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Eyyyyyyy. I’m trying this sticker thing so feel free to check out my TikTok Shop and order them~!

Me knowing I’m terrible at explaining things and that I’m still learning how to hecking color too:

BUT SURE  I WILL TRY MY BEST TO SHOW YOU WHAT I DO CURRENTLY. Cause it does really vary between each random drawing:

The way I color is weird sometimes cause I’m always trying a slightly different method??? and I’ve only recently started trying it this way.  This will be a slightly watered down version of how I do things tho….

I’m going to draw something quick for this but hopefully it’ll get my point across kfjsalfjlsa

(picked Sakuya for this cause I can easily draw him pretty quick lol)

anyways yeah make your lineart (my own linework is usually a bit more “open-lined?” and has small imperfections that I usually correct bit by bit as I go along. Or you can do it before you start coloring. To me there is no wrong or right way to go about it I think? Do whatever is easier for you! Cause remember everyone does art differently!

1.) I like to keep all my things separate 90% of the time and before I start coloring I put all my color layers in a folder and add a “clipping group” layer to it:

to save time and if you need a more in depth explanation on how this works… here’s the video I watched to help me figure out how to do this. Really does help make coloring easier! (well for me at least I hope its useful for you too 😅)

2.) Add all the flat colors you need!

sometimes I like to blend a darker or lighter color into some of my flat colors with the blur tool (I try to keep the brush at a lower density like at 20% to avoid keeping everything getting too blended? If that makes sense.)

Tadaaaaaaaa

3.) I keep most of my layers pretty separate so it’ll be easier to add clipping group layers once I start the actual shading

You can use whatever skin color palettes you want for this!

the reason I do it like this is so it’ll be easier to blend later like this (I used the airbrush tool or you can use the blur tool again if you want) Again use whatever colors you want to darken or highlight or whatever you’re trying to go for?

Remember to click “preserve opacity” when you do this!!!! it’s next to clipping group!

4.) I don’t do a lot when coloring eyes….it really depends on how detailed I want to be. But since this is meant to be a simpler drawing it usually just looks like this and I use only two colors.

sometimes I’ll add a multiply layer or lumi and shade in there. I’m still learning how to color eyes too haha

5.) I add some shine to the eyes by putting one layer on top of everything else (including the lineart folder)and I preserve the opacity of my lineart and add some color to it (a lot of artist I know do this and when I watch art tip videos they usually recommend this cause it makes it look more lively? They say you shouldn’t really use black lines unless you are going for a graphic novel/comic kind of drawing?

—-GOING TO PUT THE REST UNDER KEEP READING SO THIS DOESN’T GET TOO LONG ON PEOPLES DASHES!!—-

A HUUUUUUUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF MY BESTEST FRIENDS IN THE WHOLE WORLD <3 <3 <3 <3

@mermaibee!!!!!!!!!!!!

Briana, babe, I cant believe that it’s been almost a year since we first met because it feels like so much longer. I remember meeting you on my very first day in Servamp Love in the group voice call and thinking how sweet and cute you were. And the more we chatted and got to know each other, I just knew that I wanted us to be best friends.

I hope you had an amazing day today (since I’m posting this a bit late ;;;;;;) and that you have an even more amazing year to come <3 I love you so so so much, Bri-bee <3

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