Shading advice

[geneticfrog]

Originally Posted by Crow

Haven't done any pixels for quite a while now, but maybe this can give you a general idea.

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you have a grasp on the concept of shading but no so much with a set light source like graals. Your shading is not wrong but its considered pillow shading. (the devil)


the only problem here is if we look at the hat and try to find its light source. it is what we call "pillow shading" beacause the only way you can get light bright in the front of the hat but dark on the top is if you have a flashlight. or some kind of torche right between you and the hat.

If we use graals general light source its the sun at 45 degrees infront of the player in the sky.

all this to say that the TOP of the top hat needs to be lit up and the rim of the top hat. you have to be able to picture this concept in your mind.