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1. Introduction and ArtWork Base: Hi there, My name is Derby and I'm an instructor
for this course. In this course, I will teach
you how to paint an area. You might have
seen this cartoon, animated version of area. And if you'd like
this character, we will paint it today on a canvas or any other
surface you want. So I'm here just wrapping up
the table and the Canvas. Please note, I have
already applied just so last night to get
the canvas ready. If you don't know
how to do that, you can check out the first
course I have shared. In that course, I
have shown how I apply just so to
prepare the canvas. So actually, for the base, I wanted to create a gradient. You can certainly use
any color you want. This is the artwork. I have
done it already on the canvas so I can see the lines even
after the background is done. So I'm also focusing
on the edges. So you just have to
create the gradients, go light and then you go darker at the bottom.
That's how you do it. Then I'm just roughly
making the lines of the artwork which I
did already before doing the the background. So review time
here, how it looks. We have the sketch ready and
the background is ready.
2. Skin Tone and Blending: I'm starting with the
skin color and I will list everything in description so you know which
color I have used. So I'm using a base color
for this and I will start from her forehead
and I will cover, it, still hurts stomach
like the entire skin. I will paint it in
one shape first. So this color is
from brushstroke and I will name the color and the shape below so you
know which color I'm using. It's a fun and easy
character painting course. It's not very difficult. You just have to make sure that you blend the colors well. The color I'm using right
now is actually pre-made. I have not prepared it. And I am adding a
little bit of water. Make it even. And I'm using the flat
brush now earlier, I will using the round Bush. Even about the brushes, I will mentioned everything so you know which one I'm using. And if you don't
have the same shade, you can totally make it by
using the primary colors. But usually when you buy the acrylic artists
level colors, you will get the shade, including in the set. And this is how I complete the entire base
when it's just one color. Once it's dry, I will use this peach pink color to add some light and light
pinkish on her face, or maybe doing some
blushing effect on her face and her cheek bones. I'm adding the same color in this pink peach color
to make the shade. And while you're
making the shade, or highlighting or contour, make sure you go very
slow and gentle. Do not add too much. You have to make
sure that it's not. It's not looking very obvious, so it's easier to
blend with the color which is already on the canvas. So be very gentle and try to add a very little amount like I'm doing here
just a little bit. So it's easier to blend. And the consistency should be thick enough, not too runny. When you add water, you have to make sure that you
do not add a lot of water. And to do the highlighting, I'm just adding white
to the same color. And I will add just
a little bit of white and gold in
lighter slowly. So you can see here, I'm doing the rest
of the areas where I wanted to create
the highlight. So to trick here is to paint the entire area of the
object with one solid color. Then you do the highlight
and you want to do the darker shadow
effect on the object. That's how I usually do it. Easier because you don't have to worry about the
lighting and anything. In the beginning, you
just fill the color and then you do the highlighting
and the shadow part. You can pause the video
to see how I'm doing it. So it's easier for
you to understand. And you can do it step-by-step. It's not very difficult. The most important
thing about doing the skin color or anywhere
where you need to do blending. You have to be very
gentle with a brush and making the shade
is very important. So you don't see a
lot of difference. It looks very nice. And even because
if it's not, even, it doesn't look nice, and then you have to
do it again and again. So while making the shape, makes sure that you
add just a little bit of white if you're
doing the highlighting, very Dean tiny bit of white. So you go easily when you're blending the colors for
skin color especially. Have also to keep in
mind the light effect. Know from where the light
is falling on the object. So you have to keep a
few things in mind.
3. Her sparkling eyes: And I'm just showing that
how I did it like I'm using the fine line pen for
the eyebrows and the lips. It's very simple. Just
take red and do her lips. And that's how I do it. And now I'll do the eyes. For the eyes, I'm starting with the lightest shade because I
have to create that effect. So you go on her retina lens and then you go the
lightest shade possible. And then slowly you add a little bit of dark
blue or dark green, whichever shade you
like for you at work. So here I'm taking teeny
tiny bit of it and adding the same color in
the lighter shade just to keep it easy and make it
look beautiful in blender, you can see I've just taken
a very small quantity. I don't want to waste follow. So I've mixed this,
these three colors, green, blue, and the
lightest blue I had. And slowly I'm adding more
and more color to paint the outer part of the of her
eyes, basically the retina. That's what I'm
doing. And I'll do the same thing for
the both the sides. And you can do that too. So for here I'm using
the fine liner brush, which is one of the finest. I have very thin. And you can, I will mention it down below so you know which brush
I've used here. And this is how I'm adding
little bit of more of blue and green to the same shade to create the
blended effect here. You can do that too. And then using the even
more darker shade of blue, I'm just filling up in. You can zoom the video
if you want or you can pause it so to see
how I'm doing it. And then using the
darkest shade, I'm trying to focus on her internal part
of the retina here. And I will use black, of course black too, outlining part for that. And you can do the
same if you want. And I'm just adding
some highlights. So you can zoom the
video or maybe pause the video to see
how I'm doing that. Here. I'm using the black
color to do the outlining with the
same pointed brush I will mention down below. So you know, and then you
highlight it very carefully. That's how you do it. You have to be very slow, probably by holding your breath. Because usually when I
paint with fine line, I hold my breath. So you can see how
beautiful her eyes look. But this is not
the finished look yet because we have to
add the white Dutch. You know how important that is? Because that way
the eyes pop out. So this how it looks as of now. And you can certainly
redo the eyes. You can do the double
quoting if you want, if it's not the way you want it. So you can always redo it. And adding the lighter shade to create the effect
of the highlights. I'm just adding a double
quote on the colors. So they look even in Nice. And here I'm using the
white paint directly from the tube and adding
the highlight part. You can see here. Just adding the white
part to her eyes so they look beautiful
and look alive. Basically, you didn't
do the two according to the direction of the
light for your character. So I'm adding a few more
white dots and lines. In her eyes. You can see it looks beautiful. It creates a beautiful effect. And it actually looks so real when you add
the white lights. So beautiful. You can see, so you
need to know where to put the white board actually.
4. Hair shades of brown: And now it's time for her hair. The best part actually
of this character. I loved her eyes and her hair, so I'm creating three
beautiful shades of brown. You can see here, they're
not actually brown. I will mention the shade
name and description. So you can see it's from
the base to the shader, brush strokes, acrylic
artists colors. So I'm starting with the
lightest shade first. And again, the same
trick I'll apply. I will try to cover the lighter
part of her hair first. You can see how it goes. Because I want to
create that highlight and the darker shadow
effects in her hair. You have seen how beautiful
areas, hey, look. I'm just trying to
achieve the same look. So I'll start with a
lighter shade and I'll go for the darker and
then even darker. And then I will use
the lighter shade once again to create a
beautiful highlight. So you can pause the video
and see what I'm doing. It's so much fun. It's so easy to do,
achieve the color, because I really enjoy painting
hair for any character. So it takes a bit of time, but if you go slow and
if you have patients, you can definitely achieve
the shade and you know, the light and the highlighting
effect on the hair. So stick to it to swatch it again and again
so you know how I finished. So I'm doing the lighter
shade wherever it's required. It's looking good. As of now. Now it's time
for the second shade, because now I'm adding little bit of brown
to the same shader applied already for
the highlight part. And you can see here I'm
being very gentle and careful while I'm adding the
colors because I want to blend it really well. So you go very slow. You add little bit
at the first to see the color you have achieved
whether you want it or not. And then I'm going I'm just filling the areas I have left. I think the entire
space will be filled with the second shade. And I will be creating more and more shapes then
the darker it will go. Because I want to create that
effect which a real has. So I'm just filling up all the blank spaces with
this second shape now, you can do the same, go very slow, and use the flat brush if you're
comfortable with that. Because it creates that
even look for me actually, I prefer more flat brush
when I'm working on canvas. Just fill all the empty
spaces with the second shade, the way I'm doing it here now. And then we'll start
with the third sheds to continue filling
the second shade. So once you have filled all the areas and then
we go even darker, then we create the
shadow effects. So you put emphasis on the areas where you want
to create a shadow effect, like I'm doing here. So I'm not touching
the lighter part because I want to create
the highlights later on. So maybe you can take
it as like doing outlining of the
strands of hair. I'm doing with this
color right now. You can do the same. You can see how beautiful
it looks already. But I wanted to go even darker. So you can see very carefully, It's more like an outlining. You can see what I'm doing now. And then the fine brush for the outline just to
be very careful. This is how it looks. You just go with the flow, how you want to achieve it. Actually. Maybe
take a picture and keep it somewhere so you
have the reference for it. And here I'm just blending light and darkness is together, just adding a little
bit of water to the brush and
blending it together. That's how I wanted
to achieve it here. So you can definitely
pause the video and you can maybe wants
the video again and again so you know how I created and gives you
have any question, just comment so I can help you immediately
on Skillshare itself. And I'm just focusing on the
darker shades right now. This is how it looks. Once it's dry, then
I'll go even darker. I'm just taking black
and mix with the brown itself to create
the darkest effect, actually the darkest brown, it's on black here. I'm adding a little bit of
brown with the black color. Or if you want, you can go completely black to
create the effect. And I'm just outlining the areas where I feel like the
strands should be visible. And you see how it looks. I'm going even darker, darker. And you have to make sure that the places you want
to show the shadow effect, you have to blend it well. So you can see how I'm
doing it right now. And I'm using the lighter shade and adding the highlights. You can see this
is how it looks. And you just do the double or triple coating
of the same shade you made. To achieve Look. This
is how it looks. The hair is ready.
5. Cutie Flounder and Final Look: Now it's time to print flounder, the Hilton to fish friend. And he looks so cute. I love this character. I'm doing the yellow
part first and then adding some white for
the highlight part. You can see where I'm adding just to show the
direction of the light. And I'm just taking out wide
directly from the tube and adding it there on the yellow once the yellow
shade is dried. So be very careful with that. When you're adding highlights, you need to make sure
that the first layer is dried completely. And now I'm doing the eyes filling it wide
once it's dried and I will be adding the blue and the dark shade
which I want to prepare. So you have to make
sure that each and every layer is completely dry before you put on extra colors in case you're
blending the colors, that's a different scenario. If you're blending the colors, you can work the way you want. But with these kinds
of characters, when you have to make things look effective
and prominent, make sure your layer
is completely dry. So here I'm doing the eyes, doing the outlining
and the cute eyebrows. For flanger. He looks so cute and adorable already and
love him so much. So cute. So I'm just finishing up the
detailing and adding the turquoise teal color
to the top part of him. And I will be using
the darker shades of the same color to
create the highlights. And you can definitely
use the colors you want. You don't have to
use the same color. You can see how
I'm doing it here. Add some lighter shade to create a highlight
on top of him. So he looks beautiful and cute. If you are stuck anywhere, just message me here or
comment on Skillshare itself, I will help you. Just take a screenshot
where you don't understand how the
blending works. So this is the final
look, you guys. This is how it really looks. And thank you so
much for watching. I hope it was helpful.
Surbhi Shrivastava, Lets Draw By Suru
