What do you think so far?

• Aryiane wrote on 2012-07-16 14:28
  Ohh I see. When I was searching for shading on youtube I saw that the two I looked at used shine/normal/dark/extra dark on their skin so I suppose it just stuck with me and I didn't know how they did it. And I went down and right on the shadow when I was supposed to go down and left. No wonder the shading on the skin looks strange...Those pictures you posted really helped and I'll probably come back to see them next time I draw/color something. Also, I'll probably head away from blur shading now and just keep searching for hair shadow pictures haha.
  
  Thank you both very much!
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-07-16 15:32

  Quote from Aryiane;910559:

  Ohh I see. When I was searching for shading on youtube I saw that the two I looked at used shine/normal/dark/extra dark on their skin so I suppose it just stuck with me and I didn't know how they did it. And I went down and right on the shadow when I was supposed to go down and left. No wonder the shading on the skin looks strange...Those pictures you posted really helped and I'll probably come back to see them next time I draw/color something. Also, I'll probably head away from blur shading now and just keep searching for hair shadow pictures haha.
  
  Thank you both very much!

  
  
  Hair shading is really difficult for me :(
  
  Anyways, ignore "shine" for now, and focus doing duo tones only for each color. Three is okay, but any more and you're actually pushing potential further potential for error. Most animation quality characters don't have more than 2 colors, and even professional illustrators rarely go beyond 3 or 4. Its just unnecessary.
  
  Since we aren't (or at least, I'm not) going to art school or something and have professional mentors, the best way to learn is to study the images that are available to us in extensive detail. Just open them up on photoshop or sai, and have a good look.
• Aryiane wrote on 2012-07-16 15:46

  Quote from Cucurbita;910592:

  Hair shading is really difficult for me :(
  
  Anyways, ignore "shine" for now, and focus doing duo tones only for each color. Three is okay, but any more and you're actually pushing potential further potential for error. Most animation quality characters don't have more than 2 colors, and even professional illustrators rarely go beyond 3 or 4. Its just unnecessary.
  
  Since we aren't (or at least, I'm not) going to art school or something and have professional mentors, the best way to learn is to study the images that are available to us in extensive detail. Just open them up on photoshop or sai, and have a good look.

  
  
  Hair shading is terrible for me unless I'm working with short cropped hair which...I usually don't because I like long hair. :L And good point I won't be attending art school either so I've been getting reference tools from all over google. It's helped so far but for some reason I can't find any shading techniques in picture form. I've found a few but they're ones I've already been aware of...I'm sure one will come up eventually. ^^