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semaj007 β Shading Tutorial A
Published: 2008-09-24 15:30:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 26518; Favourites: 508; Downloads: 674
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A friend of mine asked me for some tips for basic shading so i thought of sharing this with you guys as well.This is very basic stuff for you guys here but i may be adding some new more advanced stuff in a few days.
I didnt edit/clean any strokes coz my friend is using pencils as well and it would help her to see the individual strokes.
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no problems... im juz happy to hear that my simple tutorials are able to help
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no problem! im just glad i am of some help
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Thank you so much! This really helped my understanding of light
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Happy to have shed a lil bit of light on ... light. 
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awsome exactly the touturial ive been lookin foor!!
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Thanks! Im juz happy that this was able to help you.
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simple and well-explained! now i know where the reflected light comes from.
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Happy to be of service
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Im glad this helped you out.
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Im really glad to hear you liked this tutorial! Hope it's able to help you out
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I learned a bit of this subconciously when playing around with raytracing (spheres on floors etc)... I think it helped though ofcourse knowing the effects by explanation always helps too. Thanks for explaining.
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same here... i juz learned it while looking at existing artworks.
You're welcome! Im juz happy to have helped even juz a lil bit.
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Thank you so much for this ^^ it's really helpful 
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Thanks! Im really happy to hear that this has helped you out.
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Great examples. Yeah, the reflective light part isn't typically well explained.
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I always wondered how that work when i was younger. Glad i was able to share something about it and hope it helps!
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Ah, shading. One of my weak points! This is a pretty helpful little guide, I can't wait to practice my shading some more now.
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Thanks man! im glad to hear my tutorials are helpful to you and are being put to use
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Glad you think so and i hope it helps
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Very helpful. You focus a lot on tips and less on technique, which is fine (there are lots of tutorials on deviantART, and focusing on one aspect of a subject is better than a basic overview); that one about the light reflection is one especially handy to keep in mind, and not usually what people focus on as they learn to draw shadows.
Thanks for taking some of your time to give the deviantART community a present!
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Thank you as well for appreciating this.
What i want to share are the basic stuff that any technique can be applied with. I see a lot of beginners that "copy" what they see and not understand the basic concepts and principles first. Hope to bring more to the table soon.
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I agree, I was guilty of doing the same thing when I first started (and still do do it sometimes). Thank you for making a great tutorial, you've really helped me, because you ACTUALLY broke down concept, which is great.
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Dont worry, i think all artists start copying than understanding.
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Aww. 
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ThatΒ΄s good! 
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We all do..
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haha.. thanks! Im planning on putting up new tutorials but i dont know what else to cover. ???
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Proper use of Photoshop effects like lighting, blurring etc.
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oooh... i wish i knew enough of that to tackle that as a tutorial.
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If i knew how to do em, i would but i myself need help on those as well.
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Then we have to search for a good tutorial, right?
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They never taught me this during art lessons in grade school either! It was only until much later that I started to grasp this principle. Nice tutorial. Not too long, not too short, easy to understand and very clean
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Thanks! I was making this for total beginners and im glad you appreciate it as well.
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Very good. Though basic, there are a lot of people who could benefit from it. That's very generous.
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Thanks! I wanted to take up tutorials that dwell more in principles rather than techniques. Something that everyone can apply to their works regardless if they do paint, digital, pencil, ink... etc.
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shading is one of my weaknesses, bro... glad you put this up... thanks, bro!
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salamat pre! Glad to be of help in even a small way.
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im a beginner and ive always found "light source" stuff as something confusing.
this is very helpful, man. thanks for sharing!
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