Hi! I'm new here and was wondering how to shade. If you have any info please tell me. Thanks!!

hi welcome.. the best thing to do is just to open the applet and play around with all the tools you dont have to post it..just get used to what they do... if you put the pointer over the tool there is a message in the lower right that tells what that particular tool does..

easy shading tips(or not so easy for idiots): use the dodge tool to get something lighter and use the burn tool make something darker. or just blend white and black into the object(s) you're shading, but that doesn't look as nice... hope i could be of assitance to you.^^'

Yeah. Basicly you just have to find a color that is a little darker than the skin/clothing tone.

or, like i said, use the dodge and burn tools...

dodge and burn look crappy though.

um...he/she may not know what the tools youre describing are.. thats why I suggested to get in there and play...and read the titles that lascaux provides when you point..

ko:what do you use, then? i wnat to get better and the only way is to suck in information.

I agree, if you aren't careful the dodge/burn tools can really turn out bad, especially when it's obvious that you've used them.

The applet I use the most often is Oekaki Shi-Painter, simply because I'm used to it so it's easier for me. So the way I shade is I use the pen tool to block in lighter to darker, depending on the light source, and then I blend it with the airbrush tool.

I also agree that just playing around with the applets is the best way, to learn your own tricks and develop your own style, and just learn. You can practice all you want and you don't have to post a thing.

Have fun! ^_^

your all against me!

Yes. We're all against you.

For very simple shading, go over your picture with the colors you want, tone down the RGB scale by about 30 or 40 points, and go over points in the picture where shadow would be. It would be good to establish a light source first.

hi, welcome! yes, and i just learned yesterday that if you adjust the opacity, that helps a lot too!