Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
✨ The quickest way to shade anything
Colors only distract us so it’s best to leave them for the last and focus on shape language first!
👇 More tips to make the most out of this trick:
- Your base colors shouldn't bleed behind each other. Keep them all properly inside the lines of each part of your drawing so you’ll get precise selections each time!
-For those without a keyboard: you can also select what’s on your layer by right-clicking on the thumbnail (or long-pressing the thumbnail on the iPad) and choosing “Create Selection From Layer”
-These are specifically the steps I follow on Clip Studio! Other apps might work a bit different or use different names for each option, but you can certainly do the same on any of them!
🎨 Have you tried this coloring method?
(I love using it for chibis or when I’m experiment with the sketch. It helps me focus on the shadows shapes so that I can make more believable volumes)
✨ The quickest way to shade anything
Colors only distract us so it’s best to leave them for the last and focus on shape language first!
👇 More tips to make the most out of this trick:
- Your base colors shouldn't bleed behind each other. Keep them all properly inside the lines of each part of your drawing so you’ll get precise selections each time!
-For those without a keyboard: you can also select what’s on your layer by right-clicking on the thumbnail (or long-pressing the thumbnail on the iPad) and choosing “Create Selection From Layer”
-These are specifically the steps I follow on Clip Studio! Other apps might work a bit different or use different names for each option, but you can certainly do the same on any of them!
🎨 Have you tried this coloring method?
(I love using it for chibis or when I’m experiment with the sketch. It helps me focus on the shadows shapes so that I can make more believable volumes)
