missa1 month ago
Hello, my fellow DoInkers! It's pretty late, so I decided to post up a few tips on the subject a few of my friends have nagged me on helping them....
Shading!!!
Pretty cool, isn't it? Shading can express many different things: value, contrast, light/dark, you get the point.
But, some people do not know how to do it... Here's some of the basics that I use to shade my animations on DoInk, and on regular paper:
1. Make sure you know where the light is going. For example, "where is the sun?" in your picture. If the sun is facing a certain direction, the darker shading will go on the opposite direction. It sounds confusing, I know. But don't worry, you'll get the hang of it. ;)
2. Don't use too much contrast. The whole point of shadowing and shading is to make it look suddle, and as realistic as you can. Trying to blend with totally different colors can confuse your audience into something that is not really there. Try using similar tones, such as from semi-dark to semi-semi-dark. This will eventually make sense, don't worry. ;)
That's about it. Talk to me in my profile if you need anything else.
Hello, my fellow DoInkers!
It's pretty late, so I decided to post up a few tips on the subject a few of my friends have nagged me on helping them....
Shading!!!
Pretty cool, isn't it?
Shading can express many different things: value, contrast, light/dark, you get the point.
But, some people do not know how to do it...
Here's some of the basics that I use to shade my animations on DoInk, and on regular paper:
1. Make sure you know where the light is going. For example, "where is the sun?" in your picture. If the sun is facing a certain direction, the darker shading will go on the opposite direction. It sounds confusing, I know. But don't worry, you'll get the hang of it. ;)
2. Don't use too much contrast. The whole point of shadowing and shading is to make it look suddle, and as realistic as you can. Trying to blend with totally different colors can confuse your audience into something that is not really there. Try using similar tones, such as from semi-dark to semi-semi-dark. This will eventually make sense, don't worry. ;)
That's about it. Talk to me in my profile if you need anything else.
Love,
Missa
Thanks for the tip
thanks it helps
You make it sound easy. (hangs head is shame) LOL thanks.
thaks yuo are very helpful! put me on your folowers so you can keep helpin me with the art i am tryin to do!
love;
max s.