I'm fiddling with colour palettes at the moment. I'm very disappointed with my current colours and I'm searching for one that will be really distinctive and get across the feelings I want for my war comic. Alas, this one is too dark for print. The question is: How to get across a dark, muddy and filthy environment without ending up with dark, muddy and filthy artwork? One painting with a muddy, desaturated palette would be easy, but in every panel of a comic and you'd just be put off.
Any suggestions or examples I should look at would be much appreciated, as I've been battling with this problem for some time.
~John~
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I find that going with a hue for shadows so that the picture has a predominantly green or blue or purple (or whatever) feel allows you to create a relatively muddy pallete while keeping a fresh look in the artwork :)
I think if you use some texture along with using light and shadow would stop it looking flat and muddy. :D
Cheers guys! Paul: yeah, I've been looking into using some colder shadow colours, but i'm just not getting the effect i'm after.It's becoming quite tempting just to nick yours from freakangels. I have to keep reminding myself that If I want something really distinctive I've got to think outside the box a little! :p
I can't give any good solution, my own artwork tends to the desaturated end of the scale. Perhaps using some contrasting colours, red on green, yellow on purple might pick things up a bit?
well, the comic will have various spots of red- since it's all set with the red army, but it's more just a general colour palette i'm after. I just need a way to lighten and brighten everything without losing the drama. Perhaps more black ink, I dunno..
absolutel beautiful. I'm in love with your work man.
Thaks anna! I've had an eye on your work too. ;) I love the way you paint slightly reddened noses!
Do it all in pink.
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