After coloring Anime, now we are gonna shadow it. With shadows, it will look even better.
This is a very simple tutorial if you know how to use the pen-tool, otherwise my advice is that you use my Pen-tool-tutorial!
Shadowing Anime
Learn how to add shadows to colored anime...
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Step 1 Get out the end-result from the Coloring-Tutorial and let's begin!
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Step 2 Make sure you have the psd, because we are gonna work with many different layers wich will be easier!
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Step 3 First select ALL THE SHADOW-area on the skin;
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Step 4 Think carefully of where you're gonna put it - Light can only come from one way in Anime!
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Step 5 Once done, fill the selected area with a darker color then the base-color;
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Step 6 Do the same with the clothes;
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Step 7 Now duplicate the hair-layer and darken it;
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Step 8 Select parts that you're gonna delete;
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Step 8 Press delete and you're done!
