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15 Cel Shading Tutorials - Learning the Basics

Mon, 10 Apr 2017 18:00:00 +0900

Have you ever wished to master the anime coloring style? Cel shading, the coloring technique used for anime, is easy to learn if you have the right tools! Software like CLIP STUDIO or Photoshop will make coloring a breeze.

The cel shading technique comes from the era when the number of colors you could use in animation was limited. For this reason, gradients are replaced with flat tones and shadows, significantly simplifying the coloring process. The main characteristics of this technique are black, thick outlines and distinct shadowing patterns. A similar technique is called gyaruge coloring (or "gal-game coloring"), but the difference with cel shading is still quite visible since this second method uses a wider range of gradations and shades. Today we put together a collection of useful cel shading tutorials directly from the country that created anime - Japan! Enjoy.

I Want to Get Better at Drawings! Coloring Practice

Sun, 19 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +0900

There’re so many different ways of coloring, and everyone has different quirks. For those of you looking for a change in their art style, why not check out illustrations with new coloring styles? Tagged as “Coloring Practice”, they use the same line art template to color in 5 different styles, thick coloring, Gal game, monochrome, anime, watercolor styles. As the base is the same, it is easy to analyze the coloring styles.

Here are some illustrations under the “Coloring Practice” tag. Do try your hand at the various coloring styles!

Drawing Coloring Tutorials: Cel-shading & Thick Painting

Mon, 30 May 2016 18:00:00 +0900

There are many ways to color your digital illustrations. Cel-shading, thick painting using layers, watercolor-style and the various gal-games styles… The colors are what really makes or breaks an illustration. It’s important to learn how to color properly! It looks like even total beginners can become coloring masters using tools like SAI, Photoshop, ibisPaint and CLIP STUDIO PAINT. Today we collected really useful coloring tutorials. So, take a look!