zmeess does colors
here’s a small step-by-step tutorial (?) on my painting process, for the anon interested in how i shade. it’s pretty simple!
- sketch/lines
- fill in the base colors (i usually go with midtones, i.e. the natural color of the object that is not altered by light, both direct and reflected)
- shadows next! use blocky shapes with no blending (yet). a good rule of thumb is if your light is warm, then the shadows should be cool, and visa versa (not always though, who cares about rules it’s art)
- now the areas where the light hits the object, and blending the shadows
- a little bit more finessing and areas with reflected light (in my case, most of it is teal – because of the background)
- ta da! some color corrections and we are done
hope it was helpful! the finished piece is here.