". ....Also your PC will die. Don't do it.

[@heiart]

i tried coloring last week and felt like crying , glad someone felt the same

[@jacquelinefavis]

😂 love the motivational music part 😂 great vid! 😍

[@Drawinggirly4]

Personally, figuring out the colors to use is the easiest part, but figuring out how to use those colors is a different question 😅

[@RosieRosePetal]

Not me just being in love with your content

[@hannahl4108]

Thank you so much 💖

[@guyman1570]

Even if the tips aren't "helpful", the fact that they're being said aloud is so reassuring and oddly helpful by just that aspect itself. Thank you for that video.

[@Type_Usernamehere]

I find this very helpful. Thank you.

[@SlipsunLightOfHeaven]

I should probably go with using my sketch for line art, because my traditional art is pretty sketchy, and I always liked it. I think I'll try it!

[@Bela-kg3wl]

As both a traditional artist and digital artist, i love this 😂❤

[@paultan2944]

This is so helpfull thanks for making thiss

[@MaeCollins8888]

thank you so much!!

[@-D4Z41_0S4MU-]

Never expect for u to draw Dazai 😮 (I love it)

[@Twilyytwinkle]

This is so helpful ty ❤

[@Spookydoopey]

When I want to improve I like to focus more on the things I’m not good at for example bg, the other eye and hands. If I just focus on getting better at those things specifically, I can see improvement :)

[@pandagaming-ry5dw]

0:54 aye why he kinda looking like Xiao from genshin inpact- *KHUGH* ITS THE FACE AND HAIR😭😭 1:45 SCARA

[@Kitoki.]

lmaoaoaoaoaooao we love anemo boys

[@whatdoinamethischannel9749]

i wish i actually learned about focal points when it comes to lighting and did a couple topographical calculations to determine the location of the end points of the rays of light to enhance the depth of my drawings and to determine the constancy of the abscence of light via varying degrees of intensity

[@ElizabethsFantasy]

I've only started digitally drawing around three days ago.I've become obsessed and finished 4 good pictures. The thing is, i spend alot of focus on the people and then the background is just blurry and i barely try on it - but somehow it works and gives it a camera effect soooo

[@malolo1889]

Thank u so muuuuuch !

[@SOLID.SOLIDM]

Btw love your drawings😭💗

[@Blitz_offc]

Thank you! As a new digital artist this hepls me alot!

[@viyaura]

im glad it was helpful!

[@YoseiHayashiiiiYT]

3:26 OMG IT'S SHINOBAE

[@MercuriousVA]

Comforting! ❤️

[@potatozfan]

I love the illumiiii

[@GwynethRoseCliff]

Also doing physical Appearance like face and poses

[@Bomdia1571]

The motivacional part was perfect😂😂

[@DankePrime]

Bro, this is actuälly helpful

[@The_Deer418]

Todorkiiii❤❤

[@TheGreyAngelic]

I feel this is a lot of good information, I personally was trained to do manga, so-- for myself and many in this craft, the quality of your inking and "line-art" skills needs to be topnotch, not neccessarily perfect, my mangaka never taught me to be perfect--but accuracy and line-character with little to no deviation and lots of consistency is very important to a lot of us. I feel that coloring is harder for some people and easier for others and I think that goes to a lot of how artist have started off, some artist learn to do line-art and cell shading off the bat but this doesn't cover the complexities that come with full-rendering and painting techniques that are often are used today. And yet, I know people who started off learning primarily freehand painting and are amazing at painting or rendering but ask them to do more complex line art like manga -styles etc- and thier lack of skill in that avenue becomes evident. For myself, learning rendering has been tough, because I started in much different place than others, having to step out of that comfort zone has been very hard for me--I used to think coloring was very difficult because it was inherently more complicated than working with greyscale like manga does. There is a spectrum to color, and greyscale is just black and white. But now I am seeing that just like very complex manga, once you master the basics and understand these themes, its just different way of doing things. In fact, the two share some simularities: Greyscale and color are built on hot and cold dichotomies They are technically both a spectrum, just with different outputs. Just understanding those two things helped me a lot in transferring between them. Unfortunately though I've also met a lot of people who say that artist who only draw in greyscale like mangaka are inferior artist to people who work with color, which is funny because if you asked a lot of them to work with greyscale, in comparison to those who charcoal paint and do other very intensely detailed monochrome art styles, its apperent they lack the same skill as those who have mastered it.

[@micmacha]

One thing I've learned from hand animation is to *always* work in 4K. Doesn't matter if it's going to be 640 x 480 in the end, the reduction removes the noise in your strokes.

[@liaak]

I love you and your drawings ❤️❤️❤️

[@viyaura]

thank you!!

[@wirlogx]

I suck at art but I enjoy drawing... the one thing about line art was something a friend of mine told me when we were working on the game cover... he told me the sketch looked better so I cleaned it a little and was true... It looked better

[@RomanJohnstone-zq4im]

…the 4th one was supposed to be obvious…probably the most helpful tip…that helped a lot!