Thread by @cinderio_

🔸HOW I COLOR HAIR🔸

-A thread of digital painting tutorial-

I used A LOT of smudge tool in this tutorial (basically smudge tool is my bestest friend). I highly recommend you to use it too if you want to have similar results.

Hope this help!
#tutorial

Prepare the lineart

Add base color in new layer

Decide where the lighting is going to be

Add new layer and paint (what I called) "base highlight" according to where you decide to put the lighting

Create new layer and add shadow

Create new layer and add another highlight

Create new layer and add another another highlight

Change this layer into overlay

Add final highlight and then smudge it

Now to make it prettier, I usually change the lineart color according to lighting. I use light brown, super light brown (?) for yet another highlight, and dark brown. You can improvising it however you want

Finish

In conclusion: use many variety of colors! If the main color is brown, then use 4, 5, or even 6 different brown colors to make highlights and shadow. Mind the lighting placement and you'll do good. The possibilities are endless

And smudge tool is a friend, use it wisely 😄