TUTORIAL // elevating your sketch by adding color
Added 2022-12-06 15:27:42 +0000 UTCHey patrons! I’m starting this month with the tutorial, and it is on elevating your sketch by adding color! This one was suggested to me in the discord server, and I thought it was a wonderful idea for a tutorial. This tutorial is not just about adding color to a sketch, but about doing so in a way that brings added value to the sketch while still preserving the appealing elements of the sketch itself. I hope it’ll inspire some of you to dig up some old sketches and bring them to life with a splash of color and detail!
Below is the cheat sheet for this tutorial, and you can also download the PDF for it at the bottom of the post:
Two other resources that you might find helpful alongside this one are:
- Creating light & flowy sketches: This tutorial runs you through my full sketching process, so if you want to know more about how I create the sketchbook pages shown in this tutorial, the sketching tutorial is a good one to check out!
- Turning scanned lines into a transparent layer: This demo shows you how I use masks and levels to create transparent lines from a scanned image.
I hope you enjoy this one! Subtitled version is coming up in a minute.
Comments
my latest sketchbook is almost full, so I do think it's time for a new sketchbook tour soon!
Loish
2024-12-11 12:52:55 +0000 UTCthe workflow is pretty much the same! Just bring your sketch into procreate, create a multiply layer and just do the same basic steps outlined on the second page of the cheat sheet :)
Loish
2024-12-09 12:59:24 +0000 UTCFinally got around to watching this one, I sought it out specifically to help me with my drawing for the secret santa :) By the way, any chance we might get to see a sketchbook tour soon? The sketches at the start of the video are super inspiring!
France
2024-12-08 20:43:03 +0000 UTCHow can I do this in procreate?
Wallflower
2024-12-07 09:30:50 +0000 UTCthanks so much courtney!
Loish
2022-12-23 08:18:41 +0000 UTCThe cheat sheets are so useful! I really appreciate them :)
2022-12-22 16:17:38 +0000 UTCthanks so much greg!
Loish
2022-12-19 10:18:15 +0000 UTCYou are a remarkable teacher. Your work is compelling, your explanations are outstanding.
Greg Schultz
2022-12-19 04:51:24 +0000 UTCfor me, merging all of the layers together is a way of just keeping things easy and intuitive. it just takes a lot of time/energy for me to switch between layers, and also makes it harder for me to make changes to the color scheme and details quickly and easily. so merging it all together has solved that for me! but for some workflows, it might be better to keep them separated. for me personally, it's made things a lot easier :)
Loish
2022-12-12 11:26:06 +0000 UTCI am in awe of your ability to merge layers! Do you do it for a particular reason? I keep all my layers because I’m afraid of not being able to go back or edit specific parts. But it kind of feels like it is working against me and I can’t put my finger on it. Any ideas on this?
2022-12-09 18:30:45 +0000 UTCAH ok. Thanks for the reminder, I need to re-watch that one :)
Kat Craig
2022-12-07 22:10:48 +0000 UTCthanks for your kind words alex!
Loish
2022-12-07 10:53:07 +0000 UTChaha yeah i think i talk about this drawing a lot in the one about making your digital portraits more interesting. https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-making-68187088
Loish
2022-12-07 10:52:47 +0000 UTCThough I don't do it too often, I really like this mixed media approach, this video is going to be really helpful to improve the technique I use, thank you!!
KAME
2022-12-07 01:40:13 +0000 UTCVery cool! I have a bunch of pencil drawings that I think I might try this with! I feel like it would be super relaxing too since the sketch is already there :) Also...I was experiencing a weird mandala effect thinking I saw this one before but I think it was a different one with the same drawing lol. Thank you for this!
Kat Craig
2022-12-06 18:13:29 +0000 UTCVery valuable info, thank you!
Alexandria Kala Akins
2022-12-06 17:30:38 +0000 UTCThis is so incredible!..i draw n paint but everytime i tried digitally colouring my skethes i messed up..thank you for sharing this!.. I'll try it out💕
Aakanksha Sharma
2022-12-06 17:06:39 +0000 UTCOh wow, love it! I don't draw in my sketchbook as much anymore, but this new technique makes me want to open it again and sketch right away. I will definitely try it out, thank you for this tutorial Loish! :)
Alex Roger
2022-12-06 17:04:20 +0000 UTC
