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Published: 2018-10-20 15:27:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 19540; Favourites: 1033; Downloads: 41
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just a quick and simple outline to how I choose colours ;;download for a larger view if needed
It's not meant to be comprehensive, just doing the quick "guide at a glance" thing like my other guides!
will be doing a hand part #2 soon, focusing on the shapes that make up the hand /o/
hope it helps someone out there, even just a little! ovo
Disclaimer: This is just how I do it; some people out there prefer using darker shades of the base to colour, or they prefer using saturated colour to achieve a bright neon effect. It's ultimately up to you!
thanks for viewing ^^
i would say this below below is a good example of what I mean haha:
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Edit: to avoid any future misunderstandings, this is only how I colour. Please don't take it as me saying this is the only way, or the right way. Some watchers were just asking how I colour/choose colours, hence why I made this.
I have tons to learn myself, and I think I've only scratched the surface. You are free to colour however you want
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I really love how you highlight the use of colour on the shirt for shading, its very satisfying to look at. <3
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Ohh happy to hear! xD thanks so much ^^
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Hey, I haven't been on DeviantART long (Not constant anyways) and I just wanted to say this really helped me!
Thank you
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Ah, that's great!! All the best
Also this is adorable haha
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Thank you It really means a lot, you've been a huge help to me
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I think everything depends on the environment and stylization..
It's extremely sad to realise that the last drawing I made has muddy or dull shading..
I can suppose your tutorial can help me, but I'm not a fan of red-blue shading, which you find correct. I just believe everything depends on environment and on the taste of the artist..
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If you read what I wrote in the drawing itself, I said that people can experiment by adding colours from the environment since shading also depends on the environment
also if you read the description of the drawing, I added this:
Disclaimer: This is just how I do it; some people out there prefer using darker shades of the base to colour, or they prefer using saturated colour to achieve a bright neon effect. It's ultimately up to you!
You are free to colour however you want; my style isn't any more "right" than yours. Some of my watchers were just asking for how I colour/ choose colours hence I made this
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Ahh good luck with your art!
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Interesting. When I paint base colors i tend to use values between 30% and 70%. You are using your skin color with almost 100%. Now I don't know which one is correct.
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what do you mean by 100%?
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Your chosen color has the value of almost 100% white.
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Sorry, I’m really not sure what you mean
This is the skin colour I used, what do you mean by 100%?
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In the square the circle is almost at the top. That vertical black to white is the value. and it is almost 100% white. You have three types: hue, saturation and value. The hue is the rainbow circle, saturation is from full color to white and the value is the brightness, so the black to white. If I say it is almost 100% white means it is almost at the top.
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well that would depend on the skin tone, right? xD someone who has a darker tone will have a darker colour. I prefer choosing a mid-range tone (towards the middle of the square) so the colour isn't too dull haha.
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I learned from Aaron Blaise, that you use a base color with a value of 30%-70%. Because it has to have light areas and shadow areas on to. I paint the light with a yellowish-white. The images look pretty dark though.
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depends on what colour you're trying to achieve, no?
doesn't make sense when colouring lighter or pale skin tones in a lighted environment haha
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Thank you for this lovely tutorial! It is simple, but that's what makes it wonderful. The multiple examples really illustrate your point and give great reference for saturated vs. unsaturated.
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ahh glad it's easy to follow! and thank you! (:
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It's really helpful! And your drawings are really cool!
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ahh thank you!! and happy to hear! ^^
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Even though I'm a traditional artist, I think I could actually use this! I'll try it in my next drawing, thank you! (probably going to be a duck doing something if you're going to look for it)
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that's awesome!! good luck!! (:
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This isn't something I think about often, but now that I see this, it opens my eyes a lot to what I could be doing to improve. Thank you for the help!
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Glad to hear it helps!! good luck^^
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happy to help, best of luck!! (:
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This is so helpful!
When it comes to shading, the color I use tends to be a darker version of whatever color is closest to the color of the overall environment. For instance, if the character is in a night setting I'll use dark blue or purplish blue set on Multiply to shade. If the character is in a sunset setting, I'll probably end up using brownish color for shading.
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Yep the environment will influence it too! ^^
thank you!
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Thank you so much for the tips! Choosing colours is so hard for meeee x.x this actually helps lots!!
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no problem dear!! happy to hear ;u; best of luck!! <3
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Ahh this is really helpful to someone who is almost always terrible with how to shade or lighten something >W<.
I used to shade with a darker tone of color but since i normally do cell shading as my prefered shading technique im finding that using purples and reds doesn't always work with every character i draw =w=. But i will definitely test this out on the next chance i get!
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yeah, sometimes having too varied a colour to shade looks odd! Instead you can just change the hue slightly, so it's a more purplish-blue when shading blue, or an amber when shading yellow for example ^^
best of luck!!
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Omg I was just thinking about how much I needed to learn about coloring! This tutorial is awesome 
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haha I just replied your forum post actually! xD
hope this helps too!!
ah, I don't create a palette; I just go with what looks good to my eyes! And when shading I always change the hue on the colour wheel so it doesn't look dull haha
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The super yellow-blond guy with the black shirt actually looks pretty good to me haha, but yes it's very true people should be wary of over-saturating, especially with more realistic styles! Very good tips ^^b
I look forward to more hands next time : D
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HAHA I think it's cause the shading of his hair is more orange than a darker shade; I changed the hue and forgot to change it back to the darker shade ;u;
yes, indeed! ovo
ahh hope I can explain it well xD gonna try the wrists too!
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