Abstract

This book is recommended for all those who have trouble coloring.

This is a revised edition of the popular previous work, "How to Paint Characters.

In this book, popular illustrator kyachi explains coloring and layering techniques for digitally coloring human characters exactly as you imagined. In this book, kyachi explains how to paint a character in four different ways: "animation painting," "texture painting," "thick painting," and "layer mask painting.
A detailed explanation of the making of the work, from brush settings to completion, is provided in step-by-step fashion. The software used is Photoshop and CLIP STUDIOPAINT PRO.

The book also includes basic knowledge about color, differences in appearance due to tone and color scheme, psychological effects of color, light and shadow, skin tone, hair color, and the concept of materiality of clothes, and many other things you need to know in order to create a unique character.

Author’s Information

kyachi
Graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design. While still in school, she began writing illustrations for social games and books. Currently freelance.
On pixiv, the content she created, "When drawing poses with movement, it seems to be useful to use contra-posts, the center of gravity, and various other things" has received over 150,000 bookmarks. He is the author of "How to Draw Poses with Movement: Female Characters", "How to Draw Poses with Movement: Male Characters", "How to Draw Dresses", and "The Idol Costume Design Book" (all published by Genkosha).