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General Discussion / Re: Choosing Colors and Color Theory
« on: January 27, 2017, 04:41:48 pm »
Since 1990, when I got my Amiga 500 and Deluxe Paint II/III.
When it comes to choosing colors for a ramp:
Is it for a sky or smooth sphere? Then I might want to consider a very even, linear ramp from dark to light with a gradual hue shift.
Is it for a figure, tree or rock? Here I might start with a linear ramp, but it usually looks boring so I go in and change the hue and value of colors slightly until it looks interesting. See this tree, where I also added a parallel ramp of alternative browns.
Sometimes if a piece isn't working, it could be as simple as changing the colors, and sometimes the palette is just fine, and the problem lies in pixel adjacency (how colors look next to each other).
Working with a neutral gray-ish background helps when setting up darker colors.
I started on a tutorial once but never finished.
Link
When it comes to choosing colors for a ramp:
Is it for a sky or smooth sphere? Then I might want to consider a very even, linear ramp from dark to light with a gradual hue shift.
Is it for a figure, tree or rock? Here I might start with a linear ramp, but it usually looks boring so I go in and change the hue and value of colors slightly until it looks interesting. See this tree, where I also added a parallel ramp of alternative browns.
Sometimes if a piece isn't working, it could be as simple as changing the colors, and sometimes the palette is just fine, and the problem lies in pixel adjacency (how colors look next to each other).
Working with a neutral gray-ish background helps when setting up darker colors.
I started on a tutorial once but never finished.
Link