I’m going to show you an example of how to use the cloud brush Petals 2, released in June 2020! <Images of brush use> I’ll explain how to use it like the background of this illustration. (I used Mediban Paint for PC.) ①First of all, paint the background black. I painted the background black. Fill it so black that it’s almost black. ②Create a new layer on top of the blackened background layer and set the layer blend to “Add & Glow”. ③Set the brush color to white and sprinkle 2 brush petal brushes on it. ④Duplicate the layer you just painted petals on (Layer < Duplicate in the menu …

We released 2 new cloud brushes on June 25. 1. “Bird” brush You can decorate your canvas with this brush. Used to decorate a stationary. 2. “Petal 2” brush Useful when you want to add petal effects. Used as a background effect. We have provided a tutorial for this brush! PC: https://medibangpaint.com/en/use/2016/02/downloading-cloud-brushes-in-medibang-paint-pro/ Android: https://medibangpaint.com/en/use/2016/02/downloading-cloud-brushes-in-medibang-paint-android/ iPhone: https://medibangpaint.com/en/use/2016/02/downloading-cloud-brushes-in-medibang-paint-iphone/ iPad: https://medibangpaint.com/en/use/2016/02/downloading-cloud-brushes-in-medibang-paint-ipad/

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This is part two of creating an illustration using the grisaille technique. Last time, I colored the character.   This time, I will color the background and adjust the lights and shadows of the whole illustration. Coloring the Background Let’s color the background.   Make a group to put the background layers in it. Create a new layer above the background layer and set its blending mode to Overlay.   Color the entire background with a light brown color.   Then, create another layer and set its blending mode to Multiply.   Color the background.   If I set the blending mode back to Normal, you can see how I …

Thank you very much for your support by choosing to use MediBang Paint, and other services by MediBang. The fonts by Sandoll Communication provided in the cloud service of MediBang Paint and JUMP PAINT will no longer be available due to the contract period ending. After the font is no longer available, if you edit a text that uses them, you will have to choose a different font. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by this. Thank you for your patience. <Ending date> -July 30, 2020 (Thu) 15:00 <Effected fonts> – Sandoll 단아 Light – Sandoll 단아 Bold – Sandoll 고딕Neo1 Regular – Sandoll 고딕Neo1 Heavy – Sandoll 그린티라떼 …

This time, we will draw an illustration that has a background in it. Rough sketch Pick a theme you like and make a rough sketch on it. We will be using the grisaille method for coloring this time. Shading the illustration when it’s still just a rough sketch makes it easier for us to see how it would be like when it’s colored, and also makes it easier to grasp the positional relationship between the person and the background. When you are done drawing the rough shape of the person, you can add some lines to it. Integrate the rough sketch and lock it. Inking Your Rough Sketch With a …

This is part II of our series on illustrating using the grisaille method. Last time, we covered everything from making a draft to a clean copy.   This time, we’re going to add coloring to our character. Adjusting shadowing To color with the grisaille method, we first need to adjust our character’s shadowing. ▼You can find an explanation of the grisaille method here▼ “How to use the grisaille method” Before coloring our character, let’s put our line layer and transparency-blocking layer into a folder to make it easier to work.   Change the blend mode on the line layer to “multiply.”   Then perform clipping with the line layer as …

Sweat and tears produce the expressions of your character. Dewdrops express the freshness of vegetables and fruits. These sweat and tears, or water drops like dewdrops, are one of the techniques that bring out the appeal of illustrations. Here, we introduce how to draw such water drops.   1.Characteristics of water drop you should know 1-1.How to add light and shadow A water drop is a state when “transparent water” becomes a single drop of water. Light travels through transparent objects, so you add light and shadow differently than ordinary objects. [Ordinary objects] /highlight: light source side /bright part: towards the light source /shadow: opposite from the light source [Water …

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could add splashes to people and sea illustrations? Unfortunately, they are surprisingly difficult to draw. So this time, I will show you how you can easily draw splashes! You can also add a Japanese touch to other illustrations, so it will come in handy someday!   １．The Rule of Concentrated Linework Before drawing a splash, I will first introduce a rule that makes the screen feel much tighter when you look at the whole picture. It is “the Rule of Concentrated Linework.” I think everyone has seen the concentrated linework used in comics, etc. at least once. It has the effect of directing the …

Snowflakes have patterns that extend out to a hexagon. Since they are difficult to draw freehand, let’s try using the “rotational symmetry pen” out of the brush options.   First, set the “Nember of Lines” value to “6” in the brush editor window or brush preview window.   Choose your location and draw the point that will be in the center. Draw it as little as possible, as if you are just lightly tapping it, so that the shape does not get deformed.   With the pen kept a little distance from the tablet after drawing the point, move only the cursor up while holding down the Shift key. A …

This time I will present how to simply draw a square and a circle using the fill tool and the selection tool. The fill tool is used to fill in a selected shape or area. Normally, you can do a drawing with an optional aspect ratio, but by checking “Fixed aspect ratio” on the top of the screen, you can draw a square.   And by selecting “Circle”, you can draw a circle in whatever shape you want. By again fixing the aspect ratio, you can draw a perfect circle. By using the selection tool, you can draw a shape of just the outline. After selecting the tool, check “Fixed …

When you want to put many layers in a folder and think “I want to put all the line drawing layers in the folder”, or “I want to organize multiple layers by part”, dragging them one by one can be troublesome don’t you think? So I will introduce to you a method that lets you organize the layers easily. Putting together all the layers Let’s try putting together these six layers. Select the top-most or bottom-most layer that you want to put together. For now, I will be showing how it’s done by selecting the top-most layer. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and select the bottom-most layer …

  When taking photographs, positioning the camera above or below eye level creates a variety of compositions and expressions. This also applies to illustrations.   However, many people have experienced wanting to draw a character gazing up at the viewer or a composition shown from below, yetnot knowing how to draw a face from a different perspective. Thus, I would like to introduce how to draw an [overhead perspective] as if the character was being looked down at from above. There are many ways to draw a face from an overhead perspective, but I would like to introduce just one of those ways here, so if you are troubled over …

The skin is an important part when drawing a character. If you can make the skin look translucent, it will greatly enhance the drawing’s attractiveness. And so, I will be presenting how to draw skin that looks translucent. How to paint the face Base layer: Paint on the base for the face First of all, paint on the base for the face. Layer 2: Create a gradation with the airbrush Next, create a new layer, and clip it to the layer that will be the base for the face. Further duplicate the layer blending. Next, choose a skin tone with a reddish tinge, and add a gradation to the face …

This time I will be presenting how to draw translucent eyes. I will be painting the eyes in the image below. Paint in the base color for the eyes First of all, paint in the base color for the eyes. This time, I will be drawing brown eyes. Layer 1: Paint the inside of the eyes Create a new layer, and with a deeper color than the base color chosen earlier, paint in the pupils and the edges around the eyes. Layer 2: Add in shadows Next, duplicate the blending for the newly created layer. With a light purple color, paint in shadows below the eyelids and the pupils. For …

There are many ways to change the color of your line art, including Clipping Layers and Preserve Opacity. This time, we’re going to introduce a method that uses 8bit layers. 8bit layers are different from regular layers, and you can add one by clicking on “Add/8 bit” in the Layer tab or by selecting the “8” layer icon on the bottom of the layers window. By adding an 8bit layer, you will create a layer that has an “8” symbol next to the layer’s name. You can only use this type of layer in greyscale. Even if you select a color, it will be reproduced as a shade of grey …

With MediBang Paint, you can register a photo you took as a material. In this section, I will explain how to apply textures to your illustrations using photographs with a texture, such as wood grain or fabric. First, prepare a photograph with the texture you want to add. Here, we are using a wood grain photo taken with a smartphone. *If possible, try to adjust the brightness and contrast of the photo in your smartphone to further highlight the texture for better results. Click on the material icon () on the upper right, and select your desired location from the options shown in the material panel: Tile, Tone, and Item. …

This lesson, we’d like to teach you how to create a hand-drawn background without downloading materials. You can make different arrangements to create an original background! Let’s take a look at how it’s done.   1. Draw a circle using the stipple brush Create a new canvas from “new document.” Make the background color white. Select a brush, and from “add brush,” save “stipple 2” and lightly draw a circle, going around the circle twice. 2.Select → Select eraser Choose “ellipse” from the selection tools, select “fix aspect ratio,” and “select from center.”   Make your selection so that it overlaps the circle you drew earlier.   Cut out the …

When drawing a symmetrical illustration like with twin characters, or a reflection in a mirror, you can easily produce characters that face each other using “horizontal flip.” I will introduce this method to you this time! First, we’ll draw one character. Let’s put all the layers used for the line art into a single folder. It will be easy to move and copy it. Once you’re done drawing, let’s move the character to one side to make space for the flipped character.   With the folder selected, select “Copy” from the “Edit” tab and again, select “Paste” from the edit tab. Once you do this, it will create a layer …

Among various hairstyles, haven’t you felt that drawing braids is difficult? This time I’ll be presenting a method to make drawing braids easy! 1. The structure of braids Before I get to how it is drawn, I’ll touch on the structure of braids. First of all, make three tufts of hair. Take hold of a tuft on the outside, and cross it over the tuft in the middle to take its place. Next, cross the tuft on the opposite end over the one in the middle to take its place, and repeat alternating that.   When pulled tight, it will look like the braid in the following diagram.   ２．It’s …

Here we explain the layer clipping function. To think about a layer, picture a transparent sheet. We mark on the transparent layers, and then we stack them. This ends up looking like a single picture when viewed from above. The clipping function references the layer below and makes it possible to color or draw only on the marked sections of that layer. Layer2 is placed on top of Layer1. 「Layer2」clipping function is turned on. It’s now displayed only on the marked sections of「Layer1」   It is also possible to stack several clipped layers on top of one another. You can color entire parts of lower layers by stacking and clipping, …

The Anime glossing method is perfect for adding a cute and distinctive sheen to any character’s hair. It is a simple way to add sheen to your character’s hair using just a few extra colors. Now, let’s break down what exactly is involved in the Anime glossing method. Let’s use the Anime glossing method to add some depth to the hair in this image. The layers are split up as shown below. As you can see, there’s a layer just for the hair. The Hair layer is where you have the base hair color. Add Shadow 1 Layer First, add another layer on top of the Hair layer for shadows. …

In this tutorial, I’ll be introducing a way to use the clipping mask function to adjust and blend the line art color. First, create and color the line art layer. It’s not bad like this, but the black line art makes it feel a little harsh. Let’s use a clipping mask to soften it up. Make a new layer called “line art color change” on top of the line art layer and set the clipping mask function to “ON.” Lightly paint over the “line art color change” layer using a watercolor brush. This time, I painted using the hair and skin colors with the brightness reduced. Add depth to the …

“When I draw a character’s whole body, the balance tends to get out of whack.” At such times, it’s important to be aware of the balance between the head and the various parts of the body. Medivan Paint’s split brush is perfect for balancing body parts! So here are some tips on using the split brush and for drawing characters of different head lengths! 1. How to use the split brush A split brush is a brush that can divide a square shape into several parts, as shown in the figure. By matching the number of divisions to the number of head lengths you want your character to be, you …

In this lesson, we will introduce a function that makes it easier to use the bucket tool, which can color blank spaces in one go. Mastering this function will save you time, so we hope you are going to find this lesson useful!   Use the enlargement function First of all, to avoid painting the whites of the eyes, we have painted around the eyes with the pen tool before doing anything else. We have also used a dark color to make the difference in color easy to see.   If you paint with the bucket tool right now, you will get a gap between the line and the color. …

Don’t you start wanting to draw an illustration of a yukata when summer comes around? Yukatas allow for the enjoyment of various color schemes and patterns and are also a motif that look wonderful in illustrations. With MediBang Paint, you can use a traditional Japanese pattern filter to easily create a yukata pattern! I will now introduce how to draw a yukata using a traditional Japanese pattern filter! Prepare the sketch First, prepare an illustration of a yukata. This already looks great as a yukata illustration, but adding a pattern increases the volume of information, and you can expect an increase in quality. ▼You will want to read about this …

I will introduce a method of editing a photograph so that you can use it as the background for an illustration. I will edit this photograph to make it have a dodgy atmosphere! *Please try to edit in various ways according to the atmosphere of your photograph or illustration while referring to the values introduced here! Hue, saturation, and brightness First, I will change the hue, saturation, and brightness. I change the hue to a cool tone, raise the saturation to emphasize that, and drop the brightness slightly as I want to create a dark atmosphere. [Filter] > [Hue…] > Hue: −160 / Saturation: 60 / Brightness: −20 Chromatic aberration …

Today, I will introduce how to draw easy to use sparkle effects for the background and finishing of illustrations. It is very easy and can be used for many different purposes, so please try it out! First, create a new layer and set the layer blending to “Add/Lighten.” Just by drawing dots with a slightly thicker airbrush, the sparkle effect is complete! Today I am using white, but changing the airbrush color will give a different nuanced effect. Use a yellow airbrush on a gray or black background as shown below is recommended for expressing “fireflies, fireworks, and nightscapes.” In addition to the effect, it is also recommended for highlighting …

When speaking of a character’s life, other than the eyes, there is also the hair, right? I will now introduce a method that anyone can use to easily color beautiful hair! This time, I am using the PC Win version, but this can be done the same way on a PC Mac, iPad, Android, and iPhone as well. Preliminary preparations This is the rough sketch that I prepared for today. I have just changed the main lines to the pencil tool (with the layer opacity at 90%) and finished the undercoat. From here, I will add color to just the hair. This time, I used the method of repeatedly adding …

When you draw animal-type characters, the main points or highlights are the fluffy fur of the tails and ears. But, in reality, when trying to draw them, they can end up having no feeling of solidity, flat, and it can be difficult to make them look soft. And so we will introduce to you, in conjunction with points that you should be careful about in order to achieve both a fluffy and solidity feeling, how to draw tails and ears!   How to draw ears First, let’s draw the fur that grows on ears! We start by using an acrylic brush. Acrylic brushes are easy for getting that hair bundle …