Oct '19

i guess i am still having trouble with the lighting part in the end :frowning: and shadow... I changed its move to Dragon Breath instead of Dragon claw cause after watching the anime version of it, it's most use set is Dragon breath, and Dragon claw is more like glows on the nails >< also I notice i drew his arms too long so ya... I need help with the lighting part again :frowning: I'm really not good at it when background is involved in the art..

cedricgoModerator
Oct '19

It's really as Malcom said. Just take it slow and work each light source individually. I will say that seeing as it seems to be a very sunny scene, the shadow will probably fairly strong and defined. Actually, I think you should probably start with shadows like you did as I think it will help you show forms and it should make it easier to add the other light sources.

This was done very quickly, so it's likely not completely accurate, but it could look like something like this.

8 days later

Oct '19

I tried but it didn't work so I tried again but using Ambient occlusion which I was still not good at :frowning: so this is what I got. Haven't completed him yet > <

malcomModerator
Oct '19

The bounce light should be a lot more subtle. With the top of the head really close to the top of the canvas, have it go through the canvas like I have. If not, you end up with this weird tangent. I think it'll be a lot easier to critique this without the colors and lighting. Just show off the AO and the line art only as well as the AO only so it'll be easier to see where you're making the mistake. You can do the same for the other parts of the character as long as things are on their own layers.
Also when it comes to the values of the background, you can make it a little darker to allow the character to pop more.

If anything, Marc has an old but still good tutorial on coloring.

Tutorial - Coloring a drawing
Oct '19

here is the shadow and AO layer :open_mouth: , Sorry I really don't know what to say or do at this point :frowning:

malcomModerator
Oct '19

OK this makes things a bit easier. Lets tackle the AO. I didn't do the entire character but hopefully this gets the point across.

Your goal in this step is to be able to see your drawing without the lineart being there. You should have a good idea of what the piece should look like with out the lines. After your finished, set that layer to multiply and add everything else in.
Now Shadows

Make your shadows darker the further away they are from your main light.

19 days later

Nov '19

Hi, Haven't been updating awhile cause was doing a commission for someone > < finally got the time to do this again :smile: . I am still a bit confuse with the AO thing so I removed the BG first and tested it out again so this time I removed the Grey gradient and followed Marc's AO Gradient layer. Don't know if I did it right or no :frowning: but here's the result of it before touch up

malcomModerator
Nov '19

I think this looks a lot better. Just keep practicing.

21 days later

Dec '19

Hi, took me a long time to finish this cause I been in a situation where I self doubted my skills. So ended up prioritizing on practices and forgot about the things I've drawn half way. This is how much I can do with the drawing. I'm quite weak in background art and Effects. Would like some advice on those :frowning: . This is basically my finalize of Flygon.