Rendering

How to Paint Different Types of Fur and Winter Clothings

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Painting fur and fabric can be a bit tricky, here, I will share how I do my rendering. Of course, this is not the only way but many of the ways you can render fur and fabric.

I will also show you how I render fabric and other winter Apparells.

Step 1: Sketching and lining

The first step is doing our rough sketch and lining. I use a soft brush to do my sketch because it is easier to control and manipulate. Of course, you can use whatever brush you are comfortable to use. This is just a personal preference.

Step 2: Base color, Highlights, and Shadows

After finishing our lineart, we can now add our base colors. This method is applicable to any color. Below is a simple breakdown of how I manage my layers. Of course, I do the lineart first, below that is the base color, above the base color is the highlights and shadows, then lastly, on the very top is the overpaint layer.

It is important to establish where you want to put your light source as it will help you locate where you’ll put your shadows and highlights on your illustration.

I used an airbrush to add soft highlights and shadows to my illustrations.

Step 4: Adding details on the fur

After adding highlights and shadows, you can now add details to the fur by adding another layer above the highlights and shadows. Start by drawing bigger rounded shapes, then breaking them down into smaller and finer details. Use the brush strokes to create an illusion of fur textures.

I used the basic coloring brush, that is downloadable in clip studio paint assets. I’ll also list all the brushes I used at the end of this tutorial.

Step 5: Putting an overpaint for finer details

Then finally, put an overpaint layer at the very top to add additional details, fix the illustrations, and add more highlights or shadows. You can use a smaller and finer brush to add details.

Since we wanted this fur to look more puffy, we used rounder shapes and sharper strokes.

Additional notes:

You can also create other types of fur by using different combinations of brushes.

For the rough and textured fur, I used solid coloring and basic coloring brushes to achieve the desired texture. As you can see, the solid strokes create a sharper and thinner shape.

On the other hand, you can use Line noise spray, Sandy noise generator, or other types of noise brush to create an illusion of fine fur texture. You can also use a fur brush and Artemus hard brush to add finer details and and softer texture on the fur’s edges.