[Dez_Uk]

Hey guys,

I posted a line art version of this earlier and got no response. I have now added some colour but im still stuck as to how to get a 3d look about him with lighting and shadows. Can u please help me out ??



Thanx
Dez_Uk

[Dez_Uk]

hmm this is going from bad to worse =(((



HELP !!!

Dez_Uk

[Sergenth]

First of all, Dez, don't use the Burn or Dodge tools for Shadowing or highlighting. Us artists on this board can spot the "yellowing" that occurs after this is done.

And that makes us very, VERY... MAD and psycho AND... oh who am I kidding :P We just pick the fleas off of our other simian pals and go on with the day.

Regardless of reaction to dodge/burn tools, you will find great use in the Color Dodge and Multiply effects. I will use two additional layers in Photoshop to set a Shadow and a Highlight. Both layers will simply contain a blotch of color, and I'll set either layer to Color Dodge (for highligh) or Multiply (for Shadow).

The most important step in shading or highlighting a figure is to guess the actual 3D proportions of the figure in your mind. This means, you gotta activate your mental "ray-tracer" and decide how light will fall on any part of Beavis here and how Shadows will be cast.

I will put the light above Beavis, making him top-lit.

For the shadow layer, I put a shadow under Beavis' cap using the Pencil tool. I also shaded his jaebone and various other parts of his body and his clothing. I used black and I set the Shadow layer's opacity to 50%, and the layer effect to multiply (though normal will work in this case)

I did the same thing with the Highlight layer though I used white and Color Dodge as the layer effect

After swashing on the color for each layer, go back with the eraser tool, small brush size and delete all that lighting and shadow that was painted over the lines.

That's all there is too it.

I've posted the PSD file at http://home.ptd.net/~jbuczyns/beavis.psd

SHIFT-click to save that unless you are using Internet Explorer (God help you if you do press Shift-click in IE :P)

I shrunk it, so try doing this yourself to get full size, full quality shading on your own Try lighting him from the botttom for an eerie look, or from behind him for an eerier look!

[wootkoos]

I'll be nice and reply You need to add shadows and highlights! Right now it's just solid colors, which makes it look flat. Setup a light source and go at it!

Gah! Back to work I go! Hope I helped a bit!

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