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[[Image:Pillowed _Circle.png|thumb|right|This is an example of pillow shading used on a circle.]]'''Pillow shading''' refers to a discouraged [[Sprite|spriting]] style commonly used by new spriters. This style is characterized by essentially redrawing the sprite's outline multiple times with gradually lightening shades, which gives a distinctive "pillow" look; in effect, the real volume of the object is ignored. While this shading method may be correct for some objects in certain lighting situations, it is extremely rare for that to be the case.  "Pillowed" sprites tend to be highly frowned upon, and regular users of MFGG complain that they should not be accepted on the [[Main site|Main Site]].
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[[Image:Pillowed _Circle.png|thumb|left|A pillow-shaded circle]] '''Pillow shading''' is a habit of novice [[spriter]]s who lack the experience to shade sprites properly.
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Pillow-shading is the act of shading dark on all the edges and light on all the inside of a sprite while disregarding all other possible light behavior, giving the sprite the appearance of a fat pillow with no further depth or shape.
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Although pillow-shading can work just fine for bursts of energy, such as energy projectiles in action shooters e.g. ''Mega Man'', for most objects it is extremely rare for pillow shading to be even remotely acceptable, and it is also quite easy and lazy - as such, most spriters or pixel artists react strongly and angrily to the practice.
  
 
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A pillow-shaded circle

Pillow shading is a habit of novice spriters who lack the experience to shade sprites properly.

Pillow-shading is the act of shading dark on all the edges and light on all the inside of a sprite while disregarding all other possible light behavior, giving the sprite the appearance of a fat pillow with no further depth or shape.

Although pillow-shading can work just fine for bursts of energy, such as energy projectiles in action shooters e.g. Mega Man, for most objects it is extremely rare for pillow shading to be even remotely acceptable, and it is also quite easy and lazy - as such, most spriters or pixel artists react strongly and angrily to the practice.

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