Dither Shading in general (Question)

Maikeru · 12-31-2011

I've seen many people use dither shading (Like xertic. His gfx is quite amazing. Heres an example)

and this is when i tried to do it for the very first time
http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/9612/robot7.png (Unsupported image host)
Im trying to learn this dither shading because it may help me sometime in the future of my spriting..

So how does this dither shading work actually?
What is it best used on? (Humans? objects? etc.)
What should i not use it on?
how should i shade it exactly?

any tips also regarding dither shading are really useful..
Please help me guys.. I want to try this shading technique out..

Beholder · 12-31-2011

Dithering is best reserved to large surfaced objects with no seams (to provide texture, variation or to just make it not look like plastic).

If its a small surface and its meant to be smooth, don't use dithering for the shading.

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Maikeru Quack Quack~ Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,810	Dither Shading in general (Question) I've seen many people use dither shading (Like xertic. His gfx is quite amazing. Heres an example) and this is when i tried to do it for the very first time http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/9612/robot7.png (Unsupported image host) Im trying to learn this dither shading because it may help me sometime in the future of my spriting.. So how does this dither shading work actually? What is it best used on? (Humans? objects? etc.) What should i not use it on? how should i shade it exactly? any tips also regarding dither shading are really useful.. Please help me guys.. I want to try this shading technique out..

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Beholder Professional iPhone Hater Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 454	Dithering is best reserved to large surfaced objects with no seams (to provide texture, variation or to just make it not look like plastic). If its a small surface and its meant to be smooth, don't use dithering for the shading.