do you have a tutorial on your coloring? I'm having a hard time with finding out my color style or shading with filters or such. any tips and tricks that can be provided? thanks for reading :D
I actually don’t have any coloring tutorials available! This is something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time, but the daunting task of compiling screenshots of my process often scares me. But should I find myself getting a piece beyond the sketch and ink stage, I’ll make that tutorial!As for any tips I can suggest for now, here’s some to consider:
Collect your 10-20 best/favorite pieces and see what kind of color/lighting theme comes up. This can give you an idea of what direction you’ve been leading your art in and help you figure out where you wanna go.
Put your art into a pallette generator to get a better idea of what colors you’re using. Some sites can show which colors are more prevalent than others! Sites like Pallette Generator and Toolki are useful for this!
To keep things simple and consistent for me, the filter I use most for my shading layer is Multiply. Opacity is usually between 50-80% depending on how intense I want my art to be, especially if I’m using a dark grayish red or some other deep color. For a softer piece, a lighter shading color will do.
Lighting/Shading and color are important storytelling tools. Films that heavily rely on color for evoking emotion in scenes are worth studying.(I really, really love Kung Fu Panda 2 and what it does with color!)
Study what your favorite artists are doing with the color and shading in their work, and ask yourself if their styles align with what you personally want to show in your art.
Study how light and shadow works in real life. Even if you don’t do any plein air painting/drawing, at least internalize what you see. Have a sense of wonder for how nice early morning sunlight looks.
From what I’ve seen, your art already has a color style! It’s easy to look at your art and see that things could be better or need some kind of definition. Having an improvement mindset is good, but it can just be nice to let your art evolve naturally as you see fit! I hope this has been helpful!