HOME | DD
RiverSpirit456 — Tutorial 6: Shading/Lighting
Published: 2015-02-25 03:23:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 23259; Favourites: 672; Downloads: 123
Redirect to original
Description
Hello people!
A lot of you asked me to do this one (it was right up there with blood, tears, and guts exploding! (just kidding)), so finally, here it is!
I hope you guys find it useful, and please go ahead and try it out!
I'm sorry to those who don't have Photoshop, but I know that most other drawing programs (Paint Tool SAI, Gimp, DA Muro, and such) all have tools similar to those used in this tutorial. All you have to do is find them, and I'm sure you can get the same (or even better) effects!
Picture:
Related content
Comments: 140
yeah, I mean, a lot of people use fire alpaca
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
"Herro my young pupirs"
XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Can you do a cat proportions tutorial? I try to but my cat ends up looking like a demented snake *cri cri*
I would love it if you replied! *gasp of total amazement then ends up dying waiting for a reply* U dun have to reply, ikt ur a busy person.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This might be easy for me on Medibang Paint Pro since it's kind of like Photoshop or PaintTool Sai.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
hey sorry river, I'm not quite understanding the gradient part. sorry!!! you don't have to respond, i know ur a busy person
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Sorry for this late reply. 
This is kind of an old tutorial. I may redo it at some point.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Sorry for my late reply!!
uuhh I'm using firealpaca so I'm not quite sure how that gradient tool part would work on that
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Hmm...well, I've only used FireAlpaca once, so I'm not sure I could help with that.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
That's perfectly fine!! I'll go google some stuff sometime xD
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
THIS IS AWESOME! So helpful! If only I knew how to draw rocks/cliffs. ;;
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I'm really so thankful for your tutorials qwq they help me really A LOT! I just started with Photoshop...feel hugged for this!
One question, where did you got your brick bush?^^ You know, that one you use for walls and that stuff x3
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Ah, I downloaded that one as part of a pack which...I unfortunately can't remember the name of right now.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Ah, thanks!^^
If you can remember it One Day, Just Tell me. Right now I do every brick in my own, and my Hand dies while Drawing about...Three Times? X3
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This looks awesome River! I gotta question though, do you know any tool from DA Muro that is good for the bushes, ground, water, shading, etc.? This is a picture I drew below on the link thingy and I want it to look better. Can you look at it and maybe some of my other drawings to see what I can do to improve them please?
sta.sh/01z150f25db0
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This is awesome River! I gotta question though, do you know any useful tools in DA Muro that will be useful for doing the bushes and the shading, water, dirt, etc.? All I was able to get was this pic below
sta.sh/01z150f25db0
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Wow. Nice effect. Fancy computer tricks are a bit over my head. I just add and blend colors to give an illusion of lighting and three dimensions. It works well so far. Thanks for sharing.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
i died when i saw that pic... and i will never learn the concept of layers.... i dont know how you use them and how many u should make yada yads..... wait, onions have layers right? doesn;t that mean onionsan fron UT has layers?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Ogres have layers too ;_;
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Oh I loved that movie >_< sad they don't make more gah my childhood
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Hi River! I'm trying to learn how to shade but whenever I use the lasso tool in SAI and fill it, the shadows come out so jagged. Is there any way to make it smoother?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Using the selection tool in SAI isn't the best way to do shadows. I just use the regular brush, but I know others who use the selection brush (forgot its real name), which works pretty well.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Oh wow you replied! Thank you so much! ^^
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Just out of curiosity, how many layers do you usually have in a drawing?
By the way, I love your art!
And sorry for posting on an older picture. I'm currently just skidding through your art.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Hmm...I guess my average is 40 layers, but I normally collapse them eventually.
And thank you!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I usually do that as well. Thank you for replying!
No problem!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
What program do you use? (Oh and do I have permission to use one of your drawings as my profile pic? I'm sorta obsessed with your drawings.. oDo)
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Sorry for the late reply
I use Paint Tool SAI and Photoshop Cs5, and yes you may (however please give credit.)
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Hey River~! I loved the tutorial and super helpful ^^ Wondering if you could update / make new one perhaps? With Paint Tool SAI, and how you select/deselect to shading? It doesn't have to be cat since I know you're exploring beyond, but anyhow on different topic congratulations! 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I've actually been thinking about redoing these tutorials plus making new ones.
Thank you for the suggestion!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
ahh I look back on that comment and it's cringey ;u;; no problem and thank you for considering my suggestion!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Ur ma gursh
Dat derpy ri'er is da one from ur 15k vid!
Fact
I think
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This might be a stupid question, but, in photoshop, which brush do you use for rain?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I created that brush.
But the way that I created it was by stretching out the regular round brush, increasing the scattering and spacing.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
herro Derpy River, I am also named Derpy River XD We has da samz nameee..
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
OMG!!!!!! Derpy River, you scared the life out of me!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Could you make one on like, Anatomy?
I suck at that....
oh and maybe one on blood.
and maybe one on eyes i suck at drawing eyes
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Hey River! I just read this amazing tutorial and it's helped a lot. But I have a question, I draw on my iPad, because I can't purchase a drawing tablet yet! And somehow, the drawing program I use I feel lik makes the a pictures a bit blurry D:! Do you think you know anything that can prevent this?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I'm not sure...sorry I have no experience with drawing on Ipad
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I will use this in the future sometime!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
In winter the shading is more blue-grey. Like if you look in my picture here:
The shading is more blue.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Hello could you maybe split this into parts, like part 1, 2...
I'm sorry, my laptop just won't zoom in far enough to read this.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
| Next =>