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How the fk do you pick your colours and how do you contrast them so well? gonk
This is like my biggest weakness. Whenever I look at others' art, the colours they use just make everything pop and here all I wanna do is use black n white if I can because it's easy. :'( Hoooow? How do you know what colours to use and how they'll make whatever you are drawing pop out and blend like that. ugh

Pyromaniac



I NEED ANSWERSSS D:
This is legit a serious question. Blah

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Wheezing Gekko

if someone tells you, pls let me know too emotion_zzz

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starzXnight
if someone tells you, pls let me know too emotion_zzz



It's so hard. I was watching tons of speed painting videos yesterday and I was in awe. Like I don't know how to colour, I mean I do but it always looks flat to me.

Noob

I need to know how to draw well first to know that cry

Pyromaniac

Abinie
I need to know how to draw well first to know that cry



I've never seen your art. May I? o vo

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Wheezing Gekko

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starzXnight
if someone tells you, pls let me know too emotion_zzz



It's so hard. I was watching tons of speed painting videos yesterday and I was in awe. Like I don't know how to colour, I mean I do but it always looks flat to me.


i always just use the eyedropper tool to get the base color and then i'll manually tweak it from there tbh >>;;
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idk
my pinks always look so dull and plain cry

Devoted Cub

I don't know.
I'm a musician.

Pyromaniac

starzXnight
Prima Aria
starzXnight
if someone tells you, pls let me know too emotion_zzz



It's so hard. I was watching tons of speed painting videos yesterday and I was in awe. Like I don't know how to colour, I mean I do but it always looks flat to me.


i always just use the eyedropper tool to get the base color and then i'll manually tweak it from there tbh >>;;



So do I... but it still looks so flat to my eyes crying

Pyromaniac

Maraschinos
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idk
my pinks always look so dull and plain cry




The struggles

Perfect Star

sometimes I'll use this

color palettes

but maybe you can find a color theory class online/incollege

Barton Citizen

First I color with the current color palette in mind, making sure that each color has it's own layer. Once the image is relatively colored, I can adjust it using Hue/Saturation settings to my liking. Obviously that's for digital images. For traditional art I just deal with it unless it's an oil painting (I can kind of adjust it if it's still relatively wet).

Taking a color theory class also helped, but not necessary.

Pyromaniac

M i c c i n a
sometimes I'll use this

color palettes

but maybe you can find a color theory class online/incollege



Oh s**t o: I should try this palette out. thanks

Pyromaniac

oScarecrowo
First I color with the current color palette in mind, making sure that each color has it's own layer. Once the image is relatively colored, I can adjust it using Hue/Saturation settings to my liking. Obviously that's for digital images. For traditional art I just deal with it unless it's an oil painting (I can kind of adjust it if it's still relatively wet).

Taking a color theory class also helped, but not necessary.



mm I see, I do this already I guess I'm just super picky with the colours and it looks flat to me sometimes. Or I probably just compare my art style too much with others. lol So I'm never satisfied.

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