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rontufox — How I figure out colors

Published: 2016-04-07 03:02:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 2199; Favourites: 97; Downloads: 13
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Before I say anything, first of all, my 2 biggest pieces of advice for digital art:

1) draw your lineart on transparent layers
2) use clipping groups

I don't go over em in this guide cuz it only covers how I get my colors the way I do.
But if you haven't heard of clipping groups, look them up cuz they'll save your freaking life.

As mentioned in the guide, I've always sucked at color.  I sucked so bad.  Nothing I was taught made sense and I kinda gave up in college.  But a few years later I was so mad cuz I just wanted to freaking COLOR.  So this is the method I developed after just trying... stuff.  It's not really the proper or the fastest way to do things but, it's what I do.

Check out the way other people do things and figure out what you like!


EDIT: Like always, the computer I created this on displays colors way differently, so everything's actually more saturated than I intended here.  That's also a factor in why my stuff can be so bright sometimes lol
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Comments: 15

JaydenTivon [2017-12-15 23:20:43 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh this brings me back to when I use to edit Shadow pictures pixel by pixel.

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rontufox In reply to JaydenTivon [2018-03-18 18:56:19 +0000 UTC]

omg lolol

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JaydenTivon In reply to rontufox [2018-03-19 04:42:01 +0000 UTC]

It was fun it took weeks but I enjoy it.

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wakaflockaflame1 [2016-06-05 19:38:09 +0000 UTC]

If only you knew EXACTLY how glad I am this exist...

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rontufox In reply to wakaflockaflame1 [2016-06-19 16:46:43 +0000 UTC]

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RedBlueIsCool [2016-04-09 00:40:07 +0000 UTC]

Interesting idea. Cool.

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rontufox In reply to RedBlueIsCool [2016-04-10 17:17:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for looking!

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DoryaNelson [2016-04-08 01:32:52 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome!! Thanks so much man! 

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rontufox In reply to DoryaNelson [2016-04-10 17:17:48 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Azulnieve-pro [2016-04-07 13:58:46 +0000 UTC]

I would love to try this sometime

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rontufox In reply to Azulnieve-pro [2016-04-08 01:13:34 +0000 UTC]

That'd be cool!

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DarkVulpixOfficial [2016-04-07 10:54:50 +0000 UTC]

I love that the example is Noya c':

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rontufox In reply to DarkVulpixOfficial [2016-04-08 01:13:15 +0000 UTC]

I love him.

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DarkVulpixOfficial In reply to rontufox [2016-04-08 20:27:04 +0000 UTC]

Same

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321PieTime [2016-04-07 04:15:31 +0000 UTC]

The word obnoxious always made me giggle, but it really emphasizes what you mean when describing contrasting colors

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