Pixel Joint Forum: Some Shading/Dithering Help

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   Hello everybody, I've been pixeling for about half a year for eral, not messing around. I'm pretty good at line art and that kind of stuff, but I need some help with shading(color choosing) and some different kinds of dithering.

For shading I need some help with some low saturation colors that still look nice. Is there any specific tutorial that makes it easier to do?

As for dithering, I usually do a checkerboard style, occasionally just random dots, but I'm willing to learn some different kidns to give my pixels more texture.

I'm hopeful that I can learn the kinds where people just add random splats and blobs of certain colors in certain ways to blend the picture nicely yet give a nice texture. I'd also like another way just to dither in general, the different patterns that work well.

Thanks for reading

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Doomcreator0 Commander Joined: 12 March 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 187	Topic: Some Shading/Dithering Help Posted: 06 September 2007 at 2:52pm
	Hello everybody, I've been pixeling for about half a year for eral, not messing around. I'm pretty good at line art and that kind of stuff, but I need some help with shading(color choosing) and some different kinds of dithering. For shading I need some help with some low saturation colors that still look nice. Is there any specific tutorial that makes it easier to do? As for dithering, I usually do a checkerboard style, occasionally just random dots, but I'm willing to learn some different kidns to give my pixels more texture. I'm hopeful that I can learn the kinds where people just add random splats and blobs of certain colors in certain ways to blend the picture nicely yet give a nice texture. I'd also like another way just to dither in general, the different patterns that work well. Thanks for reading
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 06 September 2007 at 7:37pm
	There seems to be no source written out as you hope. Experiment, view others galleries and don't fear making mistakes. As for color choices, this is too difficult and personal to describe. If you really find yourself at a loss look at art in general or others pixels and learn about color theories through experimentation since even the finest art schools when it comes down to it can't pin this down. It sucks...yet doesn't.
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Doomcreator0 Commander Joined: 12 March 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 187	Posted: 07 September 2007 at 12:37pm
	Thanks. I'll just start experimenting then :P
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