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A Note on Light and Colour
Published: 2008-07-29 05:21:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 99893; Favourites: 4284; Downloads: 2439
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*credit to gadreel for the still life stock: [link] *I'll say it again, this is just a collection of thoughts about color and light that I was thinking about today. I was doing a bunch of color studies and decided just to share some of the stuff I've been thinking about...
This is no. 1 of my inner monologue of useless not-tutorials entitled "Tricks To Make It Look Like You Know What You're Doing."
I will ACTUALLY do some art soon, really, as soon as I solve this paint tool sai problem.
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thank you SO MUCH, i am so glad it is useful to. You have a lot of potential in your gallery, i would really love to see anything you make using the info! :Heart:
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IT'S SO OMEGA USEFUL.
I noticed, that there is a huge difference between the colours I use and the colours some really awesome artists choose. I often wondered, how can it be?
Now everythingis much more clear~ Thank You so much!
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haha i am SO GLAD it is helpful to you!
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o.o This has potential to explain so much if my mind will only process it.
Thank you~!
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^^ ow this is amazing, this will definately help ,e 
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Really nice!!! *O* Thanks a lot for sharing the wisdom !!!
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Oh very helpful, thanks for making this ^-^ coloring can be tricky >,<;
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Mostly neat. very self-explanatory and user friendly
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(Okay, so this isn't a true tutorial, but it's easier for me if I just put it in my tuts collection. ;] )
Thanks, this really helps me! I really need to touch up on theory and color and everything. D:
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wonderful tutorial! 
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This is an amazing condensed version of an art textbook on color theory!! I think each and every single thing you pointed out here REALLY helped me understand things. Thanks so much for putting this up!
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I love it! Thank you! I'm not nearly playful enough with my art, and so my learning curve when it comes to color and light/shadow kind of peaks and valleys inconsistently. haha. This is the kind of thing, though, that gives me a new way to look at concepts and improves my understanding because of it. Tra-LA. haha. Really, thanky for jotting down these notes, hun. They're wonderful!
Oh, and I'm about ready to eat your last portrait doodle. It = fabulous. lol
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Wow! This is eye-opening! Thank you for churning out a "not-tutorial" of elementary-level factoids for self-taught folks like myself! Wonderful work--it's certain to help my coloring.
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That's awesome, I knew this but I never really put it into practice since I experiment alot, its good to see it all written down, it encourages my mind to stick to what it knows and improve on it since I can barely, if at all, pull it off now. XP Haha XD Not that its not good to experiment though...
If any of that made sense. XD
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lol i like the title of your 'inner monologue'.
this cold be really helpful, thanks for sharing
Will
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I never really thought of light affecting shadows in that way. This is quite useful.
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Excellent explaination of theory and observations. Thanks for putting them all togather like this. It's a great resource.
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Wow, that was neat. C:
Also, the saturated face, the top one, looks sad. I think you did that on purpose. Don't know.
I hope to take an art class this year, but highschool art isn't always so... Deep. Still, it's a start.
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You know...I woke up this morning and thought about finding some tutorials on general art techniques. I've never had an art class before so I'm kind of lacking on a lot of basic knowledge.
Anyway, I randomly stumbled across a great set of tutorials another artist has on their website and now I get this!
I'm certain that the universe responds to my will. Perhaps I will ask it to give me super powers.
Seriously though, great tutorial and very useful for idiots like myself who are just now getting their shit together
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I don't cg much anymore--but if I want to get back into it, this is a great tutorial. I never did realize how light values changed with color.
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thank you very much! I hope that will help me - color theory never was my favorite ^^° thanks!
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Great notes that will go a long way, for me at least. Thank you very much! Color theory is always such tricky business, but you made this so neat and understandable, so thanks again!
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Ahaha, I NEED this. Thank you very much for making this. XD
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Oh, thanks. This is awesome. I've been looking for something like this for a while. O_O THANKS again.
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Great help, so glad its not another step-by-step tutorial. Those annoy me and they never teach people how to make their OWN style. I've always had trouble with light and shadow when dealing with colors, so this is a great guide for me.
Thanks for taking the time to do this!
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This seems like it will be really helpful. Thank you!
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You're addressing my main problem(not that my other drawing abilities are great but that's what i'm interested in right now) . Thank you very much!
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omg this is awsome but i will have to read it thousand of times to really understand every bit of it and try to put it in action... 
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I am an idiot with color (well, you have seen my pics), but this actually helped me to understand color theory a bit more.
I should buy a book about it, damn it!
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Awesome "tutorial"
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Best tutorial of this type that I've seen, thank you so much!
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I like observations. Thanks for taking your time so now...I can fav it
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This is great! A little bit over my head, perhaps, seeing as I've just started fill-coloring in Photoshop, but it'll be very useful as I try to progress. Thank you so much!
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This was extremely helpful! Thank you for taking the time to make this!
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uber helpful for my drawing course this year. we're working on shading and anatomy, so that'll bea toughie. thanks so much!! ^^
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Very helpful! Made me see some things I hadn't really noticed before. Thanks for making this!
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Thank you so much for putting this together! Very, very helpful!
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A really good tutorial on making more vibrant art works. I always have problems with getting a good skin palette without using references. This is a great tool for me too learn to be more independent in making colour choices.
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thank you, i appreciate the comment, though i think you might be making up that stuff about drawing skin. YOU'RE AMAZING and i think i just fave'd the first half of your gallery haha
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Ahaha, you flatter me too much. 
I'm looking forward to working on skin more independently.
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