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Posted by vani

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does anybody have any advice for this ? i like it so far but i'm not sure how to shade a robotic arm SO!!!



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Reply by sgnarl

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Hello! It honestly looks really good, although I understand shading metal is a bit tricky. Something I find that beginner artists struggle with is going hard on the shadows/highlights which is something you really need to be able to do when it comes to shading metal. 

I do have a few tips when it comes to shading metal from imagination - I've broken it down into a few parts here for you, I hope it helps. It is also up to you on how shiny/reflective the material is. The duller the material, the shorter the value range.

EDIT: I've been trying to upload the pic to no avail so here is the link to it- I used your image as an example


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