SKIN SHADING GUIDE

[HATOLA]

thanks
I approve it

 

[elliot<3]

i thank you....... ive tried shading about 20 times at this point, and have always failed, or given up because it was too difficult for my pea brain to understand...

so far this is enough for my pea brain to understand

 

[37454]

thanks for the easy guide choi

 

[philbertman42]

To simplify, apply various types of boxes / plaid to skin until satisfied.

 

[cho0ii]

To simplify, apply various types of boxes / plaid to skin until satisfied.

not really no..... theres a method to shading

 

[ilovemyplane]

While I do make skins occasionally, the hair definitely isn’t up to par on most of them (aside from Kyung-ho, one of my many characters). This helps a lot, especially with that and clothing! <3

 

[philbertman42]

not really no..... theres a method to shading

The method involves aligning plaid and plaid adjacent patterns while keeping one side lighter than the other, in order to create a visually pleasing aesthetic.

But if you strip away all the long tedious bits, it's just plaid^2, can't change my mind.

 

[ꜱᴛʀᴀᴡʙᴇʀʀʏᴋᴜᴍᴏ]

Tysm for this Choi, saved me the mental breakdowns <333

 

[-kam]

The method involves aligning plaid and plaid adjacent patterns while keeping one side lighter than the other, in order to create a visually pleasing aesthetic.

But if you strip away all the long tedious bits, it's just plaid^2, can't change my mind.

hes got a point when it comes to modern shading

 

[cho0ii]

hes got a point when it comes to modern shading

he has a point when it comes to his shading... mine i actually consider where i want the light to hit from and its not just plaid if you strip it down...

 

[philbertman42]

he has a point when it comes to his shading... mine i actually consider where i want the light to hit from and its not just plaid if you strip it down...

my shading is different than SRP's standard, i use ambient occlusion to determine where i should add shadow and then "unga bunga pixels go brrr" until it looks good. Rather than focusing on one light source, I just shade the parts where things would be really close together and/or overlapping (like the crease between the arm and torso, between the legs, in the volumes of hair, etc).



SRP tailors can't utilize this method very well because it requires a more blended shading, whereas SRP favors hard transitions between light and dark. And with this particular shading style, it's especially difficult to make lines that would realistically be curved look good, so most people tend to keep their shadows very straight; when you overlap a bunch of straight vertical and horizontal lines, you get patterns that look very plaid.

I reshaded the same skin using this tutorial and the RPH #skins channel as a reference, while also keeping in mind the locations of the shadows from the original.



Whether or not it's intentional on your end, plaid is an inevitability of the SRP style which nobody can escape.

 

[Infi]

my shading is different than SRP's standard, i use ambient occlusion to determine where i should add shadow and then "unga bunga pixels go brrr" until it looks good. Rather than focusing on one light source, I just shade the parts where things would be really close together and/or overlapping (like the crease between the arm and torso, between the legs, in the volumes of hair, etc).

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SRP tailors can't utilize this method very well because it requires a more blended shading, whereas SRP favors hard transitions between light and dark. And with this particular shading style, it's especially difficult to make lines that would realistically be curved look good, so most people tend to keep their shadows very straight; when you overlap a bunch of straight vertical and horizontal lines, you get patterns that look very plaid.

I reshaded the same skin using this tutorial and the RPH #skins channel as a reference, while also keeping in mind the locations of the shadows from the original.

View attachment 62324

Whether or not it's intentional on your end, plaid is an inevitability of the SRP style which nobody can escape.

how much money do u want for skins

 

[LordI'mCrafty]

I’m just adding whatever looks mid, I use like 19 different shading styles

 

[philbertman42]

how much money do u want for skins

enough to buy a dominos large 3 topping pizza at its discounted price

 

[LordI'mCrafty]

enough to buy a dominos large 3 topping pizza at its discounted price

20k take it or leave it

 

[Squidjees]

20k take it or leave it

Ooh

 

[frutigo]

TYSM I CAN FINALLY SHADE CLOTHES <333