Animation graduate here still struggling to find my foot in the door but your videos really do help to try grind away and get to a stage of being employable!!
I swear I've looked for ever to find a video that clearly explains this exact process, yet it only pops up when I wasn't actually looking for it. Thank you!
I would gladly give Hardy Fowler my firstborn if I had one. No one has inspired me more. He’s the main reason I can actually draw today. He’s way of approaching digital painting is unlike anyone else’s. I’m addicted. I want more. And then … more. ♥️
nice video, except I kind of don't understand why with light source on the back of character, the front boot gets shadow on that exact side instead of opposite side, but that's probably one of those "will look better that way" decisions :) also, your video helped me understand how those layers for shading and highlighting are made... last video I watched (from some other person) didn't explain it, so I dropped the whole concept of it (since I couldn't make it work) and for past 2 years been highlighting and shading manually picking colors and clipping shading layer to color one... and that's triple the number of color related layers Q_Q
Great eye - you're exactly right on both counts. That is technically incorrect since we want light sources to agree, but there are often reasons to cheat a bit to make something look more appealing and I am definitely guilty of that here :) I'm glad the video was helpful and I hope it will save you loads of time in future renderings.
I bought a few of your udemy courses (shameless plug), but could you do a corse on draing female characters? Differst heads and hair at 3/4 view and basic body construction?
Shameless plugs are strongly encouraged here :) Great to know that you'd be interested in that. I would definitely like to update my courses on painting faces and figures so that's on my to do list. Thanks for the suggestion!
Great workflow, but then the art director decides to change this detail or those costume elements - and you must start anew with the whole line art-coloring-shading process again and again. This workflow looks too time consuming for me and not so flexible for concept design.
Great point - that can definitely be a problem with really iterative projects. I usually end up with some hybrid version where I use something like this in the beginning but I just add layers with those extras and changes on top.
WOW! Thanks! How can this be reproduced in Procreate? CTRL? please tell me, I'm in trouble. and how to create a highlight effect through the pink layer. How does this apply to Procreate?
I'm glad you liked this. Yes, I think all of this can be done in Procreate. It is just layer blending modes and Procreate has those. I found a good video about this here th-cam.com/video/OengIie5Mj4/w-d-xo.html I hope that is helpful. Good luck!
As usual, your methods are easy to understand the process and straight to the point in a short time (this is very important because most of the videos on TH-cam or online courses that I watched didn't go right to the point instead of going around and made people confusing), clear voice with appropriate speed. Keep up the good work for future videos, Hardy!!!
Hmm. If you paint on the layer mask with white, it should definitely work. Could you brush be set to some mode other than normal? Or is the brush flow and opacity too low? If you can somehow add white to that layer mask and it's still not revealing anything, then I'm not sure what could be going on.
When filling flats do you use anti-alias edges or not. Coming from a comic book colouring style it's still a bit strange to grasp, I keep all the flats on one layer so I have to use really pixel sharp edges in order for the magic wand to pick out each portion easily. But when I try to hide the lines to make it look painterly the hard edges makes it look terrible. Please help me out.
Hey! Great question. With this comic style/flat/cell-shaded technique I depend on keeping the line art visible to cover those margins. Keeping each clothing material on its own layer gives a lot of control and eliminates the need to make selections with the magic wand. Those selections can end up slightly less than perfect and you end up with weird halos around your color shapes. If you are looking to drop the lines and go for a more painterly style, I usually work from a very dark ground and just add materials as highlights. Check out this character video for a look at that workflow th-cam.com/video/a5fPt3VW7SY/w-d-xo.html Let me know if that doesn't quite answer your question and we can continue to troubleshoot - I love a good digital painting problem to solve :) Cheers.
Hmm. I'm not totally sure. I don't think it's far off to call it "comic style" where we have flat colors, visible ink and limited use of shadow and highlight. But, that doesn't seem quite right. "Cell-shaded" may be close too.
@@danielperez2685 Unfortunately this is about all I have on this specific workflow. This video does pretty much cover the whole process (other than the line art). I do have a course called Line Art Master if you're looking for some help with the design and ink steps that were done before the beginning of this video.
Explained very well and on point ... I still struggle with primary forms and building shapes to conclude the lineart .... hardy can you make some videos for lineart process ... it will be a hell lot helpful .... But this one here was such a joy to learn again ❤🔥
Wow, your explanation is very clear and calm. The music in the background helps me grasp everything because it keeps me relaxed. A calm mind can learn better. DAING, you explained better in less than 11 minutes than the system of teaching from traditional art school would do. Thank you. Update-2023-9-12: I tried this after putting it off, once I got the hang of it and knew the steps I had so much fun. I felt lighter, like floating on a pool, now I am gonna use it to make more cool art like the sweet looking concept art from Hicham Habchi. It really is a simple process.
I remember subscribing when I have skillshare before and really learned a lot... man! you are the best, and I can't believe that this content is free to watch on here. Subscribed!
I just wanted to say thanks for the videos! I have been struggling a while with art.. then I saw your videos and I was like.. "hey this works for me!" It has helped me a lot. I also appreciate how you do your video titles and thumbnails.
Hardy, what an exciting video, I love this new technique that you are using here, I really continue to learn a lot from all your courses, I hope I can join the career you have opened in Digital Painting when I have the opportunity!
Fantastic as usual Hardy. Quick question is there a reason you use layer masks as opposed to clipping masks for your shadows and highlights? Is it a control issue or just preference/habit. Thanks in advance. You’re an excellent teacher!
Thanks! Clipping masks could definitely work too. It's mostly just a preference but I guess I do like how much control layer masks give. It seems like there is never just one way to do something with digital painting :)
Thank you very much for a great lesson! Could you please explain how you fill the mask and make it completely black? I create a layer for the shadow, paint the silhouette, turn on the multiply mode, and click on create mask, but it doesn’t turn on the completely black mask
Sure! I do that by filling the mask with black. When black is your foreground color (which is the default btw OR you can just hit D to make your color picker black and white). To fill, just hit option+delete. Super handy shortcut. If that doesn't solve it, please let me know!
Thank u so much Hardy, This workflow will literally change how productive i am in a week! you got a sub in me
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that this will save you some time.
Aw man, I gotta use layer masking more often! That'll definitely help reduce my time with rendering! Great video!
Huge time saver! Glad it will be useful for you
Can't wait to try this!
Hope you like it!
Really nice and helpful video, thank you Hardy! 🙏Your cartoonish style is amazing!
Thanks so much!
Animation graduate here still struggling to find my foot in the door but your videos really do help to try grind away and get to a stage of being employable!!
I'm so glad that this is helpful :) Good luck getting your career launched and reach out if we can ever help
I swear I've looked for ever to find a video that clearly explains this exact process, yet it only pops up when I wasn't actually looking for it.
Thank you!
That's so awesome. Glad this was helpful. Cheers.
I would gladly give Hardy Fowler my firstborn if I had one. No one has inspired me more. He’s the main reason I can actually draw today. He’s way of approaching digital painting is unlike anyone else’s. I’m addicted. I want more. And then … more. ♥️
That is one hell of an endorsement :) Thanks Kim. I'm really glad to have helped you with your artwork.
@@fowlerillus you’re welcome Hardy. You really are one of a kind 💪🏼♥️
nice video, except I kind of don't understand why with light source on the back of character, the front boot gets shadow on that exact side instead of opposite side, but that's probably one of those "will look better that way" decisions :)
also, your video helped me understand how those layers for shading and highlighting are made... last video I watched (from some other person) didn't explain it, so I dropped the whole concept of it (since I couldn't make it work) and for past 2 years been highlighting and shading manually picking colors and clipping shading layer to color one... and that's triple the number of color related layers Q_Q
Great eye - you're exactly right on both counts. That is technically incorrect since we want light sources to agree, but there are often reasons to cheat a bit to make something look more appealing and I am definitely guilty of that here :) I'm glad the video was helpful and I hope it will save you loads of time in future renderings.
I bought a few of your udemy courses (shameless plug), but could you do a corse on draing female characters?
Differst heads and hair at 3/4 view and basic body construction?
Shameless plugs are strongly encouraged here :) Great to know that you'd be interested in that. I would definitely like to update my courses on painting faces and figures so that's on my to do list. Thanks for the suggestion!
Ahh great timing, I just finished some character lineart 🥳🥳
Perfect! Glad this will be helpful
Great workflow, but then the art director decides to change this detail or those costume elements - and you must start anew with the whole line art-coloring-shading process again and again. This workflow looks too time consuming for me and not so flexible for concept design.
Great point - that can definitely be a problem with really iterative projects. I usually end up with some hybrid version where I use something like this in the beginning but I just add layers with those extras and changes on top.
I really like this new style. I will try right away. Thanks for the inspiration, Hardy. I am proud to be your student 🙂
So nice of you to say. Thanks
Hey... I'm surprised by this cartoony style... Very beautiful and full of life. Thank you for one more amazing free material.
Thanks Leandro! Glad you liked it.
WOW! Thanks! How can this be reproduced in Procreate? CTRL? please tell me, I'm in trouble.
and how to create a highlight effect through the pink layer. How does this apply to Procreate?
I'm glad you liked this. Yes, I think all of this can be done in Procreate. It is just layer blending modes and Procreate has those. I found a good video about this here th-cam.com/video/OengIie5Mj4/w-d-xo.html I hope that is helpful. Good luck!
@@fowlerillus 😍❤🙏 Thank you very much! You are so lovely to help me! ❤
Your digital workflow is one of the first I ever learned. It's great to see this new condensed version. Thanks Hardy!
Great to hear!
As usual, your methods are easy to understand the process and straight to the point in a short time (this is very important because most of the videos on TH-cam or online courses that I watched didn't go right to the point instead of going around and made people confusing), clear voice with appropriate speed. Keep up the good work for future videos, Hardy!!!
Thanks! I'm glad this was helpful. Sure, I'd love to do some figure drawing stuff. Thanks for the suggestion
This is so amazing, you are really the best teacher
Thanks Freddie. So glad this is helpful
Much love this is awesome
Thanks!
Hello!
Hardy, i got up to a part when we added layer mask, filled it with black, but it does not revealing anything, what could gone wrong?
Hmm. If you paint on the layer mask with white, it should definitely work. Could you brush be set to some mode other than normal? Or is the brush flow and opacity too low? If you can somehow add white to that layer mask and it's still not revealing anything, then I'm not sure what could be going on.
@@fowlerillus , you are a savior, sir, I did not notice that my color changing to black when i was selecting layer mask. Many thanks!
Simply awesome. Thanks. 😁
Glad you liked it!
When filling flats do you use anti-alias edges or not. Coming from a comic book colouring style it's still a bit strange to grasp, I keep all the flats on one layer so I have to use really pixel sharp edges in order for the magic wand to pick out each portion easily. But when I try to hide the lines to make it look painterly the hard edges makes it look terrible. Please help me out.
Hey! Great question. With this comic style/flat/cell-shaded technique I depend on keeping the line art visible to cover those margins. Keeping each clothing material on its own layer gives a lot of control and eliminates the need to make selections with the magic wand. Those selections can end up slightly less than perfect and you end up with weird halos around your color shapes. If you are looking to drop the lines and go for a more painterly style, I usually work from a very dark ground and just add materials as highlights. Check out this character video for a look at that workflow th-cam.com/video/a5fPt3VW7SY/w-d-xo.html Let me know if that doesn't quite answer your question and we can continue to troubleshoot - I love a good digital painting problem to solve :) Cheers.
@@fowlerillus thank you sir. I'll practice what you've said and shared then drip feedbacks
Hardy, I can't thank you enough for sharing this. I draw for fun and this process is perfect. You rock, sir
You're very welcome!
Thank you for this Hardy, it’s really amazing what can be done in so short a time. God bless:-)
My pleasure!
Very useful as always!
Glad to hear that!
Your channel is a gold mine.
I think I need to attend Concept Art Academy.
Thanks! We'd love to have you. Enjoy the special days ahead with your family and we'll be here whenever you're ready.
great channel!
Thanks for the visit
So cool
Thanks man !! soon i will try this out 😁😃
👋
It's the first time I understood why multiply and screen modes are so important, thank u!
Awesome! I'm so glad this was helpful.
does anyone know how this style is named?
Hmm. I'm not totally sure. I don't think it's far off to call it "comic style" where we have flat colors, visible ink and limited use of shadow and highlight. But, that doesn't seem quite right. "Cell-shaded" may be close too.
@@fowlerillus thanks a lot men , i would love see more of this , do you have any course about it ?
@@danielperez2685 Unfortunately this is about all I have on this specific workflow. This video does pretty much cover the whole process (other than the line art). I do have a course called Line Art Master if you're looking for some help with the design and ink steps that were done before the beginning of this video.
Explained very well and on point ... I still struggle with primary forms and building shapes to conclude the lineart .... hardy can you make some videos for lineart process ... it will be a hell lot helpful ....
But this one here was such a joy to learn again ❤🔥
I can definitely do that. Thanks for the suggestion!
Thank you Hardy! Once I have saved enough for your concept art course I will surely enroll! Hoping that I get to that before september. 🎉
That’s awesome Russell. If I can help in the meantime just reach out on Discord. Cheers
Wow, your explanation is very clear and calm. The music in the background helps me grasp everything because it keeps me relaxed. A calm mind can learn better. DAING, you explained better in less than 11 minutes than the system of teaching from traditional art school would do. Thank you.
Update-2023-9-12: I tried this after putting it off, once I got the hang of it and knew the steps I had so much fun. I felt lighter, like floating on a pool, now I am gonna use it to make more cool art like the sweet looking concept art from Hicham Habchi. It really is a simple process.
Oh wow, I'm so glad to hear that! Thanks - good to know that this was helpful.
I remember subscribing when I have skillshare before and really learned a lot... man! you are the best, and I can't believe that this content is free to watch on here. Subscribed!
That's awesome. I'm so glad these are helpful. Welcome!
Thank You Sensei .... I just started one of your course on Udemy and it's amazing.
That's great! I hope it goes well. Reach out if I can help along the way.
Whoa I really love your workflow! can you make a tutorial vid about how to draw the lineart for characters? I'm really curious :D
Thanks for the idea - I'll try to work that in
I just wanted to say thanks for the videos! I have been struggling a while with art.. then I saw your videos and I was like.. "hey this works for me!"
It has helped me a lot. I also appreciate how you do your video titles and thumbnails.
Thank you! I appreciate that and I'm so glad that it helped.
Thank you very much for teaching the process ❤️
My pleasure 😊
Always can learn so much from your teaching, thanks again! You make it look effortless.
Glad it was helpful!
Hardy, what an exciting video, I love this new technique that you are using here, I really continue to learn a lot from all your courses, I hope I can join the career you have opened in Digital Painting when I have the opportunity!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love this workflow and a Very big thank you Mr. Fowler ❤️
We would love to see stuff like these more and more 😀
Awesome! I'll try and work more of these into the lineup
This workflow process is worth gold! Thank you for sharing your skills 🙏🏿😊
You're so welcome!
What a legend, thank you so so much for the tutorial and inspiration
You're very welcome!
Fantastic as usual Hardy. Quick question is there a reason you use layer masks as opposed to clipping masks for your shadows and highlights? Is it a control issue or just preference/habit. Thanks in advance. You’re an excellent teacher!
Thanks! Clipping masks could definitely work too. It's mostly just a preference but I guess I do like how much control layer masks give. It seems like there is never just one way to do something with digital painting :)
Right on! Thanks Hardy. Keep up the great work.
Thank you very much for a great lesson! Could you please explain how you fill the mask and make it completely black? I create a layer for the shadow, paint the silhouette, turn on the multiply mode, and click on create mask, but it doesn’t turn on the completely black mask
Sure! I do that by filling the mask with black. When black is your foreground color (which is the default btw OR you can just hit D to make your color picker black and white). To fill, just hit option+delete. Super handy shortcut. If that doesn't solve it, please let me know!
@@fowlerillus Thank you very much for your help, good sir. it worked. Your tatorials are excellent!