Lighting Help?

[XxRemnantxX]

Hi guys. Still working on this picture. But I need a little help. There is a sunset in front of Axel. Anybody have any advice on the lighting of this picture?

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[kairigirl]

Well, since the sun is in front of him, the back of him isn't going to be in the light, so that'll give you an idea of where the light will be, which will be mostly in the front. Also, don't just use variations of black or red or whatever the base color is for shading or highlights, use a mixture. Since it's a sunset there's going to be reds, yellows, oranges, pinks, mostly, with a few blues and purples near the top. Also look for other pictures for reference.

[XxRemnantxX]

Looks like I am going to need a lot of practice in lighting. But I have a question. For the shading and highlights...you said not to use the base colours for it, correct? Reds, yellows, oranges, pinks...I'm trying to experiment here...with those colours. But it's not looking right. I will look for reference pictures to help me. Thank you. ^_^ Like you said with the lighting...because the sun is in the front of him, there won't be any light behind him. So I took off the shading on the front of his face. Because really, it doesn't make any sense. That helped a lot! :D