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🎨Tutorial//How to SIMPLIFY complexity in your art

Added 2025-07-22 21:40:40 +0000 UTC

In this tutorial, we tackle how to approach complex subjects, props, scenes, etc in a simplified way. How to weed through unnecessary detail, while still keeping the right FEEL of the object.

I start by going over essential principles for simplifying to keep in mind regardless of your rendering style. Then we dive into some fun techniques that create the illusion of complexity without requiring you to spend hours drawing minute details.

I'm feeling really inspired after this tutorial to try tackling some more complex FEELING pieces that include things like intricate-looking buildings that always used to intimidate me, so I hope that this tutorial can offer you some nuggets and inspiration around this subject too!

Let's dive in!

P.S. I'm sorry for the rambunctious kitten noises in the background. They are super wild and this is the only room they can stay! ahhhhhhh!

🔸{Chapters}🔸

00:00 What are we doing?
01:20 WHY simplify?
04:18 How to Simplify
12:40 Tricks to FAKE complexity
13:40 How to turn on Color Jitter (CSP)
19:06 Hot to turn on Color Jitter (procreate)
21:32 More Tricks
26:00 DEMO Artwork

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🔸Past Tutorials Related to this Topic🔸
Building up a Drawing from Simple to Complex
How to Draw Beautiful Hatching
Rendering Chrissabug's Way
Tutorial: How to draw BACKGROUNDS when you HATE drawing backgrounds PART 1
Tutorial: How to draw BACKGROUNDS when you HATE drawing backgrounds PART 2
Tutorial: Making a character look like they BELONG in a Scene
Easy Backgrounds for Character Art

Looking for more past tutorials?-> Tutorials Index

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