[Tutorial] Shading

[angeling]

As requested by analytically, I'm making a tutorial of sorts to aid people with the basic principles of shading.

This tutorial was made for Photoshop 7.0 - I'm not sure if it's translatable into other programs, but it can certainly be done in other versions of Photoshop. It assumes you have some basic knowledge of the program, and it does not explain how to

Comments

[soifon]

Totally memming this XDDD

[teaclovers]

Awesome tutorial! It was really helpful and easy to follow =D
Meme'd!

[silverblade219]

Hi. I found this tutorial helpful to figure out coloring.

[angeling]

I think it looks really nice! I like the shading on the skin, especially the neck, the softness is very appealing. My only very minor nitpick is the nose - there's a dark shadow along the tip/bridge, and it should be a lighter color, since the light would reflect there. Otherwise, it looks really nice for a first attempt!

[silverblade219]

When you say lighter color, do you mean a soft shadow or a highlight?

And thanks for the help! (I actually almost forgotten about the neck, and that part was adding in later...)

[angeling]

A highlight. :3 It seems like the light's coming from the left, so it would reflect off his nose (since it's raised in comparison to the rest of his face) and create a highlight. A shadow could be around where the nostrils would be, though. :3

[franchette]

ow that was awesome tut O_o
saving to memory XD

[itsayuri]

Wonderful tutorial; it wasn't confusing at all and I learned quite a bit from it. :) Thank you so much for taking the time! Your coloring is remarkable, by the way!