Posts Tagged ‘shading’

Hi peeps

This week I wanna discuss the two types of shading you find most commonly in comics.

Although my examples are very rough, most veteran comic readers will understand right away. Have a look at this week’s pic.

The two types of common shading

The first pic is traditional inking shading. It is the more common style of shading used by artists these days. Even more so for the darker comics. Notice how it uses a combination of the much darker patches and the lighter cell shading method.

The pic on the right is the newer and increasingly popular cell shading method originally found in Anime.

Both have their uses, and it does come down to which style you prefer.

The traditional inking shading is more difficult though and also still relies a bit on the colour shading to support it.

Just remember your light sources, because this will determine how you shade.