Post or Pre shade?

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:40 pm

So do you perfer to pre-shade or post shade or do you swing both wasy?

Marco Scheloske · Post by **Marco Scheloske** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:26 pm

I must confess that I NEVER got till today the reason why I should preshade something. All of the effects can be done with detail painting and aft shading using pastels chalks with more control - in my opinion.

But it maybe only me...

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:31 pm

Some folk feel pre-shading can be more subtle, and indeed I feel it can be, but post shading is much easier if you've done a complex, soft edged scheme.

Marco Scheloske · Post by **Marco Scheloske** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:36 pm

kylwell wrote:Some folk feel pre-shading can be more subtle,

I`m always afraid that I will completely cover the pre-shades with the main color, so I avoid that technique.

Jagdson · Post by **Jagdson** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:37 pm

The comment about subtlety is noted, but I can't recall offhand any pre-shading examples I've seen that were really subtle. The times when a model's description has pointed out a preshading technique it seemed to me that the effect was overdone. That's especially true on smaller subjects.

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:41 pm

My VF0 valk at WF05, the Hershkafer at WF06...

I perfer mine to be subtle, sometimes so subtle that you hardly notice it. No fond of the black edged stuff (no offense, just that I dinna perfer it).

tonyG2 · Post by **tonyG2** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:19 pm

Agree with Marco on this.

Victorious Secret · Post by **Victorious Secret** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:55 pm

I also do pre shade to give the color more subtle variation. I also do high lights and filter for final finish. As for mecha kits I don't dry brush due to scale reasons.

Thick black panel line is also a no no to me.

VS

bluesman · Post by **bluesman** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:56 pm

Depending on what yuo want a combo of pre/post and a sludge wash can get you there.

mech · Post by **mech** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:18 pm

I'm a post shader type.
First, I find it easier to control, useing pastels and a dry brush.
Second, I don't have an airbrush as yet, so the one time I tried preshading, I completely covered it.

At my current level of experience, it seems to work.
Both ways can represent very nicely though.

j

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:29 am

It depends.

I try to pre-shade. But, sometimes, it doesn't work out. Also, I've got sticky notes, makeup sponges, and an artists' pastel set. THis makes subtle, post-shading with with pastels very easy when I screw up the pre-shading.

Kenny

EDIT: I always wash, though.

Jonas Calhoun · Post by **Jonas Calhoun** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:25 pm

I've been doing post shading stuff (mostly washes), but I've started pre-shading a couple of things.

Depends on the mood so far, so my vote was 'either'.

Dan

MRF · Post by **MRF** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:12 pm

I voted fo pre-shading.
But I can't what I would do if I had any experience about post-shading...

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