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RiverSpirit456 — Shading/Lighting Tutorial

Published: 2017-02-25 22:15:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 18773; Favourites: 925; Downloads: 118
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Description Here we go! Updated Shading and lighting to go along with my different style.

I will do a tutorial every month, posting them on the 25th. Why the 25? No idea. It's a good full number   


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Comments: 58

starbird095 [2020-11-17 23:21:02 +0000 UTC]

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ThrushWing1 [2020-06-10 16:18:58 +0000 UTC]

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Skyshade5 [2019-04-07 01:34:33 +0000 UTC]

Can we get a tutorial on eye positions? Like when the head is half turned, or only slightly turned? 

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starstruckroman [2018-10-07 07:09:10 +0000 UTC]

are you using sai for this? what are your eraser settings lol, i've tried this and it won't work for me ;;

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starstruckroman In reply to starstruckroman [2018-10-07 07:09:43 +0000 UTC]

i answered my first question lmao-

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GalaxyKit25 [2018-04-28 23:39:21 +0000 UTC]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO DA MAJICAL APPEL UF STARECLAM

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sunraey [2018-03-07 15:13:26 +0000 UTC]

Could you do a traditional tutorial on shading/lighting?

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Woalf [2018-02-17 15:05:47 +0000 UTC]

I've been searching for a way to color my line for so long omg xD thank you so much for this! It really helps!!

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IcyDrawsCats [2018-02-01 15:25:32 +0000 UTC]

EEEE I understand what the arrows are for now! This helped so much!!

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WildWolfPrint [2017-12-23 19:41:10 +0000 UTC]


thank you for making this it really helped me draw this  

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DeathPool1000 [2017-12-09 01:03:11 +0000 UTC]

What software do you use to create your beautiful art?
 

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piqori [2017-09-07 05:03:20 +0000 UTC]

This is so helpful! I've admired your art for a while. <3
*randomly drops a redraw >.>*
 

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BinxDiAngelo [2017-06-22 04:53:48 +0000 UTC]

Doctor River eh? lol

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FlareWolf24 [2017-04-20 21:20:31 +0000 UTC]

Why is she wearing a fez XD

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EmeraldxFox [2017-04-01 02:37:10 +0000 UTC]

Does anyone know how to get that eraser brush effect on Photoshop CC? I don't know where to find the stabilizer setting. 

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Wolffire125 [2017-03-04 21:24:43 +0000 UTC]

cute!

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Speckleleaf [2017-03-04 01:35:13 +0000 UTC]

XD

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xXCrowleyForeverXx [2017-03-02 00:51:59 +0000 UTC]

your fur really looks like fur!! i absolutely love how you shade!!!<333

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Storming-Nights [2017-03-01 22:20:48 +0000 UTC]

This is extremely helpful! Next month, could you possibly do one on fur? Maybe even backgrounds? That would be helpful, too. ^^





//yourartisamazingbythewayjgfdghdkfjdrhdrhdrhskl//

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sleepy-s0ul [2017-03-01 15:37:25 +0000 UTC]

How to do on photoshop???

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DawnsyBebo [2017-03-01 06:49:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tutorial!

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duskangelss [2017-03-01 01:09:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!!

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SpiritWolf456 [2017-02-28 21:27:01 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU
 

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Nightshade911 [2017-02-27 03:13:57 +0000 UTC]

I wish I had brushes that were thick-thin like your strokes so I could shade like that
just like many other sai users do but ughhh I can't :') I shade similar to your style on paper though.

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Goldenfire219 [2017-02-26 23:01:29 +0000 UTC]

River, why do you have that little tuft of fur hanging in your face? I think it looks so cool, but I want to know what made you come up with it.

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RiverSpirit456 In reply to Goldenfire219 [2017-03-02 16:19:39 +0000 UTC]

My actual hairstyle is similar to that, so I added it to my character. Honestly River was originally going to have kind of spiky hair/fringe

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WispyMirror1230 In reply to Goldenfire219 [2017-02-27 20:38:48 +0000 UTC]

her backstory is: River was born to shard and freeze she looks like her father freeze her mother and father broke up and had differences where they wanted the kits to go so one day rivers father or freeze got his hench men to beat up his mate and take the kits he took them to the legion a group of feral cats that kill the weak and strengthen the tough ones she hates her father so she grew a patch of tuft over her eye to make her look less like freeze   

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S0ulShade [2017-02-26 16:59:16 +0000 UTC]

This was really helpful! Also, could you do a fur tutorial? Thanks!

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Yatzugo [2017-02-26 11:42:56 +0000 UTC]

Wow I love your tutorial~ So fun ^W^

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Greycloud789 [2017-02-26 11:17:04 +0000 UTC]

LOOK THE APPLE IS BACK!!!

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NamidaNinjaGirl [2017-02-26 10:32:41 +0000 UTC]

River, How do I lock the layer? 

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RiverSpirit456 In reply to NamidaNinjaGirl [2017-02-26 19:09:59 +0000 UTC]

It's normally above your layers. For SAI, it says "Preserve Opacity". Just check that. On Photoshop it has a few small symbols next to "Lock". Click the first one (it's a box with a checked pattern).

Other programs, I'm not sure, but it helps to press a whole bunch of buttons. XD

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NamidaNinjaGirl In reply to RiverSpirit456 [2017-02-26 19:55:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, it really helped me ^-^

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AncientCrypticNova [2017-02-26 06:08:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this! I don't plan to copy this exactly but there are some very helpful tips in this! Maybe I can do *le gasp* somewhat decent shading!

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QueenDreamscape [2017-02-26 05:28:31 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Helpfulness!

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0MysteriousMew0 [2017-02-26 02:46:33 +0000 UTC]

I would love to see how you draw different parts of backgrounds, Like Water, Fire, Grass/Trees/Bushes, Sky's, and Rocks I guess

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PineGem [2017-02-26 02:02:51 +0000 UTC]

Nice! This is helpful!

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GalaxyDream13 [2017-02-26 01:20:45 +0000 UTC]

I will favorite all the tutorials mwuhaha

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XxAsk-GayfeatherxX [2017-02-25 23:42:46 +0000 UTC]

River...what in the name of sanity is on your head?


*Prays the reference is gotten*

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RiverSpirit456 In reply to XxAsk-GayfeatherxX [2017-02-26 00:17:48 +0000 UTC]

It's a fez, I wear a fez now...Fezzes are cool.

*reference understood*

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XxAsk-GayfeatherxX In reply to RiverSpirit456 [2017-02-26 02:25:33 +0000 UTC]

They are indeed.

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WhiteRedRose13 In reply to XxAsk-GayfeatherxX [2017-02-26 00:03:25 +0000 UTC]

Oh, she wears a fez now. Fezzes are cool.

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XxAsk-GayfeatherxX In reply to WhiteRedRose13 [2017-02-26 01:27:50 +0000 UTC]

Indeed

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Stydealized [2017-02-25 22:40:57 +0000 UTC]

FUR. HAIR. ANATOMY. YOU NEED DO! PLZ PLZ PLZ!!! Oh, and maybe one on muzzles too?

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MadDaDog [2017-02-25 22:35:33 +0000 UTC]

Oooooh! Now I know your secrets!! >:3

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Silver-Almond [2017-02-25 22:27:34 +0000 UTC]

This really helped!

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demodoqqo [2017-02-25 22:26:06 +0000 UTC]

OH GOD THE GALAXY APPLE PICTURE XDDD

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GalaxyBlues [2017-02-25 22:23:14 +0000 UTC]

THE GALAXY APPLE HAS RETURNED!
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! 

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LuckyLeafeonX [2017-02-25 22:22:49 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful, the face just killed me with laughter XD

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Lyncx-e [2017-02-25 22:22:38 +0000 UTC]

XD derp

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