Cup feels flat

[safe mica]

I am not really sure why but for some reason this cup kinda seems flat and even when i shade the upper part it still kinda feels like it

[willow flicker]

Hey Heker, I see what you mean. Something that I suggest doing is blending the shading out a bit so it's not a harsh line line it currently is. Another tip is to bring the highlighted area in a bit more and see how it feels after that

[safe mica]

Wait but isnt point of cel shading to keep hard edge?

I had one idea that i could also maybe push that darker light a bit more to side because like this it feels kinda off like the light source would be almost from ahead althought its suppoused to be more from side

[willow flicker]

Cel shading is harsh edges, yes. In this case then you can curve the shading in almost like a "C" shape which will give the illusion of the cup being rounded.

[safe mica]

Do you mean highlight on the side?

Well i should also probably curve more darker light too but i am still not sure why the upper part looks like its sitting there rather than being part of that cup.Maybe i could do upper part of that lighter and the bottom part of that upper part darker?

[willow flicker]

So what I mean is this. Take the green colour as your shading, making it more curved, like this. The cream would be the high light, make it a bit more prominent then add a darker colour that's further away from the light (this would be the black) it should help with the shaping of the cup

[safe mica]

Why does the green one cruve more when its closer to the middle tho?

Because if cup is as a cylinder wont the line at the center be straight?

[willow flicker]

Not necessary. Since the cup is more open towards the top. The base of the cup will have more shading since it's further away from the light

[safe mica]

But shouldnt that line be still straight in the center tho? Althought curves close to the center will be curve more

[safe mica]

I know how to draw cylinder in perspective it was suppoused to be a cup thats only slightly tilted

Also for constuction i literally used tools that are suppoused to be accurate with it and are built in program

*construction

So its either that the upper part is too wide or that bottom part is not tilted

I am not Beginner tho i was just rushing it at the moment and probably focused on Bad part.Tbh i didnt drew cups with round bottom too often so it probably just confused me

[sterile marsh]

Need to make the highlight area brighter and shading darker

Also there should be another highlight and maybe add some texture