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13 years ago
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Some late night ramblings..!
So I just noticed I tend to use greens and reds a LOT in my paintings. The ironic thing is, I'm actually green and red colorblind. In other words, whatever you guys are seeing is probably completely different than what I see! (I guess red makes sense though, because of maws!)
Speaking of which, the color pallet of my hydra piece and war of 1812 piece is almost exactly the same. By accident too.. how very strange!
Anyway, I should probably work with more colors. Any recommendations? What are your favorite color choices? Feel free to link examples, that's probably the best way to communicate it anyway! And I love looking at art! ;) I think I might try using more vibrant blues or yellows. Honestly I hate trying to shade those colors, it's very difficult to not mud them up.
But yeah, off to bed for me.
--Sprouticus
So I just noticed I tend to use greens and reds a LOT in my paintings. The ironic thing is, I'm actually green and red colorblind. In other words, whatever you guys are seeing is probably completely different than what I see! (I guess red makes sense though, because of maws!)
Speaking of which, the color pallet of my hydra piece and war of 1812 piece is almost exactly the same. By accident too.. how very strange!
Anyway, I should probably work with more colors. Any recommendations? What are your favorite color choices? Feel free to link examples, that's probably the best way to communicate it anyway! And I love looking at art! ;) I think I might try using more vibrant blues or yellows. Honestly I hate trying to shade those colors, it's very difficult to not mud them up.
But yeah, off to bed for me.
--Sprouticus
Peanuts.
Coming up with unique and creative color palettes is part of the artistry. A color can represent a mood or emotion, and greatly influence our thought process. A lot can be said about color, but it is hard to talk about without sounding like a crazy person. It is all implied or subconsciously registered, but once you start to think about how you want a picture to feel, you can think about the colors that will elicit that reaction. There are also a lot of tools that I used in college that have not survived in my memory, but among them was an entire community dedicated to color palettes. This website here might have been it, but I am uncertain. It looks totally different than I remember:
http://www.colourlovers.com/palettes
Anyways, you can also do a lot of stuff by limiting colors, using only two or three in an image. There is a lot to play with, and I wish you luck in your next artistic venture!
i say golds, black, and blues