CartoonPaint - Lighting the Cartoon Creatures

Specifications:

Runtime: Over 2 hours

Video Size: 1280 x 720 HD

Video Format: .mov (QuickTime)

Software Used: Corel Painter | Adobe Photoshop

Description:

In this training series Chad walks you step by step in how he applies light values and dark values to shade and light his characters.

The Right Color - Using the right colors while creating your highlights and your shadows allows his characters to pop off the page.

Bouncing the Light - Chad also demonstrate how he uses the light values and bounces the light off some of the shadow areas making it appear more realistic and dynamic.

The best part is when you learn this you can apply it to all of your work to give it more dimension and life!