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Sneeze7's Where to Shade [Skinning Tutorial]

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Level 60 : High Grandmaster Hero
Posted 05/30/12 9:36:02 am
05/30/12
So hey guys, just some prewords, since I recently came upon happybandaids blog and also forum post, I figured that I might aswell help the newly skinners on this website with a new tutorial, this time where to shade, so enjoy :D

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Tags:Skin, Skins, PlanetMinecraft, Skinning, Tutorial, Head, Legs, Arms, Body, Shading, Purple, Yellow, Where, Sneeze, Sneeze7
Credit:Happybandaid for his amazing blog and forum post :D

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Tigerlily
Level 17
Journeyman Dragon
January 24, 2013, 8:04 am

cool! but the pictures and writing are squished/squashed/smushed
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SiennaRaider21
Level 11
Journeyman Lumberjack
January 1, 2013, 6:02 am

Thanks for this! I have made a skin using this and I think this has helped me a bit. I'm gonna upload it once the site gets back to normal. :D
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UntamableOcelot
Level 3
Apprentice Skinner
December 25, 2012, 6:50 pm

Can't read squashed writing! xD
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Lord Coward
Level 4
Apprentice Skinner
December 5, 2012, 5:28 am

It is good that you take the fact that you are working on a three-dimensional model into account, so few do.
It's also nice to see that you don't just add a layer shading over the skin with an utter disregard for depth and texture.

The popular methods can be terrible things to behold, with a blotch on every surface, resulting in every corner having a couple of sharp, dark pixels or with a gradient of shading glossing over the skin in it's entirety, giving the impression of an HD "simple" skin.
Lighting doesn't work like that, if an object is illuminated from every side with such brightness, there would be no shadows, at least, not where they usually end up on the skin.
People wouldn't do that in a texture pack for these and more reasons besides, yet when skins are the subject, they go ahead and do it anyway.
People sadly tend to shade, not to make a skin look better, but simply shade for the sake of shading alone.

There is a distinct visual difference in a skin with smooth textures and one with a large amount of noise present.
A lot of shaded skins either make smooth that which should be a bit noisy or make noisy what should've been smooth. Often both.

My advice to would-be shaders is to make two versions, one unshaded, one shaded.
See which one you like best and then, just to be sure, make one that would occupy the space in-between the two versions before choosing one as the final product.
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thurgiie
Level 9
Apprentice Taco
December 3, 2012, 7:47 am

Cant read it
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Lord Coward
Level 4
Apprentice Skinner
December 6, 2012, 7:14 am

Click the image (for it is one), then right-click the result and select "View image", that should do the trick.
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Ae_driftPMC
Level 3
Apprentice Skinner
November 25, 2012, 12:15 am

Awesome tutorial! But I have switched to a more popular style of shading, which you can see on my profile.
You can make a skin request by messaging me!
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Mgreat
Level 34
Artisan Taco
November 15, 2012, 1:39 pm

Great shading tutorial! Thanks!
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ctowncrafter
Level 10
Journeyman Ninja
November 14, 2012, 1:04 pm

Thanks! :D
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HatsyaSouji
Level 24
Expert Spider Rider
November 13, 2012, 7:33 pm

I made use of your tutorial, alongside with my color preferences. It helped me alot!
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DinosaurLover5566
Level 7
Apprentice Archer
November 6, 2012, 2:35 am

You helped me make my first shaded skin. :) Great method, I adjusted it a bit to make animal skins.
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Bethamez
Site Moderator
Level 1
New Miner
November 5, 2012, 1:05 pm

I found this quite helpful :3
Here's an end result
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mylololz
Level 12
Journeyman Miner
October 27, 2012, 1:27 am

im your 200th diamond >:D
thanks so much for this.
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Discostu97
Level 27
Expert Taco
October 22, 2012, 11:46 am

that's going to help me ALOT !
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KingHarky
Level 21
Expert Robot
October 16, 2012, 8:45 am

Heres what I was able to make thanks to your great tutorial! :D http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/gwonam/ Diamonds for you! :P
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TitanSeas
Level 13
Journeyman Robot
October 4, 2012, 5:14 pm

How do you shade a batman? his yelllow symbol get in the way
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monkeysock99
Level 25
Expert Dragon
September 13, 2012, 1:21 pm

Please check out my skin! and i did give credit to you.  :)
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Marsman12
Level 11
Journeyman Narwhal
August 28, 2012, 3:58 pm

>Since the arms are round>The arms are round>Are round>Round...
There's
No
Such
Thing! >:(
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Rockmelon
Level 6
Apprentice Skinner
September 10, 2012, 1:07 am

Mars is cube.
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MrMe1003
Level 20
Expert Pixel Puncher
August 24, 2012, 8:37 am

If I made a skin, would you be willing to shade it for me? I just can't seem to get it right.
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Cdude
Level 1
New Explorer
August 18, 2012, 3:53 pm

i want this skin
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Girouette
Level 15
Journeyman Cake
August 18, 2012, 1:35 am

Thanks bro, this has help me shade my skins better, :D
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Frosthawk 87
Level 21
Expert Zombie
August 10, 2012, 6:45 pm

BAM! 90th fav.! :D and 195 diamond!
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ImmortalPrototype
Level 1
New Explorer
August 10, 2012, 4:19 pm

Thank You Sneez for this tutorial i have been waiting for someone to tell me the areas of highlight and shadows i think your the first one. But i think you should go back to using Gimp for shading because the shading in gimp is so much better. No offense but the skin with MCskinedit3D the legs looked horrible i made a better skin in gimp with this tutorial. Im not trying to hate, just Offer a suggestion
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WhiteBuck01
Level 2
Apprentice Skinner
August 8, 2012, 5:02 pm

will you make this a uploaded skin? XD
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Ridl3y04
Level 3
Apprentice Mage
August 6, 2012, 5:56 pm

awesome now i can make my skins much better thx
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xaereph
Level 38
Artisan Pixel Painter
July 29, 2012, 8:24 pm

this helped tremendously! thank you!
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MinecartDrivers
Level 29
Expert Toast
July 26, 2012, 2:11 pm

Created a Marvel skin with it! Check it out here :D
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sandblock
Level 20
Expert Pixel Puncher
July 21, 2012, 12:07 pm

You are truly a god at skinning.
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DrShootington
Level 7
Apprentice Narwhal
July 5, 2012, 5:30 am

and this one is the only one that i understand other than  and other ones THANK YOU :)
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DrShootington
Level 7
Apprentice Narwhal
July 5, 2012, 5:19 am

very helpful +1 diamond +1 subscriber 
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Swalezee
Level 19
Journeyman Prince
July 2, 2012, 8:18 am

What do you use to make your skins?
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Pixelated_88
Level 25
Expert Dragonborn
June 29, 2012, 6:27 am

I find it highly amusing that none of your actual skins are shaded like this. 
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TheBaconFish
Level 13
Journeyman Ninja
June 29, 2012, 1:57 am

WOW, the tutorial on how to shade sucked!! This is great, hopefully my skins will become a little more.. dimensional :P
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Little_Fish
Level 4
Apprentice Artist
June 27, 2012, 9:05 am

This really helped!
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pork4848
Level 13
Journeyman Archer
June 24, 2012, 7:19 pm

THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL!


Here's what i made: http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/adventurerwith-shading/
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megaawesome83
Level 17
Journeyman Taco
June 15, 2012, 8:14 pm

Cool story bro. this helped alot thank you

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Alpha_Legion
Level 50
Grandmaster Pixel Painter
June 17, 2012, 1:49 pm

by helping, you mean copied right?...

:P teehee
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megaawesome83
Level 17
Journeyman Taco
June 17, 2012, 4:49 pm

nope

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Alpha_Legion
Level 50
Grandmaster Pixel Painter
June 17, 2012, 10:03 pm

yup... :P

I swear I've seen shading like this before... o.O
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IsaiahHacker
Level 3
Apprentice Skinner
June 5, 2012, 1:48 pm

thanks for the tutorial
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tackybill
Level 2
Apprentice Skinner
June 2, 2012, 12:43 pm

Where can you get that skin you made for the tuturial
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Hazardark
Level 7
Apprentice Skinner
June 2, 2012, 1:09 pm

1) Multiple people have asked that, look at recent comments.
2) Don't you want to be original?
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tackybill
Level 2
Apprentice Skinner
June 3, 2012, 6:40 am

1) This isn't your skin why are you answering comments this isn't you topic?
2) Some people don't care that other people are wearing the same skin as they are.
3) Some people just want to wear it because its a cool skin.
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Hazardark
Level 7
Apprentice Skinner
June 2, 2012, 12:20 pm

Dude, this helped me so much! You are a magician!
Could you give me feedback on this skin?
http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/kingdom-daan-blue-archer/

Also, here's the reference pic I used:
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pork4848
Level 13
Journeyman Archer
June 24, 2012, 7:24 pm

I know you didnt ask me, but i think its pretty awsome  :)
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Hazardark
Level 7
Apprentice Skinner
July 5, 2012, 5:55 am

Why thank yeh :)
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pork4848
Level 13
Journeyman Archer
July 5, 2012, 11:20 am

NP :)
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Ancetras
Level 33
Artisan Dragonborn
June 2, 2012, 8:06 am

Cute and usefull tutorial!
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SpeedyFast14
Level 10
Journeyman Toast
June 2, 2012, 3:31 am

Thanks, Sneeze7! ;D This shading tutorial helped me out SO much! Now my skins look better than before!
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Kremlin100
Level 19
Journeyman Archer
June 2, 2012, 12:42 am

helps a millions! thnx! diamond for you!
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nevermindstar
Level 8
Apprentice Dragon
June 1, 2012, 9:38 pm

1 Billion Thanks. You helped me with my ideas for skins to look good. I may soon start uploading them to PMC. This tutorial should go on the skins front page for all the newbies with lame, ubshaded skins!!!
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IsaiahHacker
Level 3
Apprentice Skinner
June 1, 2012, 1:10 pm

this helped me alot
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wolstain21
Level 1
New Dragon
June 1, 2012, 11:10 am

I want that skin!!!! PLEASE TELL ME Sneeze7!! Please!
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wolstain21
Level 1
New Dragon
June 1, 2012, 11:10 am

Reply me or send me a messege
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MR_MM99
Level 13
Journeyman Ninja
June 1, 2012, 11:06 am

OMG! Why didn't I check out this before?!?!
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kalemonkeykop
Level 26
Expert Musician
June 1, 2012, 11:00 am

hello, I found this tutorial VERY usefull. and the skin in it is funny :P. I also made a skin with it, u mind giving your opinion?  
http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/james-hetfield-metallica/ 


thanks


Kale
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8jaaroud
Level 4
Apprentice Skinner
June 1, 2012, 10:43 am

every skiner has ther own way.
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SquishyZaUltra
Level 38
Artisan Turtle
June 1, 2012, 10:35 am

Awesome! ^w^

-Squishy <3
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NubNoobNewbMC
Level 36
Artisan Blob
June 1, 2012, 2:35 am

can u teach how to use finger smudge
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Halosian
Level 12
Journeyman Caveman
June 1, 2012, 1:47 am

can you give a download link?
XD
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Darkrai48
Level 51
Grandmaster Skinner
May 31, 2012, 12:02 pm

:D nice!
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ILoveCookies
Level 1
New Miner
May 31, 2012, 11:35 am

Diamonds to you c: I gave you a stack of diamonds....well not a stack.....But I have you your 64th diamond! <3 
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Captain_Biceps
Level 42
Master Taco
May 31, 2012, 10:29 am

Good tut' but I have few questions, I hope it won't be too much personnal : 
Do you use the "Dodge/Burn" tool or the "Darken/Lighten" tool for shading ?
Do you begin your skin with a darkest color and then bright it or the opposite ? ;)
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Sneeze7
Retired Moderator
Level 60
High Grandmaster Hero
May 31, 2012, 10:50 am

I use pencil tool with opacity, for every shade, it turns a bit more purple, you might notice it on some of my skins.
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TNTfreaks
Level 18
Journeyman Architect
June 21, 2012, 4:07 pm

How do you do that?
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Captain_Biceps
Level 42
Master Taco
May 31, 2012, 10:57 am

Thank's I'll try it :)
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bitcompte
Level 11
Journeyman Pony
May 31, 2012, 6:28 am

Great tutorial! Maybe we can get rid of the crappy 1 color 1 shade skins with this.
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htrevor14
Level 15
Journeyman Artist
May 31, 2012, 5:29 am

Thank you! this is immensely helpful!
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Sneeze7
Retired Moderator
Level 60
High Grandmaster Hero
May 31, 2012, 10:49 am

No problem :)

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