Howdy y’all, thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed revisiting these funky cowboys as much as I did, and hope there was some helpful info tucked away in this video! °˖✧🤠✧˖° In case any of y’all wanted to try ‘em out for yourselves, there are links in the description to a bunch of the assets I used in this video, plus a link for the free trial of Clip Studio! (And hey, if you have any Clip Studio tips n’ tricks of your own, please do feel free to share your own recommendations with everybody here in the comments! Let’s get those creative vibes flowin’! 😤👌🏻)

@Eldr1tchGl1tch

3 жыл бұрын

Some tip on clip studio, there is a clipping layer. And you can even clip folders. I always select from lineart and make a base color and clip a folder to it, and then I can color easier.

@shanardsmith218

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, ABD. do play on making a comic book about cowboy's?

@p.a.c.346

3 жыл бұрын

Hello! I have a question about the program. On the website it shows two versions, PRO and EX, which one did you use and which would you recommend?

@ABDIllustrates

3 жыл бұрын

@@p.a.c.346 Oh! PRO is the "basic" version, and EX has a couple of expanded features for animation and other more professional/studio-level work! I just have the PRO version at the moment and it has more than enough features for the kind of work I use it for. (If you feel you need to though, I believe you can upgrade to EX at a discount if you're already using PRO!) (^^)/

@Sammich506

3 жыл бұрын

I love your voice.

Alex: *Looking at an old story* Also Alex: "hmmmm could always be gayer"

@ABDIllustrates

3 жыл бұрын

😔👌🏻

@Sofia-ge6wm

3 жыл бұрын

Alex: *sprinkles in the gayness*

@neonpinkqueen1403

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sofia-ge6wm Nah nah nah, he isn't sprinkling. He's dumping the gayness in /pos

@Sofia-ge6wm

3 жыл бұрын

@@neonpinkqueen1403 Your absolutely correct🤣👏

@Sofia-ge6wm

3 жыл бұрын

@Reseted Kitsune There must be more gay!!!

Nothing: Nobody: Not even a soul: Alex: MAKE IT GAYER

@thischannelisntactiveanymo8998

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao I heard that too😂💀

@ghostwas_here

3 жыл бұрын

when in doubt, make it gay

@minerliton2481

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaoo

@bilbo2164

3 жыл бұрын

@@ghostwas_here Lol this is my new mantra

@firestarhh824

3 жыл бұрын

🤷🏼‍♀️ Could be gayer

The eye movements on your avatar is such a nice touch, a little thing that adds. So much energy!

@RusPitman

3 жыл бұрын

The plants are slowly moving too 😳

@GabrielGBjas

3 жыл бұрын

I really want a tutorial of how he does his videos and uses his avatar especially

It can’t just be me that wants to read the comic right-

@insertusernamehere3173

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah definitely. It looks cool

@ivygilliam5168

3 жыл бұрын

I have read the comic! And it's really good!

@bronte839

3 жыл бұрын

@@ivygilliam5168 Could you tell me where I can find the comic? I'd really like to read it (☆__☆)

@Gwen-Delaney

3 жыл бұрын

@@bronte839 go to the first video on this channel, the link in the description takes you right to where you can buy it!!

@bronte839

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gwen-Delaney Tysm!!

the three M's: "Much Bigger, Much Better, and Much Much Gayer." ALSO: the way you re-layed-out the page was awesome, it went from casual to emotional in an instant!!

@respectfulevil9022

3 жыл бұрын

All the most important things

Is anybody else jealous of how crisp and beautiful the line art is? Cause I definitely am.

@jvmeel7454

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh I am 😔

@princessthyemis

3 жыл бұрын

Me toooooo!!!!!!! It's always my favorite part to watch happen! I really want to be able to create lineart as BEAUTIFUL as his!

my friend and i have been doing a little thing where we're working on a comic one chunk at a time. I believe I did the first chunk, and then I passed it onto my friend to do the second, and we just go back and forth building a story and building off of what the other made in their last part. Let me say, boy did the last one help with my creation process, and this one feels equally inspiring. really looking forward to moving on with the stuff I've learned from this video!

@gijane0014

3 жыл бұрын

That's so cool! I'd like to see what you two made together 😃

@Bladkaos

3 жыл бұрын

@Reseted Kitsune yeah, my friend and i were always talking about how we have ideas for stuff but we're too lazy to actually put it into practice, so i thought of this as a way for both of us to have someone pushing us to keep working

@Bladkaos

3 жыл бұрын

@@gijane0014 so far it's been really fun. At the moment it's still super sketchy and unfinished, but hey, maybe someday we'll refine it

@Bladkaos

3 жыл бұрын

@Reseted Kitsune you totally should! It's been really fun so far

@rickaderson1199

3 жыл бұрын

Your Freind sounds like a huge nerd. . . . (*I am the friend*)

Alex: I redrew this old comic page of mine to practice coloring in Clip Studio. Us: You wanted to make it gayer? Alex: I wanted to make it gayer.

Maybe it wasn't intentional, but the redrawn characters look like they grew up since the original, like they matured along with your abilities :)

YES BOISSSS High hopes low rolls gang!!!

Alex looking at old story's and art: This could be improved... And gayer

@jane_wants_to_feel

3 жыл бұрын

it can always be gayer

The choice to make it a spread instead of a single page was SO smart, it really lets the action and characters breathe. Love seeing artists get comfortable working in my favorite program ❤

It can't be just me that see's the red/blue gay trope in their clothes right- Red/Blue gay cowboys

@LawrienDungo

3 жыл бұрын

...fellow klance shipper?

@anoralurlene851

3 жыл бұрын

@@LawrienDungo nope, sorry

@user-yk8tk6vr1n

3 жыл бұрын

Rymin shipper?

@broblerone413

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta love red/blue ships

alex these characters are incredible, would u consider doing a concept corner episode for this comic? i would love to learn more about them!! :))

@Strawfairy_milk

3 жыл бұрын

Yes please!!

@yourlocaldemon2195

2 жыл бұрын

REVISION OF THE COMIC

ah yes my daily dose of "remaking my old stuff to be gayer" perfect

@tikaepixwhom666

2 жыл бұрын

I re-made myself to be gayer, turned out ok

@CycoVision666

2 жыл бұрын

@@tikaepixwhom666 'wish I could re-make myself too 😔

@tikaepixwhom666

2 жыл бұрын

@@CycoVision666 Aw it's ok you don't have to you're amazing ❤

@tikaepixwhom666

2 жыл бұрын

@@CycoVision666 I try :)

This is once again so beautiful and insanely stunning (with signature homoromantic undertones) well done, it looks great ALSO I SAW THAT LAWRENCE IS BLUSHING, THAT'S VERY CUTE AND VERY GAY OF HIM ❤

Using townscaper to get references is such a cool idea, definitely a Chad move

The thing about text size was honestly SO Helpful! It's something that's been confusing me for ages XD

Me, Drawing: Man I'm probably working WAY too big doing shit in 300 dpi- ABD: Yeah I work in 600 dpi Me: YOU FUCKING *WHAT*

@adailydrawingmustache4604

2 жыл бұрын

Me doing pixel art on a 16 by 16 pixel canvas: wtf is wrong with ya'll? 0.0

@shaaanmen3297

2 жыл бұрын

😅

@jon-petersmith9350

2 жыл бұрын

If you are ever only publishing your work online, working at 300 dpi might never be needed (though there are still some advantages). But if you think it's possible you might print hard copies someday, at 100% scale, 300dpi is minimum professional print quality. 600dpi sharpens up antialiasing (and decreases stair-stepping and pixilation if not antialiasing) especially useful in black and white work or any work with sharp edges. 600dpi also allows you to blow parts up when reusing art within your comic (for a close-up, say) as well as in larger promotional pieces like posters.

When you posted the teaser I pulled out my copy of West to see if anything matched and I GUESSED THIS EXACT PAGE!! Literally I’m so happy, I adore West, I’ve read it almost every week since I bought it. It’s a comic that I’m just very happy to revisit. I’m so happy to see you revisiting it, it looks incredible in your new style!! I love this so so so much!!!!

Oh boy, I love seeing more people discovering the wonders of CSP! Sooooo here are some more tools that some of ya may find useful : "enclose and fill" (next to all the fill/bucket tools) = you loosely select an area and it fills everything that is inside your lineart. Keep in mind that you don't need to use it on the same layer as the lineart one In Filter > correct line> adjust line width. Makes your lineart thicker or thinner BUT another good use for this is that sometimes when I fill stuff in with the enclose and fill, it ends up a few pixels bigger or smaller than my lineart, so I can just quickly resolve that Edit> convert to drawing color - converts everything on the current layer into the color you have selected - useful for changing the color of you lineart for example Correction layers - put this bad boy on top of you drawing and you can play around with the contrast hue blah blah blah WITHOUT affecting any layer underneath. It may seem obvious for some people but I didn’t know about them for a long time T^T BIG THING: yall need to learn to use the Quick access menu. I swear to God it's so fucking useful. Basically in that lil' box you can put different tools and commands so instead of having to go looking for the adjust line width (for example) you just have all ya need in one place. (auto actions are also something like that but with multiple commands: like you can create a new layer, clip it to the layer below and set it on multiply, name this action "shadow layer" or smth like that and then Bam! From now on you can do all of these things with one click) The navigator window: so you can always see your drawing full even when you are zoomed in, on that window you also have a quick way to flip you canvas to check for mistakes, you can a also use it to zoom in and out or to move around your canvas. The selection pen and erase selection tools can also be helpful the lasso fill - combines the lasso selection and the bucket tool in one THE MULTIPLE LAYER ERASER- for when u can't find THAT ONE ANNOYING DOT

@silverish9081

3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna comment so I can come back to these tips, cheers!

@mrjanssen3856

2 жыл бұрын

Same👍

Perfect timing!! I'm working on a comic in Clip Studio Paint!

Ok, so your first CSP video actually convinced me to buy it and it’s sooooooo lovely. Thank you for finally convincing my dumb butt to make my own art life easier, and I love seeing you bloom more and more as an artist. You (and all the shrieking wizards) rock! ♥️

This is so so cool! I always enjoy watching your videos because of how calming you are as a person and just how satisfying they are Edit: if Lawrence says "say... West?" and gets interrupted i will throw a chair

Early gang!

@Eldr1tchGl1tch

3 жыл бұрын

Yeye

@betsybrill736

3 жыл бұрын

Early gang!!!

I love whenever you revisit old work like this, its really inspiring as a comic artist myself :) This page looks wonderful!

I've really been thinking about getting clip studio since medibang doesn't have good text tools and it is designed for comics so it's nice when videos like this display the tools you can use

@pinkpigeons9016

3 жыл бұрын

if you have a wacom tablet and register it on their website, sometimes there’s special offers included like getting programs for free !! i found out about it and i got the whole of csp for free and i love it :)

CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH !!!!!

19:10 “Guys, gals, and nonbinary pals” I love this, if a character in any stories I write ever give a speech, I’m using this XD

I started (quietly) chanting “make the hat come outta the panel!” And then u did and I’m so unreasonably happy

"bigger, better, and much, much gayer" -ABD Illustrates, 2021 beautifully said Alex, beautifully said

As a beginner artist i didnt think i would learn much but i definitely learned a lot about clip studio paint tools for coloring that ive noticed lots of artists use by looking at their drawings but been unable to identify myself what they were using until i watched this so im very grateful!

I love the black eye whites, it’s so cool. I am FOR SURE stealing that for my Warlock PC

As someone who works in print i appreciate so much that youre mentioning the edges! So many of my costumers dont understand bleed and it makes my heart cry because it looks so much better when you know cutting the page wont remove anything or leave white lines!

I always really love the kinda cross-y lines under West’s eyes in the original and I’m so happy to see I love the little scales EVEN MORE!!

Dude, Heartless and West made me fall in love with the black sclera all over again!

Alex, you uploaded, like, 10 seconds before Matt and Beth went live! XD I started here and had to run away and come back! It's so soothing to listen to you talk about your art, the techniques you use, all of it! I sincerely hope lots of up-and-coming artists find their way to your page, because the way you explain everything is so clear and kind.

I love your art it inspires me so much and it played a huge roll in my journey through art and trying to become a digital artist!

4:25 I personally love seeing how the changes you made in the page layouts greatly impact the feel of the scene, it made it feel more like almost a movie than a book

Wait I've just rewatched this for the 6 thousandths time. Just about and just now noticed the "Guys, Gals, and Nonbinary pals" it reminded me so much of the guy ,Adams, little intro during the skate finals from Skate the Infinity, and I absolutely loved it.

I love how you do faces, most importantly the eyes and noses! Subtle details make the difference and I'm in loooooooove

As a bisexual, it seems that I've come across a predicament with ABD's channel. And that is that I fall in love with literally every character he makes.

@haha_confusion

3 жыл бұрын

same

What great improvement. I mean, it's been, like, four years, so there should be no doubt that you've improved, but it's nice to hear what you learned over the years to improve your work and why. Like, I loved the part where you discussed the layout of the panels. I was getting so into it! XD

alex: so hear me out. sci-fi cowboys- me: YES alex: -and make it gay me: _immediate hyper fixation_

This caught me by surprise I remember reading your comic such a long time ago and this made me feel so nostalgic and unexpectedly emotional haha. Thank you for sharing your process it’s always fun to watch and I always find myself inspired by your work!

I LOVE the two-page layout! The interruption happening on the next page keeps the readers in suspense, and the slight tilt/characters breaking the panels are just *chef's kiss* This just looks so much more professional than the original. Really shows how much you've grown in the last few years artistically!

I love putting on your speedpaints while I toy around with my own art. Listening to your process & watching you break down everything bit by bit is extremely valuable! Thank you so much

The way you re-did comic page layout really did help capture the vibe you were going for.

Alex is my favourite VTuber 🥺 the little movements of your avatar are so fantastic!

You've given me a lot to think about. I've been working on a series for a few years and I haven't even finished one volume! Seeing videos like these really motivate me to keep going and try out new techniques. Thank you :)

Recently, my favorite features of CSP are the vector tools and auto actions. Nowadays, I do my line art in a vector layer because it still looks hand drawn and with the vector eraser I can make quick and clean adjustments without distorting the image too much. The auto action feature is also great because it automatically do certain things for me such as adding multiple layers with pre-set blending modes and names and so much more. It saves a lot of time. My favorite use of it is automatically trimming my comic pages, especially when I have the Pro version where it doesn't have the option to multi-export my comic pages. Coloring-wise, the paint bucket tool is so diverse and makes coloring the flats very convenient and fun. One way is how you can set the bucket to close the gaps in a certain way so that it won't bleed through the places you don't want it too. So even if your line art is a little loose or has some gaps, it's convenient :D Overall, love the video and the comic page looks so good. I also downloaded the cloud brush and I love it XD

Thank you for making videos. Your voice is so soothing, and your life attitude can help me through my worst days. There's no particular reason I'm commenting this now of all times, just that I've been meaning to for a few months now... Thank you. Your videos feel like a warm cup of tea with an unconditionally non-judgemental friend, and they bring me joy and peace. Just- thank you.

I'd like to see a video on how you made your speech bubbles! These wobbly but clean at the same time and that's so cool!

OMG I use this program and I never knew you could change the minimum value of brushes you are a lifesaver

god i just am a lil jealous of the editing on the sprite work. Its so FLUID for something so small in the video and I respect the drip so much. The blinks, the eyes. I love it

Completely unrelated, but I noticed the little plants at the beginning move slightly back and forth

Really happy about a new video from you, I already know it's gonna make my day ways better!

Why are all these. Characters Soo cute!!😭😭😭😭✋✋✋

I've been watching a ton of your comic videos and concept corner videos as background noise as I make examples of my own comic for my university portfolio- The videos help a lot and make me more confident with my comic process- Thank you so much.

You deserve a good million subs. Your art is amazing and inspiring, and your voice is awesome. You are so cool, and can’t wait for the day you reach 1mil subs!

Every single time I watch one of your videos, I get inspired to pick up that pen again. Every. Single. Time.

It's been so nice to see you working in Clip Studio with comics and such. It's made me want to do character design and comics again...!

Dude you added that sun and sky in and MWA chefs kiss it like pulled all the colours and shading together

the beauty shots at the end of the video really bring out the beauty of this page! Thank you for sharing your art process with us! I'm really inspired by what you do!

21:17 if you do like those other marker tools except for the overlapping there's actually an easy fix for that. If you look at the brush settings for "blending mode" you just change that to normal and they won't do that anymore

I really love your comic/manga redraws. You can learn so much from it and I am a total fan of the sketch/layout phases in such projects 🥰 thank you

hey Alex, really love the vids, you have always been a big inspiration for me, so thank you for everything you do and the amazing art you produce with your pure talent! I always love when you put little art tips or useful sites or programs in the vids, they really help a lot! Thank you for showing me, and im sure many others, the amazing world that is art

how can i love your youtube sooo much ?? your voice is so soothing and your art is so cleannn, i specially love the videos where you draw a bunch of characters and kinda explain them, so good !!!

Loving it! :)

noot noot

@daydariftwalker

3 жыл бұрын

Pogchamp, congrats on first :) Edit: noot noot

@aura-maybe

3 жыл бұрын

noot noot

@aleahc

3 жыл бұрын

noot noot

Honestly I love everything about csp so much. I got so used to not so great free art programs that I nearly cried when I used csp for the first time and everything was so much nicer and easier and my art came out smoother and everything. You did such a cool job with this comic spread, the colors look so good, the lineart is fantastic, everything is great

Really glad you turned it into a DPS! Really elevates it and it turned out amazing!

Those little pink petals you added in the last panel are really cute!!

I really like your art style. I would love to see an updated step-by-step video for beginners specifically on coloring comics in Clip Studio. It’s interesting to see the process but I wish there was a shorter how-to video that breaks everything down into steps and provides useful tips in a concise way. For example, it’d be useful to learn about the different layers of paint that need to be applied to give the artwork dimension, how to go about shading, how to add highlights, what type of brush is best to use during each step of coloring, how to use layer modes when coloring, and also how to utilize layers to make coloring easier and keep things organized. I’d also be interested in learning about any special tools that Clip Studio has to make coloring comics easier and how to properly make use of these tools. Anyway, thank you for sharing this video. It’s interesting to watch your process. I will rewatch this video so I can learn more from it.

Alex: gay space cowboys me: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

@Gwen-Delaney

3 жыл бұрын

Go give it to him! Buy the West comic here: www.lulu.com/spotlight/westcomic

your videos are my favourite thing to watch while drawing. something about your style is so satisfying to look at

I don't know how to stress to you how much I love your art

I just realized, Lawrence slightly looks like your interpretation of Rook

i love the way ABD inks! His style is something I admire greatly ✨

Yesss!! I look forward to these videos so much your art makes me so happy lol

Nice video ABD illustrates! I can’t wait for your next video. 😄👍

I don't really do comics or colour, but those hands really helped me a lot, holy moly!

I just love your artstyle!!!

I really like longer videos like this because when I draw I like listening to you or Rea talk and draw. I really wanna get into digital drawing but it's all too overwhelming and my laptop is kinda garbage ngl..

Hey, thanks so much for this tutorial. I don't use Clip Studio, but just watching you go through the process made me feel like this was something I could do, too. I really love watching you color.

i would love to see these guys on concept corner! they seem so fun and interesting. (plus i like the idea of sci-fi cowboys so much.) and I'm interested in the kind of scenarios they'd find themselves in!

I swear watching your videos makes me SO motivated to just start drawing and learning. It's so insane how motivated i can get by watching your videos, so i very much love your channel!

I LITERALLY FELL ASLEEP TO THESE VIDS THINKING "I wonder when he's posting again?" YESSS

you might enjoy the vector layers for linework! they are a godsend IMO. you can adjust line width after drawing the lines, and you can erase a line up to where it intersects with another, with a single stroke! you probably already know about the vector layers, but just in case, i wanted to let you know

YESSSSS PERFECT TIMING! I'VE BEEN FEELING STRESSED AND LIKE ABSOLUTE CRAP SO THIS IS VERY COMFORTING TO WATCH A NEW VIDEO OF YOURS! THIS IS SO COOL!

Clip Studio Paint is truly an amazing program. Personally I love all the different tools it has. Especially the vector layers that work like the raster layers except editing the lines is ten times easier.

I've watched this twice today, wondering how i hadnt found it before since its so helpful...only to finally realize its less than 24 hours old

I’ve been using CSP since back when it was Manga Studio, but honestly I’ve never been great at figuring out how to tweak and customize the program, so your videos working in it have actually been teaching me new things to try! Which is very exciting! This one, as always, was an absolute delight to watch :)

I want more of this story !!!😩😩😩

Wow you really are a lifesaver, I've been planning a comic myself for a while now and then you drop this video perfectly in time to keep artblock away with all the inspiration so like thanks for keeping me productive! And also as a side note your character design videos are super helpful too

Alex, like the true gay man that he is, always includes some gay panic in his comics, and I love that for him.

you subjected yourself to drawing many many cowboy hats and I admire that intensely, and I bet the Drawfee show would too

I love your style sm. It really feels like a western style with hints of manga/anime which shows the evolution of your style

oh my goodness, the eye animations at 0:54 is so good! idk why i only just noticed it… it was so smooth and realistic,, wow,,