Critique?

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• Alliieennss

  July 2008 71.95.2.248

  You should shade it a little, so the coloring wont look so flat.
• EpikLove

  July 2008 76.222.111.244

  Yes...<br>I know <br>I can't figure out how to do that yet though xD<br>I just learned today. ^^

  bluehh.
• Alliieennss

  July 2008 71.95.2.248

  Oh, it's not hard ^^. Just a use a darker color of the color you used. But never use black to shade on a colored (blue, red, yellow) dog. <br>Put some shading on the legs farthest away from the "camera", a little under the head, and some on ears. You can put a little anywhere, like on the line on the tummy, and on the line by the hind leg. It doesn't have to make sense for now, it's just to make the coloring less flat ^^.
• EpikLove

  July 2008 76.222.111.244

  Alliieennss wrote:

  Oh, it's not hard ^^. Just a use a darker color of the color you used. But never use black to shade on a colored (blue, red, yellow) dog. <br>Put some shading on the legs farthest away from the "camera", a little under the head, and some on ears. You can put a little anywhere, like on the line on the tummy, and on the line by the hind leg. It doesn't have to make sense for now, it's just to make the coloring less flat ^^.

  <br><br>-did not register what she just said-<br><br>xDD<br>Don't worry, its hard teaching me. xD

  bluehh.
• Alliieennss

  July 2008 71.95.2.248

  xDD okay, I'll do a quick example in paint.
• ParanoidThoughts8

  July 2008 71.243.205.162

  if your just starting...<br>try the dodge/burn tool<br>(you use gimp i assume)<br>dodge makes things lighter, burn makes things darker<br>set opacity(or maybe strength in gimp?)<br>to like 20-50<br>use burn where darker areas would be(where sun doesnt hit)<br>and dodge where it would be lighter(closest to the light source)

  
  
  
• EpikLove

  July 2008 76.222.111.244

  lolo wrote:

  if your just starting...<br>try the dodge/burn tool<br>(you use gimp i assume)<br>dodge makes things lighter, burn makes things darker<br>set opacity(or maybe strength in gimp?)<br>to like 20-50<br>use burn where darker areas would be(where sun doesnt hit)<br>and dodge where it would be lighter(closest to the light source)

  <br><br>I use Adobe Photoshop 7. xD

  bluehh.
• EpikLove

  July 2008 76.222.111.244

  Alliieennss wrote:

  xDD okay, I'll do a quick example in paint.

  <br><br>Thanks for the tut, Alliieennss ^^

  bluehh.
• ParanoidThoughts8

  July 2008 71.243.205.162

  well same concept then<br>:)<br>dodge/burn still works<br>when you get better with shading, then start working with actual colors to shade<br>not dodge and burn<br>:)

  
  
  
• tarnish

  July 2008 76.188.16.181

  I see some marks outside the lines. What I do is change the background color to something outrageous like a bright red. It makes it easier to see where you went of the lines. Then you zoom in a lot and take a small brush. It doesn't take long to clean up and it makes the art look coolier! xD