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edited for more defined lines

For This: [link]

(if there is a huge issue with them being critters and not humans I'll alter this to make them human but it's just for a lesson so it's really not a huge deal now is it? That thing in the upper right corner is the bottom of a tree trunk :S)

Since a coloring tutorial (meaning atmosphere and color choices and all that) that I was writing became way too long, I'll put this here as a hands on learning experiment. AKA I wish I had been an art teacher.

The idea here is for this to get colored in a way that fits emotion and is harmonic (is that the correct word to use?).
Here is the idea I want you to convey:
Temperate Autumn morning, about 8ish am. (think about how the sun throws shadows down at 8am while doing this)
Mood is somewhat melancholy as he's leaving soon for schooling. Melancholy but these two are close friends, nothing more than friends, so I don't think romantic colors would work accurately... but that's up to you. Clothing colors are up to you as you can use those to your advantage to convey mood when it comes to coloring.

Tips I would keep in mind: Saturation of colors, color choices/schemes that are 'sad', dominating colors and accent colors. I'd also hint that dead tree twigs and dead leaves add to a sad picture but that's just my opinion and you don't have to draw them in but that's bonus points if you put in effort to a background.

Download for fullsized png.
If you need a jpg, go here and click the images to make them bigger: [link]
Color pallette is there as well. Unless you feel like making them green or whatever. Whateva! It's your learnings!

This is not a contest or a race! Link your image to me and I'll come around and let you know if you've conveyed such a mood/atmosphere. If not I'll smack you upside the head with a newspaper and make you redo it.

Description
edited for more defined lines

For This: [link]

(if there is a huge issue with them being critters and not humans I'll alter this to make them human but it's just for a lesson so it's really not a huge deal now is it? That thing in the upper right corner is the bottom of a tree trunk :S)

Since a coloring tutorial (meaning atmosphere and color choices and all that) that I was writing became way too long, I'll put this here as a hands on learning experiment. AKA I wish I had been an art teacher.

The idea here is for this to get colored in a way that fits emotion and is harmonic (is that the correct word to use?).
Here is the idea I want you to convey:
Temperate Autumn morning, about 8ish am. (think about how the sun throws shadows down at 8am while doing this)
Mood is somewhat melancholy as he's leaving soon for schooling. Melancholy but these two are close friends, nothing more than friends, so I don't think romantic colors would work accurately... but that's up to you. Clothing colors are up to you as you can use those to your advantage to convey mood when it comes to coloring.

Tips I would keep in mind: Saturation of colors, color choices/schemes that are 'sad', dominating colors and accent colors. I'd also hint that dead tree twigs and dead leaves add to a sad picture but that's just my opinion and you don't have to draw them in but that's bonus points if you put in effort to a background.

Download for fullsized png.
If you need a jpg, go here and click the images to make them bigger: [link]
Color pallette is there as well. Unless you feel like making them green or whatever. Whateva! It's your learnings!

This is not a contest or a race! Link your image to me and I'll come around and let you know if you've conveyed such a mood/atmosphere. If not I'll smack you upside the head with a newspaper and make you redo it.