>>7684234

i didn't know how i wanted this lit when it was just line art. so i just filled the base colors in first and then i figured the energy balls would be the light sources. so i tried to light both characters with both light sources. the faces of the forms facing the lights are the brightest and then the shadows were the farthest away parts or the parts that the light wouldn't reach. but clearly something isn't right. if you can ignore the anatomy issues for now, in particular i'm confused on how to light their faces. maybe im just confused about the planes of the head in dragonball but this is really eluding me. maybe it's because the background? maybe it's because i didn't use rim lighting? the values and the hues both look completely wrong to me but i can't specifically understand why.

i took about 2 years off drawing it shows. it's a lot tougher than i thought to jump back in.