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kisa wrote:follow the forms. Think about the light direction and shade what the light "doesn't" reach.
Using black is generally a no-no though... Try darker colors of the base.

Using black as a shadow?
If I understand well, you mean that my base skin colour is too pale.

I'm currently practicing digital drawings but i cant figure how to draw the shadows. esp on this drawing D:

I want feedback on one of the sprites I did for my newest project. I didn't lined it yet cause I'm scared there's major errors in it :/
Thank you for your help

Usually I use something like this



its always more simple

Uncle Mugen, go you have other scenes from the school? Like a cafetaria and other hallways?
Or even a bedroom? That would be really nice!

Thanks a million! ^^ That was really useful :3

Mh.. I don't understand.. For both of them? Or only the first one? I'm talking about both and to clarify, I'm saying that your shading is too light especially when it comes to skin tone. I'll go over your second picture quickly before I post up a detailed anatomy redline to show what I mean. The sh...

Right now the issue with your shading is that it's not adding anything to your figure. Everything looks flat and I couldn't even tell you shaded until I zoomed into the image. I do have a good amount of coloring tutorials for SAI you could try out. I don't use just one tutorial. I tend to save a bu...

I'm creating my first game and I have changed my colouring method drastically (burn/dodge to shading and highlights). kiba.png And this is an uncompleted version of a sprite i'm currently working on... The hair isn't coloured because I have a hard time doing it with the shading technique 1.png I wou...

Thanks a lot!! I've tried the shading technique in GIMP.. Cause I'm more comfortable with it that SAI but I'm working on it.. and it gave a decent result for a first shot! Still having problems with the hair thought...

Shadow mode? I'l try to do some researches about it!
Thanks a lot! ^^

That was my first full crossover.. x_x it's a really ENOOORMOUS picture..
I know,, Some of them doesn't have feet.. I lack of skills..

I'm currently trying to improve my digital colouring skills but it's kinda complicated. I'm currently using GIMP and I'm slowly upgrading to SAI.. I want to add more shading to my drawings and give them more realistic dimension because my drawing style is kinda simple (ex.: There's not a lot of line...

Your backgrounds looks simply AWESOME!
Thanks a million times, I plan using them in my game but..

Do you recommend resizing the BGs or adjusting the game size to them? Because right now i'm using 800x600 and I'm not sure if it'll keep its effect if I crop them..

My mane is Min Sa.. I'm from Canada :3 I need to update my tumblr then i'll post the adress here ^^' I simply love art. In any form. Drawing, writing, music, etc. So, I started doing VNs recently for that reason. I hope it'll help get me better in any domains in any way possible! I deeply believe th...