Why oh why did I not know about Lock Transparency?

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BY THE GODS! I never knew about the Layer Transparency lock... thats what I was looking for all my life. This changes EVERYTHING. I watched a lot of tutorials and guides, but this is the one that actually explained everything the way it was needed for me to move on to the next level (I'm an amateur).

This really helped me out, I've been having trouble with shading and highlights for a while now. Your tutorial really gave me some helpful tips. thank you

You circling the boobs and trying your damnedest to stay clinical in your language is my spirit animal

I've been drawing for a loooong time, and the way you put together these very simple techniques I almost want to hit myself for never coming up with!

the second u started talking i felt that u have a very good energy hope ur having a good day

i dont have any questions because you explained it very well and i have enough knowledge for my future digital arts and im happy to see your video tutorial because theres a specific trick that i wanted to know for ages and you just dicussed it very well no sweat i understood it on the spot and thank you thank you and because of this you just earned a new subscriber! glad to pass by this video!

i've been doing digital art/painting for years but i've always done it in a way that is much more time consuming than this. you taught me some really important stuff. this will make doing coloring a lot easier. thank you!

Thank you for this tutorial! This helps me a lot since I've been drawing and coloring for years but I've begun to do my artwork digitally! Very helpful!

The line art selection and the lock transparency features are incredible and I am so thankful that you mentioned how to do it

well i already knew how to color but you did make me learn something new, which is dividing things into parts while coloring.

I really love your tutorial! Im just starting so I really appreciate this! Thank you for explain his so perfectly.

This is one of the best art tutorials I've ever seen on UKposts (and I have looked at tons of these). Thank you so much for doing this.

Thank you so much. As an aspiring artist this is an amazing help, also sharing on how to use certain tools in photoshop is a gamechanger! Thanks for being a warm welcome and support to the community!

Cool video. A suggestion from one of my favourite artists is to learn the keyboard shortcuts for both the tools and actions. The more you practice, you'll develop speed and clicking on the tool icons slow you down. Photoshop essentials: (B)rush, (E)raser, (P)en, (L)asso, colour sample (I), Colour fill (Alt+backspace). For the tool buttons that have multiple functions, you'll still have to click and hold on the tool icon to bring up the icon sub-menu though.

Wow. Um...thank you! This really covered a lot of ground. For years, before I got a tablet, I snarled at the fact that I couldn't produce digital art quality colors and shading, but, with this, I can start. Thanks again!

ahh, thanks for the tips! Im a photoshop beginner and lock transparency will be a favourite of mine. Glad I know about this technique sooner rather than later!

can you make a tutorial for selection mask by line art? for clean and good lines.

That's the Best coloring tutorial i have seen, really helped me a loooot, Thank you soooo much!! Waiting for other tutorials ❤

This has been the most helpful tips I've come across. Been struggling with the shades and shadows. Thanks man. Really appreciated. Subbed

Great tutorial, thanks man!

Yeah, locking the layer's transparency is a game changer, for sure. Thanks for this tip!

A lot of tips and details for beginners. Great tutorial, yet only 300+ likes.....

oh wow that part about placing the shading by dividing the body in parts is genius!!!!! thank you so much!!!

im currently using a mouse and have been feeling left out not owning a tablet yet. but you gave me confidence to continue my artistic journey . thank you man

Cristian: This was hands down the best cell shading technique video I have seen. The pacing was spot on and your suggestions were all very constructive and helpful. Thanks for your time. I look forward to other videos by you.

This was incredibly informative. Very appreciated, I had no idea where to start and this was a great step forward.

The clearest video on this topic so far! Thank you. Hope you will make many more videos, you are helping a lot of artists

I've watched a lot of videos like this, but not many have actually evolved my art. Like many others, I always wondered what people did to not color outside of their layer, but it's simple as locking the transparency... Thank you for making this, I feel like I for once took something away from the video I watched :)

Tis looks great, I'm new to digital drawing and instead of using selction tools I use transparency and brushes. The main problem I have is inconsistency and most of the times when something ends up looking good it was by accident. I have to take on more to this methodical approach, looks great!

Thanks! I've been having trouble coloring my art and now I learned it's way easier than what I was doing

This was the best for me....taught me pretty much all the basics though im having tough time placing proper shadows n diffrent shades

It was very helpful.Every step was clearly explained especially separating lines from main sketch in a different layer using lasso polygonal tool and pen tool for selection and color fill,transparency lock was also a good feature and explanation of shadows was great! A must watch for beginners.

woah this was so perfectly explained and in details, thank you!!!

you have been the most detailed and most informative over every video ive ever seen so far, like im a huge photoshop noob but every time i try to paint i get discouraged because i know theres tricks but idk how to do them. so thank you

Omg I loved this tutorial. Thank you so much!! 😭😭❣️❣️

This is perfect! You provided all the information I ever wanted and more! Thanks a lot +1 sub!

I watched so many videos about coloring and still couldn't manage until your video came up! Everything is simple and well explained! Grazie ragazzo!

you deserve sooo many more subs! This was sooo helpful!! Great video and great tutorial! Has really helped me with highlights :)

Wow this will help speed up my shading process cause currently Iv'e had like 0 motivation to shade as my method is long and tiring. Makes art no longer fun for me so I'm super happy I found this tutorial it'll help for sure.

This was so helpfull! I never know where/how to start. Thanks!

Subbed just off of this video. A beautifully clear and to-the-point video. You did an amazing job at filling in the gaps within my current skill set, and introduced me to some new techniques that seem obvious to me now that I watched you do it. But, thanks for this video! Keep up the good work.

This was such a fantastic video to view I highly appreciate the very detailed breakdown I wanna learn how to color like a comic book artist! Thank you so much!!

You saved me years of time with the simple shading divisions. THANKSSSSSSS

One of the best and most useful tutorials I've found. Thank you so much!!

This video helps me a lot on layering my color styles. Thanks for the tutorial. Subscribed!

Every tutorial artist should explain the way he explains every single detail and how every step should be done. Very well done video 👍🏼

Thank you, I just finished my line art and have 1 and a half more day to finish the coloring before submitting my assignment. I hope I can learn this fast

this helped me up my game so much, appreciate to the best man!

I just pulled out my Wacom tablet after years away -- glad to hear it's not outdated!

Thank you so much!! I am beginner in digital coloring and I know much on doing line arts only. I still need to develop my skills in coloring, and this is a big help for me!

Thank you. This helped a lot. Cell shading will make working with color so much faster and a real good tool for getting an idea of what colors work best.

I Love How YOU Slowly Explained This Technique.... Much Needed & Thanks For YOUR Time ♥

This be the best tutorial for what im struggling wt rn: coloring & shading. Its systematic so its easy to understand unlike other videos ive watched where u wont understand a thing cause they just be flexin their art skills and not elaborate. Thanks man

This is the fifth Video I watch. I watched the other arround 7 times each, and yours is the best. I get it in the first time. Thank you :))

Thank you so much! I always love learning about comic art. This tutorial was awesome! Explained in a very easy way for everyone to understand everything. Thanks for passing the knowledge.

Thank you for the video! Very helpful and informative! Great for a newbie like me who is still learning! I hope to see more from you :)

Thank you a lot, digital painting was always a challenge to me. This is a great way to start and finding my own way to paint.

Beautiful drawing and a very good tutorial that is easily comprehended! Good work!

But...YOU ARE ITALIAN?!! Finally!! An Italian comic artist on youtube!!! I don't know why, but it makes me sooo happy! XD

Dude u're amazing. I love u. Been searching to learn digital painting for months. Thanks god I saw your video. Thanks for this great work

Very informative, help me a lot to understand coloring.keep posting, love your tutorial.Thank you so much!

Straight forward and very detailed with the descriptions this technique helped sm😭

Im new in digital art and this is the best thing that I’ve come across up til now .Thank you!!

ngl this is one of the bestest artist tips i've seen. you actualy teach something and not just talk over an speeddrawing

This is exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you!

This really really helped and I can't thank you enough for this :D

thank you for putting this together. the way you talk and explain things is helpful & calming, also keeps my attention.

thank you so much for this. i've been drawing for years now (not getting better due to long breaks inbetween.. yeah i'm one of those people) and i always refused to let others teach me tricks, because i was like "ehh i can discover everything by myself" .. haha wrong! i mean i DID discorver a lot of things and got to know photoshop in minor detail all due to trial and error as i'd like to call it.. but my drawings always took too long or i cancelled them during process because my motivation left me. i'm literally coloring my drawings like kids do in coloring books. i guess i will never do that again thanks to you. :>

This is literally the best coloring tutorial!! Thank you!

Thank you Oh so much for this!!! Finally a no-bs Photoshop tutorial on UKposts, thanks a bunch!!!!!

Wow, thats the best drawing tutorial I have seen so far!! Great tips! Easy to understand! 11/10

Very helpful esp in the light and shadows part. Thanks

Awesome tutorial. I've been looking for something like this for a long time. TYVM

i got a wacom bamboo i've had for over ten years that still works beautifully, got it for 30 pounds way back when now it's gone UP in price by 200% and i can't fault them because it's a brilliant product that's worth the money

This is an awesome video and I have been thru a ton searching for somebody to talk about coloring, THANK YOU!!!

Not quite as quick and easy as the thumbnail suggests. Transparency lock is nice, but I prefer using solid color layers and applying masks to groups so that I can keep my shading in a different layer than my base color. Sometimes, I'll also have a group for the colors of the entire character just to make sure I don't accidentally have any transparent pixels on my character. Separating the lines from the white background using the channels window is smart. I usually use a layer effect in Krita that's called "color to alpha", which turns a selected color into transparency. The higher the color value, the lower the opacity. When selecting white, it only leaves the black lines. I really liked the part in the beginning of the process where you drew guidelines for the shapes to determine where the light will be and where the shadows will be. I feel like I should try using guidelines for shading and not only for drawing. This is a good tip.

You earned a sub... This thing was the only problem keeping me from creating amazing stuff. I always wondered how people color without going out of boundaries... Thanks a lot.

Great quality video! You have a new subscriber. Keep doing videos!

Tbh, i was aware of layer transparency lock. But, I literally had no idea how to use it. I searched for 2-3 hours and then give up searching as i couldnt find anything (i didnt know the name "transparency lock", so it was hard for me to find it). But thanks to you, now i know how to paint my art. Your are the best.

very detailed, i love how you teach

I have to personally thank you for sharing , this has done so much for the little people like me

I have been using photoshop for a very long time and you have helped me so much. Awesome video thanks! :)

Definitely one of the best color tutorials out here. Amazing video! Like & Subscribed.

Lock transparency is the highlight of this Tutorial hands down.

I love you man!! You opened my eyes! Very very useful, thank you so much!!

One of the best tutorials I've ever seen on YT. Very informative.

I started with the same exact tablet and ive had it for 6 years as well lol that's funny. Its still kicking (although the middle light doesn't work anymore) but im replacing it with an xp pen 12 pro which comes today. Woot! Im definitely keeping it around as my back up/ travel pad tho. it lasted so long and it still works so well.

Hello, This was so far one of the best tutorials on how to cell shade , i have seen lots of tutorials on you tube regarding this subject but yours just answered so many questions that i had in mind!!!! just WOW! Cristian Capasso you are just awesome dude!

Thanks Cristian. It's been a long time I'm trying to achieve this subject in photoshop. Amazing video.

Locking the layer is game changer for me! Thank you so much !

Thanks a lot Cristian,your tutorial was very helpful.Tell me please,are you drawing the linework in PHOTOSHOP?

I learned A LOT about coloring and how to use photoshop for drawing! Thank you! you are a great teacher!

You had no idea how helpful this was, I been looking for the way to shade my work but what you show me was something I will never thought of knowing what photoshop could actually do the lock transparency is going be so damn useful for me. It was a bitch to color and shade with out special tools.

Been looking for a way to color faster since I always loose steam by the time I'm done with the inking, I'll have to give this a try!

Thanks man you really explained how to use multiple types of selection that I needed to know

8:18 For separating the lineart and putting it in its own layer. GAME-CHANGING. This whole time I've just been coloring in a multiply layer, omfg.

Thanks bro really helpful vid ...I also love the way you say hair 😊

Funny thing about me: graduated top in visual arts, extensive knowledge of drawing, high understanding of lights and shadows..... But somehow I was always afraid of Photoshop painting. I paint hand to canvas all the time, but not being able to have that actual control is difficult for me. I would draw beautiful line drawings and illustrations, but be at a loss when it came to color, since the black outline made the drawing sharp, and using colors would mute it. But now, I have the confidence to take all the line drawings I've done since 2012 and turn them into Photoshop masterpieces. Thank you so much!