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Shading is one of the more difficult effects to create both in traditional and digital art. Heavy attention needs to be placed on how the light casts on an object, and then how the shadows interact with clothing and textures. Fortunately, there are tricks that can be used to determine where light does not shine. For this drawing, the light source has been placed in the upper left corner. Read on to learn how to shade a drawing using Photoshop.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging Instructions
Things You'll Need
Graphics program
 
Computer drawing tablet
 
Suggest Edits

1
 Open a line art file.

2
 Duplicate the background layer. Use the eraser to erase all lines that will not cast a shadow on anything.

3
 Stretch the top layer down. Erase all of the lines on the top layer that overlap areas that wouldn't have shadows cast on them.

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