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Step 4 - Starting shading...
Right then. Now you're ready to shade. If you look at the art style, you'll notice that it's extremely simple. There are three types of colour, your base, a lighter shade, and a darker shade. That's as complex as it gets. No gradients, no layer transparencies. It's even easier if you have the EyeDropper Tool (which I have, BWAHAHA). Much like the lineart, follow the rule of jagged-ness, and use the Polygon Lasso Tool. Also, you'll notice on areas of darker/heavier shading, you get a "line break" - I'll go into detail on those later.

As with the official Adventure style, asthetics play a big part, though not as much as before. The balance is mainly achieved though good use of your highlights and shades, though particularly on Sonic, you'll notice points where highlights are present on both sides of his body. As with the Adventure style, look at some official art and get a feel on where each shade/highlight should go. Concentrate on what looks good to the eye, not on realism.

Anyway, create 2 new layers above each of your coloured layers. It's best to do this one step at a time, so as not to get lost. It also helps to name layers, though personally I never bother. I'm such a lazy bum (and on most occasions I regret it...). The layers should be arranged as follows:

- Highlight layer
- Dark Shade layer
- Base layer

First we'll work on the shading. With the Polygon Lasso Tool, select all the areas of shading that you're going to use. In this first case, red. You'll get something like this:

	Now, select your darker shade and fill it in. YAY. Now for the "broken lines." For this, you'll notice about 2 or three broken lines in the shading in places where it's quite heavy. To create this, simple use your Polygon Lasso Tool (set on "Add" mode by holding down the Shift key) to select the parts to delete. Then...er...delete it. :D
	Next, use your Polygon Lasso Tool to select the areas to use for your highlights, and fill them in on your second layer. Again, use your pic for reference.
	Repeat the process for each of the colours. You should end up with something like the image on the left.

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