forum How do you create the *Glow* effect?

Started July 15, 2020 by @4lagoon4 group

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I’m drawing my character in Firealpaca and I want to make her eyes glow, but I have no idea how to do that. 😂 Is there a tool, or pen I need for that?

i personally use medibang paint pro as my main drawing application, could never really get used to the others, but the method i used yesterday from a clip studio paint tutorial (they said it would work on most drawing apps) was:

- dark background
- airbrush
- go from lightest color on the inside to a more prominent color, then to a more muted color on the outside
- dONT start with the lightest color tho, i would recommend the more prominent color, but make sure that color isn't too bright or whatever, i don know how to explain it

i can link the video i used later once i find it

okay so i'm no artist but i have this and this and also this, the latter of which might not be the most helpful but i think if you were to do a light shade of the color in question and then the saturated ring it could work

The color dodge layer effect with an airbrush works well for simple glows

i can link the video i used later once i find it

found it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyiyUSJQPOo

Ok so most of the tips pointed to using the airbrush+dark background! So I started practicing and I-

think I messed up 💀

[psst- i recommend checking out the file name, it'll give you a helpful insight on how qualified i am to give out this information lmao]
[oh also, my handwriting's kinda bad but the text tool on medibang kinda sucks so i just ended up handwriting 90% of the stuff so sorry that you hafta deal with my handwriting lkjsd]

also i forgot to mention that the eraser tool can come in handy to make sure that the airbrush never goes outside the lines of your lineart!!

@maddie-the-unknown That’s so sweet, you didn’t even have to do that! (Got me tearing up XD) Thank you all for the incredible advice & tips, I think all I need to do now is practice. 💪

lol, ywww