Step 1:
With your flats done it's time to give the image some depth.
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Step 2:
To make sure your image looks like it has a solid shape pick the
direction of your light source before you start doing any
shading or highlighting. If you don't you could end up with a
drawing that looks flat. For this image I've chosen my light to
come from the top right corner.
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Step 3:
Choose a color to start with (I'm picking the hair) and give it
some solid shading.
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Step 4: Now
soften the edges of some of the shaded areas.
There are a number of ways to do this. Two possibilities are
working with a brush that's set on an opacity lower than 100% or
using the Smudge Tool. Both of these techniques are outlined in
the "Shading and Highlighting, Method#1" tutorial. If you're
coloring with a mouse I suggest use the lowered opacity or
Smudge Tool methods. I've got a pressure sensitive tablet so
I've used a brush that's opacity is pressure controlled to
soften the edges.
How to make your brush's opacity pressure controlled:
(to open the brush editing menu you may have to go to Window
>> Brushes)
1) Uncheck the "Shape Dynamics" box
2) Check the "Other Dynamics" box and make sure those
settings are the same ones shown here
Now your brush will be more opaque the harder your press.
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Step 5:
Go through the same process for the highlights that you did for
the shadows
solid highlights:
softened edges:
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Step 6:
Repeat steps 3-5 for the rest of the colors
I've also added a slight gradient to the background and colored
the lines on the cheeks to finish off my image. |