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I was bored and tried to do some shading, i am really not the greatest or near good at it: but i hope you guys can comment it and tell me what i can do to improve:

 

 

 

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Also i am not saying this is a art, but i hope for some comments about it.

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Eh, it is alright, but the colour's don't really match... Being saved as a .JPEG does not do it justice either.

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When you shade you've got to pick a light source and stick to it.

 

 

 

If you take a cube, the face directly exposed to the sun will be bright, while the face on the other side will be dark because no light is hitting it.

 

 

 

Also, try using less saturated colors (more gray in them) and try using more contrast (make your darkest dark and your lightest light more extreme)

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A light source is where the light affecting the object is.

 

 

 

That could be the sun, a fire, an explosion, a tv set, anything that emits light.

 

You need to work out where the light hits the object, and where it doesn't so shadows are formed. This makes your work look much more realistic.

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Can someone please post a example of correct way to shade <3: Would appriate to see someone's shading.

 

 

 

For everyone else: Thanks for the tips, i will be sure to read it closely when i work on shade training again :thumbup:

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When pixelling you want to make sure your colours are really, really close together, to make shading nice, soft and effective.

 

That's actually something to avoid. Pixelling is all about using only the colors you really need.

 

And anyways if you want soft shading and smooth gradients, why are you wasting your time doing it pixel by pixel?

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OK i used a lightsource (drawed one to locate new colors as right as possible).

 

 

 

I am not finished with it. I need to use brushes, but i hope i can get tips on that on how to do it best possible way ;)

 

 

 

Shading1.jpg

 

 

 

I gotta admit i used a bit to many colors, but it's first time with shading so i will ignore that for now. :P

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Good that you are using a light source, but, no offense, it is still not that great :| The colours do not match.

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Definitely an improvement, but that's not quite how spheres look when shaded.

 

Here's a basic one you can get by 2-3 clicks. Not the best but it should give you an idea.

 

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Definitely an improvement, but that's not quite how spheres look when shaded.

 

Here's a basic one you can get by 2-3 clicks. Not the best but it should give you an idea.

 

500px-Sphere_-_monochrome_simple.svg.png

 

 

 

I used MS Paint, what do you USE?!!!!!! :o

 

 

 

That looks crazy :shock:

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Nah I used a built-in script.

 

Just tweaked some settings. And yes I use Gimp.

 

But that's irrelevant anyways. I take it you will keep working in Ms paint, yes?

 

Because if you do, you will never get a result like that, but you should try to get as close as possible to it.

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