A set of standard color swatches that I use when I need to shade things while focusing only on value.
There are 3 rows:
- Row 1: Base color (the blue) + 1st shadow color + 2nd shadow color.
- Row 2: Base color (1st and darkest blue, replaces the lighter base color when I no longer need to paint shadows) + 1 light family color (middle blue) + 1 highlight color (lightest blue)
- Row 3: a neutral background color that I use to cover up the whites of the canvas, to reduce eyestrain. I lower the opacity of this layer when I need to paint in the light layer, until I reach white again when I start painting the highlights. This is to avoid making the base too dark when I see it against a white background again.
The shadow colors are painted on a multiply layer, while the light/highlight colors are painted on overlay layers. A finished base typically only has 1 base color, 2 shadow layers and 2 light layers, all under the lineart. I work from dark to light.This system is simple and well suited for adoptable or adoptable editing work.
The shadow colors are painted on a multiply layer, while the light/highlight colors are painted on overlay layers. A finished base typically only has 1 base color, 2 shadow layers and 2 light layers, all under the lineart. I work from dark to light.This system is simple and well suited for adoptable or adoptable editing work.
(Shown above: Changing the base color of the half-shaded circle from the first lighter blue to the second row's darker blue, which later gets light/highlight layers).
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