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Which shading style do you prefer?
🕑 Added 2025-03-14 22:29:34 +0000 UTC1:
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-While making the CGs for the new release coming up this month, I decided to shade the first one in a different way, I did that a couple of times in Legacy of Hestia as well. However, the great majority are shaded just like in the 2nd picture.
By shading I don't mean the coloring itself (Rias' hair and skin look lighter in the second due to the strong direct light in the room), but rather how the soft shadows blend with the rest of the colors, and how they extend depending on the texture (Hair, skin, etc.)
If you have difficulty telling the difference, pay attention to the body's skin of both images.
I think the difference is most evident there, even though the same style of shading is used in the other parts of the body as well.
I don't have any particular preference, so I thought I could make a poll and let you guys decide. The vote will affect how CGs will be shaded in future.
Comments
Winterfire
Yeah, the first one is more stylized (although I could do better if I practiced that technique, only used a couple of times), the second is closer to anime so I guess it makes the characters look more like them, which is better for a parody.
JD2.0
First pic looks more like what real light would do with a real body. Second is typical anime style with little detail at all on the shadows to make them stand out or accentuate the different body shapes
Chris Wreker
1st picture looks like it was photoshopped in some ways, while the 2nd pic insinuates or highlights the best features of Rias.
