The first thing you have to do is pick a light direction. This will help you place your shadows and highlights. Then, think about the folds of the fabric as 3D shapes and light them as such. I did a quick and dirty render to show you what I mean, I hope it helps :)

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THEPIPES LastName · 2026-11-03T23:18:31.937Z

I can't seem to find a way to render, or even place shadows on the piece of fabric across their arm, mainly due to not knowing how to maneuver the brushes around, and use the different tools in Krita. I'd appreciate a bit of guidance on how to go about shading/rendering fabric.

@pifaloHace 20 horas

The first thing you have to do is pick a light direction. This will help you place your shadows and highlights. Then, think about the folds of the fabric as 3D shapes and light them as such. I did a quick and dirty render to show you what I mean, I hope it helps :)

@lascaneriasHace 18 horas

Ah, I get it, there's a lot of room for different methods as long as there are clear shadows and highlights! One more thing, for the base shadows, did you use a brush that changed opacity with pressure, or did you use one base shadow color with the same opacity? Regardless, this is great and I really appreciate the feedback, thank you so much!!

@pifaloHace 17 horas

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I used a brush that changed opacity with pressure. Glad I could help :)

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