After seeing so many different styles on LV, I've realized everyone shades differently! How do you guys shade? Do you use a darker color from the base color, or do you pick a completely random color and set the layer to multiply? Or is there some other kind of shading technique you use? I do this weird inverted bubble shading thing, but I almost always pick a random color and set the layer to multiply. When I do my lineless I pick a darker color from the base color.
When I do shading for digital art, I usually do the base colors, and then go to the darkest shade I would want for the shading and put it in. With the two bases done, I will then use a marker like tool and make it more transparent, and I will use that over either the darker or lighter base, depending on if I want the shading to be darker or lighter, to blend them together. It's not the cleanest way to do it, but it works for me.
The best way to learn is to practice! Start by shading simple shapes like spheres, and work your way towards more complex things.
My shading is really simple lol, I just pick a colour that suits the piece and shade on a multiply layer. I'm a big fan of coloured shading, because I think it makes the art look more unified in its colour scheme, if that makes sense.
i usually just set a new layer to multiply and set it to a color that fits the piece/shows up on the character(s) well. this usually means i end up using blue...... haha regardless of color, my shading tends to be pretty "hard" as in theres a very clear cutoff between shaded and unshaded. i once tried softer shading but it didnt work lmao
Even though I mostly doodle on my 3DS I still shade like I'm using pencils. I use hatching/cross-hatching to give subjects some depth.
I use Multiply and actually shade with a color close to the base because it darkens so much when I use multiply
Multiply layer and add a color on top, usually. It's often some kind of purple, starting light and going darker for the darker shades, but sometimes I pick a different color or even a gradient (like I used a muted rainbow gradient in a more recent picture). Really depends on what effect I'm going for.
I use multiply too when I'm shading digitally. Purples, blues, and pinks are my most common colours for shading since they always look the nicest. I love cross-hatching also! I use it in both my digital and traditional art. Honestly it's one of my favourite things to add to my drawings.
