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I was just wondering if you have any more Kataang art, because the "Quiet Mornings" one is so beautiful 😭😭😭

I love your artstyle!!

Also sorry to bother you with the question lol!

Thank you!

Thank you dear stranger, here is a carefully curated list for you

House and Wilson (House MD, not even necessarily as a ship tho? Like just whatever they have)

Merlin and Arthur (bbc's Merlin)

Nezumi and Shion (No.6)

Katniss and Peeta (Hunger Games)

Iwaizumi and Oikawa (Haikyuu)

Ellie and Dina (The Last of Us)

Katara and Aang (The Last Airbender)

Ian and Mickey (Shameless)

Ed and Winry (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

Jim and Pam (The Office)

Crowley and Aziraphale (Good Omens)

Alyssa and James (The End of the F***ing World)

Yeah I got a couple on tiktok and instagram! Here's a recent one

Hi! Thank you!

Not sure I can give you the answers you're looking for since I wouldn't say I'm necessarily the best one at shading and rendering in particular - but here's how I get around it lol

For shading:

Layer modes/effects are pretty much my best friend, for shading especially. Multiply for shadows of course, and then Screen, Colour Dodge etc for lights. What I do most of the time is select my shading layer, invert it, then (on a new layer!) fill it in a bright orange/yellow or whatever my lighting colour is, and then set that layer to screen/colour dodge/one of the other brightening effects..it just adds an extra layer of contrast in brightness and colour than the multiply shading layer on its own.

Other than that I like to put down harsh (cel shading) down first, then reduce the opacity and use the eraser tool at a low opacity to carve out light areas in the shadows (both soft airbrush and hard but textured brushes) I only blur the shadows lightly in some areas.

For rendering:

Basically don't be afraid to just draw over your piece to add details. You don't have to include everything in the sketch or lineart right away. In fact one of my fav parts is just adding one final layer on top over everything and add details that way!

I also like to use texture layers (set to overlay), usually just a simple grain.

(I dont render that much...my pieces aren't very detailed if you really look at them 😭)

For brushes:

The brush I use most of the time (the one I use for lineart) is one I downloaded somewhere years ago once and modified to be more textured i think (it's honestly just a pixely mess tho, not sure I can really recommend it in good faith).

Other than that I pretty much just use the basic procreate ones (The new ones are great!).

https://www.tumblr.com/maybemacdc/740520361678061568/it-isnt-easy-for-me-either-process