Pixel Joint Forum: What is pillow shading?

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   So, my friend told me to NEVER EVER EVER (etc.) pillow shade. The problem is: What is pillow shading? My first pixel is this one:

Is it pillow shaded? If it is, how can i fix it?

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Vectomon Seaman Joined: 25 March 2009 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Topic: What is pillow shading? Posted: 25 March 2009 at 6:56pm
	So, my friend told me to NEVER EVER EVER (etc.) pillow shade. The problem is: What is pillow shading? My first pixel is this one: Is it pillow shaded? If it is, how can i fix it?
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 30 June 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3266	Posted: 26 March 2009 at 1:35am
	Pillowshading. It is a weird technique, often learned from others who do not know any better, that comes down to dark colors on the outside, light colors on the inside. On your sprite it is not much of a problem, only the face is a bit like it. Why it is bad? See for yourself. Compare and decide
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Vectomon Seaman Joined: 25 March 2009 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Posted: 26 March 2009 at 11:26am
	*Originally posted by Lollige* Pillowshading. It is a weird technique, often learned from others who do not know any better, that comes down to dark colors on the outside, light colors on the inside. On your sprite it is not much of a problem, only the face is a bit like it. Why it is bad? See for yourself. Compare and decide Thanks a lot Pillow shading really is bad, then :O But when i shade something that produces light (like a orb or something) i have to pillow shade or there is another technique?
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 30 June 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3266	Posted: 26 March 2009 at 1:45pm
	Well of course, light is not shaded. Light is light it self!
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Vectomon Seaman Joined: 25 March 2009 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Posted: 27 March 2009 at 8:46am
	>_< thanks for the info :P
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 28 March 2009 at 3:59am
	what he means is that when you have a lightbulb for example and you have to apply light sources, you should then study a real life reference and see how it reacts to the light it emits. depending on the material, its density and the actual shape of the object, the light may or may not cast a small, subtle "shadow"(wich in fact is not a shadow but a more powerful highligth).
	I ate leel's babies
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