koko's art dump

Stressed student by day, artist by night. You can find all my own art (no matter the fandom) under the tag #kokoart

Read my webcomic!

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Coloring Tutorial

OC/webcomic tag: #project t2

Some FAQ:

Can I use your art for profile pictures, banners, or video edits online? Yes, with credit!

Can I use your art for phone/computer wallpapers? Yes!

Can I repost your art? Please do not repost to sites I'm on (Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr). Reposts to Pinterest, Telegram, etc. are ok with credit!

Do you take commissions? As of now my commissions are closed!

What program do you use? I use Procreate on iPad! For animations and youtube videos I use Adobe After Effects to animate and edit.

Please feel to send in asks through my ask box! I am pretty slow to answer them but I will answer eventually! Hopefully

Thank you so much to everyone who’s read the pjt2 debut chapters !! I’m really so glad people have been so supportive after this very long work in progress….im currently working on chapter 4, will keep ppl posted :)

I read it all already and I am excited for more :D

(Is launch the right word...? It is now.)

THANK YOUU STORY !! i'm so glad you enjoyed it !! and i'm so glad people are reading it!

everyone has been so nice and supportive i truly appreciate it so so much, this comic launch would not have been possible w/out this app 😭 🫶

Project T2 is a sci-fi action indie manga set far into a post-apocalyptic future. After a great nuclear war destroyed the countries where it once stood, society has rebuilt to make the city-state of Nova, which divides itself into hundreds of guilds specializing in the different labor specialties a city needs to thrive, each seeking political power to better society in its own view. Seven citizens, each with different goals, values, and guild loyalties find themselves tangled in the web of a mysterious collusion called Project T2, which threatens to shatter Nova’s already fragile political system and hides a dark secret about the society humanity has recradled itself in.

The first three chapters are available with the fourth on the way! I'm hoping to update this monthly-ish

YOU, yes YOU 🫵 !!

Will be able to read my sci-fi/action webcomic, Project T2, at 12 pm EST (9 am PST) TOMORROW, May 28th on Webtoon Canvas !!!!

I’ll post more details tomorrow. For now enjoy these screenshots

hehe hi lotus :) so it honestly depends on the piece...if i'm doing a dedicated background i usually start by color-picking from photos with a similar vibe. if its character-centric then i just make up a palette based on vibes.

i also use lots and lots of gradient maps on backgrounds. i mean like a LOT, on different opacities and blending modes and then i even invert them sometimes. usually i'll just color normally and make my own gradient maps per piece based on color palettes, pick from photos, etc and then play with opacities...i honestly just play around with stuff until i like it. i take inspo from a lot of different art w/ similar vibes and usually start from photos (i'll also use photos i've taken as color palette bases)

you can watch my horrendous process below please ignore the math

general coloring process:

set flat background color

base colors with old beach brush/textured brush on everything but skin (use a hard airbrush instead for skin, darker skin tones don't show up well with textured brushes)

add gradients to base colors with soft airbrush, lighter version of base color. mostly on blacks/darks creates good contrast. add blush to cheeks/face makeup and coloring

background cleanup/coloring (hard airbrush)

merge ONLY character art layers, duplicate layer and set to gradient map + subtract mode + lower opacity. experiment with inverting the layer to see if shadows work better. erase areas light hits with lasso tool + soft/hard airbrush. lower opacity of layer

try more gradient maps, either on normal layer mode or other stuff. this usually takes a lot of time

highlights (add layer)

RENDERING !!! i love rendering...hard airbrush clean up lines, use lasso tool to add gradients and define shapes. add texture with rakes lace, halftones. add more highlights....