Easy pixel art shading tutorial

Here's an easy tutorial to shading in pixel art. Actually, this works outside of pixel art as well.
1. Have a random shape with a flat color (single color).
2. Create a layer for the shading and set it to "Multiply" and 50% opacity. Depends on how dark you want your shadows.
3. Draw the shadow area on the shading layer with a blue / violet color.
4. (optional) Merge the shading layer and the base layer to avoid drawing on the wrong layers.
5. Get a color between the shadow color and the flat color, by drawing on top of the flat color with around 50% brush opacity.
6. Fill in the areas with the lighter shadow color.
7. (optional) Add details.
8. (optional) Add a cast shadow.
9. (optional) Add outlines
#pixelart #drawing #aseprite #gamedev #shading #tutorial

[@NoanHG_]

Simple, useful and straight to the point. I'm new to Aseprite and currently practicing shading on textures so that helped me alot! Also, great job on the sprite too.

[@lukasirzl]

I am glad you like it!

[@axkvs]

What program are you using?

[@lukasirzl]

I’m using Aseprite