# Shading and Highlighting on Vector Art

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shading-and-highlighting-on-vector-art/140376>\
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**Created:** [March 10, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shading-and-highlighting-on-vector-art/140376 "2005-03-10T15:54:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![bjory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@bjory](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bjory)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shading-and-highlighting-on-vector-art/140376/1 "2005-03-10T15:54:18Z")

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How do most people do with the shading and highlighting on a illustration?

I have already traced an image in illustrator and mainly it is the whole outline of the image. How can I add in the shading and highlights in the illustration? Should I be using a brush or pencil or some other tools?

And does anyone has any help in putting in the correct shading for a image in vector?