The Basics Of MediBang Paint Pro : A Tutorial

      Digital Art is a diverse and wide-spread activity that is explored by many growing artists around the world; One of the many programs used is my personal favorite application so far, MediBang Paint Pro although it isn't as highly rated as Paint Tool Sai; MediBang Paint is a free paint app that turns your smartphone or tablet into a portable digital canvas, making it possible to create art almost anywhere. Despite the absence of a price tag, MediBang Paint doesn't include any adverts that plague some free apps, but you do need to sign up for a MediBang account to get the most out of it, it also has over 50 brushes and hundreds of materials, MediBang Paint is an easy and intuitive way to make art. On top of that, it's a powerful free app that isn't dragged down by ads. I shall be introducing you to a few techniques and tricks that help me whenever I create digital drawings. But reminder, I am not a professional but I do hope this tutorial will deem itself useful in a way.

1. The Basic Shortcuts and Getting to know the program.

    MediBang Paint Pro basically works just like any art application,It comes with an easy to use shortcut list to create quicker and less tedious art. Here are some shortcuts that I use:

                                           Ctrl + Z = Delete                 Ctrl + C = Copy

                                           Crtl + V = Paste                   Ctrl + T = Transform

                                           Crtl + D = Deselect             Ctrl + F = Close window

                                           Crtl + Y = redo                     Ctrl + N = New window

       Next is the Toolbar and it's Tools, there are two bars; one horizontal and one vertical. The tools on the vertical bar are the main tools such as Paint brush, Eraser, Select, Fill etc. The ones on the horizontal bar are the varieties of the main tools example, if you click on the rectangle/ shape tool, you are given the variants of Curve, Polygon, Circle etc. These tools have their own individual functions.

      The third thing you need to know is the bar containing the color palette,Brush varieties and the settings of the brushes, MediBang comes with a flawless pen pressure feature which is only available if you are using a drawing tablet. In this bar, you can adjust the colors, size and the opacity of the brushes; Brushes can also be customized by selecting the gear tool found next to the brush name.

      The final bar on the right, this is where you can adjust the layers opacity, add new layers, merge and delete layers, you can also manipulate the layer order and it has a small window in which you can see the overall of your progress.

2. Creating Artwork

     Now that you know the basics, Let's try to create an art piece with the features we've discussed above.

Here, I have a prepared sketch made with the pencil and pen tool, The trick I usually use is to sketch out the anatomy of the character with the pencil tool first and once done, create a new layer and set the sketch layer's opacity down to fade it out a bit so you can focus on the line art. The technique used for a clean line art is to use quick strokes.

As For Coloring, To speed things up I have created a coloring tutorial video below:

          Tips:

It's useful to use the Blur and Smudge tool to blend colors

Lowering the opacity of a layer can make for good details

Color by layers to avoid coloring over parts

The Finished Product:

                                                          And You're Good to Go :)

                                                          Now go make some art!