Q&A for How to Use ibis Paint X to Shade Gacha Characters

Yes! It's completely fine to add different layers while drawing or coloring. I do it a lot.

Try Medibang paint. It’s kind of like IbisPaint, but for PC or laptop. So it should work the same way, just slightly different application instructions.

You can select the hair using the magic wand, and then add a new layer and select the colour you want the hair to be.

You need to scroll down until you find the Round Brush (Point), then start stroking every part of the hair, next add a new layer, then click the button that says normal, then click multiply, then choose the brush Oil (rough) then stroke parts of it, then lower the opacity, and done.

The best way is to get the color of the hair, and then choose a darker color of your hair color, and choose the hairbrush pen (any pen works). Start stroking it slowly, if you shaded your whole hair lower the opacity, add some shiny things if you want, it is optional.

Lighten the opacity, click the purple color, make the color dark purple, and then click the brush ''pen fade". Then slowly color the sides of your background and lighten the opacity again. Click the "multiply" button, then Done.

Ibis Paint is for free on any gadget, unless you pay for the premium version.

If you're using a touchscreen Chromebook, that is best. Other than that, try to see if you could get a drawing/graphics tablet. They usually cost from 80-1k dollars (depending on how big it is, or if it has a screen or not).

You can. There is a wide range of tools to help you. Put text last if your thumbnail has 1 layer because once you type text, you can’t edit the layer anymore.

You can use any pen, especially if the background isn’t white. Using the eraser to highlight might make some of the character transparent.

Turn on the stabilizer tool. You can do this by clicking the button at the top right of your screen that looks like a pointer finger, then turn "Stabilizer" to 10. You can also try using thinner lineart or experimenting with the Bezier curve tool.

The blur tool is the eighth button down on the left side of your screen. It is above the bucket tool and below the smear tool.

Yes, it is perfectly fine! I use the blending tool for my hair fades. Just make sure to color it on a different layer as the outline or the outline will get blended in.

Make a second layer above the character's layer. Next, set the character's layer opacity to 50 or less. Finally, use a soft brush to draw over the outline.

Sure! Use anything that looks nice, but make sure to lower the opacity, and don't go overboard with the effect.

The fading tool can be found where the paint brush belt is, usually on the bottom of your screen.

Try lowering the opacity. Opacity can make it look more like a shade when it is lowered. Also, it might help not to use hard pens.