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Ranarh In reply to Styxcolor [2016-02-05 12:30:04 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

I don't think there is such a thing as too much shadow. As a visual artist, you need to show what your point is - as soon as that is done, there's enough light, I'd say. Long-time professionals dislike the entirely black shadows beginning artists use when they don't know what to put there. So, that might be "too much shadow".

Amount of light and harshness of shadows have, however, a strong influence on the overall impression of a piece. It's often tempting in digital art to use very deep and many shadows, thus drowning out most detail. It's a quick way to create a picture, but it will be more interesting when the shadows aren't black.
Does this answer your question?

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Styxcolor In reply to Ranarh [2016-02-05 14:45:20 +0000 UTC]

Yes it does, thank you very much for taking the time to answer!
I always wondered why colored shadows and black shadows co-exist and both look right.

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Ranarh In reply to Styxcolor [2016-03-18 19:31:25 +0000 UTC]

It's more hurtful to use black to darken tones that shouldn't get the grey tint it creates. Traditionally, one would use, say, raw umber to darken a colour. I alwas found that using traditional mixing methods create better colours, which is why I like Painter so much.

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