Hello all!

This is Part 4 of my series of how I draw. For this part, I'm going to focus on coloring and shading.

Firstly, I often bring up another file when I need to get the coloring just right. This is especially true for my characters or fan art. For human characters, I have a handy skin tone chart that allows me to get the tones correct.

I start with the base coloring, using the Dropper tool to extract a certain color for the skin or from one of my characters. Then I apply the base coat using the Fill tool or the Pen tool, starting with the character's skin or fur color and then moving on to the hair, eye color, and clothes.

Then I create the shading by first adjusting the base colors a few shades darker. Then I do some blocking where I use the pencil tool to create the spaces where the shading will go before filling in the spaces with either the Fill tool of pen tool.

After the character has been finished, I do the same thing above for the background, starting with the base coloring and then doing the shading.

And there you have it! Next I will explain the final steps to creating art and some notes. Stay tuned!