👨‍🎨 HOW TO COLOR YOUR DRAWINGS using cel shading

Summary by Krater

This video demonstrates a five-step cell shading coloring process in Adobe Photoshop, going from shadow values and ambient occlusion to colors, highlights, and a terminator layer.

From the video

Answers: How do you cell shade anime art in Photoshop?

• cell shading technique
• digital art coloring process
• shadow and midtone values
• ambient occlusion in art
• Photoshop layer styles for coloring

What it concludes

• Starting with the darkest color and lightening up the subject is more realistic and has advantages in digital art.
• Cell shading uses the same logic as regular shading but is simplified to two or three flat colors.
• Maximizing midtones and compressing shadows and highlights gives the cell shading style its distinct look.