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Aznanimegurl14

PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:10 pm


Amazing!!! Yuo can draw way better than I can for sure. I love that third picture.
PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:44 am


eek I love your style!

That happens to me a lot. I put it off because of homework, and after that I forget about it. My solution is to put in a folder near my homework so after I finish, I can start on it.

Every person has different ways of doing things. I hope this help you.

[ Innocent Doll ]


Zucci__zookeenee

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:16 pm


[ Innocent Doll ]
eek I love your style!

That happens to me a lot. I put it off because of homework, and after that I forget about it. My solution is to put in a folder near my homework so after I finish, I can start on it.

Every person has different ways of doing things. I hope this help you.




I don't really have anywhere I can put something to motivate me to continue it razz
I come home from work, check the internet for a few things, make dinner, do whatever other responsibilty I have to do that day and then hit the hay xD
Finding spare time to sit for a few hours to draw doesn't happen as often as I'd like.

Also, I needed help with colour, not motivation ^^;
PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:45 pm


Ok, so i finally read through all of this and i think I can help you out.

There are a few main things to take into consideration when you're choosing colors.

1, Are they warm, or cool colors?

This roughly means, do they have blue shades, or red shades in them? Violet, Blue, and Green are your main cool colors, whereas Orange, Red, and Yellow are your main warm colors. Interestingly though, you'll find that all colors have both warm and cool variations, and that's where the color selection comes from. (Well technically all primary colors have this. Secondary colors like Green and orange look awkward when they involve the wrong shade. For example, if you mix a red with a little blue in it, with yellow, the orange comes out being muddy and kind of gross) When choosing a color composition, you want to maintain a warm or cool color set unless you want something to really stand out. An easy way to get your colors looking the right way, is to lay down a base that you're going to use for the general tone of your image. What I'm trying to say is, instead of painting on a white background, paint on a muted burgundy or a vibrant blue, that way you'll know what kind of color set you need, as well as what your reflective colors should be. And this brings us to our next point.

2, Know what reflective colors are, and how they change your drawing.

http://www.anticz.com/drawing1.htm go to that link and scroll down a little until you see the random shapes. Note that on the rounded ones, the gradient shade goes from white, to black, to gray This is because of reflective light, and you very well may have known this already. What you probably didn't know, is that the reflected light is the area where you take colors from different parts of your image and implement them into your drawing. For instance, if a woman is wearing a blue shirt, her face may have shadows on it outlining her chin. As the shadows bend around her jaw, they will turn a shade of blue to match the shirt she's wearing. It's bizarre that this happens in real life but is so seldom noticed.

And there are my two tips specifically for coloring. As for my opinion on the dude's loincloth? try using a gray-blue like his hair, and add some skin-tones in the reflective light. (and some blues in the skin) It should make your coloring job look more balanced. *nods*

G-Gawl


Zucci__zookeenee

PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:45 pm


G-Gawl
Ok, so i finally read through all of this and i think I can help you out.

There are a few main things to take into consideration when you're choosing colors.

1, Are they warm, or cool colors?

This roughly means, do they have blue shades, or red shades in them? Violet, Blue, and Green are your main cool colors, whereas Orange, Red, and Yellow are your main warm colors. Interestingly though, you'll find that all colors have both warm and cool variations, and that's where the color selection comes from. (Well technically all primary colors have this. Secondary colors like Green and orange look awkward when they involve the wrong shade. For example, if you mix a red with a little blue in it, with yellow, the orange comes out being muddy and kind of gross) When choosing a color composition, you want to maintain a warm or cool color set unless you want something to really stand out. An easy way to get your colors looking the right way, is to lay down a base that you're going to use for the general tone of your image. What I'm trying to say is, instead of painting on a white background, paint on a muted burgundy or a vibrant blue, that way you'll know what kind of color set you need, as well as what your reflective colors should be. And this brings us to our next point.

2, Know what reflective colors are, and how they change your drawing.

http://www.anticz.com/drawing1.htm go to that link and scroll down a little until you see the random shapes. Note that on the rounded ones, the gradient shade goes from white, to black, to gray This is because of reflective light, and you very well may have known this already. What you probably didn't know, is that the reflected light is the area where you take colors from different parts of your image and implement them into your drawing. For instance, if a woman is wearing a blue shirt, her face may have shadows on it outlining her chin. As the shadows bend around her jaw, they will turn a shade of blue to match the shirt she's wearing. It's bizarre that this happens in real life but is so seldom noticed.

And there are my two tips specifically for coloring. As for my opinion on the dude's loincloth? try using a gray-blue like his hair, and add some skin-tones in the reflective light. (and some blues in the skin) It should make your coloring job look more balanced. *nods*



The second bit I knew about. My grade 7 teacher was a hard-core artist and hammered that stuff into our heads then x_x

And I'm trying to express the picture as being warm.
INITIALLY I wanted an evening scene with a rising moon but... then I did his skin and decided the tone was way too warm for night and switch it to a sun-set image XD

and, yeah. I ended up doing his skirt-thing dark blue. The highlighting of it is being a pain though :T I'm making it appear too shiney when the material should be fairly matte... I'll get it eventually xD

Once the general image is done I'll probably go over everything and give it hints of oranges and yellows 'cause of the sun...

I wish I could just sneeze and be done with this picture already. It be drivin' me nuts =w=;


Thank you very much though!
PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:36 pm


i don't know much about colors. srry i can't help ><

i just wanted to say that those are really really beautiful! 3nodding

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:07 am


Might be a little late but
Heres what I get so far: Confused about colors ._.
The line stuff I think David is talking about is kinda related to colors.
The lines giving definition to the mass give you an idea about the contrast between colors and help give you an idea about what colors you might need to reflect that contrast.
In the end you just have to trust your judgement that it will reflect what you are trying to show.
Just saying what I remember off the top of my head.
I rarely use color when I practice.
If this helps you out later great if not sorry.
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