Volumetric painting is a great way to achieve a 3D appearance in your artwork. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how I develop this style for an anime character, following a method that allows you to understand the forms better, and help you to build greater confidence in your art.
What I want to introduce to you is the concept of painting light onto a form. This process is much more flexible because you don’t have to worry about creating perfect line-art. In essence, we’re thinking about this like we’re sculpting a character out of clay. One good focus point to keep in mind is how the forms are being lit, as this will help you to understand where the light and shadow is. You can use a basic sphere
