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PiratoLoco In reply to Capuline [2013-04-09 04:45:33 +0000 UTC]

Yes, Put down three values at first. Start with that middle horizontal section by putting in the darkest value of that color, then the lightest value of that color, and then find middle value. From there find the rest and try to keep the percentage that the value changes consistent through a full 10 values. It is not as simple as just sliding the photoshop slider one way or another to get the color correct.

After completing the middle row, I warm each value a few steps and then try to "in-between" the color change keeping the percentage of the change consistent for however many steps of a change I decide to make.

I dunno if that makes sense. It is basically an exercise in controlling color and not letting it run away from you.

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Capuline In reply to PiratoLoco [2013-04-09 10:08:49 +0000 UTC]

I think I get it, thanks for explaining ^^

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PiratoLoco In reply to gadyariv [2011-02-12 16:37:31 +0000 UTC]

Yes...you are right on!! Im gonna get into all that in the next couple of notes. I've color picked a ton of those old master paintings and its interesting watching how little the colors change. Those old guys were so amazing. It's hard to organize all this. Everything is related so its hard to put it in any order...hahahaha.

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PiratoLoco In reply to Khuzang [2011-02-07 00:01:10 +0000 UTC]

Hey...this is actually an exercise to help understand a principle. Basically can you control a color enough in transition from lightest to darkest 1)changing it by the same increment for each step and 2) without changing the intensity or saturation (chroma is the technical term) of the color.

You can do it by any method you find. I can do it with the tool you have in the link, and with many other tools in many applications. It's more of a matter of knowing what you have to do to get to the next value change and then solving that problem by any means necessary. That is where technique comes in. The principle does not change but the solution to achieve the principle has endless possibilities.

I have a lot more notes that will help clarify the purpose of this thing.

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Khuzang In reply to PiratoLoco [2011-02-07 01:36:52 +0000 UTC]

""Here I took the string of values a bit farther, and cooled them twice by an increment...""

What did mean by this? Let's say, my random color is Yellow, I'd add some green to cool it? Like so? [link]

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PiratoLoco In reply to Khuzang [2011-02-07 04:16:24 +0000 UTC]

That is the idea. Technically you would be adding blue to cool it. And you are darkening the color pretty far. The idea is to cool it without changing the tone.

The primary idea of the exercise is to be able to control the amount you are warming and cooling a color and to control the amount you lightening or darkening them. The secondary goal is that you are able to do it without changing the saturation. This way when you go to saturate or de-saturate a color you can have a better idea in advance what the effect will be. The third idea is that in doing this chart...just by barely changing one color...you have a bunch of flesh tones and sky tones and what have you. When you get into saturation and neutralization ...you can then create a really vibrant picture just with this limitation. Fourth, it will always be harmonious.

Let me know if this is making any sense. It is helpful that you are doing these because I know what I can post about next.

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Khuzang In reply to PiratoLoco [2011-02-07 09:28:29 +0000 UTC]

Hmm... I think maybe you can post pointers on how to choose color for different types of mood? Say: anger, sadness, gloominess, cute, happiness? I think that'd be really helpful.

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PiratoLoco In reply to Chao-Illustrations [2011-02-07 04:48:04 +0000 UTC]

Hey...glad you like the notes. I will add some explanation to this one. There is a lot on color. I'm basically posting things that have clicked with me to help me understand color. I hope they help you guys as well.

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