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Published: 2018-06-07 09:54:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 8950; Favourites: 481; Downloads: 0
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This is in response to my poll asking what tutorial I should make! This is just the general idea on my style of shading. Please note that this is not the only way you can shade. There's tons of different styles for shading. There's no right or wrong <:Hope this is helpful, and if you have any questions, I'll try my best to answer them <3
If you draw something with the help of this tutorial, please tag me in it! I would love to see what you guys come up with
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No problem at all! 
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Thank you so much ;v;
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Could essentially work the same way <:
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throw pencilss in a blender and throw it on dat papers!
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i know right? :v
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Thank you so much!
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it's a general shading tutorial....
a general shading tutorial that teaches furries how to draw their shit better.....
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you can literally apply this to anything else but alright
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Or help a fantasy artist achieve their dreams of becoming better
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I've finally discovered the secret to shading... and how to effectively give dragons scales! Seriously this is super useful.Β
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I'm so glad to hear that! I'm glad I could help as well! <3
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This would definitely help me out on shading in general.
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No worries at all! It's my pleasure
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Oooh thanks for making this!Β It's a beautiful way to see one of your dragons come to life~
Plus I still have trouble with shading, so I really appreciate this ;w;
So for the colors, how do you pick the shadow & highlight colors?Β It looks to me like the main highlight is more of a yellow, and the shadows more of an olive on a leaf-green base.Β Is that about right?
And the final highlight, is it a white color?
Thanks again zagiir, you have a lovely shading technique and I'm grateful you shared this with us. <3
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Oh no problem at all! Thats exactly why I made this <3
When I pick my shades and light, I first do the background and see what I need
For the highlight, I had a yellow, near the white side, and I set that on Overlay. Overlay basically just shades over all the other layers, but makes them brighter. So you're not losing any of your work below. You can really see it at work on the 5th step in this tutorial. See the cheek, how its yellow, then towards the shadow it turns a brighter green?Β
Then the white light in the end is just for environment "bleeding" I guess you would say. Since I'm picturing white clouds in the sky, and when you look at the sun itself, it is white, I just put that there to give it an extra shine to it
You can always look up "Color theory" on google to help you out some more!Β
Sorry I'm not the greatest at explaining my work, but I try my best!
Hope this helps anyways! <3
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Thanks so much for writing all this out & explaining so clearly! I've read it several times since you replied, and I think it's sinking in.Β
Imho you've explained it much more clearly than any of the color theory articles I've read.Β
It makes a lot of sense to visualize the background first, I don't tend to do that as I usually decide to add a background after finishing the main figure. *facepalm* It seems like a little bit of thought goes a long way to smooth out the process first, eh?Β I'll try doing that next time~
Thanks again, it's helpful!Β I really appreciate it.
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Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.....sorry, I'm admiring the black magic. QuQ
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weuifhwiuefhwiluehl Hope it helps! ;w;
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Thatβs really cool, not to mention useful! Thanks!
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I'm so glad ;___; My pleasure! <3
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Ahh, this is very handy!! Thanks for making it!!Β
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My pleasure! I hope it helps you out some at the least!
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