onimille:

1. Definition

Texturing is a technique that involves
adding local shading and details on surfaces to better represent the
material of an object.

This technique is of course closely linked to shading in general.
This is usually applied after defining a global shading.

From left to right :

• Lineart
• Global shading
• Completed sprite

One of the big differences between global and local shading is homogeneity.
The
very principle of global shading is to give a sufficiently contrasting
effect between the shaded and lit areas to bring out volume and depth.

Conversely,
a texture must be as homogeneous as possible. It must be able to be
applied on large, uniform surfaces, without making it look bad.

2. Applying a texture

A
texture being homogeneous in terms of its luminosity/contrast, if it is
applied to an object without taking into account the global shading, we
will lose any effect of volume and depth.

A texture applied to a sphere without shading.
Only the deformation of the texture can give us a clue on the shape of the object, but it is still difficult to discern.

Homogeneous contrast

When applying a texture to an object, shadows must also be taken into account.
It
is therefore important to maintain a uniform contrast between colours. A
dark line separating a light zone from a dark zone should not keep the
same colour between these two zones.

The color of the line will be lighter on the lighter side and darker on
the darker side to preserve its contrast with the background.

In
the same way it is possible to apply a texture or pattern on a shaded
object, by proceeding to a simple color shifting in our palette.

Combination of a texture (left) and an object that is not textured but shaded (middle).

3. Local shading

Since shading is used to highlight the bumps, there are generally two possible cases:

• A groove
• A bump

Each of these cases can be more or less accentuated by playing on the colors, the intensity of shadows and lights.

On the upper line, troughs ranging from the weakest to the strongest bumps.
On the second line, these are bumps that stand out.

The
mastery of these light bumps is very important, it is the basis of the
textures, and will make it possible to manage all the simple cases, such
as wood or matte plastic.

Example of application on a simple object:

4. Reflections

The application of a reflection is done in a
simple way, by applying diagonal strips of light of varying
thicknesses, and following a few rules.

A trough or bump will create an offset at the reflection level (proportional to the height change).
As
for the shadows, there is no absolute, depending on the palette or the
material represented, it is possible to lighten or not the area at the
reflection level.
It is also important not to have parallel light bands on faces that are not oriented in the same direction, as on this cube:

Concrete example of the application of a gold texture on our drawers:

Or, added reflections on our previous crate:

5. Dithering and granularity

Dithering consists in
creating a new false color from a checkerboard or other regular pattern
of two colors close enough to give an illusion of mixing.
The closer
the colours are, the stronger the illusion will be. The more the colours
are contrasted, the stronger the granularity effect will be.

Dithering is basically used to obtain fake intermediate shades on
limited palettes, but it is also very useful for making complex and
rough textures.

Example of complex dithering separating 3 colors over a wide area.

The nature of the pattern totally changes the roughness aspect.

Example of the application of a sandy rock on our drawers:

Or add grain to our crate:

6. The art of destruction

The more complex a texture is, the more it will combine fundamental techniques such as bumpiness, reflections or granularity.
However, some materials need to go further, by cutting, slash or breaking the base support.

Cuts
It works much like bump, but on a much finer surface.
We are subject to the same rules, of which here is a summary image:

From the finest to the most pronounced, on the first line of the cuts, and on the second of the bumps.

A concrete example on our crate:

Exercises

Since nothing beats practice to learn, here is a series of examples from the simplest to the most complicated.

For each exercise resolved, post your results.

Mastering tools

• Add
  a strong bump on the text of this image, except the ‘x’ which must be a
  groove (the center must be dug more strongly than the rest of the ‘x’):

  

  Palette:

  

• Add reflections on the image obtained between the two red lines shown below:
  

  

• Now cut and break the letter ‘e’ as well as possible.
• Add grain to the letter ‘l’.

Finalize a sprite

• Texturize/colorize this sprite:
  

  

  Palette:

  

• Add reflections on the inside of the doors to give the impression that there are windows.
• Add damage (cuts etc) on the right side of the wardrobe.
• Make a variant of this cabinet by redoing it in gold using the palette of the gold drawers example in the tutorial.
  Palette:
  

  

• Do the same with the sandy rock.
  Palette:
  

  

  
  

Sample solutions

Here are some solutions by a talented friend :

Gif process

The end.

babyryuuichi:

ahhhhh look at them

accioharo:

I’m still not over this. I’m going to cry Victor looks SO happy. Look at his FACE. Look at that life and love (and those rings). ❤️💙

This is one of the best Victors ever. You know it’s a good Victor when Yuuri is there looking THAT BEAUTIFUL (with his lovely smile and gorgeous fluffy hair) yet I’m still focusing so much on Victor. He looks so radiant it makes me happy to look at because he’s so happy!!

(ALSO: them in Russian outfits, complete with rings sort of seems like early promo/hype for the movie? We know in the present time, they are in St. Petersburg after all.) 

I love them both so much. 

nierfenhimer:

zomblequeen:

ophibell:

“Khadgar sad” is like the biggest relatable thing.

Stop hurting my dad, Blizz.

Sadgar

commodorecliche:

femmeforeverafter:

Archery is just dabbing before you murder somebody

mitzusart:

Everyone: Please dont draw at night, it makes your brain be active and youre not gonna be able to sleep! Plus, you need to rest, you work really hard on art everyday, you deserve a little break!

Me, an idiot:

despazito:

baemy-santiago:

bonzai-bunny:

flexery:

flexery:

Superhero movies gotta die by 2020

Nvm they gotta die tomorrow

i feel like this is greatly simplifying what has actually happened. james gunn made those tweets long before the first guardians movie came out and has since apologized for them and pledged to do better. disney was aware of these tweets when they hired him. james gunn has also been outspoken about his views against trump, earning him hate from the far right.

but this right wing guy named mike cernovich, who is known for creating fake outrages like pizzagate, and has made disgusting rape tweets of his own, dredged up the tweets recently to create new conservative outrage (and there was plenty of outrage when gunn was first hired for gotg because of those tweets, which iirc is when he apologized for them) with the sole purpose of hurting gunn’s career. 

more information about fake outrage and this whole thing here

please can we take a step back from the knee-jerk for a second. yeah the tweets were garbage. we know it. he knows it. and he apologized for it ten years ago. like bonzai-bunny said, disney was AWARE when they hired him for it. he’d already publicly apologized for them. i could care less what happens to gunn. the issue here is that he tweeted extremely anti-trump stuff, and then vile alt-right accounts dug up old, and already addressed, garbage with the sole intent of getting him fired. they didn’t want him fired for the 10 year old tweets. they wanted him fired for being anti-trump. that’s why this is such a big issue, and that’s why the cast is speaking out. 

whats the point in letting people grow if we burn them to the ground over decade old stuff that theyve apologized for? i guarantee not one single person reblogging this post has never said something vile, gross, or disrespectful. would you expect everyone to immediately delete their blog forever? i’m not defending what he did: it was gross. but he already got his punishment for it 10 years ago and he apologized. there is a bigger picture here, and its not about the 10 year old tweets. 

yeah you don’t have to forgive Gunn and accept his apology but realize this entire thing was orchestrated by the online far right specifically in response to Gunn opposing trump and they specifically went looking to frame him and cause a controversy

ruiojousama:

This AU has been stewing in my head for the last 2 weeks I just had to do something drastic—I love Eyeshield 21 so much I am craving to see my favourite FFXV characters in the esteemed sport 🙂 

Meet the champions of Eos Football League:

LUCIS MYSTICS

-okay I was supposed to go for Insomniacs but that’s horrible

-iconic black with their royal skull logo imprinted on the top of their helmets

-really really great at offense

-has retired pro player Cor Leonis to coach the team

-dubbed “The Tactician”, the team’s control tower

-specializes in trick plays and ridiculously quick passes

-calculates efficiently for pass and option routes

-may or may not be competent depending on his caffeine intake for the day. Take out ebony in his arsenal and he’ll turn into a demon in the field.

-the famed “Shield” 

-will protecc his quarterback from blitzes 10/10

-has the most records for enemies’ harsher injuries, also mostly due to his stubborn temper

-will pave way for their runningback like a FUKKEN LAWNMOWER

-self-proclaimed “Quicksilver”

-will catch any and all balls (that’s what he said)

-makes sure to complete every pass the quarterback does

-has ‘stage fright’ every beginning of a match but changes demeanor once he steps in the border of the field

-da real MVP

-living embodiment of lazy genius

–got his ridiculous speed from running away from responsibilities

-looks like he’s so done with the world but he gets serious with playing and doing the best for his team

***

BONUS:

NIFLHEIM WARRIORS

-i was actually gonna go for ‘Militants’ but it’s too evil xD

-the forever rivals

-RED THE BLOOD OF ANGRY MEN

-power play

-the Nifs’ proud golden boy

–smallest youngest in their team

-smol but will nyoom to your goal posts faster than you can say ‘Cor the Immortal’

-may or may not be obsessed with the rival team’s coach–> probably the reason he joined the league

***

TENEBRAE ROYALS

-before you ask, yes I actually thought to go for ‘Seers’ or ‘Oracles’

-the dark horse (not really cos they white lol)

-really really good with defense 

-the Left Hand of God

-watch out for his left-handed tackle–it’s seething with hatred 

-irritates Ignis because he keeps foiling their strategies

-the living embodiment of cockblock YOU SHALL NOT PASS 

livixbobbiex:

So me and a friend (non anime fan) were talking and interior design we liked (yes I’m 18 but my soul is that of a 36 year old woman sometimes and you know Im OKAY WITH THAT) 

So I google some designs and

Let’s get a closer look 

Isn’t that? 

Well then. Viktor’s clearly a basic bitch. 

I love when you see anime in the wild