So... I'm trying out a new style. It involves greyscaling and I love watching it all come together with shading and such. The only problem is that I do all the greyscaling on my phone with the app Ibis Paint X.

I use three layers. Lineart layer, which doesn't show in the final outcome, base layer, and shading layer. The base layer is just a neautral 50-50 grey. Then on the shading layer, I use a variety of light and dark greys to turn it into a greyscale.

The only problem is then I can't colour it because the shading is all in grey. Colouring underneath means grey patches on top. Colouring on top means hiding all the shading. My fix was to transfer it to photoshop on my laptop, which I'm new to. I looked at tutorials and managed to colour an easy coat pattern.

Its not very practical though and incredibly time consuming. I can't add markings without them looking unnatural and my eyes don't look too realistic.

Is there a better way to do this? Any tips or tricks? Even if I still have to transfer to my computer, is there a way to make markings and eyes look more even and smooth? Thank you for the help!

This is my first ever time greyscaling or going lineless so please be nice! It'll improve. The character is a corgi, not a wolf.

Next, I've scribbled on top of it, on a separate layer.

Next, I go to my layers option, and click the Clipping option (circled green):

I click the Clipping option and this happens:

And here is my final image!

Hope I'm clear :D

~Shadow Hunters~ said:

Ibis paint sadly doesn't have those features. Its a free app I use on my phone and has layers but nothing fancy. Thank you for the help though. I might try clippings with my photoshop.

Anyone know how to make drawing on a laptop's touchpad more realistic? I can't draw with a steady hand and it always looks choppy and sharp against smoother, blurred lines.