You guys are awesome
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secondlinaOnce more, it takes other people's eyes to get me to see obvious things *laughs*
In the last post where I whined about my coloring, the following points were brought up as a list of ways I could make it better :
- Fill backgrounds with lines, background elements or textures
- Work on the mood rather then exact coloring things (aka my sky is blue because skies are suppose to be blue)
- Keep shadowing discreet so it doesn't overpower the inking
- Dark ink lines should be associated with darker colors, or at least surrounded by darker colors (if the character is pale)
- work in various shades
- If the drawing is mostly white, do strong color accents.
I tried applying all the things you guys said in a test. Here it is!
I'm quite happy with the result. The drawing looks nice and the coloring looks nice too. What do you guys think?
I shoudl have seen this before. My "How to train your dragon" fanart that everybody adored was composed of dark colors. I basically need stuff to look balanced in relation to the strong, gritty, inked lines.
I still want to learn how to color the "painterly way" so that I have more then one coloring style. With more then one coloring style and more then one drawing style I will be UNSTOPPABLE !!!!! (MWAHAHAHAHA)
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This weekend, I went to a convention meeting and friend's birthday. I'm going to be working at a Montréal convention called geek fest. Hosting a little drawing activity. It was a fun meeting. A lot of my suggestions were very appreciated!
The birthday party was for a college friend called Julie. It was also fun. The food was great! Thoguh it made me realise why I never eat in restaurants anymore. I can barely finish half my plates. I'm just not a big eater anymore.
During the con meeting, sketches were made. Behold :
Okay, so i'm like... very positive right now. Thank you guys. You are all made of awesome.
- Isa
In the last post where I whined about my coloring, the following points were brought up as a list of ways I could make it better :
- Fill backgrounds with lines, background elements or textures
- Work on the mood rather then exact coloring things (aka my sky is blue because skies are suppose to be blue)
- Keep shadowing discreet so it doesn't overpower the inking
- Dark ink lines should be associated with darker colors, or at least surrounded by darker colors (if the character is pale)
- work in various shades
- If the drawing is mostly white, do strong color accents.
I tried applying all the things you guys said in a test. Here it is!
I'm quite happy with the result. The drawing looks nice and the coloring looks nice too. What do you guys think?
I shoudl have seen this before. My "How to train your dragon" fanart that everybody adored was composed of dark colors. I basically need stuff to look balanced in relation to the strong, gritty, inked lines.
I still want to learn how to color the "painterly way" so that I have more then one coloring style. With more then one coloring style and more then one drawing style I will be UNSTOPPABLE !!!!! (MWAHAHAHAHA)
*************
This weekend, I went to a convention meeting and friend's birthday. I'm going to be working at a Montréal convention called geek fest. Hosting a little drawing activity. It was a fun meeting. A lot of my suggestions were very appreciated!
The birthday party was for a college friend called Julie. It was also fun. The food was great! Thoguh it made me realise why I never eat in restaurants anymore. I can barely finish half my plates. I'm just not a big eater anymore.
During the con meeting, sketches were made. Behold :
Okay, so i'm like... very positive right now. Thank you guys. You are all made of awesome.
- Isa
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Date: 2010-06-09 02:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-09 02:41 pm (UTC)It does look better with stronger colors. I must learn to use the strenght...
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Date: 2010-06-09 02:37 pm (UTC)I would still like to see a bit more nuance in color... a few more different shades within each color you used. But basically, this looks REALLY GOOD. :DDDD
I'm glad I was helpful! That was a problem I had a lot of the time and I learned to overcome it just by experimenting and also stealing color schemes from artwork that had what I wanted haha...
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Date: 2010-06-09 02:42 pm (UTC)You were very helpful! Many thanks!
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Date: 2010-06-09 02:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-10 05:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-09 03:18 pm (UTC)Is it wrong I find the sad vampire cute? XD
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Date: 2010-06-10 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-09 05:32 pm (UTC)http://www.colourlovers.com/
If you're nervous still about picking out bolder/deeper colors try this site. The palettes are phenomenal and it's community run so things are reviewed, etc. Also helps with designing web stuff, too!
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Date: 2010-06-10 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-09 08:10 pm (UTC)I like what you did with the colors, the contrast is right on! =D *takes advice for myself!* :P
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Date: 2010-06-10 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-09 08:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-10 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-10 05:15 pm (UTC)Sorry to be late on the bandwagon but I think this might help here: http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs32/f/2008/210/8/2/A_Note_on_Light_and_Colour_by_toerning.jpg
And unfortunately I had to postpone my Montreal trip. Maybe next time?
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Date: 2010-06-10 05:34 pm (UTC)Oh, don't worry about it. I live in Montréal. You're welcome to drop in whenever. Just let me know a week before so I can clear my calendar. If you ever decide to try again, let me know! We could spend the day looking at comics and art and eating smoothies!