Anime Cel Shading Tutorial
Choose your base colors.
Anime cel shading tutorial. This cel shading tutorial was made in tvpaint but this method will work in photoshop manga studio or any other program that lets you work with multiple layers. Adding the next shade for the hair. Cel shading is a technique generally used in animations and manga comic book style art as well as 3d renderings where there are no gradients used between the shaded and normal areas. Subscribe fore new videos on fridays.
Get the shading going on the anime style. As such there s less colors used to shade. Used to show lighting conditions and define the form of what s being drawn through strong shadows without a gradient. In this post we will dive deep and truly uncover where cel shading came from why the name and where you can see cel shading as an art style.
Picking light source for the hair. After the line work of your drawing is complete figure out the color of the skin hair eyes clothing etc. Most of the face will be shaded with the lighter areas being placed as follows. Finalizing the hair shading.
This is a step by step guide to cel shade anime hair. Cel shading is a form of art that got known from anime series like akira. Normal shading is to realism as cel shading is to anime and cartoons but good cel shading and regular shading pay attention to light sources. Forehead will be completely lit up as it curves towards the above light source nose the upper side as it faces towards the light cheeks the upper area of the cheekbones upper lip as it sticks out just a little.
Select base color before starting to shade the hair. Prints on redbubble stocking. In this video tutorial you ll learn all about cel shading specifically for anime but these techniques can apply to anything. Shading individual hair strands.