How to COLOR // 4 steps

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  • @ovn_tamil
    @ovn_tamil Рік тому +2091

    0:32 🐥 Alright, I'll try to make it short
    The word ambient/ambience means "surroundings".
    Ambient light refers to the phenomenon where the surrounding light in the environment bounces onto the subject. This is mostly visible on the shadow areas (because that's the only place where it's dark enough for the bounce lights to appear in)
    Ambient occlusion on the other hand is when the light rays that are bouncing in the environment, couldn't reach the small, teeny tiny crevices of the subject. If no light ray could enter the corner... Ofcourse it'll be dark. In other words, the "ambient light" will be "occluded" (subtracted) from those areas, thus its called "ambient occlusion". These are mostly seen where two objects are so close to each other that, they physically obstruct any light to appear.
    And there we go, hope I've explained these concepts well enough 🥸

    • @natsume__san
      @natsume__san  Рік тому +325

      i love you, thank you. you saved us all from extinction

    • @rain.chasee
      @rain.chasee Рік тому +35

      thank you, oh great human

    • @ILOVESHIHO100
      @ILOVESHIHO100 Рік тому +20

      I will praise you for this very good explanation thank you for saving the artists

    • @ovn_tamil
      @ovn_tamil Рік тому +10

      @@natsume__san omg! Where's my noble prize at? 🐣

    • @ovn_tamil
      @ovn_tamil Рік тому +5

      @@ILOVESHIHO100 Ah TYTY ♥

  • @yujisweets
    @yujisweets Рік тому +908

    the "dont zone out yet" really helped me while watching 😭

  • @d4nd3l1on3
    @d4nd3l1on3 Рік тому +2267

    Apreciate you not skipping 16 steps ahead just to make the video shorter 🙏

    • @shia842
      @shia842 Рік тому +103

      they kinda did though, the video did not explain how that rendering was exactly achieved. feel more like this is a color picking tutorial rather than actual "coloring"

    • @hawkzzz08
      @hawkzzz08 Рік тому +53

      ​@@shia842well I mean once you've colour picked u use it to colour 💀

    • @hawkzzz08
      @hawkzzz08 Рік тому +52

      ​@@shia842 this was how to colour not how to render they're diffrent

    • @Rex5040
      @Rex5040 Рік тому +17

      ​@@shia842i think they said it sarcastically

    • @ayulilengmian
      @ayulilengmian Рік тому +6

      @@shia842rendering you just kinda polish up everything, think of it you’re writing an essay and you’re doing a beta read before you publish it

  • @Sersi-qh3go
    @Sersi-qh3go 9 місяців тому +198

    My brain: I got it
    My hand: No you didn't :)

    • @Kori_rules
      @Kori_rules 6 місяців тому +2

      SO REAL

    • @zuzoozuzoozu
      @zuzoozuzoozu 5 місяців тому

      my eyes: (looking at attempt no. 456) yeaaaaahh, definitely not :)

  • @momentwecankeep
    @momentwecankeep Рік тому +640

    “don’t zone out yet” BRO I WAS LITERALLY ZONING OUT TIL I SAW THAT. THANK YOU AHRHAJDJAKS

  • @CDDC3
    @CDDC3 Рік тому +79

    Bro knew right when I was zoning out 😭😭😭

  • @catsareexcellent
    @catsareexcellent Рік тому +723

    Step 1- base: Desaturated base colors
    Step 2 - Shadows: move down the color wheel or square diagonally -> \ (not vertically -> | ) Higlights are more saturated on the right while the highlights are more desaturated on the left
    Step 3 - Line art colors: Lock the line art and color it in twitch the shadow color to make it look less harsh
    Step 4 - ambient light: Pick a desaturated blue, dab it on a shadow, and then color pick that color to draw on as polish
    Extra tips:
    1: Oversimplify and block out your colors
    2: Organize your layers to make it easier to find the one you need
    3: Remember lighting. The environment influences the area. Light bounces off objects. A blue shy will bounce blue light. A camp fire will bounce orange light
    4: Try not to use pure black or white
    5: it’s okay to color pick form other artists to study how they color. Try not to pic from real photos or it will confuse you
    6: add back some more saturated colors if you use a desaturated base
    Hope this helps someone

  • @nightowl2190
    @nightowl2190 Рік тому +364

    I want to add that ambient light is based on the colour of your background.
    An example of this is when you take a picture of sunny area.
    The direct light is yellow because of the sun and the shadow/ambient light is blue because the sky is blue. The ambient light doesn't stay the same and it changes depending on the background you paint
    If you have no bg, just go with blue or purple as those are the more common ambient light scenarios that exist.
    Hope this is useful to some artists! :D

    • @_bluxi_
      @_bluxi_ Рік тому +2

      OMG I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ❤❤❤❤

    • @kinda_dead_
      @kinda_dead_ Рік тому +3

      Honestly thought she was talking about bounce light when she brought up ambient light at first

  • @emmarina3525
    @emmarina3525 Рік тому +36

    Ambient occlusion is like, those areas of extreme darkness that light cannot get to, like certain hair strands, maybe behind the ears or between fingers etc. Make sure to pay attention to them and leave them to the end of the shading process, put them on a different layer and switch it off to see the difference they make. It's really neat :)

  • @Arken-er4gn
    @Arken-er4gn Рік тому +9

    appreciate the plushie popping up every once in a while in corner to keep me from zoning out, it worked 🙏

  • @foxxx-deal
    @foxxx-deal 11 місяців тому +9

    I suffered with understanding how ambient light works, and here you are, explaining it to me in mere SECONDS perfectly. ty

  • @Ryxll
    @Ryxll 10 місяців тому +10

    4:18 the fact that i aas actually zoning out makes this so funny😭😭😭

  • @slicedfruitgirl
    @slicedfruitgirl Рік тому +123

    It's crazy how having a foundation in drawing or in painting completely changes the way you approach building an image. As someone with a more of a drawing background, your approach to color and lighting/shadow was so enlightening! (pun intended) Also the fact that you started with a rough sketch and then further refined as you painted and added detail along the way is so different than what I usually do. (which is start with fully rendered detailed lineart)
    I'm trying to strengthen my all around illustration skills so this was really helpful!

  • @ujedam_decu_za_5_dianra
    @ujedam_decu_za_5_dianra Рік тому +483

    Your videos are done so well, with the humor like a cherry on top on a frosting.
    Even thou its just a basic tutorial on how to color, which any artistic channel could do, your's just stands out. It has this charm, the graphic design that keeps your attention. Just everything.
    I could watch your videos over and over without getting bored just tells how well done it is :D

  • @twojstary1949
    @twojstary1949 Рік тому +36

    i genuinely love the way your tutorials are not only bite size but also visually chaotic im learning and memorizing much more than i would from 1 hour detailed shading tutorial with gazillion views

  • @awhitney3063
    @awhitney3063 7 місяців тому +8

    I'm not sure if it's correct, but my Fine Arts teacher in art school taught us that ambient light is any light in a space that may hit and thus impact the color of objects. Ambient occlusion is where the lack of the ambient light might create 'deep darks' or otherwise give you chances to use color to emphasize shadow rather than using highlights, because you're rendering a space that cannot have ambient light (like, the dark center of a cave. Outside and around the mouth of the cave you'll have ambient light, but inside will have no light source, so you may use shadow to build form rather than light.)

  • @rixiant6373
    @rixiant6373 Рік тому +11

    I feel relief seeing someone else doing most of the stuff on one or very few layers. I've always felt like I'm being lazy or I'm not good cuz I don't use so many blending modes or layers. Watching this video gave me a sense of comfort. Anyway, amazing video and everything was easy to understand!

  • @vril7340
    @vril7340 Рік тому +5

    istg this video helped my adhd to stay focused, the "don't zone out just yet" were on point, eve tho i love art and it's my hyperfixiation i tend to get distracted or lose focus during tutorials, but not here :D

  • @ILOVESHIHO100
    @ILOVESHIHO100 Рік тому +41

    THANK YOU SO MUCH OMGGG THIS WILL HELP ME SO MUCH I'VE BEEN WONDERING HOW TO DRAW LIKE THIS😭

  • @plashie99
    @plashie99 Рік тому +20

    4:18 : “Don’t zone out yet”
    Aw, you got me-😭

  • @Kinok00
    @Kinok00 Рік тому +94

    you draw so well💕

  • @SavvyWebb
    @SavvyWebb 11 місяців тому +12

    This video was made for us ADHD artists thank youuu I laughed so hard but I also learned

  • @barbasitos3666
    @barbasitos3666 Рік тому +26

    As a newbie in digital art, this really helped me. Thank you so much!
    I love your voice by the way.

  • @katyalis2196
    @katyalis2196 11 місяців тому +4

    I learned more in this video than even in a professional video.😍😍😍
    I watched so many different videos on painting, this is the most amazing, I learned more than from other videos

  • @studioghiblienjoyer
    @studioghiblienjoyer Рік тому +12

    U POSTED FINNALLYYY!! ur my favourite artist and ur tutorials are very helpful

  • @nicaruu
    @nicaruu 11 місяців тому +25

    Your humor and editing is making it difficult for me to focus 😭 Can't go without giggling every 5 seconds

  • @wesley5723
    @wesley5723 Рік тому +3

    I’m at more of an intermediate place in my art but this would have been so insanely helpful when I was more of a beginner. I love how your super descriptive without talking to the viewer like a child.

  • @unproudshinjikinnie
    @unproudshinjikinnie 11 місяців тому +1

    the "don't zone out" genuinely helping me not zone out is insaannnee

  • @Tea_and_bun
    @Tea_and_bun Рік тому +29

    How did they know I was zoning out😦

  • @Yellowpeephere
    @Yellowpeephere Рік тому +2

    I dont really have a good time watching vids of tips or help on how to get my art to look better, but with this video the humor and the way it was explained (along with rei telling me to stay focused) really helped me in ways which not many other tutorials can, so thank you :)

  • @tokyo_mew_
    @tokyo_mew_ Рік тому +4

    you are quite literally giving my art cpr every time you post 🙏

  • @zeroreimaru0
    @zeroreimaru0 Рік тому +39

    Wow i actually finished another art learning video without skipping, this gives me another chance and motivation to take art seriously again. 2:56 and 4:18 saved me from actually zoning out ilove your videos sm

  • @rsechan9821
    @rsechan9821 4 місяці тому +1

    I FINALLY FOUND YOUR CHANNEL AGAIN! I WAS ACTUALLY TRYING TO FIND IT SINCE LAST YEAR, IM LUCKY TO FINALLY FIND IT YOUR ART ARE LITERALLY COOL!

  • @felis9728
    @felis9728 Рік тому +1

    thank you for the images to keep me from not zoning out. literal blessing

  • @FatKatSkits
    @FatKatSkits Рік тому +7

    I giggled far more than I should've at this tutorial- I'm so excited to try this out as I've always been stuck on cell shading and never really learned how to properly render
    also you get extra points for teaching with SAI and using those painfully nostalgic GC Animal Crossing sfx LMAO

  • @piidgon
    @piidgon Рік тому +3

    ever since your first vid i’ve been trying to figure out your coloring technique and then this vid pops up. literally tysm your art style is gorgeous

  • @LexaRekusa
    @LexaRekusa 7 місяців тому +2

    MAN IM INLOVE WITH THIS ARTIST DUDEEEEEEEE SUCH A GREAT GUIDEE 😭😭😭😭

  • @giveitupforbeabadoobee
    @giveitupforbeabadoobee Рік тому +2

    i love ur editings LOL ALSO the saiki at 02:57 is just funny bc i started zoning out that time LMAO

  • @tuna-p
    @tuna-p Рік тому +1

    FINALLY SOMEONE WITH THE MESSY ARTSTYLE THAT IM CRAVING TO HAVE

  • @Yyaya4330
    @Yyaya4330 Рік тому +13

    Your drawings give me so much inspiration and your tutorial helped me a lot before this. I am so excited to watch this one!! ❤❤❤
    (I love your artstyle)

  • @xoxxoxuu
    @xoxxoxuu Рік тому +5

    please more content like this from you.. i learnt a lot from this, and ur art style really inspiring me aaaaaa 😖😖💞

  • @Rose-yu4ry
    @Rose-yu4ry 9 місяців тому +1

    I LOVE your shading style.

  • @Desus.3
    @Desus.3 Рік тому +2

    Such a nice voice... it's a pleasure to listen to! And you explained it very well. Among Russian bloggers, I didn’t find a good explanation for how to render or simply draw hair, so I had to look at many English bloggers. It was your video that helped me the most. Thank you!
    (I apologize if the comment is poorly written, I tried to write without mistakes so that everything would be clear...)

  • @inmandoshead
    @inmandoshead Рік тому +3

    I watched this tutorial and went to draw and it felt like I made something nice for the first time in a while, thank you

  • @paulinelol3930
    @paulinelol3930 Рік тому +14

    Your like the bill wurtz of the art community, yknow bill wurtz right? Hes the guy who made history of the world i guess

  • @iskramblol1221
    @iskramblol1221 10 місяців тому +1

    are we not gonna talk about how the editing is so high quality???

  • @shaikhaadi6935
    @shaikhaadi6935 Рік тому +3

    Your art is so so pretty Omg! cant wait to see you grow more as an artist influencer💓💓
    you explain so well and your voice is so calming!!❤️❤️

  • @rizzmeo
    @rizzmeo 10 місяців тому +1

    idk if you’ll see this but thank you so much!!!! ive picked up drawing again after some time and i completly forgot how to color and i was afraid i might not be able to lesrn because my lineart is very messy and not saturated but this helped me so much so thank you!,,

  • @despairdespair3380
    @despairdespair3380 Рік тому +3

    found your channel yesterday and im watching this as I try to improve my art from the tips of the last video!!

  • @Scarletmoul
    @Scarletmoul 8 місяців тому +2

    "I don't" know how you can animate your drawing but it would be great and I love the textures you give to your drawings

  • @crocodillian9486
    @crocodillian9486 Рік тому +6

    I needed this so much omg thank you😭🤚

  • @lunarmoonlightyt9020
    @lunarmoonlightyt9020 11 місяців тому +1

    Omg the texts saying dont zone out always appeared right when i was starting to zone out 😭 ARE YOU WATCHING ME?
    Anyways this video will definitely help me with coloring! Ty ❤ also you voice is so calming

  • @bethanysingsmrs849
    @bethanysingsmrs849 Рік тому +1

    love ur commentary ur so realatable

  • @lightqueen2323
    @lightqueen2323 Рік тому +1

    Thank you very much for this great tutorial!!! I have been suffering for long time to find my style in drawing... I always watch tutorials resemble yours but yours is the easiest and the most beneficial one !!! ❤❤❤

  • @euuropium
    @euuropium Рік тому +1

    when i saw the thumbnail my jaw dropped. i stared scorolling through your videos. your art is beautiful

  • @venti2569
    @venti2569 Рік тому +1

    I LOVE THIS SM THE WAY YK WHAT YIUR DOUNG BUT YOU DINT IS SO FUNNY LMAO
    HELP 2:25 NOT THE ZHONG,I FIRST VID IVE SEEN OF YOU AND I LOVE IT

  • @Liz_171
    @Liz_171 Рік тому +3

    Thank you so much !! When I saw my mom shocked on the floor after I choose my shadows color in a straight line I never did it again

  • @Liss1991x
    @Liss1991x 4 місяці тому

    I just found your acc and I just wanted to say that as someone who drew traditionally for years and only got into digital art like a year ago (and doesn’t do it often) I love you, you’re great and a lifesaver mwah

  • @jekyllandcyde
    @jekyllandcyde Рік тому +3

    ouhhh i always find this sort of coloring so overwhelming thank you so much for this!!!!! i need a [dont zone out yet] pal for every activity i do tho fr :

  • @MintSeycamoreSoda
    @MintSeycamoreSoda Рік тому +1

    Now THIS is the tutorial i want

  • @schleepy6362
    @schleepy6362 Рік тому

    You don't understand how happy it makes me to see someone else using Paint Tool Sai nowadays, seems like all the tutorials come from like 2013 or somethin. And that trick at 1:45 has changed my whole world, cause guess who's been lowering the saturation instead for all these years? THIS GIIIIIRRRLLL😂😂😭😭

  • @XENTROUS
    @XENTROUS 11 місяців тому +1

    Ok so from ive heared
    Ambient light:
    is when hard light hits the object while it starts fading when it’s getting mixed to a darker color
    Aka, highlights (hard light) while soft light is kinda ambient lighting
    Ambient occlusion:
    Where the surroundings of the object get hit with light and it reflects back to the object, like how you out blue under the chin

  • @Kikii...._
    @Kikii...._ Рік тому +1

    I don't use blend modes either so im glad u posted thiss❤

  • @monzu4253
    @monzu4253 Рік тому +1

    Very informative and the humour is refreshing. I appriciate a lot of Evangelion-memes you put in your videos, thank you so much!

  • @KoiNamiOnly
    @KoiNamiOnly Рік тому +3

    "add ambient light" *bork* we got the bork of approval haha. i do love the chill mood and occasional jokes being tossed in

  • @W_ait
    @W_ait Рік тому +3

    THANKS FOR THE TUTS OMG, ALSO I LOVE THE ARTSTYLE WHILE WATCHING THIS

  • @naya_aaa
    @naya_aaa Рік тому +5

    MORE FREE LESSONS FROM NATSUME SANN?!?!?!? YESS PLEASEEEE

  • @petrthingsilike8487
    @petrthingsilike8487 Рік тому

    Your skill is beyond what I am even able to comprehend. And you sound like you are still in your teens. Wow. Amazing!

  • @lazel1057
    @lazel1057 Рік тому +3

    thank you so much! i've been struggling to simplify my colouring process to not make it so confusing and more natural, and this video really helped to boost my motivation :D
    I love the way you blend your colours, would you perhaps consider giving tips about the tools you use to blend and/or the settings of your brushes? wishing you well

  • @weri7216
    @weri7216 Рік тому

    bro why is the quality of this video so good- like my adhd brain love this editing style of yours. tytyt

  • @SirRichard94
    @SirRichard94 Рік тому +1

    the diference between ambient light and ambient occlusion is that AO is a computer graphics term. Instead of calculating the whole global ilumination and bounces of light they calculate the parts that are less likely to get ambient light (so the occlusion) and darken that. But for art is basically just a different way of describing the same phenomena, so dont mind it.

  • @starryzzo
    @starryzzo 3 місяці тому

    You’re literally my biggest inspiration when it comes to art-
    Thank you so much for this tutorial 😭

  • @liliboba7022
    @liliboba7022 Рік тому +1

    I love the way you edited this, lol.

  • @swisdom9117
    @swisdom9117 Рік тому +2

    I love all your videos sm. It's no wonder your channel is growing so fast

  • @Moemoepoi
    @Moemoepoi Рік тому +2

    I actually learned so much in this video!! Ill be using these tips from now on :))
    Your voice is actually so calming and soothing 💖

  • @qiawART
    @qiawART 8 місяців тому

    FIRST ART TUTORIAL THAT ACTUALLY HELPED TYSM🔥

  • @pli2557
    @pli2557 Рік тому +2

    thank you so much for this tutorial! ive been following you for a while and i love your art style so this was really helpful to develop my own coloring!💞

  • @comaybay
    @comaybay 5 днів тому

    Amazing tutorial thank you for making them! I want to do coloring similar to your style but the amount of tutorials for this particular style is so rare

  • @MikoRaiton
    @MikoRaiton 5 місяців тому +1

    This tutorial is full of evangelion I love it

  • @kayzeekay
    @kayzeekay Рік тому

    OH MY GOD UR EXPLANATION IS SO GOOD (its literally amazing) BUT I COULDNT STOP MYSELF FROM LAUGHING EVERY 10 SECONDS FROM THE EDITING AND VOICEOVER I SWEAR

  • @VVesteria
    @VVesteria Рік тому +2

    I just wanna add, change the color of the ambient light to fit the surrounding, if your character is in a pink room, it’ll be pink. If they’re outside, it’ll be blue.
    Ambient light will definitely help the characters or objects fit their surroundings.

  • @Laawkey
    @Laawkey Рік тому

    LOOOOL the editing is so good u got me dying insane art btw thanks for the tips

  • @softpancakes28
    @softpancakes28 11 місяців тому +1

    You have a good humor😂 anyway i love the tutorial, thank youuuu❤

  • @Sara1290lovesyou3
    @Sara1290lovesyou3 4 місяці тому

    Is it just me or is her process just so relaxing?

  • @ronngrande
    @ronngrande Рік тому +1

    your my fav artist! your so good at digital art and im beginning to draw more too ty!

  • @vigokatze
    @vigokatze Рік тому +1

    U hv no idea how much i love ur tutorials❤

  • @HaNaRei_
    @HaNaRei_ 10 місяців тому +1

    This is actually helpful :0

  • @hel2727
    @hel2727 Рік тому

    "why is that? I don't know" made me subscribe ngl 😂

  • @ameera8750
    @ameera8750 Рік тому

    Okay the other comments seem to have established that this was really helpful (and it was) but can I just add: YOURE ACTUALLY SO FUNNY LIKE THE HUMOUR IS SO DRY BUT LIKE ITS MY TYPE OF HUMOUR YK?
    Anyways love the tips and 10/10 editing muah xx

  • @Mochii177
    @Mochii177 3 місяці тому

    OMG NATSUME I LOVE YOUR ART SO MUCH AND UR TUTOS HELPED ME SOOO MUCH !! xx much love!!!

  • @gayasuzuki895
    @gayasuzuki895 Рік тому

    I came here for the tips, and i dunno why but the way you edit made me stay interested. I really like the way you do the video/your humour, and I will be staying around for you other videos XD

  • @yachimylove
    @yachimylove Рік тому +1

    best artist ever

  • @Neuro170
    @Neuro170 6 місяців тому

    I love the video!!! not only it's informative it's relaxing (and the don't zone out yet with the plushies really worked)

  • @jelliesivis
    @jelliesivis Рік тому

    I LOVE YOUR ART STYLE SO MUCH DHHCHDDH😭

  • @emiehe_lhuchee3114
    @emiehe_lhuchee3114 Рік тому

    Finally a Paint too Sai User! Thank you for giving us tutorial, it gave more knowledge about the tools in SAI. Cuz oh boi this app is just so good yet feels like im still lost using this app

  • @YokuboWood
    @YokuboWood 11 місяців тому +8

    when she explains with humor >>>>>>>>>>>>>

  • @callusesmuncher
    @callusesmuncher 7 місяців тому

    pookie. pookie you saved me. tried coloring a drawing i hadnt colored yet but searched up tutorials cuz my process was too long. i got to blocking in shadows and it looked 87% better.

  • @xuanq1ng30
    @xuanq1ng30 11 місяців тому

    This is definitely the most helpful video ive ever seen

  • @Vanillaist
    @Vanillaist Рік тому +2

    Oh my god I love the editing, artstyle and overall vibe of the video so much forget kooleen natsume is the new queen 🙇‍♀🙇‍♀🙇‍♀

    • @icequeen618
      @icequeen618 Рік тому

      Every1 always bringing up Kooleen Lmao 🤣😂

  • @assobliterator148
    @assobliterator148 Рік тому

    ASCCKCKK THANK U IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THISS!!! ILOVE YOUR ARTT