Don't make these shading mistakes

I genuinely thought I was ready to teach people how to render, but uh, I think I'll need to study a bit more before I can give better tips. Digital painting is really hard!

Anyway, I decided to paint Frieren from an anime I've been enjoying recently, and the fanart was long overdue.

00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Determining the Light Source/Cel Shading
01:38 - Core shadow
02:08 - Ambient Occlusion
02:33 - Mistake #1: Double shadows
03:53 - What color are shadows?
04:36 - Mistake #2: Wrong shadow colors
06:51 - Mistake #3: I messed up her face
08:33 - Mistake #4: I draw hands like AI
09:20 - Mistake #5: Double shadows, again
10:09 - Subsurface scattering
11:08 - Final touches
12:02 - Finished, but there are things to improve on
13:49 - secret

Paintovers By
  / mariotsota  
  / artistmeh0  

Streamed on   / pikat  
Edited by ‪@chashuu0‬

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