Coloring a cartoon character SECOND PART


5_SHADING
In this phase we’re going to work on the stronger shadows and the cast shadows.
We are going to paint these shadows on a new layer named “Shadow1” and set with a multiply filter below the layer named “color”.
This time you need to use a darker grey than the one used on the other layers. No need to indicate a precise shade of grey as long as its darker, you'll still be able to adjust its intensity at a later stage by changing the layer transparency.
You can use a hard round brush set to 100% opacity.
You can also create poligonal selections with the lasso and fill them with grey.
Draw shadows following the direction of the light and trying to keep in mind the form of the figure and its parts. As you can see the hat has more shadow on the bottom part than in the one exposed to the light because it has a shape similar to a mushroom and in this way it is more emphasized.
Also the hairs’ tuft on the right is all in shadow because you need to imagine it related to the space that it’s occupying compared to the face and the hat: you need to think in three dimensions!


6_LIGHT
In this step we will add the highlights.
The new layer is again set to “Linear Dodge (Add)” and with the same transparency parameters as for the layer used step 4.
Create some light areas in the areas of the shape that are more exposed to light.
Try to avoid making these light areas too big or the drawing will look flat.




7_DETAILS
At this point we've reached a good point with colors, light and shadow, and its time to add some details on the second layer .
Some detail is added on the glasses,the freckles, a shadow under the chin and some folds on the collar.


8/9_FINAL TOUCH
These last steps are for adding more details and giving more volume to shapes.
In step 8 I added another layer with the same settings of the 6th step adding some highlights and maintaining a lower transparency.
In step 9 I added a dirt effect with some light grety brushstrokes on a new layer set to “Multiply”

SUGGESTIONS
While working on an image, flip it horizontally (Image-Rotate Canvas-Flip Canvas Horizontal): this will help you to find out some errors that the eye is unable to see because it is used to watch the picture.
This tip is useful also when you’re drawing on paper: looking at your drawing reflected in a mirror will help you to find a lot of imperfections!
Add a little bit of sharpen effect on the collapsed version of the image.
It give to the drawing a nice touch.
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Translation by Christian Russo and Ryan Lovelock Thanx!