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NextGen · member Member # Joined: 24 Apr 2001 Posts: 149

I'm working on this character design for someone and he said there is a problem with the shading on the pants... I asked what looks wrong... and he said he doesn't know. The Light source is coming from the ground. If anyone see what he is talking about or anything else wrong with the shading, could you please let me know and if possible and example. The shading is kinda Anime style so that is why it isn't blended.
Any help?

Holly Jolly · Posted: Sat May 05, 2001 1:05 pm

Well, it looks good to me. Try taking off the shading on the leg in the back, since it probably wouldn't get as much light, as the leg in the front.

NextGen · member Member # Joined: 24 Apr 2001 Posts: 149

Thanks for the comment. I'll try taking that shading off and see what it looks like... Right now the image isn't showing for me for some reason.. is it doing that for anyone else? i know my server isnt down. Anyway.. anyone else have any comments at all?

AoD · Posted: Sat May 05, 2001 8:27 pm

I dunno, man, it looks fine to me. I suppose you could add another level of shading, create some thick wrinkles in the middle of the forward pants leg and in the spot near his waist in the back. But that's completely up to you; it looks fine as it is.

nightmare · Posted: Sun May 06, 2001 11:03 pm

hiya! thats a cool pic, love his expression. i think the problem with the shading is that the front leg has this highlight on it, and its pointy in the middle. the middle of the leg i mean. but really his shoe would be like, shielding the middle of his leg from the light source which is the floor in this case. so i suppose what i'm saying is that only the sticky-outy edges of the wrinkles would be really lit and very little of the rest would have much highlight on it...

im not coherent, i know. i hope that helped at least a little

[edit] i played with your piccie, i couldn't help it

fixed some random shading bits and changed the shape of the front pant leg.

[ May 06, 2001: Message edited by: nightmare ]

NextGen · member Member # Joined: 24 Apr 2001 Posts: 149

thanks guys... i'll work on it and post a new pic soon. If anyone else see's anything wrong let me know. Thanks for the help again.

NextGen · member Member # Joined: 24 Apr 2001 Posts: 149

thanks for the help nightmare. I accually like what you did with some of it... i'll try to add some of that, to what I have. Thanks again...

If anyone else could do a paint correction like nighmare has, that kind of visual example really helps me. Thanks again