shading colour tips

nocturnenebula:

bravestghost:

hey yall its me the Art Mom™ to help you shade pretty

rule 1: DO NOT SHADE WITH BLACK. EVER. IT NEVER LOOKS GOOD. 

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  red- shade with a slightly darker shade of purple
  


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  orange- slightly darker and more saturated shade of red


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  yellow- i think like..a peach could work but make it a really light peach
  


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  green- shade with darker and less saturated shade of blue or teal
  


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  blue- shade with purple
  


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  purple- a shade thats darker than the purple you’re using and maybe a little pink (MAYBE blue)


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  pink- darker shade of red


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  white- a really light lavender or blue..or i guess any really light colour??


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  black- okay listen dont use pure black to colour anything unless you want to leave it with flat colours because you cant really shade black lol


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  grey- a slightly darker shade of purple or blue (less saturated)


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  brown- slightly darker and less saturated shade of purple or red

aaaaand thats all i got lol. let me know if there is anything i should add to this list!!

If you’re a visual learner…

I made some Balls of Colour to go with Art Mom™’s post: