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DeborahLewis — Pink Polar Bear
#animal #bear #ice #polarbear #snow #sunset #wildlife #arcticbear #digitalart #digitalpainting
Published: 2017-02-07 21:03:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 1534; Favourites: 46; Downloads: 13
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Once more, two of my favourite subjects ~ ice and bears.Mostly playing with color and lighting again. I never realized how reflective white fur actually is. And when a perceived color isn't really that color. It may not look like it, but there is no white in this picture.
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Reminds me of the trick I use for white hair in my renders to make it look, well, white: the base may be white, but the specular reflection color is usually some shade of dusty blue.
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Yes! You learn to imply white ... or whatever color. To use actual white just wouldn't work. It'd look too phony, ime. I once saw a photo of a "black" raven, which, because of the lighting, was actually mostly golden brown. But you still knew it was a black raven.
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I enjoy using dark blues and purples to imply black.
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I hear ya! When painting, I never use black: I mix a combination of burnt umber and ultramarine blue.
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Isn't funny how, despite my renders using real world lighting calculations, we both use similar coloring techniques?
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I would file that under "Understanding the Craft) 
My ultimate aim is to perfect my craft.
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Fair enough, fair enough.
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