Tutorial: The oyster effect

Tutorial: The oyster effect

Part 1: What is the oyster effect?
I will demonstrate this effect using by Sheerton Lizard skin, and a dummy scale done in photoshop.
http://wc3sear.ch/gfx/preview/1103255250hlisk.jpg
The oyster effect uses overlapping dodge and burn of two colors, over a darker usually bluish background. In my skin, this used the effect of teal and a dark indigo.

The effect is noticeable on small areas of the belly, the top scale of the head wrap, and the top scale of the neck wrap.

Part 2: How to do the oyster effect

1- Start with a dark color on the skin, I am using a dummy scale.
http://img157.exs.cx/img157/8738/10jd.png
2- Using a fairly large brush, dodge white in a lighter version of the color, but also towards another color. Ie blue means use teal, and red means use orange. I am using a 200x200 image, and will use a 20 brush at 15%. Create a rib-like wave of dodging
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/9274/10ii.png
3-Now, and what you want at the brightest side, dodge a bunch of more 'ribs' and overlay them. Next, move on to the darker side, to blend them together
http://img145.exs.cx/img145/5426/10jh.png
4-Now, use white at 15%, and brush over the ligthest area, create a kind of shine to it, and move down to the darker area, using less concentration
http://img145.exs.cx/img145/5558/14qk.png
5-Now, the effect on the main part is complete. Simply shade out and fix up the effect as you please
http://img145.exs.cx/img145/7629/10vf.png

NOTE: I don't want this stickied here, but posted in the tutorial forum, so other people can also post how to do their other effects

only the admins can post in the tut section, atleast i can't, so pm darky or OZ02 about it.

Well, sopho, alfred, and a couple other people, including some members, were able to.

I find that a very nice tut Eusira, very helpful to people needing to get better at skinning, if you could rate, i'd give u a 5/5.

Well, sopho, alfred, and a couple other people, including some members, were able to.

Nope, they were not. No one except mods is able to post there (whats said in the first topic). Mods like me check if the tutorial you wish to be added is worth it, and then we move it to tutorial-forum. Like now

Nice effect, looks koo too a lil hard to work out for me at first..but i got it in the end anyway jus leavin a message of thanks for the tutorial. good job.

The skin looks awsome.

Nice tutorial.