ChronoNG 2025-03-06 05:47:08

I'd say make sure to stick to a pallet, don't have super bright and harsh colors mixed with super soft and pastel colors.

Chubgp 2025-03-06 07:17:10

The NOT fun way: watch videos about color theory and study your favourite rendered pieces from your favourite artists.

The fun way: watch 1 (one) video about color theory -> draw -> anguish about your skills -> study again -> draw but a bit better than before -> anguish again -> leave art for a week -> "Hey I'm getting pretty good at this."

Yatsufusa 2025-03-06 07:42:13

I'm sorry. The only coloring advice I have at hand right now is this one:

Female Face Tutorial 2
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/601384

Maybe some of the advice can be applied to other... 'subjects(?)' as well.

(Cool car, by the way.)

SLUSHIE-SWEETHEART 2025-03-07 00:15:26

I personally like to figure out my light source first, questions you need to ask yourself is, what direction is it coming from? where is it coming from, is it coming from the sun, a florescent light, a candle? how bright is it? all of these will effect how your light behaves.

Next I like to make a layer set on clipping and fill it ENTIRELY with the base shading color (this color is the lightest), I make a mask layer for erasing big chunks of shadow then I erase on the layer itself. Next I add hard shading where it needs to be, it will be in the parts that have the most light blocked, be aware of reflective surfaces, will they shine light back onto your object? will it do nothing? Be sure to keep them in mind.

Now it's time for the fun part HIGHLIGHTS >:D Anything that is reflective or has unobstructed cover by the light will have a highlight! Have fun with it! They can really up your rendering game.

NOW you you need a good understanding of color theory to render to your full potential
Also some good rules of thumb are complimentary colors are your friend, don't blend true opposite colors or you will get mud (you can put a relative color between them before blending and it'll look great!), dark blues, reds and purples are your friend, NEVER render with pure black or it'll look like mud yet again, and most importantly... HAVE FUN!!! You can throw all this advice out the window for all I care, enjoying yourself is the most crucial part!! :D

Good luck on your rendering journey Star!