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How to shade skins (Blocky Style) Template included! [POP REEL]

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GorillaPence's Avatar GorillaPence
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So I've recently hit 15 subs! (I know it's not much but it means a lot to me) and seeing as you've given to me, i thought I'd give you guys a little something back :3
I'm going to be showing you how to shade blocky skins like this:

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I love this skin style because it reminds me of when I used to play on my Gameboy when I was younger, it's also really simple and fun to make and doesn't usually take up more than 10 minutes to make!

So Let's Crack on! :D
First off you're gonna want to make a colour palette of 5. These will be all the same colour but will vary in shades, for this tutorial, we will have the lightest on the left and the darkest on the right.
We will call them numbers to make it easier.
Here is what it should look like:

1 2 3 4 5
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I will include some basic palettes with the template skin at the bottom of the page :)

If you're making the skin from scratch follow these 5 simple steps:
1. Put the darkest shade in the bottom right corner.

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2. Put #4 on the base and right side leaving one pixel out before reaching the end.

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3. Now you're going to colour in the main portion and the two end pixels you left out in Step 2 with #3.

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4. Now the left and top side leaving the top left pixel with #2.

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5. Finish it off with the lightest shade in the top left pixel.

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If you're editing another skin..
Shade #3 is going to be your main colour, so if you already have a skin and want to add this shading style to it, make a new palette, making the main colour #3 and then base the others around it.


So that's the shading done! You can do this technique on all sides and adding in clothes and accessories is just as simple :)

Here is the template skin:
[Download]

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I do not ask for credit for this shading tutorial on your own skins, but a diamond would be really helpful to me :D

So don't forget to Diamond, fave, comment and subscribe! <3 :D


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THANKS FOR MY FIRST POP REEL EVERYONE!
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03/22/2015 7:12 pm
Level 8 : Apprentice Skinner
katie_awesome32125
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I think I'm going to try dis... .3.
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02/27/2015 8:30 am
Level 1 : New Miner
CocoTheRavenclaw
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I tried this and I really like the style!
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12/13/2014 9:02 am
Level 3 : Apprentice Explorer
Shibe Fanatic
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Can you make this to a Shade Template?
:D
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06/23/2014 9:36 pm
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Skinner
AGMoyer
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Thank so damn much I've been looking for a descent tutorial and had no luck till now and this is one of the shading methodes I've wanted to do for a very long time now, thank you this is awesome.
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12/21/2013 10:21 pm
Level 23 : Expert Artist
SparklePuff
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I didn't even read it xD
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11/12/2013 9:40 pm
Level 32 : Artisan Pixel Puncher
Pixelus
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Awesome!
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08/12/2013 12:51 pm
Level 38 : Artisan Creeper
CreeperSoul23
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Ima use this tutorial..
But, not use the template.
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07/21/2013 5:01 pm
Level 46 : Master Wolf Whisperer
TwilightWarlord
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Its very Minecrafty. As in it suits Minecraft very well
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07/24/2013 7:11 am
Level 32 : Artisan Cowboy
GorillaPence
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Yeah :P
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07/11/2013 3:59 pm
Level 41 : Master Pixel Painter
SoccerSaif
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Awesome! I made a skin following this tutorial and gave credit :D
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