Art Blog

 I STILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO DRAW OK looking abs HHahA SOBS AND LIES DOWN but yeah!! GO LOOK AND Some real life abs i promise you it’ll be ten times more helpful than my crude doodles!!

That’s a core shadow~ In theory it should be the darkest part of the shadow, it’s the edge where the form is no longer touching direct light, so it’s placement can really add volume. Why is the core shadow the darkest point? Bc of reflect light, colors are effected by other colors/light around them.So past the core shadow (to the dark side) things are picking up reflect light/colors  because there is such a bright light source.This short vid I found below is a good visual rep of how a shadow can change drastically based on what it’s reflecting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9dPvi0JVasThe red color between the core shadow going to the light side is apparently called the “terminator” I’ve never heard a name for it, but I’m assuming it’s a transition color to show a smoother roundness? (lmk if i’m wrong) In my case I made my terminator very saturated/warm to match with my warm lighting.

Gonna post this silly little tutorial thing here too, just in case it helps anyone else out or if anyone was curious about how I personally like to colour stuff!

I’m sure a ton of people already know how to do this, but I only learned recently, so I wanted to share one of my favorite thumbnailing tricks! Color matching is SUPER helpful to quickly map out potential color schemes :D

Simple lineart trick by Looji