shading

I have this model I would like to use. However, it is a model that originally has it's material unshaded and unfogged. I have been able to get past this issue with other models by unchecking the boxes and it has worked just fine. However, for this one it seems as it parts of.. excuse me for my...

Due to a request, I'm writing a quick tutorial on shading. This is a very basic technique that works well for soft shading. All you need (beyond the obvious) is a brush tool with adjustable opacity, a colour-picker tool and patience. It is preferable to use a pen tablet, but it is not necessary...