0:32 🐥 Alright, I'll try to make it short The word ambient/ambience means "surroundings". Ambient light refers to the phenomenon where the surrounding light in the environment bounces onto the subject. This is mostly visible on the shadow areas (because that's the only place where it's dark enough for the bounce lights to appear in) Ambient occlusion on the other hand is when the light rays that are bouncing in the environment, couldn't reach the small, teeny tiny crevices of the subject. If no light ray could enter the corner... Ofcourse it'll be dark. In other words, the "ambient light" will be "occluded" (subtracted) from those areas, thus its called "ambient occlusion". These are mostly seen where two objects are so close to each other that, they physically obstruct any light to appear. And there we go, hope I've explained these concepts well enough 🥸

the "dont zone out yet" really helped me while watching 😭

Apreciate you not skipping 16 steps ahead just to make the video shorter 🙏

“don’t zone out yet” BRO I WAS LITERALLY ZONING OUT TIL I SAW THAT. THANK YOU AHRHAJDJAKS

“nothing is holding you back” i use ibispaint😭😭😭

Step 1- base: Desaturated base colors Step 2 - Shadows: move down the color wheel or square diagonally -> \ (not vertically -> | ) Higlights are more saturated on the right while the highlights are more desaturated on the left Step 3 - Line art colors: Lock the line art and color it in twitch the shadow color to make it look less harsh Step 4 - ambient light: Pick a desaturated blue, dab it on a shadow, and then color pick that color to draw on as polish Extra tips: 1: Oversimplify and block out your colors 2: Organize your layers to make it easier to find the one you need 3: Remember lighting. The environment influences the area. Light bounces off objects. A blue shy will bounce blue light. A camp fire will bounce orange light 4: Try not to use pure black or white 5: it’s okay to color pick form other artists to study how they color. Try not to pic from real photos or it will confuse you 6: add back some more saturated colors if you use a desaturated base Hope this helps someone

I want to add that ambient light is based on the colour of your background. An example of this is when you take a picture of sunny area. The direct light is yellow because of the sun and the shadow/ambient light is blue because the sky is blue. The ambient light doesn't stay the same and it changes depending on the background you paint If you have no bg, just go with blue or purple as those are the more common ambient light scenarios that exist. Hope this is useful to some artists! :D

Your videos are done so well, with the humor like a cherry on top on a frosting. Even thou its just a basic tutorial on how to color, which any artistic channel could do, your's just stands out. It has this charm, the graphic design that keeps your attention. Just everything. I could watch your videos over and over without getting bored just tells how well done it is :D

My brain: I got it My hand: No you didn't :)

Your like the bill wurtz of the art community, yknow bill wurtz right? Hes the guy who made history of the world i guess

How did they know I was zoning out😦

It's crazy how having a foundation in drawing or in painting completely changes the way you approach building an image. As someone with a more of a drawing background, your approach to color and lighting/shadow was so enlightening! (pun intended) Also the fact that you started with a rough sketch and then further refined as you painted and added detail along the way is so different than what I usually do. (which is start with fully rendered detailed lineart) I'm trying to strengthen my all around illustration skills so this was really helpful!

you draw so well💕

Ambient occlusion is like, those areas of extreme darkness that light cannot get to, like certain hair strands, maybe behind the ears or between fingers etc. Make sure to pay attention to them and leave them to the end of the shading process, put them on a different layer and switch it off to see the difference they make. It's really neat :)

I suffered with understanding how ambient light works, and here you are, explaining it to me in mere SECONDS perfectly. ty

THANK YOU SO MUCH OMGGG THIS WILL HELP ME SO MUCH I'VE BEEN WONDERING HOW TO DRAW LIKE THIS😭

i genuinely love the way your tutorials are not only bite size but also visually chaotic im learning and memorizing much more than i would from 1 hour detailed shading tutorial with gazillion views

Your humor and editing is making it difficult for me to focus 😭 Can't go without giggling every 5 seconds

4:18 : “Don’t zone out yet” Aw, you got me-😭

I'm not sure if it's correct, but my Fine Arts teacher in art school taught us that ambient light is any light in a space that may hit and thus impact the color of objects. Ambient occlusion is where the lack of the ambient light might create 'deep darks' or otherwise give you chances to use color to emphasize shadow rather than using highlights, because you're rendering a space that cannot have ambient light (like, the dark center of a cave. Outside and around the mouth of the cave you'll have ambient light, but inside will have no light source, so you may use shadow to build form rather than light.)

I feel relief seeing someone else doing most of the stuff on one or very few layers. I've always felt like I'm being lazy or I'm not good cuz I don't use so many blending modes or layers. Watching this video gave me a sense of comfort. Anyway, amazing video and everything was easy to understand!

As a newbie in digital art, this really helped me. Thank you so much! I love your voice by the way.

Bro knew right when I was zoning out 😭😭😭

As an adhd person, it's my first time watching tutorial with no skip

ever since your first vid i’ve been trying to figure out your coloring technique and then this vid pops up. literally tysm your art style is gorgeous

Your art is so so pretty Omg! cant wait to see you grow more as an artist influencer💓💓 you explain so well and your voice is so calming!!❤️❤️

Your drawings give me so much inspiration and your tutorial helped me a lot before this. I am so excited to watch this one!! ❤❤❤ (I love your artstyle)

I actually learned so much in this video!! Ill be using these tips from now on :)) Your voice is actually so calming and soothing 💖

U POSTED FINNALLYYY!! ur my favourite artist and ur tutorials are very helpful

thank you so much for this tutorial! ive been following you for a while and i love your art style so this was really helpful to develop my own coloring!💞

I dont really have a good time watching vids of tips or help on how to get my art to look better, but with this video the humor and the way it was explained (along with rei telling me to stay focused) really helped me in ways which not many other tutorials can, so thank you :)

please more content like this from you.. i learnt a lot from this, and ur art style really inspiring me aaaaaa 😖😖💞

I giggled far more than I should've at this tutorial- I'm so excited to try this out as I've always been stuck on cell shading and never really learned how to properly render also you get extra points for teaching with SAI and using those painfully nostalgic GC Animal Crossing sfx LMAO

I watched this tutorial and went to draw and it felt like I made something nice for the first time in a while, thank you

I’m at more of an intermediate place in my art but this would have been so insanely helpful when I was more of a beginner. I love how your super descriptive without talking to the viewer like a child.

thank you for the images to keep me from not zoning out. literal blessing

I love the video!!! not only it's informative it's relaxing (and the don't zone out yet with the plushies really worked)

you are quite literally giving my art cpr every time you post 🙏

Thank you very much for this great tutorial!!! I have been suffering for long time to find my style in drawing... I always watch tutorials resemble yours but yours is the easiest and the most beneficial one !!! ❤❤❤

Wow i actually finished another art learning video without skipping, this gives me another chance and motivation to take art seriously again. 2:56 and 4:18 saved me from actually zoning out ilove your videos sm

I learned more in this video than even in a professional video.😍😍😍 I watched so many different videos on painting, this is the most amazing, I learned more than from other videos

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your my fav artist! your so good at digital art and im beginning to draw more too ty!

THANKS FOR THE TUTS OMG, ALSO I LOVE THE ARTSTYLE WHILE WATCHING THIS

Wow!! I love your style so much! You inspire me with your works! 😍

subscribed because your art is pretty and i love that you're not afraid to admit when you don't know something

I really liked the way you explained everything! You made the video fun and entertaining but still informative :)) I'm excited to see your other videos

found your channel yesterday and im watching this as I try to improve my art from the tips of the last video!!

idk if you’ll see this but thank you so much!!!! ive picked up drawing again after some time and i completly forgot how to color and i was afraid i might not be able to lesrn because my lineart is very messy and not saturated but this helped me so much so thank you!,,

LOOOOL the editing is so good u got me dying insane art btw thanks for the tips

U hv no idea how much i love ur tutorials❤

This video is really helpful!!! And I've been always waiting for another vid from youuuu!!

"I don't" know how you can animate your drawing but it would be great and I love the textures you give to your drawings

so far i love ur vids, u explain in a way that i can understand and u show the process of how u apply what uve said, and ur pretty witty, the background music is nice also i appreciate the “dont zone out yet” things LOL

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Such a nice voice... it's a pleasure to listen to! And you explained it very well. Among Russian bloggers, I didn’t find a good explanation for how to render or simply draw hair, so I had to look at many English bloggers. It was your video that helped me the most. Thank you! (I apologize if the comment is poorly written, I tried to write without mistakes so that everything would be clear...)

I LOVE your shading style.

istg this video helped my adhd to stay focused, the "don't zone out just yet" were on point, eve tho i love art and it's my hyperfixiation i tend to get distracted or lose focus during tutorials, but not here :D

ASCCKCKK THANK U IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THISS!!! ILOVE YOUR ARTT

i already love your channel, also love your art, you are my big inspo now

I needed this so much omg thank you😭🤚

your editing is beautiful, I love it so much

Im new to your channel and i really love your art! Thank you so much for making this tutorial 🫶 it was easy to understand 🫶

i love this video sm, is honestly so helpful and overall and such a fun watch !!?!?

"add ambient light" *bork* we got the bork of approval haha. i do love the chill mood and occasional jokes being tossed in

thank you so much! i've been struggling to simplify my colouring process to not make it so confusing and more natural, and this video really helped to boost my motivation :D I love the way you blend your colours, would you perhaps consider giving tips about the tools you use to blend and/or the settings of your brushes? wishing you well

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This video was made for us ADHD artists thank youuu I laughed so hard but I also learned

Really cool video!, it's really interesting to see how you color because your style is very unique

4:18 the fact that i aas actually zoning out makes this so funny😭😭😭

I don't use blend modes either so im glad u posted thiss❤

You made it sound so simple😭😭 Great vid tho + ur artstyle is so pretty~!!

tysm 😭 also W editing, this video was super easy to follow!

bro why is the quality of this video so good- like my adhd brain love this editing style of yours. tytyt

I came here for the tips, and i dunno why but the way you edit made me stay interested. I really like the way you do the video/your humour, and I will be staying around for you other videos XD

I am speechless after viewing your beautiful work

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I just wanna add, change the color of the ambient light to fit the surrounding, if your character is in a pink room, it’ll be pink. If they’re outside, it’ll be blue. Ambient light will definitely help the characters or objects fit their surroundings.

Your skill is beyond what I am even able to comprehend. And you sound like you are still in your teens. Wow. Amazing!

I love it, you make this feel so easy

ouhhh i always find this sort of coloring so overwhelming thank you so much for this!!!!! i need a [dont zone out yet] pal for every activity i do tho fr :

I love your videos!! This was really helpful too

please upload more vids like this 🙏 i love your artworks sm ❤

Omg the texts saying dont zone out always appeared right when i was starting to zone out 😭 ARE YOU WATCHING ME? Anyways this video will definitely help me with coloring! Ty ❤ also you voice is so calming

are we not gonna talk about how the editing is so high quality???

thank you for taking the time to teach us values i love your explanation, you've broken it down into a really easy to understand manner ::D

OH MY GOD UR EXPLANATION IS SO GOOD (its literally amazing) BUT I COULDNT STOP MYSELF FROM LAUGHING EVERY 10 SECONDS FROM THE EDITING AND VOICEOVER I SWEAR

NEW FAV ARTIST Love ur editing style

okay so the thing i've learned from this video is.. i like this and i like you ill be sticking with ya (also thank you for the guide, fr needed this ;-; that's why u pressed some buttons on my brain im gon be pressing that sweet sub button as well)

Your editing is so good

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This has been so helpful! Thank you.

the diference between ambient light and ambient occlusion is that AO is a computer graphics term. Instead of calculating the whole global ilumination and bounces of light they calculate the parts that are less likely to get ambient light (so the occlusion) and darken that. But for art is basically just a different way of describing the same phenomena, so dont mind it.

Very informative and the humour is refreshing. I appriciate a lot of Evangelion-memes you put in your videos, thank you so much!

FINALLY SOMEONE WITH THE MESSY ARTSTYLE THAT IM CRAVING TO HAVE

Your videos are made so well, this has helped me a lot with my colouring, also because I normally don’t color on my drawing because I have problems rendering!! But this has made me learn a lot I just want to say, thank you so much 💕 good luck with the progress on your channel :D all your videos have super high quality too. bye!!

love ur commentary ur so realatable

I've started digital art and is still trying to figure out my coloring style. I'll try this style out!