Need help with skinning

[yobare]

im ok to skin but when its the hardest stuff to do like light effects and shadows and stuffs like that. im stucked so is there any good tutorial for skinning i mean video tutorial or other is ok to but they should be good so i can learn to become better skinner

 

[madcat2]

I would suggest looking over this tutorial by werewulf. Although its not totally on shading and lighting, it still has a section or two as she is explaining how to do the armor.
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45626

 

[del_diablo]

I think i can explain.............

Think of how the model would look ingame if all parts had no shadeing, it would look 100% flat. Think about a shield like this:

without shading it would look liks this:

(its just an example <.<.) Just image the difference if bethwen what the 2 of those pictures would look ingame, one would look flat and the other like it had shape.


Shading is litteraly:
*Addings shadows to a object to make it look 3d, not 2d
*By adding shadow the object looks like it got a shape, even on a flat screen