Shading tutorial

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Willow-Heart here it is!

1. Clip a new layer on top of your color/lineart folder

 Clip a new layer on top of your color/lineart folder

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2. Block out the shadowy half of your drawing with a dark color (I used red of this one)

 Block out the shadowy half of your drawing with a dark color (I used red of this one)

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3. Lower the opacity to your standards

 Lower the opacity to your standards

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4. Go to the filter button

 Go to the filter button

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5. Go to blur and choose lens blur

 Go to blur and choose lens blur

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6. Do the same with lighting but with a light color. I used yellow

 I used yellow

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7. On a new layer (keep clipping all new layers) sketch out on your preferred opacity where the light would hit. Then blur it twice

 Then blur it twice

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8. Do the same with the shadows

 Do the same with the shadows

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9. If you're feeling fancy, add extra lighting to some places and change it to "add"

 If you're feeling fancy, add extra lighting to some places and change it to "add"

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Hope this helps!

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