Pixel Joint Forum: Not entirely sure how to shade flat objects

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   More specifically, the halo behind this bird.

It's supposed to be a plain, black disc, but somehow looks like an unfinished afro if I leave it with a flat color.

Edited by grinningCat - 19 July 2012 at 7:54am

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grinningCat Seaman Joined: 30 April 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 30	Topic: Not entirely sure how to shade flat objects Posted: 19 July 2012 at 7:48am
	More specifically, the halo behind this bird. It's supposed to be a plain, black disc, but somehow looks like an unfinished afro if I leave it with a flat color. Edited by grinningCat - 19 July 2012 at 7:54am
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cure Commander Joined: 23 March 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2859	Posted: 19 July 2012 at 9:33am
	flat color+ cast shadow from the head? add a highlight hugging the edge closest to us so we can see that it's a thin flat disc.
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grinningCat Seaman Joined: 30 April 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 30	Posted: 19 July 2012 at 6:10pm
	*Originally posted by cure* flat color+ cast shadow from the head? add a highlight hugging the edge closest to us so we can see that it's a thin flat disc. The edge closest to us would be in shadow, though. The light source is coming in from the left
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