Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Here’s a walkthrough of how I added shadows and highlights to a drawing using OpenToonz effects.
I show the contents of the columns; how I’ve organised my drawings, the lines, colours, shadows and highlights.
And then I show all of the effects that I used and the order of their connection to create the shadow and highlight effect. The effects that I used are the most common that I do use for other results. To help you, I’ve added a timestamp to each effect (in the description and shown if you hover over the timeline)
Contents:
00:00 Introduction & a tour through the columns
04:20 Looking through the effects
05:25 The Matte In effect
06:10 The Transparency effect
07:28 The Blur effect
09:58 The Glow effect
11:50 Overlay nodes
Different ways to add shadows:
youtu.be/qIckxzuZf6c
youtu.be/RBtI3Ai3fD8
Creating a macro of your effects: youtu.be/netg0A-K5PE
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Support me and gain extra benefits by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/DarrenT
Want to learn more about OpenToonz? Check out my Udemy course, with this discount link: bit.ly/OpenToonzCourse
If you liked what you see and want to help out, you treat me a coffee or a Darren Tea ;-)
buymeacoffee.com/DarrenT
Check out useful OpenToonz-companion software & projects that you can download or purchase:
gumroad.com/DarrenTAnims
The kit I use and recommendations of useful books:
kit.co/DarrenT
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Discord; for help setting up and using OpenToonz, chat with animators & developers and enter animation challenges. And my other socials:
Discord: discord.gg/FYy4Mg7
Twitter: twitter.com/DarrenTAnims
Insta: instagram.com/DarrenTAnims
Facebook: fb.me/DarrenTAnims
Twitch: twitch.tv/DarrenTAnims
#OpenToonz #Tahoma2D #Animation
Here’s a walkthrough of how I added shadows and highlights to a drawing using OpenToonz effects.
I show the contents of the columns; how I’ve organised my drawings, the lines, colours, shadows and highlights.
And then I show all of the effects that I used and the order of their connection to create the shadow and highlight effect. The effects that I used are the most common that I do use for other results. To help you, I’ve added a timestamp to each effect (in the description and shown if you hover over the timeline)
Contents:
00:00 Introduction & a tour through the columns
04:20 Looking through the effects
05:25 The Matte In effect
06:10 The Transparency effect
07:28 The Blur effect
09:58 The Glow effect
11:50 Overlay nodes
Different ways to add shadows:
youtu.be/qIckxzuZf6c
youtu.be/RBtI3Ai3fD8
Creating a macro of your effects: youtu.be/netg0A-K5PE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Support me and gain extra benefits by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/DarrenT
Want to learn more about OpenToonz? Check out my Udemy course, with this discount link: bit.ly/OpenToonzCourse
If you liked what you see and want to help out, you treat me a coffee or a Darren Tea ;-)
buymeacoffee.com/DarrenT
Check out useful OpenToonz-companion software & projects that you can download or purchase:
gumroad.com/DarrenTAnims
The kit I use and recommendations of useful books:
kit.co/DarrenT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discord; for help setting up and using OpenToonz, chat with animators & developers and enter animation challenges. And my other socials:
Discord: discord.gg/FYy4Mg7
Twitter: twitter.com/DarrenTAnims
Insta: instagram.com/DarrenTAnims
Facebook: fb.me/DarrenTAnims
Twitch: twitch.tv/DarrenTAnims
#OpenToonz #Tahoma2D #Animation
