User blog comment:Mandiga/WINNERS! - Mandiga's Clawsmas Competition! ^^/@comment-6647954-20131227195242/@comment-13187859-20131228035617

You probably want a reply from Manda, but I felt the need to put in my two cents here.

Shading is when you colour a picture in such a way so that you get a sense of lighting and/or shadows.

As for whether your ready, it kind of depends on the person. I began shading on my drawn work when I was maybe... I dunno, eleven or twelve. I still have yet to incorporate my digital art. You could start earlier if you're confident enough.

Take my opinion as you will, but from one artist to another, I wanted to try and help too. ^^