Queen Bee Shading

[ozaya]

Hey Guys!
I need your help! I'm in need of a Queen Bee.
I already have a base model and base color (not everywhere yet)
But I have one BIG problem! I have NO idea how to shade........
Like, I'm really really bad at shading <.<

Thats what I have so far... I'm not really good in Pixel Art, nor I'm bad. But I'am REALLY bad at shading it.
If you help me, you will get credited in my Game !
Thanks you so much in advance!

 

[ozaya]

So I've done some art. Can you guys tell me if this is okay / enough / to much? Ty!

 

[mlogan]

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[Gabrelik]

It is looking really good so far! Do you have PS, or GIMP? GIMP is a free resource and is absolutely wonderful for editing.

Either way, just keep in mind where your light source is. For example, if it is coming from the top left, you'll want to make sure that the right side of your bee is more hidden away in shadow, as the light will not reach some of those places. Darkening the edges on the opposite side of your light source helps as well, as does highlighting the edges on the side where your light shines.

You're on the right track, so keep at it! If you get stuck, post again and we'll go from there.

 

[ozaya]

Thank you for your reply!
I havent done to much rn. I've finished the Wings (Yes thats how they look like, they are out of pure gold! Suggestions on how to shade Gold? o.o)

As I wrote before, I'm really really bad at shading. Forgive me my stupidness xd
I'm using Gimp for that!
So right now, idk what places I should do shadows... I mean, its a Bee Hive, so there isnt any light tbh ^^ On the other hand, it would look more "HD" than without the shading. As you might see, under the Head there is some shadow... thats the only shadow I knew I could place ._.
Can you help me out?

 

[ozaya]

Any ideas?

 

[Gabrelik]

Even in a darkened environment like a bee hive, the character will have some semblance of light of a light source if you can see it. I only mentioned top left because that is the default light source for RPG Maker. I would shadow this according to whatever your project's overall light source would be, and then you can darken as you see fit.

 

[Chris-Kun]

this is like the most basic shading i could do with my limited time, but hopefully it'll be some sort of reference
can't really notice much difference though

 

[ozaya]

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this is like the most basic shading i could do with my limited time, but hopefully it'll be some sort of reference
can't really notice much difference though

That looks pretty nice tbh! Well I have to learn much much more about shading. I thought Pixel Art is "easy", at least to learn^^

What do you guys think of that one? As you can see, its not fully created by myself. But there are different Headpieces

 

[Gabrelik]

Not looking too bad, but I think you'd get a lot more feedback in the Resource WIP Thread with things like this. Everybody goes there to post their progress on certain projects, and get advice on how they can improve. It is a wonderful resource tank for gaining knowledge and experience.

 

[ozaya]

Oh! Thanks Thanks for your help guys <3 you are amazing!

 

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