frozen nexus
After drawing for more than 10 years, my shading still has that ugly “DeviantArt dirty smudge” look to it, how do I improve this? I’ve looked at so many tutorials but the artists made it look so easy and natural while mine always comes off looking like this…. 😞
I know this is 3D, but I was trying to achieve this kind of smooth and natural shading
teal karma
my first impression is that the lighting isn't very clear in your drawing
in the 3d one, theres a clear point where the light comes from and a clear shadow where the light doesnt touch it (left to right)
see the difference?
your blending isn't bad at al! i recommend maybe slightly blurring the color layer if the brush youre using is kinda streaky
what also might help is adding a shadow to the scene like under the shark just like how they did
it'll give the illusion your drawing isnt a drawing, but instead an object
