Art Tutorial


      let's add some snow to the image, just to fill up the somewhat blank space on the top of the image. First, let's create a new layer under Foreground Watercolor. Let's use the Brush Tool with the Brush Size of 4 px, and Opacity of 40%. After that, let's add our credits on the top right side of the image with a Pencil Tool with the Pencil Size of 1 px.



Layers
Foreground Line Art Your line art of your character(s) should be done here. Take your time to make smooth lines using the Brush Tool with a Brush Size of 1 px, and Flow of 80%.
Foreground Watercolor This layer should be a copy of the Cell Shading layer. Select the Brush Tool with the Brush Size of 1 px, and Flow of 80% and start smoothing out the parts between the light and dark shades.
Snow and Credits You should use the Brush Tool with the Brush Size of 4 px, and Opacity of 40%. After that, let's add our credits on the top right side of the image with a Pencil Tool with the Pencil Size of 1 px.
Light Ray You should use the Brush Tool with the Brush Size of 15 px, and Flow of 40%. Play around with the Rays for a little while.
Opacity 30%
Shadow You should use the Pencil Tool with a Pencil Size of 1 px to create the shadow, then outline the shadow using Brush Tool with the Brush Size of 1 px, and Flow of 80%.
Opacity 30%
Background Grass Use the Brush Tool with the Brush Size of 1 px, and Flow of 80% to do the line art for this layer.
Background Grass Watercolor This layer should be a copy of the Background Grass Cell Shading layer. Select the Brush Tool with the Brush Size of 1 px, and Flow of 80% and start smoothing out the parts between the light and dark shades.
Background Grass Cell Shading You should have first used one color for each part of the drawing and color it all in respectively using the Pencil Tool with a Pencil Size of 1 px. Then use darker shades of color using the Pencil Tool with the Pencil Size of 1 px.
Invisible
Background Line Use the Brush Tool with the Brush Size of 1 px, and Flow of 80% to do the line art for this layer.
Background Line Watercolor This layer should be a copy of the Background Gras Cell Shading layer. Select the Brush Tool with the Brush Size of 1 px, and Flow of 80% and start smoothing out the parts between the light and dark shades.
Background Line Cell Shading You should have first used one color for each part of the drawing and color it all in respectively using the Pencil Tool with a Pencil Size of 1 px. Then use darker shades of color using the Pencil Tool with the Pencil Size of 1 px.
Invisible
Background Sky This layer should be a copy of the Background Gras Cell Shading layer. Select the Brush Tool with the Brush Size of 1 px, and Flow of 80% and start smoothing out the parts between the light and dark shades.
Background Sketch Your sketch of the background should be done here.
Opacity 20%
Invisible
Cell Shading You should have first used one color for each part of the drawing and color it all in respectively using the Pencil Tool with a Pencil Size of 1 px. Then use darker shades of color using the Pencil Tool with the Pencil Size of 1 px.
Invisible
Sketch Your sketch of your character(s) should be done here.
20% Opacity
Invisible
Background This should be automatically be on the image, once you have created a new blank image. (If not, create one)
Invisible



Legend
Active/New Layer This a new layer, or this layer is currently being worked on and/or other art related processes.
Visible Layer This layer is currently visible, but not in use.
Invisible Layer This layer is currently invisible, but will be visible once a certain task has been completed.
Useless Layer This layer is currently invisible and will stay that way, this layer has been used before, but it has outgrown it's usefulness. I usually don't like to delete layers on my drawings.


Drawing Process Index
  • [01] Sketch
  • [12] Floor Color
  • [02] Sketch Opacity
  • [13] Grass Watercolor
  • [03] Foreground Line Art
  • [14] Floor Watercolor
  • [04] Useless Sketch
  • [15] Sky Background
  • [05] Simple Colors
  • [16] Visible Foreground
  • [06] Cell Shading
  • [17] Shadow
  • [07] Watercolor
  • [18] Shadow Opacity
  • [08] Background Sketch
  • [19] Light Ray
  • [09] Background Line Art
  • [20] Light Ray Opacity
  • [10] Useless Background Sketch
  • [21] Finishing Touches
  • [11] Grass Color
  • [22] Glossary