Today we are going to create a sketch and color it. I did not want to overwhelm you with something complicated. So, I created an easy and cute baby bulldog. I hope you will try to draw it along with me. Just slow down the video if you decide to do so.
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DON'T HAVE THE BRUSHES I USED HERE? This is where to get them:
https://conceptartempire.com/free-krita-brushes/
I downloaded the Krita Brushkit v8.2 and then chose the Painterly Mix Brushes.
We are going to cover many things today... See the summary and the timestamps below:
SUMMARY (tools and techniques that will be used in this video):
a) The brush we will use to create the sketch is called “Fill_circle”.
b) Set its size to 15 pixels.
c) Use the F2 key on your keyboard to rename your layers.
d) In order to create a perfectly symmetrical sketch, we will use the “Horizontal mirror tool”.
e) To Color our cartoon character, we will convert the “SKETCH” layer to a “Colorize Mask”.
f) From the toolbox, we will select the “Colorize Mask Editing” tool.
g) To fill the sketch with colors, we will choose a brush from the “Digital” tag called the “Pixel_Art_Fill”.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction + creating a new canvas.
00:48 Setting up to start sketching.
03:19 Sketching.
04:08 Making some alternations using the “lasso tool” and the “move tool”.
04:38 Creating a new layer to trace on the top of our first draft.
05:03 Fast speed tracing.
06:28 Comparing the two sketches.
07:48 Coloring the sketch using a fast technique (You will LOVE it!).
09:23 Coloring the cartoon character.
11:32 Setting up the background to “Transparent”.
12:31 Converting the “Colorized Mask” layer to a “Paint” layer.
13:05 Setting up for Highlights and Shadows with explanations.
13:55 Adding highlights.
14:41 Adding shadows.
17:13 Adding colors to areas I missed.
17:54 Gallery: Showing you what else you can do with your character.
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