I’m not sure where to go from here

[north elbow]

What do I do now? Idk what I’m doing with shadow light or any of that stuff and idk how to blend so many things that I just don’t know 😭 it’s overwhelming

[valid pivot]

theres alot of things u can do and alot of different ways to do it. personally i like to blot out where all the shadows are, then add details from there.

[small temple]

set where you want your lighting to be and where you shadow is, plus since you have the color theory (or if yk) you can stick with one color theory in each items :))

But if u do struggle in color rendering u can always go for grayscaling, to define forms or so. If your art app your using doesn't have gradient I can advice u too mask or clipping the grayscale have a separate layer and have some colors using overlay

[north elbow]

Idk what u mean by this 😭

Do any of u guys got yt tutorials

[small temple]

O yeah I do lemme just find em for u

[north elbow]

Awe ty

[valid pivot]

just go watch a bunch of digital painting speedpaints

look at a diverse range of artists so u get to know different ways to do it

cus everyone is different

[small temple]

https://youtu.be/di4yZj3d_Co?si=tClKVg2tcacPq_EE

[north elbow]

Ooh okay

[small temple]

it's very simple usually if ur someone who HATES or struggles w color theory

[north elbow]

Yeah :)

My first attempt with black and white didn’t go well

I can pull up an image 💔

Idk what happened to it

But yeah colours and stuff is completely new to me

[small temple]

U should explore or study human shapes or I forgot in English but it looks good! And it's a start

Another example actually if the YT tutorial is confusing

I start w a grayscale like this for my character and after that

I make a new layer and add soft lighting on it or overlay (whatever makes the color of what I want the color to look)

It may look awful if u used bright colors that's why u can adjust it anytime making it dark or looks good enough

After all that I went for a brown-ish maroon type of color, and then I'll just adjust the darker shades with a more complementary or monochromatic tone

grayscale may be hard for others but it also depends on ur learning and methods of coloring , shading and rendering things

So try and explore all the alternative methods u can try!

Hopefully this helps because I need to go to sleep now

[north elbow]

Alrr tyy

[north elbow]

This is what I currently have

I did take a break

[small temple]

YEAHH GOODJOBB that's a good start :))

[turbid kestrel]

I'm not good at teaching color but something to improve is the values. Your grayscale painting actually has clearer values and shadows. Don't be afraid of dark shadows. This might seem a little against learning color but it's important for painting overall. B&w value study. It's trying to capture a subject as closely as you can using just black & white. It's best to start with simple geometric shapes before upgrading to more complex forms like a face. It's best to use an opaque flat brush. & Once you feel more confident, you can add a middle value, a grey, to add clarity & depth. A big part of painting (& color) is just knowing how values dictate forms & shape

[north elbow]

alright thank you!

[north elbow]

im gonna try with the shapes and look at some of those for help