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toerningA Note on Light and Colour

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Description *credit to gadreel for the still life stock: [link] *

I forgot to mention, for a slightly more accurate, if really poorly reproduced, version of the final lighting scheme, check out a painting of mine that used the described light source: [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.

wow i am ashamed that I JUST noticed the DD on this business. Thank you, everyone!!!
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Comments: 220

Asolus In reply to ??? [2008-07-29 09:05:27 +0000 UTC]

I'm in love with this!! I neeeeed some lines to colour!

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toerning In reply to Asolus [2008-07-29 15:06:57 +0000 UTC]

hahaha STORY OF MY LIFE
thank you!

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Asolus In reply to toerning [2008-07-29 16:51:49 +0000 UTC]

heheh

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nuu [2008-07-29 07:01:17 +0000 UTC]

I never noticed the warm light cool shadow thing! Thank-you, that'll come in really useful!

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toerning In reply to nuu [2008-07-29 15:07:27 +0000 UTC]

i'm glad to be of help, particularly to one already so talented as yourself!

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random-nothings In reply to ??? [2008-07-29 06:59:05 +0000 UTC]

I will read this again tomorrow when it isnt so late so that I can fully understand it, because this looks really useful.

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MatsuRD [2008-07-29 06:01:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Really useful information

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themeanypoet [2008-07-29 06:00:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!! There's never enough color and light theory for me! :] <3

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toerning In reply to themeanypoet [2008-07-29 15:08:29 +0000 UTC]

hehehe THAT'S the spirit!

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namebadge11 [2008-07-29 05:53:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing No, really, this is very helpful. It's gotten me thinking too

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kkitty23 [2008-07-29 05:52:44 +0000 UTC]

This actually helped me out a lot, especially concerning all the light/shadow information. I have a hard time getting a lot of that in my head...so it's nice to see some examples x3 I'll definitely have to try this out! As soon as I can build up my courage D: I always get really scared to try new things, LOL.

P.S. I love the last head sample, hehe.

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toerning In reply to kkitty23 [2008-07-29 15:09:49 +0000 UTC]

haha isn't that the truth. I don't try anything new until i'm physically incapable of carrying on my old way (i wouldn't have been fooling around in photoshop writing this stuff down if my paint tool sai hadn't expired hahaha)
glad to be of help!

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JerryCai [2008-07-29 05:45:49 +0000 UTC]

great job on writing it down

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toerning In reply to JerryCai [2008-07-29 15:11:18 +0000 UTC]

haha THANK YOU i'm really surprised i actually did finished it, it started out as just some color swtaches!!!

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auryn [2008-07-29 05:41:19 +0000 UTC]

A lot of tutorials l've seen around are 'how to draw', 'how to ink', and things in that genre- more like tutorials than theory lessons. l think this would be way more useful in general, since colour practice is important whether you're working digitally or not.
Really good work!

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toerning In reply to auryn [2008-07-29 15:10:31 +0000 UTC]

i'm so glad you think it's useful! thank you!

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jstewartsintern [2008-07-29 05:28:24 +0000 UTC]

this is SO helpful...thank you so much for posting it!!

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northangel27 [2008-07-29 05:27:09 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic. This is really useful and puts things so simply. It is much better than alot of the art texts that I have. Thanks for posting it.

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thelxepiae [2008-07-29 05:24:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! This should prove to be helpful!

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