First, sorry for posting it here, I still don't know how to post it in the tutorial section. Maybe someone can transfer.

I know this is pretty basic step by step method and expert don't need this. But I want to start from this specially for the beginners. I'm not an expert but I just want to share something that could be very useful and some are really asking for the tutorials specially gifs. Maybe I can make more.


Basic shadow
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7932/tutshadowsmljx5.jpg



Basic Highlights
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4784/tuthighlightsrevlw0.jpg

Nice tut ABE. You do good at explaining things. GREAT JOB.

easy and well explained... btw your english was just fine thanks for the tut abe

Thanks Dew and Matt. I want to make more. I hope someone can teach me how to put these on the tutorial section.

Here is the sample of the application. Almost all the highlights here (even on the wings) are done with that method.

Thanks.Great tuts abraham.You seem to have a knack for simplifying and explaining things well.Maybe one day you could give us a tut on how you give your chops (especially the all sources you do) that special moldable,warm,soft coherent feel to them.There must be more than just shadows and highlights to it.

Great tut Abraham, It'd be very nice to see some more of you
One thingy though, that long shade of light at the bottom right (in the shades) of the ball, is that correct, knowing that the ligth seems to come from 11 o'clock or is it just as illustration?

Thanks Marcel. With your question, I must say yes but that's not always the case. But since this is a tutorial, I put it and made it very visible. That's why I said you can play with it. I want to put all the possible scenarios that I can teach.

See the samples I got from the google. In the first image it is very very light but it's there. In the bowling ball it is very visible. I think the explation is the light that hit the floor reflects or bounce back to the ball. I hope It's correct.

Ah yes, I see what you mean now.
There you go, I learned something new

Thanks Abe!!! You made this very easy to understand.

I will try this at home.... thanks for the tutorial Abraham. And your English is very good.

BUMP... ...well, it's the only good thing in the forums.

Thanks Dew. I'm working on another tutorial about basic reflection. The image below is a preview. I made that and still polishing it. Then next is tutorial about one of my chop and that's a long one,