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Quick and Easy Shading Tutorial — Description
A lot of people have expressed how much they like my shading. In all honesty I use a pretty simple way to shade that generally takes me just a few minutes to do. It's not as fancy as proper shading would be by any means, but it creates depth nicely so it works well. I call it lazy shading, but for the sake of this tutorial let's go with Quick & Easy shading, because it is both.

The tutorial is based off of Photoshop CS6, though most other digital programs should have the same options used here available, they may just be located in other places than shown in this tutorial.

I also took the liberty or reusing the lines for this piece for the sake of this tutorial

If anyone has any questions or problems please feel free to leave them in a comment below and I'll do what I can to help you out.

Happy shading!

Edit:
Oh hey, a DD! Many thanks to RogueMudblood and Kida-neechan for suggesting and CelticStrm-Stock for featuring!

So just to be clear, this shading technique is in no way, shape, form, or fashion a proper way of shading. It merely is a simple and quick way to add depth and definition to your piece. This technique will not give you the range of color needed to really bring your art to life. You can easily build upon this shading technique in order to achieve the proper colors however by adding a new layer(s) and giving proper colors a place in your piece.

That being said, if you're just looking for something quick to add definition to your piece and you're not concerned with life like shading, this technique will likely be your best friend.

Going to plug some of my actual art here too: