Pixel Joint Forum: First Try At Some (Very Basic) Shading

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   Hi all,

I've made very small, basic sprites before, but this is my first attempt at any kind of real shading and I'm having trouble with it (as most people do starting out, it seems). This is a sprite for a game I'm working on. It's going to be a side scrolling beat 'em up with a 1970's blaxploitation theme.

I'm having the most trouble with shading and adding detail to the arm with such a small amount of pixels to use. The face is tricky too.

Any hints you guys can offer at this stage would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers 

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Gizoku Seaman Joined: 25 March 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Topic: First Try At Some (Very Basic) Shading Posted: 25 March 2010 at 6:44am
	Hi all, I've made very small, basic sprites before, but this is my first attempt at any kind of real shading and I'm having trouble with it (as most people do starting out, it seems). This is a sprite for a game I'm working on. It's going to be a side scrolling beat 'em up with a 1970's blaxploitation theme. I'm having the most trouble with shading and adding detail to the arm with such a small amount of pixels to use. The face is tricky too. Any hints you guys can offer at this stage would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
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Club Beuker Commander Joined: 29 January 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 513	Posted: 25 March 2010 at 8:35am
	Well the only tip I can give at this moment is to use more contrast. Use highlights and dark spots. Don't be afraid to mix up colors or to change colors for darker and lighter spots. For example, use a darker purple for the shadows on the blue pants.
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