I really don't know where i'm headed. I only do traditional art, so this was a very long and frustrating experience for me. Mixing colors in real life is so different than using the color wheel in photoshop. So is it possible if I could get some pointers?

 

 

 

His eyes are weird, you should definitely do some more anatomy

Colors arent bad, work on the anatomy though,

Yeah you guys are right. I knew something was off...

 

 

 

Last time i'll draw anime, lol.

His face looks way too oval-ish :? Though that is much better than all of my attempts :lol: This digital painting thing is hard!

Pretty good job for your first digital artwork :) THe anatomy is really the biggest issue here. The head is too oval, there isn't much structure to the face, the eyes almost look glazed over, the right shoulder (his left, our right) looks very odd. It like curves down way too much.

 

 

 

As for the colours, you did a pretty good job. I think the highlights are a bit extreme though. I would recommend branching out a bit with your colours too. Rather than picking a tanish midtone and then making the shadows just darker brown and the highlights lighter brown and white.. branch out a bit. Depending upon the mood and environment, you could also add in some purples, blues, yellows, etc.

Pretty good job for your first digital artwork :) THe anatomy is really the biggest issue here. The head is too oval, there isn't much structure to the face, the eyes almost look glazed over, the right shoulder (his left, our right) looks very odd. It like curves down way too much.

 

 

 

As for the colours, you did a pretty good job. I think the highlights are a bit extreme though. I would recommend branching out a bit with your colours too. Rather than picking a tanish midtone and then making the shadows just darker brown and the highlights lighter brown and white.. branch out a bit. Depending upon the mood and environment, you could also add in some purples, blues, yellows, etc.

 

AH thanks for the tip. I think i'm going to work on a second one asap.

 

 

 

Purples and blues, hmm... Interesting color choice for a tan skintone. I'll try it!

Pretty good job for your first digital artwork :) THe anatomy is really the biggest issue here. The head is too oval, there isn't much structure to the face, the eyes almost look glazed over, the right shoulder (his left, our right) looks very odd. It like curves down way too much.

 

 

 

As for the colours, you did a pretty good job. I think the highlights are a bit extreme though. I would recommend branching out a bit with your colours too. Rather than picking a tanish midtone and then making the shadows just darker brown and the highlights lighter brown and white.. branch out a bit. Depending upon the mood and environment, you could also add in some purples, blues, yellows, etc.

 

AH thanks for the tip. I think i'm going to work on a second one asap.

 

 

 

Purples and blues, hmm... Interesting color choice for a tan skintone. I'll try it!

 

It all depends on the environment :) Using colours from the background to shade your subject can help the person better fit into the environment because the colours in your environment will reflect onto your skin. Here are some examples:

 

 

 

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Notice the yellow/gold shadows? And then there's also pink on the face, in addition to just tans and browns. It helps the person look natural in the environment since the background is a goldish colour.[/hide]

 

 

 

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Notice the purple shadows on the girl.[/hide]

 

 

 

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There's a big of purple on the left side of the face, but mostly there's a lot of red and yellow. There's also some purple shadows on her shirt.[/hide]

 

 

 

So you don't strictly have to stick to purples and blues, that was just an example. It all depends on your background/environment. That's why it's usually good to decide the background before working on the subject.

 

 

 

Those were all randomly picked from deviantART by the way.

Pretty good job for your first digital artwork :) THe anatomy is really the biggest issue here. The head is too oval, there isn't much structure to the face, the eyes almost look glazed over, the right shoulder (his left, our right) looks very odd. It like curves down way too much.

 

 

 

As for the colours, you did a pretty good job. I think the highlights are a bit extreme though. I would recommend branching out a bit with your colours too. Rather than picking a tanish midtone and then making the shadows just darker brown and the highlights lighter brown and white.. branch out a bit. Depending upon the mood and environment, you could also add in some purples, blues, yellows, etc.

 

AH thanks for the tip. I think i'm going to work on a second one asap.

 

 

 

Purples and blues, hmm... Interesting color choice for a tan skintone. I'll try it!

 

It all depends on the environment :) Using colours from the background to shade your subject can help the person better fit into the environment because the colours in your environment will reflect onto your skin. Here are some examples:

 

 

 

[hide=]

 

 

 

Notice the yellow/gold shadows? And then there's also pink on the face, in addition to just tans and browns. It helps the person look natural in the environment since the background is a goldish colour.[/hide]

 

 

 

[hide=]

 

 

 

Notice the purple shadows on the girl.[/hide]

 

 

 

[hide=]

 

 

 

There's a big of purple on the left side of the face, but mostly there's a lot of red and yellow. There's also some purple shadows on her shirt.[/hide]

 

 

 

So you don't strictly have to stick to purples and blues, that was just an example. It all depends on your background/environment. That's why it's usually good to decide the background before working on the subject.

 

 

 

Those were all randomly picked from deviantART by the way.

 

Hm, so digipainting really does have the same qualities as traditional art work hm? So should I work my brushes like I work oilpaints? Because so far i've been painting like its watercolor, which is throwing me off very much.

 

 

 

It seems I need to work off of a much more pinkish skin tone rather than traditional tans and olives. I wish I could diffuse my colors .__.

 

 

 

I've always been taught to let the hues touch hues to create lines, however its hard considering I can't pull as much colors from the palette as I can in real life. I think my trouble is that I don't create enough gradual change in my colors.

Purples and blues work as undertones in digital artwork because not only are they cool, natural colors; but if you think of the color wheel in terms of luminance instead of hue, purples, blues, and greens are the darkest. next time your outside on a snowey day, take a good hard look at the snow. the shadows will be completely and totally purple, with not a hint of gray in sight