Using Photoshop (Part 3)

After shading the hair and face, I moved on to the headdress. I wanted to go over how to color orbs and give them that nice glowy appearance. ^_^ Glowing orbs can look complicated, but it is really quite simple to shade them. Start off by creating a dark area in the center of the orb. I had inked mine in when drawing, which probably wasn't the best of ideas, so I use the smudge tool to smooth it out a little before continuing. ^_^