how to paint anime with watercolor

by Ms. Otilia Kris III 8 min read
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Turning anime cell coloring into watercolor.

  1. Getting started. I create a new A5 canvas (14.8 x 21cm) at 350dpi and I work on my sketch. ...
  2. Base color. The next step is to apply base color. ...
  3. Shading (basic). I will start by shading in a very easy and simple way. ...
  4. Shading (watercolor). Now that I have shaded the character, it's time to work on the watercolor effect. The first step is to lock the opacity of each shadow layer.
  5. Applying cold/warm details. When I work with warm colors (red in this case), I like to give the shading a little cold touch here and there (blue).
  6. Lighting. For light effects anywhere else I either use the airbrush or the same oversized pencil I used to blur the edges of the shadows.
  7. Background and texture. The background is on a layer under all previous layers, but when I want some parts to cover the character (like the stars) I do it ...

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How do I turn an anime cell into a watercolor?

- CLIP STUDIO TIPS Turning anime cell coloring into watercolor. InmaR. 1) Getting started. 2) Base color. 3) Shading (basic). 4) Shading (watercolor). 5) Applying cold/warm details. 6) Lighting. 7) Background and texture.

How do I create a watercolor border effect?

[TIP] If we apply white leaving a little margin from the edges, it will create a a watercolor border effect. The next step is to make the edges of the shadows less solid.

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Why do I use white in watercolor?

Because the layer is set to multiply, white works like an eraser without actually erasing anything on the layer. This is what the layer actually looks like when I'm done: [TIP] If we apply white leaving a little margin from the edges, it will create a a watercolor border effect.

How to rasterize texture layer?

Now we rasterize the texture layer (right-click on it → rasterize) and we do the following: 1. Set the blending mode to Overlay and lower the opacity to 20. 2. Duplicate the texture layer and set the blending mode of this second layer to Color Burn.

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