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cherubchan β Shading Colour choice Tutorial
Published: 2012-09-12 04:25:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 70177; Favourites: 3990; Downloads: 968
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Since a few friends of mine thought this was useful, I've decided to post it up on dA :'DDDon't mind the messiness, and this may not be 100% accurate but it's how I choose my own colours.
Be daring to experiment with different bases, shades and highlights.
Hope it helps!
/flops to bed from headache
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Thank you very much for having this! Is there an updated version I should look for? (Only since this was done in 2012. You might have refined things, if I make sense.)Β
I'm having a lot of trouble with my colors being sorta flat, playing with this seems like it could help greatly!Β
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Exactly wat i was looking for, just start with digital art and having some issues with shading . Rly thanks.
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For the purple and blue examples, did you only change the hue or did you change hue and value?
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Oh, I think I usually change both- I just pull the slider to whichever colour I find suiting? Sorry if it doesn't make much sense but usually it's a trial and error thing for me too xDD
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That's ok.Β I'm just happy I'm not alone regarding this.Β I generally hate color and I used to avoid it like the plague but I forcing myself to do it everyday is training me to learn color relationships.Β How about when to use saturation?Β Like when it's a night scene in a meadow and the only source of light is the moon, when is using saturation okay?Β Like it looks too out of place but without it there is not enough contrast?
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Lol I see xD Well I try to use saturation whenever I can? Again it's trial and error for me-- Hmm I just try to make the picture pop more is all pfft. And usually I ignore some of the lighting rules /bad at it too ahahah
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definitely something I have to show to people 
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this is probably the most concise and easy-to-understand tutorial i've read on the subject. thanks a bunch for making it!
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No probs <3 I'm glad it helped!
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Ohh.. So THAT's how it's done. I needed this so much, thanks!!!
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Wait, what kind of brush do you use? like watercolor or which ones?
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Oh! I'll pass you my tools and settingsΒ cherubchan.deviantart.com/art/β¦
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Thank you very much!! Really appreciated it!! 
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Thank you so much
I don't even colour digitally, but my painting teacher always gives out to me for using too much black and white paint for shading and highlights. Looking at this I can clearly see why. They can really dull down an image.
Thank you so much for this
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you always shade and color so beautifully, so thank you for these tips ^^ do you usually determine the color schemes by playing around with the colors to see what looks best?
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Yup xDD I like to experiment-
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Haha, awesome. It's great to see more tutorials that actually explain how to shade instead of recommending the use of dodge and burn.
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what program do people use fore this
stuf because i need to get it (plz help)
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I think it's PaintTool SAI [link]
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im sorry for saying this... but... it looks like a bush.. 0o ok now i can see a face popping out of it with a rape face.
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Thank you for this tutorial. Every lil' bit helps us, novices.
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wahahahahahaha //looks at favourites
YOUR INBOX WILL NEVER BE EMPTY AGAIN
but thanks for the tutorial, I always try to remember that when colouring, but I kind of fail at... doing it properly.
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NEVER AGAIN SOB
ROFL AHHH- IDK I JUST SIMPLY SPLAT COLOURS- ; 7 ;
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Y u so pro at this~? Though I do use different hues (and like to play with that 
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What about for browns and tans? What colors for shading would you recommend? And for grays?
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