Animation test-light and shading by mayshing

Animation test-light and shading by mayshing

This is a higher level test for the animators.
Find more tests at:

If you are interested in helping out edepth anime project as an animator (no promise of payment right now but i will try to get a bigger budget and pay skillful people, saving up money. XD )

You can take the test and email your result to me at
mayshing @gmail.com

if you pass i will list you on the animators list for handling this high light and shadow animation task.

This part of the animation is extremely important to get the anime feel across, understanding of form and body, and the light source plus animation is required.

You can use any program that can open up a psd. As long as you get a desired result matching my sample sequence provided.

My production will reward skillful artists and dedicated helpers financially whenever possible, even if its small amount. >.<

Joichiroll Featured By Owner Mar 28, 2014 Professional Digital Artist

Hello May, do you still need any more staffs concerning inking or coloring, I'm pretty experienced with coloring and light/shadow so I can try giving a hand.

mayshing Featured By Owner Mar 29, 2014 Professional Filmographer

thank you, i saw your notes and replied.

I will try to put together some instruction on youtube soon for inking! Thanks for reminding me.

kari5 Featured By Owner Jan 29, 2013

what is program you use

plz to made anime

mayshing Featured By Owner Feb 14, 2013 Professional Filmographer

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kari5 Featured By Owner Feb 15, 2013

thank you

Hipster-kei-rei Featured By Owner Nov 13, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

I've really gotta work on lighting myself, you did a great job here x3 The emotion and poses serve as great touches too!

FantasyGirl105 Featured By Owner Nov 13, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Somehow he looks skinner suddenly than in the book. But, I'm not complaining. XP

Vonny88 Featured By Owner Nov 13, 2011 Digital Artist

I reallllyyyyy want to help, but I can't at the moment, because I have to finish work for my portfolio.

mayshing Featured By Owner Nov 13, 2011 Professional Filmographer

there's no hurry.

Just submit the test result whenever u have time.

Vonny88 Featured By Owner Nov 13, 2011 Digital Artist

Awesome!!!

Meeche-Max Featured By Owner Nov 12, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Aww to bad your using photoshop I would of loved to help but I save my fully colored and shades cels or frames as a png and use PS for Special effects and finalizing with after effects, and besides i wouldn't want the money anyways i would rather ask for you help with my animation once we gotten yours done lol. It very good to know your still working on this im glad to see and so far so good. ^ ^

mayshing Featured By Owner Nov 12, 2011 Professional Filmographer

If you have PS you can work on this pretty much. What are you using?

Meeche-Max Featured By Owner Nov 12, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I use this program called Mirage studios it a dead program but it was very good for coloring things that are animated cause it lets me go frame to frame with no problem and what I would do is I color it in that program save it as png take it to photoshop add the effects (like a fire sword swing something like that)if you allow me to i would do it that way so you can see what i mean.

mayshing Featured By Owner Nov 13, 2011 Professional Filmographer

you can do that. You can export the psd files to pngs and color them that way if Mirage studio takes it.
I can combine or import png just fine. As long as AE takes the file I pretty much will allow any flexibility on the execution. (if it meets the result requirement. )

Meeche-Max Featured By Owner Nov 13, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Ok that will work I'll even save it as a psd for you.

mayshing Featured By Owner Nov 13, 2011 Professional Filmographer

i got your files. Thanks for taking the test. I will have you listed.

Gugarts Featured By Owner Nov 11, 2011

very nice!
You drew in 2091 x 1371?
The line are pretty good, looks alright got blur and a duplicate with more Blur and low opacity. Can you say what resolution and pincel size you draw? xD

mayshing Featured By Owner Nov 11, 2011 Professional Filmographer

this particular composition needed that size because the canvas moves.
as for the dpi just check it with your program (aka photoshop) plz.

Gugarts Featured By Owner Nov 12, 2011

cool cool
I was talking about lineart but... xD

mayshing Featured By Owner Nov 12, 2011 Professional Filmographer

blur is applied afterwards.

Siraru Featured By Owner Nov 11, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Interesting, thank you for the tutorial

Niori Featured By Owner Nov 11, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Looks great. I'm not a good colourer or animating. Learning on my own atm but it's harder than it looks. Good luck though, Mayshing! Best wishes on finding cool artists to help with the project!

AniDrewit Featured By Owner Nov 11, 2011 Student Filmographer

I might wanna try helping out with this series, but right now I'm practicing with my own animations so I'll feel skilled enough for something as good as this.