Shading is what makes a drawing look realistic and triggers that wow reaction.
16+ Digital Art Shading
Background. Understanding the basics of ribbon shading will go a long way in your practice. The process of shading and drawing takes a lot of time because you can't simply draw over the shadows with the big brush.
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In digital art, you only have a drawing tablet and a stylus. Stylus being the pen when thinking about drawing or a brush when thinking about painting. One of these corners is art.
What better way to do this than by painting, a giant stylised sun to match the rest of the background?
The process of shading and drawing takes a lot of time because you can't simply draw over the shadows with the big brush. Shading is what makes a drawing look realistic and triggers that wow reaction. In digital art, you only have a drawing tablet and a stylus. But there's no reason for it in digital art!