Shadowing Practice: Draw This Cute Zombie in Procreate 👻 | Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial for Beginners - Learn English Speaking with Video

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You can draw this in Procreate.

During this super easy to follow tutorial I will guide you through the steps of drawing this cute zombie character.

You don't need any experience with drawing or with Procreate.

I'm sure you can do this and that you'll end up with a really fun character.

The canvas we're working on is 2500 pixels by 2500 pixels

and of course I have left a free color palette for you to download down in the description.

So if you're ready let's get started.

We'll start out by creating a simple sketch of our little

zombie the sketch i would like to use the 6b pencil

which you can find in the sketching section and for the color we'll just use black

i have the opacity set to 100 and size at 30 and i will start with a rounded shape for the head

it's a little bit squished at the bottom and also at the top

around a shape like this and it has these big cartoony ears

and very big eyes you can make a circle here you can hold your pen in place

and then tap your finger on the screen for a perfectly round circle

and then we'll make this one a little bit smaller just

to make it extra wonky for the mouth we'll make like a little a semi circle like this

and then the bottom will be more flat then for the body we'll make a line like this

and this this is like its chest you can close it here at the bottom

and I will make a simple little simple shorts

so a little line like this for it's my crotch and then two legs two lines going down and

then a big rounded shape like this a big semi circle

and I close it with this at the bottom for its

shoes then a line over here for the t -shirt

so a little curve and then connect it to the body

and then simple arms like this

so this is the base feel free to take a screenshot of this

so you can use that as a reference

and how you're going to add more to this like pupils

for instance you can also have different sizes for those

and let's add some hair just make these rounded shapes then here this is like the left side

and then here we'll go to the right side in this direction

making these rounded shapes until you are here at the right ear

and then at the front you can make shape like this

and maybe some hair moving like this let's also add simple eyebrows

just like these sausage shapes now let's zoom in a little bit we can add some lines underneath the eyes

so that they are like sagging and here as well just an extra curve

giving him a little zombie feature now let's add teeth

to its mouth i want it to look a little bit like dorky just these teeth and then a little tongue

we can add this color here of its t -shirt

and we can add a shape to the ear let's make a curve like this

and then an extra curve inward just a simple cartoony eye

so curve like this and then a little curve like this

and now let's add some extra to the shoe we can make lines like this broader than the leg

and then a little bit of a wiggly line connecting these

so two lines like this and then connect them and we can add an extra line here

for like the sole of the shoe

and we can also add like little zigzaggy lines at the bottom of its short

and for the t -shirt as well maybe there is a hole in its shirt over here

and maybe the bottom part is also a bit irregular

and you can add pockets to its pants

and let's make this one a little bit zigzaggy now let's just create very simple fingers like this.

Just a few lines.

You can also add a wound to its forehead.

It's a bit like Harry Potter I guess.

it has a it's almost like a lightning bolt

and maybe he was bitten in his in his face so we'll have a big hole here

and we could also add a bite mark to its ear maybe there's part of its ear is missing

now let's also add a little chin line just a small semi -circle like this

and you can add as many wounds and damages as you like

and then once you're happy with your sketch again you can

make a screenshot here of course now you can lower the

opacity by tapping the n slide to around 30 percent and then tap a plus for a new layer on top.

And on this layer, we are going to create the line art.

And for the line art, I'd like to go to the inking brushes and use the studio pen.

And for the color, we'll use this one over here.

That's the seventh color in the first row.

Now, the opacity of this brush is at 100%.

I have the size set to 10%.

And with this brush, the harder you press, the thicker your line will become at least that's the case

if you are using a pencil like the Apple Pencil

which has pressure sensitivity so

that way you can play around with your line thickness a little bit now let's start by outlining the face

and it can be handy to rotate your canvas gives you a bit more control

sometimes it can be easier to make a curve like this down like this

now let's go for the ear here we have

that bite using a little pressure here making a delicate good line then

that curve for the ear and then we have the hair

and don't worry if you don't get the line in one go I'd say long live the undo option

Now for this ear, a little curve,

and then we'll continue with this part of the hair,

and then connect it here and you can make some lines a little bit more heavy especially look at the undersides

for instance underneath the face make that a bit more heavy

that will add well it'll add interest to the illustration playing around with that line thickness

So just following the lines, varying the pressure.

For these holes, I'll use a little pressure, and of course you could also just play around with the size of your brush perhaps

if you're a bit heavy -handed it'll be hard to change that thickness with your pressure

And this leg, those pockets.

Simple fingers, and then those shoes,

it's all very cartoony, a little extra line,

And then for the face, let's start with the mouth.

then go around those teeth create that tongue

and then here we can actually drag in the color I

see I undid this line let's go over there again we have that little chin using little pressure there the eyebrows

and for that wound I'm going to use very little pressure

making that more delicate and for this one as well

then for the eyes i'd like to switch my brush before i draw those let's go to the calligraphy brushes

and use the monoline brush since that doesn't have pressure sensitivity otherwise

if you create a circle it might end up like not

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very even now let's set the opacity of the brush to 100

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and the size to 10

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and then we'll just follow our sketch draw a circle hold your pen in place

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and then tap one finger on the screen for a perfectly round circle

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and then here as well hold your pen in place tap one finger on the screen

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and then let go and then we can switch back to our studio pen let's draw these pupils and then those saggy

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parts I'll rotate the screen the canvas a bit again just to make

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that easier and I'm using a little pressure and then we can add some extra lines

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that's nice and then on this side we'll do the same

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something like this you could make the underside a little bit thicker

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just

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when you vary the line weight in your illustration try to

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go for all the undersides for example all the places where there would be a bit more shadow

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or where something is like in touch with the underground now

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you can make those a little bit thicker like here the underside of the shirt

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and that'll that'll give a nice look

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so don't go making all of the lines heavy

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because then you will lose the effect could make this one a little bit thicker for the hair so just some undersides

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i hope you're having fun creating your own little zombie

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so far if you want to follow even more appropriate tutorials like 250 more including this tutorial in

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which we draw a cute little witch then come check out my patreon page it is perfect

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if you are starting to get a Procreate drawing addiction or

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if you just want to get your skills to that next level.

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So I will just leave a link for you down in the description

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if you want to check it out because it will be great to see you there.

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But now let's continue.

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All right now we have our line art.

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We can turn off our sketch layer and then let's tap our line art layer and set it to reference.

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Now we can make new layers underneath

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and use this line art layer as reference

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and drop the colors on separate layers so let's go here first

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and tap the plus

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and then for instance let's go for its skin color that's this one second color in the first row

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and we can drop it on there if your color still

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spills out all over make sure that the entire line is closed

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that there are no gaps or perhaps you need to change your color drop threshold

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if you drag in the color you can go to the right

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or the left and change that threshold and for the arms

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and of course the legs and its neck

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and this little part here now let's make a layer for the hair let's type a plus

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and for the hair let's use this color fifth color in the first row let's drag it on there

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and we can also use it for the eyebrows then let's

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make another layer here we can do the eyes we'll pick

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this color first color in the second row now let's also

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put the teeth on here we can use this color fourth

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color in the third row let's use continue filling you can

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just simply tap here now you can't see the teeth here

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and because we don't have a background color yet let's go to background color here

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and use this color this first one as our background color

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and then let's continue let's make a new layer let's tap the plus

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and then let's color the wounds with this color fourth color let's drag it in there

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let's see maybe yeah there we have it then you can

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use continue filling fill these areas then we'll switch the color to this one sixth color

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and the second row and use that for the eyes here

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that will make another layer tap the plus let's use this

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one for the pants we can use this color second color in the third row

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drag it on there use continue filling fill these areas as

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well then a layer for the shoes let's tap the plus

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and then let's use this color sixth color in the third row and use continue filling

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and now let's make a layer for the t -shirt let's tap the plus

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then pick this color sixth color in the second row drag it on there use continue filling

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and fill these areas as well and then let's tap a little check mark

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so now we have all our flat colors now we are going to bring our zombie to life with shadow

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and lighting let's start with the face let's go to this layer and also

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before we continue let's turn off reference here just in case

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you want to fill a shape you don't want to follow these lines anymore

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if you create a shape on top here i want to

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fill it you just want to make it follow the shape

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that you have created so let's tap the plus

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and then let's set this new layer to clipping mask so

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that whatever we draw it'll only show up on the skin

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and then for the color we'll use this one a third color in the first row

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and we are going to use

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that to create some shadow let's make the brush a bit

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bigger 30 percent we'll go along the edge of the here

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and along the face

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and along the bottom part let's either rotate

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or rotate yourself and let's add a little shadow underneath the eye

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and also on top you can

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also hold your pen in place

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to make a nice rounded shape

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and also So some shadow on the ear. And here as well.

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And you can also add a few irregularities, some dots, it looks a bit sickly.

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So that'll add a nice extra touch

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and then let's also add shadows along the arm and here on the inside of its shirt,

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its neck and on its legs and then let's go darker,

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let's pick this fourth color and we can use that for even darker shadows just along the edge,

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make it a little bit darker

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and along its face here

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and in the ear a little bit over here

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and for its neck we can make that darker

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and perhaps a little bit along the arm I think this

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works nicely then let's also add some light let's pick this

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color fourth color in the third row now let's make the brush a little bit smaller let's go for

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like 15 % let's make a little light edge here a little highlight also do

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that on the ear and the underside of the mouth

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and we can also do it at this on this side of this arm

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so I'm imagining the light is coming from this direction all

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right then let's move to the eyes first let's tap the plus for a new layer on top set

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that new layer to clipping mask and then let's use this color second color

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and the second row

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and let's create a curve like this you can hold your

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pen in place again you could also use edit to

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edit it a little bit go for something like this

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and then go back to the brush color this in and then do the same over here

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and then we also need some light here so we can pick this fourth color again in the third row

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add a little light edge on its eyeball and a little shiny light

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a little edge and a highlight

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and then let's also add a little bit of shadow to

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the teeth we can pick this color fifth color in the third row it's very subtle

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but you can add a little line on the right side then we'll move

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to this layer let's tap a plus set the new layer to clipping mask

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and then let's pick this color fifth color in the second row we can use that to add a little bit of

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shadow a little wigglies in that wound a little bit of texture

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a little line along this edge

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and then some wigglies to make this look like flesh then

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we'll switch to this color seventh color in the second row for a little bit of shadow on its saggy

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eye here as well looking great zombie guy then we'll move

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to the pants let's tap the plus set the new layer to clipping mask

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and we'll start with this color third color in the third row to add some shadow like underneath the shirt

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and at the bottom of its pants and here on the right side

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and we can also add some light touches with this first

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color in the third row you can add a little highlight here

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and also some little marks adding some very slight texture now

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we'll move to the shoes tap the plus again set the new layer to clipping mask

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and the reason I'm using clipping mask and not alpha lock is

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because I like being able to use the eraser on that clipping mask layer

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instead of having to pick with the base color

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if i would be painting on here with alpha lock turned on

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and i want to remove a part of the shadow i

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would have to use the base color it can be well it can get a little bit messy

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so i like clipping mask then let's pick um let's see this color first

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seventh color and the third row we'll add some shadow curving along the shoe and along the bottom

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now let's add shadow to this part of the shoe

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and then let's add a little highlight with this color fifth color and the third row

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let's add a highlight to the left side then we'll move

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on to the shirt again tap the plus set the new layer to clipping mask

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and then we'll use this color let's add shadow here at the top and here on the right side

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and along the bottom a little bit and we can add some marks maybe it's like dirt marks

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maybe a little shadow here

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and then a little highlight with this color fourth color in the third row a little edge here

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and here now we just need to work on the hair let's go to this layer tap the plus set

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that layer to clipping mask

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and then let's pick this color sixth color in the first row

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and then let's first add darker touches let's make the

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brush a bit bigger again 25 % let's

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make dark shadow here underneath these parts of the hair

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so we'll mainly go over

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that lower part it also makes some shapes like some hair shapes

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so darkening that entire underside also darken the bottom of the eyebrows

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and add some dark touches here

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and then let's use this lighter color fourth color in the first row to add some slight highlights

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Along these curves, also here,

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gives it a bit of hair texture

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and we can also add a little highlight to the eyebrows

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so it adds shape to the hair in a very simple

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way now for the final part I'd like to add a sticker effect to my zombie

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and to do

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that I'm going to show you a trick let's turn off

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the background color layer here let's go to the top here

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and then let's slide down with three fingers

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and use copy all then slide down with three fingers again

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and use paste now at the top you have a layer

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with your entire illustration let's turn the background color on again

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and now we are going to drag this layer all the

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way to the bottom then let's pick this color fourth color in the third row

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and we'll go back to this layer tap it turn on alpha lock

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and tap it again and use fill layer now it's just the silhouette

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and now we are going to blur this layer

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so we'll go to the magic wand then to gauzy

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and blur and slide to the right until you get this a little glow around your zombie.

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Something like this should be enough, 13%.

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Then we'll go to the selection tool, the S -shaped ribbon, set it to automatic, and then tap your zombie.

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And then it'll select the blurred layer.

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And you can slide with your pen to make that selection grow.

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Just make it grow a little bit let's go for like

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86 % might be different for you don't go to the

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layer menu tap the plus for a new layer tap

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that new layer and then use fill layer again you can turn this one off

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and now we have a nice white edge around our zombie

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for a final touch I'd also like to add a shadow

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so let's duplicate this layer slide to the left tab duplicate

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go to the bottom one then pick this color that's the

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seventh color in the third row drag it on there then

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go to the magic wand to Gaussian blur slide to the right to maybe 10 % let's see

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and then go to the move and transform tool let me turn magnetics off here

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and then drag your layer down

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and to the right a little bit then tap the arrow

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again to get out of here i think we could make

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our shadow even a little bit darker very easy way to do

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that is by going to the magic wand and to use saturation brightness

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and turn down the brightness you can just play around with this let's go for 43

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and then tap the magic wand again

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and there you have your cute little zombie I hope you had fun

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and I hope to see you next time for the next tutorial.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 294 sentences and 3604 words to shadow. The speech runs for 33:35. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
layer noun	/ˈleɪ̯ɚ/	A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
shadow noun	/ˈʃædəʊ̯/	A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
brush noun	/bɹʌʃ/	An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
curve noun	/kɚv/	A bend, such as in a road.
zombie noun	/ˈzɑmbi/	A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless…
mask noun	/mæsk/	A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
dragon noun	/ˈdɹæɡən/	In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a…
shoe noun	/ˈʃu/	A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
highlight verb	/ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/	To make prominent; emphasize.
finger noun	/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/	A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
slide noun	/ˈslaɪ̯d/	An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
underneath adverb	/ˌʌndɚˈniθ/	Below; in a place beneath.
sketch noun	/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/	A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
pants noun	/pænts/	An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
thick adjective	/θɪk/	Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
turn off verb	To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
go back to verb	To stem from; to originate in.
go over verb	To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
check out verb	To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
end up verb	To bring to a conclusion.
get out of verb	To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
go along verb	To participate, cooperate, or conform.
go around verb	To move or spread from person to person.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 63 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, thick /θɪk/, sixth /sɪksθ/, seventh /ˈsɛvənθ/, thickness /ˈθɪknəs/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, shoe /ˈʃu/, illustration /ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/, threshold /ˈθɹɛʃ(h)oʊld/
Long words — get the stress right: illustration /ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/, sensitivity /ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti/, automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/, irregular /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/, opacity /oʊˈpæsɪti/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like layer, shadow, brush.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result	if you're a bit heavy -handed it'll be
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have left · have created
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	was bitten · is closed
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain	might end · might be

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Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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