Comment 82143

Gah! Sorry the reply took so long T.T I've been exhausted recently... not enough sleep >.>

OK... I'm not going to crit the linearts, cause they're ok. A little rigid, but ok. the shading though... First you need to decide what the subject of the picture is. If it's the guy, then he should be the brightest and most colourful. If the world is the subject, then he should be darker to make the world stand out first.

Once you have a subject, then you find your blacks and whites (shading and highlights). You find them by choosing a light source. If you want to highlight the guy, it'll be in the room. Maybe firelight. The world? Sun light or moon light. The intencity of the light and colour will soulve your initial colour choice issues. Bright light has a bright highlight and an equally as dark low light. If your light source blocks out or highlights too much, then introduce another sorce. Shinny object reflect alot of light at it's highest peak, and shadows at it's lowest peak, and it tends to have the dodge and burn effect that photoshop uses. Matt items refect a little light so contrasts are lower, but the shadows and highlighs gradually convert over to the base colour. Hair is glossy, clothing tends to be matt.

It's best not to use white in a picture unless you want to make a statement. White is void of colour, and draws the eye too much cause it makes us alert. A soft colour of any sort is always better than white if you don't want a sterile picture. There are always exceptions to this of course. In nature however, pure white does not occur. Even in light (cause white is very bright blue)

Um... that's all for now. Hope I replied on time ^^; Sorry if I didn't.