Chiyuri the beginer.

• otto wrote on 2013-02-01 23:42
  This is a straight forward light tutorial: http://thepurplesorcerer.deviantart.com/art/Light-Source-Tutorial-319616140
  And I dont know how helpful it'll be, but I made a cell shading tutorial a few years ago xD
  http://fav.me/d2xvixp
  
  I'll add more as i find them c:
  
  --- EDIT
  
  cell shading: http://fav.me/d2fxdol
  general coloring: http://maitta.deviantart.com/art/Long-Coloring-Tutorial-337160824
  coloring: http://ahoguu.deviantart.com/art/Cell-Shading-headshot-Tutorial-for-SAI-286852596
  lineart, coloring, shading: http://getty.deviantart.com/art/Tutorial-for-soft-cell-shading-27544088
  
  
  Notice that I'm only linking cell shading tutorials, because it's basic. To do any type of soft shading or even painting you need to know how to block in (hence the cells) colors first c:
• Chiyuri wrote on 2013-02-02 03:01

  Quote from otto;1024059:

  This is a straight forward light tutorial: http://thepurplesorcerer.deviantart.com/art/Light-Source-Tutorial-319616140
  And I dont know how helpful it'll be, but I made a cell shading tutorial a few years ago xD
  http://fav.me/d2xvixp
  
  I'll add more as i find them c:
  
  --- EDIT
  
  cell shading: http://fav.me/d2fxdol
  general coloring: http://maitta.deviantart.com/art/Long-Coloring-Tutorial-337160824
  coloring: http://ahoguu.deviantart.com/art/Cell-Shading-headshot-Tutorial-for-SAI-286852596
  lineart, coloring, shading: http://getty.deviantart.com/art/Tutorial-for-soft-cell-shading-27544088
  
  
  Notice that I'm only linking cell shading tutorials, because it's basic. To do any type of soft shading or even painting you need to know how to block in (hence the cells) colors first c:

  
  
  Thanks you a lot, with these I think I might be able to do something tommorow, thanks ^^ All these is left is to discover the secret behind my favorite artist method at coloring eyes and make that method my own
• Chiyuri wrote on 2013-02-03 04:15
  Ok so after an entire day working on it.. I made the first step, adding the base colors.
  
  

  [Image: http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/033/9/a/oc_chiyu_colored_step_1_by_chiyuriyami-d5tnciz.jpg]

  
  
  Hopefully I got it right...
• Chiyuri wrote on 2013-02-03 16:35
  Now I'm trying to do shading but there is one large flaw in all the tutorial I found which is blocking me heavily.
  
  none explain how to choose the right color for shading.. I can't figure out which color to use...:gloom3:
  
  So how do you guys do it?v To choose the right shading color?
• Cucurbita wrote on 2013-02-03 18:08
  You're improving at a great pace!
  
  By the way, I know this is an old post, but I want to interject on this.
  
  

  Quote from Mythical Detective Loki X;1013117:

  I'd also suggest developing your own style and trying to be not so anime.
  There are lots of people that are asshats and will scream at you for it being so "shitty anime" or whatever.

  
  
  Worst advice ever. For someone starting out, personal style should come after learning to draw all the basics. Honing a single personal style before learning to draw a more broad style (in this case, the generic anime style) will actually prevent you from learning more.
  
  Your own style will develop itself as you practice copying others anyways.
  
  Until you are fully confident in yourself to be able to draw just about anything, you should keep experimenting with different art styles and techniques to familiarize yourself with them.
  
  I recently went on a vector spree, and now I'm going back to trying paint. Next I'll probably try lineless.
• Chiyuri wrote on 2013-02-03 18:29

  Quote from Cucurbita;1024888:

  You're improving at a great pace!
  
  By the way, I know this is an old post, but I want to interject on this.
  
  
  
  Worst advice ever. For someone starting out, personal style should come after learning to draw all the basics. Honing a single personal style before learning to draw a more broad style (in this case, the generic anime style) will actually prevent you from learning more.
  
  Your own style will develop itself as you practice copying others anyways.
  
  Until you are fully confident in yourself to be able to draw just about anything, you should keep experimenting with different art styles and techniques to familiarize yourself with them.
  
  I recently went on a vector spree, and now I'm going back to trying paint. Next I'll probably try lineless.

  
  
  Through in my case, I already got a clear image of the art style I want to master. If I can draw just like my favorite artist, I'll be happy.
  
  But yea, first I need to figure out how to choose a Darker color.
• Chiyuri wrote on 2013-02-09 22:59
  ok so....
  This is me right now. Yay for recycling images
  
  

  [Image: http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/030/d/b/exhausted_chiyuri_by_chiyuriyami-d5taw0a.jpg]

  
  
  
  As to why I am currently like that?
  I started adding the shading this morning, and now I just completed it...
  
  

  [Image: http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/040/a/8/oc_chiyu_shaded__by_chiyuriyami-d5udxyh.jpg]

  
  
  H9opefully I did not forget anything.. My very first try at shading. so.. tired... I hope there is no more step to do After the shading...
• otto wrote on 2013-02-10 02:45
  Awesome for a first fully colored picture! Congrats :D
  The shading on the clothing and the hair can use some work, but a little bit at a time, right? You seem to have the basics about sticking to one light source down, so awesome~
  
  ---
  As for picking shading colors, the colors you've got are good. You can clearly see the difference in shade. When i saw your post about not knowing how to choose them, i put this together -v-;;
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/208d6]

  
  Old lineart, whatever.
  
  I usually pick my colors by going darker in shade (blacks & whites) from the base, then higher in saturation (deeper color). It makes for better contrast, and the colors dont end up looking muddy imo. The best part about coloring is experimenting though so i just mess around with the saturation until i see something that looks good.
  
  So I took the colors from your palette and chose the colors i'd shade them with:
  For pink and peachy tones I dont go too far down in shade, and focus on the saturation. Yellows are never straight up yellow, so I go a bit orange on the shade. Black is a simple color to shade, but it's easy to go too dark so be careful.
  
  I hope this made sense lol
  
  ***this is all personal preference. I like high contrast and really bright colors in my work. Just choose what looks good to you c:
• Chiyuri wrote on 2013-02-10 03:18
  Thanks ^^
  In the end I got an interesting trick to get shade color.
  I did a dot of the base color.
  Made a new layer over it with Multiply setting.
  Use the base color over the dot of base color.
  Gave me a darker shade.
  
  Sadly for the clothing, I kinda fused togeter multiple layers and couldn't seperate the colors anymore. So instead of using the previous trick, I tried to use a Dark colored prush at 40% opacity instead. It did the trick.
  
  Anyway, shading was horribly difficult.. I had no idea Where to but shade.. At some point I just went at random and added shade randomly where I though it should probably be at. would be nice to have a better understanding of how to choose where to put shade for clothing.
• Cynic wrote on 2013-02-10 03:24
  Eh, knowing where to shade takes some getting used to. I know plenty of people (my own lame self included) who still screw it up. Light source tutorials help a lot, but if you're that worried you can just use flat colors.
• otto wrote on 2013-02-10 03:30

  Quote from Chiyuri;1029717:

  Thanks ^^
  In the end I got an interesting trick to get shade color.
  I did a dot of the base color.
  Made a new layer over it with Multiply setting.
  Use the base color over the dot of base color.
  Gave me a darker shade.
  
  Sadly for the clothing, I kinda fused togeter multiple layers and couldn't seperate the colors anymore. So instead of using the previous trick, I tried to use a Dark colored prush at 40% opacity instead. It did the trick.
  

  
  
  That tends to work too, but a lot of the time the colors come out too harsh (ex: the darkest shade on her hair). Getting used to picking out your colors manually really helps.
• Chiyuri wrote on 2013-02-10 03:48
  But yea, may I ask what exactly I got wrong in the shading?
• otto wrote on 2013-02-10 04:58

  Quote from Chiyuri;1029734:

  But yea, may I ask what exactly I got wrong in the shading?

  
  
  Its hard to explain in words without physically being able to show you.
  Hope you dont mind:
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/20bmo]

  
  
  I roughly shaded the lineart how i would do it.
  The skirt and leggings were fine, the major problem i saw was the robe. The x marks are points of tension, where fabric tends to bunch up or where folds start. The arrows show the direction the shadows usually fall from those tension points.
  
  Folds tend to connect like blobby triangles lol. Personally I just throw them everywhere and take away ones that dont look right. Of course the best way to learn is to google a picture of whatever you're trying to shade. I used to stare at pictures of different clothes until i started to get how folds worked.
  
  The boots are tricky and even i dont get them fully, but shoes/pants/etc bunch up at the ankles the same way shirts bunch at the waist. Toss them triangles in there qurl.
  
  Lastly, you've got the hang of the way things leave shadows on each other (the belts over the skirt, the skirt over her legs, etc) but push it a bit. Fabric is heavier than it seems, so it makes larger shadows on things. Try to visualize the wayt he outfit would look on yourself or someone else. Boobs get in the way of everything, so the space under her chest will have a big shadow.
  What you can see of the ponytail is behind her, so her body is blocking the light. Same with the inside of the robe and the collar behind her neck.
  
  It can be a lot to think about at first, but it becomes second nature really.
• Chiyuri wrote on 2013-02-10 13:26

  Quote from otto;1029763:

  Its hard to explain in words without physically being able to show you.
  Hope you dont mind:
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/20bmo]

  
  
  I roughly shaded the lineart how i would do it.
  The skirt and leggings were fine, the major problem i saw was the robe. The x marks are points of tension, where fabric tends to bunch up or where folds start. The arrows show the direction the shadows usually fall from those tension points.
  
  Folds tend to connect like blobby triangles lol. Personally I just throw them everywhere and take away ones that dont look right. Of course the best way to learn is to google a picture of whatever you're trying to shade. I used to stare at pictures of different clothes until i started to get how folds worked.
  
  The boots are tricky and even i dont get them fully, but shoes/pants/etc bunch up at the ankles the same way shirts bunch at the waist. Toss them triangles in there qurl.
  
  Lastly, you've got the hang of the way things leave shadows on each other (the belts over the skirt, the skirt over her legs, etc) but push it a bit. Fabric is heavier than it seems, so it makes larger shadows on things. Try to visualize the wayt he outfit would look on yourself or someone else. Boobs get in the way of everything, so the space under her chest will have a big shadow.
  What you can see of the ponytail is behind her, so her body is blocking the light. Same with the inside of the robe and the collar behind her neck.
  
  It can be a lot to think about at first, but it becomes second nature really.

  
  
  that reall help. I had understood how the shadow worked for the skin layer by looking at various similar hairstyle and face but I didn't have much reference material for the clothing so it was hard. This will help me a lot I think. Through there is something I'm a little unsure of, the chest part it's really ment to do that small Cave in in the middle of the shading?
• otto wrote on 2013-02-11 00:37

  Quote from Chiyuri;1029913:

  Through there is something I'm a little unsure of, the chest part it's really ment to do that small Cave in in the middle of the shading?

  
  
  Sorry about that, I was rushing and didnt notice lol. the entire area under her chest is supposed to be shaded orz;;