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Lately I've been thinking about my ways of shading and found out I have no 'good' way and I keep changing it. Sometimes one way of shading looks nice on some things, but terrible on other.
You might spend hours on this one part to get it right just to realize it completely doesn't fit you or your work.
Good for drawings with no background doesn't mean it would be good in a comic, where backgrounds and light sources are as important as the characters.
Speaking of comics - yes, I'm slowly planning on doing a comic some day. High school would be a huge pain in the butt for next two years and starting such thing would be impossible, but it wouldn't hurt to try and pull my improvement in this direction

Enough talk, let's get to the point

Shading 1 aka the Fluffy Fur Shading
- Two layers of shading + simple highlights (1 layer)
- Cel-shading, none or occasional blurring
- Either coloured or grayscale
- Good for fur, feral animals, flat/smooth areas and rather simple designs
- Useless for human-like hair, can mess up the colours a little

Shading 2 aka the Almost Realistic Shading
- Two layers of shading + complex highlights (3 layers)
- Mix of cel and smooth shading
- Either coloured or grayscale
- Good for clothing, hair, anthro character, short fur and any designs
- Not the best on fluffy areas though I haven't really tested out this downside yet

Shading 3 aka the Experimental Shading
- Kind of a mix between 1 and 2
- One layer of shading + medium highlights (2 layers) + optional gradient/double shading
- Cel-shading, some blurring if necessary on certain areas
- Either coloured or grayscale
- Still looking for defined upsides and downsides. I find it the easiest to do now, though

Which is your favourite? Which would you find the hardest to get right? Which should I work more on?
Comment below and enjoy.

All artworks belong to me. The character on the picture is Stag (design by Komainu on Lioden)

Description
Lately I've been thinking about my ways of shading and found out I have no 'good' way and I keep changing it. Sometimes one way of shading looks nice on some things, but terrible on other.
You might spend hours on this one part to get it right just to realize it completely doesn't fit you or your work.
Good for drawings with no background doesn't mean it would be good in a comic, where backgrounds and light sources are as important as the characters.
Speaking of comics - yes, I'm slowly planning on doing a comic some day. High school would be a huge pain in the butt for next two years and starting such thing would be impossible, but it wouldn't hurt to try and pull my improvement in this direction

Enough talk, let's get to the point

Shading 1 aka the Fluffy Fur Shading
- Two layers of shading + simple highlights (1 layer)
- Cel-shading, none or occasional blurring
- Either coloured or grayscale
- Good for fur, feral animals, flat/smooth areas and rather simple designs
- Useless for human-like hair, can mess up the colours a little

Shading 2 aka the Almost Realistic Shading
- Two layers of shading + complex highlights (3 layers)
- Mix of cel and smooth shading
- Either coloured or grayscale
- Good for clothing, hair, anthro character, short fur and any designs
- Not the best on fluffy areas though I haven't really tested out this downside yet

Shading 3 aka the Experimental Shading
- Kind of a mix between 1 and 2
- One layer of shading + medium highlights (2 layers) + optional gradient/double shading
- Cel-shading, some blurring if necessary on certain areas
- Either coloured or grayscale
- Still looking for defined upsides and downsides. I find it the easiest to do now, though

Which is your favourite? Which would you find the hardest to get right? Which should I work more on?
Comment below and enjoy.

All artworks belong to me. The character on the picture is Stag (design by Komainu on Lioden)