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Anniasha — Basic Shading Tutorial
Published: 2008-12-22 10:56:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 3099; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 61
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I was doodling today and thinking about all the tips I've picked up over the years. I'm still learning, of course, but I thought, "if I'd been told all these things right at the start, would I have improved faster?" So I decided to throw together a little tutorial summing up the major points I've learned by studying what other artists do. I'm no expert, but I did my best.I drew it entirely on Paint Shop Pro 9 with my tablet, no reference. I didn't bother with detail and pretty lines and stuff, but I think it conveys my techniques pretty well. Hope it helps someone somewhere at least a little.
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Nice, but may I ask, do you use different layers for each shade you use? Or do you put all the shades in one layer like "skin" and "clothes" and stuff?
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I do all the shades on the same layer for the most part; I find the smoothing/smudging process isn't as effective over multiple layers. For detailed and/or complex shading, I will occassionally do it over several layers and combine them before smudging. More often, I do different layers for different colour areas, for ex. blue shirt on its own layer, black skirt on its own layer, etc. (though that doesn't really apply to the sketch I did for the tutorial...)
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Oh, okay, thank you!
Yep it answered my question ^^
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